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This episode showed that cars won't be at the center of every episode. It certainly didn't have the same meaty car content the first one had. So I understand the old fans of Top Gear would certainly find this episode lackluster but this show is not Top Gear 2. It's not even a proper car show. It seems to be more about Jeremy, Richard and James talking, doing car stuff, creating hit and miss comedy and playing high budget short sketches.

With all that in mind, if you are expecting a full on car show than this episode is the best proof that you are likely to be disappointed. However if you were expecting the trio being themselves and testing out ideas with high budget and mostly focusing on cars then this is pretty solid entertainment. As a car show it's 6/10, as an entertainment show I'd give this episode a 9/10.

About the comedy, it's certainly not everyone's cup of tea. I laughed a decent amount this episode but I also cringed a lot too. Maybe they need to filter the humor down a bit only to the best jokes. I think it's mostly hit than miss anyways.

It's easy to lose yourself trying to analyze the political scenario in which the episode is built upon. But that is not the point of this episode. Previously Frank faced his demons and he came out on top. This time it is Claire who starts to question the path she took. This episode is about the distinction between Frank and Claire, it's about whether or not the means justifies the end, it's about courage and strength and how they define it differently. When the stakes are high will she stay firm, should she stay firm? A top notch episode that will shape the paths of both of our cold blooded, ruthless politicians in their future ambitions.

I found the show to be average at best. Characters really doesn't have any depth to them. Half of the run time is characters looking to the camera talking to themselves with their inner voice. Everybody is a bad ass when in safety and everybody is a coward when faced with danger.

Characters also behave completely unrelated to their portrayed personalities. Every episode someone has to give a cringing motivational talk that is just unbearable to listen to. For about 30 seconds everybody is cool and motivated than it all goes back to the regular. No one can move a muscle as their friends die. Characters changes mood without any explanation.

The show is trying desperately to make you believe that it has emotional depth but it fails miserably. Other than the general concept everything about it is unoriginal. The pacing is terrible as action sequences are short and far few between. In many ways the show talks a big game but it fails to deliver when it comes to the actual play.

First few episodes was decent and gave me the impression that this series would be awesome. It probably also triggered the very high initial rating this show had. After that people just went with the flow when rating the show. People see the rating and then form their opinions about it. It is currently sitting with a rating of 9,0. That's on level with Death Note. And even though the styles are completely different, this rating is an insult to Death Note's clever and sophisticated characters and writing. On a side note all of the episodes have ratings around 6. (Except for 2). How can the rating for an average episode be 6-6,5 and the full series can be 9 is really beyond my comprehension. It's a good indication for the over-hyped nature of this show.

I know for most of this review I just ranted about the show. That's because I was very excited to find such a promising anime and then I watched it as it went from promising to mediocre which really left me in an unpleasant mood. At the end of the day it isn't a terrible show, but it certainly doesn't live up to it's reputation. After 7 episodes I've finally gave up on waiting for the moment when this show will turn things around. I suggest you check out some of the other popular anime's before this. This really isn't up to other good anime's standards.