Thread:UnderdogFan28/@comment-4742462-20151204023419/@comment-26910203-20151206054635

@Thomas

All of Pahkitew Island was atrocious IMO, I honestly can't fathom why people like that season so much besides the fact that it came after an even bigger trainwreck. I wasn't a fan of the challenges which came off as either too weird or something we'd seen before and the majority of the cast sucked, but that's just me. The only characters I could stomach (by the end of the season) were Jasmine, Shawn and Samey (who was kind of bland). For all the hate Revenge seems to get I sure liked that season better.

Interesting to see your thoughts on those episodes. I've never really minded the Haters and I don't hate them as much as everyone else it seems, so none of the episodes were really "ruined" by them for me, I found that they actually added a lot of drama at times and were somewhat comical with how upset they got over the little things in the race (which is doubly funny when you consider it's the way a lot of Amazing Race teams labeled as "Dating" and "Engaged" act..for reference search Nick and Vicki and Brendon and Rachel)

Personally, for me Bjorken Telephone was the first episode that really felt like an "adventure" probably due to the fast pacing of it, can't speak for the other people though. That being said I thought there was a lot of standout moments other than the one you listed...Dwayne and Junior stealing the fossil, the Goths eating the supper with no problem and the others reactions, the Vegans eating meat, and the geyser crossings to name a few.

I've seen multiple people say Noah was destroyed in the season but I have to disagree. I'll give you fact that he wasn't as sarcastic and witty in this season (and no he isn't as good as in World Tour) but his awkardness with Emma and general inexperience with girls seems fitting for the type of character he is, the Nemma relationship also led to some great moments such as Noah rocking the air guitar and allowed even Owen to develop as more than just a gross humor/comic relief character. It also is fittingly ironic that a boy who is normally focused, extremely smart and no nonsense does worse in the race because of love.

I agree there were some pretty pointless non-elimination rounds but I don't think Hawaiian Honeyruin (that is reserved for Zimbabwe, China and Siberia)

....I thought Hello and Dubai's challenges were amazing and one of the most creative of the season, my only complaint with that episode is the focus on a select few teams, otherwise I thought this was one of the episodes with all-around jokes that weren't limited to gross or dark humor (such as when the contestants look up to see a dangling Emma and say "serve" in unison). Nemma was also probably most believable in this episode and the interactions in general seemed to be at their best with the characters invovled. Maybe it's just me but I found a lot of things to stand out in this episode  as well (although to be honest I've seen it multiple times) such as when the twins hit the tennis ball first, Noah saving Emma, Owen the human squeegee, Carrie and Devin and the "tennis instructor" causing them to fail at the challenge...