The long awaited sequel to season four of “The Grand Tour” on Amazon Prime is finally arriving on December 18 of this year. The last episode of the series was made over a year ago, and it was a great adventure episode that the fans were not expecting.

A few years ago, the crew from “Top Gear” was fired and they decided to go to Amazon and pitch their new show, “The Grand Tour.” It is a car show made by the same crew but with a lot more adventures and funny segments. The last episode of Season four was made over a year ago; it showed the crew on a boating adventure in Vietnam, where they had to navigate from one location to another by water.

The episode “SeaMen” was filmed in southeastern Asia. The challenge for the three people was to buy a boat and navigate from the top of the river system through the labyrinth of waterways in Vietnam to reach their destination. Along the way, they encountered a lot of challenges that they had to solve to reach their destination. They also shed light on the reckless damming done by China and how it is affecting the communities downriver.  

When they arrived in Asia to start their expedition, it was supposed to be the rainy season. Because of climate change, factories being built, and dams being put in along the river, the water level was down by over 10 feet in some places. As a result, their boats were often beached while navigating across a very large part of the river.  The main economy of the region is based around fishing, and without water, there is no fishing so the people are not getting food to survive.

I really liked the piece because while having fun and giving people the entertainment they want, they are able to show the effects that we are having on the environment and also the economies and lives of the people who have always lived there.

Even if you are not a car person, these presenters are a lot of fun to watch. They tell lots of jokes and bicker like kids while they are mid-60s. This show gets a 9/10 because while they are getting the point across of how we are hurting the environment, they also make their impact and do not do much to help besides getting the message out there.