Lol I think people would be more suspicious if James wasn't overly excited. This cast in general is pretty active and vocal about the show, I wouldn't see James and Will as an exception.
For what it's worth, I'd say Will and James are the most active & savvy on social media out of us all! They've been YouTubing since long before the race. And James is a SUPER superfan. And Will is a wizard with his video editing.
More generally, I don't think there's much correlation between social excitement and "making it far" among our cast. Every single team, from first to last, is so excited after two years; and yet some of us are just more inclined to hype the race.
But I can't say what a casual fan would think, because I'm hopelessly biased!
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