i can't agree with either one of you, for starters it was not energetic, no interesting things were going on at
all, and most of all. the final scenes were a bit too soft for a season finale! i can't see why you both say it
was a great episode?!
i've watched them all, e05 and e07 were the two worst episodes i've seen yet! (sic!)
i understand what you mean and i agree about episode 5, i actually slept through that one and this
whole series was really slow. nothing really crazy happened and the challenges were mute and no
crazy trips - but we are in a recession and cutting costs, especially in an expensive show like top
gear, makes sense.
about the ending, it -is- top gear after all and clarkson just driving with soothing music isn't
exciting at all. i was getting really restless until he started his rant of the vanquish v12 being
the end of an era. then it dawned on me as to what happened and it became clear to me: it was his
recognition that this series wasn't the best.
in the end - and you are obviously free to think otherwise - he was admiting it wasn't a great series so
he gave me what i want the most out of top gear. lots of that gorgeous rumbling of a massive motor
and a cruise down on beautiful road - nothing more and nothing less - top gear minimalist.
imho, if it was supposed to be drab and boring, they would have put may or hammond in the car and
not have ended the series the way they did cutting into clouds.
ahh, i can agree with some of your points. although i do miss the wild trips abroad and things that
i am frankly shocked can be shown on television, i appreciated after all of the madness to have a
sane tv series albeit a short one. even though some of the content throughout was dissapointing, we
finally saw jeremy clarkson put on his serious face in the season finale. for me that was a complete
twist which we haven't seen before and for that reason alone i really enjoyed the ending.
i agree with previous comments about this season not being a good as others. however, in top gear's
defense, perhaps we have all got a little spoiled by some of the epic seasons. even a slower season
like this past one is still far better than almost any other tv series. i do hope they get back to
more of the 3-way competitions. those are always fun.
i don't know of any other program - especially in the usa - that can match any aspect of top gear.
i love the fact that they are often not politically correct and blatantly so - without apologies.
so refreshing!