Destination X viewers left frustrated as contestants miss 'obvious' clue

Some viewers shared their surprise during the latest episode of Destination X as two contestants struggled to decipher clues provided by host Rob Brydon. Fans reacted on social media to the scene that aired earlier this evening.

The BBC show, which sees contestants tasked with guessing their location as they tour Europe, continued tonight with its fourth episode. The group had to figure out that they were now in Austria, with them given various clues throughout, which included several references to the Sound of Music.

Lyrics from songs featured in the musical were given during a challenge on a hillside towards the end of the episode. It saw the eight contestants split into two teams, with Daren and Chloe-Anne designated as the team captains.

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The other three contestants in each team were faced with three questions as they worked their way up to their team captains, who were stood at the top of the hill. Each correct answer would provide the team captain with an audio clue, whilst wrong answers would lead to red herrings instead.

Both teams answered the first question correctly, but Daren and Chloe-Anne, who were wearing headphones, were left confused by the clue provided. Destination X host Rob gave to them as the first clue: "To yieu and yieu and yieu".

Neither of them realised that he was speaking a lyric from the song So Long, Farewell. Daren said: "I'm lost at what it means." Chloe-Anne said in her own confessional: "This is like nonsense. How am I gonna remember nonsense?"

The second clue, given to both team captains after their teammates answered another question correctly, was instead a reference to the song Do-Re-Mi. Rob was heard saying through their headphones: "Mi fa so. La ti do."

Chloe-Anne reacted to the audio: "I thought it sounded Italian." Whilst rival Daren was similarly confused over the clue, with him saying in his confessional afterwards: "Again, it's just all jumble-bumble. I don't know what it means."

The third clue wasn't given to Chloe-Anne as her team incorrectly answered the last question. Daren however was played audio of Rob saying: "Doe add ear. Doe add ear." The contestant reacted: "Now it's all starting to clump together, isn't it?" He added: "It's obviously the Sound of Music, innit?"

Once reunited with his teammates, Daren shared with them that he was certain the clues were referencing the Sound of Music. Chloe-Anne however didn't do the same whilst speaking to her teammates following the challenge.

During the game, some viewers shared their surprise that the contestants had struggled to recognise the references. One person wrote on X: "IT'S NOT NONSENSE IT'S SOUND IF MUSIC LYRICS WHY DO THEY NOT KNOW THIS?" Beside a laughing emoji, someone replied: "I'M SHOUTING AT THE TV TOO."

Another viewer said: "Are they deliberately being thick? It's quite blatantly The Sound of Music lyrics." Someone wrote at one point: "It's a song in The Sound of Music." One fan said: "Italian? Have they never seen The Sound of Music?"

Sharing their thoughts, another viewer reacted to the scenes: "I'm so offended they haven't clocked the lyrics of Doe A Deer." Whilst another fan wrote tonight: "Lyrics to do re mi from Sound of Music people, COME ON."

Destination X continues next Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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