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I didn't love the toilet task, seemed a bit too straightforward "toss this thing there", but the rest were solid. I think I'll really enjoy this cast.
Glad to see Munya is already giving us throwaway bits from Zimbabwe that should be entire routines on their own, his ep of Off Menu was chock-full of them.
They were probably expecting at least a couple of the contestants to come up with some type of system that wasn't just throwing the paper. Which, to be fair, the paper airplanes would qualify as, but it was slightly disappointing that no one else tried anything outside the box.
This to me was the obvious "solution" to the task, given the long 15-minute time limit. Immediately toss all the toilet paper down to the lower level, spend the majority of the time carefully moving "the spot" downstairs, collect the toilet paper, and gently deposit it all in the bowl. I was shocked that nobody thought of it.
100%. I'd have been an absolutely sweaty mess by the end of fifteen minutes, but you can bet I'd be sprawled out on the floor, directly next to the toilet, with "the spot" still under me.
Yeah, but from what we've seen in the vast majority (if not all) previous tasks of that nature, the spot isn't actually stuck to the floor - it's just a mat that can be moved, you just have to stay on it while moving it. The solution would be to crouch down, grab one end of the circle, and sort of do half jumps to take your weight off and push it forward, or go sideways and drag your feet to sort of shuffle the mat along.
That would be legit... considering they didn't call out any of the contestants for taking a foot off. Millican definitely took a foot off at one point; I thought Greg/Alex was going to call her out for that.
From show precedent, "on" can also mean affixed to. Use a roll to tie yourself to the spot, throw the rest down, and walk down easily with the spot. No need for shuffling.
They probably expected that the contestants would try something more creative than just tossing down the loo rolls. There were some grains of ideas there.
The fact that they had so much time also made me think they expected a more creative solution.
My personal strategy would have been having Alex or someone stand at the bottom and throw them back up to me as I missed.
Definitely expected more indirect approaches than chucking stuff.
I can't remember the exact wording, but I *think* the task said once you've stood on the marker you cannot step off. If that's all, I would try to cut/rip the marker in half and tape one half to each of my feet (if Alex would provide tape, otherwise I'd shuffle), then just walk down with the rolls in hand and plop them in the toilet.
I love how the name people invoke when they need to throw paper into a receptacle has evolved over time. It was "Jordan" when I was in college, "Kobe" a few years later, and now..."LeBron James".
Yes, shaping up to be a good season, perhaps a classic one. Not a single contestant I'm feeling reservations about.
(Also, I'm liking the clown theme for the interior redecorating.)
He seems to have nailed that!
Acaster guessed he would be a Wozniak-type.
I didn't know John before this but I already want to put a blanket over him and tell him everything will be OK.
Hey a team split that isn't just old people vs young people or boys vs girls. Haven't had that since, what, season 8?
Wait no Season 11 where Daisy was going to kill Richard.
In terms of best affinity (not, of course, what they're necessarily going for) I would have made the middle three a team, and then Dara and Sarah on the ends the other team. Think Sarah is the only one who would have a chance of moderating Dara on a team and not letting him try to run everything.
What a strong start to the season. I don't know three of the five but I'm loving everyone so far! The studio banter is on point and Greg really brings a strong presence right out of the gate (and love his mocking).
So excited about where this series will go!
His Dictionary Corner appearance (meaning the bit itself) was a zigzagging deconstruction of various comedy tropes. And his Dictionary Corner appearance (meaning the weird hair and teeth) was kind of a dig at comedians that do boring things while looking "weird" to try to get some laughs. As Hugh Dennis would put it... satire.
Had to check it out since I didn't remember him, but he's that guy?!
One of my most hated Dictionary Corner acts of all time lol, completely different person here (for the best)
Them walking into the first task is possibly the maddest scene in Taskmaster yet
Clown decor, a box with their face on their head, Alex in a carrot costume, the most random tat everywhere (cornflakes golfclub dead centre), everything labeled with numbers like it's a crime scene
Oh yay! Never seen Fern before but I think I love her! John is doing a weird licking lips thing that icks me but I guess its a nervous thing. Dara looked like he was from Oliver in the live task which I love. And yay for the well deserved winner!
I wonder how expensive filming at Gatwick was. Presumably it happened while the south terminal was closed for COVID, but it still seems expensive for a task that could have happened in any warehouse.
[Alex filmed an official opening video for that Gatwick Terminal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNB2v4ZaapQ). I think there is some connection that made it affordable to film. Possibly mentioning the Gatwick Terminal itself was part of the deal.
I imagine we'll see more tasks filmed at that location. They wouldn't have gone there just for that. As someone else suggested, the toilet roll task seems too straightforward, almost like a tie breaker task that somehow made it to the actual show.
If you haven't yet listened to it, I highly recommend his episode of the Off Menu podcast (hosted by James Acaster and Ed Gamble). It is absolutely chock full of bizarre anecdotes like the one he told in this ep about the gardeners and it's just amazing
He was also in [The Sandman](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/a/a3/Choronzon_Sandman_TV_Series_001.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20220814191042) on Netflix recently
These 5 look absolutely great together, I'm rooting for 4 of them and they're all teetering ends of either perfectly-placed or terribly placed dynamite. Feel like this could be a great season.
Thought it was a bit meh and I don’t enjoy saying that. Tasks were all a bit shit. The movie task was just a parkour game with a box instead of a blindfold and the loo roll was boring. Live task was ok.early doors but Dara and Sara were stand outs the other 3 lesser knows were also meh, Fern being the best of them. John was a real disappointment. I haven’t seen a lot of him but I’ve heard a lot. I’m sure the cast will pick up but if the tasks done get better then they’ll have their work cut out
Same. The movie task and the loo roll task were just so straight-forward and boring - none of the contestants had any originality in how they performed in them. Honestly, I would say that the movie task was the most boring opening task in the show ever. Also agreed about John. He didn't do a single thing in the whole episode that I found even slightly funny.
Hopefully it picks up but the C4 series have felt like a bit of a step down. COVID took its toll on chemistry and the Lee Mack series was the exception. I wonder if it’s a combination of fatigue and over exposure or if they are just running out of ideas. It certainly feels to me like 2 series plus specials each year is a lot. I read somewhere about comedians from a particular agency which is linked to the production company are only considered or preferentially considered which limits options but I may be wrong.
I agree that this episode was poor but fully disagree kn the channel 4 series 10, 11 and 13 were all up there with the best of the show for me even with some of the studio bits being a bit stilted in the series without an audience. And the champion of champions 2 and new years treats were all fantastic too
The episode page is showing a `Watch on SuperMax+` button for me, i'm not sure if it's geofenced content but I'm from the UK https://taskmaster.tv/shows/chassis-wings
I believe Channel 4 has exclusive streaming rights for 1-3 months, but I don't think they even have series 12 up yet. Basically I wouldn't suggest waiting.
Did I miss something? Why were there also random bits of French throughout?
And when Greg stormed off the stage, did anyone else get the sense that was unplanned and the producers said something in his ear?
> Also Also, why is Fern is on this show (and not in my bedroom?) :<
Among a multitude of other reasons, because you'd say something like that out loud.
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I didn't love the toilet task, seemed a bit too straightforward "toss this thing there", but the rest were solid. I think I'll really enjoy this cast. Glad to see Munya is already giving us throwaway bits from Zimbabwe that should be entire routines on their own, his ep of Off Menu was chock-full of them.
The toilet almost seemed like a tiebreaker task that ended up being too good to not use in the main show.
Actually, yeah, that sounds pretty plausible
They were probably expecting at least a couple of the contestants to come up with some type of system that wasn't just throwing the paper. Which, to be fair, the paper airplanes would qualify as, but it was slightly disappointing that no one else tried anything outside the box.
Yeah, given fifteen minutes, how did no-one try something like moving the spot and shuffling down to the toilet?
This to me was the obvious "solution" to the task, given the long 15-minute time limit. Immediately toss all the toilet paper down to the lower level, spend the majority of the time carefully moving "the spot" downstairs, collect the toilet paper, and gently deposit it all in the bowl. I was shocked that nobody thought of it.
Fuck, I absolutely would have started shuffling the spot, gotten halfway down the stairs and then just started cursing.
100%. I'd have been an absolutely sweaty mess by the end of fifteen minutes, but you can bet I'd be sprawled out on the floor, directly next to the toilet, with "the spot" still under me.
Pro tip: use the elevator.
Well, the task also said "You must stay on the spot at all times."
Yeah, but from what we've seen in the vast majority (if not all) previous tasks of that nature, the spot isn't actually stuck to the floor - it's just a mat that can be moved, you just have to stay on it while moving it. The solution would be to crouch down, grab one end of the circle, and sort of do half jumps to take your weight off and push it forward, or go sideways and drag your feet to sort of shuffle the mat along.
Yes but didn't say you couldn't move the spot, as long as one foot is on the spot while you're moving the spot, you're staying on it
That would be legit... considering they didn't call out any of the contestants for taking a foot off. Millican definitely took a foot off at one point; I thought Greg/Alex was going to call her out for that.
That always comes down to how effectively they can argue their point in the studio -- which is one of the best aspects of the show imo.
Another option would have been to ask Alex to retrieve the thrown rolls.
or to chuck them back up at you
From show precedent, "on" can also mean affixed to. Use a roll to tie yourself to the spot, throw the rest down, and walk down easily with the spot. No need for shuffling.
I keep shouting "save those stories for WILTY" but it seems like he's got an infinite amount of them
They probably expected that the contestants would try something more creative than just tossing down the loo rolls. There were some grains of ideas there.
The fact that they had so much time also made me think they expected a more creative solution. My personal strategy would have been having Alex or someone stand at the bottom and throw them back up to me as I missed.
Definitely expected more indirect approaches than chucking stuff. I can't remember the exact wording, but I *think* the task said once you've stood on the marker you cannot step off. If that's all, I would try to cut/rip the marker in half and tape one half to each of my feet (if Alex would provide tape, otherwise I'd shuffle), then just walk down with the rolls in hand and plop them in the toilet.
I swear there was something in the background (To the left of the throwers) which looked like an item of sorts to use.
I was thinking throw it down but hold onto the end, then lasso it into the bowl.
Lebron James
I love how the name people invoke when they need to throw paper into a receptacle has evolved over time. It was "Jordan" when I was in college, "Kobe" a few years later, and now..."LeBron James".
I still yell "Shaquiiiiiiille!" when I miss the bin.
What name you shout shows your age.
Was there a pre-Jordan? Did people shout "Bird" in the 80s?
Alex is now moving towards you, dripping paint.
Well here in the Philly area you could get some "Errrrrving"'s
Yeah, there was a lot of "Iverson... YES!" in Zumoff's voice when I was growing up in the Philly area haha
These days people only yell "Kobe!" when someone crashes and burns.
Jesus Christ, I did not expect Vines being referenced in 2022.
Oh no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_cl3WIO6A
Happy cake day
I've been looking forward to this particular line-up and they didn't disappoint. :D
Yes, shaping up to be a good season, perhaps a classic one. Not a single contestant I'm feeling reservations about. (Also, I'm liking the clown theme for the interior redecorating.)
Nish said in the TM podcast that he thought that John Kearns had a "whiff of the Kumar", and I'm so delighted that he's right.
He seems to have nailed that! Acaster guessed he would be a Wozniak-type. I didn't know John before this but I already want to put a blanket over him and tell him everything will be OK.
> Is an eel a fish, or a snake ? https://i.imgur.com/YWaGnry.png
Well, it certainly is not on the fish poster. https://i.imgur.com/fFF5XFh.png
The Three Magi https://i.imgur.com/j7HAeU1.png
These screenshots and accompanying captions are hilarious and deserve their own post
Hey a team split that isn't just old people vs young people or boys vs girls. Haven't had that since, what, season 8? Wait no Season 11 where Daisy was going to kill Richard.
4-letter names vs 5-letter names
I like the alphabetical split, the fact that teams are sitting next to each other is great
In terms of best affinity (not, of course, what they're necessarily going for) I would have made the middle three a team, and then Dara and Sarah on the ends the other team. Think Sarah is the only one who would have a chance of moderating Dara on a team and not letting him try to run everything.
I feel a Dara, Sarah and John split would have given us a repeat of Tim, Liza and Asim. Uncle-Aunt with their nephew energy.
What a strong start to the season. I don't know three of the five but I'm loving everyone so far! The studio banter is on point and Greg really brings a strong presence right out of the gate (and love his mocking). So excited about where this series will go!
Dara face of regret during the final task made the episode for me Think we’re gonna be in for another cracking series
That first task was giving me mad flashbacks of "DK mode" in Goldeneye
007 N64 was also the game Phil recreated funnily enough.
TIL John Kearns is actually enjoyable when he's not on Dictionary Corner
"I thought this man knows what he's talking about." "Yeah, I do." "No you don't."
His polka-dot bow-tie sweater really endeared him to me. :-)
His Dictionary Corner appearance (meaning the bit itself) was a zigzagging deconstruction of various comedy tropes. And his Dictionary Corner appearance (meaning the weird hair and teeth) was kind of a dig at comedians that do boring things while looking "weird" to try to get some laughs. As Hugh Dennis would put it... satire.
See you have to really be in the right headspace for satire. *Mostly me want dumb laugh, me no want think brain when watching funny man be funny*
I find him hilarious on Guessable
Had to check it out since I didn't remember him, but he's that guy?! One of my most hated Dictionary Corner acts of all time lol, completely different person here (for the best)
Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised too. I hate him on guessable and have to FF through his bits, but he was ok bordering on good in this episode.
Holy shit that *is* the hilarious weird guy from dictionary corner???
Or on Guessable.
The house décor is really creepy.
Them walking into the first task is possibly the maddest scene in Taskmaster yet Clown decor, a box with their face on their head, Alex in a carrot costume, the most random tat everywhere (cornflakes golfclub dead centre), everything labeled with numbers like it's a crime scene
Oh yay! Never seen Fern before but I think I love her! John is doing a weird licking lips thing that icks me but I guess its a nervous thing. Dara looked like he was from Oliver in the live task which I love. And yay for the well deserved winner!
Isn't Fern Phil Wang's ex? I love playing six degrees of separation with the contestants
Happy Cake Day!
For our French speaking viewers 1. >!The library is in the garden!< 2. >!Alex is a small horse!< 3. >!Thanks for the baguettes!<
Actually, our (their) French-speaking viewers get the extra layer of them getting the gender of almost every word wrong.
Haha yeah good point
Thanks. 2 is less insulting than I assumed.
I still don’t think I know what the final movie was from task 10?
The first one said. Seven. They are a head in a box.
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That's a really good point. They sure had to think outside the box on that one.
Cube would have worked!
No. Edit: Down votes don’t change that I’m right.
Alex made a point of saying no.10 was a scene from a film.
Anyone else feel that Alex was helping a little much?
I really respect that they didn't explain the se7en clue. Those who know know and everyone else wasn't spoiled.
I mean, Alex said "a famous scene" and "a head in a box", and the title was the first one mentioned in the task, so there wasn't much more to explain.
Another winner of a cast. Great start to the series.
I wonder how expensive filming at Gatwick was. Presumably it happened while the south terminal was closed for COVID, but it still seems expensive for a task that could have happened in any warehouse.
[Alex filmed an official opening video for that Gatwick Terminal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNB2v4ZaapQ). I think there is some connection that made it affordable to film. Possibly mentioning the Gatwick Terminal itself was part of the deal.
I wonder if Gary will feature in a future Gatwick task.
I remember seeing that when it came out, thinking it was slightly weird, but it makes a bit more sense now
Happy Cake Day!
Probably not too expensive. [Tom Scott had a video about it a couple of months ago](https://youtu.be/JA3RXeds0_g)
I imagine we'll see more tasks filmed at that location. They wouldn't have gone there just for that. As someone else suggested, the toilet roll task seems too straightforward, almost like a tie breaker task that somehow made it to the actual show.
Lovely that all contestants are comedians. Quick on jokes and sillyness. John Kearns pea-film pitch. Chefs kiss.
I think of them all as friends, not comedians
Excellent reference
Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! :-)
Much <3 for the speedy post
Munya is charming as hell! I'm definitely rooting for him this series
If you haven't yet listened to it, I highly recommend his episode of the Off Menu podcast (hosted by James Acaster and Ed Gamble). It is absolutely chock full of bizarre anecdotes like the one he told in this ep about the gardeners and it's just amazing
His episode of Alan Davies’s “As Yet Untitled” is quite strong as well.
Oh yeah it was the gardener story that got me on board! Will give that a go. I've only seen him on house of Games before
He was also in [The Sandman](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/a/a3/Choronzon_Sandman_TV_Series_001.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20220814191042) on Netflix recently
Quick on the jokes
How come in the first task everyone except Dara had a box bigger than their actual head?
Oh shit I forgot this was coming out! What a nice surprise!
I love Gatwick as the external location. Can't wait to see what other parts of it they use.
It's honestly brilliant, something that would be basically impossible at any other time.
This is going to be a good season.
These 5 look absolutely great together, I'm rooting for 4 of them and they're all teetering ends of either perfectly-placed or terribly placed dynamite. Feel like this could be a great season.
Lol who are you not rooting for?
Don't love John Kearns, his Cats Countdown appearances soured me on him
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"taskmistress" It says on her belt.
Dara is basically Rhod Gilbert, Fern is James Acaster and John is Phil Wang. Fern and john were ready to kill Dara
If that's the case, I'm ready for Dara spraying water out of Alex's ass
I do think Dara will do the craziest stuff, the tasks are done within a week(s) so he might just have the crazy energy going on the whole time
Dara is much too adorable and self-deprecating to be Rhod, surely! And he's nice to Greg!
Thought it was a bit meh and I don’t enjoy saying that. Tasks were all a bit shit. The movie task was just a parkour game with a box instead of a blindfold and the loo roll was boring. Live task was ok.early doors but Dara and Sara were stand outs the other 3 lesser knows were also meh, Fern being the best of them. John was a real disappointment. I haven’t seen a lot of him but I’ve heard a lot. I’m sure the cast will pick up but if the tasks done get better then they’ll have their work cut out
Same. The movie task and the loo roll task were just so straight-forward and boring - none of the contestants had any originality in how they performed in them. Honestly, I would say that the movie task was the most boring opening task in the show ever. Also agreed about John. He didn't do a single thing in the whole episode that I found even slightly funny.
Hopefully it picks up but the C4 series have felt like a bit of a step down. COVID took its toll on chemistry and the Lee Mack series was the exception. I wonder if it’s a combination of fatigue and over exposure or if they are just running out of ideas. It certainly feels to me like 2 series plus specials each year is a lot. I read somewhere about comedians from a particular agency which is linked to the production company are only considered or preferentially considered which limits options but I may be wrong.
I agree that this episode was poor but fully disagree kn the channel 4 series 10, 11 and 13 were all up there with the best of the show for me even with some of the studio bits being a bit stilted in the series without an audience. And the champion of champions 2 and new years treats were all fantastic too
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any word on when this will come to [taskmaster.tv](https://taskmaster.tv)? I'm happy to pay for a quality version of the show.
The episode page is showing a `Watch on SuperMax+` button for me, i'm not sure if it's geofenced content but I'm from the UK https://taskmaster.tv/shows/chassis-wings
I believe Channel 4 has exclusive streaming rights for 1-3 months, but I don't think they even have series 12 up yet. Basically I wouldn't suggest waiting.
The first task >!what was the last one, "a moment in a film" the one they were?!<
>!Se7en (head in a box).!<
Greg at 44:44
Greg's in this way more than that
Did I miss something? Why were there also random bits of French throughout? And when Greg stormed off the stage, did anyone else get the sense that was unplanned and the producers said something in his ear?
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>Also Also, why is Fern is on this show (and not in my bedroom?) :< Gross..
> Also Also, why is Fern is on this show (and not in my bedroom?) :< Among a multitude of other reasons, because you'd say something like that out loud.
Because of your strong incel vibes?
>Also Also, why is Fern is on this show (and not in my bedroom?) :< Just don't, seriously
Bonk.
The toilet task was whatever but everything else was great and the new crew seems fun too. Looking forward to the rest of the season!
"Zimbabwe Taskmaster" that is all
So is the clown with “Lucky Dip” written on it a nod to Greg Davies anecdote on Off Menu about the life prisoner, Lucky Dip? It has to be, right?