A new episode of The Amazing Race left many viewers shocked and dismayed by the outcome. A twist didn’t land well with people tuning in this season.
The new season of The Amazing Race features many Big Brother alums. In fact, each team has at least one former houseguest on it.
There has been a lot of drama, especially due to relationships and feuds carrying over from the Big Brother house. However, there has also been a lot of competition, making the episodes unpredictable to viewers who don’t already know the results.
For additional context, regarding this portion of the race, the tandem of Tucker and Eric Des Lauriers had already won four legs, and the duo of Jag and Jas Bains had won three legs. The two teams had been dominating for most of the season.
An unexpected twist on The Amazing Race 38 (spoilers)
To kick off Episode 9, host Phil Keoghan greeted the final six teams in Athens, Greece. It was there that the players were introduced to a voting twist that would impact the entire episode. It also allowed the trailing teams to catch up with the leaders.
In Athens, Phil told the teams that they would be partaking in a “game-changing vote” that would force two teams to slow down. The last-place team from the previous episode, Joseph Abdin and his brother Adam, were punished with an automatic vote. The six teams then voted on which two teams would have to complete a Double U-Turn. Of course, it turned into everyone trying to punish the strongest teams.
Jag and Jas, as well as Tucker and Eric, were voted as the two teams forced to complete the Double U-Turn. But in another twist, the team of Kyland Young and Taylor Hale was also sent into the Double U-Turn after a tie vote.
As viewers saw on Wednesday night, Tucker and Eric were eliminated after finishing last on the leg.
Viewers react negatively to the Amazing Race twist
Below are some of the reactions fans have expressed after The Amazing Race 38, Episode 9. Many viewers were rooting for Tucker and Eric and became upset with the results.
“Why do they do this to the strong teams on Amazing Race? There are several bad teams that they are giving a cheap advantage to. Plus, the team that should have been eliminated last week ended up not even being punished. #AmazingRace,” wrote one viewer.
“#AmazingRace such a bad call by getting the front runners out in a cheesy vote! What happened to competition!” wrote another fan.
“Amazing Race is such a clown show…punishing the best teams during a short leg and having very weak teams get through is NOT good TV,” noted another viewer.
“@AmazingRaceCBS WHY?? Tucker and his brother did everything right why set them back , there are teams on there that don’t deserve to even be on amazing race. That’s just wrong CBS they deserve a chance to run for the million,” echoed another viewer.
What did you think of the new episode? Was it an unfair way for Tucker and his brother to be eliminated? The new season airs Wednesdays at 9:30/8:30c on CBS.
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We have a full update on the latest Big Brother showmances. Several of them were featured on The Amazing Race 38.
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