Episode 1: It just goes and goes

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must improvise lyrics about themselves to the Taskmaster theme tune, reinvent the wheel, protect some popcorn from David, dunk a biscuit without it breaking, make some fruit and vegetables the same colour, find out what they have in common with a blind date, and stick a pickle to a bullseye.

Title context

Charlotta Björck uses the phrase “It just goes and goes” in her lyrics in the ‘Improvise lyrics about yourself to the Taskmaster theme tune’ task, in which she focuses mainly on her irritable bowels.

Taskmaster Intro

A hearty welcome to the season premiere of Bäst i Test. It's business as usual. A squad of brave test pilots are about to tackle daunting tasks under pressure. And after ten episodes, one of them will get to hoist my golden bust over their head! And as for who will tackle this task, well, a new season means a new panel. And here they are!

Contestant Intros

The hectic humourist, Charlotta Björck!

The glamorous gourmand, Mauri Hermundsson!

Note: Mauri runs the food-focused Uppdrag: Mat (Mission: Food) YouTube channel.

The commended podcaster, Behrouz Badreh!

Note: Behrouz hosts a podcast with former Bäst i Test contestant Anis Don Demina.

The acrobatic actress, Maria Lundqvist!

And last, but far from least, the unruly Johan Petersson!

Assistant Intro

We’ve moved to a new channel, so we'd hoped for some upgrades... But no, we’re still at square one in that regard. Because here we are, growing old together, David Sundin!

Episode prize

The prize in this episode is a very large box of popcorn (100 litres in volume), in reference to the ‘Protect the popcorn’ task.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

Well, we’ve learned that Johan’s drunk medical alcohol, that Charlotta has stomach problems, and that it takes a great deal to keep David from his popcorn.