Amazing Race: Unfinished Business (18)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

It looks like Amanda and Kris are destined to go out quickly, which is too bad. I wouldn't mind seeing the cowboys go home first.

I think Amanda and Chris are far enough ahead -- and presumably with the race continuing after the pit stop, there is no equalizer ahead* -- that they'll be okay. The Cowboys on the other hand . . . .

And while I think working together on breaking the code was a great idea, I just don't get giving the answer away.

* Watch me be wrong about this.

[Always AlphaGam]

The Cowboys are very likeable. I don't think they're that dumb, either. I'd bet $$$ that this is all scripted and someone else will be going home. Maybe they'll come in last, get eliminated...but come back after homie and his dad leave the game because he's too old and frail to continue. I don't know.

I'm glad that they're changing things around a bit and making challenges harder (so far). I mean, I'm a frequent flyer and I didn't even know QANTAS stood for THAT. I remember reading after the first All-Star season that Phil didn't want to ever do another All-Star season. At least they're spicing things up a bit.

At this point, I'm for anyone but Margie & Luke, the stupid Redheads, and the Goths.

[polarpi]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I think Amanda and Chris are far enough ahead -- and presumably with the race continuing after the pit stop, there is no equalizer ahead* -- that they'll be okay. The Cowboys on the other hand . . . .
* Watch me be wrong about this.

MC - Amanda & Kris have their own "equalizer" in that they have to complete both detours as a penalty for getting the correct plane last in their first challenge to get plane tickets to Australia (that's where they went, right? My brain is currently fried!) Depending on the difficulty of the detours, that may completely knock them out.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by polarpi

MC - Amanda & Kris have their own "equalizer" in that they have to complete both detours as a penalty for getting the correct plane last in their first challenge to get plane tickets to Australia (that's where they went, right? My brain is currently fried!) Depending on the difficulty of the detours, that may completely knock them out.

And unfortunately it did. But by "equalizer," I meant something that puts everyone basically in equal place. Usually, it's a flight (because there is only one available, so everyone is on it) or a task at a limited hours of service location, where everyone has the chance to catch up before the place opens.

But catching up to last night, I was glad to see Mike and Mel go, though I also would have been happy to see Jaime and Cara say "bye." I like Mike and Mel, but they didn't need to do this again. It was painful to watch them.

Meanwhile, I'm ticked at Phil for giving the Globetrotters a penalty just because Ron and Christine were upset. (I wouldn't have minded if they had left either.) Sure, maybe the Globetrotters should have returned the fanny pack to them, but unless it's in the rules that they had to -- and we saw no indication that it is -- they shouldn't get a penalty.