I think the obstacles are very challenging and creative... but the show is absolutely RUINED by the constant, insufferable hardship tales. Almost every contestant has a "woe is me" sob story and a "cry on camera" scene. Some of them aren't even legitimate, they just make something up. "I was bullied from the ages of 9 to 14... Now I'm 32 and I'm here to prove I can do this thing!" GIVE ME A BREAK.
And when the contestants aren't crying all over the place, they have the most insipid and clichéd personas.
The corniest thing I've seen on this show, and maybe in my life, is the contestant that screams "I HAVE ICE IN MY VEINS!" at the top of his lungs upon completing an obstacle. -___- Who comes up with this junk?
Stick to the obstacle and competition factors.... cut the unnecessary phony emotional drivel.
And when the contestants aren't crying all over the place, they have the most insipid and clichéd personas.
The corniest thing I've seen on this show, and maybe in my life, is the contestant that screams "I HAVE ICE IN MY VEINS!" at the top of his lungs upon completing an obstacle. -___- Who comes up with this junk?
Stick to the obstacle and competition factors.... cut the unnecessary phony emotional drivel.