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TAR 20: Art Velez and J.J. Carrell *Border Patrol Agents*
kevin2012:
I'm trying to come to grips with the fact that besides how irritating and unlikable they are, there is a ginormous chance they will make it to the final 3. This means they'll have a presence in every leg, I feel like chocking myself every time they come on (Whenever I rewatch previous episodes, I've actually muted the show whenever they're on, just because I don't want to hear them talk).
That's not even the worst part, if they do make it to the final three, they may win the race. If that happens, not only will they destroy an entire seaon but will become imo a more notorious winning team than Eric and Danielle (quite a feat).
god darn it, what were the casters thinking? good gravy, what a terrible choice!
The good news is that maybe their villainous edit is a sign that they don't win, cuz I mean really, why would the editors want to portray eventual winners as complete... you-know-what? Then again, there was Eric and Danielle, ugh.... I don't know.
Final note,
Art and JJ :eww
P.S You can tell I really strongly dislike this team, and that's true. But this is all my opinion only. I just really dislike their hypocrisy, egotistical attitudes, ever-growing arrogance, etc...
Again, it's all my opinion
Prophet:
I don't think they're nearly that terrible or a casting mistake. Jonathan and Victoria were an example of a casting mistake. Art and JJ are just egoish. :lol:
Best Loser:
Yeah, I think casting hit the ball out of the park with casting these two. The fact that Art & J.J. get such a strong reaction out of everyone means to me that casting them was a success. And since according to Nary & Jamie they really were this way during the race, they aren't given a one-sided "root against this team" edit. That's not to say I want them to win. I just think there's a difference between teams whom I want to get really far and then fail (Team Guido), and teams whom I want off my screen immediately (Jonathan & Victoria).
AR FAN:
--- Quote from: Best Loser on April 19, 2012, 02:48:54 PM ---Yeah, I think casting hit the ball out of the park with casting these two. The fact that Art & J.J. get such a strong reaction out of everyone means to me that casting them was a success. And since according to Nary & Jamie they really were this way during the race, they aren't given a one-sided "root against this team" edit. That's not to say I want them to win. I just think there's a difference between teams whom I want to get really far and then fail (Team Guido), and teams whom I want off my screen immediately (Jonathan & Victoria).
--- End quote ---
Funny thing is even though I don't care for their arrogance, they don't seem as bad as Jonathan or the Guidos who were literally walking cartoon characters to me.
starrynight:
Jonathan and Colin early on were like cartoon characters. Jonathan in particular was simply an annoying, self destructive person who people want off their screens from the start to the end. A bit like Chad and that other guy on TAR 17 but an even more extreme and unrelenting version. The aggression of them was as much on their partner as anyone.
The Guidos I thought were simply funny, and I don't remember them being that nasty about other teams, they pretty much seemed to keep to themselves most of the time. So I don't think they tried to intimidate, or could even be successful at doing that.
Another hate figure on TAR forums for some seems to be Rob and Amber, but again I don't think they were nasty. Maybe they played the game well in deceiving people sometimes, but all of the major players have to lie sometime to get ahead. They had some arrogance but no more than many others.
The deaf guy on TAR 14 was a bit mean as well I thought, and turned a bit aggressive. That was funny as they tried to set him up as a hero at the start. That was more like a passive aggression.
Art and JJ seem to be the first real successful villains I've seen on the seasons I've seen. They seem to not just have egos, or the ability to transfer their faults on others...they actually seem to enjoy being bad. And they also reinforce each others opinions and bad actions. They aren't very discriminating in who they attack either, you have the feeling they despise everyone. Art and JJ seem to have the ability to annoy most people while being still full of confidence themselves. They probably have more arrogance than I have seen from other racers too. And they definitely have had a role and sometimes (but not always) they have been funny in that. Hardly anyone would want them to win though as you want to see the bad guys trip up before the end.
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