Amazing Race: All Stars

[Alex]

My watching is limited, but more often than not they all seem to end up on the same plane or are sent somewhere that doesn't open until 8 a.m. and everybody gets there by midnight.

I'm sure the stress of falling behind (not that it helped Mary and Dave who gained many spots with her quickness in the boardroom only to once again fall behind almost everybody while leaving the airport) has its effect on the participants, but as a viewer I find it deflating of the energy generated by the intermediate steps.

It's kind of like watching an NBA game, most of the time it seems like you just need to tune in for the last quarter since that's the only part that ends up being important.