raccoonfan69

I've seen every episode of Top Gear a million times, and loved every one. I liked a couple specials of The Grand Tour, but by and large it didn't do it for me. I found it on the whole to be overproduced, forgettable, and lacking the magic that Top Gear had. With that being said, I couldn't think of a better way to conclude this show and the car-related TV content of this trio.

They kept it simple in this special in the best possible way. They went back to their first special, referencing their other specials along the way, without it being an entire episode of "hey remember this!" nostalgia-bait. Things were referenced but not milked, and gone were the (in my opinion) silly, unfunny, drawn-out comedy bits that plagued most Grand Tour episodes. This special was what everyone loved about the material these three produced; it was three great friends driving cars around having a great time and bringing the viewer along for the ride.

There weren't even any challenges in this one, it was just them driving and enjoying their time. This one is pretty low energy but not in a bad way. They're all old men now (except Hammond who will be 39 forever). They're winding down - this is the end.

Another thing I appreciated was it wasn't a sappy tear-fest; none of the three even shed a tear outright. I'm sure their tears have already been shed, or will be some day in the future (as James alludes to with his bag). This special was everything it needed to be, nothing more or less.

Towards the end of this special, Jeremy says he hopes people had a laugh and that they enjoyed what the three of them have made over the years. We sure have Jeremy, James and Richard. Thank YOU for 22 years of magic.

Every problem that was present in the first season is still a problem in this one. Not one aspect of this show has improved - the only thing I can think of as a positive for this show is the music. Everything else is mediocre at best.

Who is this show really for? It feels like a YA novel brought to life, and is executed like an incredibly high budget community theater production. Is it for children? The material is not presented with any sort of gravitas. The only dark thing in the show is the footage itself; I have all my lights off and curtains drawn and can still barely see what's happening on the screen for the majority of these episodes.

Still super cheesy and melodramatic, the actors are hamming it up, but I can't really blame the actors when the writing is so poor. This show was (for some insane reason) placed in the hands of people who had no experience writing or running really any show, let alone the show with the biggest budget of any show ever, and it's incredibly apparent.