First off I'm back from my long vacation and just finished watching the last three episodes
While watching this episode I thought "Thank you guys for a proper Top Gear episode" and I got the feeling they wanted to show us that they still can be an entertaining car show
Now to the episode, I gave it a 9 just because it was the only proper show this season (except for bolivia special). In a "normal" season i would rate it 8, because it was solid and good... nothing more, nothing less...
LFA review: Fantastic review and somehow a very cool car except for the lexus badge and the price. The post production on this film was quite nice, but the illustration style effects could have been a bit less.
News: Yes Yes Yes... Thats how it should be... Just what I want, the right balance between information/facts and comedy... Please continue the news like this next season... I hope the NOT cargeeks weren't too bored
X6 review: Great and creative review. I liked the bits abroad a lot, because it was something new and nicely used...
SIARPC: I thought he was quite interesting. Not the best guest ever but not bad either... BTW nice that jeremy announced that there will be a new SIARPC car next season
Insignia review: Nice review but felt a bit stretched at the end. I think they could have done it a bit shorter and included the cool wall this episode as a "filler"
Awards: To be honest I don't care too much for the awards, but car of the decade was spot on!
During the studio bits I got the impression that they were low on energy and quite tired, but nothing too dramatic.
@Top Gear:
More of this next season, this felt like classic TG and I had a nice laugh after this one! Their are lot of cars out there waiting for you guys to be tested and take your time and a deep breath before starting shooting for the next season...