neutron
Well-Known Member
So, what do you think?
I'm rating this 5/10 because the first 30 minutes of the episode were excellent. The Quadrifoglio review is one of the best reviews Clarkson has done, and it is probably biased by the fact that it's my current dream car. The opening studio bits and the conversation street was really well written and enjoyable.
But then the coral reef film started and after that you can safely turn off your TV and do something better with your time. What was a silly little joke that could have worked for a tiny 10min segment, was somehow stretched out as the main clip of the episode, taking almost an entire half of the runtime. Predictable gags, overexagerrated and flanderized caracters coupled with a boring subject matter made getting through this segment a pain. In addition, the CBC + the obligatory "football vs. soccer" debate was awful.
I'd say that this episode is a perfect representation of what Grand Tour is. This episode is exactly 50% greatness and 50% bullshit, and Grand Tour overall has had 5 great episodes and 5 rubbish ones.
I'm rating this 5/10 because the first 30 minutes of the episode were excellent. The Quadrifoglio review is one of the best reviews Clarkson has done, and it is probably biased by the fact that it's my current dream car. The opening studio bits and the conversation street was really well written and enjoyable.
But then the coral reef film started and after that you can safely turn off your TV and do something better with your time. What was a silly little joke that could have worked for a tiny 10min segment, was somehow stretched out as the main clip of the episode, taking almost an entire half of the runtime. Predictable gags, overexagerrated and flanderized caracters coupled with a boring subject matter made getting through this segment a pain. In addition, the CBC + the obligatory "football vs. soccer" debate was awful.
I'd say that this episode is a perfect representation of what Grand Tour is. This episode is exactly 50% greatness and 50% bullshit, and Grand Tour overall has had 5 great episodes and 5 rubbish ones.