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Offline Traveldude1

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Season 6 fits the bill for me. I made it to episode 11 before calling quits on it. I've never seen a season that was as nasty and negative as season 6. Almost every team was either A) boring or B) Bickering couples who never got along. Kris and John were the only decent ones but barely got any air time.

Overall, I had bad vibes about this season. I can usually find a team to connect with, but this season lacked that. I will NOT watch this season again.

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2020, 03:26:52 AM »
I’ve seen every season of English-speaking TAR, but I nearly quit during Season 24. The cast I found fine, but the route and tasks were just woeful. Season 24 is the worst TAR season ever and reason TAR got pushed to Friday nights from TAR25 onwards!


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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2020, 06:21:23 AM »
Impossible.

(Season 26 came a bit close...)
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2020, 06:36:02 AM »
Not really on the entire season, but I stopped watching on the penultimate and final legs.

It was TAR Asia 5 where the production somehow placed BOTH a Yield and a U-Turn in the penultimate leg. The team I rooted (
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When I was watching the penultimate leg, when
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Treasuri & Louisa
got U-Turned, I just stopped watching it because I know that they're 100% would be eliminated and I don't care anymore who will win the race.
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2020, 10:35:21 AM »
Season 4, I almost quit watching after episode 9.
Season 8, I have watch episode 1, and still after a week I have not episode 2. Should I quit the season?


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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2020, 10:45:56 AM »
Season 8 is a totally different ballgame. Its a hoot.  2 teams are on my all time faves list.

Its worth a go.

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2020, 10:47:52 AM »
So guys...be careful re spoilers here. In case someone wants to watch an earlier season unspoiled. Avoid them if possible...if you MUST share a spoiler do use the spoiler tags. Thanks!!
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2020, 11:45:18 AM »
So guys...be careful re spoilers here. In case someone wants to watch an earlier season unspoiled. Avoid them if possible...if you MUST share a spoiler do use the spoiler tags. Thanks!!

Oops, sorry peach. I forget that there's someone who might haven't watched that season yet.

Thanks for editing that one :luvya:
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2020, 12:26:39 PM »
I wouldn't quit watching Season 8; while it doesn't offer much in terms of astonishing locations and tasks, it is quite interesting in terms of team dynamics and it is a unique season overall.

I've never given up on a season, but 24 was probably the least fun to watch near the end.
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2020, 12:33:07 PM »
I'd quit season 8, honestly. The concept doesn't work and I don't like the Weavers overall attitude. Very standoffish and not willing to talk to other teams.

All the teams kinda suck, one way or the other. If you haven't watched episode 2 in over a week, I'd forgo the season all together. You ain't missing anything


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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2020, 02:53:46 PM »
Seasons 8, 13, 23 & 24.
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2020, 06:39:14 PM »
I knew just based on the title that Season 8 would be mentioned and I'll just say that honestly, it is one of my favorite seasons of TAR! The cast is amazing and really entertaining (and quite possibly one of the best casts ever IMO) and the season full of really fantastic moments. I also love the battles that the cast has with each other. If you can go into the season with having low expectations for the tasks and locations, it's definitely worth the watch.

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2020, 06:52:21 PM »
I knew just based on the title that Season 8 would be mentioned and I'll just say that honestly, it is one of my favorite seasons of TAR! The cast is amazing and really entertaining (and quite possibly one of the best casts ever IMO) and the season full of really fantastic moments. I also love the battles that the cast has with each other. If you can go into the season with having low expectations for the tasks and locations, it's definitely worth the watch.

I also agree and have TAR 8 in my top 5 seasons of all time.

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2020, 07:46:51 PM »
That is an unpopular opinion, I guess. Season 8 is just awful and never worked. Would've worked better by allowing the minimum age for kids to be 13+. That would have allowed for possible international travel

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2020, 08:48:12 PM »
Season 4. I quitted after Millie & Chuck's elimination. It is the only season which I still haven't finished the season finale.

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2020, 08:59:55 PM »
I actually rarely watch Season Finales too. Only the ones i don't know who wins it.
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2020, 07:57:27 AM »
I actually rarely watch Season Finales too. Only the ones i don't know who wins it.

Yeah I used to have that phase as well. After binge watching an entire season I just looked up who won. (But now I have moved on from that)

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2020, 08:28:03 AM »
That is an unpopular opinion, I guess. Season 8 is just awful and never worked. Would've worked better by allowing the minimum age for kids to be 13+. That would have allowed for possible international travel

Yea, Canada, Costa Rica and Panama are a part of the USA after all.

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2020, 09:57:52 AM »
Season 6 fits the bill for me. I made it to episode 11 before calling quits on it. I've never seen a season that was as nasty and negative as season 6. Almost every team was either A) boring or B) Bickering couples who never got along. Kris and John were the only decent ones but barely got any air time.

Overall, I had bad vibes about this season. I can usually find a team to connect with, but this season lacked that. I will NOT watch this season again.

Oh man, that Season somewhat like a dysfunctional family. Loved the route the Teams were meh.

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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2020, 02:04:20 PM »
Season 4, Those Australia legs just kept going and going


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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2020, 01:18:39 AM »
TAR Canada 6 and 7. Made it ten minutes into each episode then decided it wasn't worth my time.
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #21 on: April 18, 2020, 04:38:55 AM »
I have never quit on a season ever. I got my late sister to start watching, but she was so fed up with one particular team, she quit watching after that, and never watched again before she passed.
I agree season 8 was a different creature. It actually was the template for the early seasons of various international editions.
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2020, 10:49:12 PM »
I too nearly stopped watching during 6 ( I think it was 6). After the TAR 5 love that one nearly lost me.

Glad I held on! :funny:
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #23 on: April 21, 2020, 01:06:51 AM »
I too nearly stopped watching during 6 ( I think it was 6). After the TAR 5 love that one nearly lost me.

Glad I held on! :funny:

I've been watching Season 6 since start working from home and I've been bamboozled with all the bickering and shouting between those teams. Since I haven't watched that season completely, I only thought at the beginning that
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Jonathan & Victoria
were the only ones who's gonna be bickering and gosh I was wrong. All(?) legs have at least one team shouting or bickering that even my dad asked me what's with all those shouting am I watching.

I also feel bad with some of the locals who were yelled by the teams just because they don't understand or fluent in English, but somehow some of the remaining teams expect that all people in the world should understand English. I also don't like
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Kendra
with that animosity towards third-world countries. Just imagine when someone from that country's watching the episode where their country is visited, but find out that a racer has that opinion about your country, what would they feel about that.

It's been painful watching Season 6. Too bad that there are some countries
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(Hungary, Senegal, and Ethiopia)
that are only visited in this season. I really hope that they give that country another visit but with other set of teams so I can really enjoy the beauty of that countries, instead of just shouting and bickering.

I only have the final leg left to be watched, and maybe after that I won't watch this season ever again. :funny:
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Re: Has there ever been a season where you just quit watching?
« Reply #24 on: April 21, 2020, 01:48:50 AM »
I too nearly stopped watching during 6 ( I think it was 6). After the TAR 5 love that one nearly lost me.

Glad I held on! :funny:

I've been watching Season 6 since start working from home and I've been bamboozled with all the bickering and shouting between those teams. Since I haven't watched that season completely, I only thought at the beginning that
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Jonathan & Victoria
were the only ones who's gonna be bickering and gosh I was wrong. All(?) legs have at least one team shouting or bickering that even my dad asked me what's with all those shouting am I watching.

I also feel bad with some of the locals who were yelled by the teams just because they don't understand or fluent in English, but somehow some of the remaining teams expect that all people in the world should understand English. I also don't like
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Kendra
with that animosity towards third-world countries. Just imagine when someone from that country's watching the episode where their country is visited, but find out that a racer has that opinion about your country, what would they feel about that.

It's been painful watching Season 6. Too bad that there are some countries
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(Hungary, Senegal, and Ethiopia)
that are only visited in this season. I really hope that they give that country another visit but with other set of teams so I can really enjoy the beauty of that countries, instead of just shouting and bickering.

I only have the final leg left to be watched, and maybe after that I won't watch this season ever again. :funny:
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The ending of season 6 is somewhat interesting to watch. Give it a try.

P.S. I am one of those who love season 6  :funny: