This will sound weird but I feel like this is the season TAR sold their soul
It doesn't sound weird because people here said it for the 'Reality Clash' season and for the 'Social Media' season and for the 'Blind Date' season and for the celebrity TARAUS seasons and for the TARCAN seasons after they stopped having international legs and for the TARCAN seasons when they stuck to four or five BC legs in a season.
Any time the race doesn't fit the mold that people are used to, it allegedly puts the show on its last legs...except it never does.
I recommend that if you don't like it based on the speculation, just don't watch. Every season when people say this because of the locations or the boot order or the cast in general or strong MM teams, they still end up commenting through the entire thing, so I never expect people to follow through on it, but I wouldn't suggest putting yourself through the rigor of being angry and disappointed at something in advance.