What on earth was there for Marcus?
1. How did that crappy little gyros place (the main one) manage to generate so much profit? It couldn't. Remember how the owner had weasel words when he explained what the controlling entity was "blah, blah, we haven't, LLC, blah blah" My take-away was that there is no legal distinction between their franchise business and the original store. So sure, once they assigned all the money they took from the franchises, THEN they could claim that their sad little restaurant was profitable.
Did Marcus really fall for that? Nah, it just fit into the narrative. This was going to be a feel-good episode. Marcus grew up with Greeks! Group hug! Wonderful salt-of-the-earth restaurant people! Bleah. I found the main family non-telegenic and, for the most part, inarticulate. Opa!
2. How many times did Marcus make a reference to what a great concept the place was? A gyros place? Gyros, pita, fries. Come on.
3. The "we have to do all these things before we open tonight" was the baldest sort of reality-tv artificial goal. I suppose they felt they had to show everyone "pulling together."
4. How does a show about a restaurant turn-around have virtually nothing in it about the improved menu? I wanted less about a car accident and more about the bloody food.