Air date: 26 February 2015
Obstacle fails:
Who went on to the third stage:
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| Source: kanal5play.se |
And total passes in semi final 1 & 2:
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| Source: kanal5play.se |
Once again I'm confused: will Henning and David lose their places if more than 5 people pass in the next two semifinals? That's how this image makes it seem, but it also specifies that they made it to the final, so I'm not entirely sure. My guess for now is that Kanal5 is deliberately showing us them in the order that makes the episodes the most dramatical, and that the people failing the course didn't know they made it until the end of the day. I mean, it makes for better TV, doesn't it?
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Chriss & Ell commentary:
First out is our fave Bernhard Dalsheim, who delivers the line "I'm gonna take it slow, 'cause I'm very out of shape" (which isn't true, he has a lot of muscles, but clearly not much endurance). Sadly, Bernhard failed, but he told us in Japanese that he'll be back next year. We hope so!
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Konstantinos Tzaos tells us his approach to Ninja Warrior SE; "I'm gonna pretend the water is lava", which reminds me of this tweet:
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| Source: https://twitter.com/oskimonster/status/563460693287268352 |
Translation: "Super course? The Swedish version is just slightly harder than Musical Chairs, for crying out loud!"
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Daniel Sköld, the competitor who failed the Hang Glider (interestingly I can only remember that it happened once in the qualifying round, but we've seen two do it in the semis), is at least going all out on his ninja look. Inspiring dude, truly inspiring.
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| Source: Kanal5play.se |
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David Marberg, who failed the arm rings but still got a spot in the final/third stage, got the nickname "The Swedish Chuck Norris" ... well, you can guess why:
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| Source: Kanal5play.se |
The Swedish commentators of course found this hilarious.
Adam Alsing: "Mårten, how do you think the real Chuck Norris would handle the Jump Hang?"
Mårten Nylén: "Ehh, I don't know."
Adam Alsing: "No, because the question is really HOW WOULD THE JUMP HANG HANDLE CHUCK NORRIS?"
I mean that comment isn't super-funny, but he sounded so fucking proud of himself for pulling it off that it is without a doubt the funniest commentator moment so far.
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Martin Lindh didn't get the greatest time in this ep, but as we all know, as long as you finish, you've still got a chance to finish the course, so we're not counting him out just yet. Especially not given his line of work ...
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| Source: Kanal5play.se |
Chriss: "Oh! A fireman! He should wear orange pants."
Do that next time, Martin, and you'll be our fave.
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Camilo Lattof sadly didn't make it, but DAMN, that guy is still the only person in Ninja Warrior SE who has good technique on the Spider Walk, and that's a good enough reason for us to like him. Though naming him the Swedish Speed Demon was a bit much ...
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We end with commentator Mårten Nylén saying that anything can happen in Ninja Warrior and he is absolutely right. That is one of the reasons we love it so much.
