Enjoying Gladiators, mainly due to being of an age where it was a weekly thing to sit down as a family to watch it when I was younger, and now I’m the parent watching it with my kids. Feels.
Trying not to compare to the old Glads is difficult, but nostalgia has a habit of making the past seem better than it was.
Get the sense that the reboot is still finding its feet. Some events like gauntlet and Edge need binned for being too easy. I want to watch contenders get gubbed as a rule.
I quite like that they show a human side to most of the gladiators e.g. locker room chat while retain some OTT characters like Legend and Viper (both of whom appear to be shit at their jobs) to give the kids someone to boo at.
I think a couple of series and a celebrity special will be enough to call this a success.
Something for everyone, if you can adopt the mindset of your younger, less cynical self.
Awooga.