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Originally Posted by polarpi
Maybe I'm the only one, but I actually like this new "penalty" better.  |
You're not the only one. The old "penalty" was a joke, because it
never mattered. Can anyone remember a single leg where having to give up money or possessions made any difference at all to the penalized team? They always managed to get the money they needed -- either from other teams or from hapless passers-by, and they always had new clothes/bags/whatever in no time. By the time we were 10 minutes into an episode, the "penalty" was a dim memory.
You're right that the seemingly-obligatory equalizer could make this penalty meaningless as well, but I think the new penalty has a much better chance of (1) making a difference and (2) keeping it interesting.
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Originally Posted by queequek
Cho bros are cool, I'd love to see them win as well. I like their trick of cell phone, even though it was backfired at them (Peter actually used a real cell phone). Hmm I wonder what else on their bags, remember they had waterguns at the airport back in Seattle.
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I'd like to see them win, too, but dang -- for a couple of smart guys they can be really dumb.
Water guns, or anything else that looks like guns, in an airport?
Pretend to make reservations on the phone, and give other teams the idea to actually borrow phones and make reservations? I mean, really -- how could that
not backfire?
Tell other teams you're not in an alliance with what reservations you have because you "don't want to lie to them"? Then just keep your mouths shut.
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Originally Posted by queequek
I expected better from the drug addicts, being all athletic and models etc. And what's up with them choosing a fru-fru detour of coloring in art instead of the alligator.
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They knew they were at risk of being in the back of the pack and they chose the one they thought would be faster -- the one that was right there instead of the one they had to travel to.