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One of the best episodes in a long time... Thought it was hilarious from start to finish.

That girls stag do was some sort of insane fever dream!
 

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Just got caught up on this week's episode and seriously starting to think Ardal just might be my favourite contestant in the history of the show
I expected he'd be an amiable but fairly normal type, who'd somehow just been a bit type-cast as a bumbling idiot. I'm genuinely surprised how funny he is as himself.
 

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I expected he'd be an amiable but fairly normal type, who'd somehow just been a bit type-cast as a bumbling idiot. I'm genuinely surprised how funny he is as himself.
He is and will always be Dougal in my mind!
 

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Been an enjoyable series. Funny how everyone just knew Judi would be the first to give Alex a high five. Ardal's strategy was great - if only he did two consecutive slaps to begin with.
 

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Been an enjoyable series. Funny how everyone just knew Judi would be the first to give Alex a high five. Ardal's strategy was great - if only he did two consecutive slaps to begin with.
One of the women should have immediately given Alex two high fives after Judi, that would be a guaranteed 5 points (if they assumed neither of the guys would have been as quick, which is a reasonable guess).
 

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Been an enjoyable series. Funny how everyone just knew Judi would be the first to give Alex a high five. Ardal's strategy was great - if only he did two consecutive slaps to begin with.
So fast with it as well. :lol:
 

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One of the women should have immediately given Alex two high fives after Judi, that would be a guaranteed 5 points (if they assumed neither of the guys would have been as quick, which is a reasonable guess).
They never seemed to twig you could do more than one and don't think they quite understood the rules. They just did one each with Bridget thinking that doing it last second was the best course of action.
 

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Just got caught up. I absolutely adore Ardal. Was expecting another Alan Davies grumpy old dad type but he’s just absolutely wonderful.
 

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Last round soon as he stalled over Quantom I knew his name would be Quinton.

I am smarter than the five of them.

Nothing can stop me now
 

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Alex getting increasingly annoyed by Bridget is one of my favourite bits from this season..

Alex : Just walk normally

Bridget : I am walking normally!

*proceeds to walk like a feckin lunatic*
 

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I still haven't recovered from that blatent attack on the Irish today in last night's final task by Judi love.

Her only chance to finally won an episode and instead of going for it she attacked our Irish hero instead who was not even in the running.

This is an outrage hopefully Channel 4 will issue an apology
 

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Another great episode. Loved the bit where Ardal tried the balance the wooden spoon after Chris doing the ladder :lol:

Ardal and Chris are brilliant contestants, and I didn't particularly like Chris before TM. Judy has been better than I expected, too.
 

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Another great episode. Loved the bit where Ardal tried the balance the wooden spoon after Chris doing the ladder :lol:

Ardal and Chris are brilliant contestants, and I didn't particularly like Chris before TM. Judy has been better than I expected, too.
"How can I kill you with your own shoe" :lol:
 

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Chris is like if you built someone to do well at Taskmaster, has a general all round level of competence at random shit.
 

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Chris is like if you built someone to do well at Taskmaster, has a general all round level of competence at random shit.

He's obviously a huge fan of the show which is surprisingly rare in the show as most contestants weirdly have little idea of what the show is about before signing up.

Chris though is someone who wanted to be on the show so much and it's aware that there is usually a trick to the tasks that he is constantly looking for.

Unlike say Richard Herring who was similarly a fan Chris seems more like Ed Gamble and aware that he has to combine doing well with being entertaining as well.
 

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He's obviously a huge fan of the show which is surprisingly rare in the show as most contestants weirdly have little idea of what the show is about before signing up.

Chris though is someone who wanted to be on the show so much and it's aware that there is usually a trick to the tasks that he is constantly looking for.

Unlike say Richard Herring who was similarly a fan Chris seems more like Ed Gamble and aware that he has to combine doing well with being entertaining as well.
Apparently he'd not watched much of it before they asked him to take part, due to him feeling envyous of all his mates who'd been on it already!
 

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Another great episode. Loved the bit where Ardal tried the balance the wooden spoon after Chris doing the ladder :lol:

Ardal and Chris are brilliant contestants, and I didn't particularly like Chris before TM. Judy has been better than I expected, too.
She can borrow a dog whenever she wants don't you know?
 

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Been a great series but prob one of the weaker episodes tonight task-wise. Funniest was the stage task and Judi being Judi :lol:
 

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This has overtaken series 4 as my favourite so far. The only way next series can potentially live up is if they somehow get Karl Pilkington.
 

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Sophie is seriously hot weirdly obsessed with death and going to win.
 

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Chris was genuinely disgusted when the series score was announced, he really wants to win it :lol:
 

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Chris was genuinely disgusted when the series score was announced, he really wants to win it :lol:

Yeah I've felt he's been better when he is not trying to win it so much.

Don't think I've seen Alex lose it as much as he's doing in this series. Ardal especially seems to make him burst into laughter