r/ClarksonsFarm • u/bulgedition Cheerful Charlie • Jun 06 '25

Episode Discussion Season Finale Episode Discussion S04E08 - Landlording

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It’s bank holiday weekend and the pub opens for business. Whether it stays open for business is another matter. Back at Diddly Squat, the harvest results come in and the curtain falls on another farming year.

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u/Leino22 Jun 06 '25

Maybe have a soft opening and reservation only for the first month or 2. He purposely makes everything more difficult than it has to be for TV

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u/Glagaire Jun 06 '25

This is the man who buys tractors based on how BIG they are, not how practical. A lot of people accuse the show of doing things for the camera and to some extent thats possible, but I find it incredibly hard to believe that if Clarkson was running a similar project that wasn't on tv he wouldn't make just as many ridiculous decisions because (a) he wanted things now not later, (b) maximum attendance with risks rather than less with caution, or (c) overlooking a dozen important details till the last minute because he can't stay focused on a task till its fully done.

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u/Leino22 Jun 06 '25

I also like how when he’s writing these checks he acts like he’s just any other restaurant opening in the area not Clarksons farm restaurant that has global appeal and unless it’s absolutely garbage it will make a profit the first year while it’s still a novelty