This episode of RM was, well, controversial - at the very least. On one hand, it had plenty of excitement - foreign customs, river monsters, and even a surprise twist in the end, when the fish actually got away, but it felt rather unsatisfying, though not because it was too "empty", but because it was too "rich".
More precisely, there are episodes, set in Europe, or even Russia, where the wildlife and the ethnic flavor play minimal role in the episode. Here, however, the bulk of the episode was taken over by the ethnic - Hindu - flavor and the fishing itself played a decisively second-hand role. I don't like that, sorry, and so I disapprove.
On the other hand, once he came to Thailand and its specialized lake, where he caught the arapaima, the red-tailed catfish, the Mekong giant catfish and so on, the fishing itself became over-the-top - just like the ethnic issues were in the first half of the episode. And JW's theatrics did not help it any either: i.e. - the mahseer is an obsession of his? Dude, if that is the case, go and see a therapist, take a break, don't shoot this episode! You're not a commercial angler that gets paid by the hour, are you? Because if you are, all of those spiritual issues you're talking about are lies...
In any case, "Asian Slayer" is one of my least favorite episodes of RM up to date - over the top and almost hypocritical. If anyone has a different opinion, please, let him or her share it with me.
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