The show diverts for the next 10 minutes or so in its poorly written script as viewers watch James pretend to decode the pirate letter.
A letter from the pirate in question also appears which, encoded, requires James May and his decoder pen.
Viewers are presented with a story about a pirate in the late 18th century, La Buse, and his buried treasure. They know there’s a challenge incoming, but what could it be? First, time for a pointless and beautifully filmed drag race. The guys head to the French island of Réunion in three very lightly used cars: a Bentley Continental GT (Clarkson), a Caterham 7 (May), and a Ford Focus RS (Hammond). Unfortunately, “A Massive Hunt” isn’t even half as good. While the boat episode was watchable, it was instantly a sort of write-off, not reflective of the show’s true subject. The second episode of The Grand Tour’s new format sees the trio of elderly millionaires return to car-related tomfoolery after the boaty “Seamen” of December 2019. Its intended release date was the 18th, but someone at Amazon decided to foist the episode on an unsuspecting public a day early.īefore you read any further, be advised this article contains spoilers of the episode.
After a COVID-induced delay of several months, Amazon finally released The Grand Tour’s new episode “A Massive Hunt” on December 17th.
