“It is hard to watch” - The Amazing Race fans react to Simone and Hannah’s elimination 

When Hannah Chaddha and Simone Chaddha, two candidates, were eliminated in Croatia in the most recent leg of The Amazing Race Season 38, it was a gut-punch that left many spectators both laughing and crying. It was supposed to be a high-stakes run into Dubrovnik, but instead it turned into a terrible slip for the sibling team, resulting in one of the most heartbreaking drops of the season.

Teams had to complete a Double U-Turn, a difficult Detour assignment that required them to choose between filleting monkfish or dragging fishing nets, and a cruel Roadblock task that required them to construct a racing cart and down a street luge circuit in less than 36 seconds. Despite all the pressure, Hannah and Simone found the cart assignment extremely difficult, while their competitors dominated. The exit was brought on by their last-place finish.

Online comments flooded in rapidly. Fans' outpouring of comments on forums, social media, and recap threads was prompted by the loud and diverse combination of annoyance at the leg's design, sympathy for the ousted sisters, and criticism of how the double twist affected them.

An admirer of The Amazing Race wrote,

"It’s hard to watch Symone quit half way each time as much as it is hard to watch Kristina cry…"

A fan wrote on Reddit,

"I really enjoyed watching Hannah and Simone race. They're both super intelligent and capable racers. I would have much rather watch them race over other teams."

"Hannah and Simone y'all went out swinging. That was hard and it's sad to see y'all go home," a comment read.

More fans of The Amazing Race shared similar emotions over Simone and Hannah's elimination.

A netizen expressed,

"When Simone still finished the race successfully with Hannah cheering her on I actually teared up really hard."

""Please don't cry, Simone." While Hannah is bawling. Such a great sister. You guys did great. Bye Chaddhas, I enjoyed you both on the race," a viewer posted.

The Amazing Race’s intense Croatia leg crushes Hannah & Simone’s hopes

The Amazing Race's competition for the million-dollar prize was still tough going into Croatia, but Week 5 increased the difficulties to an unprecedented level. Teams were initially presented with a detour: either carefully fillet two monkfish or drag a huge fishing net and bucket of chum across town.

Next followed the crushing Roadblock and the strategic U-turns: construct a racing kart and then master a downhill street luge in less than 36 seconds. The leaders handled it, but Hannah and Simone's cart fell in the middle of the race, and they were never able to get it back up. Their removal sparked discussion over the race format's fairness, weariness, and twist overload.

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