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Declive:
About the Australian version: i think Dolor is the fun of the show.
Might be just me, but i'm cheering for him & Holly.

Wadsy:

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--- Quote from: Wadsy on February 27, 2021, 05:57:14 PM ---It would even be fair to say TAR 6 and 10's double-length-leg was also a super leg. Well, it also depends because on TAR 32 there was literally no rest period in the middle, whereas the other two seasons kind of did.

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So what is your opinion towards the TAR14 one? That one also doesn’t have a rest period between the two half portions.

Personally, I think double-length / KOR / Megaleg should all me counted the same for placement standardisation purpose. Thought where the leg Midpoint should be counted as for TAR 6 / TAR 8 Canada and TAR 32 is arguable.

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TAR 14 was still technically old school TAR even though there was a virtual Pit Stop. This is because leg 10 of that season is double the length, rather than it being two separate legs which is where I have the issue. The virtual Pit Stop in Season 14 in this case is the mid point of a double-length-leg.

The only reason I bring up TAR 6 and 10 is because teams never met Phil in the middle, although with TAR 10 it is clear where the mid point is thanks to the clue they receive.

ambystoma:
1. Season 13 was great despite the predictable outcome. Tina <3. All the trainnwrecky teams make it somewhat far even though the normies won.
2. Season 6 wasn't that bad: Lori and Bolo actually seemed like nice people and the outcomes weren't very predictable. Adam & Rebecca made me cringe but the vile winners just made the season that much more iconic.
3. Dave and Connor suck suck suck.
4. Rooted for Lenny and Karyn on S1.
5. S10 would have been legendary if only 1 of the sixpacks won..../sigh
6. all the returnee seasons suck. all of them.
7. I am so over Rachel-type couple dramas...seem somewhat staged.....when the series starting getting all these BB teams, I was sad...
8. Chris from Chris and Logan was such a DILF for me... only reason to rewatch 27.

LandonM170:

--- Quote from: RachelLeVega on February 27, 2021, 11:53:08 AM ---
--- Quote from: Wadsy on February 26, 2021, 03:40:04 AM ---I dislike KOR legs being counted as two separate legs.

I preferred the format before TAR18 where a TBC leg and it's second half were counted as one leg, rather than a non-elimination leg without a penalty. That's another thing I dislike - no Speed Bump for the team who finishes last on one of these legs. To this day I still don't get why they ever though this twist was good, because it isn't.

TAR 32 actually did it right.... until I find out there was no third NEL. Had there still been one, this season would have marked the first time since TAR 10 to do it the way I preferred.

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I still cannot tell the difference between twists repackaged as something new too. A double-length leg versus Keep-On-Racing, and the "no-rest legs", they're all the same to me. Don't know why the naming comes off as so complicated. The Mega Leg naming makes sense because there's no Pit Stop at the midpoint, but the other two I'm lost on.

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I called it a "no-rest leg" because wikipedia calls KOR's that, and it makes sense to me because you are starting a new leg with no rest period, so it makes sense to me. I called it a "double-length leg" because wikipedia calls it that, and also because it is one leg that is double the amount/length of a normal leg (4 tasks instead of 2). I hope this makes more sense!

Wadsy:
At the end of the day it doesn't matter to me but TAR 32 is the only season to do the double-length-leg structure right since TAR 18. Everything before that for me was absolutely fine since it was all in one leg, so no criticisms for there being no NEL penalty.
If, however we had of gotten a non-elimination at the end of a double-length-leg (pre TAR 18 format) I would have been fine with it, assuming there was a penalty and a rest period of course.
I recall the first time watching TAR 7 and being shocked that leg 8 was an elimination and Lynn & Alex had been booted. I guess this was since there were still two NEL's left and it had been ages since the first appeared.

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