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Title: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: gamerfan09 on July 15, 2013, 05:42:44 AM
Since there's a best TAR leg thread, I made a "Worst TAR leg" thread. :lol:

Anyway, I'll start the convo.

One of the worst has to be TAR 22 Switzerland.

We literally waited for two weeks. </3

Too many trains </3

An average Roadblock </3

No Detour </3

Chynona eliminated </3

The Switchback wasn't as good or memorable </3

Overall just a really really bad leg. The scenery was gorgeous but the leg was so bleargh.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: flair0310 on July 15, 2013, 05:49:57 AM
For me it has to be the final leg in TAR 10.

Roadblock and Detour in Paris, then the flight to New York and then they did next to nothing in NYC ...

Plus a very anticlimactic finish.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Air on July 15, 2013, 05:55:13 AM
TAR21 Palma de Mallorca *chokes*, as well as TAR21 France *dies* were positively horrible legs. Palma had idiotic tasks, and so did France really, and had terrible results too :/
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Andre on July 15, 2013, 06:33:39 AM
Surabaya Part 2 in Season 21. I don't like it too much
France Part 1 Season 16, fictional war and Tour d' France. Not much drama, boring
Bangkok Season 19, Come on only unimportant fish task in Bangkok? Why not put the pit stop stay in Phuket?
And yeah, I agree that Switzerland Season 22 and last 2 legs before the finale of Season 21 are not that good.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Jimmer on July 15, 2013, 09:40:00 AM
TARAus2 Legs 5, 6, and 7. Poor leg designs with mid-leg travel and yields before intersections. :res: And having them right in a row. :tantrum
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Oddarane on July 15, 2013, 04:20:55 PM
TAR 22 Switzerland comes high on the list. Had problems staying awake watching that episode.

Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Air on July 15, 2013, 04:43:04 PM
TAR4 Australia 2 was disgusting.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: gamerfan09 on July 15, 2013, 05:06:35 PM
Since it aired on TV last night, I have to say.

TAR 21 Shanghai

It was seriously boring for a Leg 1. The tasks were boring to watch. I don't consider playing ping-pong compelling TV. And the task that DID have potential (eating hasma) disappointed. Just a really really bad start to a season I absolutely hate aside from some of the teams.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: aryanisetiawan on July 18, 2013, 09:45:42 AM
- the finale of TAR 16, the worst finale ever
- the finale of TAR 19, the second worst finale ever
- Shanghai leg1 TAR 21, The worst China leg ever (very disappointing.)
- Indonesia leg2 TAR 21, very poor use of my country, pointless task. hard to say but worst leg of TAR 21
-Switzerland leg8 TAR 22, i love every legs in switzerland. i mean it. except for this one. i love every single legs in TAR 22. i also mean it. except for this one too. thus making this leg the worst switzerland leg, and the worst leg in TAR 22

Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Bwils927 on July 19, 2013, 11:07:42 AM
Aus 2 Leg 2
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Air on July 19, 2013, 11:10:03 AM
As in = TARAus2 Leg 2

or

TAR2 Australia 2?
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: wcpamotm on July 19, 2013, 06:04:41 PM
The Race 22 Switzerland leg was pretty bad, structure-wise - but at least it had lovely mountain scenery to look at along the way.  My nomination however is TAR8 Leg 3.

Yes, I know the Family Edition gets a lot of brickbats, but I thought its first two legs were pretty well put together.  That came to a screeching halt in Leg 3.  We have a detour where a risky choice did not offer any particular time advantage over the safe choice, which still didn't make a lot of difference as there was a charter bus semi-equalizer.  We were treated to the scenic wonders of a Waffle House.  Then at the other end, the leg placement was entirely decided by pulling a number, among teams that just got off the bus!
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Zack. on July 19, 2013, 07:04:54 PM
TAR 14 in...well, lots of places. Germany had a Detour involving Austrian food and an American invention, Romania had fake gypsies and fake Dracula, India had a Detour where BEGGING ON THE STREET was the better option, Phuket had the convenient trip to a zoo known for their bouts of animal cruelty, and Beijing had a leg devoted to how awesome Michael Phelps was.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Bwils927 on July 19, 2013, 09:16:56 PM
As in = TARAus2 Leg 2

or

TAR2 Australia 2?
The first one
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Air on July 19, 2013, 10:56:32 PM
Why? TARAus 2, apart from Dubai - Cuba were all stellar.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: themikko95 on July 19, 2013, 11:11:21 PM
TAR20 leg 2 in Argentina bored the hell out of me.  :res:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Bwils927 on July 19, 2013, 11:11:42 PM
It's hard for me to like India legs, and i just did not enjoy that leg. The second India leg was decent though, the roadblock saved it.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: RachelLeVega on July 20, 2013, 12:21:27 AM
Here's my time to shine and rant excessively about bad legs!  :hearts: lol Here's my personal thoughts on the top 8 worst legs ever in order (U.S. version only):
7] TAR21 (Leg 2)- Indonesia, of course. :groan: Surabaya... The bullriding task shocked me like Gretchen realizing she didn't have to ride inside a giant, wooden elephant. First of all, what was the point of staying there all night and morning waiting for a motorcycle ride across a field? Second, why haven't they even visited Jakarta completely and skipped to Surabaya? The Roadblock and Detour were pretty good thanks to the Texies and Twinnies' foot race.
6] TAR13 (Leg 2)- Some of you may be surprised, but I really could not find any reason to like this leg. Editing crews did a good job sugarcoating it with drama and "Where's the container?" confusion, but looking at the bigger picture, the bigger picture says the bigger advertisements on a wall drove me up the wall. That makes sense right? ??? The Detour was unmemorable to me. I personally did not like the janganda to ocean choice. The shipping container choice was original, but I wish teams could have received a code to unlock a container.
5] TAR15 (Leg 1)- The starting line elimination was so stupid. So stupid that China Rush eliminated the most entertaining team with that twist. Although I was kind of glad Eric & Lisa were eliminated since Eric was shaping up to be the biggest douche we've ever seen (Lisa was sweet, she doesn't need a guy acting like an egomaniac), they still could have gotten a 30-minute penalty and flew to Japan instead of only seeing a river with banks painted with awful graffiti. The wasabi bomb Roadblock was original and cool, but everyone was equalized there so it really wasn't a race in the first leg when the only task after eating is to lead a group of Tokyo locals to a shrine/temple.
4] TAR19 (Leg 5)- What was the point of two Roadblocks? Thai nature is so serene, it definitely needs a more unique task than finding a carp underwater. The spirit house tasks were so predictable from the point Phil said to disassemble them. Justin & Jen knew, did you? Again, the bus ride equalizer nullifies most progress made by the racers during this leg. Feeding the fishies were pointless.
3/tie] TAR16 (Finale)- I kind of wanted to barsh after seeing this finale route. Some of the places visited I have never heard of and I have lived in San Francisco for a good 13+ years of my childhood and occassionally visit a friend there. Rappelling off of Coit Tower was rather uninteresting compared to scaling across pods on the Singapore Flyer. The Star Wars task made me want to cringe as I had no idea the movie graphics were made in a San Francisco film studio, plus I hated the Star Wars series. Elimination order with the posters were okay, but apparently too easy.
3/tie] TAR22 (Leg 3)- If it wasn't for Chuck & Wynona, this leg would have sucked so much than it really is. First of all, what is shmozzle? I'm still asking that after months TAR22 has aired. Can't wait for years or never to find out the truly real definition of that "word". Both Detour choices arenhorrible and not even cultural to the South Island of New Zealand. Way to represent Southern New Zealand for Phil, WRP! :res:
2] TAR21 (Leg 9)- This is the most boring leg I have ever watched that it's so unreal. The Fast Forward was so random mixing a duck bus with eating herrings. I like Fast Forwards which are like the head shaving, Singapore Flyer scaling, windmill blade rides, once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I think anybody would have done that since you are just riding a bus and eating a local fish. Too tourist attraction-y. The Detour was so boring and forgettable that I had to check Wikipedia for the Detour choices and I still remember Pat & Brenda's unfortunate mistake of not taking the shortcut on the train ride into Marseille. The Switchback Roadblock worked in season 12 when there were ten teams and there was a larger stream to vault across. This season featured it like an active route info. Not entertaining. Oh yeah, I completely forgot about the U-Turn. :groan:
1] TAR22 (Leg 8 )- This Switzerland leg was a joke, right? It didn't even feel like a race as teams were mostly all clustered in train cars waiting to arrive at a snowy hill which made Chynona's bickering pretty pointless. I never again want to see or hear a train in my life (sarcasm). The Roadblock was horrible. It would have been 1000x better if teams had to actually climb Eiger than stand on a plank and traverse across it to grab a Gnome. Just because "traverse" is a big word for adventure, doesn't mean it's going to be amazing. After hearing Meghan's personal recap of the leg, she "claims" the Switchback was actually a side of a Detour. Hmmm... mistaken in words or not? ???

(TAR22's Leg 4, Both TAR21 Bangladesh legs, TAR20's Leg 2, and TAR3's Leg 8 barely escaped the list.)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Mug Costanza on July 20, 2013, 12:28:16 AM
TAR 16, Shanghai 2. Far and away the worst leg ever.

The Roadblock was to count things, which was the same Roadblock two legs before that in Singapore, and had a nearly identical answer (523 and 521).

Everyone did the same Detour, which was a needle in a haystack in a crowded room in a shopping mall. Not exactly beautiful Shanghai.

At least the Speed Bump was an interesting idea, but Louie & Michael finished it in like 30 seconds.

Not to mention that it was a Final 4 leg. I hated that it became a needle in a haystack to determine who made it to the Final 3.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: gamerfan09 on July 20, 2013, 12:36:37 AM
she "claims" the Switchback was actually a side of a Detour. Hmmm... mistaken in words or not? ???

I think she meant that there WAS a Detour that leg, and everyone chose the cheese so the other option was unaired.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: SamualDude on July 20, 2013, 01:33:19 AM
@Rachel I was disappointed they didn't actually do anything in Christchurch regarding the earthquakes. I felt both of them and they were terrifying where I live. Should of tried to go close to the CBD and do a moment of silence.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Jimmer on July 21, 2013, 11:33:59 AM
The Race 22 Switzerland leg was pretty bad, structure-wise - but at least it had lovely mountain scenery to look at along the way.  My nomination however is TAR8 Leg 3.

Yes, I know the Family Edition gets a lot of brickbats, but I thought its first two legs were pretty well put together.  That came to a screeching halt in Leg 3.  We have a detour where a risky choice did not offer any particular time advantage over the safe choice, which still didn't make a lot of difference as there was a charter bus semi-equalizer.  We were treated to the scenic wonders of a Waffle House.  Then at the other end, the leg placement was entirely decided by pulling a number, among teams that just got off the bus!

YES THIS. I felt so bad for the Aiello family that they were eliminated because of pulling the last number. It was a terribly structured leg with only one thing that determined who went home.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: RachelLeVega on July 21, 2013, 12:20:12 PM
she "claims" the Switchback was actually a side of a Detour. Hmmm... mistaken in words or not? ???

I think she meant that there WAS a Detour that leg, and everyone chose the cheese so the other option was unaired.

Two likely possibilities:
NO SWITCHBACK: it really wasn't a Switchback after all since we've seen TAR14 do the original task as a route info and Meghan mentions it as a Detour. Switchbacks must be the same clue format (Roadblock, Route Info, Fast Forward, Detour) as the mother concept to be called a TAR legal "Switchback". So maybe that is why we saw two "Switchbacks", the Switzerland leg did NOT have a switchback.
YES SWITCHBACK: If only Meghan had a slip of a tongue, then that's okay.


@Rachel I was disappointed they didn't actually do anything in Christchurch regarding the earthquakes. I felt both of them and they were terrifying where I live. Should of tried to go close to the CBD and do a moment of silence.
I know, right. If they stayed in Christchurch, it would have been a much better leg. What did TAR22's New Zealand visit actually open about NZ culture? Nothing. TAR2 provided adventure in the bungee jump, TAR13 opened historic doors about the Maori aboriginals and the significance of the kiwi plant, the recent leg in NZ was a joke. You could do those tasks in rural Alabama and it would still be better than having them in New Zealand.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: MrDeerShank on July 21, 2013, 01:33:27 PM
Take it fwiw but Meghan, at one point at least, mentioned a Detour as a Roadblock in a different recap - if memory serbes correctly, it was Botswana 1
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: SamualDude on July 21, 2013, 03:42:14 PM
@Rachel I was disappointed they didn't actually do anything in Christchurch regarding the earthquakes. I felt both of them and they were terrifying where I live. Should of tried to go close to the CBD and do a moment of silence.
I know, right. If they stayed in Christchurch, it would have been a much better leg. What did TAR22's New Zealand visit actually open about NZ culture? Nothing. TAR2 provided adventure in the bungee jump, TAR13 opened historic doors about the Maori aboriginals and the significance of the kiwi plant, the recent leg in NZ was a joke. You could do those tasks in rural Alabama and it would still be better than having them in New Zealand.

Agreed, I liked the locations they went to being that I live about an hour and a half from there but the tasks were meh.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: MrDeerShank on July 22, 2013, 03:33:13 AM
I just thought I'd like to put an end to, "was cheese hill a part of a Detour, therefore it wasn't a Switchback"

(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u174/shadowofspectrobes/jampmcheesehill.png)

Meghan has a Route Info clue in her hand leading up towards cheese hill, so in fact it was a Switchback, and Meghan must have just had a slip of the tongue
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Declive on July 22, 2013, 09:57:30 AM
TAR 19 Leg 4.

That one annoys me so much!

(https://scontent.fpoa8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22814007_1468644279889517_5961938194668823139_n.jpg?oh=0824c0d93338315b0cbe94273e627ef3&oe=5A7BE926)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Jimmer on July 22, 2013, 10:23:26 AM
Leg 4 or Leg 5? Leg 4 was amazing and deserves to be in the opposite thread. Leg 5 was just crap.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Declive on July 22, 2013, 12:54:08 PM
Leg 4 or Leg 5? Leg 4 was amazing and deserves to be in the opposite thread. Leg 5 was just crap.

Leg 4 was terrible. So previsible. At least Leg 5 had some drama.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Jimmer on July 22, 2013, 03:15:01 PM
Really? The Detour was fantastic! Both detours were really hard and people had to switch! There was so much drama between the teams! The roadblock was ew ew ew but I loved the naval navigation! <3 The two 'smartest' teams got lost (Ernie & Cindy and Laurence & Zac)! And the island scenery was gorgeous! After Liz & Marie still struggled at the Detour, yeah, you could see them getting last. However, after wrapping all this together, you call it one of the worst legs? I just don't follow your logic.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: RachelLeVega on July 22, 2013, 11:33:54 PM
I just thought I'd like to put an end to, "was cheese hill a part of a Detour, therefore it wasn't a Switchback"

(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u174/shadowofspectrobes/jampmcheesehill.png)

Meghan has a Route Info clue in her hand leading up towards cheese hill, so in fact it was a Switchback, and Meghan must have just had a slip of the tongue
Okay, thanks for the confirmation, MrDS.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: gamerfan09 on November 29, 2013, 09:28:18 PM
Now that TAR 23 is here, I would say the worst leg for me is now Iquque :p
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Mister RC on November 29, 2013, 10:38:50 PM
Pretty much every leg in Season 6 is bad enough for me. Sad to say since it was a highly-rated year and an early season in the series. But too much bunching, negative energy, and lack of respect took away from the sights themselves.  Leg 9? Pretty difficult to forget that one!
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Air on November 29, 2013, 10:53:05 PM
I think TAR6 was great actually, though I do agree on the bunches.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: TARP_Lover on December 04, 2013, 04:27:12 AM
I would say the TAR 22 finale. Not only was the spy RB not as good as TAR 8, and it led to Maxie robbage, it was a horribly linear leg that basically rewarded luck and I hate those kinds of legs. :res:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Air on December 04, 2013, 04:31:07 AM
Maxie would have won that leg without all the luck.

Imagine that, Maxie winning TAR <3
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Spitty2013 on December 04, 2013, 10:07:39 PM
I would say the TAR 22 finale. Not only was the spy RB not as good as TAR 8, and it led to Maxie robbage, it was a horribly linear leg that basically rewarded luck and I hate those kinds of legs. :res:

This. I cannot stand finales with linear final )legs. I also don't like any leg that has some sort of ridiculous equalizer smack dab in the middle, unless some crazy circumstance like All-Stars or Season 21 happens (TARAU Final leg anyone?).

I also agree with Airlines. Maxie wasn't my favorite team, but they definitely grew on me (like Marie).
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: stunami on December 04, 2013, 11:45:22 PM
I can't believe nobody mentions TAR7 leg 7, Botswana 2

After an intense footrace the previous leg, with the brothers beating Ray and Deeana by seconds, they get eliminate the next leg because the leg is lineair and they have absolute no chance of catching up...only the first 3 teams out of 6 were close enought, but the placement of the last 3 didn't change because of the bad race planning
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: jetishidae on December 05, 2013, 01:52:05 AM
any leg from Season 22 i must say. That season is by far the worst TAR season i've ever watch. (i haven't watch TAR 1-3 and the family edition)
Boring cast. Boring task.
probably except for the pretty cool night leg in Germany. Who would've thought assembling a train track would be that hard? and i just love seeing Bates & Anthony the another boring alpha-male team struggle

Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Leafsfan. on December 05, 2013, 01:55:13 AM
I would also have to add any of the Indonesia legs from Tar 19 or 21.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: theamazingracer21 on December 05, 2013, 02:09:58 AM
any leg from Season 22 i must say. That season is by far the worst TAR season i've ever watch. (i haven't watch TAR 1-3 and the family edition)
Boring cast. Boring task.
probably except for the pretty cool night leg in Germany. Who would've thought assembling a train track would be that hard? and i just love seeing Bates & Anthony the another boring alpha-male team struggle
I didn't mind 22 (I liked the cast and the legs were OK)

For me 16 and 19 were both the worst both had some of the worst legs. (I can't choose between what poison tasted worst but I am not going to try them again to find out)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: methylc on December 05, 2013, 02:24:07 AM
TAR16 Leg 5

First the moving pit stop which was err... okay...

And then the rest of the leg felt like it all occurred only in the battlefield - Speed Bump, Detour, and U-Turn were all located within the vicinity. And there wasn't a Roadblock either.... and I can't believe they submitted this one (out of all episodes) for the Emmys - and quite expectedly broke the Emmy winning streak. It was just terrible.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BringbacktheBQs on December 05, 2013, 11:30:18 PM
I think you could viably chuck in anything for Season 16. I remember most of the episodes being bad-awful except for a couple of exceptions (France II, Seychelles and maybe the first China leg).

Other bad ones I remember include Season 23 premiere (really poor and almost made me stop watching), Switzerland from 22, 21's premiere and second episode ( both really bad except for finding the lady with the abacus), S19 Ep 5 (Thailand II, although this was apparently done at the last minute as a backup leg), the Vietnam and Cambodia legs of S15, S11 premiere etc. Some of the late-game family edition legs weren't so great either.

On the other hand the best legs are: Season 2 finale, Season 3's Switzerland, Season 3 Vietnam, Season 5's Russia, Egypt and the Philippines, Season 6's Norway, Sweden and Xian, Season 12's Taiwan, Season 13's Russia, Season 14's China (all of them, particuarly the last one), S15 finale, Season 17's Russia and Oman, Season 18 China II, Season 20's Paraguay and finale as well as Season 21's France and finale.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Air on December 06, 2013, 05:04:17 AM
I think I'm the only person that liked the TAR21 premiere :lol:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: jetishidae on December 06, 2013, 05:20:23 AM
I didn't mind 22 (I liked the cast and the legs were OK)

For me 16 and 19 were both the worst both had some of the worst legs. (I can't choose between what poison tasted worst but I am not going to try them again to find out)

I must say i like season 16 because i'm happy to see the cowboys didn't win it  :cmaslol
the best thing about season 16

but i agree with season 19. one of the most not memorable season for me. probably equal with season 22. but i like the cast in season 19 more

I actually really like TAR 21. Maybe it's because of the cast :kisses
i still don't understand the detour in Turkey though. One of them is basically a leisure and the bakery one is hard work. And i don't understand why would someone choose the bakery task  :cmaslol
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Lutpay on December 06, 2013, 05:33:30 AM
Post UB:

TAR 19 Leg 2 (Indo 1), Leg 5 (Thailand 2), Leg 12 (Atlanta)
TAR 20.. every leg was decent I think.
TAR 21 Leg 1 (China), Leg 2 & 3 (Indo, painful!), Leg 8 (Russia 2 was so boring for me)
TAR 22.. same as TAR 20, oh maybe the DC leg, it's not interesting at all.
TAR 23. just the premiere, the rest was good enough.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: RaceUntilWeDie on December 06, 2013, 05:17:13 PM
TAR 17: Leg 5/Norway was really boring. There wasn't much action or drama.

TAR 18: Leg 2/Australia

TAR 19: This season's first half was a mess, idk. It picked up when they got out of Asia & I started loving some of the teams more and more.

TAR 20: This was probably my favorite season out of Post-UB. It was the complete package. The "worst" legs would probably have to be Leg 2/Argentina and Leg 7/Tanzania (even though that had the epic airport catfight  :cmaslol )

TAR 21: I would say the same as I said for TAR 19. First half was a mess, but everything was put together once Europe came.

TAR 22: This season had really good teams/legs but some bad legs. Leg 3/New Zealand was a major disappointment, and Leg 5/Vietnam sucked. The finale wasn't at its best either  :cmas15

TAR 23: Leg 1/Chile was probably the worst premiere ever. Leg 2/Chile was boring UNTIL the last 20-30 minutes or so. It became all suspenseful and everything! Overall this hasn't been too bad of a season and will probably join my Top 3 Favorite/Best seasons of Post-UB with 22 and 20.

Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: RachelLeVega on December 07, 2013, 11:06:41 PM
TAR21's Netherlands visit was such a disaster... :hrt:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Cocoa on December 08, 2013, 12:40:37 AM
TAR 14 in...well, lots of places. Germany had a Detour involving Austrian food and an American invention, Romania had fake gypsies and fake Dracula, India had a Detour where BEGGING ON THE STREET was the better option, Phuket had the convenient trip to a zoo known for their bouts of animal cruelty, and Beijing had a leg devoted to how awesome Michael Phelps was.

But the teams + editing made it x1000 better :lol:

TAR23's Leg 1 WAS A TRAINWRECK. :lol:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: gamerfan09 on May 21, 2014, 05:55:06 AM
Now that we have TAR24, I would say Leg 1 is the most atrocious of the TAR leg designs ever. It was literally nothing but luck task, luck task, then Pit Stop. Not only did it screw a great team over, it gave a team who didn't deserve a victory a victory.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Keepcopz on May 21, 2014, 07:46:14 AM
Almost every leg of TAR24 beat all the 'Worst' leg in this thread... Hell, I think even the train mania in TAR22 is far more entertaining than all the crap in this All Star.

China 1-2 : Horrible. Worst premire and second leg EVER
Malaysia 1-2 : Lame. Because of horrid flight. Both RB was so boring and Detour was just above average a bit.
Sri Lanka 1-2 : Sri Lanka 1 was boring but Sri Lanka 2 was the only watchable leg this season.
Italy 1-2 : Lame. Cheap. Pointless and reduntdant task. The U-Turn drama and Dave the B**** just make it more worse.
Swiss : Okay. But the Accidental Alliance just ruin the most part of it and turn it into some Bad Girl Club gossiping.
Spain : Detour was okay. Another watchable episode although not satisfy like Sri Lanka 2.
UK : Cheap. RB rule break. Urg.
LV : LAME. STUPID FINALE EVER. WTF IS THOSE FREAKING POINTLESS TASK? FAKE MAGIC? BULB SCREWING? WORST WINNER OF THE WORST SEASON EVER.  :gaah:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: randyortonwwe on June 09, 2014, 03:42:38 AM
Me, just thinking about those poor greeters involved with Switzerland 22 and Chile 23.  :'(
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Platrium on June 13, 2014, 11:15:51 PM
TAR23's and TAR24's 1st legs.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Keepcopz on July 26, 2015, 10:18:07 AM
As the update of TAR25 and 26, I nominate Japan 1 from 26. :lol:

Like seriously, that leg was such a big mess. Super short premier with ONLY one task in Japan for 90 minutes episode. :stare  This leg made 22.08 Switzerland an amazing leg!
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: georgiapeach on July 26, 2015, 10:24:20 AM
Hands down for me...the starting line elimination. NEVER will get over that cruelty!
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
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Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Platrium on July 26, 2015, 09:03:13 PM
TAR 24  :  Every single leg except Spain -  Terrible season with nothing good, all the teams were mediocre and the race design suffered badly
Except Spain! :lol: Someone's with me! :hearts:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Maanca on July 26, 2015, 09:18:19 PM
24-12 was in my opinion the worst season finale. No opportunity for the order to change, a task that was just show and not really even a task, and no memory challenge (though I will give them credit, this was probably due to the rumoured scrapped legs in Philippines and Australia). Caroline & Jen said the race was already won at the last cluebox.

A lot of the tasks in that season felt cheap, especially in the second half (...shaving balloons?), and I jokingly like to think it's because TPTB blew their budget on David Copperfield  :funny:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: albegrato on July 26, 2015, 09:52:25 PM
24-12 was in my opinion the worst season finale. No opportunity for the order to change, a task that was just show and not really even a task, and no memory challenge (though I will give them credit, this was probably due to the rumoured scrapped legs in Philippines and Australia). Caroline & Jen said the race was already won at the last cluebox.

A lot of the tasks in that season felt cheap, especially in the second half (...shaving balloons?), and I jokingly like to think it's because TPTB blew their budget on David Copperfield  :funny:

That's true. I think the most interesting task was digging for the box in the desert at night. It was both physical and luck-based, which I liked. I disliked the Copperfield task since I don't like cheap magic. The bone yard was a HUGE missed opportunity for me. They could have had a needle-in-a-haystack task that spanned the entire boneyard, not just retrieving a light bulb. Counting the light-bulbs was just disappointing as you could just recite every number to get the clue without penalty. And ending not just the episode but the season on a thrill task was really really disappointing.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: cbacbacba1 on July 26, 2015, 10:17:32 PM
Some of the bad leg i remember, Most of them are related to mid-leg long distance travel

TAR 16 Leg 5 (Very few amount of tasks, no way for the u-turned team to catch up)
TAR 17 Leg 5
TAR 19 Leg 5 (Ridculous pit-stop treatment)
TAR 19 Leg 9 (I don't know why they have to place the train-ride equalizer in the middle of the leg)
TAR 20 Leg 2
TAR 20 Leg 7 (totally unfair for Nary & Jamie)
TAR 21 Leg 2 (lame roadblock)
TAR 21 Leg 9 (Too easy FF)
TAR 22 Leg 3 (Not culturally related at all)
TAR 22 Leg 8 (The whole episode are train rides)
TAR 22 Leg 12 (Linear Finale)
TAR 23 Leg 12 (Luck-based finale)
TAR 24 Leg 1 (Super lame tasks)
TAR 24 Leg 3 (bad treatment for the flights)
TAR 24 Leg 12 (Silly task + Silly arrangement for the 2nd roadblock)
TAR 26 Leg 1 (90-mins episode for only one task in Tokyo?)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Hysha on July 27, 2015, 06:15:46 AM
Hands down for me...the starting line elimination. NEVER will get over that cruelty!

Yeah, I still feel sad for them. Unfair, cruel... They should come again for an All Stars/Unfinished Business and give them a second chance.

TAR 24 finale. Worst winners, awful tasks, no memory challenge, almost impossible to change positions...

Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
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Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Declive on July 30, 2015, 10:53:11 PM
The 21-9 FF wasn't easy at all. The Twinnies had to try three times to get it done.
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Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: RachelLeVega on August 01, 2015, 12:49:31 PM
26-1 definitely has the worst design in regards to broadcasting. 90 minutes to show a Detour - and it's straight-up finding a sake bottle vs. repetitive dancing? :groan: Unfortunately, watching the challenges was more of a task than the Detour.

Though I felt bad for them, Libby & CJ's transportation fiasco saved that leg.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Maanca on August 01, 2015, 12:59:24 PM
26-1 definitely has the worst design in regards to broadcasting. 90 minutes to show a Detour - and it's straight-up finding a sake bottle vs. repetitive dancing? :groan: Unfortunately, watching the challenges was more of a task than the Detour.

Though I felt bad for them, Libby & CJ's transportation fiasco saved that leg.

Agreed, the whole leg was basically Starting Line task, Detour, find the Pit Stop. Not worth 90 minutes.

That was just so they could piggyback some extra viewers off the season premiere of the more popular Survivor.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Platrium on December 24, 2015, 05:45:31 AM
TAR27: :cmaslol
Leg 9: Lazy Speedbump design.
Leg 11: An almost-Andy-&-Tommy moment. My bad generalizing.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Marionete on December 24, 2015, 10:43:05 AM
Leg 11 was an amazing leg and probably the best in that season?!
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Platrium on December 24, 2015, 10:55:16 AM
I must've generalized the whole leg from the result. :cmaslol My bad.  :cmas31: What I said in the report card thread was more accurate.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: elthemagnifico on December 24, 2015, 11:30:13 AM
27-4

Lol croquet in Zimbabwe? Although it related to its former colonialist, but hell Zimbabwe should have offered more than just DOING CROQUET IN ZIMBABWE.....

Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: toanglobal on December 25, 2015, 04:38:17 AM
26-1 definitely has the worst design in regards to broadcasting. 90 minutes to show a Detour - and it's straight-up finding a sake bottle vs. repetitive dancing? :groan: Unfortunately, watching the challenges was more of a task than the Detour.

Though I felt bad for them, Libby & CJ's transportation fiasco saved that leg.

Agreed, the whole leg was basically Starting Line task, Detour, find the Pit Stop. Not worth 90 minutes.

That was just so they could piggyback some extra viewers off the season premiere of the more popular Survivor.
TAR AU 1, TAR AU 2 90 minutes premiere were far better, with some route info tasks in Indonesia and Philippines
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Platrium on December 25, 2015, 05:59:38 AM
TAR27's 1st leg was focused on Justin & Diana's fast forward fiasco. The editing itself made the episode the worst of the season.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Declive on December 25, 2015, 01:23:34 PM
TAR19's Phuket leg.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: cbacbacba1 on December 29, 2015, 11:02:53 PM
After re-watching, i found these legs quite bad in terms of leg structure

TAR 21 Leg 5
TAR 22 Leg 8
TAR 26 Leg 11
TAR 27 Leg 10
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: NMC on January 08, 2016, 11:50:37 AM
I always found TAR 11 - Leg 1 was a very poor Leg.  Thankfully it was the only bad Leg that entire Season, and we got it out of the way as early as possible.  :conf:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: gamerfan09 on January 08, 2016, 07:59:08 PM
I always found TAR 11 - Leg 1 was a very poor Leg.  Thankfully it was the only bad Leg that entire Season, and we got it out of the way as early as possible.  :conf:

TAR's quality really speaks volumes in the old eras when a bad leg still produced an entertaining episode =/

Loads of legs in the older seasons were really poorly designed, but it's not as bad as this era where a bad leg=bad episode. :(
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Lemontail on January 08, 2016, 08:59:11 PM
I always found TAR 11 - Leg 1 was a very poor Leg.  Thankfully it was the only bad Leg that entire Season, and we got it out of the way as early as possible.  :conf:

TAR's quality really speaks volumes in the old eras when a bad leg still produced an entertaining episode =/

Loads of legs in the older seasons were really poorly designed, but it's not as bad as this era where a bad leg=bad episode. :(

Like in TAR 3 Leg 5, where tasks are really easy but the diesel car drama and Flo's bitchiness saved that episode.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: gamerfan09 on April 25, 2016, 10:32:20 AM
TAR28 Legs 4-5 anybody? :lol:

Jeez, those legs were almost 24-levels of awful.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Bookworm on April 25, 2016, 03:23:48 PM
TAR28 Legs 4-5 anybody? :lol:

Jeez, those legs were almost 24-levels of awful.
I didn't find the tasks for Leg 4 bad, but it would've been nice if the Pit Stop was in Geneva. Leg 5 wasn't a good leg. The scenery was great, but the tasks were too simple and there was no opportunity to catch up. Somehow teams got separated after arriving at the Pit Stop around the same time.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: elthemagnifico on April 25, 2016, 03:54:22 PM
TAR28 Legs 4-5 anybody? :lol:

Jeez, those legs were almost 24-levels of awful.

i didn't find anything wrong on leg 4( until they  travelled to other country for pit stop like :res: ) .it was blunder but still good as episode.

leg 5 worst leg of this season, yes. .. but worst of All Tar legs, no... i mean the task was good, the scenery was picturesque but there were something wrong with the editing, balancing and too linear i think

Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: TARUSAFan on April 25, 2016, 08:22:21 PM
Almost every leg of TAR24 beat all the 'Worst' leg in this thread... Hell, I think even the train mania in TAR22 is far more entertaining than all the crap in this All Star.

China 1-2 : Horrible. Worst premire and second leg EVER
Malaysia 1-2 : Lame. Because of horrid flight. Both RB was so boring and Detour was just above average a bit.
Sri Lanka 1-2 : Sri Lanka 1 was boring but Sri Lanka 2 was the only watchable leg this season.
Italy 1-2 : Lame. Cheap. Pointless and reduntdant task. The U-Turn drama and Dave the B**** just make it more worse.
Swiss : Okay. But the Accidental Alliance just ruin the most part of it and turn it into some Bad Girl Club gossiping.
Spain : Detour was okay. Another watchable episode although not satisfy like Sri Lanka 2.
UK : Cheap. RB rule break. Urg.
LV : LAME. STUPID FINALE EVER. WTF IS THOSE FREAKING POINTLESS TASK? FAKE MAGIC? BULB SCREWING? WORST WINNER OF THE WORST SEASON EVER.  :gaah:

Sums up everything of Season 24. THE ABSOLUTE WORST SEASON EVER. The only thing good about it was Spain!! But of all the things they could do there.. Shaving a balloon.  :gaah:  As much as United Kingdom is among my perennial favorites in European countries, they ruined it with mediocre tasks.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: TARUSAFan on April 25, 2016, 08:28:12 PM
TAR 24  :  Every single leg except Spain -  Terrible season with nothing good, all the teams were mediocre and the race design suffered badly
Except Spain! :lol: Someone's with me! :hearts:

Same here  :conf:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: TARUSAFan on April 25, 2016, 08:30:01 PM
TAR28 Legs 4-5 anybody? :lol:

Jeez, those legs were almost 24-levels of awful.

i didn't find anything wrong on leg 4( until they  travelled to other country for pit stop like :res: ) .it was blunder but still good as episode.

leg 5 worst leg of this season, yes. .. but worst of All Tar legs, no... i mean the task was good, the scenery was picturesque but there were something wrong with the editing, balancing and too linear i think

Leg 4 was decent but they could have stayed in Geneva, the outcome could have been different. Leg 5 was terrible, not even the beautiful snowy scenery saved it.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: EAOWadsy on June 11, 2017, 03:39:47 AM
Since there's a best TAR leg thread, I made a "Worst TAR leg" thread. :lol:

Anyway, I'll start the convo.

One of the worst has to be TAR 22 Switzerland.

We literally waited for two weeks. </3

Too many trains </3

An average Roadblock </3

No Detour </3

Chynona eliminated </3

The Switchback wasn't as good or memorable </3

Overall just a really really bad leg. The scenery was gorgeous but the leg was so bleargh.

It wasn't the worst leg in my honest opinion. Still good, but what bothered me the most was the 'switchback'. There are many ways to add in one of those tasks but this one SURELY was NOT. It was such an epic fail, that teams even got penalized. The snow didn't help their case either, so bleh, no luck Sam.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BourkieBoy on June 11, 2017, 04:38:55 AM
Bourkie's Worst TAR Legs:
TAR 1 Finale
TAR 4 Leg 11
TAR 4 Finale
TAR 19 Leg 5 (I guess it was a make-up leg, so I will give it some credit)
TAR 22 Leg 8
TAR 23 Leg 1
TAR 24 (The whole season's legs, apart from England/Wales)
TAR 28 Legs 4 and 5
TAR 29 Leg 5
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BritishTARFan on June 11, 2017, 05:59:56 AM
Bourkie's Worst TAR Legs:
TAR 1 Finale
TAR 4 Leg 11
TAR 4 Finale
TAR 19 Leg 5 (I guess it was a make-up leg, so I will give it some credit)
TAR 22 Leg 8
TAR 23 Leg 1
TAR 24 (The whole season's legs, apart from England/Wales)
TAR 28 Legs 4 and 5
TAR 29 Leg 5

May i ask why? I'm just curious because although it wern't my favorite i did enjoy this leg.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BourkieBoy on June 11, 2017, 06:04:05 AM
May i ask why? I'm just curious because although it wern't my favorite i did enjoy this leg.

Of course  :)
I just do not understand why they wasted a leg, in a little known city. If they wanted to go to Norway, why didn't they go to Oslo or Lillehamer? See what I mean? I also believe that the tasks that were performed, where not relevant to Norway's culture. Understand?
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Lemontail on June 11, 2017, 06:09:32 AM
May i ask why? I'm just curious because although it wern't my favorite i did enjoy this leg.

Of course  :)
I just do not understand why they wasted a leg, in a little known city. If they wanted to go to Norway, why didn't they go to Oslo or Lillehamer? See what I mean? I also believe that the tasks that were performed, where not relevant to Norway's culture. Understand?

A leg in a little known city? To me, a leg taking place in a place like that would've been a nice break from big, well known cities. Although, the tasks weren't even relevant to the country's culture, so I half agree with you.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: elthemagnifico on June 11, 2017, 06:17:35 AM
May i ask why? I'm just curious because although it wern't my favorite i did enjoy this leg.

Of course  :)
I just do not understand why they wasted a leg, in a little known city. If they wanted to go to Norway, why didn't they go to Oslo or Lillehamer? See what I mean? I also believe that the tasks that were performed, where not relevant to Norway's culture. Understand?

1. Oslo is  the capital city of Norway. Itsn' t even a little known city, altough i agreee with Lillegamer
2. Not all the tasks aren't cultural irrelevant (see RB, first ARI, and firework hunt Detour)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BritishTARFan on June 11, 2017, 08:13:25 AM
May i ask why? I'm just curious because although it wern't my favorite i did enjoy this leg.

Of course  :)
I just do not understand why they wasted a leg, in a little known city. If they wanted to go to Norway, why didn't they go to Oslo or Lillehamer? See what I mean? I also believe that the tasks that were performed, where not relevant to Norway's culture. Understand?

I have been to Oslo (just for a day) and it was the most boring city I've ever visited. The west coast cities such as Bergen, Ålesund & Stavenger are much better and interesting places.

But I don't think the well known cities thing is a point.

Ninh Binh, Arahova, Gamboa, Yerevan, Chamonix, Livingstone, San Antonio de Areco, Swakopmund, Trujillo, Shetlands, Orvieto ect are all not well known places.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: cbacbacba1 on June 11, 2017, 10:38:31 AM
Leg 6 of TAR 29
worst ever leg to have a double u-turn

Even worse than TAR 28's leg 10
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Erebus1111 on June 11, 2017, 10:49:22 AM
TAR 26
Legs 11 and 12

TAR 27
Leg 10

TAR 28
Legs 9 and 10

TAR 29
Legs 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, and 12
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: elthemagnifico on June 11, 2017, 12:29:18 PM
TAR 26
Legs 11 and 12

TAR 27
Leg 10

TAR 28
Legs 9 and 10

TAR 29
Legs 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, and 12


For TAR 29:
I'm agreeing with leg 6 (and maybe 5) as worst tar leg of the season.... But why you consider leg4,10,11, 12 as bad legs, tbh imo :
Leg 4 was sinple yet difficult in its own way, especially RB and the editing is good
Leg 10, one of the frenziest leg ever, Bike RB was really great altough it was done before on TAR 3, paddling the boat with feet was very cultural relevant and creative, and taking 500 stair steps to pitstop was the hell one... It was an amazing leg... Was it because there no detour in the leg?
Leg 11, altough i agree that Seoul should have been represented more rather than having stacking cups and vid games in there, i enjoyed this leg rather than whining eventually, the double RB were actually fun and good and the Kimchi ARI was a good balance task...
Leg 12, altough there weren't any RB and/or detour task... But triple ARI was great and difficult... When was we have teams running franticly and solving the riddle in the middle of uptown looking the clue in the finale?, and the final task was amazing that require good communication and memory... I hope it wasn't because brooke and scott's winning...

Your opinion and your pick was good but i'm curious why did you pick them as bad leg :D
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Maanca on June 11, 2017, 12:43:13 PM
TAR26 Leg 1 was a painful hour-and-a-half to sit through. A leg of Starting Line task, Detour, Pit Stop stretched out
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BritishTARFan on June 11, 2017, 01:03:27 PM
Tar 4 premier I found incredibly boring.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: EAOWadsy on June 11, 2017, 06:51:41 PM
Tar 4 premier I found incredibly boring.
Really? I thought it was kind of good. The ice cold Italian setting, but the teams definitely didn't seem interesting. TAR 6's Iceland premiere was 100x better in my opinion.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Zack. on June 11, 2017, 07:16:57 PM
I know we love TAR 17 but leg 5 is not.a.good.look 

- COMPLETELY linear leg (I know we like to throw around "linear" to describe legs with an unsatisfying conclusion but this one legitimately is)
- self-driving but like...self-driving that was hard to screw up
- the one and only FF on a leg without bunching and I thiiiiink only one or two spots open for competitors
- a Detour which was a choice between "do this inherently time consuming physical activity (Boat)" and "do this other physical activity that we made harder bc it's the better choice (Bike)"
- a super physical RB with only two lines available at a time
- also literally EVERY task could be done anywhere with a giant bridge over water (Greece, Bosnia, etc)
- and it's an elimination leg yay

Also TAR 17's final leg was underwhelming and all of the criticisms people like to lay on TAR 29's finale ACTUALLY apply to TAR 17's yet it's well received I wonder why :escape
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: EAOWadsy on June 11, 2017, 07:22:36 PM
I agree, compared with the prior Sweden leg, the Norway leg was a wasted opportunity. The race is meant to get harder, not easier and it felt that they didn't really try.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: cbacbacba1 on June 11, 2017, 07:40:10 PM
The worst leg of each season

Season 29 : Leg 6 (W-Turn after bunch point, no task after W-turn cause the instant death of the u-turned teams)
Season 28 : Leg 4 (What is the point of the train ride to France? Why can't production just end the leg in Geneva?)
Season 27 : Leg 5 (Well this leg actually serves absolutely  no chance for teams to move their position if no one screwed up because of their own silly problem, like missing a cluebox)
Season 26 : Leg 1 (They fly all the way to Tokyo just to finish a detour and then they go to the pit-stop? Having a 90-min episode and a W-turn made it even worse and boring)
Season 25 : Leg 2 (That was kinda related to the editting problem, cause I still cannot understand why the couple and Shelly & Nici fell to last place)
Season 24 : Leg 1 (Ridiculously easy task, very short leg, used to be the worst premier before S26)
Season 23 : Leg 1 (Except the roadblock twist, I don't enjoy this leg at all)
Season 22 : Leg 8 (Trains, trains and trains the whole leg, too much bunching)
Season 21 : Leg 6 (The detour is highly imbalanced, enjoying Turkey bath as a task? The Turkey ice-cream speedbump is also lame as having a sauna in S15)
Season 20 : Leg 7 (The leg comes too short for me, the ARI is also highly unfair to Nary & Jamie)
Season 19 : Leg 5 (All they do in Bangkok is fishing some fish... Having two RBs in Phuket is just pointless,  why not end the leg in Phuket and set the finiahing as start of leg 6 instead?)
Season 18 : Leg 9 (W-turn at the end of the leg with a semi-bunching point beforehand, not my cup of tea)

Let's just talk about the HD season first, because the earlier seasons have much more bad lega than now
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Platrium on June 12, 2017, 03:10:25 AM
Leg 6 of TAR 29
worst ever leg to have a double u-turn

Even worse than TAR 28's leg 10

In an international sense, I'd say TARA5's penultimate leg.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Lemontail on June 12, 2017, 03:38:02 AM
Leg 6 of TAR 29
worst ever leg to have a double u-turn

Even worse than TAR 28's leg 10

In an international sense, I'd say TARA5's penultimate leg.

That leg U-Turn design (before the Detour) doomed Treasuri & Louisa, anyway.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: NELs on March 25, 2018, 12:46:46 AM
As much as I love the older seasons more than the new ones, there are some legs I don't like. I'll be talking about one of my personal least favorite legs for right now. One of my least favorite legs from the older seasons has to be TAR 5 Leg 7. (Luxor, Egypt--- Nairobi, Kenya---> Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) I do not like how this leg is designed. It does one of the most infuriating things ever. Going to Kenya and signing up for flights to Tanzania. Why would they go to Kenya just for an airport stop. I know this is a long time ago and can't do anything about right now. (If you want to know how long ago it was TAR 5 visited the UAE when the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa was starting to be built.) This is why I want Kenya to be visited again. Let's move on to the Detour now, I know the some of Detours back then were lopsided, but this one was boring. Seeing teams just carry stuff from one place to another feels like an India or hot-scorching heat thing, to make teams more exhausted. The only redeeming quality about this was Chip's reaction to his own people. The Roadblock is the only thing I liked about this leg. It was technically the first ever Switchback. If you don't know there was unaired Roadblock in TAR 1 Leg 1 where one member of the team had to cook an Ostrich Egg, then both of them had to eat it. This was made available on the TAR 1 DVD. This one was done much better where the team member had to cook and eat the egg by his/herself. The way they had to go to the Pit Stop was stupid. A first-come, first-serve to the Pit Stop is a big no-no from me. Teams had to use zip-lines to go to the Pit Stop. It makes it unfair for the teams. I don't know what the majority of RFF feels about this leg, but I personally find it horrible. I did like the all of TAR 5, just not this leg.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: RachelLeVega on March 25, 2018, 01:23:38 PM
As much as I love the older seasons more than the new ones, there are some legs I don't like. I'll be talking about one of my personal least favorite legs for right now. One of my least favorite legs from the older seasons has to be TAR 5 Leg 7. (Luxor, Egypt--- Nairobi, Kenya---> Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) I do not like how this leg is designed. It does one of the most infuriating things ever. Going to Kenya and signing up for flights to Tanzania. Why would they go to Kenya just for an airport stop. I know this is a long time ago and can't do anything about right now. (If you want to know how long ago it was TAR 5 visited the UAE when the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa was starting to be built.) This is why I want Kenya to be visited again. Let's move on to the Detour now, I know the some of Detours back then were lopsided, but this one was boring. Seeing teams just carry stuff from one place to another feels like an India or hot-scorching heat thing, to make teams more exhausted. The only redeeming quality about this was Chip's reaction to his own people. The Roadblock is the only thing I liked about this leg. It was technically the first ever Switchback. If you don't know there was unaired Roadblock in TAR 1 Leg 1 where one member of the team had to cook an Ostrich Egg, then both of them had to eat it. This was made available on the TAR 1 DVD. This one was done much better where the team member had to cook and eat the egg by his/herself. The way they had to go to the Pit Stop was stupid. A first-come, first-serve to the Pit Stop is a big no-no from me. Teams had to use zip-lines to go to the Pit Stop. It makes it unfair for the teams. I don't know what the majority of RFF feels about this leg, but I personally find it horrible. I did like the all of TAR 5, just not this leg.
I do agree that the leg structure of the Tanzanian leg was weird considering, like you said, the zip-line (which season 16's Sentosa visit did more rationally by having the Pit Stop and the task separately navigated), the limits of air travel then (though I did love watching the airport drama that ensued often from it), and I was more than a bit biased for that leg as well due to other reasons (one look at my profile picture and you see why). I didn't think the Detour was boring. Teams had to use a cart to put the furniture on and some had trouble navigating the dirt paths. That alone can seemingly give the other option an easier time due to simply getting there and getting it done.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Xoruz on March 25, 2018, 02:11:08 PM
TAR 1: Ao Nang, Thailand (Leg 10)
TAR 2: Auckland, New Zealand (Leg 11)
TAR 3: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Singapore (Leg 10)
TAR 4: Cairns, Australia (Leg 12)
TAR 5: Rotorua, New Zealand (Leg 10)
TAR 6: Honolulu & Chicago, USA (Leg 13)
TAR 7: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Leg 4)
TAR 8: Charleston & Huntsville, USA (Leg 3)
TAR 9: Catania & Siracusa, Italy (Leg 5)
TAR 10: Antananarivo, Madagascar (Leg 8 )
TAR 11: Krakow, Poland (Leg 7)
TAR 12: Taiwan (Leg 10)
TAR 13: Fortaleza, Brazil (Leg 2)
TAR 14: Bavaria, Germany & Salzburg, Austria (Leg 2)
TAR 15: Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Leg 4)
TAR 16: Verdun, France (Leg 5)
TAR 17: Narvik, Norway (Leg 5)
TAR 18: Florida Keys, USA (Leg 12)
TAR 19: Phuket & Bangkok, Thailand (Leg 5)
TAR 20: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (Leg 7)
TAR 21: Istanbul, Turkey (Leg 6)
TAR 22: Grindelwald, Switzerland (Leg 8 )
TAR 23: Al Ain, UAE (Leg 8 )
TAR 24: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Leg 3)
TAR 25: Atlas Mountains, Morocco (Leg 6)
TAR 26: Nagano, Japan (Leg 2)
TAR 27: San Antonio de Areco, Argentina (Leg 3)
TAR 28: Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia (Leg 10)
TAR 29: Lake Como, Italy (Leg 6)
TAR 30: Prague, Czech Republic (Leg 6)

Absolute worst for me is TAR 4 Leg 12 (Cairns)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Wadsy on July 23, 2018, 01:07:37 AM
TAR 19 Leg 4.

That one annoys me so much!

(https://scontent.fpoa8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22814007_1468644279889517_5961938194668823139_n.jpg?oh=0824c0d93338315b0cbe94273e627ef3&oe=5A7BE926)

I agree ^^ Probably still my least favourite leg of the entire show. You could tell the producers had something else in mind, or just nothing at all.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Wadsy on July 23, 2018, 04:52:37 AM
TAR 1: Les Baux de Provence, France (Leg 3)
TAR 2: Bangkok, Thailand (Leg 5)
TAR 3: Marrakech, Morocco (Leg 6)
TAR 4: Manukan Island, Malaysia (Leg 8 )
TAR 5: El Nido, Philippines (Leg 12)
TAR 6: Honolulu & Chicago, USA (Leg 12)
TAR 7: Khwai, Botswana (Leg 7)
TAR 8: Charleston & Huntsville, USA (Leg 3)
TAR 9: Catania & Siracusa, Italy (Leg 5)
TAR 10: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam (Leg 4)
TAR 11: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile (Leg 2)
TAR 12: Girdwood, Alaska (Leg 11)
TAR 13: Fortaleza, Brazil (Leg 2)
TAR 14: Bangkok, Thailand (Leg 8 )
TAR 15: Prague, Czech Republic (Leg 10)
TAR 16: Verdun, France (Leg 5)
TAR 17: Hong Kong, China (Leg 10)
TAR 18: Varanasi, India (Leg 7)
TAR 19: Phuket, Thailand (Leg 4) - Worst leg of the entire show
TAR 20: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (Leg 7)
TAR 21: Surabaya, Indonesia (Leg 2)
TAR 22: Belfast, Northern Ireland (Leg 11)
TAR 23: Iquique, Chile (Leg 1)
TAR 24: Guangzhou, China (Leg 1)
TAR 25: Marrakesh, Morocco (Leg 6)
TAR 26: Phuket, Thailand (Leg 3)
TAR 27: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Leg 2)
TAR 28: Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia (Leg 10)
TAR 29: Lake Como, Italy (Leg 6)
TAR 30: Prague, Czech Republic (Leg 6)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BourkieBoy on July 23, 2018, 05:08:20 AM
The two Australian legs on TAR4, were just plain disgusting!
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Wadsy on July 24, 2018, 02:26:21 AM
Why is that? I didn't mind the twelfth leg but the Brisbane episode was quite underwhelming for me personally.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Genius on July 24, 2018, 10:12:01 AM
Most of TAR4, honestly, with the exception of the South Korean leg. No wonder the show nearly got cancelled.

(So glad TAR5 came round to save the franchise.)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Maanca on July 24, 2018, 10:31:05 AM
I wasn't too keen on Harare in TAR30. The leg was literally 2 tasks (and the Detour choices weren't the most interesting things, either) relying on a U-Turn to pad the episode.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Cyzoran on July 24, 2018, 10:32:52 AM
The two legs in season 30 that had a head to head.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Wadsy on July 24, 2018, 09:05:57 PM
The Cairns leg in season 4 gets a lot of flack, but I honestly enjoyed it a lot. Far better than everything prior since The Netherlands, excluding Borneo leg 9 which was a thrill ride. The tasks in the twelfth leg were fun.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: BourkieBoy on July 25, 2018, 01:10:33 AM
Why is that? I didn't mind the twelfth leg but the Brisbane episode was quite underwhelming for me personally.

They go to the Sunshine Coast, when they REALLY should of gone to the Gold Coast (which far closer to Brisbane!)

The Gold Coast is SO MUCH BETTER than Sunshine Coast and is the BEST CITY IN AUSTRALIA (yes, even better than Melbourne!)

And the Cairns leg... DO NOT GET ME STARTED!  :furious: :cheer:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Gra1162 on July 25, 2018, 10:39:22 AM


The Gold Coast is SO MUCH BETTER than Sunshine Coast and is the BEST CITY IN AUSTRALIA (yes, even better than Melbourne)
:lol:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: TheRabbi on August 07, 2018, 09:44:20 AM
You folks have much better memories than me. Trying to remember individual tasks from every episode over the years isn't easy.

Recently, I'll say TAR30 Leg 6. I really loathe having the U-turn before the actual detour. Then combine that with the fact that it was a "blind" detour (don't know the task beforehand), and it was just completely unfair. Trevor and Chris were eliminated by no fault of their own, despite running a good leg. I'm pretty sure a team was eliminated in s29 like this as well, but I haven't rewatched that season.

I'll agree with the sentiment of the Switzerland leg in season 22, which I watched somewhat recently. Too many train equalizers, and the switchback wasn't too exciting the second time.

But for me, I'll remember 2 of the worst legs always being the finales of season 10 and 11. The final city segments of those seasons are just so, so terrible. They don't even get to NYC in season 10 until there's like 5 minutes left in the episode. And the less said about that final task in season 11, the better. I was glad when it went to the one city finale format starting season 12.

The one city finale format has had some clunkers as well, in particular seasons 16, 23, and 28. But part of that is just that the finales get quite boring when one team is really far in front.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: DavidJunior on August 07, 2018, 11:17:43 AM
I'd have to nominate S28 L4 as one- mainly because it was so good up until train equalizers basically ruined it all.

There were some fun, inventive, challenging tasks throughout the leg- and I found myself foolishly grinning throughout, but to have all of that almost not matter at all for any of the placements, and really it coming down to a footrace to the pit stop (and for 8 out of the 9 teams it did)- it just really sours the whole leg for me.

It had potential to be one of the best legs of the franchise- and that's why I'd classify it as one of the worst.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Hubickichibi on June 16, 2019, 06:01:00 AM
The two legs in season 30 that had a head to head.

Oh yeah that was bad (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/97.gif?w=560)
but leg 1 is the worse for that season, i dont like the buggy and vodka challenge (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/110.gif?w=560)
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: cbacbacba1 on June 16, 2019, 08:36:50 PM
TAR31 Leg 7 :groan:

Poor leg design with first-come-first-serve roadblock and one-side of the detour, with a helicopter ride between those  :groan:
Only self-driving to task and the other side of the detour (which the wait for funicular takes up most time) can change teams position  :groan:
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Wadsy on October 23, 2020, 05:38:00 PM
Looking back at all seasons, I will just be pointing out what I would consider to be the worst legs overall:

TAR4 Legs 11 & 12
TAR7 Leg 7
TAR9 Leg 6 (Italy 2)
TAR10 Leg 11
TAR11 Leg 2 & 12
TAR15 Legs 10 & 11
TAR18 Leg 9
TAR19 Legs 4 & 5
TAR22 Legs 3 & 8
TAR24 All of them
TAR28 Leg 4
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: georgiapeach on October 29, 2020, 10:11:25 AM
Addsome reasons to that post? Inquiring minds want to know!
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: dryedmangoez on October 30, 2020, 12:17:32 AM
TAR24 definitely deserves to be forgotten. But I do think the Sri Lanka Legs were great. The tuktuk gasoline Road Block especially actually reminds me very much of this week's fun chaos on TAR32.
Title: Re: Worst TAR Leg
Post by: Wadsy on November 15, 2020, 12:47:43 AM
TAR4 Legs 11 & 12 - Both weak legs in my opinion, showcasing not much exciting about Australia. The 11th leg was just very dull with not much happening throughout, and the 12th leg was completely unnecessary, again a rather boring episode.
TAR7 Leg 7 - The lack of any equalizers ruined this for me. Where some complained about TAR6's over use of bunching (I never thought so), this season went the opposite direction. While it wasn't an issue for me most of the time, this leg was definitely unforgivable and Brian & Greg had no chance of catching up.
TAR9 Leg 6 (Italy 2) - Compared with the previous leg in Italy which was good, this one was a snooze fest as there were no equalizers and was just rather weak with unexciting tasks.
TAR10 Leg 11 - This is one of the worst penultimate legs of all time in my opinion. Why have a roadblock in one country, then move over to another for a detour? The lack of Route Info clues also ruined it for me.
TAR11 Leg 2 & 12 - The former suffers only from lack of tasks - where teams start a leg, go somewhere and it's a Roadblock, then move to another and its the Detour then straight to the pit stop. The locations were underwhelming, as were the lack of many route info clues. The latter suffers from just being a weak penultimate leg overall, and I felt it should have taken place in Asia or Australia/New Zealand.
TAR15 Legs 10 & 11 - This is a hard one to explain, but I just didn't like either leg. Leg 10 is worse because the tasks were lazy, meaning the detour really. It was a predictable NEL, and leg 11 was sorta boring. I am just not a fan of the season overall but the back half is definitely worse.
TAR18 Leg 9 - Placing a Double U-Turn right before the pit stop, and there ya go.
TAR19 Legs 4 & 5 - These felt put together at the last minute and I remember reading somewhere that they were meant to go to another country for the fourth/fifth legs but changed it to Thailand at the last minute. Leg 4 is easily the worst episode in TAR history for me - it outright stinks, and leg 5 isn't much better considering the leg design.
TAR22 Legs 3 & 8 - I am from NZ, and the third leg was a poorly designed leg where they easily could have gone somewhere more exciting - like Queenstown, Fiordland or the area in general. The eighth leg as well for the same reasons everyone else here said.
TAR24 All of them
TAR28 Leg 4 - Why travel from Columbia to Switzerland, only to then travel to France just for a pit stop?