6:45PM
The show kicks off with a clip of a sunset, then came the montage of a productive and busy cityhood of New York City until the camera moves to the pre-occupied sidewalk of an avenue, people clapped and cheered behind the barricade.
"This is New York City… home to the most industrialized and rich building. And at the center of attraction from this city… is the Times Square." Phil, the host of the show narrated.
The camera then finds the host, smiling and standing in the middle of the walkway.
"A major commercial center, a site of the annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop since 1907, and which in between 360,000 to 460,000 people and tourists walk and pass through this place daily. And it is here that new batch of pairs will begin a new and amazing journey in a race around the globe for a chance to win ONE MILLION DOLLARS and THE AMAZING RACE!"
Phil turned his head to his left in which he continues to unfold details.
"To get things started, the new twelve teams are now on that building over there…" He gestured to a 20-storey building where the competitors are currently descending from the top of the skyscraper via rappelling. "…on their way down to the sidewalk of the Broadway Avenue, with style!"
The people from the sides were clapping and cheering for the upcoming teams. The camera then focuses to a team who are currently rappelling down.
Timmy and Chloe, neighbors and unusual friends from Dimmsdale, California!
Timmy & Chloe – Neighbors (confessional)
"Hi, everyone!" Chloe happily waved to the camera. "I'm here for two reasons! Firstly, I really wanted to share and send enjoyment to the world! Sending smiles to every country who needed joy in their life!"
"Oh, boy…" Timmy replied sarcastically. "Aren't you gonna try and win the prize for this show?"
"Oh! Right!" She chuckled sheepishly. "That's number two! We're trying to aim for that million dollars! If we manage to win, we share it fifty-fifty. Are you excited for The Amazing Race, Timmy?" She eagerly shakes Timmy violently and continued.
The camera showed Timmy's expedition in a dirty trail and a snowy mountain.
"We're gonna travel and explore countries! Who doesn't love that?!" She releases the unemotional Timmy.
"I mean, I did visit some of them and whatever satisfies with me or with Chloe, I'll see what I can do to win this race." Timmy shrugged as Chloe hugged her intensely.
"Yes! That's the spirit, Timmy! I can't wait to be in the competition! Yahoo!"
The camera exposes Chloe's activites, from girl-scouting activities to a moment where she talks with a dolphin.
"Uhh… can I let go now?" Timmy asked, unsettled at his partner's ecstatic actions.
"Ooh, sorry." She released him.
Both of them shared a light fist tap and showed their faces to the camera.
Charlie and Viola, sisters with different aspects of life, both residing from the Land of Ooo!
A scene with them attacking and fighting with the troop of bad foxes were show where the latter ran off in horror.
Charlie & Viola – Sisters (confessional)
"I'm an amateur and skilled Tarot card reader. And for a quick elaboration, I am currently residing in Egypt, but I was actually born at Ooo." Charlie said, clarifying things up. "I hope the narrator can hear it though.
"Ehem." Phil suddenly coughed off-screen to gain the attention of the current team. "Charlie and Viola, sisters with different aspects of life, with the former currently reside in Egypt but both raised from the Land of Ooo. Did I get it right?"
"Yeah! Thanks!" Charlie approves the modified intro, giving it a thumbs up.
"While myself, is an aspiring actress." Viola said, cupping her chest. "I will try my best and we won't live up until we rest." She said in a heartwarming tone, mimicking a part of her stage play.
"Good one, sis." Charlie chuckled at her own sister's goof.
We saw them glancing to their father and both girls hugged their patriarch lovingly.
"For this race… we might never have had any experiences from travelling, but we'll try to work everything out." Charlie continued.
"Besides, we have different interests and tastes but we might use it as an advantage than the other teams out there." Viola added.
"And we have the same goal – that is to win one million dollars!"
The sisters were playing with their hands as they gripped their hands and stood frozen to face the camera.
Leslie and Penny, natural cousins and tries to harvest their relationship, representing Elmore, California!
The scene transitions to both of them talking with each other and they both hugged.
Leslie & Penny – Cousins (confessional)
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Penny curiously asked.
"Of course, it is! This'll work out just fine!" Leslie reassured her cousin, who seemed to be anxious at this time.
"Oh, okay." The concerned fairy chuckled worryingly.
"You see Penny's always shy, especially at showing up to many people. The people are scared at her form, she's always been sensitive every other day. So I decided to fix this situation… by joining The Amazing Race!"
Another part of them was seen, they were screaming in horror when they saw something scary.
"Aww! That's so sweet of you!" Penny complimented her cousin.
"Aww, thanks!" Leslie reacted. "Don't worry, if someone's messing with you then I'll mess with them!" She gestured her fist in front of the camera.
"That's silly, Leslie! I mean we can race throughout the world, taking look at them, and mostly, we can get the million dollars if we win!" Penny exclaimed.
"Right!"
Both of them were fighting as Penny wrapped Leslie's one leafy arm as they nestled and got close together and the camera was looking at them.
Kevin and Sami, both pro-wrestlers and best friends, from Quebec in Canada!
They were seen holding title belts in the air at the wrestling ring.
Kevin & Sami – Wrestling Teammates (confessional)
"We're both talented and strong competitors for wrestling, and also had the credentials on winning the race." Kevin said, added with cockiness on his tone. "That's a plus if the viewers wanted real competition.
"We travelled around the world to show our intensity and our dedication on our sport. We held different championships on our accolade. But what if we add The Amazing Race to our resume?" Sami added.
Both Kevin and Sami were seen fighting with each other, delivering different wrestling moves in different occasions.
"Even though we had fought in the past and I had an unsettling differences with him, we had a similar target and that is to win one million dollars." Kevin continued.
"It ain't a race if you don't have our presence here. It's a competition and it's a war of attrition. Better watch out!" Sami sends a threat to the other competitors. "Besides, I could donate a quarter from the prize to the charity, if I might add."
Both crossed their arms and posed sideways to the camera.
Linda and Lawrence, both single parents reshaped their love with each other and got married, from the city of Danville in South Dakota!
Linda & Lawrence – Married Parents (confessional)
"We got married since twenty-five or six? Who knows for how long?" Lawrence chuckled at his forgetful mind.
"We're single parents when we met with each other." Linda added. "I was a major music artist a long time ago but then I took off my career for good."
A clip was revealed where they were seen kissing passionately in their wedding.
"We're currently have three children and our relationship ain't rubbish at all. It's all good." Lawrence continued in his usual English accent. "I'm having a current interested at collecting antiques or see them. It's all tad good for now."
"If we win that million dollars, we would actually do something for the future of our kids! That would be great isn't it?" Linda happily asked.
"Answer's really gentle - bloody and a heck yeah!" He nodded.
They were seen kissing again as they hold their hands then showed their faces to the camera.
Raven and Starfire, both partners-in-crime and best friends, from Jump City, California!
Raven & Starfire – Partners-in-Crime (confessional)
A clip was shown where both women were fighting a monster and attacks them with their superpowers.
"Me and Raven have been doing our job defending the city from any unnecessary things and monsters. Isn't it, Raven?" Starfire asked as she turned to her partner.
"Definitely." Raven answered nonchalantly.
"Then we came over to the… race and we want to give it a shot and take that one million dollars! That would be definitely… ugh… what's the word again?"
"Awesome?"
"Yeah! Awesome!"
Another short video was exposed as both of them were dancing and executed different dance routines.
"For me…" Raven paused. "In a world of words, anything is possible..."
"Whatever she says can result good and I believe that we can take the others to their momentum… is that right?" Starfire asked again, making sure she was right at her statement.
"Yep."
"Alright! Here we come!" Starfire exclaimed.
The confession ended when they showed a shot of them, posing and gesturing gleefully into the camera.
Clarence and Jeff, happy and lighthearted best friends, from Aberdale, Arizona!
Clarence & Jeff – Best Friends (confessional)
They were seen playing Frisbee as Clarence caught the object flawlessly.
"Heya, everyone! My name's Clarence!" Clarence introduced himself. "This is Jeff, my best friend. And we're here to join The Amazing Race!"
"We're definitely in The Amazing Race right now, Clarence!" Jeff elaborated loudly.
"Oh, yeah! Anyways, we wanted to join here because I really wanted to…"
"And I'm not!" Jeff added.
"I mean Sumo's not in their house right now, so I pick you instead." Clarence reasoned.
Jeff was seen spraying his whole body with a body sanitizer, in which he sprays it continuously.
"You see, I hate travelling, right?" Jeff asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Because travel is the epitome of a contagious virus! They're everywhere! I really need to carry boxes of my sanitizers!" Jeff began to freaked out but was stopped by Clarence.
"Don't worry, bud! Those germs might help us win the race! Sometimes, virus could be a good thing!" Clarence attempts to encourage the germaphobic Jeff.
"Ugh!" Jeff reacted in disgust. "You're so dirty and disgusting sometimes!"
They were seen hi-fiving with safety gloves on their hands and gestured themselves in a cocky fashion.
Sanjay and Craig, adoptive brothers and working together despite their differences, from the city of Lundgren!
They were seen running and playing tag where Craig was the it.
Sanjay & Craig – Adoptive Brothers (confessional)
"Ooh, yeah! We're in The Amazing Race! This is going to be a great experience!" Sanjay hyping up himself and to Craig.
"This is weird… we're racing?" Craig asked and made sure he wasn't dreaming currently.
"Yes, we are, sire! Adventure, adventure, and more adventure!" Sanjay added energy to his confession. "Even though you're small, we can work this out, whatever it takes! I'll carry you!"
They were seen hanging out in a bar and drank a glass of soda.
"Thanks! But I'm not sure if I'm prepared for anything!" Craig said, with a hint of fear off his voice.
"Not to worry, Craig!" Sanjay answered quickly. "If we get that one million dollars, I could have imagined of how many items we will buy from that amount!"
"Alright, since it's for the millions. I'm in!"
"Now that's the Craig I loved!"
Both of them used their heads as a hi-five mechanism and Sanjay grabbed Craig's hat and wore it while Craig was smiling innocently.
Stan and Steve, patriotic father and son, from Langley Falls, Virginia!
They were seen in a shooting range, both shooting the cardboard dummies simultaneously.
Stan & Steve – Father/Son (confessional)
"One thing I can stand about everything is my son. And one could've notice that I used to work at CIA before and I'm here to make a statement." Stan said.
"From the way I decrypted your message, I would say you'd want to meet some competitors and kick their a-holes, right?" Steve asked.
"There's in no way that you guessed that. But the first one's right, meeting new friends can benefit us. While we still don't have any future enemies, I would consider to stay focus on the game! And if we do that routine, the one million dollars are ours!"
They were seen swimming in a public pool, both performing cannonballs.
"That's one of the reason why we exist on this show! More guys, more pressure and more drama that we could had! Now that's a clusterfuck thought!" Steve commented.
"You know what they say, if you can't beat them, join the hell out of them!" Stan added.
"I got your back, dad!" Steve smirked and gave a check gesture to his remark.
"Be sure there's no one selective people here or else, I'll lose my mind!"
After the confession, they looked upwards and saluted towards the camera in unison.
Emma and Noah, former reality TV pros and dating for a few years, also representing Canada but in Alberta, Canada!
They were both caught on camera doing a passionate smooch in the dock while they finished surfboarding.
Emma & Noah – Dating Reality TV Pros (confessional)
"Ugh, alas. A competition that isn't vicious and treacherous. What a relief that I could've… breathe oxygen while in a competition." Noah said nonchalantly.
"It better be because we've experienced a lot of mishaps, especially, poor, poor, Noah!" Emma gave him a pity on that remembrance.
"Don't worry they got my allergies and as long as I'm not, or she's not, or we're not doing anything faulty then we can secure that one million dollar prize. Imagine having that amount of money… you can buy a lot of new edition poetry and political books… Ahhh…" Noah stated and sighed dreamily.
They were both on the beach, reading their favorite books and looked up to each other as they offered smiles to one another.
"Uhm, Noah?" Emma interrupts Noah's dreamy state. "We're here to split the cash if we won."
"Oh! Right…" Noah smiled. "Don't worry we got the brains and the brawns on our side, nobody can drag us down."
"Aww, that's so sweet of you!"
"Ahh, can't this get any sweeter?" Noah looked over to his girlfriend lovingly as he played his eyebrows.
They shared a kiss as Noah smiled and crossed his arms, while Emma put her hands on her hips to pose.
And lastly, Eleanor and Theodore, neighbors and best friends, from Los Angeles, California!
They were both seen playing soccer with each other. Eleanor kicked the ball straight to Theodore's gut, who caught the ball successfully.
Eleanor & Theodore – Best Friends (confessional)
"So… if you've seen the extras of the last season, well you wouldn't be surprised if we introduced last, cause the champs are here!" Eleanor announced cockily.
"Yeah! The champs! So are we going to race, like… racing in a car?" Theodore questioned Eleanor unsurely.
"No, not in that perspective, Theo! We're racing, like we're going to the other countries and look over to the beautiful sights of every place that we might be visiting!"
The scene was filled with both of them, assisting with one another while playing a school league soccer.
"Oh! That sounds fun!" Theodore reacted excitedly.
"Who knows?! We could be millionaires, just like my sisters!" Eleanor recalled the moment where her sisters won the first season of the race.
"Yeah! I wish we could be next!" Theodore wished dreamily.
"Don't worry, Theo! We'll try and work it out. Just follow me through, okay?" Eleanor lightly scrubs Theodore's head.
"Uhhh… yeah, yeah, sure. I guess..." Theodore nodded.
To end their confession, they shared glances with each other quickly then proceeds to face their fists in the camera with confident smirk on their faces.
After introducing the new set of teams, all of them landed on the ground safely as they made their way into the starting line where they faced Phil, while the crowd were cheering wildly for them.
The camera looked over to the former winners, Brittany and Jeanette, who were waving and sending virtual kisses to the camera as they watched their sister and their friend in anticipation.
Phil began. "Hello, teams. Welcome to the new season of The Amazing Race! As we all know, in just a few minutes, you'll start and embark on a journey, a journey like no other!"
The teams were listening to Phil's important statement attentively, some of them nodded, specifically, Emma and Noah.
"But first and foremost, no superpowers allowed and vulnerabilities are considered void at this race to make sure it's a fair race for all of you."
Some of the teams who has superpowers bobbed their heads in agreement.
"The race retains its format. Twelve legs, three of them are non-eliminating points. Each leg is composed of different challenges consisting of Roadblocks, Detours, and Active Route Infos! And at the end of every leg, there is a pit stop. A pit stop is the resting place after a grueling leg, whoever checks in last at the mat, you'll be eliminated. Also, we have non-elimination legs where you would arrive last but can still race in the next leg, but however, you must first perform a Speed Bump; when encountered, finish it as fast as you can to continue racing.
Sanjay & Craig were whispering with each other while the other teams nodded in understanding.
"Of course, since we're in a new season, we have new elements and adjustments that might change the course of the entire race!"
Most of the teams were intrigued at the bombshell that Phil threw as Clarence scratched his head.
"Introducing the Intersection and the Yield! Intersection is where a team requires to pair up with another team and perform all tasks and make decisions together until further notice. While the Yield allows any team to force another team to stop racing for a pre-determined amount of time."
Some of the competitors gasped while others smirked at the mention of this obstacles.
"And… Lay-By!"
Some of the teams murmured about the mention of the third new element of the race.
"A Lay-By happens only in a Roadblock. Lay-by cannot be used by all of you, one lucky team will have a privilege to work together in a Roadblock! It will appear only on three legs."
Kevin and Sami seemed interested at the use of the Lay-By rule.
"Of course, we couldn't forget about this leg's prize." Phil paused. "If you checked in first at the mat at this leg, you'll win not just one, but two express passes. In which the first one will be yours while the other will be given to another team who thinks deserve on receiving one."
The teams were cheering and clapping excitedly as they found the prize for the first leg.
"The express pass can be used to surpass any challenges that you might think is hard for you, it can apply to Roadblock, Detour, and Active Route Info! And it is eligible to use it until to the eight leg of the race. So, use it wisely. While the second express pass can be sent to another team and the winning team has a chance to decide on which team should they give it to, I'll give them until the third leg to decide." Phil exposed the two useful pamphlets.
The teams silently nodded.
"Alright, before we start your race around the world. Here's your starting challenge for the season…" Phil paused as he walked a few inches to make himself near a covered object.
Teams were teased by Phil and they had a different opinion about it.
Phil then proceeds to unveil the hidden object, when the teams found it out, they were surprised and gasped at what they saw.
Phil revealed a wall of different leaves, sticking to the wall. The leaves consist of different structures, from the shape to the size, to the color and to the texture.
"Your first challenge is to find a leaf that symbolizes a country; or in shorter terms, this country bleeds red. If you found it, come to me and I'll check it out. If you found the leaf correctly, grab your bags and proceed to the airport. If not, go back to the wall and find the correct one as fast as possible. And be careful, these leaves might fly off immediately once you released them from the wall."
The teams nodded eagerly.
"Whoever finishes first at the final leg will win The Amazing Race and…"
"ONE MILLION DOLLARS!" The teams hollered the big prize as they cheered once more.
"Okay, when I give you the word, run as fast as you can to the wall and find that certain leaf as quick as possible. The world is waiting for you…"
The teams were hunched over their backs, preparing for a battle of speed towards to the big wall.
"…good luck…"
Some of them have their determination face sealed on them.
"…travel safe…"
Phil arched his eyebrow, toying the teams teasingly.
"GO!"
Teams began sprinting and set their sights towards the large wall of leaves.
New Teams: (Names-Relationship-Fandom)
Team #1 - Timmy & Chloe – Neighbors – The Fairly Oddparents
Team #2 - Charlie & Viola – Sisters – Adventure Time
Team #3 - Leslie & Penny – Cousins – The Amazing World of Gumball
Team #4 - Kevin & Sami – Wrestling Teammates – WWE
Team #5 - Linda & Lawrence – Married Parents – Phineas and Ferb
Team #6 - Raven & Starfire – Partners-in-Crime – Teen Titans GO!
Team #7 - Clarence & Jeff – Best Friends - Clarence
Team #8 - Sanjay & Craig – Adoptive Brothers – Sanjay & Craig
Team #9 - Stan & Steve – Father/Son – American Dad
Team #10 - Emma & Noah – Dating Reality TV Pros – Total Drama Series
Team #11 - Eleanor & Theodore – Best Friends - ALVINNN! and The Chipmunks
A/N: Okay, there ya go, your new 11 teams! Some of them might be redundant because I picked them via generator, so some of the fandoms that joined the last season is still present to this season. I'm sorry for that! Blame the RFG (Random Fandom Generator)
What do you think of them? What do you think of the new format? What are your first impressions about them after their confessional? Is it good or bad? Let me know in your review.
Since we're now on our way to our new season? Who's your bet on winning this season of TAR:TC? Do you have a new favorite already? Let me know!
That's it for now and I'll see you soon! Hope you enjoyed it! :D
~Ellu