[PJamo]

A solid 8 of of 10 reboot for me which means I pretty much loved it bar a few nostalgic elements that I missed.

What I missed:
- The old event music. Admittedly in some events the music changes stood out less than others - however, I found the Hang Tough, Duel and Eliminator themes lacking compared to the LWT days.
- The clock staying on throughout the event. Particularly for the 60 second events it seemed to add to the tension when you could see how much time was passing. I feel the clock being off screen loses something.

What I loved
- Pretty much everything else. The graphics, gladiators, gladiators costumes, lighting and displays in the arena, refereeing team, new and historic events, commentary, even the presenters and the locker room cutaways - it truly felt like the LWT show had kept going with piecemeal changes over the years and became what we saw today. If I had to describe it as anything it's the 90s LWT Gladiators for the Ninja Warrior generation (I appreciate the irony that these are both ITV shows).

Well done BBC and Hungry Bear. A very well executed update.