Okay, now that I have enough examples above,
I'll give my opinion.
TAR24 Leg 10: Spain
My favorite episode in the worst season ever, because there was so much drama here.
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.
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
(Brenchel).
6. In point #5, Afghanimals and Cowboys have a history of rivalry, especially in the first few legs. This made things more exciting.
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.
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?
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.
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.
That time it was pathetic. Later on, it became a bad outcome after all.
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!
TAR23 Leg 3: Portugal
That episode started the good chunks of TAR23.
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
and Tim & Marie falling behind for that.
3. The tasks were pretty decent.
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.
2. The first 3 teams got on the flight one day after they left the pit stop.
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.
That's about enough.
