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Why is Family Edition so hated?

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Declive:
I agree with everything that has been said already.
It's definitely the worst season for me. I also thought it was very unfair to have children racing while other families had 4 adult members.

LandonM170:
You would think that having a season based in the US would be amazing considering what Canada, China Rush, etc. have done however I didn't sign up for a 10 episode US History lesson. Also, was very surprised to see no Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami or Orlando, Houston or Austin, Atlanta, Seattle, or Chicago legs when they went to damn Montana and Wyoming!  :idgit

dryedmangoez:
Well, I don't hate it. It has a top tier cast. Definitely one of the best casts in all 31 seasons that have aired so far.

I think the biggest criticism back then was the idea of a US-only Race. And how that was so unthinkable. Obviously, other TARs have done fine with home country routes. But like TARC has become in the last few seasons, TAR8's route and tasks may have felt repetitive.

It seems they tried to avoid big cities to avoid spoilers. But also visited American cities that probably would never get a Final Leg visit ever.  And getting to see different parts of America is perfectly fine.  Panama, Costa Rica and Canada Legs were good. They probably could've done another Leg in Canada. And the possible canceled Belize Leg is a bummer.

You look at the Legs though, you can see what they were going for in each. They went to national landmarks, historic and famous locations and known cities.
Leg 1: New York/Amish Country Theme
Leg 2: Washington DC/Patriotic and Civil War Theme
Leg 3: South Carolina/Hunstville, Alabama/Space & Rocket Center
Leg 4: Talladega/New Orleans
Leg 5-6: Panama/Costa Rica
Leg 7: Costa Rica/possible Belize
Leg 8: Grand Canyon
Leg 9: Salt Lake City/Olympics
Leg 10A: Yellowstone/Western Theme
Leg 10B: Native American tasks - Could've easily done the tasks with the First Nations in Alberta or Saskatchewan
Leg 11: Canada/Finale

georgiapeach:
I didn't hate it. Family Edition was ruined for me only by the Weaver Family's behavior. AND by WRP's poor taste in doing a racetrack task since a racetrack accident is how they lost their father.

The Paolo's remain one of the funniest teams ever.

For the rest it was an interesting experiment. Not my fave, but DEFINITELY not hated.

cerealking:
It was something that seemed like a good idea on paper but didn’t work out in practice. I don’t like it because they didn’t leave North America and the decision to use literal children is awkward and unfair competition-wise.

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