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  • čas přidán 20. 12. 2021
  • The Amazing Race is a long running show that one time made a big mistake in thinking that they could help single people meet each other and fall in love during the high stress environment of the one million dollar race around the world. It failed. Hard. But, how bad is it? Let's find out.
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Komentáře • 431

  • @hayleykeel8899
    @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +788

    Fun video! I can probably answer a lot of the questions here for you all if you’d like! Just lmk!
    Some that I see a lot-Blair and I are friends in real life; he used to date Brooke, but not anymore; Steve and Allie one of the pre-existing couples are no longer together; Mike and Rochelle and Matt and Ashley are married now.

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +220

      Wow! Thanks for watching Hayley! You and Blair made this season memorable and fun to watch. My only question is how much time do you think it took from going up the tower the first time to realizing the parking lot was wrong? I imagine that being a frustrating experience having the win in the bag.

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +247

      Oh gosh, most frustrating thing ever! Probably about an hour. Although, our selfies were so bad that we would’ve sadly never won. Production actually helped us out at the end because there were so few selfies that had any type of solid identifying markers. It was like a random plane selfie, and we wore the same clothes so much that we couldn’t even narrow it down. We were like “do you remember which of the million planes we’ve been on this month had purple seats?” 🤣 or, “hmm what airport’s food court was that?” If y’all ever want to know any cool behind the scenes type of info, I can def provide! I am a TAR fan, so seeing all the BTS stuff was the coolest ever for me.

    • @keionmiracle315
      @keionmiracle315 Před 2 lety +41

      Hey! I was wondering if you thought the show portrayed you correctly? Also, how did it feel to have such an underdog/complex team edit?

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +246

      Definitely not, but going into the whole thing, you know this can happen. 95% of the time, Blair and I got along great and we had fun. We would hang out after legs, eat together, and had some really great convos at the airport and on all the long plane rides. We are both competitive, and both fans of TAR, so we genuinely wanted to be there. Once we found our groove, we knew we were going to the end. We truly did work hard to get through each leg, and we were proud coming from the bottom to finishing high quite a bit :-) I’m actually close with a lot of the cast. Bergen and I talk weekly, if not daily. I was a grooms woman in Jeff’s wedding. Mike and Rochelle are 2 of my favorite people in the universe. I wouldn’t trade my experience (the good and bad) for the world :-)

    • @darthmidas
      @darthmidas Před 2 lety +14

      Hi Hayley! I only have one question. If given the chance and you were invited back at TAR, would you and Blair race again?
      Thank you so much! Much love from the Philippines.

  • @ErinMoran94
    @ErinMoran94 Před 2 lety +816

    Before going on Survivor: Learn how to swim and make a fire.
    Before going on The Amazing Race: learn how to drive a shift and how to listen.

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +127

      And how to read a clue

    • @llydrsn
      @llydrsn Před 2 lety +31

      @@OnceUponAnIsland or a map?

    • @eduardmihai5760
      @eduardmihai5760 Před 2 lety +22

      And don't have height and food phobias

    • @omegagamer4124
      @omegagamer4124 Před 2 lety +11

      @@eduardmihai5760 apply for fear factor to get over the fears

    • @Jackovian
      @Jackovian Před 20 dny

      Tell that to Gervase on survivor, lol

  • @PhillipOnTakos
    @PhillipOnTakos Před 2 lety +786

    Blair and Hayley sound like a married couple that reached there boiling point after 25 years but somehow they skipped to that point after 25 hours.

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +138

      More like 25 minutes** 🤣 but, in real life, Blair is a great guy and I’m happy to have him as a friend

  • @laurenherweyer2659
    @laurenherweyer2659 Před 2 lety +1913

    I think it's so funny that whoever picked the couples was like what do gay men want? someone who looks identical to them?

    • @jalv509
      @jalv509 Před 2 lety +61

      Well if they do that can potentially double the wardrobe options.

    • @teheyepatch
      @teheyepatch Před 2 lety +25

      And of course the only non-white people are matched up together *eye roll*

    • @kwanzaa_cake
      @kwanzaa_cake Před 2 lety +148

      honestly a lot of gay men date men that look like themselves, and i say this as a gay

    • @TaureanTruth
      @TaureanTruth Před 2 lety +43

      i mean..they’re not wrong

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +42

      This made me LOL, especially knowing Bergs now, Kurt is 1000% not his type 😆

  • @Bensaur
    @Bensaur Před 2 lety +1291

    This season was so fun!!! They really paired a surgeon with a nurse.... and two bottoms....

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +407

      During casting, they asked me what is one profession I’d never date. Having spent the bulk of my career in trauma, I immediately said a surgeon…yet, I got a surgeon hahah

    • @ZhangK71
      @ZhangK71 Před 2 lety +120

      @@hayleykeel8899 Lol shoutout to you for being so chill and answering questions!

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +65

      Anytime 😊

    • @nl5455
      @nl5455 Před 2 lety +2

      @@hayleykeel8899 Why not with a surgeon?

    • @elijahculper5522
      @elijahculper5522 Před rokem +99

      I’m a nurse and a bottom. I think I could make a relationship with another bottom work for at least a while. People can take one for the team and toys exist. I could definitely befriend the other person and compete as platonic partners without losing my damn mind. But dating/racing around the world with a surgeon? No. Un-think-a-ble. I’m glad they exist and they’re clearly a vital part of our medical system, but they are THE most arrogant people in the world. Nurses comfort and surgeons perform high-stakes dissections surrounded by people following orders to the letter. It’s not even close to the same profession. People become nurses and surgeons for wildly different reasons. We have wildly different worldviews. And a Venn diagram of qualities that make someone a good nurse and qualities that make someone a good surgeon would have no overlap beyond passing the first two years of science classes in college. Pairing a surgeon and a nurse because they both work in medicine makes about as much sense as pairing a nature photographer with a supermodel because they both work with cameras.

  • @mercy8406
    @mercy8406 Před 2 lety +833

    I love how Bergen was so determined to win the race that he didn’t even bother doing the least amount of research or practice on what would be an obvious and necessary requirement for the race.

    • @JustACoupleKids2
      @JustACoupleKids2 Před 2 lety +41

      Maybe he'd just found out about the race at that time and didn’t have the time of day to do that. He did say he's poor.
      If I were him, looking for financial stability and love at the same time; sitting in front of my TV watching and studying about a reality TV show would be the last thing I want to spend my time doing.

    • @danielflores5568
      @danielflores5568 Před 2 lety +66

      I remember reading an interview that they were both expecting their partners to be in charge of the driving, they said their match was the complete opposite of what they both had told casting they were looking for in a romantic partner

    • @kennie727
      @kennie727 Před rokem

      @@JustACoupleKids2 there’s been a recent interview that apparently only one team ever has come on the race without knowing it first… I can’t remember their names, but it was the gay couple from season 6(or 7, the seasons have blended together at this point for me), and they only applied because they thought it was going to be a get rich quick scheme…

  • @FrenkTheJoy
    @FrenkTheJoy Před rokem +282

    I think Hayley and Blair were stuck in a vicious cycle - he thought she was obnoxious and stupid so he didn't listen to her, so got angry that he didn't listen to her and was obnoxious in her anger, he didn't listen to her because of how obnoxious she is when she's angry, she got angry because he wasn't listening and got more obnoxious.
    I think you were right about them both being awful in their own way.

  • @saradodson7840
    @saradodson7840 Před rokem +159

    I will NEVER forget the way hailey always yelled at Blair and how she yelled it

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před rokem +51

      BLAAAIR! I sometimes shout this out loud to my wife whenever I mention the season in passing LOL

    • @iMajoraGaming
      @iMajoraGaming Před rokem +1

      ​@@OnceUponAnIslandbotatos

    • @sarah3796
      @sarah3796 Před rokem

      @@OnceUponAnIsland hahaha

  • @evunee
    @evunee Před rokem +168

    I get Hayley can be annoying and be a bit disrespectful but oh my god Blair would be the most annoying TAR partner, I couldn’t ever have a partner that doesn’t communicate at all.

    • @wolfengod8277
      @wolfengod8277 Před rokem +15

      The dude just turned off his brain to survive being around her, she comments and yells about everything honestly seems exhausting to be around.
      Even the times she is right, to actually be able to hear them and use the information means listening to the hours long prelude of rambling angry nonsense she is constantly spewing.

    • @annak8755
      @annak8755 Před rokem +7

      She said she was tired of arrogant men and they put her together with someone exhibiting a God complex or at least trying very hard to adopt his talking habits.

    • @dfa3366
      @dfa3366 Před 2 měsíci

      She is the poster face a a nag women.

  • @EzraDair
    @EzraDair Před 2 lety +175

    Loved that Tyler was just chilling his way to the Million Dollar zero stress zero care just vibes ..

  • @jacobadelsheimer9645
    @jacobadelsheimer9645 Před 2 lety +420

    I have ZERO interest in another blind date season, but I’d love to see another all strangers season like S29.

    • @vidhead85
      @vidhead85 Před 2 lety +31

      Season 29 was HEAPS better than this one

    • @schmolik1
      @schmolik1 Před 2 lety +3

      @@vidhead85 I like Laura and Tyler than the unlikable woman who won that season though.

    • @vidhead85
      @vidhead85 Před 2 lety +12

      @@schmolik1 I hated Brooke too. She was just so whiny and just awful. I think Scott should've gotten an extra million for dealing with her
      I always say "How she didn't end up as roadkill in Vietnam is a miracle in and of itself"

    • @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep
      @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep Před 2 lety +2

      @@vidhead85 The way she singlehandedly rivaled Flo in the complaining department. Unhinged I tell you.

    • @yellowlemon8765
      @yellowlemon8765 Před 2 lety +1

      @@schmolik1 Scott won so I'm happy. Though I wanted him to pick a male partner because I always root for male/male teams.

  • @jazzycat8917
    @jazzycat8917 Před rokem +117

    How on earth did Blair get accepted into the navy without being able to effectively and vocally communicate? HOW DID HE BECOME A SURGEON WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE?

    • @lcam9241
      @lcam9241 Před rokem +13

      In fairness, he can probably communicate just fine when he chooses to. However, he might not have cared enough to choose to. 🤷🏾‍♀️ annoying but maybe it was his way to cope through the season

    • @wolfengod8277
      @wolfengod8277 Před rokem +14

      A smart man knows that talking with angry fools is a waste of breath. He turned his brain off when he was around her, and he probably had no recollection of anything she said the moment the show ended.

    • @whom382
      @whom382 Před rokem +1

      The Navy will literally take almost anyone.

    • @wonderfred
      @wonderfred Před rokem +1

      Doctors in the military go through what's call Direct Commision. Meaning they don't have to really do any of the military stuff to qualify because they have skills/ degrees that the military needs. Chaplains also do this and JAGs do too I believe.

    • @TatiBear
      @TatiBear Před rokem

      Military doctors suck and the military takes anybody

  • @OnceUponAnIsland
    @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +144

    I had zero plans on ever making this video until I watched the season on a whim and when it ended I said "oh my gosh, this is so beautifully bad"

  • @teheyepatch
    @teheyepatch Před 2 lety +159

    I was honestly impressed by this season, and how well most of the blind date couples worked together. I had been wanting to see teams of strangers for a while, and this proved it could work. Phil just didn't need to be pushing the blind date angle all the time. He honestly sounded pretty desperate at times.

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +19

      Watch season 29 to see the stranger twist work the best.

  • @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep

    I think the most memorable of the legs was Monaco and the box of chocolates/roses Roadblock and perfume making Detour task. It actually fit the theme of the season without being too blatant, new country visit, and the navigation was epic.

  • @volleybrawl1
    @volleybrawl1 Před rokem +7

    15:22 omg his face after she says "He's gonna be in my life forever"
    That is a terrified man right there

  • @AmaraEmme
    @AmaraEmme Před 2 lety +97

    I would love this format again but with the pairs determined with the same compatibility test that the Married at First Sight people get and more relationship-building challenges

  • @OnceUponAnIsland
    @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +53

    What do you think about this season? Is it better or worse than the infamous family edition?

    • @isabellaearnhardt6380
      @isabellaearnhardt6380 Před 2 lety +8

      Better- I prefer the ironic enjoyment of this season

    • @bryancarson5908
      @bryancarson5908 Před 2 lety +3

      Love it 😂

    • @rowanmoon
      @rowanmoon Před 2 lety +4

      Far better than the Family Edition. Despite it's terrible theme idea, the season actually turned out pretty decent.

    • @UnscrupulousAgitator
      @UnscrupulousAgitator Před 2 lety

      which couple of the ones that were already together broke up?

    • @thomasbrodie-sangsteredits5971
      @thomasbrodie-sangsteredits5971 Před 2 lety

      Where can I watch this? is it on free on prime? Or do i have to pay paromont to watch it.

  • @Thepokedek
    @Thepokedek Před 2 lety +93

    I loved that season 😂
    Also the family season is so underrated. I loved the little kids participating and the mom with 2 gilrs one boy

  • @andrewwilliams5772
    @andrewwilliams5772 Před 2 lety +34

    My family likes to bet on this show. Just $5 on who wins/goes farthest. I always lose. This season it was between my (now) wife and my teams, and she won, and I came in 2nd. Best I’ve ever done. Love this show, glad it’s back in a few weeks, however fleeting it might be.

  • @Thepokedek
    @Thepokedek Před 2 lety +235

    I was rooting for blare and Hailey they were chaotic 😅

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +63

      Chaotic is the perfect word for them.

    • @rowanmoon
      @rowanmoon Před 2 lety +30

      I grew to love both of them. I was weirdly hoping they would be the couple to actually end up dating.

    • @AlexH274
      @AlexH274 Před 2 lety +2

      iconic

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +22

      Accurate 😆

    • @philadelphian7814
      @philadelphian7814 Před 2 lety +3

      @@hayleykeel8899 you look similar to Anna Farris (Scary Movie) lol I enjoyed you on the show

  • @WolfMoonsSoul
    @WolfMoonsSoul Před 2 lety +14

    The season may have been romantic Trainwreck for the most part, But this season did have one of my well my favorite amazing race teams in Mike & Rochelle. I also love the actual challenges in season. It's definitely not my favorite season, but at least for me I feel it is rewatchable.

  • @user-eo5lu5ty5k
    @user-eo5lu5ty5k Před 2 lety +9

    I started to watch TAR last year, especially S26 was the first one. The last season had a lot of features that I was impressed, such as Yield, double Switchback, Mega leg, and City sprint etc. I cannot wait for the newest season (S33) in January next year.

  • @londonbordeaux
    @londonbordeaux Před 2 lety +32

    i love this season lol, i was rooting for Hailey and Blair so hard, though Hailey can be a pain sometimes but so glad they won like 3 legs or something , also happy with the winners

  • @nobodyspecial-zy2wy
    @nobodyspecial-zy2wy Před rokem +5

    This is actually one of the seasons that I watched. My mom would wait for me so we could watch it together. And, while I don't remember anything else, I remember Blair and Hayley.

  • @Some2somewhere
    @Some2somewhere Před rokem +2

    Imagine being a surgeon and just straight up shutting allé communication off when something doesn't go your way. Like ''doctor! We are losing him, what should we do!'' ''...''

  • @benjaminfast5496
    @benjaminfast5496 Před 2 lety +17

    I definitely remember this season being fun to watch and mostly due to Jackie and Jeff, and Hailey and Blair.. I totally forgot who won though because Tyler and Laura, while incredibly likeable, were also boring in comparison.
    I think TAR should do this concept again, but with all the teams being blind dates, and also put more thought into the matching process. Like, poor Bergen and Kurt looked like brothers...
    I can just imagine the drama and chaos of 10+ teams made entirely of strangers. Entertainment would be iconic!

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +5

      Season 29 is all strangers and it is glorious. I recommend watching it.

    • @benjaminfast5496
      @benjaminfast5496 Před 2 lety +1

      @@OnceUponAnIsland I did watch that season and it WAS glorious! But they also go to choose their teams on the first leg. Doing a Blind Date season where they are all "professionally" matched would have a totally different vibe. The hopeless romantics would also be rooting for some couples to fall madly in love, while actively rooting against the Hailey and Blairs to crumble and create mayhem. Lol.

  • @MrFancyDragon
    @MrFancyDragon Před 2 lety +7

    I love how this season was the first one I saw
    And It has a special place in my heart because of one reason
    Jeff and Jackie come back for BB17, one of the greatest seasons of Big Brother.
    That’s it, that’s all I can say XD

  • @jackcohenourfilms6209
    @jackcohenourfilms6209 Před 2 lety +25

    Despite the mess that was this cast, I would say this season had one of my favorite racecourses of all time. Really the only destination I didn't like was the Netherlands.

    • @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep
      @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep Před 2 lety +4

      Japan was the worst leg imo. 40 frickin minutes of watching these people do a robotic dance was not fun.

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +5

      I have PTSD from this dance. We were there for about 4hrs just listening to the song play over and over and over while simultaneously rehearsing just to go f it up over and over and over 😆

    • @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep
      @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep Před 2 lety

      @@hayleykeel8899 Oh no! The dance reminded me of that quick pose model that I always see videos of, but man, that was hard to keep up with for the length of the 1 believe 2-hour premiere. Did you ever end up catching up with the early eliminated teams like Jeff & Lyda, New Kids on the Block, and Libby & CJ?

  • @marshallhanlon6454
    @marshallhanlon6454 Před 2 lety +72

    I can appreciate the thought but I think they should just do the strangers with no blind date twist.

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +34

      They do in season 29 and it is one of the best seasons of all time.

    • @rowanmoon
      @rowanmoon Před 2 lety +4

      You might want to check out season 29 lol

    • @mickytherat8020
      @mickytherat8020 Před 2 lety

      Season 29 is actually really good

    • @opo3628
      @opo3628 Před 2 lety

      That would be season 29.

    • @imeowmeow4868
      @imeowmeow4868 Před rokem

      @@OnceUponAnIsland i think I conflated these two seasons together.

  • @kalebx445
    @kalebx445 Před 2 lety +46

    i feel like this season was very entertaining, jackie was everything

  • @Random-World-Eater
    @Random-World-Eater Před rokem +2

    On paper, it dose sound like a good idea (if you pair up the cpuples a little better) cuz you get to see both good and bad early, you can get a good feel for the other.

  • @cdonovan4471
    @cdonovan4471 Před rokem +1

    Oh I remember this season! I saw an episode at my grandparents and was like pissing myself laughing, so I binged it, and I was rooting for Laura and Tyler the whole time because they were functional.

  • @mikescanlan127
    @mikescanlan127 Před 2 lety +9

    I’m so excited for the next season of the amazing race!

  • @joshuaadams8240
    @joshuaadams8240 Před 2 lety +51

    You should do more amazing race content.

  • @rowanmoon
    @rowanmoon Před 2 lety +15

    Fun fact: Blair is currently dating Brooke from season 29
    Edit: *used to be

  • @zombiekillerx02
    @zombiekillerx02 Před rokem +1

    Blair is like Zoro from One Piece always getting misled but saying that he’s going in the right direction😂

  • @tomobourn7780
    @tomobourn7780 Před rokem +1

    9:46 “Jim’s the camera” 😂

  • @thefoxoflaurels3437
    @thefoxoflaurels3437 Před 2 lety +11

    You can tell a lot about someone if they think Hayley or Blair was the worse person that that team.
    (I can never remember who’s who.)

  • @AllycatlovesAG
    @AllycatlovesAG Před 2 lety +4

    I watched this years ago when it first aired so this refreshed my memory!

  • @sammaanntha
    @sammaanntha Před 2 lety +7

    This is one of my all time favourite seasons. Chaotic in the best way! i've watched it at least twice 😂

  • @aguywatchingyoutube
    @aguywatchingyoutube Před rokem +5

    "They're both in the wrong all the time" literally so true
    Hayley was more obviously obnoxious so it's sad all the other teams were shitting on her all game. But like, it was also deserved so lol

  • @yellowlemon8765
    @yellowlemon8765 Před 2 lety +7

    I enjoy this season a lot. Rooting for Tyler and also Blair. Very relatable.

  • @gameboyadam9039
    @gameboyadam9039 Před 2 lety +24

    At least Jeff and Jackie seemed like decent characters, but mostly because they very soon after compete on Big Brother 17.

  • @ryanmerrett9320
    @ryanmerrett9320 Před rokem +3

    Great vid. I never knew that Jackie and Jeff came from a blind date on Amazing Race (im a Big Brother fan)

  • @mrkymrk310
    @mrkymrk310 Před 2 lety +4

    Blair and Hayley were basically an Eldrich Elder God in blind date form.

  • @cyberdragonzekrom6790
    @cyberdragonzekrom6790 Před rokem +1

    Phil: "When was the last time a woman called you perfect?"
    Jeff: "My mom."
    me: "King."

  • @igaphilip8042
    @igaphilip8042 Před 2 lety +5

    This season is good for bachelor fans..i forgot about it coz they are inactive on social media.They kept the drama off the insta..i can't believe a survivor fan made me appreciate this season

  • @ajorbista
    @ajorbista Před 2 lety +6

    And the blind date teams didn’t even become a couple.
    Hayley and Blair were basically a trainwreck but hey they finish 3rd?
    Also Bergen and Kurt, the team who doesn’t know one of the most important things in The Amazing Race. How to drive stick.

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +1

      🤷🏼‍♀️ I wasn’t about to go to sequester with him hahah I’m Jk, we actually weren’t as dysfunctional as we were portrayed. We were there to get it done

  • @kimmiekay1382
    @kimmiekay1382 Před 2 lety +9

    Just finished watching it lol she always tells him she was right😂😂(Blair and Hayley)

  • @rowanmoon
    @rowanmoon Před 2 lety +79

    Yay, more TAR content! Honestly an underrated season imo, the theme sucks but the cast was pretty good.
    You should do a video on the alliance from S32, I think that would be really cool to analyze. (The patrons pick the videos, I know, I know, I just thought I'd mention).

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +14

      The patrons pick the... wait a minute... you stole my line!

    • @rowanmoon
      @rowanmoon Před 2 lety +2

      @@OnceUponAnIsland Lol

    • @teheyepatch
      @teheyepatch Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, I'd love to see a video about that. I really don't like it when the Amazing Race gets super alliance-y, and that one really annoyed me. I understand helping out your friends once in a while, but that was ridiculous.

  • @Maya-sv1pz
    @Maya-sv1pz Před rokem +4

    Hayley and Blair are two polar opposites. what a horrible match

  • @ryulee1996
    @ryulee1996 Před 2 lety +4

    Laura and Tyler like I love there team like if they are still friends, that's find or probably together and married.

  • @DifferentTypesofPeople
    @DifferentTypesofPeople Před 8 měsíci +1

    Not the greatest season; but it is worth a watch. This blind date concept of pairing strangers together was something the American series has never done before. So to have half new/stranger teams and half pre-existing relationship teams made for excitement. Me, naturally, I was rooting for the pre-existing teams (with Team Truck Stop being my favourite). But seeing strangers work together was also neat.

  • @wolfdreamer8113
    @wolfdreamer8113 Před 2 lety +14

    It's funny I just finished rewatching this season and the biggest issue I had about it was the lack of drama and how there really were no villains or anyone I didn't want to win. Yes Hailey was annoying but she never did or said anything that made me hate her. For the most part ever one was nice and polite,

    • @lcam9241
      @lcam9241 Před rokem

      👀

    • @whom382
      @whom382 Před rokem

      That's funny because I hate her just from this video.

  • @JayEmAy
    @JayEmAy Před 2 lety +6

    I'm terms of televised disasters, Blind Date has nothing on Family Edition (Season 8).

  • @Drake_Ice7
    @Drake_Ice7 Před rokem +6

    Blair & Hailey were the best of this season and their story arc was priceless XD

  • @robinreginald9372
    @robinreginald9372 Před rokem +3

    Great Bible verse in the end! 1st Corinthians 13:4-7 ... Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

  • @soniquefus
    @soniquefus Před 2 lety +3

    Okay, I Just want to say thank you SO MUCH for posting this video? If it wasn't for you I would have skipped over this season and I'm now eternally grateful to you because MY GOD did I enjoy this. I've heard people complain about this season but I absolutely loved it. I'll be honest, I kind of wish Blaire and Haley would have won but their character arc was honestly incredible. He wasn't even mad at her for messing up. I have to wonder if they still talk to one another.

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety

      Watch season 29 to see this basic idea of pairing up strangers perfected.

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +3

      We do :-)

    • @soniquefus
      @soniquefus Před 2 lety +1

      @@hayleykeel8899 Very happy to hear that. Despite the hiccups, I think you guys made a great team. Wouldn't mind you guys coming back someday for another round if you wanted

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +1

      I’d so be down!

  • @micahyamada8493
    @micahyamada8493 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for the verse at the end it will help alot of people's lives

    • @becca6.15
      @becca6.15 Před 2 lety

      i just noticed this! it’s such a cool addition and i’m gonna be looking for it at the end of all new episodes now

  • @_nellysunshine
    @_nellysunshine Před rokem +1

    I love the Amazing Race fandom💕 I can’t get enough of your take 👏🏽😂

  • @pristinerevolver
    @pristinerevolver Před rokem +5

    As a woman who found a woman, I can confirm that we lesbians too look for romantic partners who look exactly the same as us down to every precise detail. Sometimes I mix up my GF for my mirror.

  • @hassanstormie3612
    @hassanstormie3612 Před 2 lety +11

    That rich gay guy was so annoying just bcoz he couldn't get a date, he gave up without considering the partner

  • @maximillianyanez6937
    @maximillianyanez6937 Před 2 lety +1

    Fun fact: One half of one pre-existing couple is a member of New Kids On The Block, a boyband in the 70s-80s, and it was Jonathan Knight.

  • @aalllllllexx
    @aalllllllexx Před rokem +1

    I remember this season for Hayley and Blair and also the trucker couple that couldn't drive stick

  • @rushrush1209
    @rushrush1209 Před 2 lety +6

    The blind daters did great, better than the twosomes who already knew each other. The blind daters seemed to handle the stress of the race better. I remember the winners of the race were one twosome of blind daters.

  • @pannoni8449
    @pannoni8449 Před 7 měsíci

    Lyda (still together and married to Jeff) appeared on Wheel of Fortune in December 2023.

  • @GoogleAccount-pp9ep
    @GoogleAccount-pp9ep Před 2 lety +5

    I enjoyed this season. I once met Jackie while she was working the front desk at The Cosmopolitan. She was incredibly nice and open about talking about her Amazing Race experience. I had no idea she was on Big Brother too.

  • @becca6.15
    @becca6.15 Před 2 lety

    just wanted to say i love the verses at the end of your videos. 10/10

  • @ke1ta2gi3ku4do5
    @ke1ta2gi3ku4do5 Před 2 lety +1

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

  • @katrinaconnor923
    @katrinaconnor923 Před 2 lety +6

    Are you going to do the full stranger season??? some great hot messes on there and of course some of the best teams ever #teamfun

  • @bondfool
    @bondfool Před 2 lety +5

    Tyler and Blair are two of the handsomest racers of all time.

  • @Daddy_Baphomet
    @Daddy_Baphomet Před 2 lety +1

    Jeff was seen on big brother live cams choking his chicken.

  • @danieldrees8796
    @danieldrees8796 Před rokem +2

    I don’t think Blair followed Hailey’s advice, bc he just tuned her out bc all she did was nag and scream

  • @ManChooses
    @ManChooses Před 2 lety +1

    We watched this season during homeroom in middle school! Laura and Tyler ftw

  • @dominicstatuto8482
    @dominicstatuto8482 Před 2 lety

    Love your vids. Keep it up, and have a good holiday :)

  • @SodaSiren
    @SodaSiren Před rokem

    Bergen & Kurt could have been doppelgBängers 😂

  • @cassidy7253
    @cassidy7253 Před 2 lety +1

    i’ve never watched tar or been interested in it but this has made me very curious!! i am gonna try and watch this season

  • @jepcorpuz6930
    @jepcorpuz6930 Před 2 lety +6

    Jelani and Jenny need 2nd chance... like an all-stars season or an unfinushed business season 2...

  • @nathdarofkoa754
    @nathdarofkoa754 Před 2 lety +15

    I thought it would be amazing if hailey and blaire won

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +4

      But the way it ends in that final leg is so poetic like all season built up to it unintentionally.

    • @nathdarofkoa754
      @nathdarofkoa754 Před 2 lety +5

      @@OnceUponAnIsland true it was so beautiful. I felt so bad for Blaire!!!

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety

      Idk I felt pretty bad for Hayley 😉

  • @joxpose
    @joxpose Před rokem

    Love the channel man. Great narration.

  • @AwesomeFlamingoX
    @AwesomeFlamingoX Před rokem +2

    The 2 bottoms 😭

  • @samuru101
    @samuru101 Před 2 lety +1

    Wonder when we are going to get The amazing race: Blind edition.

  • @madelinewatson142
    @madelinewatson142 Před 2 lety +1

    Bahahah you’re joking this was my favorite season😭😂

  • @natew.7951
    @natew.7951 Před 2 lety +15

    If this video is accurate, it seems like standard reality TV shenanigans were going on behind scenes to keep Blaire and Haley in until the end

    • @hayleykeel8899
      @hayleykeel8899 Před 2 lety +12

      No, we actually did work well together the bulk of the time, which is the funny part. Our spats would be maybe 3 minutes, but the whole 45 mins episode would revolve around it 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣

    • @ExitSiign
      @ExitSiign Před 2 lety

      As soul crushing as this ending was, the editing is chef’s kiss hilarious. :p

  • @Kakwann
    @Kakwann Před 2 lety +3

    never heard of that show but that seems funny as hell. and i usually hate reality tv.
    they just matched similar or clashing personalities together. and some of these looks like really bad matches! and they film this in a "race" in foreign country ahahah! perfect usuless TV show! i love this video!

  • @katrinaconnor923
    @katrinaconnor923 Před 2 lety +1

    I can’t believe old seasons of amazing race aren’t on paramount plus!!! Like what is the point?!? I would love to binge this like I did survivor.

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety

      They are on Prime and Hulu. I wish they were on Paramount as well.

  • @k.jacksonethier9958
    @k.jacksonethier9958 Před měsícem

    This season was such a train wreck, but it was insanely entertaining and was exciting to look forward to each week. Lol But man, what a truly TERRIBLE premise, they should do it again.

  • @bryancarson5908
    @bryancarson5908 Před 2 lety +3

    It was my first season and it was a damn good season I thought the blind date turmoil was interesting 😂

  • @AlexM19999
    @AlexM19999 Před 2 lety +1

    Which of the regular dating teams is not together anymore? Couldn’t find the info on the wiki

  • @masonhill3673
    @masonhill3673 Před 2 lety +3

    Blair the entire race: 👁👄👁

  • @infuglenn
    @infuglenn Před rokem

    15:24
    His face tells it all xD

  • @HyHawaaa
    @HyHawaaa Před 2 lety +2

    I love this BLIND DATE season. Especially Rx For Love team.

  • @johnsmith2875
    @johnsmith2875 Před 2 lety +1

    this season was such a fun brand of messy imo its great

  • @toyfruit8065
    @toyfruit8065 Před 2 lety +2

    Why would they make only half the teams that way? Seems odd to not continue the schtick to the entire season

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety +1

      They did the entire cast in season 29 as strangers and it was much better.

  • @sethgladstone3581
    @sethgladstone3581 Před rokem +1

    Season 26 was a great season and this is how I feel about the cast.
    From worst to best:
    11. Hayley & Blair
    10. Libby & CJ
    9. Bergen & Kurt
    8. Jeff & Lyda
    7. Jelani & Jenny
    6. Jeff & Jackie
    5. Mike & Rochelle
    4. Harley & Jonathan
    3. Matt & Ashley
    2. Aly & Steve
    1. Laura & Tyler

  • @techwiz81
    @techwiz81 Před 2 lety +4

    AR Producers: ok so we’ve got a hot nurse, put her with the hot doctor…we’ve got two non-white people, obviously they’re a pair…the gays are twins, good work…

  • @jellyfish9152
    @jellyfish9152 Před 5 měsíci

    Jenny was very disgusting when she forced the taxi driver in Thailand to drive, whilst Ashley was trying to hold/grabbed Jenny or either the taxi. Ashley wanted to ask Jenny about the challenge, but Jenny ignored her. Ultimately, it caused Ashley to fall down. Obviously, this angered Matt. So, it wasn't a surprise that Matt vowed to U turn Jelani and Jenny. Jenny didn't even bothered to apologise to both Matt and Ashley.
    Earlier, the 4 of them ie Jenny and Ashley's teams were working together.

  • @stephen3164
    @stephen3164 Před rokem

    “I’m always right, and you never listen!” Sounds like they’re married!

  • @johnfeather6476
    @johnfeather6476 Před 2 lety

    I’d love to hear you assess the dating teams on season 6. That season was so full of drama there was never a dull moment.

    • @OnceUponAnIsland
      @OnceUponAnIsland  Před 2 lety

      I have yet to watch season 6, is there a twist to it?

    • @johnfeather6476
      @johnfeather6476 Před 2 lety +3

      Well, it is the first season to introduce the super-leg and its also the first season where both team members have to do an equal number of Roadblocks. (I believe it’s called “the bowling moms’ rule” lol) Also, it contained a whopping number of eight co-Ed teams with only two all female teams and one all male team. As a result, the top 6 teams were all consisted of young couples. I believe this was the season that inspired the couples theme for season 26.

    • @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep
      @francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep Před 2 lety

      @@OnceUponAnIsland They introduced more African legs by popular demand. That's about the other twist.