4 Things That Made The Latest Grand Tour Episode The Best Yet
Much to the anger of the entire Internet, I’ve had pretty mixed feelings about The Grand Tour so far. For various reasons the first episode didn’t grab me like I expected it to, and the second episode…well, that was just a bit daft.
But episode three? Hot damn, that was the Grand Tour I’ve been waiting for. Here’s what made it brilliant:
1. The road trip
I’d argue the best bits of the Clarkson, Hammond and May era of Top Gear were the big road trips, and Grand Tour ep three had one hell of a road trip at its core. Three very different cars - an Aston Martin DB11, Rolls-Royce Dawn and Dodge Challenger Hellcat - some stunning visuals, loads of engine noise and great humour. Exactly what we want to see from those three.
2. Conversation Street was genuinely funny
So far we’ve had the sense that the trio aren’t yet entirely comfortable in their new studio environment, but in episode three everything felt a lot more natural, and the banter was spot on. Particularly in conversation street, which was genuinely funny. Even if Hammond’s anti-Nissan Juke face will give me nightmares.
3. No American
Judging by the comments we’ve had so far, TGT’s unfunny Stig replacement - The American - has been poorly received for the most part. So we certainly didn’t complain about having a break from him this week…
4. An explosive finale
If you cast your mind back a few months, you might remember Jeremy Clarkson was reported to have demolished his house to make way for a new, larger property. Using explosives. As we expected when the ‘bet’ about the Holy Trinity was made during episode one, the demolition was something that’d been cleverly woven into the series.
So, the episode ended on an actual bombshell. Top work.
What did you think of the episode?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Thank you for the spoiler, sorry I have been busy and don’t get paid to watch it and spoil it for the rest of ct
You know that you could’ve just waited to read the article and watch the Episode instead when you found time…
Is it me, or did Richard Hammond resemble an angry chihuahua when describing the Nissan Juke?
Does anyone else feel the stars dying is slightly repetitive?
I’m sure we will see something different soon
I don’t mind though, how they die is funny as hell lmao xD
The BBC’s lawyers threatened legal action if they invited celebrities onto the Grand Tour for interviews or timed laps, so it’s a bit of a humourous nod to that.
Honestly Im glad they keep ‘dying’ so they dont do a boring 10 minute interview
We are back in business people!
Is anyone else feeling like this series is too scripted?
It’s always been scripted, but I do think that the first episodes have seemed quite scripted. The 3rd episode seems the least scripted in my opinion and the closest to the ‘old days’ of Top Gear.
Top Gear has always been scripted
It was in my home county of Yorkshire and I had no damn clue til I watched it :(
Hellcat sound in tunnel is just brutal! And this episode is best so far!
Loved the episode, I would actually give the episode a solid 10/10 it was funny, had serious discussions about cars and was overall excellent. I think this is due to the boys being properly comfortable for the first time. And on a quick side note someone who went to my school is now one of the producers for it which is cool. Hopefully she doesn’t get punched by Clarkson though lol. jk.
the american pisses me off…
with that weight its obviously that the cars are slower… and he praises the american cars -.- pfffff rubbish..