60 Minutes just started, so CBS is on schedule for a change.
Oh my. Ridiculous.
(The elimination and the reason for it; not the promptness of the show).
Agreed, though I’m not bemoaning the loss of the team that got eliminated.
Oh, me either. But, man, so stupid.
I know it’s been said before, but it bears repeating. If you are afraid of heights or water—and by afraid, I mean you would rather get eliminated than perform a task requiring you to suck it up and do something despite your fear—do not go on The Amazing Friggin’ Race. I can’t imagine how pissed off people who tried out for this season and got passed over for Pouty McChristian must be.
I imagine the yoga instructors are sitting at home screaming “I would have TOTALLY DONE IT!” at the TV…
Wow. So not sorry to see them go. What a whining baby. I was afraid it would end up being a non-elimination round since there hasn’t been one for a while, glad it wasn’t.
For the moment, I just want to say that I have the same hat as Phil.
My SO quickly agreed that if we were on the race and it ever got to that point, we’ve given each other license to just push.
I’m afraid of heights, so I can see a glimmer of where Mika’s coming from. But really? Really??? Okay, Canaan shouldn’t have manhandled her, but the early stages, when he’s trying to vehement while blowing up her floaties for her was high-freakin’-larious.
While the thought of just asking for a calculator was brilliant, I’m a little ashamed of Flight and Easy for psyching Mika out. Just wait your two minutes. She’ll do it or she won’t, she doesn’t need your help.
My roommate and I had that exact conversation. I think if we were bungee jumping or something I would actually be completely unable to make myself do it, but I let her know that she’s free to make the decision for me for a million dollars. Hell, if it were a thousand dollars. I’m not proud. Just chicken.
I am so glad that team is G-O-N-E.
B-ball players need to learn how to tell time, How long do you reckon “Big Easy” was trying to open that briefcase?
Like you said, she didn’t need their help. Blaming them for anything that happened there is just scape-goating. I thought for sure that she would be motivated as soon as they showed up, but she must have sat there for two minutes that seemed like forever to Canaan, and then just stepped aside.
I understand that fears can be crippling, but it was pathetic to see her reduced to sheer three year old behavior. Actually jumping and stomping her feet, saying that this is “stupid, stupid, stupid,” whining to go home, asking “why” and why he hates her, all with the floaties on her arms… That was just sad.
Why didn’t the Lord Jesus answer her prayers? Isn’t she a good enough Christian?
I’m glad Big Easy and Flighttime get to move on. They have a good attitude and are fun to watch. On the other hand, even though I liked the wrinkle of the briefcase and the combination, it was too easy to trip anyone up. Yet it did.
Was this the first time in all the seasons of The Amazing Race where someone said “I’m so scared! I can’t do it!” and then actually didn’t do it? And that it cost them the race!? There wasn’t even any ambiguity about it, the order of winners was determined by the order you went down the slide, it’s not like they had to do something after. The *only *reason they lost was because Mika chickened out. The blame is 100% on her.
Stream of conciousness review–I’m doing this as I’m watching.
Hee…a Roadblock is a task that only guys can perform (as long as there’s a guy on the team). I want the old “Bowling Moms Memorial Rule” (each team member has to do 50% of the roadblocks) back. The guys seem to be doing more than their fair share.
A detour is a choice between two tasks each with it’s own pros and cons. Tonights detour is “Bouillon” or “Bongs”.
i don’t fault the Globetrotters for getting stuck. It happens and you can easily be overwhelmed.
Big kudos to Farm Dad for canoing. Use what you know. Ditto for whichever Globetrotter for using his hands.
I’m starting to enjoy Mr & Miss America.
I wish they’d used real gold (whatever those foil-covered coins/bricks were wasn’t gold–ISTR that gold bullion always has it’s weight stamped on it.
I liked FarmDad was the only one who wanted to say bong despite CBS desperately trying to avoid the words bong or pot. Also–good job on how they did it–spread the parts out and put each “like” pipe together.
It’s been like 15 seasons…why is it so tough for these guys to figure out “USE ALL THE PARTS”? (On the bong detour?) There’s only been one time that there have been extra parts (the statues in…Greece?..that took out the faux nerds) and CBS was savaged for that task.
Good job on the gay/gambler teamup. That’s what an alliance on the Amazing Race should be–quick and mutually opportunistic.
What’s with the sharks? I assume the sharks were in a seperate tank or under plexiglass.
For freakout chick and her boyfriend–shouldn’t he be eliminated for shoving her any number of times? Yeah, she was freaking out, but pushing her is a no-no. I thought there was a Jonathon/Victoria rule created about pushing/touching.
I also think that freakout chick is the very first contestant to ever let a freakout stop them from completing a task.
The crap that the globetrotters were doing was bullshit–bad sportsmanship. Legal, but totally scuzzy.
I’m really enjoying Farmdad/son and the casino chicks are starting to grow on me.
I haven’t watched all the seasons, but of those that I have seen I have never seen a team forfeit a task like that, especially at a point where win/lose was at stake. At a freaking waterslide?
I would seriously question my relationship at that moment.
No, I am not kidding.
The only other case I can think of that’s even remotely similar is team “Momily” in TAR #1–they were in India and just Could! Not! figure something out. And after an hour or two they said “Screw it” and continued on.
What makes it so sad is that, had they done the task, they wouldn’t have been eliminated since one of the other teams (Guido) made a ghastly mistake that put them 24 hours behind everyone else. But since it was the first season, the rules hadn’t been established and failing to complete that single task got them slapped with an idiotic 24 hour + time gained penalty (there’s never been a penalty that long since then).
But even then, it wasn’t fear, it was just two hours in the streets of India AFTER losing a Fast Forward and being totally stumped.
Wait–one other case. The “Pizza Brothers”–two obnoxious dickheads who came on the show apparently only so they could hawk their store (all they wore was tee-shirts advertizing their pizza parlor). They were bored and uninterested at every leg. Every place they went and every task was “Stupid” or “Lame” or “Boring”. Finally, in Egypt, one of them decided that he magically had a bum knee and they just sat down and pouted until (really) Phil had to come get them to eliminate them. They didn’t even go to the Amazing Mat. They just sat in the sand and pouted.
But again, not a fear-freak-out.
Definitely rooting for the father son team, and hoping that they can keep it going…
I was shocked that the Globetrotter couldnt figure out the wristwatch clue, but afterwards, he didnt make any excuses, he knew he had messed up and just continued to race, not letting his mistake get his head out of the game.
Miss America is basically useless “I like to wear gold, but I sure cant be assed to help figure out how much it is worth.” “These hookahs look right to me, why wont they give us the next clue???” Her husband has carried her the entire way.
Finally, I realise that everyone has their own phobias, but when I recall how many truly difficult/unpleasant/confusing tasks that others have stuck with in order to stay in the race, I have to agree that Mika had no business getting a slot on the show in the first place. To give up over a waterslide ride is a mollyfocking joke compared what other racers have put themselves through over the years.
There was also the controversial case of Rob and Amber. There was a ridiculous eating task (4 lbs of meat) and Rob decided very early in the task that he wouldn’t be able to do it, so he just quit and took the 4 hour penalty. He also conviced a couple of other teams to do the same, so that he wouldn’t be the only one.
This was actually more brilliant than the brief summary can convey. The penalty was 4 hours, beginning when the next team arrived at the Roadblock. So, Rob takes the quit and the penalty, and the next team arrives. His countdown begins. He then starts working on at least one other team to take the quit and the penalty, and I think 2 others did. But their time doesn’t begin until the next team arrives at the Roadblock! So Rob bought himself at least a 10-15 minute lead over two other teams, with all the teams currently at the Roadblock finding the 4 pounds of meat VERY slow-going.
I honestly think that may very well have been the cleverest, most interesting move ever made on TAR.
The Globetrotters lost points for me tonight with their taunting of Mika. The girl was paralyzed with fear, it was only going to be two minutes, taunting her was cruel and ultimately quite unnecessary. If she didn’t go, it’s kicking someone who’s down. If she did go, it was sore loser sour grapes. Yes, it’s a race, yes all’s fair within the rules, but it was not cool.
I hate to say it, but I would have totally been Mika up there. Of course, I know my limitations and fear level, and would never go on The Amazing Race because of it. Being six stories up, and going down a water slide would have had me in tears and screaming too (though NOT wearing floaties! LOL). I even think she attempted to work through her fears a bit more than I would have (asking Caanan if they could calm down first, actually sitting there and thinking about going down).
It was definitely their time to go though, and not the Globetrotters’ (who lost major points for their taunting!). There are two other teams that annoy me more than Mika & Caanan, but both those teams are better racers.