Finally caught up with episode 1 tonight. I've loved every series of this so far, and that was another great episode. It really made me want to go back to Japan.
The two mother daughter teams seem like they have the best dynamics in terms of relationships and attitudes, but that pair who've already burned a quarter of the budget have got a hell of a problem to overcome now.
The two younger teams seem likely to come apart through stress and bickering, especially the two lads. Looking forward to seeing how long the loss of the map keeps getting bright up as a sore point.
While the older couple were pretty slow, I reckon they've got the ability to pick up the pace, so wouldn't rule them out. I suspect the husband is likely to end up saying something to wind up at least one or more of the other teams at a checkpoint somewhere along the way though. He's an odd bloke for sure.
Very excited for the rest of the journey. The China leg on the map at the start looked gigantic, I wonder if they'll be whisked through any or all of it, like they were passing through Xinjiang in series 1. I'd be amazed they're doing that distance in a single go without high speed rail if not.