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Neobie:
Your picks, and your reasons?

Here's my list of the 10 worst-planned legs, ever. What's yours?

10. TAR 14.2: Bavaria/Salzburg
Filled with forgettable and slapstick tasks, this leg was saved only by the high winds.

9. TAR 7.7: Botswana II
Linear leg that gave Brian and Greg no chance to catch up, and with only one change in standings throughout the episode.

8. TAR 4.2: Venice
Brilliant Roadblock, but handicapped by lacklustre Detour options (take the gondola, or... don't take the gondola) and a badly-planned bunch right before the Pit Stop.

7. TAR 11.10: Hong Kong
An excess of kung-fu/stunt tasks, fabricated and misguided "cultural" challenges, plus a Fast Forward that meant each of the four teams were separated so much the final standings were set from arrival at the airport.

6. TAR 10.9: Finland
Insipid tasks with very little relevance to Finland or Finnish culture, and a leg whose relevance was entirely wiped out by the TBC and flight options in the next episode.

5. TAR 1.9: Krabi
A leg with practically zero displacement, an overload of physical tasks, and an overnight anti-bunch that affected the remainder of the season.

4. TAR 6.13: Hawaii/Chicago
You'd expect a high standard for a finale, but everything done in Hawaii was negated by the final flight, and then... pizza.

3. TAR 3.10: Kuala Lumpur/Singapore
I can see how HDB flats can come into play, but... Kodak EasyShare Cameras. Phua Chu Kang. Manatees. Running around fountains. Erm?

2. TAR 8.11: Montana
It was a good Detour, but that added to the "too much cowboy stuff" we've already seen in the past four legs. This leg was burdened with the corny old-timey photo, and what could be in contention for the lamest Roadblock (after the Fountain of Wealth): golf. Wait, not even golf. Looking for golf balls.

1. TAR 13.8: Kazakhstan
You're going into this trying to prove that TAR is of better taste than Borat. And you go put people in a cow suit. Deeply affects TAR's reputation as a quality show. Fail, TPTB!

Moo:
10 WORST LEGS EVER

10. TAR 5.11. Manila, Philippines
**** this leg! Had I been their consultant, It's not just Colin who's going to be saying "My Ox is broken!"

9. TAR 11.2. Chiquicamata, Chile
Chile Much? I didn't like the whole damn thing except for Charla and Mirna and Dustin and Kandice's confrontation, I also nominate this for the WORST.PITSTOP.LOCATION.EVER.

8. TAR 9.11. Tokyo, Japan
Weee... the first time you go to Japan, and three teams remaining and a NEL? WTH... So epically USELESS. The leg was fun, but the teams pissed me off...

7. TAR 12.2. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Yeah, even though Ron and Christina epically fails to communicate this leg (I hate seeing them like this), moving house furniture and bikes really showed how "nice" the Netherlands are.

6. TAR 13.5. Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
It was a snoozefest. That's it. Aside from an ugly leg, (There could BE much better, isn't it?) the team was expected to be eliminated.

5. TAR 8.6. Costa Rica
Gaghan elimination <//////////////////////////33333333. Curse that red coffee bean!  (:;) (:;)

4. TAR 4.7. India 2
Tian and Jaree elimination </////3 instead of Richen and Chip. Not that India greatness compared to TAR 4.6. Mumbai Leg, which was the Rape Train of Love!

3. TAR 1.12. Alaska USA
Producers should have intervened with Joe and Bill's delay of a day, as such, I didn't actually the top 2 battling for the top spot.

2. TAR 14.3. Bran, Romania
I can't watch this leg... but everytime I watch it, I still want to kick Victor and Tammy out of the mountain and tell them that the arrows to the task are. Just glad they won.

1. TAR 11.6. Zanzibar, Tanzania
OMG.  (:;) WTH... This leg SCREWED PRETTY MUCH ALL-STARS. Thanks to this leg!!! And I still cuss and curse this leg everytime I see it, Teri and Ian and Guidos at the back of the pack <////////3

10 BEST LEGS EVER

10. TAR 2.7 Hong Kong, China
Love this leg! HONG KONG IS <3333333333333333

9. TAR 13.4. Auckland, New Zealand
Phil's Dad! Kentina in a helicopter! Self Drive leg! Kiwis! YAY! Best leg of TAR 13!

8. TAR 14.5. Maputo, Mozambique
For All-Stars, this was the best leg ever. Charla and Mirna comeback! (Malaysia was a notch down because of U/J being delayed by half a day; otherwise, it had been the best and E/D might have been eliminated, sparing us the best win in the history of the race)

7. TAR 8.10 Double Length Leg
Okay, not being in America, I personally loved TAR8 more than TAR9 or 7. Seriously. Godlewski family being eliminated <///////3, but the leg itself is <33333333333333

6. TAR 6.11. Xian, China
Hayden's hyperventilation, losing at the Roadblock and finally proposal at the mat! What a leg! I love this leg, second to Beijing 14.11.

5. TAR 7.13. Epic Finale that brought Romber second.
Hated them that season, but epically loved them at all-stars. Oh MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

4. TAR 4.6. Mumbai, India
Rape Train! Rape Train! Rape Train! Nuff Said!

3. TAR 3.12. Vietnam
Flo: I quit!  :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: OMG. Had this been elimination, Derek and Drew should have won the Race!  (:;)

2. TAR 10.1. Beijing, China/ TAR 6.10. Shanghai, China
China again! Yes! Epic leg as well!!! Love the twist and the challenges made! Shanghai is <333 as well!

1. TAR 14.11. Beijing, China
BEST.LEG.EVER. Getting a pee break costs a Million dollars, Jaime's reaction to China, Tammy and Victor superownage!!! This is by far the best China leg and the best leg ever released!

apskip:
Neobie,

Your worst leg list is a good one. I will probably come up with my own after giving it some thought. In the interim, I do not agree with 2 of the legs you have placed on your list:

13.8 Kazakhstan - yes, the Borat schmaltz and the cow suits and most of all the misuse of falcons and Mongol warriors were terrible. However, I found the Fast Forward, the Golden Egg ROADBLOCK and the tasks around downtown Almaty leaving side the cow suits were all excellent in my opinion. You have the best and worst in the same episode, but it nets out to an average leg.

1.9 Krabi - I have a totally different view than you do about this. The damage was already done to Joe/Bill from the Bangkok to Krabi leg and their reluctance to head south when they received the FAST FORWARD clue. Kevin/Drew had an average leg getting to Krabi, but Frank/Margarita and Rob/Brennan had excellent legs. They earned their early start out of Krabi. The King was a superb DETOUR although its timing did close out the lagging teams and soon put them 24 hours beind. I think there ought to be more of rewarding excellent performance by letting teams go at full pace without being held back by so many bunching points. The fact that it was a 2 team race in the Finale and not a 3 team race is inconsequential. I would love to see far fewer bunch points at the end of the race. By working throughout the entire season to artificially force the teams together to start the final leg, World Race Productions is doing the fans no favor. AR1 was the only season to not do that so Bravo to its design!

Zack.:
Best legs ever (in no particular order):

1. TAR 1310 - Moscow 2 - a very welcome addition of mental difficulty in the tasks made for an interesting leg (unfortunately negated by the outcome). One of the better Roadblocks of that season and certainly the best Detour pairing.

2. TAR 505 - Giza - Let's ignore the (not at all bad) tasks; holy crap, it's the Pyramids! And the Sphinx! Amazing stuff, indeed.

3. TAR 308 - Zurich - Best Detour ever (yes, I'll say it). A variety of transport (self-driving, ferry, two sets of trains, JVJ's bus ride which was not required by the clue, and foot plus I think only one taxi ride)

4. TAR 1207 - Tuscany - Very old school TAR, what with the variety of transport (boat, bus, taxi, driving, walking not required by the clue), the intelligent Detour with no clear answer and the amount of race activity in the early morning hours.

5. TAR 205 - Bangkok - Definitely my favorite of the Bangkok legs, there were a variety of interesting tasks which were culturally relevant and entertaining from a viewer's perspective. A bit saddened that no one took the head shaving FF, but whatever.

6. TAR 208 - Hong Kong/Sydney - I really enjoy when teams have to fly from two major cities, as it really shows which teams are on their game and which teams aren't (TAR 505 had this also). Additionally, the Roadblock was simple yet hilarious and shuffled team order, which shows that good tasks can be done without spending too much (the unaired FF is proof of this also)

7. TAR 107 - Italy/India - This leg is indicative of all of what India brings to the race (culture shock, culture shock, interesting tasks) particularly with one of the most difficult Roadblocks ever, plus I appreciate the freedom TPTB gave the teams re: getting to Dehli.

8. TAR 812/13 - Montreal/Toronto - A final leg TBC is cruel and evil. I loved it. Beyond that, the tasks were interesting (particularly the Montreal half and the final roadblock) and the stadium hunt is probably the most demanding thing they've had the racers do that didn't involve an ascender or caviar.

9. TAR 1102 - Santiago/Calama - *This* is All-Stars. Oppressive heat. Mental Roadblocks done in the middle of the night. Tons of self-driving. Challenging Detour (even if the frontloader was a lot easier). If only all of the legs were this well-done.

Keep in mind that this isn't my favorite set of episodes (note the lack of broken oxen, hateful individuals crying on the side of the road, screaming harpies accidently getting their boyfriends eliminated, stubborn donkeys, missing donkeys, people getting powder thrown at them, people getting tomatoes thrown at them, or people's stupid Yielding decisions biting them in their shoeless asses).

ImANewUser:

--- Quote from: Mooyou on May 25, 2009, 10:22:27 PM ---10 WORST LEGS EVER

10. TAR 5.11. Manila, Philippines
**** this leg! Had I been their consultant, It's not just Colin who's going to be saying "My Ox is broken!"

9. TAR 11.2. Chiquicamata, Chile
Chile Much? I didn't like the whole damn thing except for Charla and Mirna and Dustin and Kandice's confrontation, I also nominate this for the WORST.PITSTOP.LOCATION.EVER.

--- End quote ---

And somehow, I thought that that Philippines leg was decently planned. Compare that to the Philippines leg in TARA 2. Fixing bikes? Matching shoes? Also, the Pitstop of the Chile leg was the ONLY redeeming thing about that leg. Causing five teams to completely go the other way was worth it.

Can't rank the legs at the moment. Too busy.

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