Look, Clarkson, May, and Hammond had their issues (incredibly racist), but if you skip their hate-filled, disgusting, pathetic, racist tirades, they had chemistry and could be funny (again, it's extremely hard to look past the horrible things they've said, and their absolutely disgusting outlooks on non-whites completely ruined any positive opinion I had of them, specifically Clarkson and Hammond). But if you can do the mental gymnastics, or are quick enough with a remote to fast forward, they put out an enjoyable show that not only reviewed cars with a hint of comedy, but did interesting challenges and journeys (usually just feet away from a highway, despite being filmed to look like the middle of a desert or jungle).
Then Clarkson was fired for being just an awful human, and rightfully so. The others walked out in support (supposedly). They need to grow as people before they should be allowed back into society, and their other show proves that they are tired, redundant, and should be retired. The Grand Tour is just about awful, but... even their new show is a masterpiece in comparison to the horrid, trite, and unwatchable new hosts. Specifically Chris Evans (who was quickly let go), Paddy McGuinness (which I thought was just a racial slur because he's Irish), and Flint Whateverwhocares (seriously, who cares?) are just painful to watch. They are not remotely interesting, knowledgeable, or worth watching.
Honestly, Matt LeBlanc, Rory Reid, and Chris Harris did it for me! They weren't quite as close as CMH, but they were good enough! Rory gave a great, young perspective, LeBlanc was refined and funny, and Harris was a true professional with an in-depth knowledge. They were all witty and worked well together. LeBlanc left because it took too much time and he valued family time over show business, and no one can fault him for that. In fact, I respect him even more based on that. But they needed to replace only him, and could have done so seemingly easily with the vast amount of talent in the world.
Unfortunately, they replaced Rory Reid as well for a reason I can't fathom... Both of these two new, good hosts were replaced with absolutely who-cares-who-cares-who-cares-who-cares people. Their only personality traits are being utterly unintelligible and irritating. Go away! Please! Please go away! I couldn't even get through any episodes with them. I tried, every single new episode I honestly *tried* to watch. But can't. They are irritating, boring, try-hards. Fast forward to the Chris Harris' test drives because that's all that matters anymore. Otherwise, it's unwatchable, utter garbage.
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