All the magicians were very entertaining this time, especially the first three, even if they did not quite rise to the level of "mind-blowing". The Penn & Teller trick at the end was their famous bullet catching routine, the highlight of their Vegas show. And the one magician that fooled them was not playing one of the stupid "meta-games" (doing a trick that can be performed in a number of ways so that P&T are left with a multiple choice). He took an old trick and did something special with it. So it is pretty much a near-perfect episode within the premise.
However, I feel there is a psychological element in play here. In all the previous episodes, when the camera cut to Penn during the presentation and right after it, he looked bored. Which is kind of contagious I guess. But in this episode he was laughing and having fun. I don't think it was a matter of the participants impressing him more, but of the producers telling him to quit being a party-pooper who sabotages his own show! If the main character of the show is not having fun, why should we?
Please keep up the positive attitude, Mr. Gillete!
However, I feel there is a psychological element in play here. In all the previous episodes, when the camera cut to Penn during the presentation and right after it, he looked bored. Which is kind of contagious I guess. But in this episode he was laughing and having fun. I don't think it was a matter of the participants impressing him more, but of the producers telling him to quit being a party-pooper who sabotages his own show! If the main character of the show is not having fun, why should we?
Please keep up the positive attitude, Mr. Gillete!
