Destination X Leaves Viewers Puzzled and Divided
BBC’s new game show Destination X , hosted by Rob Brydon, was launched last week with plenty of buzz. The concept sounded intriguing: contestants travel across Europe in coaches with blacked-out windows, trying to work out exactly where they are based on a series of clues. But as the episodes have rolled on, enthusiasm seems to have waned for many viewers.
This week’s fourth episode had the remaining players tackling another round of challenges, travelling to an undisclosed location in Austria. Clues were sprinkled throughout the journey, but a key challenge involved references to The Sound of Music . Contestants were split into two teams with captains Daren and Chloe-Anne, each receiving audio hints whenever their team answered quiz questions correctly.
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The first clue — “To yieu and yieu and yieu” — was a playful nod to the song So Long, Farewell . Neither captain picked up on it. Chloe-Anne dismissed it as “nonsense,” while Daren admitted he was completely lost. The second clue quoted Do-Re-Mi : “Mi fa so. La ti do.” This, too, went unnoticed, with Chloe-Anne thinking it sounded Italian. Even the third clue — “Doe add ear. Doe add ear” — left them puzzled until Daren finally pieced it together, recognising The Sound of Music . Chloe-Anne never made the connection, which proved costly when the group learned they had actually been in Salzburg, not Vienna as she had guessed. That mistake saw her eliminated.
Social media lit up almost instantly. Some viewers were frustrated, openly wondering how the contestants could miss such obvious cultural references. “It’s Sound of Music lyrics! Why don’t they know this?” one exclaimed, while another joked about shouting at the TV in disbelief. Others accused the format of being slow-paced and contrived, saying much of the screen time was spent on drawn-out games just to earn a single clue.
Still, not everyone was negative. A portion of the audience praised the variety of contestants and the travel element, enjoying the mix of personalities on the bus. Some even credited Rob Brydon’s hosting as the highlight, though a few argued that his serious tone didn’t quite fit the lighthearted potential of the concept.
This week also brought a twist — the return of some former contestants — but it wasn’t enough to sway all the sceptics. Comments ranged from calling the show “boring” to admitting they were “rapidly losing interest.” Whether the show can regain momentum remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: Destination X has become as much a guessing game for viewers about its future as it is for the contestants trying to work out where they are.
The next episode airs Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One, with fans — and critics — ready to see if it can win them back.
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