I thought the cast of TAR 21 was much more likeable... I'm finding it hard to root for anyone in TAR 22. I'm not crazy about anyone.
well probably because most of the tar 21 casts were great to watch. Jaymes&James_Natalie&Nadiya were good TV. Trey&Lexi and Abby&Ryan were competitive as hell
but since they left Istanbul, it wasn't so much race anymore, and more DRAMAS, in airport, losing passports, let's U-TURN them ,and stuffs like that. In 2nd leg of Russia, none of them looked like racing at all. JJ&Trexie literally run the leg together happy like it was not even a race, NatalieNadiya AbbyRyan and JoshBrent ran the leg alone as if they were five hours each behind, so did in Amsterdam, except this time it was Josh&Brent and Abby&Ryan together.
this season we got more competitive teams and we actually see them raced each other, neck in neck. Even not-so-strong teams like Caroline&Jennifer and Chuck&Wynona could play catch up, and not just because other teams got lost by their cab driver, or their plane got delayed, or one team lost their passport, or something like that. probably that's why I liked this season's cast better
BuuYaa, Polaroid is talking about likability and rootable factor for a team, not circumstances that happened on the race that made this season better. There's a huge difference.
I disagree Dan, FF on a linear leg literally gave Bates and Anthony the win this leg. I agree that had the FF been on last leg, and 3 teams were allowed on the first flight, it will make for some really good FF moments VS-ing etc.
Joab, I said this
"well probably because most of the tar 21 casts were great to watch. Jaymes&James_Natalie&Nadiya were good TV. Trey&Lexi and Abby&Ryan were competitive as hell"
It is implied to why I thought Polaroid liked last season's cast better than this season.
and yes, the whole thing I said afterward is the circumstances of the TAR 21,which implied to the cast's attitude.
How JaymesJames and TreyLexi helped each other all the way since they think they're so far in front, which they were ...but the point of "racing" was not applied on this case. Or when Abby&Ryan and Josh&Brent made a pact and willing to run the leg together in Moscow and Amsterdam, since they thought they were too far behind and there's no way to catch up, no need to "RACE", basically giving up, and also which apparently hurt Abby&Ryan once they got to the U-TURN, which, is a disappointment for me on some level.
Look I am no master of the race, but if you're aware that you're the last two teams, why would you make a pact and decided to run the leg together? Had Abby&Ryan left Josh&Brent in that swimming detour in Moscow, they would have a HUGE lead ahead of Josh&Brent. Maybe even caught up with Trey&Lexi when they got to Amsterdam. I know that sounded mean and obnoxious and cocky and awful and they had an agreement, but again, it's a "RACE".
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Now do you see Mona&Beth waiting on Joey&Meghan when they got U-TURN in Vietnam? Do you see Mona or Beth saying "oh look Meghan&Joey got U-TURN,we made a pact with them to help each other as an alliance, so let's go help them!"
The circumstances always have a huge impact on the racers. That impact is how I liked or disliked a team. How Bates&Anthony and Pam&Winnie managed to stay strong under any circumstances, How Max&Katie managed to convince other teams to favor themselves along the race(quitting a RBs, or U-TURNing certain teams when there's one), How Caroline&Jennifer managed to play catch up very well in Bora-Bora and just now in Botswana.