The season finale is here as we bring you our Top Gear Season 30 Episode 4 review.
Freddie, Chris and Paddy confront the male midlife crisis by buying the perfect sports cars for ‘gentlemen of a certain age’.
Back at the track, Chris tests out the raucous new Toyota GR Yaris hot hatch
It’s very strange how this Series 30 was reduced to four episodes, very strange indeed. Certainly not the big Alton Towers finale of series 29 and being such a monumental 30th season you’d think the episode would go out on a bang.
It didn’t.
Don’t get me wrong the episode along with the series has been superb, the chemistry, the cinematics, the comedy and more, the 30th season has been a hit but it feels like it had only just begun and now it’s ended.
I have absolutely no idea why it was cut short but this last episode was a bitter pill to swallow.
I wasn’t invested in what I was watching for a good proportion of the episode and the format stayed very similar to other more sluggish eps.
Only 20 minutes in of what is supposed to be a season finale and it feels like a mid-season segway.
To add insult to injury Chris shows off a Toyota GR Yaris and tries to justify the ridiculous price that puts it out of every logical person’s decision to purchase.
Whilst the road trip segment was a nice easy watch it just felt very samey and didn’t have that unique selling point or comedic value until right at the end of the episode.
The wet suits come out and the comedy follows but nearly 50 minutes into the episode it feels too little too late as this Season 30, yes you heard me correctly, a milestone 30th anniversary season goes out with a whimper.
Top Gear Season 30 Episode 4 review by Sean Evans
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Quite a sad end to the season as not only has it finished in less episodes than I was anticipating but there was no big gesture, no grand finale, just a regular show that felt very mid-season and a bit lethargic at times.
Completely detached from the previous episodes that have been a thing of beauty..
