Gold Rush Fans Have Some Thoughts About Fred After S13 Episode 21 – Looper

In the wake of “Gold Rush” Season 13, Episode 21’s premiere on Discovery, the most-upvoted comment in a Reddit discussion thread about the episode, by user Leather-Cod-7397, is critical of Fred Lewis. “Lol at Fred lowering the season gold target as if that’s going to help them mine more gold,” they said, referencing a decision Lewis makes during the episode to aim for a lower haul than initially planned for Season 13.

In response, a number of users concurred with this characterization of Lewis’ behavior. For instance, user Live8020 abstracted Lewis’ recalibration of his goal to a general business environment, and argued that such a decision would mean major consequences in such a scenario. Similarly user Gummies1345 wrote, “I bet, if they even make that goal, they will be cheering about making their goal for the season. When we all know, it was 300 oz less than they claimed, they would get.”

User Economy_Mechanic8327 likewise argued that the notion of defining success by moving the goalpost midway into his operation is somehow intrinsic to Lewis’ style of leadership. Twitter user @luispalminha even wondered aloud how Lewis will survive Season 13. With faith in Lewis so low, then, how his storyline progresses—good or bad—may well remain a talking point among fans as Season 13 continues.