Could not agree more. Not only is it hard to watch, but it's so cheap! The show is way more intense without the unnecessary transitions!!
Also the camerawork is really odd sometimes. Don't get me wrong, the cameramen of TAR work extremely hard! But rewatch Lucas & Brittany running to the Pit Stop in 1st. It's just so .. shaky?
Definitely agree about it feeling cheap. There are better, more smooth transitions in even free video editing software, tbh.
During the sailing Road Block, they kept using that split screen transition. Like repeatedly within seconds. Having just rewatched the TAR10 Madagascar ep last week, I was struck by how excellent and clever the editing was. Especially during the FF/bed Detour back and forth. No transitions used at all. Just quick and creative cuts to each scene. So much better than what we've seen recently on TAR.
It really does look and feel less professional, which is sad considering how editing had always been one of TAR's strongest points.