1. TAR5 - Colin & Christie 2. TAR2 - Oswald & Danny 3. TAR1 - Kevin & Drew 4. TAR3 - Teri & Ian 5. TAR9 - BJ & Tyler 6. TAR12 - Ron & Christina 7. TAR7 - Rob & Amber 8. TAR11 - Oswald & Danny 9. TAR6 - Gus & Hera 10. TAR10 - Dustin & Kandice 11. TAR8 - Paolo Family 12. TAR4 - Jon & Al
9/12/7 all kind of occupy roughly the same space for me right now, so I could see 12 potentially moving up a spot after it sinks in a bit.
I think darkx said this about 9, but 12 was basically what I'd consider a textbook "good" season. I don't think it did anything spectacularly, but there was really nothing outright bad about it. The route was excellent. Even though it was a bit shorter, it helped with variety because aside from Burkina Faso, they were never in a single country for more than an episode. The cast was mostly good, though I never developed a huge attachment to any one team in particular. Ron & Christina were obviously the closest, but almost everyone added something positive, minus Ari & Staella, who were thankfully out first, and Nathan & Jen, who were awful for 10 straight episodes. TK & Rachel are fine winners, perhaps a little boring, but I have no beef with their win, even though I think Ron & Christina would have provided a more satisfying ending. U-Turn is a much better replacement for the Yield (though it does have issues, as were discussed last night) and Speed Bump is...whatever. I don't think they ever really find the right "punishment" for coming in last in a NEL. I know Speed Bump sticks for the rest of the series going forward but it still feels a bit whatever. I'm not even sure a punishment it really needed, even, but so be it.
That's basically it, not much else to say there. I know the winners of season 13, but couldn't even name a single other team because no one came back for Unfinished Business, so this'll be mostly blind.
