I wonder when or if they'll realize they're not - and will never be - Top Gear. FG was at it's best when it was a bit dry and informative... The show had it's strengths that set them apart, but now it's just a poor imitation.
I really had my hopes up for this season as they got rid of mr Clueless, but I'm sad to say it's not getting much better at all... They just made VBH's lines even more annoying instead, which is almost worse since we know she can (could?) be a good presenter.
If I was to get my way, they'd go back to the nerdy "old" FG and just let Ford handle the comic relief. Stop trying to imitate TG and go back to being FG ffs... we liked that! This just isn't funny anymore
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My 2c on the episode itself:
Good stuff: Tom Ford (as usual). Although the old Lexus bit was pretty daft, it was better than what the other presenters could come up with. The cafe transitions are stupid and unnatural no matter who's doing them.
Bad stuff: Everything else (as usual). I usually enjoyed Plato's segments, too bad he's not getting any airtime. Tiff also used to be fun to watch as he really seemed to enjoy driving... but lately he comes off all cocky and his parts seem - to me at least - like meaningless ego trips.
That new guy can be good at times, but the Smart bit was just too much of a rip-off... I actually felt embarrassed watching it.