My feeling about the Chos is that they’re on the race for fun. For them, helping another team is more fun that being cutthroat. So if they go out early, they’re fine with that because they’re doing it for the adventure, not the money.
Which is why I hate the Bama women – they’re doing it solely for the bucks. They’re not the first team to do that; Chip & Kim, for example, desperately needed the money to avoid a bankrupcty, so their win really saved their behinds. But they enjoyed themselves all the way around the world. The Bama women hate every minute of it. I really, really want them to lose, even if it means another alpha male team win. I would hate for them to be the first all-female team to win almost as much as I hated Flo being the first woman to share in the win.
You can never have too many camels!
Man, Peter and Sarah really got lost, didn’t they? I wonder just how many hours they spent driving around. A whole bunch, it looks like. And yet Peter never showed any emotion the entire time except smug self-satisfaction. He is supremely disconnected from the world, isn’t he? We cheered his demise, too. I was just sorry that Sarah didn’t tell him more bluntly what a horse’s ass he is.
I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned the moment that literally brought a tear to my eye. When they were showing video of David doing the fast forward, they did a voiceover of him saying something along the lines of “I always wanted to be a firefighter and doing something like this made me feel like somebody important for five minutes”.
Wow. Humility and sincerity. I would love to see them win.
Coming soon to a discount-DVD bin near you: Marked For Philiminaton IV: Revenge of the Travelocity Gnomes.
I will forever wonder what kind of medical emergency Peter is trying to convey with Sarah’s prosthesis to the ticket agents when booking flights. Was she just in a horrific accident, lost a leg, had him rig up a prostetic, and needed to get to Kuwait City before she bled out? If I were that ticket guy, I’d inquire about the nature of the emergency, then when I realized what’s going on I’d toss their passports on my desk and head out for a long lunch. Butthead.
I used to call penalties on this show in advance to display my vast knowledge of The Race to my wife. I’d say “Ok he’s going to say You’re the third team to arrive instead of You’re team number three… watch!” Of course, I eventually figured out that I got it wrong more often than not so I don’t even try to guess any more. Had my spirit not been broken, I would have definitely proclaimed a penalty for the Sour Moms of Alamaba for shoving one of the Beauty Queens.
I was really hoping for the Cho Brothers to get the boot tonight, just because the whole “Let’s saddle ourselves to the two worst teams left” strategy is annoying. It’s a RACE people. RUN! Of course, I dislike the sourpuss moms and the Kentuckians, so that may have something to do with it.
Does anybody want to make any predictions about the rest of this Race? I didn’t think so.
Well, I’ll make a couple. Kentucky won’t make it to the final leg, and Alabama probably won’t. But no team has been really bulletproof so far. I figured Peter & Sarah were a lock for the final three, but not so. I’m really looking forward to zut’s ranings for this episode.
The Chos generousity turned out not to cost them, but it also looked unnecessary. P & S were so lost that David & Mary could have just had a competent leg, sat out the 30-minute penalty, and still not been last. Still an excellent strategy; they knocked out a strong team, kept a weaker one, kept their elligibility for the other Fast Forward, banked some good Race karma and had a good time. It don’t get too much better than that.
Did anyone else think it was odd how the teams were trying to get information on the towers before they got to Kuwait City? I saw those pictures and thought “those towers are freakin’ huge. Just drive into the city and chances are you’ll see them.”
They showed the contestants climbing up the ladder on the outside of the tower, but they never showed any of them coming back down.
And I agree with Scuba_Ben about this leg. It was decided by navigation and smarts, the way a Race should be.
Did I miss something, or did Peter and Sarah not do the last task? Not that it mattered but even though it was late they didn’t know they were last.
Alabama doesn’t get lost too often or at least on this leg they didn’t. It seems to me that all that rush rush doesn’t accomplish much. They end up on the same flight, or waiting in line for something to open, or waiting for another team to finish. The point being why don’t they spend a little more time understanding the directions when they ask for them?
Seems like in the long run it would be worth the extra few minutes.
Count me in as one who is rooting for the Cho brothers. It’s nice to see someone who’s not cutthroat get ahead for once. And it’s not like they’re goody goody sweet and nice to everyone. They can be pretty devious to teams out of their group. I liked how they talked the blondes out of the FF and the way they psyched out Peter with the cell phone last week. They’re playing smart, not dirty.
Not at all. If you have time, gather information. Better to know before you even board your flight that you’re looking for Kuwait Tower than to be on the ground hoping to find someone who speaks English.
I was kinda hoping that the electronic devices were going to play some greater role than just being a Nokia product placement for no reason. Shades of Treasure Hunters.
They pulled the clue at the Camel Chow site and were instructed to drive directly to the Pit Stop.
If they were actually thinking strategically rather than “we love Kentucky!” then they get some props for last night. They do not, however, get props for the cell phone gag. All that did was alert other teams to go find actual cell phones and do some calling ahead. Did it make any difference in the long run? Possibly not. But you don’t do things that are going to inspire other teams to behave more competently.
I love the Chos. Couple stupid decisions, but they’re definitely my favorites. And I don’t hate the Blondes. I gained a lot of respect for Beauty Queens thanks to Treasure Hunters.
I’ve spent a great deal of time trying to decide if Tyler and James are gay. But I think they’re just gay for each other. It’s a big ol’ man-crush, that’s all. And if they want to call me, I’m cool with that.
Breakup on the mat. Gorgeous. And did anybody else notice it was so late Phil sent the greeter home?
How can the Barbies look cuter every week? It’s like they’re feeding off James & Tyler’s life force, who look more haggard every time I see them. It’s the Portrait of Dorian Models/Barbies!
And *lyns? We get enough bad press. The last thing Alabama needs is someone running around bashing beauty queens and whining how every thing’s unfair. The State has voted. We hereby revoke your title of “Bama Moms” and beg you to play nicer (or smarter, your choice) so that Florida will stop teasing us. For all their evil, the Weaver’s did come in 3rd. You’ll be doing good to not be philiminated next week.
I like the Chos. It’s nice to see someone do the right thing just because it’s the right thing for a change. Perhaps not the smartest decision in the world, but enough to make their parents proud.
The insider videos are really making me dislike Tyler and James more each week. They’re really immature, and borderline nasty. On the other hand, the *lyns actually come off as more reasonable. While Kim and Rob are at each other’s throats.
The camel race was a whole lot faster than the camel chow. I love me some camels!
That’s exactly what they said about themselves last week: they’re doing the Race for the Adventure, not the money. I just love those guys!
I’m amazed at how well they’re doing because they seem so out of their environment. I don’t really hate them. (I HATED Peter and Sarah and am really HAPPY to see them Philiminated!) And I do believe they’ll be gone soon.
These were such cooperative camels! I could not stop laughing at the silly robo-jockey thingies!
David & Mary are everything I love about the Race, all rolled into one. They seem to get a lot of love from (most of) the other Teams, like Davey & Margaretta. They refuse to let a few bad legs stop them, like Chip & Kim. They are polite and gracious to everyone they meet, wherever they are, like Kris & Jon. (They’re not always as nice to each other as I would like, but you can’t always get what you want.) And all the while they’re doing it, they are having their eyes opened and their horizons broadened, while realizing that it really is a small world after all.
I never expected to love them, but yet I do. Could it be that my worldview is actually being improved by reality television? (At least until Thursday, when Survivor snaps me right back into the rut I know and love.)
A Delusional Peter saying how perhaps they might not have “the love affair Sarah wanted, or it might not be the love affair the world wanted” for them.
Bye, Sarah. Call me.
It’s a big ol’ man-crush, that’s all. And if they want to call me, I’m cool with that.