Really? I thought disheveled suited them.
Well, three of them, anyway.
Indeed, this was said after the challenge was over. Before it, they seemed extremely reluctant to do anything that involved going out on the ice, citing lack of experience.
A couple other things I noticed:
On the “sail or shoe” thing, sailing and climbing the rigging of that tall ship looked like the faster option, but the next clue was to drive to Niagara Falls and they had left their SUVs on the other side of the harbor. I thought the Bransens might catch a break because once they were finished, they could just hop in and drive while the others had to make their way back to their cars.
Is there a rule that the team has to stay together? Especially at Stade Olympique (where I’ve been, by the way, but not inside), it seems like it would have been smart to send just one person back out to pay off the taxi and collect the stuff while the other three kept hunting for the clue. And Rolly was cajoling his mom to get up and start looking in the upper deck of the stadium. He should have just gone up there by himself.
I noticed that the next day, when the Weavers (who I don’t hate nearly as much as everyone else here) were getting directions they said they had no money. Does that mean they didn’t have enough for the full cab fare and had to stiff Ted the Man?
And was anyone else yelling at the Linzes at the end to just forget all their gear and run for it?
I think the general rule is that the entire team must be together when the clue is read. Otherwise, I agree with you on all points.
My guess is, they blew the wad on Ted. Call it “Chip Syndrome” - overtipping in some spots leads to money trouble elsewhere.
I am unsure whether they can do that or not. I think that in order to “successfully” cross the finish line, all members of the team and all their stuff needs to make it to the Big Red Mat. But, I can’t verify that. Nevertheless, I did find myself thinking, “Find a homeless person and give him your gear!”
I’m not sure–the Bransens were skipping along without their stuff. I couldn’t figure out why the Linzes weren’t dropping it, either.
WHen the Bransesn were reading their clue on top of the American pavilion(?), one yelled to her dad and said c’mon as they were waiting to read it.
Weavers did have a load of money though, they opened up their wallet and paid Ted.
You know what I want to see? A talk show hosted by The Paolo’s. With all the crap on cable, tell me this wouldn’t get some viewers. Seriously, they should at least have their own sitcom.
Papa: Our first guest tonight will be Gwannerth Palt…
[following lines all delivered at 124 decibels or greater]
DJ: Can’t you read? She’s on last, we have the comedian on first! Sheesh. I said I was gonna do it! Move over.
Mama: Don’t you yell at your father!
Younger son: It’s right there ma! On the teleprompter! Can’t he read?
Papa: OK, so i screwed up, you never screwed up?? Ok, fine, Get your funny guy on on now!
Mama: See, if we hadn’t stopped for gas we swould have made it on time for you to prepare for…
DJ: Enough with the freakin’ gas! Ma, just shut up and let me do it, ok?
Younger son, whispers, shakes head: I gotta get out of here…
He also couldn’t pronounce “Montreal” while reading the clue. “Go to Manneral…” and then one of his sisters corrected him.
Way to go, Home-Schooler Weevil Mom. Guess you spent too much time on the Great Lakes.
Not that it ended up mattering, but did anyone else catch when the effing Weavil’s read the clue about driving the golf cart around that stadium and finding the only entrance, that the clue said they had to stay in their cart at all times? At one point, 2 of them got out of the cart to read a “You Are Here” map on the wall. I got so excited when they did that, I yelled out, “YES! A time penalty for violating the rules – Woo HOO!” But we never saw them get called on it. I wonder if they did, but they edited it out? Or would that not have qualified as a penalty?
I’m disappointed that the Branson’s didn’t win, but thrilled beyond measure that at least the effing Weavils came in 3rd.
I didn’t notice that part of the clue, but it probably explains why the whole team went off to pay Ted.
Thank God the ‘Not At All Amazing’ Race: Family Edition is over with. Seeing just North and South America got pretty old, pretty quick. I also was annoyed by the unfairness of the teams (teams without kids seemed to have an advantage on most tasks). It would have been more interesting if every team would have had at least one kid on it. I can’t wait until Februrary. Give me my trips to exotic locations!
Nope, they were too damn small to see.
I didn’t see any shorts, but I saw their Hanes Her Way Boy-Short underwear. (I have the same ones–and I wear them under my pants, thankyouverymuch.)
That gave me a good laugh. Thanks! 
Somebody actually asked the elevator operator at the CN Tower how he liked his job. You just know the guy has been waiting years for that moment.
As a tangent to the comment about Rolly asking the elevator operator about his job, is it just me or is there no way that anyone with ANY kind of people-sense at all can possibly think the Weavers are actually being sincere when they start their nicey-nicey act? Because I could just hear the insincere phoniness DRIPPING off out of their mouths last night every time they cheered Ted and when Rolly asked about the elevator operator. It’s like they’ve been trained to move in normal society but don’t actually know how to do it so it looks natural.
It’s not just you, Jayjay. It’s an Eddie Haskell niceness — unctuous and transparent. But I do think that Rolly is almost redeemable if he could be snatched from the clutches of the jackal bitch that bore him and retrained.
I’m pretty sure the rules require each team to stay within something like 100 feet of each other at all times, except for Detours and Roadblocks and such. Certainly it’s come into play before, like in TAR5 when Jim & Marsha accidentally booked tickets on separate flights – they had to give up both seats and take an even later flight.
Regarding the Minnesota - Canada flights, the Bransens’ direct flight was shown leaving first, ahead of the Air Canada plane. Chalk up yet another error to the editing staff…not that it’s any surprise this season.
“Drive to Mannuel…” Uhh, try again Rolly.
Biggest TAR groaner ever…and it wasn’t even said by a contestant! 
Ted’s a Christian, so he’s probably just as phony and hypocritical as the Weevils. Notice how Ted acted kind of like a jackass at first (he bitched at the team when they asked him to wait at the first stop) but once their religious commonality was revealed, only then did he get all friendly & chatty.
:::sigh::: I go to all the trouble of commentating during the actual Race and no one reads it.
“I love Jesus too, give me a bigger tip.”
Where did the Weevils get their money for the last leg anyway? They did some panhandling (zzzzzzzz), but was there money given for the last leg that we didn’t know about?
Yes! Greece! And I’m pretty sure that the bungee jumping they showed was at the Corinth Canal. Which is crazy.
