I think the Washington Post summed it up best in its headline-- "Shark Weak: Michael Phelps Loses to Computer-Generated Great White".
Weak is right.
Let's just say, a lot of people felt ripped off. They wanted to see an actual shark-
Well, we may not have gotten the level of excitement we expected from the race, but we DID get a new "Phelps Face" to enjoy--
Of course, you remember the old one--
Yeah, that's what viewers looked like last night. Nuff said.