User blog comment:BradP27/Why RR was the Best Season Since the Original TDI--if not better/@comment-1341721-20151013194005

This blog is so accurate. I totally agree with you on depth - I really want to acknowledge Kitty especially. She's one of the best characters the series has had so far, because she wasn't just the nice bubbly sister that foiled Emma. Both sisters were honestly great characters, and their whole arc was more impressive, touching, and engaging to me than any Gwen/Duncan/Courtney love triangle could've been.

also ugh the jokes were so good, there were times where I actually had to pause the episode because I was laughing and caught so offguard by how funny something was.

I even agree with the things you didn't like - Brody and MacArthur was weird, I'm sure it was meant to be taken as a joke (which I did) but I still just didn't like anything about it.

Female body types and design is just one of TD's flaws. They even made fun of themselves and their awful proportions (Ryan said something about being 75% upper body). Jen has a fantastic design though, seriously one of the best in a while.

I don't really like to compare RR to TD because I feel like the format of RR's gameplay is just fundamentally better. TD felt less urgent and fast-paced just because there was so much downtime - which is great for development and depth, but allowed itself to fall into the trap of turning into a show full of teenagers who occasionally compete in challenges and vote each other off.

But again, I totally agree with everything said. RR was a solid A+ season and I honestly can't wait for a second season potentially? And as much as I loved characters like the goths, sisters, ice dancers, and surfers, I wouldn't really want to see them come back just because so many of their arcs seem so complete, and to try to further anything would feel really contrived.