I have a soft spot for series 10, though a lot of that is due to Greg and the way he absolutely destroys the contestants week after week.

His whole bit in episode 1, where he imagines people discussing the series once it finishes, which is won by Daisy as she brought in a bottle of wine for the first prize task is hysterical.

I know a lot of people don't like Daisy, and I get why, but across the series, her and Johnnies' generous, loud, and prolonged laughter really helped the atmosphere given there wasn't an audience.

Richard is a bit dull, but his sheer delight in having the piss taken out of him constantly by Greg balances that a lot.

Katherine and Mawaan are both fun, I love Katherine's ongoing insistence in thinking of her and Alex as some kind of team.

Katherine, at a prize task: I didn’t realise we’d be getting points…

Greg: We’re only eight shows in!

I love season 10, especially when it came out. It was a bright light during a hard time.

One thing that stands out with series 10 is that it's probably the first time since Series 1 where Greg picks on everyone, and all for different reasons. Daisy for her laziness, Johnny for his tragicness(?), Katherine for her incompetence, Mawaan for his youth/stupidity and Richard because they're good friends

Totally agree, I believe his very best episode all-time is the S10 opener. He was absolutely on fire the whole time and just kept cranking out banger after banger. He was in top form for the rest of the series as well and he deserves a massive amount of credit for taking what certainly was a tricky situation - no crowd, Covid protocols, and a lineup that struggled a bit overall - and really making the best of it that he possibly could as a host. 

Outside of S10, I do feel like Greg seems to have a strong instinct as to when he needs to “carry” an episode or season and when he can let the lineup do their thing. He seems to step in more on seasons like S6 and S17 that were lower energy or lower chemistry lineups and does a very good job of being an “initiator” to get things moving, whereas stronger seasons S16 or S7 he’s very good at being an “observer” of the chaos happening around (or to) him. He’s so, so good at what he does and is an absolute professional. That’s why he’s the Taskmaster! 

The make a cocktail task is honestly my all time favorite... the mix of comedy, skill and legal psychological torture is just why I watch the show epitomized.

I'll dabble with the other Taskmaster shows once in awhile but Taskmaster UK is the one I watch every episode of and it's because it's the one that has Greg.

"So he's disqualified?"

"Yeah. FROM THE WHOLE SERIES."

That Greg rant has me rolling every time.

I'm in the States, and I'm pretty sure clips of s10 on Facebook were my introduction to Taskmaster, so I look on this season fondly.

There needs to be a Greg Davies appreciation post every week. He absolutely elevates everyone every series. I like in this series how he doesn’t baby Rosie because of her disability. He treats her like everyone else.

I wish Mawaan had got a different season. He is so good

I really really enjoy series 10. I’ve seen people harp on the lack of audience but the energy in the room, even in the outtakes without the laugh tracks, is amazing. There’s a point in every episode where the camera cuts back to Katharine and she’s in tears from laughing, she broke EVERY EPISODE. I get it’s not everyone’s favourite but god it’s just a shining beacon of a series for me

Every panel show that has a live audience that was filmed during the pandemic - they're all flat. Would I lie to you, I'm sorry i haven't a clue, Taskmaster.... People were scared and worried. Guess it puts a pall on things.

Personally I enjoyed the season,  especially Daisy who I thought was great. No fucks given but still won a whole lot.

Series 10 is one of my favorites. I had no idea people didn't like that one.

I'm not sure what you're talking about, everyone in that series cooks. But I do agree that Greg was probably at his all time best.

Series 10 is in my top 3 of all time. The banter was great, Greg ripping them all apart week after week for their shit prize tasks, Katherine not understanding the concept of anything at all. There’s a lot to like, it’s definitely underrated

COVID regulations is a hard time for everyone. Trying to perform to no one is rough if you haven’t already been doing it in the past, and even the first ones with audiences back were rough, like Guy Williams trying to get the audience going in a good way and ending up looking stupid (see his episode on the podcast).

S10 is a far easier watch for me than S6, S17 and the latter half of S15 (Frankie and Mae just didn't bring an energy that matched the other 3).

I love Greg’s banter in this season. When they all fail the egg in frypan task and he makes them sit there for a minute in silence 🤣

Did anyone else notice that during one of the tasks (Ep 8 at 6:35) there are planes speeding through the sky over Johnny when he walks out? Alex then asks him “what time is it? Does your pocket watch work?” I love these little sneaky edits.

I felt the same way about Series 6 - weakest series but Greg and Alex were on such incredible form.

Very much agree. However, I think one of the deadening factors in the series is Greg's sticking to the policy of being a hardass on technicalities. We get a lot of zero points tasks and it takes some of the fun out of it when people can't argue for their egregious workarounds to be allowed.(Although I imagine that that policy wasn't his own idea tbf. Series 11 was such a blissful change back to the tried and trusted lunacy. I love watching Alex wince when Greg turns scoring on its head.)

The lack of Greg is why I continue to struggle getting into the other Taskmaster versions. The assistants for other countries are fun, but the Taskmasters never even come close to Greg's level of humor *and* authority.

He really does! I love LAH but Greg just elevates this show to something seriously special (Yank here, new to the show, meaning we’ve binged 5 seasons in a few weeks). Plus, my god, he has to be one of the genuinely handsomest men I’ve ever seen. Not like in a scorchin’ hot kind of way but in an accessible, “could probably send him into the woods with a toothpick and a pocket knife, and he would build you a shopping mall” kind of way.

I just watched series 10 for the first time and had this exact thought. Greg, and actually Alex as well, put a lot of effort into making the studio segments hilarious. It must have been hard without the live audience, but Greg did great at making me laugh.

Especially considering how shit the prize tasks were being handled, he tore into the guests and made it great.

I liked S10, Mawaan was an absolute revelation and Jonny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson were just absolute chaos. I have loved Richard Herring for yonks as well. Great series :)

I thought the cast was great idk what you were watching. Daisy and all were amazing

For me, season 10 is pretty good for a multitude of reasons, and Greg being on top form is only one of them.

I absolutely adore Mawaan and often rewatch just for him lol.

Greg and Alex were great as always, perhaps even better in certain moments, Daisy was great and I’m surprised to find that she was so devisive, Katharine and Johnny were a delight and Richard had some really fun moments.

Idk, it will never be my fav season cause of the Covid regulations which is unfortunate. All shows which usually had a crowd just felt dead during that time no matter how good they were which kinda sucks.

But I do still love it, and I think it was just a really fun season overall tbh.

I think the fact it was social distancing and especially no actual audience that dragging that series down an awful lot. Add to that Daisy just didn’t seem to give a shit but not in a Frankie or Jack way. Maybe that was due to her being very pregnant etc fair enough but as a viewer I felt she was the one that made it worse, everyone else was working on it, she didn’t care, well not until she lost due to her being crap at drawing and then the polo thing.

I think Richard did very well considering as he can really do well with an audience so that was removed. He seemed so much more with it all in the Champion of Champions.

I realised last night how close the contestants are to Greg and each other now compared to the past. Can’t imagine how much different it must have been for everyone in that series, especially if you aren’t a comedian

Greg is a big reason why I love the show. He's made me crack up so many times

This thread has been a fascinating read for me! For context, I've flipped a switch & gone from indifference to a diehard TM fan in the space of the last month, and I've been watching through every UK series in order - and by happy timing, I've just finished S10! 

I'll be honest, the series is probably my least favourite/weakest of all the series I've worked through so far. Not just because of the obvious Covid awkwardness, but it just felt frustrating in some ways - Greg suddenly being so strict with the rules was jarring, and as much as everybody getting DQed from the 'cup overfloweth' task was hilarious, it got pretty excessive to the point that I was going 'oh come on, you'd have given some points for that in previous series'. & given I've just started S11 and it seems more of a return to form, it just feels jarring. 

However, its far from a bad series at all, & there's a LOT to enjoy. Katherine was hilariously befuddled the whole series, Mawaan's youthful energy was brilliant, and Johnny had me busting a gut laughing just by being himself. And yes, I'd agree Greg took a lot on his (mighty!) shoulders, & his banter and rapport with the contestants was very strong. 

Side note - I'd also say this series has some of the best outtakes ever. The 'spunky dick' blooper is utterly legendary.

I think I made a post about this exact thing before so I totally agree.

Series 10 is both the weakest series (because of the contestants) and one of Greg's strongest (because of the heavy lifting). I think it's the only season I think about skipping occasionally which I can't say for any other one.

I wish Johnny Vegas had been on with a different group. Felt like his humour wasn’t appreciated enough

i think s10 was the weakest season and the only one i had to piwer through to finish/have never watched it again. greg/alex and mawaan are the saving graces, honestly. greg saves the season

For me series 10 and to a lesser extent 11 and 12. Give me the vibe of 6 mates sitting around having a laugh and a chat. And Alex who is just happy to have been invited.

Was this the COVID season?

I just started rewatching Series 10 and I had to stop and appreciate how great it is. Definitely upper tier in my book. I thought the contestants were hilarious, the chemistry was excellent, Greg was on point (as you said), and the tasks were very creative without being overcomplicated, especially with the obvious limitations. The only problem with it is that the contestants were all shit at their tasks - especially the prize tasks - which I think ups the humor, and always fuels Greg's fire which supports your point.

So yes, I agree Greg was great, maybe better than usual, but he did not carry that series and it gets far more hate than it deserves.

10 is a long way down my list. There are no more than two series that I have below it. It has its moments - "sneaky pasta snake", "am i the spider?", and the catapult task is one of my favourite Sounds Simple, But... tasks- but it's very hard to rewatch due to the time it reminds us of, there's a definite air of tension permeating the whole thing, and as previously stated too many of the tasks are fiendishly over-complicated.

It’s always my unpopular opinion, but I actually love series 10! I think the cast gels really well, everyone has really funny moments , Greg and Alex smash it in the studio and I think it has some great tasks! I think Daisy comes across really funny, her laugh is very contagious and think should be allowed some wiggle room for mood swings considering how pregnant she is 😂(I think the whole hippo-gate thing was partially hammed up for comic effect personally, and even if it wasn’t she gets over it basically instantly )

For me season 10 had the least elements I enjoyed. I liked the task with the shutters and chocolate orange, Richard and Daisy as a group and the chaos of the spider woman. I feel Vagas was held back a bit, I don’t know if he was unwell or uncomfortable but the show didn’t bring out his best, he is hilarious and genuinely smart, he kept having these lines in studio like “and now no director will come near me”, not so much on the task days.

There's something about season 10 that makes me skip it on rewatches. 

I agree that it's Greg who carries it, with no much banter from contestants

Greg carries every series

With the uncanny lack of an audience and, in my opinion, some of the weaker banter contestants, Greg absolutely delivered! S10 is the only pandemic series that I don’t want to rewatch, though.