Gary H. Kramer

The concept of time travel is nothing new but the adventures of those that do it can be fascinating. Without giving away too much Both time travellers wanted to change the time line, and failed. This is the fault of Gabaldon who instilled knowledge of the future in them and then endowed them with incredible stupidity. Invariably the characters had to make the wrong decision due to the author’s inability to design an alternate history. How much more interesting it would have been if Culloden had not happened. Where did Claire get all of her clothes? A bag of holding? Money too? The intersection of characters kept surprising us, too much - too contrived. Too much sex. Maybe the books are soft porn? No indication that the time travellers used their advanced knowledge to change the time line in any way. Both women could have made substantial changes but no effort made. The dialogue and decision making of the characters is sometimes so stupid it was laughable. Often found myself laughing when no humour was intended due to the horrible story telling. Some events defy belief and you just have to let it go (for example, Geillis’s remarkable escape from being burned alive as a witch, Jamie rescuing drowning Claire in the ocean) This is not a series that I would finish. Gave up.

The show deserves two ratings. Five star for the parts featuring the dogs, and ONLY the dogs (credit goes to the care and safety of them too). For the the other rating: ZERO stars. It's rubbish. The more the owners talk the less I want to hear. The fancy camera work and fake editing to make it seem like a race is pathetic. A lot of the tasks seem to depend on the human's fitness, not the dogs - not well thought out. And couldn't they get a better host than Lindsey Vonn? Only the dogs make me want to continue to watch this show.