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I'm still on the fence about GT. While it's nice to see the old trio back, it seems to still be pulling in some of the bad habits of Top Gear. It's great there's no SIARPC, but its mocking replacement is just as annoying and bad. The worst part is how scripted the challenges/trips have been so far. Top Gear was at it's best in the older seasons when a cheap car challenge results in a car genuinely looking like a clunker. I'm sure many of these bits were scripted in, or at least nudged along, but it still felt like it flowed together without feeling jarring. So far, everything just feels forced and absolutely scripted.
If American not-Stig didn't talk, I wouldn't have an issue. He's genuinely an impressive race car driver IRL, but the stereotype is fucking annoying.
Actually, the wort part is how close to Top Gear they're trying to make it without actually calling it that. Change it up. Do what Top Gear USA shifted into and have only episode long challenges or races or something. (Side note, TG USA actually became quite watchable when they switched over to that format.)
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