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Previously on The Amazing Race, we watched a lot of basketball. Kim picked half the Final Four, although her choice of Kansas as National Champion proved questionable at best. David’s story is that he didn’t fill out a bracket this year. Don’t believe his lies.

As far as the show goes, the viral video season has proven to be unexpectedly entertaining. We knew virtually none of these people prior to the season premiere, yet we like almost everyone. We shouldn’t be surprised, since these people have all built their careers out of putting their lives on camera. They’re naturals on reality TV. Our favorites are the only team we did know going into the season, Rooster Teeth’s Burnie and Ashley. David’s played a little too much Halo over the years, so he really relates to those Red vs. Blue videos.

The pleasant surprise is Tyler Oakley and his BFF Korey. These two are awesome. They’re engaging, witty and sincere, and for a guy who has elevated his YouTube fame into bona fide celebrity status, Tyler is remarkably humble. Both of them are willing to laugh at themselves and are clearly having a blast on the race.

In terms of people we don’t like, this season is a rarity for The Amazing Race. We generally like everyone on the show, although Dana the dancer is too… aggressive. Her boyfriend Matt, who seems like a genuine and competent guy, receives all the blame when things go wrong but none of the credit when things go right. Dana appears insecure and desperate to prove herself.

The other team we’ve mocked mercilessly is the Frisbee guys, who sincerely claimed their stud status during the first episode. We laughed and laughed and laughed, but we’ll be damned if one of the ladies of the Race didn’t quickly develop a crush on Brodie. So, they’re having the last laugh on us.

Finally, we love mentioning that there’s a dude who’s a doctor and a lawyer. If he fights crime, CBS should give him a show.

Tyler & Korey will be first to leave at 5:28 a.m. Their first clue sends them off to Armenia and then the Yerevan Opera Theater. These two realize that they are neck and neck with Brodie & Kurt and briefly consider sabotaging them, but quickly discard that idea. They’re just not those kind of people. Tyler & Korey do mention that they wouldn’t mind if Brodie & Kurt made some mistakes, though…

...Which leads us to the Frisbee guys leaving about seven minutes later. They have no idea where Armenia is (before you laugh, do you?) and then the dancers and the father/daughter team Blair & Scott within the next half hour.

In fact, you can probably imagine that everyone is just bunched onto the same plane, which means there’s a mad dash at the airport to get a cab to the Opera House. Scott & Blair hop into a cab from the… New York Taxi Service, complete with a legally actionable New York Yankees emblem.

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