History Characters / TheAmazingRace28

[-United States original: [[Characters/TheAmazingRace1 1]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace2 2]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace3 3]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace4 4]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace5 5]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace6 6]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace7 7]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceFamilyEdition 8: Family Edition]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace9 9]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace10 10]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAllStars2007 11: All-Stars]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace12 12]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace13 13]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace14 14]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 15]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace16 16]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 17]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceUnfinishedBusiness 18: Unfinished Business]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace19 19]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 20]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace21 21]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 22]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 23]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAllStars2014 24: All-Stars]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace25 25]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 26]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace27 27]] | '''28''' | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace29 29]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace30 30]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace31 31: Reality Showdown]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace32 32]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace33 33]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace34 34]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace35 35]]\\

To bring younger viewers to the LongRunner, the producers decided to do all teams with at least 1 internet star. As was the case in [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 The Amazing Race 26]], this premise was met with much hesitation from the fanbase, but in this case it was not just for its gimmicky premise but for being seen as excessive StuntCasting (which is already controversial), though some fans defended this decision claiming it not to be stunt casting calling them "not real celebrities." Despite initial fears, there were some pleasant surprises such as an impressive course with varied and enjoyable tasks, probably the most overall charismatic cast in the show's history, several memorable and likable teams, and some excellent storylines. However, with the heavy use of SpotlightStealingSquad, an answer sharing alliance early on, a lack of competitiveness due to many teams knowing each other already, and the first task in the finale deciding the winner [[note]]This was not the producer's fault though as the first task was skill-based[[/note]], it failed live up to either of the two seasons it was sandwiched between. Nonetheless, the experiment was successful in bringing new viewers to the show, and long time fans were relieved it wasn't the disaster they feared.

[-United States original: [[Characters/TheAmazingRace1 1]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace2 2]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace3 3]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace4 4]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace5 5]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace6 6]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace7 7]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceFamilyEdition 8: Family Edition]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace9 9]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace10 10]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAllStars2007 11: All-Stars]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace12 12]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace13 13]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace14 14]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 15]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace16 16]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 17]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceUnfinishedBusiness 18: Unfinished Business]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace19 19]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 20]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace21 21]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 22]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 23]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAllStars2014 24: All-Stars]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace25 25]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 26]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace27 27]] | '''28''' | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace29 29]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace30 30]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace31 31: Reality Showdown]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace32 32]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace33 33]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRace34 34]]\\

''Australia'': [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAustralia1 1]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAustralia2 2]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAustraliaVNewZealand 3: Australia v New Zealand]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAustralia4 4]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAustralia5 5]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAustralia6 6: Around the World]]\\
''Canada'': [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada1 1]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada2 2]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada3 3]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada4 4]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada5 5]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada6 6: Heroes Edition]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada7 7]] | [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceCanada8 8]]-]]]]]

* GrumpyBear: Dana. Her constant complaining would make one think that she isn't enjoying the race at all.

A dating (now married) couple from Austin, Texas, Burnie and Ashley are stars of Creator/RoosterTeeth, the company famous for series such as ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' and ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Due to [=RoosterTeeth=]'s big online presence, they were one of the fan favorites from the start, and it certainly didn't help that they started the race off strong, with their only slip-up being choosing the campsite detour in Chamonix, dropping them to the back of the pack. After that leg, however, they reeled off five straight second-place finishes, tying Kelsey and Joey's record from the previous season. And while they could never manage to win a leg, due to a bad cab or other teams beating them in a footrace to the mat, they established themselves as a very consistent team and it appeared likely that they would make the final three. In the penultimate leg in China, Burnie finished the Roadblock first, which seemed to assure them a spot in the finale, as even though they were bunched up with Tyler and Korey and the Dancers on a subsequent train ride, Sheri was still at the Roadblock. They chose the commuter cycle detour despite it being harder than the painting detour, knowing that if they found it hard, they could always switch (while detour-switching is usually a pretty risky move, especially with four teams left, the other option was just a block away). They decided early on to switch, and completed the other side of the detour rather easily, and it appeared that they would survive the leg and make the final three over Sheri and Cole, who were struggling with the commuter cycles. But their cab got stuck in traffic on the way to the pitstop which caused to get out before they arrived. This prevented the taxi from potentially dropping them off right in the vicinity of the pitstop, and instead they spent nearly 40 minutes looking for Phil within the massive complex, allowing Sheri and Cole to make up ground. In the end, Sheri and Cole found the pitstop first, as their cab driver dropped them off right near the pitstop, and Burnie and Ashley were eliminated in 4th.

The 28th installment of The Amazing Race.

* {{Deconstruction}}: They acted as this in the second half of the race to the larger than life alpha male teams in The Amazing Race. Even though Brodie was the personality of the team, it was Kurt who made them so dominant as he did the Roadblocks on legs they won (except when Brodie used the Express Pass). This was epitomized by how Kurt's strength got them through the physically demanding first Roadblock on leg 9, but left Brodie to do the second more mentally challenging Roadblock which delayed them enough to be eliminated a leg later.

* RealityShowGenreBlindness: They left their taxi cab at the Detour decision point, despite their needing to walk quite a ways to the isolated beach. This would ultimately do them in.

* GoOutWithASmile: The couple were smiling when they walked the plank after being eliminated.

To bring younger viewers to the LongRunner, the producers decided to do all teams with at least 1 internet star. As was the case in [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 The Amazing Race 26]], this premise was met with much hesitation from the fanbase, but in this case it was not just for its gimmicky premise but for being seen as excessive StuntCasting (which is already controversial), though some fans defended this decision claiming it not to be stunt casting calling them "not real celebrities." Despite initial fears, there were some pleasant surprises such as an impressive course with varied and enjoyable tasks, several memorable and likable teams, and some excellent storylines. However, with the heavy use of SpotlightStealingSquad, an answer sharing alliance early on, a lack of competitiveness due to many teams knowing each other already, and the first task in the finale deciding the winner [[note]]This was not the producer's fault though as the first task was skill-based[[/note]], it failed live up to either of the two seasons it was sandwiched between. Nonetheless, the experiment was successful in bringing new viewers to the show, and long time fans were relieved it wasn't the disaster they feared.

A dating (now engaged) couple from Austin, Texas, Burnie and Ashley are stars of Creator/RoosterTeeth, the company famous for series such as ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' and ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Due to [=RoosterTeeth=]'s big online presence, they were one of the fan favorites from the start, and it certainly didn't help that they started the race off strong, with their only slip-up being choosing the campsite detour in Chamonix, dropping them to the back of the pack. After that leg, however, they reeled off five straight second-place finishes, tying Kelsey and Joey's record from the previous season. And while they could never manage to win a leg, due to a bad cab or other teams beating them in a footrace to the mat, they established themselves as a very consistent team and it appeared likely that they would make the final three. In the penultimate leg in China, Burnie finished the Roadblock first, which seemed to assure them a spot in the finale, as even though they were bunched up with Tyler and Korey and the Dancers on a subsequent train ride, Sheri was still at the Roadblock. They chose the commuter cycle detour despite it being harder than the painting detour, knowing that if they found it hard, they could always switch (while detour-switching is usually a pretty risky move, especially with four teams left, the other option was just a block away). They decided early on to switch, and completed the other side of the detour rather easily, and it appeared that they would survive the leg and make the final three over Sheri and Cole, who were struggling with the commuter cycles. But their cab got stuck in traffic on the way to the pitstop which caused to get out before they arrived. This prevented the taxi from potentially dropping them off right in the vicinity of the pitstop, and instead they spent nearly 40 minutes looking for Phil within the massive complex, allowing Sheri and Cole to make up ground. In the end, Sheri and Cole found the pitstop first, as their cab driver dropped them off right near the pitstop, and Burnie and Ashley were eliminated in 4th.

Father and Daughter from Kingsport, Tennessee (Scott) and Los Angeles, California (Blair). Blair is a Beauty {{YouTube}}r, with more than 1.7 million subscribers. They fell to last on the first leg after Scott struggled at the Roadblock, but were saved by a rare first leg non-elimination. Though they didn't really improve in terms of their performance in the following legs (their best placement being fourth), they got their fair share of screen time, mostly angled towards Blair's GenkiGirl nature as well as her relationship with Brodie. Things seemed to be going their way in Georgia, when the two finished the Detour in 5th, ahead of the Dancers and Tyler/Korey, and Scott made it through the Roadblock just ahead of Korey. However, in their hurry to get out of the theater, Scott grabbed Tyler's bag, unaware that Blair had already taken both her own and her dad's bags. As a result, he had to run back to give it to Tyler before the two could get in their cab, but this allowed the two to be closely bunched together leaving the Roadblock and, in a footrace to the Pit Stop, the Father/Daughter team were eliminated in 7th.

A dating couple from Los Angeles, California, they are known for their dance tutorials and videos, with Matt having more than 2.4 million followers on YouTube. They won the first leg and became permanent members of the top half of the pack, with their lowest finish on the entire race being a 5th place in the United Arab Emirates. However, Dana's extremely high maintenance personality led to her screaming at Matt over pretty much everything that happened on the race, causing them to constantly argue and become this season's token fighting couple. Their non-stop arguing quickly overshadowed their strong performances, and with Tyler and Korey, Brodie and Kurt, and Burnie and Ashley always finishing just ahead of them in every leg, it seemed like the dancers were going to eventually crash and burn. That prediction almost came true in Dubai after Dana had one of the biggest meltdowns in race history after Matt had trouble paying attention to her driving directions, nearly quitting the race. After her epic freak out, however, the couple seemed to get their act together, and they began to treat each other with more patience and kindness during the last half of the race, helping them focus better on the tasks and stay in the front half of the teams, eventually earning them a spot in the Final 3. During the final leg, they were the first team to get the clue at Angelus Plaza after Tyler and Korey ran in the wrong direction, and Matt ended up being the first person to complete the Roadblock, grabbing the clue after only one jump, instantly propelling them into the lead. Although they went on to make several mistakes throughout the rest of the leg, including letting their taxi go at Santa Barbara Harbor, struggling to communicate during the synchronized mountaineering challenge, and running right by the clue at Grassini Family Vineyards and wandering around lost, the lead gained at the first Roadblock ended up being too much for either of the other teams to pass them, and when Dana nailed the final memory challenge on her first try, they ran straight to the Finish Line, placing 1st and winning the entire race.

Best Friends and YouTube Stars, from Los Angeles, California. While the entire cast was made up of recognizable social media stars who were well known to their respective audiences, Tyler was probably the most famous person in the entire cast, with over 8,000,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. That, combined with Korey's charm, their constantly positive attitudes and quick wit, made them the faces of the social media season. However, their positivity and friendliness did nothing to hide their super competitive approach to the race, as they were a team that were willing to do anything to win, including using the U-Turn on their biggest threats and purposefully misdirecting other teams on several occasions, all of which mostly worked as, outside of two bad legs in Armenia and Georgia, they never left the top three and won the most legs of the season at five, including winning three legs in a row leading up to the finale. In the final leg, they got off to a bad start when they got to Angelus Plaza first, but ran right by the clue and walked up to the top of the nearby building, allowing both of the other teams to pass them and drop them into an early last place, falling behind even further when Tyler was the only racer who needed three tries to grab his clue at the Roadblock. Although they briefly caught up when they got a taxi before Sheri and Cole leaving Santa Barbara Harbor, their taxi driver did not speak English and couldn't understand the directions to Gibraltar Rock, causing them to fall back to last place, where they eventually crossed the Finish Line in 3rd.

Best Friends and pro Frisbee players from Dallas, Texas. Brodie turned his pro Frisbee skills into videos on YouTube, gaining more than 1 million followers. They were the biggest threat from the very beginning due to their athleticism and speed, and they pretty much became the stars of the season along with Tyler and Korey, getting a lot of airtime thanks to their dominance (winning four legs and the Express Pass halfway through the season), Brodie's keet personality, as well as Brodie developing a flirtatious relationship with Blair, earning them the ship name "Blodie". However, after Scott and Blair were eliminated, their team dynamic took a dramatic flip, with Brodie going from a hyperactive ladies man to a load who struggled at all the tasks (although this had been hinted at throughout the season), while Kurt went from being Brodie's sidekick to being the competent team leader doing all the work to keep Brodie from dragging the team down. In Indonesia, Kurt decided to take on the salt making Roadblock, which not only used up his last available Roadblock, but it then forced Brodie to do the kite making Roadblock in the same leg, and he struggled so much that they only avoided elimination thanks to beating the Kings in a boat race to the Pit Stop. Starting leg 10 in last place, they hoped to use the Double U-Turn to pick up some ground - however, after they were U-Turned by Tyler and Korey, Burnie and Ashley decided to guarantee that the Frisbee boys couldn't use it on anyone else by U-Turning Tyler and Korey, rendering the second U-Turn useless. This left them the only team forced to go back and do the seaweed Detour, which took up enough time that all the teams managed to leave them in the dust, and they were eliminated in 5th place.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Lampshaded InUniverse in their intro with Blair saying how she started a Youtube channel in her own bedroom and said not like that Dad.

Best friends and hosts for Clevver News on YouTube from Los Angeles, California. They stayed out of the spotlight for the first four legs, with their only real airtime involving Erin's brushes with claustrophobia. In the fifth leg, they fell behind at the Detour after they wandered around searching for a "lunch" to deliver (despite the fact that they already had it, baguettes that were given to them earlier), but they still managed to complete it faster than Sheri and Cole, who wasted time trying to decide what task to do, and Burnie and Ashley, who were the only team to choose the longer camping Detour. This allowed them to reach the Roadblock in sixth place; however, Erin struggled with running down the snowy mountainside long enough to allow her paraglide a chance to take off, and the other two teams came up from behind and passed her before she could even get halfway down the hill, leading to their elimination in 8th place.

Mother and daughter from [=McKinney=], Texas, Marty is known for her flight attendant safety demonstration that went viral, gaining over 22 million views on YouTube. They stayed mostly under the radar in the first leg but ended up suffering from extremely bad luck in the following leg. First off, they fell behind early when they ended up with tickets on the third flight to Colombia, getting in half an hour behind the other teams save for the Vine Brothers. Then, Hagan's struggles at the Roadblock dropped them to last. Although they had a chance to catch up when they completed the fish cooking Detour ahead of the brothers, they had decided to leave their taxi at the Detour decision point, forcing them to run over a mile back to said location. This allowed the brothers, who brought their cab to the task location, to pass them up and they ended up eliminated in 11th place as a result.

* OneOfUs: As Burnie is the founder of Rooster Teeth and Ashley is a former Frag Doll, this is a given.

* LovableJock:

To bring younger viewers to the LongRunner, the producers decided to do all teams with at least 1 internet star. As was the case in [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 The Amazing Race 26]], this premise was met with much hesitation from the fanbase, but in this case it was not just for its gimmicky premise but for being seen as excessive StuntCasting (which is already controversial), though some fans defended this decision claiming it not to be stunt casting calling them "not real celebrities." Despite initial fears, there were some pleasant surprises such as an impressive course with varied and enjoyable tasks, several memorable and likable teams, and some excellent storylines. However, with the heavy use of SpotlightStealingSquad, an answer sharing alliance early on, a lack of competitiveness due to many teams knowing each other already, and a the first task in the finale deciding the winner [[note]]This was not the producer's fault though as the first task was skill-based[[/note]], it failed live up to either of the two seasons it was sandwiched between. Nonetheless, the experiment was successful in bringing new viewers to the show, and long time fans were relieved it wasn't the disaster they feared.

To bring younger viewers to the LongRunner, the producers decided to do all teams with at least 1 internet star. As was the case in [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 The Amazing Race 26]], this premise was met with much hesitation from the fanbase, but in this case it was not just for its gimmicky premise but for being seen as excessive StuntCasting (which is already controversial), though some fans defended this decision claiming it not to be stunt casting calling them "not real celebrities." Despite initial fears, there were some pleasant surprises such as an impressive course with varied and enjoyable tasks, several memorable and likable teams, and some excellent storylines. However, with the heavy use of SpotlightStealingSquad, an answer sharing alliance early on, a predictable elimination order, and a the first task in the finale deciding the winner [[note]]This was not the producer's fault though as the first task was skill-based[[/note]], it failed live up to either of the two seasons it was sandwiched between. Nonetheless, the experiment was successful in bringing new viewers to the show, and long time fans were relieved it wasn't the disaster they feared.

To bring younger viewers to the LongRunner, the producers decided to do all teams with at least 1 internet star. As was the case in [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 The Amazing Race 26]], this premise was met with much hesitation from the fanbase, but in this case it was not just for its gimmicky premise but for being seen as excessive StuntCasting (which is already controversial), though some fans defended this decision claiming it not to be stunt casting calling them "not real celebrities." Despite initial fears, there were some pleasant surprises such as an impressive course with varied and enjoyable tasks, several memorable and likable teams, and some excellent storylines. However, with the heavy use of SpotlightStealingSquad, an answer sharing alliance early on, a predictable elimination order, and a the first task in the finale deciding the winner[[/note: This was not the producer's fault though as the first task was skill-based]], it failed live up to either of the two seasons it was sandwiched between. Nonetheless, the experiment was successful in bringing new viewers to the show, and long time fans were relieved it wasn't the disaster they feared.

To bring younger viewers to the LongRunner, the producers decided to do all teams with at least 1 internet star. As was the case in [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 The Amazing Race 26]], this premise was met with much hesitation from the fanbase, but in this case it was not just for its gimmicky premise but for being seen as excessive StuntCasting (which is already controversial), though some fans defended this decision claiming it not to be stunt casting calling them "not real celebrities." The season introduced some original and exciting tasks such as racing camels on bikes, searching a cave for mask parts, and solving a puzzle retrieved from cave parts. However, with the heavy use of SpotlightStealingSquad, an answer sharing alliance early on, and a predictable elimination order, the fans fears seemed to become a reality. The show tried its best to make some interesting qualities, but it wasn't enough to salvage it. While the show's goal of bringing in new viewers was a success, it came at the cost of giving the show one of its weaker seasons after 3 seasons of success (or relative success in Season 26's case if you compare it to what fans feared)

* RomanceOnTheSet: {{In-Universe}}, Brodie was attracted to Blair, and she to him as well. This leading to other teams creating a hashtag PortmanteauCoupleName: #Blodie. After they were eliminated, Brodie stated that he didn't want to go back home to Dallas right away, but rather stop by in Los Angeles to take Blair out on a date.

* SatelliteCharacter: In-Universe, Rachel feels like she is this in their videos, where Zach is the star and she is usually the assistant.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Lampshaded {{In-Universe}} in their intro with Blair saying how she started a Youtube channel in her own bedroom and said not like that Dad.

* RomanceOnTheSet: {{In-Universe}}, Brodie was attracted to Blair, and she to him as well. This leading to other teams creating a hashtag PortmanteauCoupleName: #Blodie.

* GenreSavvy: Dana knew from the moment she saw the hashtag in the first leg, that their final task would be based on it.

* GenreSavvy: Even though they did not communicate with any other team in order to eliminate Brodie & Kurt, they already knew that the only way to ensure their elimination was to waste the second U-Turn on a team that was ahead.

* GenreSavvy: They picked the "Tejo" side of the "Detour", which was considerably faster and allowed them to gain some time over the other teams who had chosen the "Tickets" option.

* BrokenStreak: [[Characters/TheAmazingRace9 After four seasons]] [[Characters/TheAmazingRace10 where a team with]] [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceAustralia1 a man named Tyler]] [[Characters/TheAmazingRace26 won the race]], Tyler Oakley broke the streak by placing 3rd.