Thread:BarBar/@comment-1734566-20150706004518/@comment-1734566-20150706203553

Oh, I agree completely on Ryan/Steph and Mary/Ellody too - those three all together round out my bottom three least favorite pairs by a considerable margin.

And oh yeah; the Goths will DEFINITELY do something bigger later in the season. There's just NO way they're total filler.

The more I think about it, Don really is (so far) just a "Chris-lite" with slight hints of being narcissistic and uncaring, but that worked well with Chris because he went ALL OUT with it and was psychotic. Don I honestly wish was a little more sympathetic; plus, I REALLY hope to see him display forms of athleticism since it's been established that he, unlike Chris, is VERY physical and has done all these challenges before. So for him to still have a "pretty boy" demeanor ("NOT THE FACE! :(") is a bit jarring, to say the least.

IDK, I don't think the Stepbrothers are NEARLY as bad as you guys all made them out to be be. I will give you all this, though: A) I can TOTALLY see why you dislike them. 2) I can definitely see them getting worse as the season progresses. And D) I definitely won't shed a tear if they're eliminated first or early. Thus, I'm basically just indifferent towards them, like Zoey. But the thing is, I can MAYBE see them going far if for no other reason than they'll get the dramatic story and arc resolution that Amy and Samey never got in TDR (actually making up and whatnot). That is, again, IF they go far.

Yeah, I agree Owen needs to cut back on the fart jokes - we've already established that he can have WAY funnier moments through such things as his Aerophobia. However, I did LOL at the bit where Owen farts in the elevator, ONLY for the fact that Noah's face as he was enveloped by the gas was priceless. It was like, "Eh, I'm used to this."

As far as Mickey and Jay go, yeah, again, I'm just kind of a sucker for that stereotype. HOWEVER, I'll give you this nugget at least: I DON'T think those two deserve to go far and be the "wimpy underdog protagonists overcoming all odds to go far" characters that they're being built up to be. They're just SO on-the-nose with it (calling them the "adversity twins" for starters) that I don't think they'll actually go all the way with it. And again, I don't think they should go far because they literally already did that exact same story with Cameron in TDR; and that was done even BETTER because Cameron wasn't the clear protagonist for the longest time in that season (again, I considered Mike the protagonist for the longest time), and only rose to the occasion after Mike's boot, which made it a pleasant surprise. Here, again, they're building up that kind of story, so it wouldn't be as enjoyable; on top of the fact that it would be SO repetitive.

Yeah, the dancers are amazing. I posted in my Rankings that what REALLY works with them is how, just as Ezekiel was the stereotypical Western Canadian, these two are stereotypical Eastern Canadians, with their Frenchness and whatnot. Genius. And they're SO delightfully over-the-top that it works.

The Tennis Guys...I mean, man; I will literally point to ONE moment as the highlight of the episode - Pete's scream when Gerry knocked him off the zipline. I could literally watch that shot over and over again on a loop and NEVER get tired of it; it cracks me up EVERY time. XD But with that said, I can KINDA see the potential for these two going early because, as friendly rivals, they're more comic relief rather than serious characters, and they're clearly building up a narrative of "friendly rivals who are too eager to f*** with each other in the challenges", which can EASILY cause them to fall behind and lose. I hope that's not the case, but I can DEFINITELY see that happening. :P

And yes, Sanders and MacArthur are AMAZING. If you didn't already, you should go read my Rankings description of them in my 2nd-favorite character spot for why I REALLY appreciate these two. Have you ever seen that movie The Heat, with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy? Because these two are TOTALLY a parody of those two. XD