Honestly with how the run had already gone by that point, I just knew that he was going to fail the fog roll. It was just narratively perfect at that point.
Also on team Ben, it was really sad watching him get increasingly resigned as the episode went on. I hope they catch Sam quickly and he gets one final go :)
Really? He gave them extra info (the reflection, the current and the rain) in the cheap photos, just after finding Sam from extra info left in a photo answer. That’s not simply luck. Only the photo pop-up was luck. And maybe the fog dice roll.
Also being overconfident and visiting the museum instead of looking for a hiding place early was another costly error. Good video but failing to get the game basics done first.
He may not have noticed the rain, but it’s not really clear that he could have done anything different even if he had.
They have a time window in which to send the photo back and he was right by the station (revealing to the audience where he was, by showing a name sign). The rain clouds on the radar didn’t look that big, and the UK is very often a changeable “don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes” country, so waiting a few minutes may have made it less obvious.
Maybe there was no hiding spot good enough, but now we’ll probably never know.
Oh no, its a 51 minute episode…
Phew. That’s the layover, not the episode.
Oh no, its a 41 minute episode…
(I’m not mad at the short episode, I’m just a team Ben fan, and he didn’t have the best of luck his last run)
Honestly with how the run had already gone by that point, I just knew that he was going to fail the fog roll. It was just narratively perfect at that point.
Also on team Ben, it was really sad watching him get increasingly resigned as the episode went on. I hope they catch Sam quickly and he gets one final go :)
Really? He gave them extra info (the reflection, the current and the rain) in the cheap photos, just after finding Sam from extra info left in a photo answer. That’s not simply luck. Only the photo pop-up was luck. And maybe the fog dice roll.
Also being overconfident and visiting the museum instead of looking for a hiding place early was another costly error. Good video but failing to get the game basics done first.
He knew about the reflection problem but there was no way to avoid it. And the current is just a feature of…the river. He had to photograph the river.
He may not have noticed the rain, but it’s not really clear that he could have done anything different even if he had.
And to be honest I doubt he could have gained a huge amount extra if he had found a better hiding spot. Maybe an hour or two if he’s really lucky.
They have a time window in which to send the photo back and he was right by the station (revealing to the audience where he was, by showing a name sign). The rain clouds on the radar didn’t look that big, and the UK is very often a changeable “don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes” country, so waiting a few minutes may have made it less obvious.
Maybe there was no hiding spot good enough, but now we’ll probably never know.