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The Amazing Race => The Amazing Race Discussion => Topic started by: SamualDude on June 28, 2015, 03:05:01 AM
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So I was having a think to myself earlier and what are some of the more under-rated legs in Race history. They can be from any version and any season.
For me one of the more underrated legs was Season 7, Leg 3.
The spectacular drive through the Andes to open the leg, A cool physical detour and the mental challenge of the meat roadblock. I'm surprised this leg isn't talked about more!
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TAR24 Leg 4 :lol:
Best ep of that crap TBH.
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TAR 18 Leg 5
Huge come-back of the goths, u-turn drama, language problem (China), Taxi drama, challenging roadblock
TAR 23 Leg 5
EP drama of ER doctors and Marie, Taxi drama, U-turn, Crazy run for 1st place
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I don't think 18.05 is underrated. It's amazing leg with balance detour + W-Turn and good RB!
I think 15.11 is the one I think often got overlooked, it's best leg from that season IMO in term of task and leg design. Fun speedbum + Mental Challange RB + Strange but pretty cool ARI + Good physical Detour. And it's all happened at night in Prague! The only letdown that made this leg crap is that the obvious boot of FT & BE since they don't know how the permutation law work. :res: But all in all, it's still good leg and should get some credit.
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Leg 7 of TAR16 - Seychelles
I still remember the CBS promo for this Leg dubbing it as "Trouble In Paradise" and that made me want to watch earlier than Sunday. :grins: Initially thinking at that time the ad was another one of those hype stunts that would be underwhelming in the broadcast, I was highly impressed with the challenges and task drama in the episode. Luring a tortoise with a banana, the one missing coconuts/the fruit vendor taking one big glance at carts piled high with coconuts and then saying "It's not enough coconuts" with Brent flipping out and Caite tearing up :lol:, underwater bottle Roadblock, and Jet & Cord's backtrack. As for the sights, I would love to go on a helicopter ride from Victoria to La Digue.
Besides Leg 2, TAR16 is a generally underrated season as a whole. Bitter viewers of the Dan & Jordan-Carol & Brandy-Jet & Cord conflict tossed the entire excitement to the curb.
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TAR 23 - Leg 2. I've noticed that so many people have no opinion of this Leg, (which is almost worse than hating it), but there's something about it that gives me a Super-Leg feel. ???
The tasks were great, the drama between Tim & Marie and Rowan & Shane was great, and then Rowans utter fail at the RB, who would've survived had he not went to the wrong Shoe Shiner! :groan: And Chester & Ephraims' epic random win, before their disastrous fall in the next Leg. :'(
Overall, just a great Leg! :cheer:
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TAR 25 Denmark's leg
Misti and Jim "dominating team wanna be" fall down, great detour and RB, and shelley and nici confrontation in entire leg
also 24 Malaysia's second leg well pretty good for overrated season
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TAR 23 - Leg 2. I've noticed that so many people have no opinion of this Leg, (which is almost worse than hating it), but there's something about it that gives me a Super-Leg feel. ???
The tasks were great, the drama between Tim & Marie and Rowan & Shane was great, and then Rowans utter fail at the RB, who would've survived had he not went to the wrong Shoe Shiner! :groan: And Chester & Ephraims' epic random win, before their disastrous fall in the next Leg. :'(
Overall, just a great Leg! :cheer:
Location, location, location! ;) That Leg made very whimsical transitions from the Atacama Desert to the urban hub of Santiago and lastly to the forest of Cascada de las Aminas. It was like a mini-adventure without even taking a flight to another country.
In my opinion, Chile 2 is of the best Legs of that season.
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TAR 25 Denmark's leg
Misti and Jim "dominating team wanna be" fall down, great detour and RB, and shelley and nici confrontation in entire leg
25.04 is not underrated, IMO. It's an amazing leg and everyone seemed to love it. Def top two leg of 25. (I think 25.05 / Morocco 1 is a bit better) :hearts:
In my opinion, Chile 2 is of the best Legs of that season.
I prefer UAE 2 and Indonesia 2 better in 23. Those two legs were a bit underrated too. :(
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Both 23 Indonesia was great (even Indonesia 1 was won an emmy last year.) and I think TAR23 Indonesia leg was the best Indonesia leg so far. (I completely loathed and disgusted the TAR21 Indonesia leg (:;) :tantrum :res: :barf )
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15.11 <3 23.2 scenery <3 (if only the Detour was like...good :()
I'm going to throw a vote for 2.7 - it's an undeniably cultural leg...without any physical OR mental tasks aside from cryptic clues <3
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Canada Season 1, Episode 5.
Even though it was in its own country, this one had elements of a great Amazing Race leg. Every challenge was incredibly difficult.
-A "needle-in-a-haystack" Route Marker task that made 2 teams quit
-A detail-specific Roadblock with a "drill sergeant" kind of judge
-2 very physical Detours, plus Double U-Turn
-A footrace up a flight of stairs to aforementioned U-Turn
-A Fast Forward that was edited out because it was so tough nobody could complete it.
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Canada Season 1, Episode 5.
Even though it was in its own country, this one had elements of a great Amazing Race leg. Every challenge was incredibly difficult.
-A "needle-in-a-haystack" Route Marker task that made 2 teams quit
-A detail-specific Roadblock with a "drill sergeant" kind of judge
-2 very physical Detours, plus Double U-Turn
-A footrace up a flight of stairs to aforementioned U-Turn
-A Fast Forward that was edited out because it was so tough nobody could complete it.
I just re-watched this Season over the weekend, and this was without doubt the best Leg. Like you said it had everything, but I didn't realise there was a Fast Forward. :o
Do we know what it was? Or which teams attempted to do it? ???
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I just re-watched this Season over the weekend, and this was without doubt the best Leg. Like you said it had everything, but I didn't realise there was a Fast Forward. :o
Do we know what it was? Or which teams attempted to do it? ???
It was at the same place where the Roadblock was, and it was some driving simulation they use in police training. Vanessa & Celina (at one point you can see the green envelope in her hand) and Jet & Dave did it. Jet's a cop and even he couldn't get it.
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I just re-watched this Season over the weekend, and this was without doubt the best Leg. Like you said it had everything, but I didn't realise there was a Fast Forward. :o
Do we know what it was? Or which teams attempted to do it? ???
It was at the same place where the Roadblock was, and it was some driving simulation they use in police training. Vanessa & Celina (at one point you can see the green envelope in her hand) and Jet & Dave did it. Jet's a cop and even he couldn't get it.
Now you mention it, I do remember seeing the green envelope and thinking there must be a FF, but then just totally forgot about it. :groan:
Jet & Dave did it? They must've had a serious lead then, if they were able to attempt it, fail and still keep their lead. ???
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Some of the first legs of the 15th season were amazing in my opinion.
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Leg 1 of season 15
Legs 2, 3, 9 of season 17
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I can't speak for legs from most newer seasons, but there are some real good classics I can think of:
Season 9, Leg 6. This leg was great because of the self-driving, the beautiful countryside, the awesome thrilling Roadblock, and the entertaining Detour.
Season 6, Leg 2. Beautiful scenery, very entertaining Detour. I really liked the overnight rest with the boat race between the teams.
Season 11, Leg 8. This leg was actually really awesome. The visit to Auschwitz was wonderful and emotional. The Detour and Roadblock were both great, and made even more entertaining because this was a night leg.
Season 12, Leg 11. The finale leg had perhaps the most well-designed Roadblock in the history of the Race. Not to mention it was fun to see the teams ice climb, and skin fish.
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Some of the first legs of the 15th season were amazing in my opinion.
I agree! Intense SLT, Tokyo (Japanese game and tourist task!) and Cai Be (mud pits and duck herding!) were great
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Am I the only one alone in my love for TAR24's second Malaysia leg? :lol: :lol:
I thought the RB was pretty fun, and the Detour was amazing. Not culturally relevant, but I had a blast watching the ep.
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Yes, you are.
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Malaysia 2 in S24 is definitely underrated!!!
It was probably my favourite episode of the season, even though the Roadblock was very linear.
And to think that it was a replacement leg!! :o
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I must say...based on this thread (and elsewhere), that I find myself struggling to call myself a TAR fan...you guys can recall specific legs from specific seasons...that's some dedication! :)
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I think the Malaysia 2 and Sri Lanka 2 in are the only acceptable All-Stars leg in TAR24. Other than that every leg outside those 2 legs was sub-par.
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I must say...based on this thread (and elsewhere), that I find myself struggling to call myself a TAR fan...you guys can recall specific legs from specific seasons...that's some dedication! :)
We're not your ordinary fans, we're super fans :grins:
I can't say for everyone here, but I usually check the wikipedia pages when I'm lost and I certainly don't recall everything! :)
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I must say...based on this thread (and elsewhere), that I find myself struggling to call myself a TAR fan...you guys can recall specific legs from specific seasons...that's some dedication! :)
We're not your ordinary fans, we're super fans :grins:
I can't say for everyone here, but I usually check the wikipedia pages when I'm lost and I certainly don't recall everything! :)
we don't know everything off by heart, I know all the routes but thats just about it
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TAR 9, Oman Leg.
Fran and Barry winning the leg.
The two teams, who had won 1st and 2nd places throughout the previous 8? legs, was 4th and 5th (NEL) place.
Interesting Detour, AWESOME self-driving.. random RB
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TAR 9, Oman Leg.
Fran and Barry winning the leg.
The two teams, who had won 1st and 2nd places throughout the previous 8? legs, was 4th and 5th (NEL) place.
Interesting Detour, AWESOME self-driving.. random RB
A random RB that makes BJ & Tyler loses completely :funny:
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TAR 24, leg 8 in Orvieto:
I know conventional wisdom would be to praise Malaysia 2 for its wildly difficult Detour or Sri Lanka 2 for having culturally relevant tasks but Italy 2 has self-driving, uncooperative animals, an actually difficult puzzle, an appropriately placed W-Turn, a difficult RB AFTER said W-Turn and a lot of gorgeous scenery. Yes Dave is awful and yes the Globetrotters were a year behind but still.
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I don't know about underrated, but my favorite legs are as follows, in no particular order:
- Season 9, Leg 9. Australia is amazing to begin with, and the back country leg in Arnhem Land was just great. But the foot race?!?!? :<3 :cheer: :yess: Both that plus the music gave me goosebumps. Plus the hippies were saved by a NEL!
- Season 17 finale. TAR 17 was the first season I watched, and I fell in love. I watched this season on TV, and tbh it felt unique to start my own amazing race journey with such a historic season, what with the first F/F winners. Plus the memory challenge gave me goosebumps.
- Season 12 finale. I have a thing about awesome memory challenges, so this season's memory challenge alone made this season one of my favorites!
- Season 19, leg 11. My favorite season (tied with 17). I know everyone seemed to love Andy & Tommy, but I personally could not stand them (my opinion, no hating please). When their winning streak came crashing down, I danced and screamed with joy. Plus the revisit to Panama was awesome!
- Season 11, leg 4. I also have a thing for rooting for the underdog, and when Charla and Mirna beat Rob & Amber in a footrace? :hearts:
Those are probably my top 5. What do you all think? Agree? Disagree?
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TAR1 Beijing
TAR4 Venice
TAR4 Seoul
TAR5 Saint Petersburg
TAR6 Ethiopia (Beautiful locale, plus a very satisfying elimination from a teams I dislike)
TAR12 Anchorage (Love this final leg and the tasks. I will love this leg more if the result in this last few minutes doesn't happen)
TAR13 NZ (I super love this NZ leg because this leg feel like the blend of European + Polynesian culture. Plus it ditched off the NZ adventure theme leg which is TAR franchise overused in a bad way.)
TAR13 Moscow 2
TAR15 Prague 2
TAR17 Saint Petersburg 1 & 2
TAR19 Panama
TAR22 Berlin
TAR24 Malaysia 2, Sri Lanka 2, Italy 1 (Duh, only these 3 legs barely considered as AS-level leg. Other legs in TAR24 is sub-par.)
TAR25 Denmark, Philippines 2
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Okay, now that I have enough examples above, :lol: I'll give my opinion.
TAR24 Leg 10: Spain
My favorite episode in the worst season ever, because there was so much drama here. :hearts:
1. Teams were in 2 different flights.
2. The roadblock was time pressured. It wasn't easy as well.
3. The detour: bull balls or dancing. Both tasks show culture. :hrt:
4. Dave & Connor got to the U-turn in 1st, but they wasted theirs in Leg 8, thus they were unable to U-turn their target.
5. Afghanimals got to the U-turn in 2nd, and their U-turn choice was strategic (Cowboys) rather than personal, or allied :res: (Brenchel).
6. In point #5, Afghanimals and Cowboys have a history of rivalry, especially in the first few legs. This made things more exciting. :yess:
7. Cowboys were the only ones out of the feud, yet they were the ones booted out. I started to like them for that, but Afghanimals' strategy was necessary for them.
TAR22 Leg 2: Bora Bora
There was so much happening here! There were 10 teams in a tropical themed leg, a type of leg that rarely occurs, especially with that much teams. :hearts:
1. Top 3 teams from previous leg continued dominating, despite an equalizer (for most of the teams).
2. I like the detour! When can you see an underwater table being set up? :funny: And how easy was it to find the pearls?
3. The roadblock made some struggle, some teams were even competing for first or near-last placements!
4. 2 teams were very far behind. The equalizer saved them 2 hours of their penalty. In the end, both teams were 7th and 8th, which wasn't even last or 2nd-last!
5. The last 2 teams? One took too much time navigating through the waters. They even met the last 2 teams, which later became their allies. :lol:
6. The other team? Aquaphobia made them waste more than enough time at the detour. It was enough time for the last 2 teams to catch up.
7. Achilles drama. :o That time it was pathetic. Later on, it became a bad outcome after all. :groan:
8. JJ holding the EP from Dave & Connor was something we thought that was breaking the rules of the alliance.
Bora Bora was truly one of my favorites! :hrt:
TAR23 Leg 3: Portugal
That episode started the good chunks of TAR23. :hearts:
1. Chester & Ephraim's flight drama, which later resulted them to be almost a full day behind all the other teams.
2. The flight drama overall. The bunnies making their smart move :cheer: and Tim & Marie falling behind for that.
3. The tasks were pretty decent. :luvya: They reminded me of classic Europe.
4. Leo & Jamal lying to Tim & Marie in an attempt for the latter to use their EP, which they decided to not use and risk themselves in danger.
5. The time gap between the teams were really far apart due to the flight drama. Wow!
TAR21 Leg 9: Netherlands
That leg was Abbie & Ryan's doom.
1. 1st team to depart was 25 hours ahead of the last team to depart. :stare
2. The first 3 teams got on the flight one day after they left the pit stop. :stare And yet, the last 2 teams haven't caught up.
3. Take note, the last 2 teams have not seen any team since Leg 6 or 7.
4. The W-turn strategy by the Twinnies, who took the FF and was ironically absent at the W-turn.
5. Chippendales' heartbreaking decision. :(
6. Abbie & Ryan and Beekman's baffled thoughts at the W-turn, plus their also heartbreaking decisions.
7. Abbie & Ryan's ultimate boot after the terrible flight delay and W-turn. Take note, they had the DYM prize won during the 1st leg.
I'll stop here. :lol: That's about enough.
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TAR3
Leg 7 (Germany) - I always found this to be quite underrated. It's an awesome episode featuring both Germany and Austria, and the race's first ever visit to both countries. Incredible leg with a nice Roadblock and a good Detour.
TAR6
Leg 2 (Norway) - Probably the best second leg of all time. Terrific Roadblock in Oslo, and a nice boat challenge (Intersection like) in Norway, and one of the best Detours ever)
Leg 3 (Sweden) - Awesome episode and one of my favourites to this day. Lena & Kristy getting eliminated was indeed very sad but the Detour/Roadblock were incredible to say the least. Season 6 remains to be one of my all time favourite seasons
Leg 11 (China) - Perhaps my favourite leg of all time of TAR. It's beautiful, a deadly fight for the finals. I loved the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum visit and especially the Roadblock with the locks in Xian. This season is heavily bashed by many, which is unfair.
TAR18
Leg 9 (Liechtenstein & Switzerland) - People seem to hate this leg just because the Cowboys got eliminated. I loved it, terrific to see two beautiful countries in Europe, including a terrific Roadblock and a nice Detour. Zermatt sure is a nice place to visit in the winter time
TAR19
Leg 8 (Denmark) - An episode that no one seems to remember, but I personally love it. It was at least much better than TAR25's visit to Copenhagen, nice Roadblock, a Double U Turn and a unique Detour. Shame about Lawrence & Zac though
Leg 9 (Belgium) - Loved it. The race visited three European countries in one leg. I loved the Roadblock in Denmark, + the tea cups at Lego Land. The Body building challenge in Brussels was hilarious
TAR21
Leg 6 (Turkey) - Uhh, why does everyone hate this leg? Sure some of the tasks were weak and it was a complete copy of the Baku from the previous leg. I enjoyed this leg at least a lot more than the two boring Russian legs that followed. Interesting locales
Leg 9 (The Netherlands) - Criminally underrated, and very interesting. I liked it more than the Amsterdam leg from TAR12, but less than the TAR26 visit. The 'Switchback' to TAR12 was alright I guess, nothing special. I did enjoy the Detour, the Fast Forward and the Double U Turn sending Abby & Ryan home, but I hate the Twinnies
Leg 10 (Mallorca, Spain) - Best leg of the season, and one of my favourite all time TAR legs. Again, another one that seems to be forgotten, but I love it. Spain was well overdue for a visit, and it paid off
Leg 11 (Loire Valley, France) - Perhaps the tasks weren't that great this leg, but you can't beat France. It was a nice penultimate leg, which sent home the worst team of the race.
TAR22
Leg 5 (Vietnam) - Actually one of my favourite legs in Asia, ever. People hate because of the Roadblock, but Asia was so less this season, yet it seemed to deliver more than any other season.
Leg 8 (Switzerland) - Yeah yeah, it was a but of a Swiss railway entertainment cruise but I loved it. Nice challenges with dogs, good scenery, do the cheese again and a satisfying Roadblock