The previous seasons were so much better!! It really showed the down and dirty of the entire race with the in-fighting, the toll on bodies and the difficulty of the race! This season was so US focused and hokey with the medallions. It was like a level up from Survivor but not like the old eco-challenges! I miss scenes like when the worm crawled up that man's urethra and he was freaking out!! No kidding!! Bear kept mentioning the danger of some parts of the race but I never saw them. Everything was too contrived for the drama and not the real struggle which is eco-challenge. They should show re-runs!!