Ep 3 - Playing a 96 Hr Game Of Capture The Flag Across Japan

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Created by Adam Chase, Sam Denby, and Ben Doyle
Featuring Scotty Allen ( / @strangeparts )
Editing by Adam Chase, Ben Doyle, Henry Ariza, Tyson Kroening
Supervising Producer Graham Haerther
Motion Graphics by Lili Pereira, João Pessegueiro, Dom Burgess, Elise Heersink, Derek Brown
Audio by Manni Simon, Donovan Bullen
Artwork by Simon Buckmaster
Additional Game Design by Amy Muller
Chibis by Twitchy Sparrow

[@TheRenaSystem]

I was going to say it seemed like Ben and Adam had been replaced by strategic robots until Ben said "I'm just gonna wander in an unpredictable pattern" and I knew everything was gonna be ok

[@paranoikoc]

Based profile pic

[@thatguydueting]

1.1K likes and only one reply?!

[@breenseaturtlegaming9990]

1.3k and only two replies @jackmblox

[@cooledcannon]

@@paranoikoc nah its a cringe pic

[@enzopalmer4745]

I love your profile picture!

[@toastbrot1115]

I'm slowly getting worried that ben won't get drunk this season

[@Michael-ro9gr]

That would be a tragedy

[@dashadowgirl]

WE MUST GET BEN DRUNK A

[@nishikigoilover]

Don't worry, it's meant to be.

[@superflip1729]

Sam drank in the first episode, but we need Ben to get drunk

[@arcticfox1916]

Since there’s a possibility they’ll be alone i dont think it’ll happen (all the previous drunk moments were on a team, it didnt happen in S3 where he was alone)

[@yannickwehr8630]

„I‘m just gonna walk in unpredictable patterns“ Well I guess walking directly towards Sam is pretty unpredictable.

[@mukulsaini2482]

Xd

[@livethefuture2492]

I know right, that was hilarious looking at the tracker literally as he said that he walked straight into sam! 😂

[@ameyab930]

I know and I was thinking what a dumass

[@TheRX8Racer]

That twirl and stomp of frustration when he saw Sam barreling right at him was priceless. XD

[@myladycasagrande863]

Walking unpredictability back toward the train station was an extremely questionable choice.

[@icecranberry2148]

This must be peak Ben season. The way he confidently posted both towers and forced Sam to basically sit out his freeze period with him is a genius move.

[@aled_jones]

and then fumbles it right at the end by walking right into Sam and getting tagged

[@Zeldrake]

@@aled_jones that's why it's peak Ben

[@aled_jones]

@@Zeldrake absolutely!

[@theeeryteacher6417]

ben popped off in this season fr

[@Yamamba]

It can't be peak Ben if he doesn't get drunk though :p

[@F35Nerd]

Ben: genius strategy and impeccable gameplay for the whole episode. Also Ben: walks straight into Sam

[@cumunist2120]

Such a Ben thing

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

Just wait till Ben gets drunk, that's where he's most unpredictable

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being" ~ Carl Jung

[@ltcorsa2519]

Just like the saying goes, I got to be lucky all the time, the enemy has to be lucky once.

[@rylandvanmeldert]

This is a very predictable pattern

[@theexplodingspider4352]

Scotty and Sam: intense tactical discussion Adam: E G G

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "Never give a sword to a man who can't dance" ~ Confucius

[@gindullin]

@@philosophy_bot4171good bot

[@easternblot]

Adam pulling the "set your phone to Japanese" card, and then going through ALL the emotions before *flawlessly* making his way back on several trains is my new favourite Jetlag moment. (Before that it was "randomly running into John Green in Paris")

[@HaapsaluYT]

There have been so many good moments on this show it’s wild Those two are definitely up there though

[@sand6657]

Adam: *Enters dollar store* "This is not a supermarket" *Enters drug store* "Thiis is the supermarket!" *Is still not a supermarket*

[@walruses223ui]

isnt that daiso

[@ItsSansom]

Lmao the Daiso moment gave me a good chuckle

[@5skdm]

​@@ItsSansomI also laughed when I saw the sign, we have daisos in Indonesia so seeing him mistake that for a supermarket is pretty funny

[@techtutorial9050]

@@ItsSansomsame

[@TREVINparty]

still found an egg lol

[@lillyfriedman6618]

the phrase "one egg's worth of egg" was oddly hilarious

[@theeeryteacher6417]

was it though

[@MrZorx]

one egg is worth 40 eggs?

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

the word egg just has a certain inherent hilarity to it.

[@joebleasdale5557]

And in true Taskmaster fashion, Adam achieved egg

[@im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username]

Plus, we fire the whole bullet! That's 65% more bullet per bullet.

[@theeeryteacher6417]

"im just gonna sit here and look scary" "how many flags have your team captured sam" "i dont like starbucks" "im just gonna walk in a random unpredictable pattern" *walks into sam* "i love drama, i totally buy that" and a bunch more awesome ben moments in this episode...

[@shayancullen4152]

Ben trying to act scary is the funniest thing in the world

[@hamza-chaudhry]

Least intimidating guy I've ever seen

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

I was terrified.

[@WhoShortsVids]

no it isn't, its bloody cringe

[@foxinaboxswag]

​@@WhoShortsVidswhy are you British

[@rustymidlander05]

​@@WhoShortsVidsshut up! Shut Up!! SHUT UP!!!

[@livethefuture2492]

I think we reached peak Ben this episode, masterfully trapping Sam with two trap towers without so much as a sweat...and then walking right into sam at the end and getting tagged! 😂

[@emma70707]

100%

[@djdareqkebab]

The only thing missing is him getting drunk

[@jasongarrison8444]

Dude shut up

[@heddadybvadskog-nebb5603]

Just got so confused as to why this was released so early- I then realised I've been in Australia for the last 2 seasons and just moved back to Europe 48 hours ago and am in fact Jet lagged and confused.

[@cdw2468]

you just got ***JET LAGGED***

[@rampadmanabhan4258]

@@cdw2468 "He said the thing, he said the thing!!!"

[@anavila5741]

No better show to watch than this, then😂

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Ah, a true fan, watching the show as it's intended to be watched. While jet lagged.

[@m--a]

oooo he said the thing

[@Flubbol]

It's great that you have "sumimasen" memorised Adam, since you guys basically break every social rule Japan has to offer haha

[@Yukis.aviation]

At least he doesn’t literally scream on the train like fidias did (if you know you know)

[@kingwinifred4393]

for travel enthusiasts they never bother learning how to pronounce anything lol i'm so tired of hearing "toh-key-yo" and pronouncing me as "mi"

[@baguettegott3409]

They are? I'm curious now, I've never been to Japan - what are they doing wrong? Is it the running and filming in public?

[@Yukis.aviation]

@@baguettegott3409 talking on the train

[@melinabrunet1575]

@@baguettegott3409Eating while walking too

[@cellobs1178]

Sometimes I have a feeling that Ben is quite clueless and naive, but here he pulled out the strategic mastermind and made an offer noone can refuse. Love it! And we're back to business with the end of the episode :D

[@cumunist2120]

That was right up until he walked right into Sam he flips like a coin

[@namenamename390]

I can't express how much I love The SnackZone. Everything about it is hilarious.

[@photoo848]

Choo-choo-chew for life!

[@jzko3116]

The great thing about Ben and Adam splitting is that we get double the snack zone cause they do it on their own

[@thespankmyfrank]

I love that 99% of the stuff they eat is bad. Makes it even funnier.

[@muchukaingu4963]

@@photoo848 choo-choo-cooopyright

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

I enjoy how this season they all appear at some point in each other's snack zones.

[@McJam0]

Sam and ben are forming such a rivalry in this series lol

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

They're like two cowboys who just had a Mexican standoff.

[@willcampbell2485]

I forget that they’re such genuine friends lol. Like when they were just sitting there in that station it was so wholesome😂

[@noahjaybee]

The swap from Luigi to Waluigi and Mario to Wario hats was genius and made me lol 😂

[@natekoch27]

I've been thinking about it, and I think the core emotional stakes of this show isn't about winning or losing the game, it's about whether Sam and the guest teammate are going to figure out how to work well together. This has been the case for the past couple of series. The audience knows that Ben and Adam are always going to be lovable and amazing together, and they're experienced enough at this point that they're naturally favored to win. So it's subtly an underdog story, where the audience is hoping that Sam and his teammate can form a bond and mount a genuine challenge to Ben and Adam.

[@Indie_Live]

Or maybe your like me and just like to see sam lose for some reason. Also this may be debatable because Sam and Brian won season 1 but also lost season 4 (I think) after they already had a connection.

[@quibblesc]

Nah. I still root for Ben and Adam even if they're generally winning

[@livethefuture2492]

Yeah sam and his partner are basically the underdog trying to defeat the incumbent champions of Ben and adam. And basically a test to see whether Sam's partner is up for it.

[@kingacrisius]

I'm not sure if your analysis really holds up considering a solid majority of the audience for this show just roots for Ben and Adam

[@natekoch27]

@@kingacrisius I think people can root for Ben and Adam while also wanting it to be a close game; there's nothing fun about Sam's team getting blown out of the water and just flailing miserably the whole time

[@LegoMiniMovies]

This is getting exciting. I wish Sam and Scotty would split up more too

[@mrbanana6492]

You can’t change anything with this comment 😂❤❤

[@broccoliyong9319]

@@mrbanana6492sadly yeah

[@user-lz4be5np2r]

you will see a bit of that in episode 4 then

[@livethefuture2492]

Yeah they really should, it cost them the first round. If they had simply split up when Adam was at shinigawa waiting for them, they could have easily won the first round.

[@IdentifiantE.S]

Perfect comment man !

[@joeppim7581]

may i say that the new animated figures are just WAY TOO ADORABLE?

[@CobaltCrow]

I love the contrast between Adam and Scotty racing against the clock while Sam and Ben are just chilling together

[@Mula-vd9ei]

As much as I love Team Ben and Adam and will always be loyal to them, I really enjoyed the Ben/Sam dynamic this episode.

[@scrawnytony3174]

I feel like Ben has spent more time with Sam this season than he has with Adam.

[@JP_Hatecrew]

Sam: Im going to apply pressure on Ben. Ben: You activated my trap-card ^^

[@venfries]

Sam: All of this, of course, assumes that Ben doesn't have some sort of crazy way of forcing me off the train Ben: Hmmm, pizza tower. Sounds tasty, ain't I right?

[@srivatsajoshi4028]

That was voiceover in post so they knew what was going to happen and put that line in the script.

[@theeeryteacher6417]

@@srivatsajoshi4028 it wasn't an added line it was what he was actually thinking before he got forced off the train

[@kingacrisius]

​@@theeeryteacher6417 Uh, yeah it was?

[@theeeryteacher6417]

@@kingacrisius uh no it wasnt.. it was said after but they didnt add it in because they thought it would be funny it was added in because thats what sam was thinking on the train... god stfu XD

[@theeeryteacher6417]

@@yuyoshida2076 fr

[@skylarsa]

The animations have added to the show so much more! I especially loved when Ben's little graphic had mischievous eyes right before dropping the pizza tower 👀

[@OfficerJohny]

Can we all agree that the Snack Zone is the best thing to ever happen to Jet Lag?!!? It is so awesome! Thanks for kicken it in the Snack Zone!!!

[@OfficerJohny]

Getting Starbucks in order to enter the Snack Zone is being a true Hero!

[@MrDatguyoverthere]

I absolutely love how sassy ben is at 26:05 . And then of course later when he says "It's like I have a loaded gun" even tho sam WANTS to be shot by that gun.

[@mofik26]

This series makes wednesdays the best days of the week

[@theeeryteacher6417]

fr

[@easypeasyd2478]

Time zones mean I have to wait until Thursday 😢

[@Nooticus]

Agreed!

[@elenar9901]

The part where Adam explains he only learned 3 Japanese phrases, only to draw the Japanese language curse card minutes later was some top toer foreshadowing. Chekov's language skills.

[@Tomwithnonumbers]

Ben and Adam were playing this round with a massive handicap, their flag was so much harder to get to

[@Nathanway19]

I love that Adam goes into Daiso looking for an egg 😂

[@originalseason]

"How many flags has your team captured Sam?" 😂😂😂 that literally made me lol

[@adamplace1414]

Ben is in a foreign country, where everything is in a language nothing like his own, and still says "I don't even know what station I'm in, I just got on the first train." When I grow up I want to be like Ben.

[@ChristianAkacro]

I'm disappointed the graphics team didn't change Adam and Ben's character's hats to Wario and Waluigi since they changed hats.

[@jerrywu615]

That one moment at 36:08 where Ben is just jammin it out at the pachinko place while Sam sneaks up behind him is just so funny for some reason...

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

You can forget about time when you're jammin it out at the pachinko place.

[@oscarw1060]

I generally root for Ben and Adam, but I kinda hope Sam and Scotty (with all their cash) can take round 3 so we are treated to some sudden death!

[@muchukaingu4963]

same u just described what i was just about to comment thank u🙂

[@tallyan8146]

Love how Ben AND Adam both left their change in the vending machine

[@johnny5247]

I find it extremely funny how Ben played as good as he ever did, only to get tagged in a totally unnecessary way at the end. Also funny that it was kind of like in the New Zealand season

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Ben is like a supervillain, with the plotting and schemes. I like it.

[@albevanhanoy]

I enjoyed having Adam's personal memory checklist on screen. Excellent editing move.

[@dominicpancella3012]

What's more, he absolutely nailed it. Adam didn't have a lot to do in part 2 but the importance of his success can't be understated

[@PersonYayyy]

Honestly I really enjoy the Sam and Ben combo. Shame that Adam wasn't in this episode much though.

[@thecardczar8764]

Sam gaslighting Ben during the Nebula portion was one of my favorite parts lmao

[@ZaneIsHere]

oh my goodness the subtle change to ben's avatar at 21:50 is so smooth lmaoooo also the gotham font broke at 35:52 :(

[@MangoEngineer]

Waiting for Ben to get drunk again !!!

[@orestria]

the eat an egg challenge (as many of these challenges do) just has me screaming 'go to ANY convenience store please!'

[@thescholarsjourney661]

I love how Adam just knew that people could tell he didn't speak Japanese. I also only speak a few words, but I've heard enough that I know that he has one of the strongest American accents I've ever heard. Scotty's accent is pretty good, though. (Of course I'm saying this as someone who doesn't actually fully speak it so it may well not be, idk.)

[@handlingitwell]

Most Japanese people will automatically assume that all foreigners don't speak Japanese. I've even heard stories of half-Japanese people who speak fluent Japanese but get misinterpreted. Also, none of them have correct pitch accent, which is the most telltale way of identifying Japanese learners and speakers.

[@ulisesarrietam]

Whoever edits this deserve an Oscar, guys you're making it again, love this, love the anime figures, love seeing Sam trapped, love seeing Ben as the evilest stepmother, love seeing Scotty and Adam hurrying up, love Japan, i think you could do like a travel vlog someday so we could see those places through your eyes and know more about them, but generally 5 stars, i love this game!!!

[@theeeryteacher6417]

ben's been waiting his whole life for this season he's popping off

[@LatteLobster]

Looking for an egg: "presumably I need to find a refrigerated area" That's how you spot the american.

[@lynnettesue6240]

To be fair, it couldn't be a raw egg. 😄 Now if he had to find a raw egg and he was looking on the refrigerated section, that'd be a different story (plus hilarious 🤣).

[@AvocadoTheBugCat]

LMAO when Adam went into the store looking for an egg, i was like "that looks so much like Daiso" and he walked out and it was daiso they have a bunch of stores in the US.

[@mr.breadman718]

Best part of my week when jet lag comes out with a new episode

[@Datboi__Aaron]

good vid

[@justidan9054]

Week*

[@charzardmaster294]

I love how Ben and Adam have a Wario, and Walaluigi Hat. Since they had Mario and Luigi last time, I wonder what hat will be worn during next round!

[@pokechatter]

It’s be nice if they went with Peach/Daisy crowns.

[@Freundinnen100]

I love how the shows snack zone and chu chu chew repeating in giving useless comments and rankings like: "This is soy sauce" "I dont like it. I hate starbucks" "The egg is surprisingly sweet." And also the in- and outro ist often longer than the clip afterwards. I love it, it keeps making me laugh so hard 😂

[@calebscrazyamazinglife1795]

16:00 I love how Adam is desperately trying to convince himself it’s not a big deal and he’s ok. Amazing content

[@theduck7751]

scotty, sam, ben and adam never fail to entertain us they are amazing at this. they are extremely underrated...

[@joermnyc]

Pretty sure Adam talking about knowing only three phrases in Japanese is why he got that Curse card.😂

[@neasulavuori4955]

Two guys going around japan with one forcing the other to find pizza at camerapoint is not something i knew i needed

[@qweagyul5742]

I just noticed Adam and Ben changed hats. And I am all for it

[@spyresoblazx]

The super-short Snack Zone reviews get me every time

[@pmlite_]

14:31 “this place sells sewing machines, they won’t have eggs” has the same energy as “why are you buying clothes at the soup store?!”

[@mrsquid_]

sam: gets caught, frozen and immediately gets twice his money back

[@con332]

the nebula bit at the end always looks like its a group presentation where the other 2 stand akwardly and 1 speaks

[@DailyMemes566]

Frrr

[@lowlivefl]

Certified Ben Doyle moment

[@TheBigBrick]

Why do I like the duo of Ben and Sam

[@livethefuture2492]

Yeah maybe they should team up next time

[@turtlesarecool]

Nooo Ben and Adam are iconic

[@beans766]

Ben is in his villain arc with the towers 😂

[@pokechatter]

And the “how many times has your team captured the flag”

[@demolisherman1763]

Wow Ben and Adam brought their A game this season

[@matthew416811]

Sam can actually take a JR line train - NOT a shinkansen - to Kurihashi. That way, he can transfer to the Tobu line, which will COMPLETELY AVOID OMIYA.

[@RusNad]

Ben would still have had time to cut him off in Kasukabe with the ghost tower. But it would have probably been a better move so that at least Ben would have had to move.

[@matthew416811]

@@RusNad Yes. Also, there are limited express trains called Ryōmō from a station call Tobu-zoo stations which completely skips Kasukabe, meaning even if Ben had the towers they would be useless anyways.

[@1UPWonders]

Ben looking scary is just the best

[@matthew416811]

It's clever that Team Sam decided to take the Yamabiko - which have intermediate stops, rather than Hayabusa - which the next stop apart from Sendai, is Omiya, right into Ben's trap.

[@youraveragecuber69]

i wouldnt say its clever as they were just rushing to get on the earliest train back to tokyo

[@matthew416811]

@@youraveragecuber69 Well if they do, they will both go straight into Omiya station, causing both to be caught, which is a big no-no.

[@OLDACCOUNT_notfireman]

I love the little touches each video has especially “Adams Heart Rate”

[@hamza-chaudhry]

The irony of Ben completing a challenge right before getting caught. It was so nice to see as well because he was getting so smug.

[@finn7453]

Wait, there are people who support Sams team? I thought everyone was team Ben and Adam

[@benedekhalda-kiss9737]

Nah Ben and Adam can get really annoying

[@kingacrisius]

​@@benedekhalda-kiss9737 How so? They just seem like really good friends...

[@MayorVideo]

@@finn7453 i used to prefer sam but ben and adam have grown on me

[@benedekhalda-kiss9737]

@@kingacrisius They are an amazing pair but they can get annoying when they are so smug. Sam always looses because he doesn't have someone to be with him all the time like ben and adam do. I don't hate them they are amazing sometimes

[@spuncyco9914]

Ben being goofy at the end 😊

[@dillontennant908]

Scotty: Oyama season🦆 Sam: Õmiya season🐇

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Watching both members ensnared by the pizza tower is so satisfying.

[@user-bu5ht1wm1z]

Looking an awful lot like Ben & Adam forgot to collect their change at vending machines... makes me nervous

[@CatVloguje]

Ben looking scary is just adorable... 🤭

[@AngelGonzalez-bj6mo]

21:55 onwards is mu favorite scene from any jet lag episode ever. The editing, the music, the strategy, its all just amazing. I come back to rewatch it frequently.

[@RealOttawatt]

I didn’t notice that Adam and Ben changed hats until partway into this video.

[@1a2b]

3:54 "wait for their inevitable demise" if only you knew how evitable it was...

[@jano6769]

Waited for this episode whole day, great work, came as soon as got notif

[@AussieCoasterReviewer]

“You know that Tom Scott guy? I here he’s not even British” “Yeah, I totally buy that”

[@Neon_Koopa]

I love both sides of Ben. On one hand he strategically waits for Sam and places down 2 towers and waits to tag him last minute, while on the other hand walking directly into Sam after mentioning he was gonna wander in an unpredictable pattern 😂

[@pandacrafty]

"How many flags has your team captured Sam?" Ben please, have mercy on the poor soul.

[@ommy7672]

Omiya. Oyama. Omiya. Oyama.

[@Nooticus]

By far the best episode of this season so far, and one of the best in all of Jet Lag I think! Strats from both teams were pretty impeccable tbh, though I do think Sam could’ve potentially got from Utsonomiya to East Tokyo (second flag) without going through Omiya and getting tagged/frozen. The game mechanic of stealing the other teams points when you tag them is a really cool bonus feature

[@auxbonnieux]

I just realized the way they look when they are running..is exactly how I feel like it is running in my dreams (edit to say when it's a selfie shot)

[@Blackhand47XD]

This was one of the best episodes. That whole play with two towers was great!

[@FINALASTXTN]

Love this series. Keep it up

[@therealmichaelphelps]

Sam, you gotta add shorts to this channel, like the quick little snack zone clips are amazing for that, plus it will trigger more traffic and help that algorythm stuff

[@stevenrose86]

Discovered this channel on Sunday with the Tag video. Watched every series and caught up on this series today. Loving your work guys

[@MaxiAl997]

I love your channel soo much that every wednesday at 7:30 am I just watch the next episode and then love it and have a great rest of my day!!! ❤❤

[@minifry]

Love this series!

[@Canes_1]

This series is awesome keep up the good Work and always have a great WEEK

[@Nalehw]

After seeing Ben and Adam be in the back foot for the entire NZ series, it was so satisfying to see them keep Sam COMPLETELY locked down this ep.

[@ron_da_sheep9897]

23:24 i feel so bad for sam rn he looks so sad that he gonna get frozen but ive always been adam and ben team

[@theeeryteacher6417]

Ben was an absolute chad in this episode.. every time he was on screen he did or said something amazing or hilarious

[@lemonadeslices]

love this series and it truly, makes my day so much better - thank you. i love that you censored everybody's faces - it's a very considerate thing to do.

[@isaaclam3820]

Love ur series, keep it coming