The Amazing Race - Aired Nov. 12 - Commentary
During last night's episode teams descended into the bowels of the earth, only to be pushed aside by the Fogals who couldn't wait for the cold embrace of their Dark Lord. On the way down, they passed the Wild Hanlons, who had been lost in the mine for about 27 hours.
Damn, I miss Treasure Hunters. There were some great personalities on that show. Come back, Kayte Fogal. Please come back.
But at least we have the Cho brothers, who had to go the bathroom but decided to wait for team Alabama so they could all go together. How sweet. Okay, that didn't happen, but damn it, Chos, it's a freakin' competition!
Unlike the single moms though, they didn't help spread the "ugly American" stereotype by pissing off a whole queue full of people waiting for cabs. That's a point in their favour. However, they didn't use that to their advantage and talk the angry people into letting them have the next cab so they could beat those rude bit... bitter women in the race. That's a point against them. Seriously guys, you just had a glimpse of how badly these women want to stay in this race. It really should have been an eye-opener for them, but that doesn't seem to be the case. At least being in the final five should cause things to happen that will show them that Alabama isn't as committed to the alliance as they are.
Hmmmm... Maybe by being too nice, the Chos may have made a deal with the devil. Maybe they were the ones going for that cold embrace in the bowels of the earth!
No. They're just too nice. Good thing they're not in the Olympics. I have visions of them in a relay race, waiting for Teams Croatia and Madagascar because they're all running together.
I don't know if it shows or not, but this whole "waiting around for the other teams in the alliance" thing is really getting on my nerves.
Unlike the Miss Americas, who continue to kick ass! Sure, when last we saw them they were in second place, but no biggie. They're still secure in the race. It's all good. I just hope they don't have any problems rappelling face first down that tower. Face freakin' first! One of the Chos, I can't remember which, has an issue with heights. He's not gonna like that one!
By the way, the funniest sight of the night? Phil waist deep in mud as some Finnish athlete jumps over an obstacle and lands beside him. Phil got a little splattered, or as I like to call it in deference to my friends over at TVgasm, PhilSplattered™ while up to the PhilWaist™ in PhilMud™ by the PhilFinn™.
I loved the mud. It was great, watching people getting bogged down. I did think of Kayte Fogal while watching it, wondering how she would fare under such physical hardships. Better than the Wild Hanlons, I'm sure, who are still lost in that mine after 52 hours even though it appeared to only go pretty much straight up and down with a couple of curves.
"DOESN'T ANYONE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I'M HURTING?!?! OWWWWWWW! MY FOOT!"
Kayte really did make for entertaining television. Sure, Treasure Hunters had its flaws, but it was a damned good show.
Sigh.
The Amazing Race! Oh yeah, sorry. I was getting caught up in the nostalgia. You know, after however many seasons of The Amazing Race, people should know by now that if the clue after the roadblock doesn't have the words "pitstop" and "may be eliminated", they are going to be on an extended leg of the race that will be continued next week? The only disappointment was not having Phil fake the racers out with a mat this season. That was a huge disappointment, as it's always fun to see their faces drop, especially the first place finishers. Yes, I've got a bit of a cruel streak. This shouldn't be news at this point. I'm also a fan of waking contestants up in the middle of the night, but considering that pitstops always last twelve hours and the racers often have to leave at 3:00 am or so, it doesn't really count here.
Damn it.
Damn, I miss Treasure Hunters. There were some great personalities on that show. Come back, Kayte Fogal. Please come back.
But at least we have the Cho brothers, who had to go the bathroom but decided to wait for team Alabama so they could all go together. How sweet. Okay, that didn't happen, but damn it, Chos, it's a freakin' competition!
Unlike the single moms though, they didn't help spread the "ugly American" stereotype by pissing off a whole queue full of people waiting for cabs. That's a point in their favour. However, they didn't use that to their advantage and talk the angry people into letting them have the next cab so they could beat those rude bit... bitter women in the race. That's a point against them. Seriously guys, you just had a glimpse of how badly these women want to stay in this race. It really should have been an eye-opener for them, but that doesn't seem to be the case. At least being in the final five should cause things to happen that will show them that Alabama isn't as committed to the alliance as they are.
Hmmmm... Maybe by being too nice, the Chos may have made a deal with the devil. Maybe they were the ones going for that cold embrace in the bowels of the earth!
No. They're just too nice. Good thing they're not in the Olympics. I have visions of them in a relay race, waiting for Teams Croatia and Madagascar because they're all running together.
I don't know if it shows or not, but this whole "waiting around for the other teams in the alliance" thing is really getting on my nerves.
Unlike the Miss Americas, who continue to kick ass! Sure, when last we saw them they were in second place, but no biggie. They're still secure in the race. It's all good. I just hope they don't have any problems rappelling face first down that tower. Face freakin' first! One of the Chos, I can't remember which, has an issue with heights. He's not gonna like that one!
By the way, the funniest sight of the night? Phil waist deep in mud as some Finnish athlete jumps over an obstacle and lands beside him. Phil got a little splattered, or as I like to call it in deference to my friends over at TVgasm, PhilSplattered™ while up to the PhilWaist™ in PhilMud™ by the PhilFinn™.
I loved the mud. It was great, watching people getting bogged down. I did think of Kayte Fogal while watching it, wondering how she would fare under such physical hardships. Better than the Wild Hanlons, I'm sure, who are still lost in that mine after 52 hours even though it appeared to only go pretty much straight up and down with a couple of curves.
"DOESN'T ANYONE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I'M HURTING?!?! OWWWWWWW! MY FOOT!"
Kayte really did make for entertaining television. Sure, Treasure Hunters had its flaws, but it was a damned good show.
Sigh.
The Amazing Race! Oh yeah, sorry. I was getting caught up in the nostalgia. You know, after however many seasons of The Amazing Race, people should know by now that if the clue after the roadblock doesn't have the words "pitstop" and "may be eliminated", they are going to be on an extended leg of the race that will be continued next week? The only disappointment was not having Phil fake the racers out with a mat this season. That was a huge disappointment, as it's always fun to see their faces drop, especially the first place finishers. Yes, I've got a bit of a cruel streak. This shouldn't be news at this point. I'm also a fan of waking contestants up in the middle of the night, but considering that pitstops always last twelve hours and the racers often have to leave at 3:00 am or so, it doesn't really count here.
Damn it.
posted by Tabby at 9:03 a.m.
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