Viewers went on to call the episode 'fake', 'dull' and an assortment of other detrimental words not associated with the critically applauded first episode." Jack Shepherd writes in The Independent, "titled 'Operation Desert Stumble', the episode also drew criticism for being less car-orientated, focusing on the presenting trio fleeing from 'terrorists' and the action that ensued. Or deciding there are only two famous South Africans in the World, Charlize Theron and the, well, more infamous, Oscar Pistorius," he further explained. "The highlights of the second episode were the three presenters in the tent, poking fun at the South African President, Jacob Zuma. I suspect they won't be hearing the same about the start of this one, the second episode." Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Ally Heath suspects about the success ratio of The Grand Tour second episode, because as he writes in his piece in GQ, "if Amazon were listening to the online voice of the people, they would have heard nothing but praise about the first episode of The Grand Tour, specifically about the opening sequence for their first episode – addressing their unfinished business with great aplomb. The 5.2l V8, 526bhp, Shelby GT350 Mustang was driven by Hammond against the Fisker-Galpin Rocket Mustang and the Roush P-51 Mustang in the The Holy Trinity s opening sequence.