After the previous weeks of semi-funny TG-Esque stuff, I was beginning to feel as if show had slipped into bland monotony.
How this episode changed all of that...
We start with the Alpine segment which gave us a genuine car review from May which was really satisfying. It reminded me very much of when Clarkson first tested the black series Mercedes, as it's not often the presenters buy one of the cars after a shoot. Speaking of Clarkson, he then did his thing with the Lamborghini Urus and also pulled off a comprehensive car review without tangenting off or being too silly like previous episodes. Hammond's section is the crowning glory and it is not often I say that. The Jim Clark segment evokes so much passion and emotion for cars and racing, that any petrolhead will be left speechless.
I know the Grand Tour has blown hot and cold with the quality of its episodes, but this exposed really did feel like one of the best.
It almost makes me sad that this show won't have a studio element anymore. The big films never really do it for me, whereas the history stuff like the 'Ford vs Ferrari' at Le Mans and the Lancia rally team's WRC feats always seem to blow me away. This episode just supports that feeling.
How this episode changed all of that...
We start with the Alpine segment which gave us a genuine car review from May which was really satisfying. It reminded me very much of when Clarkson first tested the black series Mercedes, as it's not often the presenters buy one of the cars after a shoot. Speaking of Clarkson, he then did his thing with the Lamborghini Urus and also pulled off a comprehensive car review without tangenting off or being too silly like previous episodes. Hammond's section is the crowning glory and it is not often I say that. The Jim Clark segment evokes so much passion and emotion for cars and racing, that any petrolhead will be left speechless.
I know the Grand Tour has blown hot and cold with the quality of its episodes, but this exposed really did feel like one of the best.
It almost makes me sad that this show won't have a studio element anymore. The big films never really do it for me, whereas the history stuff like the 'Ford vs Ferrari' at Le Mans and the Lancia rally team's WRC feats always seem to blow me away. This episode just supports that feeling.
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