[@delamar3411]

As an Electrician, this is literally what we do while trying to identify unidentified circuits.

[@jojosteel3399]

So what's the easiest way

[@vanessahow]

nah mate that sounds tiring, kudos

[@zigrakudo4092]

@@jojosteel3399 you get someone to flip the switch or have them check the surroundings while you do the flipping.

[@kamilosxd678]

don't you have this buzzing thing that lets you trace wiring within walls?

[@venoltar]

Yup, just hook up the cable tracer at the switch, then test each point until it triggers, still takes ages though. It gets real fun when it turns out the wiring was actually damaged in the walls cannot even complete a circuit anymore.

[@cdname47]

I think Alex was so shocked by James actually saying hello to him, he couldn't stir himself to action as fast as the others

[@BassWakil]

But Rod Gilbert was right: the switch didn’t do anything. The statue is manually moved when it’s flipped to make it look like something happens but nothing does and Rod worked that out by looking at the wiring.

[@philthyw]

Wrong. The switch made Alex move the statue, doesn’t matter if it’s wired up or not. Every time it was flicked Alex had to move the statue, therefore the switch did do something

[@BassWakil]

@@philthyw The switch doesn’t make Andrew do anything. That’s like saying waving in semaphore on a runway lands an airplane.

[@philthyw]

@@BassWakil have you watched this show? Not everything is literal, you have to think outside the box 👌🏼

[@MrNikeNicke]

The task is "work out what *happens* when you flick the switch on", not "work out what the switch does"

[@evelovesdogs5176]

@@BassWakil Andrew???? His name is Alex XD🤣

[@ScrappyCoCo0]

The fact that Alex was standing outside should have given them enough of a clue.

[@Xhadp]

Yes, but this is taskmaster where the contestants can be clueless as a bat. So it doesn't matter how much clues you give.

[@MerkhVision]

Not necessarily, because since there was an electrical switch you were lead to believe it had to be something that a switch could activate electrically and would have nothing to do with another person’s actions. It was really quite tricky!

[@jaymercer4692]

Yes but it’s easy to say that when you know the answer. But I reckon Rhod would have noticed that, had he left the room to look around a bit

[@MastaDRD]

@@MerkhVision That's not it. Him being outside means he can keep an eye on it and know exactly when they figure it out. Whatever it was had to be in Alex's view.

[@josemaria8177]

I'd say this was Acaster's finest hour on Taskmaster

[@ximbabwe0228]

He even said hello to Alex!

[@CosmicTeapot]

Beg to differ: at one point, he did hoist his underwear on the tip of a stick from the bottom of a pit.

[@kerrilikesllamas]

There was the episode with the blue book as well. And we can't forget the tower episode.

[@lukeellis6094]

@@CosmicTeapot I think 3 or 4 of them did that so it wasn't exactly a creative solution.

[@namayra299]

No, the treasure hunt scream was the best for sure. He dominated that

[@jenelaina5665]

The gulf between James and Rhod's approaches is just amazing when you think about it. A hat tip to the excellent casting in each season.

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎

[@jianalexander1359]

Jian Alexander

[@kehlercreations]

Kehler Creations

[@Tessunia]

I think this was the first and only time when James acknowledged Alex

[@English-Sparta]

I noticed that too. Surprised I’ve only just noticed.

[@boniakarlo]

I mean, there is an unwritten rule to ignore on stage the fact that the creator, author, mastermind and cohost is Alex. But since for a better result he casted himself as a support charachter, everyone play It like that.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@boniakarlo No they mean James Acaster never says “Hello, Alex” when most everyone else does. But this time he did

[@JosephJPratt]

James’ only “Hello Alex” at 6:15

[@jenelaina5665]

Oh fantastic catch

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

@@jenelaina5665 Was about to say the same! James must have switched he's head off.

[@commentsforthealgorithm1740]

I wonder how far into filming the series this was recorded. And what did Alex think

[@kisbie]

It’s different because it’s Acaster who initiates the greeting this time. Pure power move.

[@tryskacz]

i just heard it and was like nooo waaay :D

[@trueblueranger6]

My theory is that since it was the ONLY time James said hello to Alex, Alex helped him discover it quickly by being deliberately slow.

[@davidstorrs]

I'm confused by the ending and hopefully you'll straighten me out. I thought that the switch activated a turntable that made the statue rotate, but that's clearly not it because Alex was rotating it by hand. Did the switch not do anything except signal Alex to rotate the statue?

[@Srade2412]

@@davidstorrs that's is exactly what it did but without Running like James did you wouldn't be able to figure it out so just saying it moved the statue is sufficient

[@andrewgehling6566]

Little Alex Horne is a robot: programmed to do what the taskmaster requires. The switch merely turns him on and off to do Gregg's bidding

[@nedcurfman3486]

@@davidstorrs Munya? Is that you, thinking they installed both a manhole AND a turntable?

[@Bree_999]

@@davidstorrs the switch was probably Bluetooth connected to Alex's tablet and he probably got a notification that alerted him. That gave him the cue to move the statue. Or a camera crew person who was outside with Alex was watching the camera feed from the lab and gave Alex a signal whenever it was flicked. Those are my two guess on how they were able to pull it off

[@Tasz_]

James was actually the only one to state what the switch actually does, it operates Alex. 6:36

[@TheNitroG1]

Actually Rod was right. the switch it's self doesn't actually do anything.

[@korenna123]

​@@TheNitroG1yes I feel like he should have gotten credit for that

[@b_jeweled]

@@korenna123 He has

[@SLCclimber]

This might be my favorite task. I think it exemplifies the best qualities of a taskmaster task. It’s super creative, cheeky, and light hearted.

[@jenelaina5665]

Also one it would be easy-ish to recreate for a at home version (just need someone at the switch to text you) which a) I always love I got a list going and b) is a good benchmark for a great task.

[@monhi64]

Hmm kinda interesting I felt the opposite, seemed anxiety provoking because you really have no clear way to tackle it. I think that’s a few said it was their least favorite task

[@jacetaneneko_vt]

@@monhi64 i wouldnt go as far saying its the *least* favourire task.

[@closeben]

I think you’d enjoy Taskmaster New Zealand. Very creative and varied tasks.

[@leaffinite3828]

​@@monhi64 probably least fun to do, but very good entertainment

[@egalomon]

Wait is this the only task where James actually says "hello" to Alex? And even compliments him on the task?!

[@C_M_1998.]

He also complimented Alex for "predicting and getting predicted by other contestant" task.
I think he says something along the lines of 'What a good task!'

[@stephaniewaters1777]

The diversity of tasks is really key to this show. No formula to learn, just a series of hindsight realisations that don't serve in the next puzzle
{Insert cliche advice about what to do with the unexpected}

[@bobbyhornback5138]

Wow

[@allbusinessop]

Urgency hahaha

[@foureducks1248]

(Well expect it... duh.)

[@teresae8437]

@@foureducks1248 expect the unexpected, bebe, to quote James Acaster 😂

[@endyender1703]

Plot twist, the window next to the switch looks out to the statue and they could’ve looked out at any moment.

[@GreenRazzles]

Thank you James Acaster for turning off the tap

[@kaldo_kaldo]

A lot of people here think they're geniuses but no, "what happens when the switch is flicked" does not mean there needs to be an electrical effect. It doesn't say "what does this switch control" which would be nothing. But when the switch is flipped, Alex rotates the statue, even though the switch isn't actively controlling the statue rotation.

[@alt_milhouse7338]

@ 6:15 if you listen really close, you can experiment an audio hallucination. You will think that James greet Alex but as we all know, its not the case. Funny thing

[@simis4390]

Jacaster & his fast long limbs nailed this one.

[@adamplace1414]

Season 7 is still my favorite. Every episode had some classic moment, and every contestant was a riot.

[@ryanjohndavies4092]

I don't know if it's just my taste but I have found that every 2 seasons (or odd season) is usually a classic with a good amount of moments.

[@medievalist]

Amazed Rhod actually got a point. Greg's been a bit meaner on the marginal points in later seasons.

[@EarthlyEden1]

Rhod was right, the switch never did anything, Alex did.

[@BalrogQuote]

@@EarthlyEden1 The task wasn't to find out what the switch did, though, just what happened when it was flipped.

[@sweetssandbox3526]

In this series he seemed to give Rhod a lot of leeway and points for outside the box thinking. They are close friends so maybe that’s why lol

[@acolytetojippity]

there was 100% favoritism at work, Greg and Rhod are good friends and Rhod was getting a bunch of points he shouldn't have been.

[@themug406]

@@EarthlyEden1 It made Alex move the statue

[@pmatous]

To be honest I was expected a bit that someone such as Rhod or James will grab a hammer from the shed, smash the switch a responds "nothing happens, because this switch cannot be flicked, it's broken" :-)

[@Ashok102x]

I cant believe that Rhod didnt insist on winning after it has gotten clear that The switch really did do nothing since Alex was the one moving the statue

[@lisahenry20]

But the switch caused Alex to move the statue

[@SulixD]

100% agree.

[@DerfyRed]

@@lisahenry20I guarantee you if someone just ran inside to pretend to flip the switch he still moves the statue, it does nothing, it’s not like it could be hooked up to Alex directly or something

[@lisahenry20]

@@DerfyRed the camera guy was in the room and could have let Alex know when someone flipped the switch. Or the sound guy. Or Alex was watching the camera footage of what was going on in the room.

[@mariem5027]

It’s like that episode of Friends when Rachel and Monica move into Chandler and Joey’s apartment, and they can’t figure out what that one switch does

[@slothfulcobra]

this is just the most bizarrely mean Rhod has been on any task

[@maraebrynda4755]

notice all the contestants turned off the tap when they realized the switch wouldn't?😂

[@Griexxt]

Well, the most obvious thing that demonstrably happens when the switch gets flicked, is that it changes position. It's maybe an incomplete answer, but it's factually true.

[@superfactorial5717]

Thank you Connor and Garnt

[@RuNoMai]

I'm a little disappointed that nobody just went outside and asked Alex "What does the switch do?"

[@icturner23]

In the Danish version of this task one of the contestants unscrewed the switch from the wall to show that it did nothing.

[@worstuserever]

First thing I would have done; the task only forbade removing the switch from the room.

[@adamryan977]

Well the switch still did something. Because whether you unscrew it or not, when you switch it, the moderator moves the statue.

[@benjammin9471]

@@adamryan977 that's not the effect of the switch, that's the effect of someone's action causing someone's reaction

[@icturner23]

@@adamryan977 I agree that in the British case it would make no difference but I don’t know whether the Danish wording was equivalent or more like ‘What does the switch do?”

[@icturner23]

A thing I liked about the Danish one was that although the assistant Marklefevre also just did something to an object in the corner when the switch was pressed, he was in a room full of lights, so they were really led into thinking it was one of those. Like Rhod, though, I think the one who focused on the switch itself maybe never even left the room or thus saw the assistant at all.

[@xjjtvx2533]

Would've been amazing if the catch was that the switch did completely fucking nothing and they just got stressed for an hour for no reason but for our entertainment 🤣🤣

[@theREALtabitha.]

it didnt do anything tho-

[@zemja]

Would have been a good task for only one person.

[@Ghlain]

Wish this show was in the states. Thanks for putting it up on youtube. It really brightens my day.

[@markpolo97]

Apparently they did do a U.S. version. UA-cam's concensus is that it's bad. (One ultra-feminist comedian, one "scream obscenities" comedian…)

[@hq_FiRE]

The US has to ruin everything with jumpcuts, screaming, and made up drama.
Hoarders, Gordon Ramseys' shows, and Taskmaster, the US versions are bad.
And I'm American haha

[@broccolee4328]

Is this the first ever task James actually said hi to Alex?

[@RogunK]

You would think that the guy who decides if the challenge is over is standing outside and not in the house, that whatever that switch effects, is outside.

[@eschybach]

Can we just repeat all these contestants again? Such a great season.

[@PiastTorun]

Everytime you flick the switch a member of your familly dies, ordered by those most related.

[@English-Sparta]

This has to be the best group

[@seanmcmahon6510]

Honestly, one of my favourite seasons. Acaster is hilarious

[@LittleJingle]

"The switch makes a clicky sound - done" It does something else too, but with the logic of taskmaster, I guess this wouldn't be a wrong answer?

[@breannamorice3749]

Shout out to that bit of lint on one of the camera lenses in Rods run

[@johndenverfan]

First Time James Says Hello To Alex

[@RedSkysAreOnFire]

I've got an electrical switch that turns the water off, its one of those that squeezes a crystal that produces enough electrical power to turn the mains water off during a power cut.

[@xrealx369]

hands down best season

[@soundgal_sine_qua_non]

One of the easiest ways of narrowing things down is to say "Where is Alex? He's probably by the thing."

[@MitchCyan]

This is like a Resident Evil puzzle.

[@SensationalBanana]

Best ever season cast. I wish they'd reprise their part in a future show!

[@icturner23]

I agree. There have been many great contestants but this lot have such distinct personalities and there are so many classic tasks thanks both to design and their performance.

[@jenelaina5665]

This was easily my favorite (5 a very very close second) until New Zealand Series 2. The casts are almost always a great balance but damn those 3 checked all the boxes imho.

[@bradensorensen966]

My guess in the middle of watching the three first contestants: “the switch changes positions.”

[@hobbybugs1286]

Just sits there on a wall and does nothing by itself

[@tero2444]

The switch sent a signal to Alex, who then rotated the statue. The switch signaled Alex. Nothing else.

[@jamesflames6987]

It took me a while to realise the state of the switch is probably being relayed by someone monitoring the camera feed.

[@Vector-th8dr]

You know, if you think about it whatever effect the switch has would have to be near Alex. If they had realized that, if would have been a lot easier.

[@icturner23]

Yeah, even if he wasn’t physically doing something there had to be a reason for being where he was.

[@Jehty_]

@@icturner23 I would have guessed that the reason for him to be in that location would be to not give any clues.
So his location would be a "neutral" location.

[@hihi-nc6xm]

@@Jehty_ the most neutral location is with the switch tho

[@Alresu]

@@hihi-nc6xm Only if you assume the thing happening will not happen in the room. Which was not a given information.

[@claiminglight]

@@Alresu Being outside the room was all but given information. In the instructions they were told "you can't move the switch from the room". If that isn't the biggest hint in the world, I'm not sure what is.

[@John_Demarco]

Does anyone else remember playing the video game Myst? It was basically this.

[@noatrope]

Maybe they should have tried moving the slider.

[@earthstar2493]

This was a fun show

[@freddawson6803]

when rhod turned the other switch off, did alex still get the signal?

[@offydannerson8049]

We need a show like this in Germany. I'd fancy it a lot!

[@Game_Erica]

In Finland we have a Finnish version of it, but I must say that it's nowhere near as good as the original UK version!

[@KiraFriede]

They apparently recorded some episodes, but never released them.
Atze Schröder was the Taskmaster.

[@gardenlover9663]

If you want to watch more, seasons 2 and 3 of Taskmaster NZ are on UA-cam.

[@thatsthespirit3523]

Das hab ich mit auch schon gedacht! Wir kopieren irgendwie nur Formate die entweder Schwachsinn sind (meiner Meinung nach natürlich) oder in Deutschland nicht funktionieren..

[@zawadala]

The POTS sign from a season 5 task is in the shed, a little easter egg :)

[@jenelaina5665]

Good eye!

[@EarthlyEden1]

Technically Rhod was right as Alex turned the statue, not the switch. If someone ran in and out without even touching the switch Alex would never have known.

[@Alresu]

Not necessarily. It might be that he got intel on when the switch was flicked and only moved the statue after getting a signal.

[@EarthlyEden1]

@@Alresu the switch still did nothing. So that is irrelevent.

[@Alresu]

@@EarthlyEden1 The task read: "Work out what happens when you flick the switch". The switch is not required to do anything.

[@9nikolai]

@@Alresu But what if they never flicked the switch and they still noticed the statue moving?

[@Alresu]

@@9nikolai That's what I was aiming at with my first reply: It is quite possible that he did not move the statue unless the switch was flicked. In that case the statue would not move unless someone flicked.

[@implodinghippo]

Trash taste podcast is the reason I'm here

[@CinJyxxe]

I really thought Rhod was going to do my immediate instinct - smash the wall and see where the wiring goes. I feel like they've done more destructive things on this show to that house before, although I could be remembering a completely different show.

[@fredfondler7281]

I thought one of them was going to say that what the switch does is make a 'click' sound when switched

[@emapleskacova4335]

4:49 the way james physically folded made me laugh so hard

[@mayathepsychiic]

James's little floor tap at 4:49 is fucking adorable

[@vincentvega9863]

At the start of the clip, I thought if I was doing that task, I'd have gone to find Alex and asked him to repeatedly flick the switch...but then obviously he wouldn't have been able to turn the statue around so I'd probably have still lost 🤷🏾‍♂️😩

[@THENOOBSUPER]

Should have taken the wires out and confidently said "This Switch Does Nothing"

[@tiraichbadfthr6454]

watching any other season of taskmaster falls so flat after James and Jessica

[@AK8901]

Rhod Gilbert looks like that statue of david beckham

[@Pure_Skillz]

I've played enough video games to know that the knight statues always moves, sometimes it's gears, sometimes it's ghosts, but it will inevitably move.

[@saucesauce9668]

Suprised noone just snipped the wire

[@rhubarbdedubarb4232]

2:53 the red strap looked funny

[@TheBehm08]

This one’s brilliant cuz all the electronics are on lol

[@ryanperea3432]

I love she just has a shirt with mac and cheese

[@STS232323]

I love her mac & cheese shirt

[@rachelx04]

I would have asked Alex 😂

[@Paul-A01]

If he was just moving the statue himself, the switch wasn't really doing anything!

[@dagroseren]

I think the name of Olli/Ollie is nice, since the assistant of the Norwegian Taskmaster is Called Ollie

[@mojojojo560]

I would have ripped out the wiring and exclaimed that the switch now does nothing

[@Abhothra]

Is that a orginal Greggo* I spy with my little eye in the "Assignment room"
*If anyone has a better pun on the combination : Picasso and Greg Davies....Pray do tell.

[@medievalist]

Gricasso?

[@z0uLess]

I would have commented on the video and then ran out and see if the switch was on

[@4whomittolz846]

I would have said "it makes a clicky noise" and stopped the clock.

[@pillbugm8914]

Rhod was so close to being right but he just didnt care enough to think outside the box

[@BB8enjoyer]

6:55 caught in the act

[@NaHBrO733]

"Work out what happens when you flick the switch on"
When you flick the switch on, Alex will turn the statue, it doesn't matter if the switch is actually connected to anything. Brilliant wording.

[@Broockle]

what a twist
they never automated that circuit
In a way the 4th guy was right, it really did nothing 😆

[@johnkelly3549]

Hang on. If the statue needed to be moved by hand, then Rob was right about the switch doing nothing!

[@Gwydda]

As many have pointed out in the comments here, the question is "what happens?", not "what does the switch do?".

[@FumiTheSillyGirl]

I misread the title and think i need to go to church

[@WitheringAurora]

I mean, why didn't anyone question WHY Alex was outside?

[@U.Inferno]

Im going to be real, I would have torn the wires off/out of the wall since the only caveat is the switch itself couldn't leave. Switches are just ways to safely complete a circuit, but you could by all means complete it manually.

[@morcsorba1195]

Anyone knows the artist of the picture at 1:55? thx

[@gardenlover9663]

I hope Carrie learns or has learned that life is fantastic. And that giving 100% to a task can be quite satisfying.

[@scottpearson5424]

The only time in the whole series that James said hello Alex!

[@lardy149]

I'd argue that Rhod was correct in saying the switch does nothing as Alex isn't powered by the switch

[@RHTQ1]

Bangs the switch with a hammer till it breaks off, tho leave it in the room. See? Nothing happens!

[@nigeljohnson6069]

What happens when you flick the switch? A clicky noise.

[@Soloman_Gumball]

In hindsight. No Alex when reading the task, standing in middle of the lot outside. He had to of been a part of the answer.

[@Dim4323]

James Caught alex

[@47Jaspers]

So how did Alex know when to turn the statue? I suppose a cameraman or stagehand in the room signaled him somehow, but how could they do that without tipping off the contestant?

[@simontay4851]

He just turned it when they went back in again after coming outside. Alex turning the statue had nothing to do with the switch - they just had to go out and back in to give alex time to turn it.

[@Elwaves2925]

There was a camera in the lab with the switch. Alex probably had that video streamed to his pad, then hiding it to show the timer when needed.

[@vinhbui1858]

May be the switch sent a notification to Alex's tablet or phone?

[@Elwaves2925]

@@vinhbui1858 That's also possible.

[@1Dreamking]

@@simontay4851 So if they never switched the switch and went back out things would change no matter if the switch was flicked or not. Nah they have to have some kind of notification system to Alex if the switch was actually switched or not. I'm guessing a live feed of the video somehow. =)

[@zelloxy]

Isn't this a re upload?

[@Xerdoz]

Why didn't they just have a rotating platform for the statue?

[@matthewparker9276]

Too expensive.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@matthewparker9276 They've used rotating platforms for some stage tasks, but my guess is it would be too obvious and visible

[@Aveeabobia]

he shouldt have got the point, not because he was wrong, but because he took back his answer and kept playing with the switch

[@mclarenrob2]

get well soon Rhod !!

[@FinlayDaG33k]

6:31 would have been even funnier if he *didn't* flip the switch here.

[@broccolee4328]

I would deliberately take a whole week to do the task and not turn off anything. The taskmaster is going to be so pissed at Alex when he sees the utility bills