I finally caught the finale, and I have to say that the season overall, if I had to compare it to a Survivor season, it would be like Gabon. It had all the right ingredients to be one of the worst seasons ever or at least a boring season, but was instead one of the craziest and most unpredictable seasons ever. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was glad that every single team in the Final 8 was so likeable, and for once I'm glad we got possibly the most likeable Alpha Male team in what has to be ages - the last ones were Brian and Greg from Season 7, right? And the best part about it is that they won.
Bates and Anthony, much like this season, had all the right ingredients to be a terrible team. They initially came off as boring, unfunny, and like they would breeze right through the race. Then the first leg happened.
Anthony: (to the country singer girls) "Great job by the way!"
Caroline/Jennifer: "Thanks! ^_^"
Bates: (quietly) "Oh go to hell, bitches."
Don't let this fool you into thinking they were assholes, because they became really good friends after the first few legs. Let this just be an indicator that this team would end up being a team that would rattle off joke after joke after snark after snark all race long. I certainly wasn't expecting it to come from these two, of all people.
While Max and Katie ended up the most fleshed out team of the Final 5, Anthony and Bates ended up being, surprisingly, the funniest (Joey is not funny kthnx). The simultaneous breakdown I saw most fans have over the fact that an Alpha Male team was actually the funniest team of the season was glorious and I began to appreciate these guys even more. I rooted for their win by the final legs because hey, an Alpha Male team hasn't won since Season 10, maybe this is their time to shine?
And of course they did - they weren't overdogs who won every leg (they only won four, but with a few major misteps on the way), they had trouble on a lot of the tasks, but overall they ended up putting out a satisfactory performance, and it leaves me with high hopes going into Season 23.
#6. Uchenna & Joyce (The Amazing Race 7)
#7. Todd Herzog (Survivor: China)
#8. Julia Morris (Celebrity Apprentice Australia 1)
#9. Tanedra Howard (Scream Queens 1)
#10. Judson "Fabio" Birza (Survivor: Nicaragua)
#11. Karise Eden (The Voice Australia 1)
#12. Chip & Kim (The Amazing Race 5)
#13. Ethan Zohn (Survivor: Africa)
#14. Jun Song (Big Brother USA 4)
#15. Bates & Anthony (The Amazing Race 22)
#16. Zabrina & Joe-Jer (The Amazing Race Asia 1)
#17. Shane & Andrew (The Amazing Race Australia 2)
#18. Vecepia Towery (Survivor: Marquesas)
#19. Benjamin Norris (Big Brother Australia 2012)
#20. LaKisha & Jen (The Amazing Race Unfinished Business)
#21. Rob & Brennan (The Amazing Race)
#22. Earl Cole (Survivor: Fiji)
#23. Celeste Anderson (King of the Nerds 1)
#24. Danni Boatwright (Survivor: Guatemala)
#25. Tina Wesson (Survivor: The Australian Outback)
#26. Nat & Kat (The Amazing Race 17)
#27. Terri Munro (Big Brother Australia 2008)
#28. Natalie White (Survivor: Samoa)
#29. Denise Stapley (Survivor: Philippines)
#30. Jan Moody (The Mole Australia 1)
#31. Sophie Clarke (Survivor: South Pacific)
#32. Beth (Total Drama Action)
#33. Josh & Brent (The Amazing Race 21)
#34. Bob Crowley (Survivor: Gabon)
#35. The Linz Family (The Amazing Race 8: Family Edition)
#36. Aras Baskauskas (Survivor: Panama - Exile Island)
#37. "Boston" Rob Mariano (Survivor: Redemption Island)
#38. Reichen & Chip (The Amazing Race 4)
#39. Parvati Shallow (Survivor: Micronesia)
#40. Tom Westman (Survivor: Palau)
#41. Ernie & Cindy (The Amazing Race 19)
#42. TK & Rachel (The Amazing Race 12)
#43. Richard & Richard (The Amazing Race Asia 4)
#44. James "JT" Thomas (Survivor: Tocantins)
#45. Dave & Rachel (The Amazing Race 20)
#46. Nathan & Tyler (The Amazing Race Australia 1)
#47. Jillian Maclaughlin (Big Brother Canada 1)
#48. Kimberly Spradlin (Survivor: One World)
#49. Steven Cowles (The Mole US 1)
#50. Chris & Alex (The Amazing Race 2)
#51. Brian Heidik (Survivor: Thailand)
#52. Nick & Starr (The Amazing Race 13)
#53. Dan & Jordan (The Amazing Race 16)
#54. Heather (Total Drama World Tour)
#55. Jenna Morasca (Survivor: The Amazon)
#56. Tammy & Victor (The Amazing Race 14)
#57. John Cochran (Survivor: Caramoan)
#58. Jamie Brooksby (Big Brother Australia 2006)
#59. Amber Mariano (Survivor: All-Stars)
#60. Casey Donovan (Australian Idol 2)
#61. Guy Sebastian (Australian Idol 1)
#62. Tyler & James (The Amazing Race 10)
#63. Meghan & Cheyne (The Amazing Race 15)
#64. Yul Kwon (Survivor: Cook Islands)
#65. Owen (Total Drama Island)
#66. Eric & Danielle (The Amazing Race All-Stars)
#67. Freddy & Kendra (The Amazing Race 6)
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Comments
eh I kind of found them a little boring. There were alright winners though, especially when compared to the likes of Freddy and Kendra and Eric and Danielle
Well when I rewatch it Inky I'll try to pay close attention, believe me rewatches can drastically change my opinions of people. Rewatch of TAR14 made me reconsider liking Cara and Jaime, before I was like "Well Cara is awesome so he balances out Jaime's meanness." but upon rewatch I found Jaime to be even more overwhelmingly terrible to the point I was embarrassed to say I supported them in the final three
BATES & ANTHONY - THE AMAZING RACE