SAS Who Dares Wins - anyone watching?

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Back tonight at 9pm!

To be honest, as soon as she went on about being an Alpha - I thought hmm, let's see. Those who big themselves up like that normally end up in tears all the time.

Now me, I know my limitations!

Yes, i appreciate pride comes before a fall but I think there is value in emotional intelligence and the problems in the world are largely caused by the macho, competitive culture demonstrated on this programme! It is certainly a pressure on boys and it's ashame.

They will focus on emotional intelligence too. That's where the ones that are massively physical and you think are going to pass fail. When they start being interrogated.

If you didn't watch last year a lad who was quietly spoken and didn't look old enough to be out on his own was one of the three winners (along with a woman) as although he did manage the physical stuff ok he was amazing when it came to being a prisoner and how to manipulate the captors.

I have mixed feelings about if women should be part of it - not because they can't do it but still - I'm uncomfortable with the one to one combat etc however last years 'mole' was Petra Malm who the others clearly had respect for and is amazing if you follow her.

Never watched the show before, but an ex-colleague/friend of mine is on it this year. I'm watching open-mouthed as to why anyone would want to put themselves through that. Amazing to watch though.

Anyone still watching?

I was riveted by tonight's episode. Carla is just amazing.

Oh Carla had me in tears, what an inspirational woman.

And I’m not picking holes but I didn’t think Ant Middleton was SAS, he is a former soldier who served highly in various regiments. My understanding is Mark and new Staff Jamie are the only ex SAS members.

Ant was in the SBS rather than the SAS as well as the Paras and the Marines.

The undercover guy Jamie is the main reason I'm watching..

I love Foxy but Ant is vile - he seriously assaulted a two police officers, one of them a female officer which is why he spent time in prison.

Bloody love this program! Nothing better than sitting on the sofa all warm watching them suffer!

There’s even less news about the SBS than the SAS. I remembered that the SBS were in a news story, but it’s taken me ages to even think up the right words for a google search. Just over a year ago, there was a ship that had been hijacked by some stowaways in the Channel. The SBS were sent in at night, they asked the captain to switch off all the lights, they fast-roped down from a helicopter and used night goggles. Captured all the hijackers, and the crew were safe. Probably took them less time than I’ve done to type this.

I agree, fishonabicycle - comfy chair with plenty of snacks for me, rather than all that cold and wet.

Oh goodness undercover Jamie really is rather marvellous isn't he 😲

Sorry just on catch up - Carla is amazing

Carla is a machine - totally phenomenal! I'm in awe and she seems like she'd be a good friend in real life too!

I've not watched previous series before so loving this as a newbie!

invisible you’ve got some fun on catch up then ! I also liked the bear Grylls’ french foreign legion series when he was pretty young. Full of awe for what they lit themselves through and what the ds have been through. Carla is amazing - like her a lot.

Anyone still watching? Final episode tonight.

I've been trying to make notes and I've got the following still in:

1 James
6 female
8 male
9 Kim
15 Carla
23 Eloise
25 Chris

I guess numbers 6 and 8 won't make it through.

Thought it such a shame 15 was removed for not running down the hill the fastest when tasks 1 & 2 she beat the other lady,

I really enjoyed this series, but I've really enjoyed them all! I was gutted that carla didn't progress beyond the final 4, as she did so well on the carrying your partner task and on the hill climbs. What a woman.

I agree, what an inspirational woman Carla is! Ex Olympian rower, Mother of 4, ages 40+ and beaten breast cancer. Amazing performance. I thought she should have passed (and Kim who was a mighty force too!). It exhausted me just watching

I really did feel sorry for Carla. She was outstanding all the way through. But she did look almost wiped-out on her last exercise.

Of the two finishers, I did like James, but not so much Chris who clearly still had a lot of anger. But I suppose what the DS were looking for was that anger that could be used in a real-life dangerous situation.

I had watched some time ago a BBC(?) documentary series that interviewed some ex-SAS people, and made a note of what one of them said:

"You have to have control. But when it’s necessary, and only when it’s necessary, act with extreme violence, professionally."

I'm not sure Carla, despite all her strength and determination, could do that; but Chris possibly could.

My dad's friend was SAS. He served in the killing fields of Borneo.They throw you out of the Services when you're 55. I'll always remember him coming round to mine after he'd signed on one week, despondent. "They only teach you how to kill people" was the comment that sticks with me.
When he died they gave him a fabulous funeral at Hereford.

I've recently discovered it. Watched all the previous series on catch up. Am reading Ollie Ollerton, Janes Fox and Ant's books now. Riveting. I love the emphasis on emotional and mental strength. Often there are huge muscle bound blokes who don't last very long and it's the quiet ones who finish.