Episode 6: There had to be blood

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most braggable-about item, break up their marriage, direct their team-mate through a maze, use a roll of tape in a brilliant way, and deliver three compliments to the Taskmaster. In a thrilling tie-breaker, two contestants go head-to-head to see who can be the first to realise that they need to lie down.

Title context

Mel Bracewell explained in the studio that she felt "there had to be blood" in her attempt at the 'Break up your marriage' task.

Taskmaster Intro

Kia ora koutou katoa, and welcome to Taskmaster New Zealand. For those of you who don't know who I am, I'm Jeremy Wells and, as a young man, I spent my time roaming the countryside of New Zealand, pointing at people and giving them points from one to five. At the time, it was considered obnoxious and rude, but now I have found my calling, because I... am the Taskmaster. A wee while ago, I asked five of New Zealand's most available comedians to complete a series of tasks in front of a professional camera crew. Tonight, we're going to review the footage to see how our comedians went, and who deserves to win this trophy we found at an op-shop that happens to be the exact same size, shape and weight of my head.

Note: 'Kia ora koutou katoa' is Māori for 'Hello everyone'.

Assistant Intro

As always, by my side, here's a man who needs some introduction, but he will not get it from me. It's Paul Williams!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

We learnt that 60% of Taskmaster divorces end in murder. Most importantly, we learnt that Mel is the winner of episode six!