Episode 2: Oatmeal and death

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the most awesome square, scale a mountain, work out the contents of some doggy bags, paint a space hopper green, and put on a medallion.

Title context

'Oatmeal and death' was what Desiree Burch thought one of the doggy-bags contained, in the 'Work out the contents of the bags' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Kaurapuuroa ja kuolemaa', which translates as 'Oatmeal and death'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Mount Evetest', which translates as 'Mount Evertask'. Just a pun on 'Mount Everest', in reference to the 'Scale the mountain' task, incorporating the word 'test', which is used when referring to the tasks. [Translator credit: DANI]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Havregrøt og død', which translates as 'Oatmeal and death'. Note: this Norwegian translation of the title only appears in the subtitles for the episode, whereas the episode title listed on the platform is the original English title. [Translator credit: Jan Harald]

Taskmaster Intro

Oh, hello, and welcome to Taskmaster. I'm Greg Davies, and I'm so drunk on power, that my eyes sometimes spin round in different directions. I'm so intoxicated by my own authority that I sometimes rip my own shirt open, and howl like the mighty wolf. And I'm so inclined towards a diet of processed food, that I'm at the high end of the British Medical Association's obesity scale. Fact. But, some people have it so much worse than me.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, a man who who once told me in private that he doesn't really like women because he thinks they've got a bit 'too chopsy, of late'. It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So, what have we learnt today? We've learnt that Taskmaster teaches you a variety of things - courage, perseverance, determination. But none of us expected it to teach you survival skills. So, remember, next time you're stuck up a mountain with no food, get your friend to chop their bottom off and feed it to you. That's it for this episode, apart from showing a little more respect for our winner, Guz Khan.