TV viewers on Sunday night got a break from the Olympic Games to take in some real sport in the form of Robot Wars.
Well, maybe not quite, but the BBC show continued its triumphant return with an achievement for the ages.
The latest contender to make a name for itself was Apollo, with the Welsh-built robot flipping not one but two of the house robots.
Not even the House Robots are safe! 😱 #RobotWars pic.twitter.com/LF92LG6ckF
— BBC Two (@BBCTwo) August 14, 2016
People were stunned.
No way did Apollo just flip both of the house bots ?! Best series yet ! #RobotWars @UKRobotWars
— JoshyBoi ya know (@Joshter50) August 14, 2016
Apollo is ballsy for even trying to flip both house robots #RobotWars
— Dan (@danreilly321) August 14, 2016
Especially when Apollo flipped dead metal for a second time.
https://twitter.com/BeechardRich/status/764913397242667009
They knew how big a deal it was.
Apollo the 2nd robot to flip dead metal after the legendary Gravity in the 7th wars #RobotWars @UKRobotWars
— Steffan Lloyd Bowen (@SteffanBow) August 14, 2016
But some were left wanting more
Go on Apollo, try and flip Killalot. #robotwars
— Jallfy (@jallford) August 14, 2016
Even if others thought some things should remain sacred in the world of Robot Wars
Fuming at #Apollo @UKRobotWars how dare they flip dead metal and mattilda! Blasphemy!
— Frederick (@tom_winterton98) August 14, 2016
Team Apollo were pretty happy with their achievements – and why wouldn’t they be?
Who enjoyed that? Sorry House robots #RobotWars @UKRobotWars
— Apollo (@apollorobot) August 14, 2016
It has been tough to ignore Robot Wars ever since it returned to our screens, and even a flurry of Olympic golds from Team GB couldn’t tear people away from the metallic mayhem.
And after the excitement of week one, we’ve also had the entrance of Foxic to contend with (even if it might not have been the best around).
We’re excited to see what the show does for its next trick. Whatever it does, Robot Wars has already won us over, just like it did the first time around.
