Taskmaster S16 E1 Discussion

Oh this premiere was great! It was one of the strongest first episodes ever. I love when the contestants think outside the box and work at the limits of the task, and this episode had genius strategies. The hair especially.

Sam is one of the funniest contestants too. When Greg said he could ask him a question and you could see Sam mentally deciding whether to ask a real question or a joke and then realizing he HAS to go for the joke was so good. Taskmaster remains my favorite non-fiction show!

Loved this premiere. The only cast member I knew ahead of time was Sue Perkins, but it's always great to come away with great feelings about the whole cast.

I did not expect Lucy to be the weird comedian. I figured it'd be Sam, especially after the "Pinocchioooooooo," but man, she really is out there this episode. If I'm betting, her and Julian fight for last place; Lucy due to just being a bit of a bowl full of nuts and Julian not giving a shit, both on the best ways.

Sam surprised me with the hair lateral thinking; though they didn't really need to cut their hair off, it worked out for them. That plus his performance in the live task makes me think he's going to do a great job of thinking his way to a great showing. He's my pick for finding the hidden task, if that's a real thing. He's also funny as hell.

Sue and Susan are also fantastic and should be a great team. I think Sue might have the edge in performance - she had a great idea with the duck task just didn't hustle enough. But any of the three contestants whose name starts with S winning wouldn't surprise me!

I'm calling it - Sam to win the series (he showed some decent lateral thinking), Lucy to lose (for obvious reasons).

Love Julian Clary! I'd be delighted if he won.

The whole cast this season is really good.

I hope Superkins continues to call Alex a shit, it made me laugh every single time. Great episode all round.

I loved it.

Lucy always knows how to make her awkward or quirkiness funny. At least in anything I've seen. Her appearances in 8 out of 10 cats does countdown where she ribs Jon Richardson (her husband) are great. Although, her having a go at Sue for bending the rules tells me she hasn't watched much Taskmaster ... so she may have a tougher ride.

I really wanted to give Sue a hug with one of the tasks asking if there was a second tower.

Susan and Sue seem like such a treat together. Their excitement and happiness is infectious!

Lucy, Julian and Sam seem awkward and I think they play with it really well.

I'm so excited for this and really happy they're releasing it so we can see it so soon!

That sure was one of the strongest openings I have seen for a while.