TWEETS: Loads of people did not take kindly to the first episode in the new era of Top Gear

Oh dear.

To be fair, following up Clarkson, May and Hammond was going to be a virtually impossible task, but many fans had hope for the new-look Top Gear, with Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc at the helm. The pair certainly made a good start with Irish fans before the new series even aired, following their filming around Ireland. https://twitter.com/rte/status/736964111360229376 However, viewers didn't exactly take too kindly to the first episode of the new era on Twitter. Here's the best reaction... https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/737006359393239040 https://twitter.com/paulcolgan/status/737013106946281472 https://twitter.com/Mendelpol/status/737012944844787713 https://twitter.com/Dave_K_Flynn/status/737010153866821632 https://twitter.com/lukestedmon/status/737009882319224832 https://twitter.com/darrylmorris/status/737013362232569857 https://twitter.com/GeorgeBack5/status/737012846677118976 https://twitter.com/shkenna/status/737013263716749312 https://twitter.com/RingGeneral/status/737012420481290244 https://twitter.com/TheJoshYouAre/status/737016054254317573 https://twitter.com/TomConnor4/status/737015742038736900 Having said that, some people quite liked it, especially Matt LeBlanc's highly anticipated debut... https://twitter.com/sheldinigj/status/737015733637545985 https://twitter.com/HchyB/status/737015884888313857 https://twitter.com/GabyRoslin/status/737021649837514752 https://twitter.com/willleahy/status/737021997767610368 https://twitter.com/TVRav/status/737021710453592064 https://twitter.com/shone_george/status/737022170501656576