The Amazing Race 34 - Season Review
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In this video, I talk about my thoughts on Season 34 of The Amazing Race, which I found to be a largely lackluster season though somehow this still ended up being my longest The Amazing Race review.
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Props to Emily and Molly at being good at pretty much everything. Very impressive team
So happy DX and Claire got their redemption from Big Brother!! So happy for them. Loved the top 3 teams a lot!
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This season was weird in terms of quality, because there's not really anything wrong with it. The cast was likable, the tasks were fun, the Scramble was one of the best twists in years and it's always just cool seeing new content from TAR. But there's nothing special about it either. There's little to no drama, no all-time great teams and only one standout episode, the Iceland leg. I'd probably rank it #17 out of 34, because it's not bad, but it's the definition of forgettable. Hopefully they bring back some of the former elements for 35 and it's a lot better.
I totally agree with this feeling 99.9%, and long time no see! Decent cast in general albeit underwhelming (Rich & Dom are still my faves this season despite their 3-leg showing), but the tasks I felt were very bare this time around compared to other seasons. Even last season had a slightly better course in terms of task style diversity. The fact they reused the natural waters obstacle course again in Iceland tells me all that I need to know. Also, the editing was predictable. I knew Derek & Claire won by the time the editors had them explaining their strategies in nearly every leg starting from Jordan. It was as if they were kissing up to them.
As a Huge Dx fan from bb23 i was so hype to see them win and watching their weekly RUclips recaps made watching them on the show a lot more fun and they’re such good people.
I thought it was a very bare bones season to be quite honest. Way too many choreography and linguistic-styled tasks. Italy held the beginning together. Jordan was great at times, but I felt like the tasks could've been way better (learn the Arabic alphabet... like, make them actually communicate in Arabic please) than what they thought were a good mix. The last couple legs pushed though. Iceland was spectacular despite the reused RB, lots of potential placement changes and between-task racing moments. Nashville's final memory task - cream of the crop right there.
I was so glad Baby D and Clarie won. I don’t really understand the angst of them having their chance…. Different show. Watched their weekly breakdown show and really enjoyed them breaking things down. I would have enjoyed the show too if the Twins had won because they had a cool story and were really a force to be reckoned with.
Thank you! 👏🏽We've had multiple BB crossover teams... MULTIPLE with a capital M on the race before, winners even. I don't get what the fuss is about. This isn't some new concept that just appeared out of the blue. They have a fair shot at winning just as the people who've never been on TV before. Brenchel raced 3 times, 4 if we just count Rachel. Jeff & Jordan did it. Cody & Jessica won whereas Alison from BB4 were one of the first out of their seasons.
It’s a passable season. No teams seemed salty or pissed at another. No teams were really not worth rooting for. I think it falls in the inoffensivable low middle tier of a season.
This season felt like a new era unlike the nostalgic older seasons with semi bad camera quality. Those times were the best.
I have a suggestion for a Survivor recast video: A Season where players who were voted out 1 vote before joining the Jury are brought back; from Season 1 Borneo this would be Gretchen, & in Season 43 this would be Dwight. In a cast of 18, this would mean about 2/3 of them do better then they did the 1st time they played since 7-10 would be on the Jury & 3 would make it to the end. Plus, as a personal note, I have always wondered what's worse on Survivor; being the 1st person out or being the person who got voted out 1 vote before joining the Jury since either way you don't get to experience being on Survivor for the whole Season, so maybe some of them might talk about this.
I liked the season overall. I hope they revert to pre-COVID format soon though.
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I know my opinions of TAR are like 50% different. I am in favor of the departure times because even if you finish 3 hours behind everyone in the 30s you still be on the same flight/train as everyone else (Kaylynn & Haley), so I enjoy how the teams aren’t starting the leg all at once. Also I like Non-Elimination legs. I think it’s nice to see 1 or 2 a season, as some teams you don’t wanna see go, and when you get surprised (unlike leg 5 this season) it’s enjoyable. I hated the fact that Phil told teams leg 5 was gonna be a non-elimination at the start. That was so dumb, as it made the episode brag without the suspense. I think the Mega leg is meh… I wish they would just do the No-Rest leg as ending with Phil surprising teams that the next leg is already starting is 100% better than teams already knowing that it’s 2 legs in 1 at the start.
I have liked non-elimination legs to a certain point... but I have grown tired of the Speed Bumps. They used to feel ingrained with the vigor of the race. Ever since season 22 when the adrenaline edit was noticeably downplayed, they have been just there and not added anything valuable to future seasons. Rather, they took away time that could have improved teams' story arcs and added funny or memorable moments. I like the compromise of Mega Legs replacing non-elims, but I agree, the moment Jaime & Cara arrived at the Beijing Mega Leg in season 14 was iconic. I miss the surprise of them still having to race and Kisha & Jen in the next leg grateful of their second chance.
@@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep yes! I actually wouldn’t mind there not being a penalty for being last on a Non-Elimination. I mean the Mega leg and No-Rest leg don’t have penalties for being last. I think the departing by yourself 15 minutes behind the second-to-last group is fine!
@@landonmillwood180 I'm not a fan of having these group departures in a regular commercial-flight-allowed season. Equalizing two teams when one arrives 20 minutes later is awful. I still like the 12-hour rest periods or whatever they do to have teams leave at their check-in intervals.
Newer seasons seem to have less drama why is that guys haai man compared to the older seasons it seems like everyone who competes in the newer seasons seem to be the same
Because almost all of the teams who were the main sources of drama were out early (Rich & Dom, Rex maybe from his sports commentary persona though he seemed chill on the race, Linton & Sharik).
@@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep I feel like also since there's no booking your own flight
@@shiraazmoosa153 That's true. Even in the reality season, we had Nicole & Victor having the balls to get on a standby flight which hasn't happened in so long. I ended up rooting for them just for bringing that back.
@@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep I'm really hoping that as restrictions lower that the amazing race can get back to its roots
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Great video! And i agreed with you on mostly everything.
a note on the Jordan leg and how on the drive the teams placement order was switched up, Derek explained on his recap on RUclips that there wasn’t really a road to drive and the cars were just driving through the desert and Derek and Claire’s driver sped like crazy and got them caught up and then most cars ended up taking a wrong turn but Derek and Claire’s didn’t which is how they ended up in front
This season would have been top tier if Rich and Dom won
Literally a classic team, for real.
While I love the concept of the scramble (which would only ever work on a first or penultimate legs really) and the concept of having no non-elim legs, the game is now hindered by teams not being able to source and book their own flights and an over reliance on self driving instead of taking weird forms of local public transport
Your RUclips review is fine. Just fine. Nothing remarkable. If you are into monotone subpar review. It is just fine!
I kinda liked this season more than 33. I’m glad the 2 of my 3 favourite teams were the top 2.
I stopped watching after Abby and Will lost because they definitely could have waited 2 weeks and got them back. Its nice to watch this to know what happened.
I don't think it was a perfect decision, but it didn't make me angry. And teams have been eliminated for things beyond their control before, so it's not a huge deal. But I get what you're saying.
Abby & Will for Unfinished Business forreal, and all the other COVID knockouts from last season.
I am happy that they are eliminating the teams if you get COVID (this rule was in 33 as well, so every team knew if they got COVID they were out). If you haven’t seen TAR Canada 8 or TAR Australia 6 then you won’t understand why this is what needs to happen.
This show is a shell of what it used to be. Bring back the double u-turn! I overall give the season like a 3.5/10
Covid killed the moments I loved about the show. Flight drama, ticket counter interactions, teams departing one by one to the airport, frequent taxi craziness, public settings.
@@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep That's not wrong, but it's also not something they can fix. This show requires contact between hundreds of people across multiple countries. It's a recipe for COVID.
@@coolnerdlll6053 It's a double-edged sword. I get it. TAR has to adapt in order to keep going. I just hope there will come a time when we can get back to the days of the airport drama and each team for themselves in a way.
The season was fun with a super disappointing winner. Not only was it a team that already had there time in the spotlight against a bunch of new personalities but also it prevented Emily and Molly, an underdog team with two long-lost twins, from winning. Biggest problem with the season to me.
Emily and Molly arent entitled to a win just because they have a good story. You want everyone to give up and hand them the win?
@@joeywowdale9953 yes
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Derek & Claire were fine and I had nothing against them winning. My big problem was how predictable it was. I had a feeling they would win as soon as the show announced the cast. Had Emily & Molly won, they would have been like Josh & Brent, where they're likable enough on first watch, but knowing they win makes the whole season fascinating.
@joey wowdale No but imagine how much better of a winner they would be. It would have made the season so much more rewarding to watch
Preventing? Boy, then they should've finished the final memory task faster. I don't know what to tell you. Everyone was neck and neck at the auditorium.