The Amazing Race

I believe they had a set number of cows in every pen (22) and the weight was the variable driving the bids.

No one noticed Maradona on the pitstop before the goal keeper recognized him?
(apparently it was a Maradona impersonator)

 

He would have been the only one who would have. I saw the old Coke head right away.

Funny, watched a travel show on TV last night, from Naples, and the guide had to show the traveler the "Shrine of Maradona" there. He didn't get it either..

 

So it wasn't actually Maradona?

 

Is this a serious question?

 

Good challenges again. I like when the challenges are connected to the cities/regions that the race is going through. Seems pretty basic, but it didn't happen consistently last season IIRC.

Teams still totally unlikeable though. Just impossible to cheer for anyone that has been on another reality show in the past, I find (especially if they won). Don't know why they keep inviting such people.

 

No it was Mario Kempes.

 

I saw this guy when I was in La Boca last October. The guy spends all day hanging-out in the main square there asking people if they'd like a picture with him. lol

 

Good challenges all the way around. I am surprised at how difficult the brothers found stringing the harp to be. And I love how much pressure the bottle dance was, especially with other teams right there with you.

 

That was a great leg of the Amazing Race. The melon stacking and the bottle dance were both very difficult challenges.

 

The fireworks between the Big Brother couple and the other couple were pretty good too. I almost thing the other couple went a little too far even though the BB couple absolutely disgusts me.

 

The pilot? couple, really gave up on everything, as well as tossing their free pass away. Didn't even get a trip out of it.
Won two legs and then whimped out like that, what a waste.

I was pretty amazed at those ladies dacing with 6 bottles stacked on their heads......super glue..???

 

I have to say I was impressed by the BB girl even though I didn't want to, for stating calm and making the right call to switch tasks and then do it very well.

On a related note, the girl standing next to Phil on the mat was Mark Cavendish's girlfriend, Fiorella Mogliore.

 

Agreed, Kentucky have been terrific. Those two guys have a great friendship and attitude.

 

In hindsight yes, it was *probably* a waste of the express pass. If they hadn't used the pass they most likely would've finished in 3rd last place (certainly no better than that). But how were they to know that 2 groups would take all day on their respective tasks? It was the correct decision based on the information they had at the time. The guy panicked and wanted to use the pass right away which would have been dumb. But she made a calculated decision when she saw all the other teams ahead of them.

 

Anyway, I think that was the best leg in the history of the show (or at least over the past 7-8 seasons that I've watched)! I loved the stand-by issue at the airport too. Surprised that doesn't happen more often on the show since a good chunk of the flights I'm on don't have room to accommodate 20 last-minute passengers.

Next leg could be interesting. The rednecks currently have a good 8-10 hour lead over 8th place team right now. Will that come into play or will they all end up on the same flight anyway?

 

Airports, the great equalizer..

 

Run Brendon! Run from that girl! Good grief.

Figured it was a non-elimination leg as soon as it was dicey getting out of Paraguay. And look, there's Art and AJ - human beings. Cool moment.

 

I disagree completely about the casting. I find the mix fascinating. It makes for interest when you have train wreck teams, nice teams and teams with personality.

This has been a very enjoyable Amazing Race. Again the detours and roadblocks have been very good and relevant to the places they are racing through. Going to the Fiat test track at the Lingotto building was fantastic as was the elevator ride to the top of the Mole Antonelliana.

 

The girl with the boobs has to have the worst personality in the history of this show.

Decent challenges again, but the fast-forward weakens any leg IMO. There's just no race for first when you have the FF in there.

 

team 'big brother' is by far the most annoying in the history of the series.

 

I think that title goes to one person on one team. Flo, from Zach and Flo, who won the amazing race thanks to Zach. She was terrible. Worse than Rachel. I agree with Ismitje, Brendon should run for his life. That girl is rude, unapproachable and uncommunicative when she is stressed.