Top Gear Episode 2 Live Discussion

Right, episode one wasn’t too popular, can ep two bring turn things around? Let’s find out!

05 Jun 2016

Right, episode one wasn’t too popular, can ep two bring turn things around? Let’s find out!

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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oh no evans has invaded extra gear 😢

Was much better than last week. The first film with the 675LT seemed a bit not yet there, but in the right direction. The Africa video however was pure entertainment from start to finish. Adding the guests to the cars really worked out, Seasick Steve really made Chris likeable. He was a lot quieter and calmer, and I think he came across less nervous. Even the RallyX car segment was watchable with Damian Lewis. Much improved from last week.

Much better than last week, but I’m still not sure about the rallycross section.

I actually really liked this episode. Much better than the first episode

Idk about you guys but I think Top Gear has become much less about cars, and made to be liked by the general public. It really gets me, the fact that very much attention is paid to detalis unrelated to the grand theme of things at Top Gear. Starting from the way Matt and Chris dress (not wanting to speak about their voices and/or acting, I believe that topic has been elaborated), it’s far from the minimalistic approach the old trio had. As much as I wanted Top Gear to be good, I am now disappointed.

“Idk about you guys but I think Top Gear has become much less about cars, and made to be liked by the general public” - To be fair to the ‘new lot’, it had become very much the same under Clarkson and co. They used to joke when they’d ‘made an entire episode actually about cars’, remember!

Chris Evans on Extra Gear is good, he’s GOOD!!

Exactly my thoughts. He wasn’t shouting, he wasn’t screaming. He was giving an honest and true opinion about the car, was entertaining and the segment was good! Seeing his emotions like that really made me see his love and appreciation for cars, which is what I think people want. He just doesn’t do that on Top Gear. He’s trying too hard on Top Gear, but if he just settles down and acts like himself like he did on Extra Gear he’ll be liked a lot more and improve the show.