The Amazing Race 15 -- "This is Not My Finest Hour" -- 11/01/09
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Both of those shitty teams should have been sent home after their pathetic displays in this episode.
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Re: The Amazing Race 15 -- "This is Not My Finest Hour" -- 11/01/09
I don't know what it says about this season when I still don't know the names of anyone. Good challenges though.
Regardless, I guess I'm rooting for the gay dudes because they are the only team that doesn't seem retarded. That father-son team annoyed me....you do the first 2 things and can't eat a small fish? Get over it.
Weird flight out of Dubai. That must have been fixed by the producers....to have a midnight east to west flight 2-3 time zones? Doesn't make sense. You'd think a major European carrier would have a east to west flight to Amsterdam mid-afternoon same day even with a connection.
Regardless, I guess I'm rooting for the gay dudes because they are the only team that doesn't seem retarded. That father-son team annoyed me....you do the first 2 things and can't eat a small fish? Get over it.
Weird flight out of Dubai. That must have been fixed by the producers....to have a midnight east to west flight 2-3 time zones? Doesn't make sense. You'd think a major European carrier would have a east to west flight to Amsterdam mid-afternoon same day even with a connection.
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"We could do if it wasn't so windy."
No, you're all-in and have been wamboozled.
No, you're all-in and have been wamboozled.
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Earlier, I liked Megan, but now, not to much, just too much meltdowns and whininess.
Loved how the math stereotype about beauty queens is still holding strong.
Loved how the math stereotype about beauty queens is still holding strong.
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I think that walking in wooden shoes when everybody else is riding bicycles is more than enough penalty in and of itself -- no need to add another 30 minutes.
In terms of the poker players, the Asian girl seemed to put more effort into acting like she was trying than she did in actually trying. The white girl would swing the hammer as hard as she could and make it almost to the top, then the Asian girl would take a wimpy swing and then make a big show of saying "Oh, I wish I could do it as well as you. You're coming so close." And I was faberglasted when they decided to go back there for a second try. Did they think that they had gotten stronger during their attempt at golf?
In terms of the poker players, the Asian girl seemed to put more effort into acting like she was trying than she did in actually trying. The white girl would swing the hammer as hard as she could and make it almost to the top, then the Asian girl would take a wimpy swing and then make a big show of saying "Oh, I wish I could do it as well as you. You're coming so close." And I was faberglasted when they decided to go back there for a second try. Did they think that they had gotten stronger during their attempt at golf?
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Honestly, I didn't like the detour at all. To devise a challenge that one team would be physically unable to perform is just BS. It's not like they gave up either.
How many times do you have to swing that hammer before you realize you're just strong enough, and they had no chance at that "golf". Obviously, strength is part of the race, but that was just unfair. Both detour options should not have had a physical strength requirement.
As for next week...
How many times do you have to swing that hammer before you realize you're just strong enough, and they had no chance at that "golf". Obviously, strength is part of the race, but that was just unfair. Both detour options should not have had a physical strength requirement.
As for next week...
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Why didn't that boyfriend/girlfriend team (I can't remember anyone's names this season) get some sort of penalty for both of them doing that roadblock?
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I was hoping Brian would tell his wife is she could count she wouldn't have had to do stairs for 2 hours when she was whining.
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So, for next week, I wonder why the blond girl decided to do the road block instead of the boyfriend????
Is there some requirement that they alternate or that they each have to do so many. I know it was their a few season's ago, but I don't remember any requirements in the past few seasons.
This season is one of the better ones IMHO.
Is there some requirement that they alternate or that they each have to do so many. I know it was their a few season's ago, but I don't remember any requirements in the past few seasons.
This season is one of the better ones IMHO.
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So, for next week, I wonder why the blond girl decided to do the road block instead of the boyfriend????
Is there some requirement that they alternate or that they each have to do so many. I know it was their a few season's ago, but I don't remember any requirements in the past few seasons.
This season is one of the better ones IMHO.
Is there some requirement that they alternate or that they each have to do so many. I know it was their a few season's ago, but I don't remember any requirements in the past few seasons.
This season is one of the better ones IMHO.
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Re: The Amazing Race 15 -- "This is Not My Finest Hour" -- 11/01/09
After weeks of "Poker will help us do anything, we are superwomen!!!!!!1111" the ego chicks finally got taken down a notch.
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the detours were brutal.
Well, next week's roadblock looks just as tough.
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Well, next week's roadblock looks just as tough.
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I was glad that the Poker chicks were eliminated because they essentially cheated on the bells challenge - being given the answer by the other team. I wonder if they would have incurred a penalty had they checked in before the other team? That seems a much more flagrant violation of the rules than the other team that essentially made it harder on themselves by walking instead of biking.
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I was glad that the Poker chicks were eliminated because they essentially cheated on the bells challenge - being given the answer by the other team. I wonder if they would have incurred a penalty had they checked in before the other team? That seems a much more flagrant violation of the rules than the other team that essentially made it harder on themselves by walking instead of biking.
"If" there was a rule about something like that, it should go to the team that gives away an answer to a team and doesn't make them do it themselves.
I'm terrible with remembering specific facts from reality tv, but, while I very much remember that hay roll challenge from a previous season, I was wondering...are they doing it in the very same place or is it just the same challenge in another location? I thought I heard Phil say something like, "they return to the place of one of the toughest challenges," but I wasn't sure if I heard him right. Same exact place?
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I was glad that the Poker chicks were eliminated because they essentially cheated on the bells challenge - being given the answer by the other team. I wonder if they would have incurred a penalty had they checked in before the other team? That seems a much more flagrant violation of the rules than the other team that essentially made it harder on themselves by walking instead of biking.
Edit: every other team except for Brian and Ericka were shown to get the number of bells right on the first attempt. Ericka was the only one having problems. I am not sure that Tiffany and Maria even saw Ericka doing the task. Who's to say Maria didn't count the bells to verify and that was edited out. It doesn't matter as long as the number was correct.
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Because she did not do the challenge. It would have been one thing if she had went and counted the bells to verify the answer before getting the clue, but I was annoyed by the fact that she just went up and got the clue without even bothering to do the task. Especially after seeing the other team struggle so hard to get the right answer, it just seemed unfair that another team was allowed to turn in the answer without doing ANY of the work. Seemed like a much more unfair an advantage than not using a bike.
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Because she did not do the challenge. It would have been one thing if she had went and counted the bells to verify the answer before getting the clue, but I was annoyed by the fact that she just went up and got the clue without even bothering to do the task. Especially after seeing the other team struggle so hard to get the right answer, it just seemed unfair that another team was allowed to turn in the answer without doing ANY of the work. Seemed like a much more unfair an advantage than not using a bike.