Ok, so I enjoyed season 1 terribly, I even watched it on the bus and on the street. Terry and Charissa were great hosts. Then season 2 came. Initially, I thought that Chris DiStefano was the token sports guy, some dimwit football player that didn't manage to utter a single clever word. Then I found out he was a comedian. A COMEDIAN. And somehow, this annoying bickering game began between nations that was based on mostly yelling and really cringey stereotypes. In season 2, it started to bother me that even the best of the best female athletes did not stand a single chance. And than, luckily, it was over. By season 3, they managed to run out of serious sportspeople. The contestants were like really REALLY average or below average. But most of all: it became an X Factor for sports, but without talents. Every contestant had a tragic backstory. It's okay, I fully support overcoming the odds, but at this point, it seems that this was the main aspect of selection. The point system became a bummer. You know, it might be stupid, but it's just frustrating to keep seeing people acquire 10-15 points after passing some really serious obstacles. Oh, and about the obstacles: it's good to make them tough. It's bad to make them impossible. It's boring to watch them fall after the first 2 obstacles (the ones present in each season for one reason or another). It's the opposite of exciting. So yeah, it seems like the show just jumped the shark.
Review of Ultimate Beastmaster
