Good evening, my name is Louis Morissette, and I am the Taskmaster.
Over the past few weeks, I have devised a series of tasks
for five beloved comedians to complete.
Together, we'll discover what they did, and how they did it.
As the Taskmaster, I'll hand out points to the most deserving contestants,
based on highly subjective and ambiguous criteria.
The winner of the season
will take home the greatest prize in television history:
a replica of my head... in gold!
"Baby Freedom"
That's very kind!
Yes! Keep your applause going for our five clowns:
Virginie Fortin!
Alex Perron!
Bianca Gervais!
Richardson Zephir!
And Arnaud Soly!
And finally, he's the real Taskmaster...
Antoine Vézina!
Thank you! - You're the real Taskmaster!
That's true! - You're the real Taskmaster!
You've been puppets all along!
Stop!
Stop, Antoine!
No! Ah!
I'm gonna hurt myself again. - Wow!
That's going right to the Geminis. ['Prix Gémeaux', French Canadian TV awards]
Oh shit! - We're happy!
So, as they have done each week, tonight they are playing for
prizes that they brought in, that have to respect a certain theme.
And here's tonight's theme:
"The most useless thing that cost more than $20."
Let's see what Arnaud brought in.
This might shock you.
A one-dollar bill! [Canada hasn't issued these since 1989. We use the $1 coin or 'Loonie']
It cost $20, and... You're pretty good with financial matters... [Louis has a business degree]
That doesn't seem like a good deal.
No, it isn't.
Where did you get this? - It's called the Internet.
It's new.
Alright. - Alex's item.
Yes! It's a Himalayan salt lamp!
What is it for? We don't know.
But honestly...
No, it gives your bedroom a beautiful glow.
It's amazing!
You have a Himalayan salt lamp in your bedroom?
Right next to my bed. - Oh wow!
Next to her pepper night light.
Richardson, what did you bring in?
Ah!
It's a Maple phone.
So it's from the Maple company, is that it?
Yep! You have to activate it at the Maple Store.
And you can get an extended warranty with Maple Care.
So...
You definitely check the 'useless' box; well done.
In general, or his item? - Both.
Okay. Perfect.
Let's see Virginie's item.
My item is in my hands.
Huh? - Yes!
Let me introduce you to a little cube...
...of tungsten! - Wow!
And it's interesting because it's much heavier than it looks.
Do you want to see for yourself? Because, look...
Oh, my god! It is! It's really freaking heavy!
So...
Well, I'm curious. - Go ahead, Antoine.
If we're gonna injure anyone with it, it should be Antoine.
Here you go!
It really is heavier than I thought!
The only thing heavier is the person who lives upstairs from me
who bought it and wants us to see how heavy it is every day.
Yeah, that's it.
So that's $70 to tell your friends,
"Look at how much heavier this thing is than it looks."
Yes! - But we had fun with it, though.
But every day? - Oh, no!
Bianca, what did you bring in?
Well, I think my competitors had some great ideas,
but I'd like to tell you about this bird.
It's a wild bird that I have at home. Exotic.
Wild? - It's yours? - Yes, it's ours.
That's not a wild animal. It's a parakeet.
No, it's called a fucking cockatiel.
Ah! - That's what it's called.
That's the breed. - Okay!
It's worth four hundred bucks. - 400 bucks?
Yes! And you get that when you say,
"No, we can't get a dog, my love."
"No, we won't be getting a dog!"
"We're gonna get a fucking cockatiel."
This thing walks around the house, Louis,
and it lands on our frames, and leaves droppings all over them.
Are the droppings heavier than Virginie's cube?
That would be interesting.
Okay! You have to score them, Taskmaster.
Oh boy.
I'd say 5 points to everyone except...
...ah, everyone!
5 points to everyone!
I'm looking at Rich, who wanted me to give him another chance.
Rich, you won't get two chances like this tonight.
You're too kind, Taskmaster.
Okay. I'm feeling better!
First task.
Of course, a task that is making my eyes water.
Uh-oh!
This looks like an obstacle course!
Yes!
I'm so smart!
Okay, okay! "Start", "Finish"...
Oh, my god! I'll get to crawl under that.
This is so exciting! - Yes!
What are we doing here, and why is there a big ball there?
Woohoo! - Okay!
"Make this beach ball cross the finish line..."
This one right here.
"Only water can touch the beach ball."
Okay! - Is this the beach ball?
I imagine so.
"...this beach ball."
"Only water can touch the beach ball."
Well, this is fun! - Yes!
"Only water can touch the beach ball."
"Fastest wins."
You know what? - What?
I don't even need to re-read it this time!
There was an obstacle course... - Oh, come on!
It's simple, it's simple. - It's so simple.
They just had to get the ball to the finish line.
Only water could touch the ball. - Only water could touch the ball.
Could it be simpler?
Eh, Arnaud?
I don't think it could be simpler than that.
No, I don't think so. Let's see what Bianca and Alex did.
"Your time starts..."
"...now!"
Okay! Are you alright? - Yes, but... move it!
I have to test out the "pshh!" - Okay, go ahead!
Oh, you have it set to the worst setting!
Ah, this one is good!
Go! Go! - We're off!
Ass turd!
Hey! - Obstacle!
No!
Okay, wait!
"Only water can touch the beach ball."
Okay! - This is fun! - Yes!
Okay, wait!
What are you doing? - Well, I can move this out of the way.
Ha, ha, ha!
If there's an obstacle...
You make way. - Exactly!
That works!
Here we go!
No, no...
Shit!
Yes! - Yes!
"Run, Forrest!" No, okay.
This way. No, look...
Oh no!
What are you doing?
"Only water." - No, I'm not touching it!
"Only water can touch the beach ball."
But if the ball is turning...
Bianca! - I know!
I know, so close to the goal!
Yes, sir!
Yes!
Go!
Yes!
Joy! Joy!
Yes!
Just... okay!
Well, Alex: 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
He touched the ball 8 times.
Only eight? - That's not very many times.
That's not bad. It was a long obstacle course.
Yeah! - That's true.
Bianca touched the ball 11 times.
She completed the course in 3 minutes 35 seconds.
That's excellent!
But you are both disqualified... - You couldn't touch the ball.
Well, let's see. We haven't seen the others yet.
Maybe we're even more disqualified than you.
Yes.
Not zero, but ZERO! - Can we move on?
Yes! We'll have a look at Richardson and Arnaud's attempts now.
Were they disqualified?
"Your time starts..."
N...O...
...W!
Here we go! - Oh come on.
What a weak-ass jet!
Oops! Come on!
It's on!
It seems like I'm losing power, here.
Why is that? I don't know.
What are you doing, Rich?
Maybe I have... - You're going the wrong way!
Yes, I know! But I think there's a knot somewhere!
This is the strongest jet setting? - I don't know.
No.
No...
What is this shit-ass jet?!
"Oh, I need to..."
"...water some..."
"...plants, without damaging them"?
It's a race!
Yes, but this setting is bothering me so much,
I feel the need to address it.
Alright!
Alright! My god. I'm moving the bricks.
I can't move the bricks.
Jesus!
What does the task say?
"Make this beach ball cross the finish line."
Yes.
"Only water can touch the beach ball."
"Fastest wins."
Yes, sir! Outside of the box.
I'm tired. - Me too.
Steady, baby!
Yes!
That went well!
Stop.
Interesting. - Interesting!
Because they're right; at no point did it say
you had to follow the obstacle course.
There you go, so...
Nothing said we couldn't move the finish line.
There's a lot of things that weren't written down there that we could do.
Jesus, write them down!
I'm annoyed!
The times!
So, Richardson: 3 minutes 44 seconds.
Good job!
Well done, Rich!
But...
...Arnaud is in the lead with 3 minutes 29 seconds!
Thank you.
There's just Virginie remaining.
Usually when we keep one for last,
it means they did well or catastrophically badly.
Did I mess up?
I can't remember.
We'll help you. Let's have a look.
Here we go! - Okay!
Oh, come on!
It didn't say I had to follow the obstacle course.
Full transparency: I actually remembered it really well.
Wow! - How long did that take?
47 seconds!
Thank you! Thank you!
5 points? - She's the winner!
Virginie gets 5 points! - 5 points.
Arnaud is in second place with 4 points.
3 for Rich. - 3 points.
Zero! - Zero for the cheaters!
Will we be able to keep up this feverish pace in the next section?
We'll find out, after the break.
But what's going on?
Where do I need to go?
What is this? - Alex?
Yes? - You're looking for an object, now.
I just want to remind you.
You're naming everything but objects.
Yes, you're right.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
After two tasks, Antoine, what are their scores?
Virginie is in the lead.
For now!
Antoine, I'd like a team task, please.
Oh yes!
Antoine! - Hey, gang!
Hello!
How are you?
You know, we're two people. You've only put one chair here!
It's okay. I'll sit on you. - No, no, sit down.
So...
"Tell your team-mate or team-mates... what is in this chest."
Do you want me to read it, Rich? - Yes.
"Tell..." - Okay!
"Tell your team-mate or team-mates what is in this chest."
"Your team-mate or team-mates must not see what is in the chest."
Okay.
"After reading the task out, you may not speak until the task is over."
Okay!
"In the first minute, you may only use facial expressions."
"In the second minute, you may only make noises."
"In the third minute, you may only shout adjectives."
"From then on, you may only whisper verbs."
"Fastest correct communication wins."
"Your time starts now."
Do you want to guess or have me guess?
I'll guess. - Ahem!
Oh! Oops, I spoke...Uh.
You'll edit that out. - Yes, but we haven't started yet!
We have started? Okay!
What a hellish duo! - Yes!
We're endearing and repulsive at the same time. Yes!
Well, we'll start with... - Should we take bets?
Ah, don't bet on any of these people.
I did that the first season. Lost everything!
Let's see the team of Alex and Virginie!
I think we did well!
[1. Facial expressions]
Long view? - Only faces!
Seeing? Astonishing? Surprise?
Unsure of what to do?
Surveying?
Surveillance glasses?
Looking at something and shrugging your shoulders, unsure of what it is?
Searching?
Questioning oneself? - Second minute.
[2. Sounds]
Admiring? Surprise?
Interrogative?
But what's going on?
Where am I supposed to go?
What is this?
Alex? You're looking for an object, now.
I just want to remind you.
The object that's in the chest.
You're naming everything but objects.
Yes, you're right.
Ah!
At your wit's end?
I'm waiting for the next minute. - Third minute.
[3. Adjectives]
Hmm, lost?
Lost?
Curious?
Okay! - Surprise box?
Surprise?
Headache? Aspirin?
I can't move, here.
No, I get it. Aspirin?
What are adjectives? Tell me some, Antoine!
Yes! Have you got one or two?
The... - Found, lost, found!
Object? Lost object, found object?
'Found' is an adjective. - Three minutes.
Three minutes, okay!
[4. Verbs] Lost object?
I can... okay, whisper verbs. Okay!
Search, go, find...
Treasure hunt?
Treasure? Hunt?
Look...
Look?
Orient yourself! - Compass!
Yes! - Yes! We got it!
Antoine, we got it! Antoine!
Well done!
Alex, I want to give you points.
You listed all of my guesses, there, but I was just thinking out loud.
Have you ever tried to get someone to guess 'compass' with just your face?
Yeah?
How long did they take? - 3 minutes 28 seconds!
Not so bad! - That was as quick as a fart.
That was very good. - That was good.
That was good. - That was excellent.
It's nice that you start your own applause, Alex.
That's super.
Is your prediction that the other team wasn't able to guess correctly?
Well, they were two people guessing.
I was on my own. - Yes, that's right.
Yes, but Arnaud was one of them. - You know?
Right, Richardson's on the team.
Well, look...
Hey, look!
That looks like cheese!
Let's see how the team of three did.
Sad? Sour?
Surprise? - Ping-pong? Ping-pong ball?
Surprise?
Achoo? - Ping-pong ball?
Eating? Mouth?
Fish? - Fish?
Does it have anything to do with an aquarium?
Uncertainty? - Blink if it's a yes.
Does it have to do with fish? Does it have to do with water?
You're blinking.
You're blinking a lot.
Left-right, left-right?
Suspicious? - The road?
Looking up? The sky?
It's rolling... Cirque du Soleil?
It's more like rings? Earrings?
Cardinal directions? Cardinal directions!
A compass! A compass!
Yes.
"Try to imitate a compass with your eyes."
Boom!
How long did that take, my lovely Antoine?
47 seconds.
Yes!
So, within the first minute!
Rich, honestly that was great work.
That team won. Do we give them 5 points each?
Yes of course! - Okay.
And should we acknowledge their effort, or...
We still completed the task.
We need some scores. We'll give them three.
So, 5 points for the team of three,
and 3 points for Virginie.
Bravo!
So, after that task, what are their scores looking like, Antoine?
Well, Arnaud is now in the lead.
He surpassed Virginie!
We're ready for another task.
Yes! A task that's pretty on-theme.
Oh, wow! Looks who is all the way over there!
Hey, hey! - Oh, no!
Music.
Oh, boy, boy!
Uh-oh!
Oh, a music score.
A musical comedy?
Music! I love it!
"Write the best lyrics to the Taskmaster theme tune..."
"...and perform them in the most memorable way."
Cool! - Not bad?
I'm known for my voice.
"You have 30 minutes."
"Your time starts...now."
Best lyrics...
Oh yes! That's inspiring!
♪ Do we have to write lyrics for this bit here? I don't know! ♪
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve!
The tension is at its peak.
And we'll see what they came up with, after the break.
But to throw to the break...
Rich, you're good at conveying things with your eyes.
Can you send us to break just with your eyes, please?
"You are my baby freedom!" - "Baby freedom!"
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
Thank you!
So, you might have noticed that our theme song doesn't have any lyrics.
We've asked our comedians to compose lyrics to the melody.
That means that there's a chance Alex will have to sing.
Should we start with him?
Let's get Alex out of the way!
We'll get rid of him.
It'll be done.
So, the theme music from Taskmaster.
Music and lyrics by Alex Perron,
Laurence Jalbert [Quebec pop/rock singer], and Richard Cocciante [Italian-French singer].
Antoine? Music!
♪ There's five participants. ♪
♪ There’s also Antoine. ♪
♪ But the Taskmaster is Louis. ♪
♪ They do funny tasks. ♪
♪ And the Taskmaster judges them. ♪
♪ But all of this takes place in a festive ambiance. ♪
Studio!
Performance!
That was terrible.
You're off-key, you're not on the beat, nothing worked, there.
Hey, it's a shitty theme song.
What are you supposed to do with it?
Make it better.
Let's see Bianca's attempt.
Yeah, let's see it. - I don't know if I made it better.
♪ Taskmaster ♪
♪ Isn’t for the faint-hearted ♪
♪ Taskmaster ♪
♪ Louis is our god ♪
♪ This cost me $30 in confetti. Vote for me! ♪
Yes! Ah, yes!
They love it!
Can you hear that? Listen to the audience!
Listen to your audience!
I hear your family, mostly.
They're very present.
It's true that I bought my own confetti.
Confetti, a costume. - Yes!
Compared to Alex's, you put in some effort. He botches it every time.
I sang into my magic wand.
Should we go on? - Let's go on.
Are you sure?
Let's see Arnaud's.
♪ Taskmaster ♪
♪ Who will be victorious? ♪
♪ Antoine and Louis ♪
♪ Throw tasks our way ♪
♪ With Arnaud, Virginie, Rich, Bianca, and Alex! ♪
Wow!
Simple, correct, precise...
Wow, well, that worked for me.
Bravo! - Okay, great.
There are still Virginie and Rich's songs to go.
Yes!
Can you put them in order of greatness?
We still don't really have a theme.
Okay! Well, to hold onto our audience,
we're not going to show Richardson's right now.
Let's see Virginie's!
♪ I love dolphins! ♪
♪ I love kittens! ♪
♪ I never say “I love you” ♪
♪ To my parents! ♪
♪ It’s a childhood trauma that I’ve been carrying for a long time! ♪
I have a version that's more geared towards Taskmaster too.
I know I was talking about... - Okay!
It sounds a lot like it, weirdly.
Alright...
♪ I love dolphins! ♪
♪ I love kittens! ♪
♪ But what I prefer ♪
♪ Is to play ♪
♪ Taskmaster with Louis Morissette and Antoine Vézina! ♪
Two times! - Two versions! Of course!
She really applied herself! - ♪ I love dolphins ♪
♪ I love kittens ♪
♪ But what I prefer ♪
♪ Is to play ♪
♪ Taskmaster with Louis Morissette and Antoine Vézina ♪
♪ Childhood trauma! ♪ - Thats right...
That's the other version. - The other version.
There's just Richardson's attempt left to see.
Oh, boy, boy, boy!
There are words that are in lots of songs.
You know, like 'freedom', 'baby'...
'I miss you'... Yes!
♪ I miss you ♪
♪ We have lots of things ♪
"I missed you."
Three, two...
♪ Taskmaster ♪
♪ I miss you ♪
♪ Taskmaster ♪
♪ You’re my Baby-Freedom! ♪
♪ Lucie, Louis, Gisèle, Antoine, Raymond ♪
"You're my baby freedom!" - "Baby freedom!"
The audience seems to like Rich's lyrics.
Right?
5 points to Rich.
They liked Virginie's, too.
Well done! - Thank you very much!
4 points!
Bianca, 3 points.
Yes, thank you, thank you!
Arnaud, let's give him 3 points, too.
3 points for Arnaud!
It was also a theme song for tonight's episode.
It was...you did it, so you won't get zero points.
Mine was sobering.
My voice, my heart, my wand.
My wand...
"My voice, my heart, my wand"!
That'll be the name of your next show!
1 point to Alex. - 1 sober point.
Because of his performance, Richardson is now in the lead!
It's tight! It's tight.
We're going to take a break.
During the break, I want to listen to all of their theme songs again.
We'll see you after the break.
♪ I love dolphins ♪
♪ I love kittens ♪
♪ I never say "I love you" ♪
♪ To my parents ♪
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
As Richardson would say:
♪ Taskmaster ♪
♪ Baby freedom ♪
It's so good!
Do you have another task to get that theme song out of my head?
Certainly!
A task that they didn't not like.
Hello? Oh, it's there!
You completed the task.
Oh...
Popcorn!
Okay!
A little snack! That's nice.
Okay! Interesting.
Popcorn, little bell.
"Make a popcorn necklace with at least five pieces of popcorn."
"Wear it and do the opposite of the following."
"You must under no circumstances not avoid not making the bell ring."
"You must..." What? What am I reading?
"You must under no circumstances not avoid not making the bell ring."
"Not avoid..."
So, I have to avoid not ringing the bell.
Oof!
If I wasn't supposed to ring the bell, I wasn't supposed to...
I have to ring it. Hang on.
"The task is over when you have either rung the bell, or not rung the bell,"
"and said 'I did the right thing' three times."
"'I did the right thing' three times."
I'm so fed up.
"If you don't do the right thing, you lose 5 points in this episode."
"Your time started when you started reading the task."
What? I don't get it!
"If you don't do the right thing, you lose 5 points."
This is absurd!
Two minutes have gone by. - Huh? What? No, no!
Because I haven't reached the end of the...
No! I haven't read the last line.
I haven't read,
"Your time started when you started reading the task."
Fucking task.
Okay! At least Bianca is always in control of her emotions.
I find that important in this type of task.
Half-measures, restraint, and subtlety.
Yes, exactly! - Those are my strong suits!
They had to make a popcorn necklace, and make a decision afterward.
That's the easy part.
Yes! At least five pieces. - They had to make a popcorn necklace.
They'd then ring or avoid ringing a bell,
based on their interpretation of the instructions.
Based on...
And if they chose wrong, they lost 5 points.
Or not! - Yes!
No, no! You will lose 5 points.
If we did or didn't ring the bell.
So, we won't not start with Rich and Alex.
Ah, that's not fun!
Oh boy! You're making this difficult!
So, a popcorn necklace.
Oh, I have to thread the needle.
Oh boy!
Do you think this will be hard?
Well, you need some amount of dexterity.
You have that. - Dexterity?
Yeah. - Oh boy!
You have a lot of faith in me.
Hey, this is one of the most innocent tasks we'll have this season.
I hope you have patience.
Oh boy!
Hey, I'm starting to go cross-eyed, here.
That's not normal.
I'm going cross-eyed!
How much time do I have left?
It's a race.
It depends on what you wanna do.
It's a sprint, right?
Well now it's becoming a half-marathon.
Oh boy, boy! You've discovered my Achilles' heel.
Because up to now, it's all gone perfectly well?
No, no, I get it!
I've almost got it.
I just don't want my dexterity to... Oh!
Can I help?
Yes, cut some off, here.
Thank you.
Okay!
You saw that it was...
Oh no!
Ouch!
There we go! - Wow, it's really. nice!
It's a big necklace.
It's a necklace for,
you know, galas, when you go to a fair, or...
a tombola...
Is this classy or what?
There you go!
Done!
No, I'm not supposed to ring the bell.
Do I stop the time?
Yes! - Okay.
Because if you did the wrong thing, you'd lose 5 points in the episode.
Ah!
So... I won't say the phrase.
I did the right thing, I did the right thing, I did the right thing!
I'll stop the clock! - That's it!
You weren't supposed to ring the bell!
There you go!
It's not totally clear yet what the right response was. Right?
We don't know yet.
Are we going to know? - For the first time, Alex, really,
I have empathy, I really sympathise with you.
You have empathy?
You? You don't even know the meaning of the word.
To be able to thread a needle. We're old people.
You were up against young people...
That's true! - Little young ones.
It's true that that's harder to do now.
I swear I went cross-eyed.
I couldn't drive home.
They had to pick me up.
10 minutes 57 seconds... for Alex.
10 minutes! - Ah, that was long.
And 11 minutes 11 seconds for Richardson.
Very, very long.
Let's see how you do, Bianca!
No, not better!
Richardson chose to ring. Alex didn't ring.
Yes, but we still don't know who did the right thing.
Let's see what Bianca did.
I'm going to make a popcorn necklace but...
...with...with...with...
...six popcorn pieces.
In order to...?
Well, it said, "not five"!
To do the opposite of...
The opposite of a necklace with five pieces, is a necklace with six?
What's the opposite of a necklace with five pieces, then?
Is it negative five?
I can't make a necklace with negative five pieces.
This whole thing is so dumb.
Popcorn necklace, popcorn necklace.
Of course it's the tiniest hole in the history of the world, eh?
Perfect.
That wasn't... - I was so...
Ah, super easy!
The opposite of five pieces of popcorn.
But why are you... doing the opposite?
"Make a popcorn necklace with at least five pieces of popcorn."
"Wear it and do the opposite of the following."
The opposite of what's about to follow.
"You must under no circumstances not avoid not making the bell ring."
Oh for fuck's sake!
"The task is over when you have either rung the bell or not rung the bell..."
"...and said 'I did the right thing' three times."
I did the right thing three times. I did the right thing three times. I did the right thing three times.
Why did you do that? - Perfect!
It's not clear!
Can I plead my case?
The opposite of five is negative five.
But I couldn't make a necklace with negative five pieces.
So I didn't make one.
I'll help you out with this. I'm the Taskmaster.
You were supposed to make a necklace.
So, are you confident at this stage?
A little less now, Taskmaster.
No necklace, and she chose to ring the bell. She did that in...
But it's amazing you got the thread into the eye of that needle.
It was super easy.
On a team, you would have been brilliant.
But it was an individual task.
Let's see Virginie and Arnaud!
"Do the opposite of the following."
Hey, but the double negatives... And it's, like...
There are too many negatives.
You have to know, Antoine, that negatives cancel each other out.
Two negatives cancel each other out.
"I won't not go see you."
That means I will go see you.
Ah no! - You get it?
Yep!
"You must under no circumstances..."
"...not avoid..."
"...not..."
Wait a sec.
"You must under no circumstances... not avoid..."
I'm already fed up of this task.
"You had to not let the task not fall maybe never onto the floor,"
"or avoid at all costs that it falls but let it not fall either?"
"You must under no circumstances..."
"...not avoid..."
...avoid?
Okay! So, that's done.
Popcorn necklace.
Okay!
"Under no circumstances..."
I have to... not avoid...
Okay. But I have to do the opposite of that.
So I can't ring the bell.
"Avoid" is like a 'no'.
Mm-hum!
Not... making the bell ring.
So the negatives cancel each other out.
So I have to ring the bell.
But I have to do the opposite of that.
Okay! - I won't ring it.
I did the wrong thing, I did the wrong thing, I did the wrong thing.
Yes, that's it! - Was that it?
How many times do I need to say that I did the wrong thing,
so it's the opposite of saying that I did the right thing?
Now, I didn't do the right thing.
I didn't do the right thing. I didn't do the right thing.
Okay.
They said not to touch the door, either.
First let's find out their times.
So, 6 minutes 49 seconds for Arnaud!
And 5 minutes 47 seconds for Virginie.
Bravo!
Bianca is still the fastest.
But she didn't make a...
She didn't make... - 15 seconds, which is excellent.
You didn't make a necklace. - I know.
No necklace.
Were or weren't we meant to ring the bell?
Let's look at the sentence together.
Again? - We just saw it.
"You must under no circumstances not avoid not making the bell ring."
Let's untangle it together.
Let's take the first part.
"You must under no circumstances." = "You must not" = "Avoid"
So because we must under no circumstances...
"You must avoid." Avoid what?
Let's see what comes next.
It's very simple!
"Not avoid not making the bell ring."
So, not avoiding not, means to ring the bell.
So with the beginning of the phrase, it's rather simple.
You get, "avoid" "ringing the bell," but you had to do the opposite of that.
So, they had to... - Ring the bell!
The only one who successfully completed the task was...
Richardson!
He made a necklace, too.
He made a necklace.
He gets 5 points.
And the four other ones lose 5 points.
Incredible! Minus 5 for the others.
Because of all of that,
Richardson is now in the lead!
And after the break, we'll have the live studio task!
"Fastest to retrieve their duck"
"and hold it over their head..."
Okay! "...wins."
Goggles on! - It looks further away.
Oh no! I'm going cross-eyed again!
I'm going cross-eyed!
♪ I love dolphins ♪
♪ I love kittens ♪
♪ But what I prefer ♪
♪ Is playing this ♪
Our final task of the evening.
It's Bianca... - Okay!
Clearly, Rich is ahead of all of you.
But it's important to accumulate points for the season.
But, Alex, I'm looking at you, it won't make any difference...
Yes. Maybe if you stayed on for a few seasons you'd catch up to Rich.
"Correctly wearing these goggles, retrieve your duck."
"You must stay standing on your spot throughout the task."
"Fastest to retrieve their duck and hold it above their head..."
Okay. "...wins."
"You have a maximum of 3 minutes!"
Oh, my god! - Goggles on!
Oh no! I'm going cross-eyed again! I'm going cross-eyed!
You've gotta be kidding me! - This is weird!
Taskmaster?
Come on!
This is disgusting!
This reminds me of when I used to drink absinthe in the morning.
I think I'm going to puke on myself.
It's alright, gang! - Oh, Rich has a strategy, there.
You might be wondering what the issue is.
The image is flipped upside-down. There are mirrors in the goggles.
This is a backwards episode, isn't it? - Oh, shit!
Hey, the duck fell!
Hang on!
Well, that's it.
So they're seeing it upside-down.
I see it! It's there!
Rich! - Yes!
Arnaud knocked your duck over!
Yes, I know that. I saw it.
There's one in front of you.
His is right in front of you!
Dammit...
Oh no!
I think I'm gonna throw up!
Have I... Ah, okay!
Hey!
What's going on?
For your information, Rich completed the task.
Who?
Richardson succeeded. There are still points in play.
Thank you very much! - Arnaud cheated.
Look me in the eyes when I'm speaking to you.
Who's talking? - Come on, this is so annoying!
You look like Stéphane Bureau [Quebec journalist] upside-down.
I don't understand how to do this!
Okay!
Okay! Have you shed any light on this, Antoine?
Uh... Yes!
Yes? - Of course!
The first person to successfully complete the task was Rich.
Richardson, of course! - It's your night!
So, 5 points!
Next...
Arnaud, in a very aggressive fashion.
Those goggles were a nightmare, eh?!
You saw upside-down. - It's a series of mirrors.
Apparently when Éric Lapointe wears these, he can see straight.
[Quebec singer/guitarist with a history of alcoholism]
1 point for that joke.
Bianca, also successfully completed the task in time!
Thank you!
So, 5 points, 4 points, 3 points, and zero...
The scores have been tallied up, and to nobody's surprise,
and in a well-deserved victory,
Richardson Zéphir has won!
Congratulations, Rich!
Thank you, everyone! Thank you, Antoine!
Thank you, Taskmaster!
We'll see you next week for another episode of Taskmaster!
Bye-bye!
Original French closed captions by: VITAC Canada
English translation by: u/the-little-kicks
Proofreading and syncing by: u/taskmastermaster
Translations produced in association with: Taskmaster Worldwide Inc