Deliver Instructions in a Spy-like Way | Full Task | Taskmaster

[@IRanOutOfPhrases]

Ok. But in defense of the rock disguise: She remains the only one whose identity I would not be able to pick out of a line-up.

[@Tiffany-ez6fi]

For a moment I always think Alex runs away from the rock out of fearing the rock rather than reading the prompt

[@Matthew.Sweeney]

me too lol

[@RGLozWriter]

I love how when Ed and David were the first ones to be shown they both knew it wasn't a good thing.

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

hey, david got five points

[@corvidconfidential8826]

I think it was because of Ed because David won. That, and instead of saving the winner for last, they saved the funniest/flashiest.

[@kisbie]

Ed just assumed being grouped with David was a bad sign.

[@mfdinak]

It did take me a minute or season to figure out that the last person(s) to be shown would either be hysterical or shit the bed, and I wait for it🖤

[@jamesjoe2048]

I feel like in task master, about 50% of the time, if you're the first or the last one shows, its because you did something genius or because you did something crazy (especially if you're by yourself)

[@I05-e4s]

Jo disgusing in plain sight as an absolute lunatic was probably the peak of this task for me. The first time I saw it I actually laughed until I cried

[@Felitaur]

And even if it didn't work, she got lots of candy.

[@NeungView]

No you didn't

[@blackvulture7999]

The "moving stone" technique have me dying every time.

[@homagetogorto]

Disappointed the newspaper text is just lorem ipsum. Just imagine all the ridiculous stuff they could have hidden there.

[@TravelingStacker]

Well it talks about Alex Hornes new look and Joe Wilkinson potato woes.

[@homagetogorto]

@@TravelingStacker I meant the body text, not the headlines. But I hadn’t noticed the “potat-woe” pun before. 🤣

[@petgoose32]

The exchange about Ed's attempt always has me dying - Spy Ed. You got hold of a decoy. - ~decoy. - You sent him to interact with Alex 👉. * Alex's face changes * - So far so good. At that point you then~ *thundered* across an open field. * Alex begins laughing * - Like a giant primary school child. Ducking~ _PrEsUmAbLy BeHiNd ThE sKy_ * David dies *

[@blackdragoncyrus]

Just noticed that the company on the van is called "S P O'Nage Plumbing", haha.

[@cyanmanta]

I'm reminded of Blendin Pet Grooming from Arrested Development.

[@josemaria8177]

Petition to have Alex Horne playing Q in the next Bond film

[@mrcmoes]

Petition to have Greg play M

[@catastropheintended88]

Does Q stand for Qrs

[@markusfrisen2943]

"Now pay attention, 007. Your task is to move this pile of toilet paper to hungary. You have 30 h."

[@chrisraffaelli3739]

Thats a good shout but there are a whole host of british comedians I'd love in that role. I would also like to see james acaster do it for one

[@vivaCLEAR]

Alex Horne, Little Alex Horne.

[@fredh1720]

It's not saying much, but this is probably David's finest moment on the show. The Talksport line made me chuckle.

[@benzaiten933]

the image of Rose's legs sticking out of a rock is an all time favorite of mine.

[@kisbie]

Perhaps not a coincidence that the two highest placed contestants are the two who can remember the actual Cold War era.

[@DanielWright-np3fq]

The exact second Rose appeared as a rock, I fell in love with her. Such fun!

[@daniellesparks4255]

Love how during Rose’s VT you can hear Ed cracking up 😂

[@forthefrogs]

"I've panicked and opened a lemon" will not leave my head now lmao

[@MovieNut14]

The subtitles sassing David at the beginning were great.

[@kdpflush]

"You must not be seen or heard communicating with Alex in any way"

[@JaxiPaxified]

Very sad that wasn't enforced at all. I was really hoping to see someone really nail the task. Joe came closest I think.

[@Arkholt2]

Rose is clearly auditioning for the revival of Get Smart

[@vdubmerc3]

Rose is New Zealand's Solid Snake

[@sam04019491]

David did the most direct talking to Alex.

[@billstanford4578]

Actually I didn't see David Baddiel ever speak to Alex. It was only ever David Bloke Ltd.

[@jonh6585]

Also his message was written in inch high letters on the back of the van. Could have at least hidden it inside the door or something.

[@Yue_Jin]

"you must not be seen or heard communicating with Alex in any way". Meanwhile 2 people did and weren't disqualified, one even won 5 points.

[@billstanford4578]

David Baddiel never spoke to Alex, it was David Bloke Ltd.

[@liamnehren1054]

well the stone was pretty close to being a Metal Gear reference.... and in fact there is a study about AI failing at realizing that is a person.... so fairly spy like!

[@CrystalisQ]

You know, sometimes when I see these tasks, I feel like I had a stroke or something. I genuinely don't recall this task from series 9. I watched all (I thought) of the series.

[@brendanberry7403]

It’s definitely in there, don’t remember the episode.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@brendanberry7403 Episode 9 . (It was the episode David won, so it somewhat explains why he won this task)

[@vonwux]

I'd like to get a van and group up with David. We could be men with ven.

[@m35926]

You got a van, that's like an MBA

[@someguy1ification]

I like that David and Jo both took advantage of being able to tell Alex to do something. In very different ways.

[@jahanas22]

I just noticed the S P O'Nage Plumbing. That's clever.

[@SwordfishSpike50]

The way I would have done it: Sit next to Alex while pretending to talk to someone on my phone, every so often I'd shout a word much louder than the other words, those would be the five words in my instruction.

[@MovieNut14]

Ooh, that's good.

[@Wraithstrike19]

... Deadass had the same idea, except I would play the exasperated/fed up worker on the phone to the boss, proclaiming that I'd given a new worker a very simple task that could be summed into five simple words, and vented the whole while.

[@Rhysishere]

For some reason the line at 8:45 always pops into my head at random moments.

[@notme222]

This task was surprisingly open-ended. Personally I would have liked a little more specificity, like whether you are hiding from a direction, or they know what you look like, or they're suspicious of Alex. Or like Greg decided, only obscure the message. But admittedly that's just me preferring a challenge setting and not necessarily the best set up for comedy.

[@runpullfourskinz6796]

Everyone else: b-movie spy tropes Rose: "CAN YA SMELLLLLLL"

[@KaiOpaka]

"Not a good sign." "No."

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

On the list at 0:14 note that “dress self” comes after both “shower Greg” and “dress Greg” 😂

[@glenjamindle]

At least give the correct timestamp 0:12

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

The zoomed in one is at like 14.5 seconds, changed from 15 to 14 as you’re right that putting 15 takes you a few frames too far

[@torbergqvist8151]

I don't think putting your message on the back of your vehicle is very sneaky at all.

[@iliketrains3495]

Ah yes, one of only two filmed tasks that David won (the other being the Mount Rushmore one). And even then he arguably should have been disqualified for visibly and audibly communicating with Alex, but... the ol' Baddiel pity point(s)

[@ChaosNe0]

I wonder what they would've done if a contestant had disconnected the cameras or used a meta-instruction like: "Deny [Contestant]'s existance to Greg." Though getting sweets was a perfect and hilarious instruction!

[@MindOfGenius]

My brain went to something that sounded spy-codeword-like, yet also somewhat normal and complete in 5 words: "Tell your mother You're sad".

[@antisocialbred]

write as your instruction "read your newspaper right now"

[@icturner23]

“You must not be seen or heard communicating with Alex in any way.” ===> The one who did so the most was given five points.

[@fredh1720]

Badly-worded task then, because clearly the spirit intended was that it was the message which must not be seen or heard communicated.

[@icturner23]

@@fredh1720 No, clearly it was not that. Greg is just a sloppy judge and decided that seeing and hearing them communicate in disguise didn’t count. But he didn’t even apply that properly as he himself pointed out that David’s voice was not in any way disguised.

[@rowanlau1651]

‘You’ must not be seen. David wasn’t seen communicating with Alex. He got an inconspicuous van man to do it!

[@geeksterajn]

best option here is to write down "lie, say I did perfectly"

[@michaelh9656]

Jo Brand just brings me so much joy

[@johnwhittaker311]

I never noticed the S P O’Nage on the van before

[@staniman669]

eye spy a silly task

[@tommyxboy101]

That clip of Rose is the most I've laughed in a long while

[@a_921]

I've read a lot of books by Alistair McLean and Andy McNab, and have concluded that if anybody ever hires me as a spy, the mission will fail spectacularly

[@JohnCena-fd5yw]

the ultimate twist wouldve been if it had been a decoy under the rock, so that everyone *thinks* they saw her communicate with alex, but in reality she didn't

[@muhammadabidisyraf1753]

I thought that the task should be "you cannot be seen or heard..." Probably the stone win

[@JohnSmith-tf7fz]

One of my favorites.

[@generalhonk4416]

I would have done the old briefcase drop off trick.

[@tsherwood8960]

Ed’s psychotic little head shake with his eyes like 👁️👁️ at 11:14 always worries me

[@randomdude8790]

"Give Random Dude 1000 Points"

[@emiliamodrusan]

How do they come up with these tasks? This one is one of the best 😂

[@idman4081]

My instruction would be "Convince Greg I should win" or "edit me to be stealthiest." Then I would just walk right up and hand it to him, no need for secrecy when Alex's task is to help me win lol

[@Monoryable]

Metal Gear Solid School of Espionage

[@phonotical]

Ah with the secret phone number on the van 😂

[@slyasleep]

I‘m just glad there were some tasks Ed didn‘t win.

[@0Kasada]

How does David get five points when he should have been disqualified for communication? Always annoyed when they don't follow their own rules. :-\

[@57thorns]

They could have gotten one point each just as well...

[@Lanai50]

Rose should've for scored higher

[@neilfleming2787]

love the company name on the van....did anyone else see it?

[@johncameron4194]

😎

[@MoistGrundl3.0]

Ed Gamble?? How old is this clip?

[@teacherbecca526]

There was a moment when David sounded just like John Oliver and I realized John Oliver would be a great contestant

[@KaleidoscopeEffect]

I don't think David deserved the 5 points, you could read what Alex had to do from very far away 😅 The acting was bad and it wasn't funny either... Jo's was definitely the best attempt, the newspaper the second one

[@johncameron4194]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@JamesSullivan-c8f]

I ship me and rose.