I've seen Edmontask a few times now and unfortunately the Tuesday August 18 show was one of the weaker ones.

I thought hard about why that may have been and I think the first few tasks were unfortunately quite weak - i.e. Sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider Backwards", "Keep up a balloon while an egg is under your chin" and "Cut a Donut perfectly in half".

As a big fan of the UK series, these tasks were weak as they were a bit simplistic and didn't generate the ability for contestants to have varying approaches. By comparison, the final task of "Throw a Surprise Party" worked great as it was open-ended - sparking numerous "off the wall" attempts as contestants were able to show off their creative juices. I also note that all tasks took place "on set" at the Orange hub. I would have liked a touch more variety in location as previous shows have had.

Some other minor critiques are while I think Ethan is an OK Taskmaster, I think someone with a better ability to improv would work much better. (Is Julian Faid available?) He doesn't really offer much to the show in his reactions to task performance and isn't a good enough foil for Victoria so they don't generate much humour as a pair. It would also benefit from more diverse contestants (Age, ethnicity etc..) - as they tended to all behave quite similarly as "theatre kid archetypes".

Lastly positives: The production value is excellent and that has massively improved. The venues was also a superb choice. Camera work also outstanding.