My reaction was "WHOA, Hugo lost the beard!" He looks a lot younger now because of it, though. Nice coverage, though - just when you think they've forgotten all about it, it sneaks in at the very end!

slaps the voice-over guy for his "Wyatt" flub

I like the "whoosh" noise that Broadsword used for its credit at the end of the episode.

Hello, my name's Chris, nice to see you all again. For the record, I like pussycats.

Those are great - thanks for making me laugh!

Sure, I'll sign up.

All I can remember of the Fun House theme is:

"It's a whole lotta race where anyone can race"

And I doubt those are even the correct words!

But I enjoyed Fun House when it was on ITV. Me being ten years old and all...

Your sig gave me an idea - you have to have Mogdred appear and be really over-the-top - like, DEMANDING that they quail!

People walking into walls is always fun.

Do something with the pole that Majida uses to call people in - have her whack Treguard with it accidentally-on-purpose (could be a running joke there).

Put a Pot Noodle on the clue table as food, and make the dungeoneer have to find boiling water to make it with!

Treguard appearing out of the walls, like he did in S1 and S2 - he could have punch-ups with the wall monsters, or other people appearing from the wall.

Hiya Jenna - it is Jenna, right? - and welcome to the forum! It's always nice to have ex-contestants in this place. I wasn't on the show myself - I was a little young.

does calculations

Let's see... I started watching in S5, that was 1991, and I was six years old - therefore I was nine years old in S8 - I don't think it had crossed my mind to apply, at that point, even though I had three very good friends who could've been my advisors...

"You're in a small room. At the end of the room is a shiny crown, on a statue. Walk forwards..."

"Now, pick up the crown."

BONG!

"The bells, master! It's the end of the series!"

"I'm sorry team, we must recall Brian. Spellcasting..."

Mogdred in S3 wasn't very common - about three appearences, I think.

The S4 really young team - the male advisor had PINK TROUSERS. Sorry, but that's the fashion no-no of the last century.

The episode a couple of days ago, with that team in the dice room.

Treguard: "You may have to take a gamble..."

Advisor: "So, what do you think...(etc)"

Treguard: "You gamble on a dice..."

Advisor: "Aim for a six?"

Treguard: "Just have a go!"

I think Treguard would've spellcast E-X-P-L-O-D-E on them if they had continued.

That's because they're not actaully "walking" during the Eye Shield sequences - they were pre-recorded and inserted into the quests as needed. That's why Treguard sometimes seemed very urgent when telling the teams to "hold up the Eye Shield!" - because they had to make it seem like the shield was providing the images.

Heh, I have a GSCE and AS-Level in Media Studies, and all my lessons have taught me to be a little too critical over the years. Though it's handy sometimes, I do tend to spot things that other people don't.

I remember Treguard's "in the wrong order" bit - I always interpreted it to be "backwards", for some reason.

Leo's team seem to be having a rough time, don't you think? There were a great number of very close calls during their quest, and it was only by the skill of the advisors that Leo got away unscathed.

Merlin's chamber provided a great hazard - at least one team has met their defeat in the vast pit, but Leo's dance of doom defied all the odds. Did you see how close his foot came to the edge? If it wasn't for the step taking effect, I think he would've toppled in. And stepping onto the new tile was no less perilous.

Merlin's SWORD spell is generally offensive - though the team paid heed to his advice and used it to gain Hordriss's respect. He was acting quite malevolently throughout the quest, appearing as an evil portent on the wall in a Level 1 chamber, and threatening to dispose of them on the bridge. His hand was raised, and they'd even started up the "death" music, before they made the decision to Spellcast. But, Hordriss is a powerful mage himself, and could've quite easily removed the sword if he'd been hellbent on finishing the team off. Perhaps, as Treguard thought, respect was the key?

Oh, and by the way, chaps - unless you were spellcasting SROWD, your dispell command wouldn't have had any effect, and Leo might've taken a blow to his Life Force - at that dangerous level, I'd surmise it'd have been fatal. You must've impressed the crew so that they let you off. Other teams weren't as lucky, with the crew insisting on perfect spelling.

Since when has it become a rule that you can dispel other people's spells if you've once used the same spell yourself? I suspect Merlin would've gotten rid of it himself if they hadn't, but it was getting very close to him, and they had no choice. And again, the person who conjured the sword must've been a poor speller too - "Spellcasting: SROWD! Whoops, wrong spelling... Oh, it worked anyway. Good for me!"

Of course, once they'd answered the Gargoyle's question incorrectly, they were dead. IMO, I think that the Gargoyle is the best wall monster I've seen - it has Golgarach's threats, and the Series 4 door monster's general gloom and dismay ("Oh dear..." etc).

Well, there's my two cents.

I thought Leo's joke was pretty good...pity he messed it up so much, though.

...And I can't remember it, despite having watched the episode yesterday...

My philosophy is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" - but I'll try experimenting with colours... hold on...

http://www15.brinkster.com/kmforum/pop_config_help.asp?mode=colors

Check out my admin help window. I have that large list of colours to choose from - please help me choose!

And yes, the forum can be signed up to, and it works.

Check "We need a social forum" topic for info, but I'm 'entering' my board (created in the last hour and a half, no less).

http://www15.brinkster.com/kmforum

It's rudimentary, and I'm still experimenting with fonts and colours. Illusion, what font and size do you use for this forum?

Series 4 ended on Friday, I'm afraid. Challenge show one episode per day - weekdays at 6pm and 11.30, and weekends at around midnight (it was midnight on Saturday when it's normally 12.30). Check Challenge.co.uk for scheduling info.

They were really young, weren't they? Pickle even said so at the beginning of their second episode.

But...age aside...PINK TROUSERS!