Cultural preferences aside, when I have to look at people eating their own vomit because the "foods of the culture" make them regurgitate into their plates for the sake of finishing a challenge, it's disgusting, it's a cheap ploy, and I could really do without seeing it for the rest of my life.

One of the 'Bama girls had a little bit of... something... (bile? drool? vomit?) dribble out of her mouth while she was finishing. It was nasty, nasty, NASTY. If I wanted to see that, I'd watch Fear Factor.

Any word on the Greek affiliation of the cheerleaders, or anyone else?

(I imagine that USC alumni in general are not too proud that they didn't know whether Muslims worship Buddha :rolleyes: )

I agree.. I can do without the food challenges too. I don't know why they continue them as it repulses so many viewers. I left the room during the fish eye eating challenge.

I threw a pillow at my television after they said that.

I don't know. One of them has already graduated and the other is still there. I know at least one of them is a PR major.

And it's a good thing I missed the quote about Muslims and Buddha. :rolleyes:

I to don't like the food challenges, but I still watch. The fact of the matter is that when these people sign up for this they know they are going to be doing that. Plus it's the same thing with the viewers, you don't have to watch that part of the show if you don't like it. I like to pause my DVR during TAR. That way I can fast forward through commercials and if I don't like watching the food challenges I can fast forward through that too!!

My bets are still on the more athletic teams:
1) Peter & Sarah - the triathletes
2) Tyler & James - the druggie models
3) Duke & Lauren - Dad and Daughter (that was so heartbreaking when he cried about that he was "disappointed".)

3a) Erwin & Godwin - the 2 brothers who are pretty athletic looking, but what surprises me is that they went to very prestigious school and should be, therefore, "smart", but they seem to make "dumb" mistakes and are maybe not that "street-smart", IMO.


Rob and Kimberly remind me a bit of some previous feuding couples, but they are nowhere near Jonathon and Victoria. Remember him? What a beast!

But the point is.. why do the producers insist on continuing the food challenges when the viewers don't like them?

If it was what I thought it was when I was watching, it just appeared to be some slime of some sort from the fish. Reminded me of stewed okra.

Perhaps its because only some of the viewers don't like them. I refuse to watch Fear Factor, where the food challenges are much grosser, but the food challenges in TAR rarely bother me. (I did think it was over the top when teams needed barf buckets nearby with one challenge, but I was surprised with the fish eyes that so few of the contestants seemed phased. Almost without exception, the non-eating teammate was having a harder time than the one actually eating.)

If you don't like the food challenges, at least be glad it seems to be out of the way for this season. ;)

Loved the father-daughter combo from when you saw the dad cry to when you saw the daughter cry as he was going over the wall.

Love the KY couple-- too cute.

Love the beauty queens too! :)

I think there's a huge difference between "eat a reasonable portion of this local delicacy that many Americans would find disgusting" (fish eyes; fried grasshoppers) and "eat a gigantic portion of this food that's ten times bigger than a local person would ever eat so that you're forced to boot and rally" (four pounds of grilled meat; giant mixing bowl of spicy Hungarian soup).

I like the first; I hate the second. Experimenting with new foods that are outside your comfort zone is a major part of international travel. Any good travel/cultural show should include this. Stuffing people until they puke is not part of any culture they've visited.

By the way, speaking as someone who's eaten fish eyes, yes, that slime is just par for the course.

This is will definitely agree with.

Maybe to give the "less athletic" teams a better chance or make it more of an even playing field? Generally speaking, TAR does favor athleticism (although you have to be *SMART* too [thinking of that last challenge that was a geography challenge on the Family Edition of TAR]).
Anyhow, you don't have to be athletic to be able to eat gross stuff...you just have to be able to conquer your revulsion reflex.

I am totally rooting for the Father/Daughter team!! From not speaking to each other for several months to doing TAR together and then getting second place on the first pit stop...that is pretty good in my book. I really didn't think the AL mom's were going to make it on that climb of the great wall. It was a good thing that they were so far ahead of everyone or they might have been last.

The cheerleaders have been Philimated. :(

Who came in first, second, third? I walked away to get dinner.