Synopsis
We’re well and truly stuck at the Money Pit this week,
feeling as disappointed and fed up as Marty is about T1. We have discussions about
the future of the money pit and a quick look (literally) at Nolan’s Cross.
What I thought
The majority of this episode is with Rick, Marty and Jim at
T1 in the Money Pit. They say T1 this week, but I thought we were at C3?
Anyhow, it’s a hole down the Pit. After the narrator ramped us up into a
stampede at what delights could be down the T1 hole at the end of last week, it
turns out it’s just stones, clay and then bedrock. T1 hits rock bottom, much
like Marty, who starts kicking around his hat and anything else he can see. Unfortunately
Jack isn’t there. For us viewers, we’re hitting our heads on the TV. Some of
wood is sent off for carbon dating from last week that was found down T1 and with
lightning flashing about, they call it a day and go to see what Dan thinks about
the wood. After mostly sniffing about, mostly of the wood, Dan pretty much uses
his best guesswork, much like everyone else. However, the carbon dating
suggests most of the wood is within the 1650-1710 range. This is spot on for
the original Money Pit date. In the War Room, the brothers, Jim and Craig Tester
(via phone) decide on the Money Pit’s fate. They’ve spent millions, drilled
several holes, and found various wood. Despite what they say, their money pockets
run deep, as emotionally they all agree to fund another hole, this time one
that Rick chooses where it will be and one that is dedicated to their parent’s
names and given the name GAL1. Ok, even I felt a little emotional at that
point. Not least because for the umpteenth time this series, the show ends up
with them drilling a hole in the Money Pit and the narrator reading off a list
of 101 mouth-watering things that might be down there, but never says that it
could just be nothing.
The only other story line from this week is Rick, Jim and Jack
meeting two stone masons who have a look at two of the stones that form Nolan’s
Cross. I’m not sure how much they paid those two but I reckon they got a good wage
given how little they appeared to do. The first stone (the one that is supposedly
looking like a face) they say absolutely little about, other than confirm it’s
type of stone. The second one they do at least appear to look closely at and
find that part of it is smooth, which indicates that it was dragged to this
location. This 5-10 minute segment felt like a simple way for those two guys to
earn a quick buck. They didn’t really contribute that much.
So, this week the show hit rock-bottom in terms of
developments as the Money Pit went no-where but alas they will try once more.
Other than that, there’s not a lot of tangible evidence uncovered aside from
carbon dating of the wood and a smooth part of a stone in Nolan’s Cross.
Rating 5/10 - Just OK.
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| Flash, bang, wallop. The weather stops "play" at the Money Pit. |
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| Dan has a great nose. |
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| Let's have some experts look at the Nolan Cross stones ... |
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| "Yup, it's a stone", say the experts. |
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| Marty is not happy about T1. |
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| Marty kicks his hat about. |
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| It may just look like a stick in the ground but this costs thousands to drill. |
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