Episode 2: Dragging for mother-in-law in the wrong lake

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must invent a new piece of exercise equipment, slow down David’s trip from Point A to Point B, make a tasty sausage, avoid saying Babben’s favourite things, set a table before removing the tablecloth, play with some switches and then balance some golf tees, and mislead Babben about whether a face and a leg belong to the same person.

Title context

Torbjörn Averås Skorup informs David that he’ll be “Dragging for mother-in-law in the wrong lake” next Thursday, after finishing his attempt at the ‘Invent new exercise equipment’ task. He’d been singing a song about dragging for his mother-in-law in the wrong lake during his attempt, referencing an old one-line Swedish joke, ‘Så roligt har jag inte haft sen vi draggade efter svärmor i fel sjö’ (‘I haven’t had this much fun since we dragged for my mother-in-law in the wrong lake’).

Taskmaster Intro

Welcome to a feature-filled Friday from the folks at Bäst i Test. We put our cunning contestants through a cavalcade of crazy experiments until one of them stands alone as the ultimate champion.

Contestant Intros

The maxed-out madame, Marie Agerhäll.

The clever kook, Torbjörn Averås Skorup.

The lively legend, Lotta Engberg.

The famous force of nature, Nour El Refai.

The peculiar powerhouse, Eric Stern.

Assistant Intro

As with many times before, I have the dubious pleasure of being flanked by a tiny moustachioed gentleman who’s got nothing better to do than be my right-hand man. You know who I mean: David Sundin.

Episode prize

The prize in this episode is a luxury deli platter, featuring the remainder of the sausages from the ‘Make a tasty sausage’ task. David makes sure to emphasise that guest judge Chef Markus Aujalay is not included in the prize.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

What have we learned tonight? Well, don’t try to inflate a sausage. Don’t pull unknown levers. And the tablecloth? Well, it takes its toll.