Why?!
- No! - Last verse!
Good evening. Welcome to Stormester. My name is Lasse Rimmer.
I am self-proclaimed Taskmaster for Life.
Tonight, season 4 continues with chapter 2.
Our five dreamers share the desire to solve the tasks -
- but who is the brave quintet?
Anders Breinholt. [journalist, host of Natholdet late-night talk]
Neel Rønholt. [actor, writer]
Mahamad Habane. [stand-up comedian]
Annika Aakjær. [singer-songwriter]
And Jakob Thrane. [stand-up comedian]
Here I am, so nice. Next to me, the loyal Mark Le Fêvre.
Le Fêvre is French and means "pepper".
I'm pretty sure of that.
We compete every time for a prize that a participant puts at stake.
We have asked a participant to bring something they don't want to do without.
The participant who has brought something is you, Habane.
I would like to make sure -
- I'll really fight, that I will win tonight.
So I have brought my residence permit with me.
- I'm already sweating ... - You're completely sweaty.
Are there special places you're allowed to stay -
- if you win your residence permit?
No, that's not how it works. I'll be out right away.
It's useless to anyone but me.
It's not just the prize that is at stake.
Throughout the season, all five entrants hope to win -
- this spherical, soft-cheeked face.
Mark Le Fevre, let's get started with the first task.
- Where do we start? - With maybe a shitload of points.
- Hi, Neel. - Hi.
- Hi, Mark. - Hi, Habane.
It's an alternative setup to squash.
Shit, this smells nasty.
- What do I need? - It looks complicated.
- But that isn't the task. - "Get 11 points."
- "Fastest wins." - How do I get a point? - "Time starts now."
- I don't understand the task. - 11 points.
- Is it 11 squash points? - Do I have to guess?
Well, then we just have to try.
I don't understand the confusion. It's the easiest task.
Get 11 points. Fastest wins.
- Could it be easier? - I still have no idea.
I think I got minus eight.
- Shall we review, Mark? - Get 11 points.
Fastest wins.
- So let's see. - I don't disagree. Let's see.
The first would have liked a little more information.
And a hug afterwards. Jakob Thrane.
That was 1 point. There is not 1 up there.
- It still says 0. - Am I supposed to get it down in one?
Is cycling something? Now I get minus.
Do I have to pedal backwards?
Minus two. Honestly.
Should I eat one like this?
Can you just give me a clue?
I feel like a monkey in a cage.
Now I have minus 1. Was it the cake?
How did I get that point?
What have I done? How did I get that point?
And you at home. Call only if you have a solution.
Do you get points by talking to the camera? Hi, Mom.
Thank you for being here.
I don't understand this game. I have no education.
I need help.
One point, and then I go.
Then I just have to go.
I have to give up. I don't know what to do.
- Bye bye. - Bye, Jakob.
Just give him a hug.
- How long were you in there? - A couple hours, I think.
- Why did you give up? - What was I supposed to do?
- Get 11 points. - We made the task!
- I tried everything. - Do you have a better idea now?
- No. - I don't have that either.
You don't know a damn thing either.
- Then solve that task. - Jump into the squash cage.
- How long was Jakob there? - 18 minutes and 47 seconds.
It was a long time in there to end up without any points.
How many of you, without revealing the answer -
- know how to get points?
One.
It was a very loud clap. I just mean, I know.
- Annika, Neel, Anders? - I just tried in the east and west.
How did Anders and Neel perform without knowing how?
Did we complete the task?
- Did you get 11 points? - I don't think so.
I remember what I did. I had nausea afterwards.
Mark Le Fêvre. Two solve the task without understanding it.
That's completely correct. Neel and Anders.
How do I get 1 point? I need to find out up there.
Hey, 1 point? Already?
I'm waiting to be picked up. Points or not.
If I had my phone, I could call my mom.
- What is she doing? - She's retired. I got a point.
That's weird.
Then we see what happens.
We eat a cake, then we see what happens.
Just leave it at 1. I'm not getting up.
I'm eating a cake, then we'll see what happens.
How strange. I haven't counted ...
Pyrus' [Christmas TV series] little sister can solve the task, but the hero from Natholdet can't.
5? That's annoying. I can't figure it out.
Three points. Four? Okay. fair enough.
Six points. Seven points?
Eight points. What the hell is going on? Nine points.
Time's running.
- Would you like to hear a story? - I would.
It'll be cut out, so I'm not telling it.
Nine points. Ten. It's about "The Milk Boy".
As...
It's Anne and the Milk Boy.
If that doesn't give me 11 points, then I don't know shit.
That's 11 points. See you.
Cool task. And well solved.
- Now come up with a point. - 11 points!
Now we have seen you get 11 points. How did you get them?
- It's just sitting. - I was talking with cake in my mouth.
I did too. I could have had more.
Anders, you're in the middle of the story of the Milk Boy when you reach 11.
- Can you say more about the Milk Boy? - No, but you can ask Mark.
Or are you traumatized? Little friend...
Neel? You eat a lot of cakes without getting points.
- Still, you eat more. - I felt I got some points.
- I got 11 points. - Yes, you both got it.
- How fast were they? - Neel spent five minutes and 51 seconds.
Anders was a little slower and spent 17 minutes and 43 seconds.
I'm guessing you guys have a good idea about that -
- but does it dawn on our participants?
Either Annika is razor sharp, or she loves to suck her fingers.
What about these cakes?
No, you don't get points for that.
Is it okay to leave here?
How fast do those points come?
- 11 points. - Oh shit, how lame.
- You figured something out. - Yes...
Maybe we should unveil -
- so viewers can see whether they've guessed correctly.
- How does the points system work? - One point to touch your face.
A minus point for riding the exercise bike.
Two minus points for showing disrespect for the Taskmaster.
It seems like Annika solved the task really quickly.
Definitely. Two minutes and 20 seconds.
Habane was the only one who thought he had figured out the points system.
He's the only one we're missing. Habane, can you beat Annika's time?
Not exactly.
- Let's see if he remembers correctly. - I think I'm right.
Oh. How did you get there, Mark?
- Hi, Habane. - I've got a point.
I didn't get points for that.
- Could it be something else? - It has something to do with the stairs.
Out the door and up the stairs.
Three points. That...
I said something. I said something.
Why are there five now? I said something.
What now, man? Are those the points at all?
What did I say? What did I say?
Hello. Now there are six.
What did I say? What do you say?
Give me a point.
Come down here, Mark. Welcome to the arena.
Now there are seven. I have no control over the points.
Now I went down in points. I can't take much more of this.
I'm waving again ...
Shall we see if I can get minus points?
It makes no sense. It's so weird.
Then I have to ... Wow, man.
There was one more point. What the hell?
There are more points now.
Eight points now. This is a long way off.
Oh, if I touch my face. Like that, man.
It's ridiculous. See you, Mark. It was far out.
So ...
You went through many theories on how to get a point.
- Yes. - Among other things about what you say.
I obviously constantly touch my face when I say something.
- It's idiotic. - You touched your face 19 times.
But then you had a little episode with the Taskmaster.
I was sure that when I waved it, there went two points.
It was stupidly done, because it actually worked.
- How long were you in there? - 14 or 13 minutes?
28 minutes and four seconds.
- Five results. How does it look? - Zero points for Jakob.
Two points for Habane, three points for Anders.
Four points for Neel, and a full five points for Annika.
I'm ready for a new task.
We have a task that I find really uncomfortable.
Here it comes.
Hi, Mark Le Fêvre. Are you okay?
- Are you okay? - I hope so.
Then that's the way it had to go with you.
- Did they make you up? - No, this is what I look like.
- Maybe my dream will come true. - It depends on the dream.
"Play doctor with Mark Le Fêvre."
Now you must see Dr. Breinholt open it here.
Don't worry.
- "Excite Mark." - You would think I had started.
- What, Mark? - "Mark must stay seated."
"Biggest increase in Mark's heart rate wins."
- "You have ten minutes." - "Time starts now." This will be fun.
What the hell are we going to do?
- What causes heart rate to rise? - How willing are you?
I'm going out to get some porn.
It's funny that the task that Mark likes least -
- is one that the participants are happy about.
- You were elated, Anders. - That was me then.
- I can confirm that. - There's nothing more to say about it.
It's great to have Mark's heart rate rise.
There are a lot of men, but especially also women -
- who would be happy to be able to get his heart to beat faster.
Look at the handsome man. You would like that.
I'm getting more and more nervous.
What does Dr. Breinholt have in the bag?
Mark Le Fêvre ...
Mark Le Fêvre. Try to close your eyes.
Oh, Mark.
You're so strong.
You're the strongest I know.
75. Now we're trying a different strategy.
Viet Cong.
Then we'll have a look. Like that.
Mark has been a naughty boy. He probably has been.
The heart rate is rising now. The dog also jumps up.
"How good it is to see you."
Now I think it's good.
Sorry if it was an assault. I think it was.
- Tell me if you're not okay. - I'll say when.
- What's going on? - That's a good question.
It's season 4. He's seen everything.
If we re-create a Rambo scene where he's been captured -
- and is subjected to torture, then the heart rate should rise.
Instead of going straight to the man's nipples -
- do you just do a monologue first?
Yes, and I must apologize to the Vietnamese minority.
It was not to demean them, but to set the tone.
Your career would be over now -
- if I had a female assistant.
Then I don't think it happened.
I have so much self-insight, though. There I had stayed a little longer.
- Did you think it was exciting, Mark? - No.
- But did your heart rate rise? - A little ...
A little is also right, Mark.
Before we get an exact pulse, we need to see more arousal attempts.
We can easily do that. Fun fact: I still have completely stiff knots.
On to my personal trainers, Neel and Jakob.
"Mark must stay seated."
Mark, you need to get some exercise.
I'll find something heavy and come back.
Just try to grab this chair.
Then you walk around a bit.
I've found a rock. There's a little bird shit on it.
Up, come on. And down again. And up again.
- Faster. - Well, Neel.
One, two, three, four.
- You can do it faster. - Can I do that?
Five. It's way too easy. The heart rate is not high at all.
Do you mean easy in the classical sense?
It will be quick if you are good. If you do well, you will get free.
I'm not cheating on you like Julie Ølgaard.
Four more. Yes, no. Come on.
Two more. Come on. 11. The last.
- 12! - Ten, nine, eight, seven, six.
Five, four, three, two, one, zero.
- That's it. - I also got my heart rate up a bit.
- Thanks for the help. - Always at your service.
It's a bit of the same strategy.
Why did he run, and why didn't he wear shoes?
I sense that my first attempt has been cut out.
And it doesn't matter.
- Did you do anything else? - I read the task.
So I thought he was going to get excited.
And I'm the sick person?!
Too bad it's cut out.
Did you suck on his toes? You're sick!
- You're sick, Neel. - That's why they were so clean.
I remember it as if I wanted to embarrass him.
I don't remember if I sucked his ...
It's Tinka's mother. Holy shit. [Tinka: TV fictional teen girl]
Tinka's mother sucks his toes.
We're still missing two attempts to excite my assistant.
We are missing Habane and Annika. It's a bit the same again.
Is it more training?
No...
It's just pure torture.
You know what, Mark? I have to torture you.
- There is a Chinese method. - "The thousand drops"?
Yes. Exactly.
Stress probably gives a high pulse.
What I'm going to do to you -
- is not just personal, it's very personal.
- Perfect. - Oh God.
- Is something going to pop? - You don't know when it will happen.
That's slavery, Habane. It's really tiring.
You handle it nicely for someone who has never been tortured.
- Mark! - Yes.
Soon there will be a financial crisis and your new house will be worth nothing.
You have to make Christmas lunches for Jutland timber companies for the rest of your life.
Forever, Mark.
You are a prisoner in Abu Ghraib.
Close your eyes. Nothing more is happening.
It was really nice. Thanks for today. Well done.
I don't get enough salary.
I never thought I would laugh like that at torture.
There were also two vastly different approaches to torture.
- You participated a lot. - I had to inflate it myself.
- You're a casual executioner. - It stresses the victim.
Then he thinks I can stay on all day.
It's just something I learned ...
We have seen five suggestions on how to excite you.
You should get your heart rate up. Let's get the numbers on the table.
One point for Habane's water torture. My heart rate rose 21 beats.
Two points for Annika's stressful trip. An increase of 24 heartbeats.
Three points for Anders' nipple twisting.
It made my heart rate increase by 27.
But exercise is most effective. Four points for Jakob.
An increase of 65 heartbeats.
Five points for Neel. An increase of 82 heartbeats.
- 82? - Yes.
It also means that Neel Rønholt is in the lead.
We're off to a good start. Mark Le Fêvre ...
- Another task? - We can do that, Lasse Rimmer ...
Jakob Thrane. You just got yourself a banana.
- What do you have in the cup? - Coffee.
Three months ago I ate my first banana.
Is there anything you really wanted to be good at?
Wine. I'm good at drinking, but wanted to know something about wine.
I liked having a little discipline.
- To sing. - I wanted to be an athlete.
I've been playing badminton. Football championship in U13.
It was the C-row, but I won.
- Would you like to become good at something? - Somersault dives.
- Now it doesn't say here, does it? - Let's look at the case.
- No! - Why?
"Get really good at what you just said to Mark."
That's all, Mark.
"Biggest improvement wins."
- "You have eight weeks." - "Time starts now."
- No, no, no. - I have to get better at everything.
May I give you a hug?
- Do you want to hear where I am now? - The task I've been waiting for.
♪ I know a lark nest ...
If I learn it, I'll come to love you.
The burgundy well is added.
And the pomerol teat.
♪ I say no more ...
Red, white.
I'll probably get good at that. I'll be pissed off in eight weeks.
- You must get Viktor Axelsen. [badminton player] - What about Camilla Martin? [badminton player]
Or Peter Gade. [badminton player] One of the three.
- You were so happy, Anders. - Yes. It's at your expense.
I've been drinking for the past eight weeks.
Like a pig.
We have lined up a blind tasting. It's very simple.
You must give me land, grape -
- and then it gets really hard. Vintage and taste notes.
Glass 1 is closest to you.
If you could afford a taller glass, you could sling it around.
It's obviously a runner who has poured up.
You can't really turn it around in the glass.
When I taste, I drink. Throwing it out is a waste.
Otherwise there is a bucket.
It could very well be pinot noir. Maybe from America.
Or France or New Zealand.
I say pinot noir.
Noted. It's burgundy made of pinot noir from France.
Pinot noir. I'm sincerely proud of that.
I'm also impressed. Glass 2.
It smells ... It's a young wine.
I don't know what is. I say syrah.
It's an Italian nebbiolo.
Same grape as barolo and barbaresco.
A mediocre start, but better than expected. Glass 3.
It's ...
Is that Ribena? [soft drink] Before I taste it -
- I would say it's Ribena.
That's it.
Anders Breinholt. Third glass was a Ribena from 2020.
According to my notes, it has a long aftertaste.
- Who are we going to see now? - We're jumping on.
Neel was to learn somersaults. It's hard to prove.
- I filmed it. - Okay.
The good thing is that the biggest improvement wins.
And I started really badly.
No, how scared I am!
Yes, yes. Sit down on the edge.
And then you just tilt. Arms up, and then tilt.
I need professional help. I'm going to the swimming pool.
It starts somewhere.
You can clearly see you are cracking it there.
Neel. We aren't at the finish line yet.
Let’s see how good you became at the somersault dive in eight weeks.
I'm so proud of myself.
- Nice improvement. - I didn't think I learned it.
Thank you for taking us. Who are we going to see now?
Annika Aakjær must get better at everything.
I have chosen to get better at everything. ["alt" in Danish]
A.L.T. is a ... It's a ...
It's a connective tissue massage on the face -
- which makes you look younger without Botox and knives.
I learned it at a clinic in Charlottenlund.
The first day I tried on Mark. He looked like this.
It had been a very long day.
I massaged loose for three quarters of an hour, and then he came to look like this.
I don't know why you have become so ugly again since.
You may well get one more.
Then I tried my friend, the journalist Dorte Toft, 75 years old.
I really made an effort and gave her a little too much treatment.
She came to look six million years younger.
But she's actually satisfied enough.
I've done a lot. Some bread and my favorite sweater.
I just massaged and massaged.
The pictures don't show how good I have become.
I have actually become the best at A.L.T.
You have simply gotten better at A.L.T.
- We are missing two. Who do we see first? - We must experience Habane.
He wanted to get better at the art of singing.
I can in no way sing. I have never sung.
My family is religious, so music comes from Satan.
- Oh... - You seem rather surprised.
You're fucked. I have gone to singing lessons.
- With a professional teacher? - Who said, "I can't help you."
But that was your challenge, so we want to hear it.
How do you sound after eight weeks?
- Well, uh ... Shall we try? - Yes, let's hear.
I would first like to apologize in advance.
♪ I know a lark nest. ♪ I say no more.
♪ It is found on a moor -
♪ - a place that no one sees.
♪ In the nest there are chicks, ♪ and the chicks have down.
♪ They peep, they have tongues -
♪ - and the nest is so warm.
♪ And the two old larks -
♪ - they fly close around.
♪ I think enough, they feel ♪ I do them nothing.
I have two things to say. How brave.
Great, you threw yourself into it. It deserves respect.
It was horrible. But you went into it.
You challenged yourself. I must say. We have experienced four.
Who is the fifth and final participant we should experience?
It's the well-dressed Jakob Thrane.
What have you done to become even better at badminton?
I have started badminton again. Twice weekly.
I also have proof. There I trained.
I think I have more.
It's hard to look at still images.
I would like you to test your improved abilities -
- here on stage right now.
I can see you're ready.
I'm glad you've resumed your career.
It's hard to assess the improvement by just playing five balls.
You dreamed of who you could get to help.
Could it be a man with five World Cup medals?
That would be silly. Here's your opponent, Peter Gade.
You have to occupy your half of the field over here.
Beautiful. You only have to play five balls.
- Do you want to serve, or should I? - You can serve.
Are you ready? Careful. There's one behind you.
It was ... He fell for it.
He may well use a little backing.
- So close. - Otherwise well played.
No!
- Last ball of honor. - You're almost there, Jakob.
Come on!
Who expected that? Thanks for the help.
Peter Gade, ladies and gentlemen. And Jakob Thrane!
It's been quite a journey. Everyone was better at something.
I am happy with the positive atmosphere.
That's why I'm sorry someone should get just one point.
I admire the courage, but it couldn't possibly have sounded worse before, Mahamad.
I stagger a bit, but I give two points to Annika.
I don't know how good you became at connective tissue massage.
- You identified Ribena. - And pinot noir.
And pinot noir. Three points for Anders.
It was on the extra point, but you took points from a man -
- with numerous medals. Four points.
Neel Rønholt. What an improvement. Five points for you.
What are we going to do now, Mark Le Fevre?
- See one more task. - It's a bit in the ring.
One is tempted to say that it goes a bit in circles ...
- Hi, Mark. - What do you have for me?
- What is that? - Have you seen one like this before?
It is a...
A pair of tweezers of some kind.
I think it is...
Knitting needles ...
- Should I open this? - With pleasure.
"Make the largest and most circular circle."
The most round circle?
"Biggest and most circular circle wins."
- "You have 20 minutes." - "Time starts now."
Should I do it here? No, right?
Well, that's a match.
That sounds simple enough.
I asked them to make the largest and most circular circle.
Size and roundness. Should we start with the bad guys?
You want to see Habane and Jakob, I gather?
- We're going outside. - Okay.
We need a flagpole.
We're going out on the grass. We need a lot of space.
Like that. That's damn good, Mark.
Mark! One small step for a man.
A giant leap for ... me.
I tie this up about you, and then I run in a circle around you.
Come.
We fill it with flour and sugar, and then we swing it.
Then it will make a perfect, long circle.
You have to turn around. Shit, that's hard.
There is a fire.
- Is it going as planned? - It's insanely hard.
- Can you see the circle from there? - No.
I'm just picking up a rake.
- What does the time say? - You have 40 seconds!
Five.
Three. Time's up.
A perfect circle. From above you can clearly see it.
I don't understand how this happened.
I thought it was perfect.
- You had such big plans ... - We should have changed course.
- It's easier to step on sand. - Awesome with flour and sugar.
We should have changed course. He could have trampled the sand.
I could well have used the white for the green.
- We look like two idiots now. - You have to apologize a lot.
It's close run, but a slight advantage to Mahamad.
Your circle is more circular.
Who excels at this cheap background?
We must experience Neel. Her circle reaches around the Earth.
We're going outside. We could make ...
You have a big head, but not that big.
- How big is the Earth? - It is very big.
If you made a circle around the Earth, how big would it be?
- Gigantic. - Yeah, right? Then I think ...
It is a very circular circle. Around the Earth is quite large.
You just have to say yes to that.
Thanks for the help.
Good thinking. Around the equator is about 40,000 kilometers.
Super impressive if you had made it around the Earth -
- and not around a globe, as you did.
The idea is fine.
- How big is the globe? - 88 cm in circumference.
But no, how round is it?
Now we answer an ancient question.
What do graffiti and Rasmus Tantholdt's [TV journalist] boat have to do with circles?
I need a phone, a small ant, and a wire mesh.
No, I just need to use the phone. I'm calling my friend Rasmus.
He must help me make a circle like no other.
I've got a brilliant idea.
- It's Rasmus. - It's Breinholt.
Can you be down by your boat in about seven minutes?
- I'm used to moving fast. - Well. See you in a little while.
Okay.
- There he is. - Welcome to Mahiki.
- What's going on? - I have to make the biggest circle.
- Can't you plan around? - I can make a big circle.
- Shall we do it? - Yes.
- Søren Ryge will love me. - Why?
That was a joke. [Søren Ryge Petersen hosted a gardening program on DR TV]
- Then there are circles. - We're making a little circle.
No, we're making a giant circle.
Nine minutes left!
Now we're cooking!
Now we're cooking. Come on.
Weeds, weeds, weeds.
Look there.
- Full circle. - Full circle.
There's a lot of kick!
Oh, Breinholt! How many points do you think you get?
If I don't win this one, something is wrong.
Two vastly different temperaments at work.
You obviously went for the biggest circle.
You're more modest but very careful, Annika.
- Have you made circles on grass before? - No, but I used the technique.
I grew up with a single mother in the Poor '80s. [Danish era]
We couldn't afford a compass.
When we had to do something in math, I did that.
Shall we see what you got out of doing without a compass?
- It's nice. - Shut up, man.
- What do we know about Breinholt's circle? - It is difficult to draw with waves.
We are not amateurs, so we put on a GPS.
We can see drawings of the GPS route.
It is the famous ear circle.
Shut up, he's sailing incompetently.
Listen up.
We have five bids on a circle. Let's hand out points.
Based on the two parameters, roundness and size -
- I give one point to Jakob to scratch a little in the ground.
It is more kidney-shaped, but the ambitions deserve two points.
I can see a circle, Habane. Three points for you.
The two women make good circles. Annika's is the biggest and gets five points.
Four points for Neel.
Before Mahamad's residence permit gets a new holder -
- we are missing a task here on stage.
We are ready for the final task, in which all five must compete against one another.
Mark Le Fevre, can we read the task aloud before the tabletop dries out?
- Anders, do you want to read aloud? - With the greatest joy.
"Push a drink to the Taskmaster."
"Stand on the mark, which must not be moved."
"No one must influence you. You have two attempts."
"If you spill on the Taskmaster, you will be disqualified."
- "Best pushed drink wins." - Did you understand the task?
If you have to push a glass down to you -
- have fun when it's my turn.
- I'm really good at something like that. - The one with the most points pushes first.
It's you, Neel. There is free choice among all drinks.
- It's just pushing. - I'm taking a shot.
Here we go.
Oh my God!
- Annika Aakjær. - I don't want to.
- I'm thirsty, damn it! - It's good that my father's dead.
- He wouldn't be able to tolerate this. - Crazy announcement.
Wow, how nice.
- Are you ready, Lasse? - Yes.
It was too thin.
- I'm driving it out here. - So.
Now comes the ball genius.
You have two attempts. Neel, your second attempt.
No!
I'm afraid you're disqualified.
No!
Then there is the good old Randers glass left.
You pushed it away a little.
If this doesn't go well, Habane has just won.
Either I remove the glass, or I break your fingers.
Mahamad. No need to improve the first one. Five points.
- Who's the winner of the evening? - We have the winner of the program.
Neel Rønholt.
The residence permit is yours, Neel.
She wins a residence permit she probably doesn't need.
Maybe Mahamed can win next week.
Follow along. Here are some words of wisdom -
- as I heard from a monk I had bought a swan from.
He said, "Thank you for tonight."
Danish text: Martin Schiær Danish Video Text