The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
12-12-14, 08:15 PM
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The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
ON THE PENULTIMATE LEG OF THE RACE, TWO STRONG TEAMS MAKE A POTENTIALLY ONE MILLION DOLLAR MISTAKE, ON "THE AMAZING RACE," FRIDAY, DEC. 12 ON CBS
"Hooping It Up" (Manila, Philippines)
- On the penultimate leg of the Race, two strong teams make a potentially one million dollar mistake. Also, Phil Keoghan greets the teams with shocking news at the Pit Stop, on THE AMAZING RACE, Friday, Dec. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan (@philkeoghan)
is the host.
Remaining Teams in THE AMAZING RACE:
Adam and Bethany
Maya and Amy
Brooke and Robbie
Misti and Jim
Next week is the season finale. I fell massively behind (7 episodes) due to working at 3am on Saturdays and not being able to watch. Had a marathon over the last 2 nights and got caught up.
Rooting for Adam and Bethany (Soul Surfers)
The massage episode from 2 weeks ago had me dying
with Maya and Amy's reactions.
12-12-14, 09:02 PM
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Many mixed feelings about this.
I'm all for seeing difficult challenges but Amy was competing against 3 very strong, very big and very fit men. I'm impressed with her for surviving that Because I was tired just watching it.
So, it seemed fitting they had a twist to race on BUT a fourth place finish is still a fourth place finish and they should have some disadvantage like a speed bump.
The wrestlers got an extremely easy speed bump.
Adam is a beast and Bethany is still amazing, although several unforced errors kept them from running away with that leg. If Bethany had made a one armed, one handed basket, I would have been fine with Phil just coming out and awarding them the first place check right there.
I'm all for seeing difficult challenges but Amy was competing against 3 very strong, very big and very fit men. I'm impressed with her for surviving that Because I was tired just watching it.
So, it seemed fitting they had a twist to race on BUT a fourth place finish is still a fourth place finish and they should have some disadvantage like a speed bump.
The wrestlers got an extremely easy speed bump.
Adam is a beast and Bethany is still amazing, although several unforced errors kept them from running away with that leg. If Bethany had made a one armed, one handed basket, I would have been fine with Phil just coming out and awarding them the first place check right there.
12-12-14, 10:44 PM
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12-12-14, 11:09 PM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
That RePhil/refill sign turned out to be a good omen for the candy girls.
I love Maya!! She has to be the most excited, ultimate optimist/cheerleader on this show. Manila excitement > reaction at the Copenhagen roadblock.
4 enjoyable teams heading into the final.
I love Maya!! She has to be the most excited, ultimate optimist/cheerleader on this show. Manila excitement > reaction at the Copenhagen roadblock
. 4 enjoyable teams heading into the final.
12-13-14, 12:28 AM
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Many mixed feelings about this.
I'm all for seeing difficult challenges but Amy was competing against 3 very strong, very big and very fit men. I'm impressed with her for surviving that Because I was tired just watching it.
So, it seemed fitting they had a twist to race on BUT a fourth place finish is still a fourth place finish and they should have some disadvantage like a speed bump.
The wrestlers got an extremely easy speed bump.
Adam is a beast and Bethany is still amazing, although several unforced errors kept them from running away with that leg. If Bethany had made a one armed, one handed basket, I would have been fine with Phil just coming out and awarding them the first place check right there.
I'm all for seeing difficult challenges but Amy was competing against 3 very strong, very big and very fit men. I'm impressed with her for surviving that Because I was tired just watching it.
So, it seemed fitting they had a twist to race on BUT a fourth place finish is still a fourth place finish and they should have some disadvantage like a speed bump.
The wrestlers got an extremely easy speed bump.
Adam is a beast and Bethany is still amazing, although several unforced errors kept them from running away with that leg. If Bethany had made a one armed, one handed basket, I would have been fine with Phil just coming out and awarding them the first place check right there.
Speaking of easy speed bumps, I remember some of the older ones being more difficult and/or more time consuming.
And, yeah, I was also impressed with Amy, even though it looked she was about to keel over at the pit stop.
12-13-14, 12:39 AM
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It is normal for the team that finishes first in a leg where they keep racing to receive nothing ? I can't remember what happened in previous seasons but it seems unfair especially when you consider Adam and Bethany received a prize for using their fast forward. If any leg was not worthy of a prize it would be one where the team did nothing.
12-13-14, 09:19 AM
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I'm interested to see if the teams are forced onto a particular flight in typical bunch up fashion. There are a lot of flights from MNL to LAX with various airlines. A few direct, but many with connections thru Seoul and Narita.
Felt bad for Amy, bit glad she's ok. She looked really bad in the cab. I was wondering why she wasn't penalized for crashing her trike into the van and was ok just pedaling away. And cabbies in the PI are crazy drivers, but we didn't really see that in this leg.
Felt bad for Amy, bit glad she's ok. She looked really bad in the cab. I was wondering why she wasn't penalized for crashing her trike into the van and was ok just pedaling away. And cabbies in the PI are crazy drivers, but we didn't really see that in this leg.
12-13-14, 10:58 AM
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It is normal for the team that finishes first in a leg where they keep racing to receive nothing ? I can't remember what happened in previous seasons but it seems unfair especially when you consider Adam and Bethany received a prize for using their fast forward. If any leg was not worthy of a prize it would be one where the team did nothing.
12-13-14, 11:02 AM
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It is normal for the team that finishes first in a leg where they keep racing to receive nothing ? I can't remember what happened in previous seasons but it seems unfair especially when you consider Adam and Bethany received a prize for using their fast forward. If any leg was not worthy of a prize it would be one where the team did nothing.
I fully expect there to be a flight, or wait till morning to pick up your clue, equalizer. And for at least two of the last four teams to be fucked up by a bad cabbie. That's just the way this show operates.
Interesting that nothing came of the scientists running into that car. Seemed they should have at least had to stop and re-start that challenge.
12-13-14, 11:40 AM
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Adam is a beast and Bethany is still amazing, although several unforced errors kept them from running away with that leg. If Bethany had made a one armed, one handed basket, I would have been fine with Phil just coming out and awarding them the first place check right there.
12-13-14, 12:24 PM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
First year watching. Damn fun show. Picked it up to watch Bethany, and she and Adam haven't disappointed yet. Rooting for them to win.
What the hell happened this leg though? They were so damn far ahead. I was in the middle of something once they finished the bball part, then when I came back they were in third. They should have just mopped the floor with everyone this episode.
What the hell happened this leg though? They were so damn far ahead. I was in the middle of something once they finished the bball part, then when I came back they were in third. They should have just mopped the floor with everyone this episode.
12-13-14, 12:53 PM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
Amy and Maya should have received a penalty for running into and damaging that parked van/car. They may have but since they will probably all be equalized next leg, they didn't show it. I have them in the TAR game and I do like their underdog edit they are getting. They just need to come in first the last leg no matter how middle/low of the pack they have been the previous legs.
12-13-14, 01:01 PM
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In their case:
Spoiler:
12-13-14, 01:28 PM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
You picked a good one to start with. I started about 6 seasons ago and this by far the best of those seasons IMO.
I'm now in the process of going back through all the old seasons on Youtube. I'm almost up to the Ox episode from the flashback switchback last week.
Crazy much how the Race has changed over the years.
12-13-14, 01:35 PM
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It is normal for the team that finishes first in a leg where they keep racing to receive nothing ? I can't remember what happened in previous seasons but it seems unfair especially when you consider Adam and Bethany received a prize for using their fast forward. If any leg was not worthy of a prize it would be one where the team did nothing.
Every single team made mistakes in this leg, but I was shocked that it was the wrestlers who made the least amount of mistakes and pulled ahead.
However, just by sheer luck all the teams chose the right detours and it really worked out for them. I did not think Bethany could've steered that rickety bicycle/sidecar contraption. I also didn't think the dentists or scientists could've shot enough baskets within a reasonable amount of time as compared to doing the cycling.
12-13-14, 03:17 PM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
This has been a fun season.
The Scientists seem to be the weakest of the finalists, but all have proven to be strong at some point. And each of the teams have made mistakes along the way as well. So I don't have any idea who might pull it out. Feel compelled to root for Adam & Bethany.
The Scientists seem to be the weakest of the finalists, but all have proven to be strong at some point. And each of the teams have made mistakes along the way as well. So I don't have any idea who might pull it out. Feel compelled to root for Adam & Bethany.
12-13-14, 04:05 PM
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Not really rooting for anyone. None of these teams winning will piss me off though.
12-13-14, 05:03 PM
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I dislike Ms Tessmacher more and more each episode.
Two straight non elimination/keep racing legs after the cyclists got eliminated irritates me.
Two straight non elimination/keep racing legs after the cyclists got eliminated irritates me.
12-13-14, 07:14 PM
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Is it just me or does week after week, Phil get closer and closer to the Andre level out of fashion from The League?
Holy shit, that borders on epic levels of stupidity. Almost worth going back to rewatch just for that stretch.
12-13-14, 10:55 PM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
Amy and Maya should have received a penalty for running into and damaging that parked van/car. They may have but since they will probably all be equalized next leg, they didn't show it. I have them in the TAR game and I do like their underdog edit they are getting. They just need to come in first the last leg no matter how middle/low of the pack they have been the previous legs.
As for any damage caused, I'm not sure. Probably depends what was in the rulebook; might have been something production didn't plan for.
12-13-14, 10:59 PM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
Maybe these 'keep racing' pit stops are used when they can't get enough sponsors.
12-14-14, 07:15 AM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
Had a "few" beers yesterday and accidentally posted this on the Survivor thread. 
Reminds me of Jim (Dentist)
Reminds me of Jim (Dentist)
12-15-14, 09:00 AM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
I'm hoping the producers have a smart finale route planned. I hate when they fill the finale with FIFO (first in, first out) challenges without any chance of team order shuffling and leave all the 'drama' to bad taxis. Honestly I wish they would go a step further for the finale and hire professional drivers who know all the destinations and routes to take that out of the equation.
12-15-14, 09:03 AM
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Re: The Amazing Race (S25E11) -- "Hooping It Up" -- 12/12/14
Yeah, the two things that TAR does better than any other reality show is casting and momentum. This season was a great jump on point if you're not familiar with the show.
Last edited by starseed1981; 12-15-14 at 02:17 PM.