S16.E05: Qualifiers 8

[Lantern7]

Setting up a thread for last week’s episode.

[Dewey Decimate]

Wow, the empty really demonstrates the level of interest for this show!*

(Auto-correct literally just typed "shit" instead of "show". AI is truly taking over.)

[mlp]

My interest has decreased a lot since ANW changed the age limit and accepted all the teenagers.  I do enjoy a few of them like Vance Walker and Kaden Lebsack because they're really good but I just don't care about most of them.  My interest definitely picks up when the old-timers like Joe and Sean appear.  I don't like the side-by-side racing either.

[SophiaD]

Kai Beckstrand is a beast.  That's pretty much all I've got, although it was nice to see a few old favorites.  

I continue to hate the side-by-side racing format.  It makes no sense to me.  The people who got the farthest the fastest should go to the finals.  I also liked it when women didn't have their own races.   

For me, the show hit its glory days a few years ago, before they changed the age limits, and it became boring.  I miss the quirky walk-ons, the people doing weird training activities, like Nick Hansen training outside in Alaska in the winter, and seeing old favorites.  

Also, if I never hear about the first MOM to do such-and-such again, it can't happen soon enough!