"Amazing Race" 7/17

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Ooh! Ooh! I get to start the thread?

Finally, a non-elimination round. So much for all the speculation that they were going to skip them this time.

Jon is now officially my least favorite racer of AR4. The thing about goosing Kelly on the train was nasty (yes, we women are sooooo oversensitive about these things – but getting groped by strangers on public transportation is just a horribly unpleasant experience) – the “be the bow, be the arrow” thing was annoying as hell. She shoulda turned around and shot him through the heart.

God, the thing about the plane tickets for the first 15 minutes was just excruciatingly boring. Yes, I understand that there were strategic decisions being made, etc. – but for the love of Og did we have to watch every second of it?

Millie – dump Chuck. He’s an a$$hole and you can do better.

Were Reichen and Chip expecting people to be surprised by their announcement that they were an item?

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Twickster, I agree with almost your entire post! Especially the bit about the first 15 minutes. “Get on with it!” I was silently shouting at my tv screen.

But I HATE non-elimination rounds. Talk about kissing your sister! We could have gotten rid of the annoying Kelly and John tonight, but NOOOOOOO! And we get TWO more non-elimination rounds to look forward to.

The Clowns were really first rate tonight. The other boy couple (not Chip and Reichen – and I finally can tell Chip from Reichen. . . it’s only taken what, 7, 8 weeks???) just got screwed by their choice of planes. They’re still a very dangerous team.

Millie & Chuck! God! Can they be any worse??? (They were certainly NOT amused at Chip and Reichen’s disclosure of their gay-ittude!)

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In this episode, we learn from Millie that Chuck has “performance anxiety”. And we see that he does indeed, especially when shooting long pointed objects towards various targets. And so another piece of the puzzle falls into place.

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I knew I’d forgotten something good! :wally

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Traditional bows? They must have been hunting insects, cause those bows looked like they had about 10 pounds of draw. Somebody needs to tell Chuck how to shoot a bow, what was with that hold at the waste and lob the arrow crap. The bows were weak, but the not-gay guy was getting it with only a slight loft. The Lobster trap was one of the few events where it looked like brute strength was a issue, If the female teams had still been in, they would have had a serious disadvantage, but of course there was the other option.

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Millie: “As a Christian, I was a little uncomfortable with the Malaysian ritual ceremony. For all I knew, she was putting a voodoo curse on us.”

Best. Line. Ever.

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Sorry, the best line was when Millie said that Chuck gets nervous and “has trouble performing”.

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Yes, yes, yes! All I could think during that was that if it had been me I would’ve “missed” the target by, oh, about 90 degrees. Not that Kelly’s much better - they deserve each other. I haven’t been this disappointed about a non-elimination leg since Flo came in last at one non-elim in the last one.

Otherwise, a pretty meh episode. Too much time spent on the “revelations” and on getting plane tickets, though I did enjoy the expression on Chuck’s face through that whole conversation at the beginning. None of the tasks were all that exciting either. Hopefully next week will be better.

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Ok, I take it back. Best part was when John was bugging Kelly with, “Be The Bow! Be The Arrow!” and Kelly finally said, “THIS IS TO MAKE JOHN SHUT UP!” And…thunk!!! (I hope it wasn’t just “creative editing”, but I don’t think it was.)

One thing I noticed was when Reichen & Chip came out, and told everyone it was their anniversary, everyone applauded…EXCEPT Chuck. (I couldn’t see Millie.) Remember how some said, in an earlier thread, that the only ppl who’d have a problem w/ them being gay would be Chuck & Millie, being Christians and all? Well, there you go.

Everyone seemed to know that it was a non-elimination leg. I overheard Jon/Kelly say, “Don’t worry, at least we aren’t gonna lose,” even though they were totally way behind in last place.

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The way Jon said it, I got the impression that they suspected this was a non-elimination round, but didn’t know for sure. And of all the teams to be saved by the non-elimination! Jon and Kelly are extremely annoying, I can’t wait for them to get the boot.

I wonder if Millie and Chuck will still be together after the race is over. Magic 8 Ball says “Outlook not so good”. And Millie’s comments about the Malaysian ritual were still not as bad as the brother/sister team from last (?) season who, when burning an offering as part of a task, had a little prayer that the “heathens would see the error of their ways”, or words to that effect. I think they were in China or Hong Kong at the time.

I’m glad the clowns won a trip at least, since they’re my favorite team. Did they and Reichen and Chip try to “tie” for first? They all seemed to have stepped on the mat together, but Phil must be tired of handing out extra trips, since he declared Al and John as the first place team.

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Well, I’m a Christian, and I don’t have a problem with Chip and Reichen (except that I still can’t tell them apart). I didn’t like them in the very beginning, because I thought they had a snotty attitude, but I like them a lot now. I think they’re really cute.

What the heck is with Millie and Chuck? Together for 11 years and still virgins and not married? Now there’s something to question. Not that there’s anything wrong with being a virgin, but taking that long to decide if you want to marry someone? Puh-lease. :rolleyes:

ITA about Kelly and Jon. They bug the crap out of me. I knew they’d never get that lobster trap up. I was laughing at Kelly trying to pull it up.
It was pretty funny when Millie fell in the water with the whole basket of fish, too. I think Chuck was ready to strangle her for that.

I also thought maybe the Clowns and Chip and Reichen all stepped on the mat together, but maybe Phil just had to declare only on of them the 1st place winner.

The other pair, the Best Friends (I can never remember their names), really don’t get much camera time. I like them, too.
I’d love to see the Clowns win, but I’d be fine with the Best Friends or Chip and Reichen, too. Just not Millie and Chuck or Jon and Kelly.

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Somehow, I have now become emotionally invested in Jeff and David. I actually want them to do well and win, which is a death sentence for their hopes.

I think this episode may take the title of all-time leader in sexual double entendres. I’d have to re-watch the tape for actual quotes, but they ranged from Jon telling Kelly to just grab on and pull to Millie telling Chuck to just stick it in there.

Good stuff. It almost seemed like the producers were trying to top each other with each new quote.

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Methinks there was a quick rewriting of the rules after CBS had to give away three trips to Hawaii in the first leg. :wink:

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I can see why Millie and Chuck are annoying – to both viewers and other contestants – but I can’t work up a big hate for them because they seem so profoundly unhappy. Have they ever looked like they were enjoying themselves?

From comments in this and other episodes, I think they realized sometime early in the race that they’re not going to end up together (in a romantic/lifelong partner sense), and the stress of that coupled with their polar opposite approaches to the race mean that they’re in for a long slog.

I can’t bring myself to root for them, but I’d rather see them win than Jon and Kelly, who I’ve come to despise.

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Well after the no-claps-for-the-anniversary and the “voodoo” crack, I now want Millie/Chuck to lose. It’s one thing feel superior, it’s another to piss on everyone’s post toasties.

And still hate Jon/Kelly - would someone feed that girl already?

Right now I’m torn between Clowns and the Married Guys. Have absolutely no opinion on the best friends.

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Lord help me, but I long Jon and Kelly in a detached way, meaning I like them as characters in a TV show, but I wouldn’t want to tang out with them (like George Costanza).

I think Reichen and Chip actually got to the mat second but right behind the Clowns. One of them, Chip I think, actually yelled after the Clowns who had better Navigational skills, "Hey Jon, let’s finish together.

Also, on the CBS website, Chuck explained his reaction that it was the emotionality of the moment that made him uncomfortable, not that the talk of Recichen and Chip being married. He is a very insular person, obviously. That was his explanation, you can buy it or not.

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In order from 1 (best) to 5 (worst), I hope the winners are

#1) The Clowns (good teamwork, they’re having fun, they’re competitive without being dicks, etc). I’m really rooting for ‘em. Th’ problem is that I don’t the the feeling that they’re all that bright. I hope I’m wrong, but I get a whiff of the scent of “loser” from them. But man I hope I’m wrong.

#2) The Best Friends (they’re really dull, but seem to be having fun and again, they’ve got the “competitive without being a dick” thing going). Unfortunately, also don’t seem like rocket-scientists. And also have Eau De Loser on them.

#3) The Married Gay Guys (They’re not dull, but they DON’T seem like they’re having much fun, and they really haven’t quite worked out the "competitive but not dicks"thing. A trifle better sportsmanship woulda kicked them up a notch above the boring friends. OTOH, they’ve got really good teamwork. Of all the romatic couples left, they easily have the healthiest relationship…but they’re kind of dicks). On the third hand, they’re smart and don’t have the stench of loser on them. I think they’re the most likely winners and I won’t be too upset if they are.

#4) Millie and Chuck #1) I don’t CARE that you’re virgins. SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP! AAARGH. #2) Until the “voodoo” comment, I’d have had them tied with the Married Gay Guys. And I wanna see Chuck and Flo (from the last race) team up for a “Team Whiney Passive-Agressive”)

#5-#9,999,999,999) The inmates of every prision in the world. Three or four times over if necessary. And people who leave their cell-phones on in plays and movies. And people who don’t speed up on on-ramps, so they enter the highway at 20 mph. And people who smoke in non-smoking resturants. And people who are perfectly able-bodied but park in handicapped spots anyway…diagonally, so that they take up multiple spots. And people who have sex with poultry. And frankly just about anyone else except…

#10,000,000,000) Kelly and Jon. I despise them. I loathe them. From the fact that they’re shallow, to the fact that they’re disgusting to the fact the “millie-mole” type name-calling is repugnant, to the fact that they’re just stoopid, to Jon being an ass at the religous ceremony to…just everything.. Feh. I hate them and I hate watching them. If they win, after Flo’s win last time I’m quitting watching*. But I do hope two things: first, that they get married and spend the rest of their lives together…AND in each other’s company. EVERY DAY. And second, that they’re both sterile so they don’t inflict themselves on any genetic horrors they may spawn. OR, failing that, I hope they get their faces eaten by rabid squids. Slowly.

Fenris, who wonders if anyone can detect any subtle feelings I have towards Kelly and Jon. Or was I too reticent? :smiley:

*probably not, but it’s how I feel at the moment. :wink:

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C’mon, Fenris, tell us how you really feel about Kelly and Jon.

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Well, I missed last night’s episode so I’m happy to find out it was non-elimination.

As an airplane dork, I would’ve loved this apparently “boring” 15 minutes of plane ticket dealing.

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The voodoo line pissed me off. How ignorant, and in so many ways! I already didn’t like her, and that only sealed it. Hell, if I were in the middle of something like this, I’d take a blessing from anybody who wanted to give me one. She needs to get laid already!

I’m pulling for the clowns. I really like them.

The gay guys pissed me off because who would NOT KNOW they were the obligatory gay couple by now??? The way they harp on it annoys me. Okay, you’re gay, now tell me something INTERESTING about yourselves…I’m not going to think any better OR worse of you because you’re married, 'kay?

The clowns rule.