Mt Midoriyama too tough for Aussie Ninjas
Aussie viewers get a rude first lesson in just how tough the Ninja obstacle course is.
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It had been a great first season but Australian Ninja Warrior ended anti-climactically after no entrant was able to conquer the dreaded Mount Midoriyama.
Fred Dorrington (NSW) finished furthest fastest ahead of Tom O’Halloran (NSW) and Ashlin Herbert (Vic).
Only 8 contestants made it to stage two.
Both Fred and Tom reached the Unstable Bridge in Stage 2 of 3, but the night also included a disqualification before it was cleared.
In the US it took seven seasons for someone to conquer Mount Midoriyama, but that’s of little solace to Aussie viewers who were expecting a winner.
Many took to social media to unleash their opinions.
#NinjaWarriorAU congratulations on ruining such a good show with the time limit. 👎👎👎👎😡
— Juliet Whisky (@_julietwhisky) July 25, 2017
Tonight's #NinjaWarriorAU is really difficult…I barely have time to finish typing a tweet before they fail 😉
— Colonel Kickhead (@colonelkickhead) July 25, 2017
Well that was the biggest anti-climax. All those weeks only to have no winner, who's idea was it to put the 65sec limit?🙄 #NinjaWarriorAU
— Tayla O'Brien (@taylaobrien13) July 25, 2017
Geez 65 seconds is a little harsh #NinjaWarriorAU
— . (@TheOnlyAnimal93) July 25, 2017
Well this is awkward. No one won. #NinjaWarriorAU
— 𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝. (@_Just) July 25, 2017
disappointing ending to #NinjaWarriorAU
— kate🦋 (@ihykate) July 25, 2017
Um…. what a joke of a finale #NinjaWarriorAU
— NookanCranny (@NookanCranny1) July 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/leleponslayyy/status/889835069292003328
The Aussies complaining about there being no winner on #NinjaWarriorAU. I watched 7 seasons of US NJ to finally see a winner 😂
— Sjaan 😈 (@MissToastie) July 25, 2017
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6 Responses
I watched it and yes I was disappointed no one made it to the end. I would have loved to have seen someone attempt Mt Midoriyama.
The Ninja Warrior GF last night was so disappointing where no contestant had a chance of climbing Mt Midoriyama. I felt so gutted when the contestants ran out of time. This wasn’t a good ending to a show.
That final course was ridiculously hard for even the most talented of the finalists.
Some of them definitely deserved to conquer Mt Midoriyama – the entire audience and so many viewers at home willing them to succeed.
Really disappointing way to end the show.
Nine probably should have done something to make this aspect of the format clearer. Pretty predictable reaction to seeing the show for the first time.
As David said in this article, this is the same as the overseas versions of the show. They are just following the established model
Yet people watched Who wants to be a millionaire for years before someone won the big prize…