Backwards710

The show looked interesting and it's a decent enough idea but the pacing is atrocious. I'm watching on MAX with no commercials and have the luxury of the 10 second skip and it's still a chore to get to actual game content.

The host is fine and the games are unique but the constant pauses and delays in an attempt to create tension are just overused. They could probably fit twice the amount of games in each episode if they paced it better.

I was trying to find a new show to watch but after two episodes I'm done. Next.

The rest of this review is just me trying to hit the ridiculous 600 character count.

This review is based of season 1. It was good enough that I will at least continue with season 2 and see if it has improved.

I really like the premise but I was shocked, and disappointed, that some of the contestants showed up with what were, essentially, wall hangers (knives/swords meant to hang on walls). Quite a few of the contestants forged their own weapons, which was more appealing to me. That's not to say everyone should have to forge their own but they should remove contestants that don't even know to bring properly sharpened and constructed blades to the competition from the candidate pool(Or do a pre-screen and replace them with an alternate if the weapon they bring is ornamental).

I think some of the obstacles need to be redone and the commentary tightened up but there definitely is some potential with this show.