Sploosh wrote:I can't understand why the father/son would choose the stairs. They persevered with it well, but it seemed pretty obvious it was the far more tiring/demanding option, as well as time-consuming. Perhaps one had a massive fear of heights? Still, that choice didn't matter in the end.
Overall, I think channel 7 did a great job with this show. They didn't butcher it, and they really took a lot of effort to put in high quality production, good locations and (generally) good race design. They allowed racers to (mostly) move along on their merits without a huge amount of artificial bunching (i.e. weird "opening times" etc). I was pleasantly surprised to see the racers skill/time mean they could/had to take different planes to Perth - in the American version they always seem to make 100% sure all racers get on the same plane for the final destination.
Had to quote this. I completely agree, it would've been soooo easy for them to ensure all 3 teams caught the same flight, but the fact that it didn't happen and they didn't rig it speaks volumes. Really great series, the finale wasn't anything amazing but it was another very good ep and I'm glad the surfers won.
I agree with an above comment about there being a bit too much 'luck' tasks for the finale, that's a big part of the show sure, but don't like seeing it play such a massive part in deciding the winner. And the teams knowledge of the flags was cringeworthy!!
