We’re nonetheless ready to see who takes house the prize throughout The Wonderful Race Season 37, nevertheless it’s been a doozy of a season up to now. Forward of the most recent batch of episodes, host Phil Keoghan was touting some massive adjustments — together with the already-seen “Fork within the Street” twist for the brand new season. Throughout the previous couple of episodes we’ve seen all the things from double U-turns to the aforementioned “Fork” and extra, however nothing ready me for the return of the non-elimination leg this week. Apparently followers are right here for it.
Sadly, I did not really feel the identical method.
Followers Had been So Completely happy About The Return Of The Wonderful Race Non-Elimination Leg
In a Reddit thread aptly titled “We’re SO again” Wonderful Race followers waxed poetic concerning the (type of) shock non-elimination reveal on the finish of final week’s episode. In one other remarkably shut Season 37 end, Han and Holden bought to the mat seemingly simply shortly after Carson and Jack mucked their method via the pizza problem. Primarily based on the foundations of the previous couple of seasons, they need to have been eradicated, however in a hail Mary second, Phil introduced it was a non-elimination leg. The 2 siblings will compete once more this week.
Whether or not excited for the twist to return or enthusiastic about Han and Holden themselves, followers on Reddit appeared pumped for the occasions that performed out on TAR.
- Ha, my buddy and I have been watching and I actively stated “oh, they removed non-elimination legs like three seasons in the past”… so I used to be pleased to be instantly corrected.
- Once they arrived on the mat it occurred to me that Phil hadn’t stated something concerning the final staff to reach will probably be Philiminated. So glad for this staff!
- I’ve been unhappy ever since they eradicated the non-elimination
- Yeah, cherished that! Did not count on it, however they deserved it. Jack / Carson may have to win some cooking courses. 🍕
- The scream I scrumpt tonight when Han & Holden have been saved!! I actually hope they make this a daily a part of the present once more!
Some appeared shocked by the twist and a few didn’t, which checks out given our intrepid host did say there can be a twist through the leg after which we made it mainly totally via the episode with no actual hiccups or adjustments. However general, individuals appeared tremendous excited for the return of the non-elimination leg. Sadly, I don’t mark myself amongst them.
Why I’m Much less Excited About The Wonderful Race’s Newest Twist
As I famous prior, TAR has been chock stuffed with twists and turns in Season 37, a few of which I really feel have been extra profitable than others. I used to be truly loving the bigger solid, however I really feel a number of of the groups have been mentally upset about twists different groups had no management over, like when Ana and Jonathan needed to assign weight to groups throughout one problem.
It’s additionally price declaring that I’ve truly been an enormous fan of non-elimination legs all through the historical past of The Wonderful Race up till they removed them again in Season 34 (which within the scheme of issues was not that way back). I am solely irritated about this occurring as a result of:
- I really feel just like the return of non-elimination legs ought to have include a bit extra fanfare and ….
- making it a shock type of made me really feel just like the present simply saved the non-elimination leg in its again pocket till there was a staff they actually wished to save lots of. (I’ve no proof, it simply felt that method.)
Beforehand, it has been revealed that non-elimination legs are (allegedly) decided by manufacturing prematurely as a part of the roadmap of the season. So, it is extra possible this was one of many Season 37 twists the producers already had within the playing cards. Nevertheless, due to it coming actually out of left subject with no discover for the followers, to me I used to be extra irritated than enthusiastic about Han and Holden getting a go this week.
This has nothing to do with Han and Holden specifically, however it’s price noting they’ve been doing much more following than main in current weeks because the weaker groups saved getting picked off and the stronger groups prevailed. Han and Holden are sensible and get via challengers very nicely, however they undergo from one thing they name “race mind” –what non-race followers may name “group suppose”– and so they get frazzled periodically and make errors, which places them behind. We noticed that this previous week through the mozzarella problem.
In the meantime Carson and Jack have been actually scrappy and enterprising and have held it collectively nicely sufficient to stay round, making for entertaining TV. I personally do suppose the most effective groups this season are mainly the strongest left (although an argument might be made about a few groups that exited because of twists earlier within the season), however I suppose I used to be prepared for Han and Holden to go house final week.
Now it is a new week on the 2025 TV schedule and anyone’s sport.