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Originally Posted by SpookyJimChristmas

Yeah I get what you mean in a way but I think it's wrong for the Direction of the show. Fans were eager for more competitive environments because it's what the show is a ll about and now a lot of the original fans have grown up (like I was 10ish when I started watching) they don't want to see a bunch of toddlers in 10 minute episodes, they want to see the game again. It's marketed towards the same audience but how old they were when it began not now.

When it first started, I'd have loved this. Now, it's not something I'll be keen to watch.

Assuming this isn't the 6th season and the 6th season is, in fact, is on its way, I'm not too fussed, knowing we'll see them all in a competitive environment. RR was a great season, and I'm glad they got some cross-team interaction despite the nature of the show, but I honestly feel like the social aspect of the show has been lacking in recent seasons, which is why I'm glad about this season in a sense?
I started watching when I was 8 and it's surreal to think I'm 18 in 9 months (so like, when the season starts) yet I'm welcoming this direction, personally.
Ideally I would prefer this idea to be a series of shorts that run along a competitive all-star season, but I think a full season will be a nice breath of air for those sick of Chris' over the top behaviour, cliche antagonists, and some repeated ideas. Chef gets to take the limelight, the antagonist will be fresh (If there is one, the playground environment will encourage an antagonist that is not manipulative for the sake of the competition, but because they're a bully, which is a tad weird to say and admit but it'll be different!!), and we won't see cliff diving for the upteenth time.

Am I overly optimistic? Maybe, but I believe this is a great direction for what it could be setting out to achieve