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TAR 32 ALLIANCE: Brilliant and/or a Bad thing for TAR itself?

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alecbaldwin:
I'm going to copy dryedmangoez comment and put it here because I think it's important.


--- Quote ---One thing about the boot order, we don't know how horribly the Mine Five would do without feeding each other answers. Like, how far behind would a team get if Hung wasn't standing there waiting to force answers and solutions down the other teams' throats? (As just one example.)

And they aren't violating rules, but they're definitely looking for shortcuts. And that is almost as bad. What's the point of the show putting together tasks when teams aren't actually going to perform and complete them? Part of that is the show's fault and poor design, part of that is the teams' decisions. But this is a Race. And they are harming the integrity of the Race by trying to find shortcuts.

The Mine Five's attitudes about it are also a turn off. The ganging up, the bullying, the cocky attitudes. Put these teams against some of TAR's even middling teams from the past? They'd get eaten alive. And it won't take an alliance of five to do it.

There's also the argument that's popped up over the years, including from certain teams themselves. That teams are Racing to win, they're not here for our entertainment. That is a flawed defense. The Amazing Race is an entertainment TV show. And while no one wants teams to play up to the camera or be fake (like many teams have in the recent past and increasingly so in the current social media-influencer era), teams go into the show knowing what it is about. (Though that's debatable with increasing recruits too.)

Teams can certainly do whatever they want to win, but the show's fans/viewers aren't obligated to like it or appreciate it. Or even respect it. Viewers certainly have the option to not watch. And as the data has proven the last couple of years, many have indeed made that decision to say Bye bye to The Amazing Race.
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georgiapeach:
GUYS I am saying it again.

It is perfectly fine to explain why you think a team could have done better, or why you didn't enjoy a decision or gameplay they made, or why/how you think they could have done better or had better strategy, or how they could have done better.

It is NOT okay to attack a team personally or be rude to ANY or our Racers.

Any such comments WILL be deleted and you will be a risk of losing posting privileges.

"Hate the game...NOT the people"

claude_24hrs:
The mine five alliance was a bit neutral even though they formed in Leg 2 and four out of five teams won in all legs. Thrilled to wait for three of mine five, now the secret three in the final leg.

dryedmangoez:
Bad thing.  :nono2:

This cannot become the norm moving forward. And judging from the comments on social media, TAR will need to do something to ensure that teams respect the Race and competition. Otherwise, the show will lose what little fans it has left.

Nyoman_SB1:
We've seen many alliances in the past seasons, but this season is completely different coz it consist of 5 strong teams. They dominate the race and made it predictable & boring. I saw more than 3,8k comments on TAR facebook page (which i think never happened before), where majority of the comments hate this alliance. I feel bad for Phil because he had to warn the teams to forget this alliance at the pit stop/pit start.

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