With NBC promoting the crap out of this show I was eager to see it. After watching 4 episodes, meh, I'm bored and don't care who wins. It is very repetitive. They have the same 5 or 6 challenges swapped in and out. Many of the matches are very lopsided, with Dwayne Johnson's wrestling background, possibly even scripted. For example, in one challenge where 2 women were pushing on opposite sides of a wall that slides on a 45° arc: Woman A has pushed Woman B almost off the platform (the goal) then like Hulk Hogan rising from the mat after a brutal beating, Woman B recovers and wins. ??? Whether scripted or not, these contestants are incredible athletes. But it is just boring with the same bunch of challenges over and over again leading to a monotonous "Mount Olympus" showdown that almost always ends with someone running away while the other person is bogged down somewhere. It is exciting the first 2 or 3 times I saw it now it is just predictable and boring. With American Ninja Warrior, it always feels fresh and new because they have all sorts of clever obstacles to get through. Even though that is basically the same show each broadcast, the contestants wear outlandish, homemade costumes and the banter of the hosts is enjoyable. With all the variation of obstacles and them adding new ones all the time it always feels fresh and exciting. The Titan Games are a titanic snorefest.
Review of The Titan Games
