The Amazing Race 15

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Dear Jessica,

Run like hayle away from Garrett. Now.

Love,
A concerned citizen who knows that there are much nicer men on the planet.

Phil sure was taken a back when Garrett showed his temper at the end. Sure hope that Jessica gets a clue and disappears soon. Not someone she wants to marry!

DaffyKD

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

Sure hope that Jessica gets a clue and disappears soon. Not someone she wants to marry!

DaffyKD

Well... looks like that will happen.

Garrett proposes to Jessica right after they are elimated and the cameras were right there.

[CutiePie2000]

Maybe she will come to her senses before the wedding ceremony?

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

Phil sure was taken a back when Garrett showed his temper at the end. Sure hope that Jessica gets a clue and disappears soon. Not someone she wants to marry!

DaffyKD

Yeah, I thought it was pretty crazy that he was talking so much smack about her hot Columbian temper, yet HE was the one that flew off the handle.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

I don't like the meathead guy - he seems like a jerk.

Which meathead guy? I can think of a couple of guys that seem meatheadish.

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Well... looks like that will happen.

Garrett proposes to Jessica right after they are elimated and the cameras were right there.

LOL. Right after he said on camera that he doesn't know if they're any closer to marriage.

What did people think of the immediate elimination? When Phil announced it, I thought "I don't like this idea." But when the two teams at the end were the two that I could already tell were going to get on my nerves fast, I thought, "okay, I can live with this."

I don't get the poker girls lying about what they do. This ain't Survivor or Big Brother. One or two legs into the game and already their "secret" is getting out. But if you're going to lie about it, at least make it a lie that's easier to keep up throughout the race.

Meanwhile, my wife and I found it interesting that poker girls weren't liking Zev and Justin that much. We couldn't help but wonder if it's because as poker players, they make a living "reading" other people, and with his Asperger's, Zev may be really hard for them to read. (Meanwhile, I loved that Zev said he just wasn't getting a "help homeless people vibe" from poker girls. Heh.)

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Which meathead guy? I can think of a couple of guys that seem meatheadish.

My guess is the obnoxious lawyer, Lance. He needs to tone it down, oh I don't know, about 539 notches! Also, how many times could he tell us that he was a lawyer? Geez. I got total douche-bag feelings from him.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

LOL. Right after he said on camera that he doesn't know if they're any closer to marriage.

I have said it in TAR threads before, but I just don't get those "we are trying to decide if we are right for each other" couples that need to go around the world to find the answer. That couple has been dating on and off for SEVEN years. Methinks that you should know good and well by now.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

What did people think of the immediate elimination? When Phil announced it, I thought "I don't like this idea." But when the two teams at the end were the two that I could already tell were going to get on my nerves fast, I thought, "okay, I can live with this."

Well, I forgot to set the DVR, so I missed the first part of the show. I didn't start watching until the poker girls were looking for their lost tourists, and I had the TAR website up to help me keep the contestants straight. I was so confused why I was never seeing that yoga couple! Once I figured out that there must have been a super early elimination I was feeling really bad for them. How awful to get so excited about this opportunity, get all ready for it, and not even make it to the airport.

It wasn't until the next day that I watched the first part of the show online, and yeah, my thoughts were the same as yours. Both of those teams are completely obnoxious. It was also really funny to watch the contestants be interviewed prior to the show. YogaGuy was uber-confident about making it until the end. Made me giggle knowing that he was about to have the shortest stay in TAR history!

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I don't get the poker girls lying about what they do. This ain't Survivor or Big Brother. One or two legs into the game and already their "secret" is getting out. But if you're going to lie about it, at least make it a lie that's easier to keep up throughout the race.

I sort of understand. There have been teams in the past that have been willing to throw others a bone and work together. There have also been instances where contestants have been resentful of a team that is perceived to already be "rich," as if that makes them less deserving of winning. They just wanted to start on a level playing field. I do agree with you, though, that the lie should have been a little more thought out. They should also know that people in airports will have a tendency to recognize them.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Meanwhile, my wife and I found it interesting that poker girls weren't liking Zev and Justin that much. We couldn't help but wonder if it's because as poker players, they make a living "reading" other people, and with his Asperger's, Zev may be really hard for them to read. (Meanwhile, I loved that Zev said he just wasn't getting a "help homeless people vibe" from poker girls. Heh.)

Interesting thought. I do like Zev... I find him very funny.

All in all, it should shape up to be a decent season. They are villians, there are likeables, and there are entertaining contestants. My early favorites are the globetrotters, Zev and Justin, and Sam and Dan. I actually like the poker players too... I find them to be very funny.

[CutiePie2000]

By meathead, I do mean the meathead lawyer, yes.

I would think that Zev would be extremely easy to "read" actually. It's not as though he is super skilled at masking his emotions here. The poker girls most likely don't like him, because they were picking up on his vibes / energy whatever that he, in turn, does not like them.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

I would think that Zev would be extremely easy to "read" actually. It's not as though he is super skilled at masking his emotions here.

Yes, but in my experience, it is not uncommon for people with Asperger's to be hard to read. Because the subtleties of facial and voice expression are often lost on them, they don't exhibit those subtleties, which can actually make it a little challenging to figure out exactly how to interpret what they're saying. On top of that, for someone used to reading poker players, someone with Asperger's can almost be so straightforward that you figure it can't be for real. Kind of ironic.

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Yes, but in my experience, it is not uncommon for people with Asperger's to be hard to read. Because the subtleties of facial and voice expression are often lost on them, they don't exhibit those subtleties, which can actually make it a little challenging to figure out exactly how to interpret what they're saying. On top of that, for someone used to reading poker players, someone with Asperger's can almost be so straightforward that you figure it can't be for real. Kind of ironic.

My son has Asperger's Syndrome. They are very hard to read since their expressions do not necessarily fit what they are thinking or feeling. May play to Zev's advantage since they already think he is "off" and unaware that he seems to be able to read them better than they can read him

DaffYKD

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by OTW

Was it just me or did anyone else catch Miss America's thong during the herding of the geese?

I too, caught the proverbial t-bar.