User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/My "The Ridonculous Race" Prediction/@comment-24971793-20150630212526/@comment-24971793-20150630222713

Every show/story needs antagonists (amazing race has villains/antagonists), the question isn't whether there will be any. The question is who or what will be one. Like will there be complete villainous teams or will the drama only take place within the teams?... Josee gave me a weird (maybe villainous) vibe and if they come in third... well when you look at TD there's a pattern of the bronze contestant being a villain. And this duo specifically will probably despise getting bronze so if that happens it might be their "karma".

Almost every character is inspired by some source(s). But that's still a bit different from specific parodies like Anne Maria, Dakota, Sugar and IMO the police cadets. Beth's stereotype is pretty generic and timeless and she would probably have existed even if "ugly betty" didn't exist. Anne Maria, Dakota and Sugar are a lot more specific and where based on something populistic/trendy and by now they feel kind of outdated. At this point I'm not sure if the cadets will be timeless or craze. I think it'll depend on just how similar MacArthur is to McCarthy.