BBC Two's 'Only Connect' left viewers squirming on Monday night after an unexpected and cringe-worthy moment unfolded during the episode. The awkwardness began when a contestant admitted to not knowing Busted's hit song 'Year 3000', prompting all six participants to launch into a full-throttle rendition of the tune.
Host Victoria Coren Mitchell watched in amusement as the contestants sang enthusiastically, but viewers at home were less impressed. One fan pleaded, 'oh god, make it stop,' while another dubbed it 'the most awkward moment ever.' A third viewer fumed: 'I firmly believe that all contestants should be banned from singing. What on earth was that? So awkward.'
Elsewhere in the episode, fans criticised the host for accepting what they deemed a 'wrong answer'. The question involved picture clues: 'Ward in Nottingham', 'Street in Birmingham', 'Rotherham in Liverpool', and 'Livingstone in London'. The team guessed 'former mayors of these cities?', but when pressed, team captain Nick Ridgman could only name Ken Livingstone.
Victoria justified accepting the answer, stating: 'Well, I'll take that answer - some of them are still mayors, the notable thing is they're all inaugural mayors.' However, viewers disagreed, with one saying: 'They said "former mayors." That's wrong. Never should have got that point!' Another added: 'Why was that mayor's question allowed? They got it wrong. VCM just makes arbitrary decisions as she goes it should be more strict than that.'
One viewer even questioned the question's accuracy, claiming: 'That question about the mayors is wrong - street mayor of West Midlands not Birmingham, Rotherham mayor of Liverpool city region, Ward mayor of East Midlands not Nottingham.'
