Destination X

This is a spin off of Traitors, It is not working and it is not because of the format. I cannot explain it, it is simply not there. I am on episode 8 and will certainly see how it plays out, but I really just don't care. It is not the contestants, I think the challenges and definitely Rob is not the right person to front this show. Claudia is a big reason why Traitors works and Rob is not suited to this. It needs a better anchor.

Starts with an OK premise but is totally undermined by nonsensical rules and challenges.

There are challenges to win clues, but what is a real clue and red herring is more or less random which makes it meaningless to do the challenge. Some of the challenges give a clue of where they are at that specific moment which may be 100s of Kms from where they end so again, totally pointless to find out.

It's all just convoluted nonsense, there's a moderate bit of intrigue around interpersonal relationships and whether players share clues but they're all duplicitous but then also seemingly annoyed they've been lied to?

Skip this, it's a stinker.

Reality tv isn't meant to be high brow, it's meant to keep you locked in for an hour, and this does just that.

Bit of Race Across the World, but of the Traitors, and beautiful scenic shots.

Fun to guess along with the game, try and solve the puzzles, and just get overly involved.

Some annoying character types but you can't win them all with reality tv.

I had high expectations of this show. Rob Brydon, travel and a bit of Traitors-style intrigue, but it falls very short of the mark.

There is a distinct lack of jeopardy throughout the show and each episode culminates in the map room where everything is decided... which is essentially a game of Geoguessr. As a viewer, the results of the map challenge are quickly glossed over and someone is just thrown off of the bus.

The play along element via the website is good, but you don't see where your guess ranked against the players... again, the guesses the players make are almost hidden.

Clues are either very vague (who on earth knows where the locations of replica Statue of Libertys are?) or blindingly obvious. And it's really difficult for the viewer to play along at home because the narration gives far too many additional clues.

Then there's the tasks. I feel second hand embarrassment watching Rob Brydon going through insanely complex rules of silly games. It feels like a comedy skit akin to Numberwang. I tend to just switch off.

I expected more than the show delivered. I'll watch to completion, but I rarely abandon a series half way through, but after 4 episodes I've not built any excitement into what happens next, I'm just counting down to the final episode to see who wins.

I really wanted to like this. But it is just not good. There is no logic to it, the whole premise of the show is flawed. There is no real tension or excitement. And the producers keep introducing new rules which undermine the entire competition, presumably to make it more interesting but it actually just makes it unfair on the players who are succeeding at the game. Avoid this one.