User blog comment:ArtDraw12/RR eliminations - My Way/@comment-26704228-20160127193518/@comment-11883116-20160127202621

Thank you for such great and in-depth analysis! :D
 * Bjorken Telephone - Yeah, I actually wanted to make the Vegans stay, but this episode seemed fitting, I didn't want them to unnecessarily suffer so much and I thought it'd be good if Dwayne's clumsiness caused someone to be eliminated (besides his own team of course).
 * Brazilian Pain Forest - I loved the plane switch too, but unfoftunately, Father and Son's placement could only make it worse for the second flight's teams. Still seems as a fitting karma, as they were on that flight and ended up in the last place.
 * A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket - I noticed how the Sisters and the Pros began to rank next-to-next in a lot of episodes. But this one is just the beginning and I'm pretty sure that Noah could talk to Emma if he wanted in a hotel or wherever the teams get to stay.
 * New Beijinging - Kinda wanted to let the Haters win because they were the highest-ranking team that has never won a challenge yet, but I thought that winning with all those arguing and taking a different road would be unrealistic. Also, not good morals. :P
 * I Love Ridonc & Roll - Well, the audience didn't like an old man like Pete trying to be cool which didn't make him a threat, so Emma didn't have to sabotage them in my version. It was just a matter of Noah finally doing the challenge right.
 * My Way or Zimbabwe - Nice idea. But I decided to let the "Queen of selfies" win the selfies-themed episode.
 * Maori or Less - I just didn't like how fast they came in first place. It kinda ruined the suspence. But, like you said, they didn't have anything going against them this time. I might as well remove that part of the sentence.
 * Little Bull on the Prairie - Well, it was a good and a shocking moment (while watching the episode for the first time I thought they robbed the Goths again until everything was explained). But they still had plenty of other jokes and they're stronger team in my series, so... forgive the lack of this feeling.
 * Lord of the Ring Toss - Well, it didn't annoy me in the last episode, but this time it's too visible, as you pointed out. I get the plot requires it, but I prefer realism. RR needs realism when it comes to how much time something takes.
 * Got Venom - Tbh, I also wanted them to make it as far as possible. But the truth is that every other team had some important interactions with at least one different team now, even the Goths. That left them. Well, I thought about bringing back the Vegans in Maori or Less due to the title sounding similar to their names (it was one of the reasons why a lot of fans, including me, thought they would end up returning and they'd do that in this episode), but I thought I've ahad enough returnees this time.
 * How Deep is Your Love - Yeah, that's why I decided to bring the Surfers back now. It's even less annoying and, as you said, it's almost as if they were never eliminated.
 * Darjeel With It - Thanks, I didn't notice that. I'll fix it. :)
 * Last Tango in Buenos Aires - True, this episode would be boring without all of those events. But I just couldn't have done that differently and this episode becomes just another regular one.
 * Bahamarama - The main antagonists getting karma in an episode where they didn't serve as antagonists would be also ironic. I thought about removing that "fish deus ex-machina" in Sisters' case, but decided to leave it, as it didn't affect their placement that much and they wouldn't do much otherwise in my version. I feel sorry for the antagonists too, the TD villains, besides Chris, aren't that bad people anyway. They just play the game. But this time I thought the karma wasn't enough.
 * A Million Ways to Lose a Million Dollars - Agreed, that's why I decided to expand their (especially MacArthur and Kitty's, but also Emma's) conflict. I'm happy both endings are satisfying. :) The controversial thing here could the the fact that the Sisters' ending could seem like a forced way to end Emma and Noah's relationship on a positive note (due to what she said earlier), but it shouldn't be much of a problem, as they were one of the most deserving teams to win.