The Amazing Race 15 - Page 4

AGDee · #1 10-22-2009, 08:51 AM

I really hope I can catch up on homework Friday night and Saturday so I can watch these TAR episodes I keep missing on Sunday, online.

gee_ess · #2 10-26-2009, 09:32 AM

Wow, just wow, on the whole water slide situation.

adpi*violet · #3 10-26-2009, 10:10 AM

Does anyone know why they stayed in Dubai for two days? Was an original destination scrubbed at the last minute?
Can't believe Mika never went. Crazy!

srmom · #4 10-26-2009, 10:46 AM

Like I said before - hasn't she ever watched the show?

She's deathly afraid of heights and water - why the heck did she go on the Amazing Race??? There are always challenges that involve either/or/ or both! I'd be mad if I were Caanan, but it was his choice to go on the race with her.

Have to say, she sounded like a 4 year old up there (floaties??) - majorly bugged me!! I am so glad the Globetrotters made it through, I like them. It also really bugged me when Caanan called out the Globetrotter, saying he thought he was a decent human being - uhh, it's a race, and your girlfriend is sitting at the top of the slide refusing to go down. That's not his fault. Glad she only had 2 minutes, but it makes me wonder how long she was up there before they got there and the clock started!!!

My husband said before the watch challlenge that he thought somebody might get tripped up, but I was worried when the Globetrotters got stuck. Good for them that they had the sense to borrow a calculator at the gold challenge, and that they knew how to do the calculations.

We both thought the poker players would know how to do the calculations, and it was nice working together with the guys who luckily had the calculator - seems like genius that they thought to buy that, who would have thought you'd need a calculator!!

Good episode!!!

CutiePie2000 · #5 10-26-2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by srmom

Like I said before - hasn't she ever watched the show?

She's deathly afraid of heights and water - why the heck did she go on the Amazing Race??? There are always challenges that involve either/or/ or both! I'd be mad if I were Caanan, but it was his choice to go on the race with her.

Have to say, she sounded like a 4 year old up there (floaties??) - majorly bugged me!! I am so glad the Globetrotters made it through, I like them. It also really bugged me when Caanan called out the Globetrotter, saying he thought he was a decent human being - uhh, it's a race, and your girlfriend is sitting at the top of the slide refusing to go down. That's not his fault. Glad she only had 2 minutes, but it makes me wonder how long she was up there before they got there and the clock started!!!

Exactly - it also looked like the slide was over in about 3 seconds, so yeesh, what a baby. I remember TAR from one season ago, where they had to bungee jump (I think it was in Switzerland). Holy h*ll!!

The Globetrotters psyching her out through the negative talk ... well, that probably wasn't necessary as she had already talked herself out of doing it. I have to admit, I did experience a bit of "schaedenfreude" when they were talking to her, psyching her out and she was kvetching all the more.

jojapeach · #6 10-27-2009, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

The Globetrotters psyching her out through the negative talk ... well, that probably wasn't necessary as she had already talked herself out of doing it. I have to admit, I did experience a bit of "schaedenfreude" when they were talking to her, psyching her out and she was kvetching all the more.

I quite honestly would've done the same thing for $1M because her sudden bravado in taking the slide might have cost the guys a shot at a once in a lifetime opportunity. Caanan's calling Big Easy a piece of crap was ironic considering he just tried to force his girlfriend down a water slide she was petrified of. I think they'll come to a mutual decision to walk away because there's no way I'd be with a guy who tried to manhandle me down a waterslide. Frankly, if I were Caanan, I'd look at her everyday and remember that she cost me $1M.

Remember last season when the two sisters got stuck towards the end because the younger sister was afraid of water also? I remember being impressed that she ultimately sucked it up and faced her fears. Mika actually pi$$ed me off when she walked down the stairs instead of taking the slide. She just completely punked out on what thousands of people wish they had the opportunity to do. On the flip side: The Globetrotters weren't eliminated!

I love this show.

AGDee · #7 10-27-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

Exactly - it also looked like the slide was over in about 3 seconds, so yeesh, what a baby. I remember TAR from one season ago, where they had to bungee jump (I think it was in Switzerland). Holy h*ll!!

The Globetrotters psyching her out through the negative talk ... well, that probably wasn't necessary as she had already talked herself out of doing it. I have to admit, I did experience a bit of "schaedenfreude" when they were talking to her, psyching her out and she was kvetching all the more.

I was actually thinking that the Globetrotters talking trash to her like that would make her get pissed at them and go down the slide to spite them. That's probably how I would react. A sort of "f you, I'm doing this" reaction. But, that's the rebel in me I guess.

I have to admit, the second time I went into labor, I felt like Mika did at the top of that slide. The "Hell no, I'm not doing this again" thing kicked in, but I didn't have anyway out of it, so I survived it..lol.

AGDee · #8 10-26-2009, 11:35 AM

I was pretty shocked that so many of them had difficulty figuring out how to do those calculations. However, both the watch thing with the Globetrotters and the hookah thing showed that sometimes, you have to take a breather for a minute, then look at it again so you can see it in a new way. Things like the washer missing or the striped hoses are so easy to miss, but can mess them up so badly!

I also wondered how long Mika was at the top of that slide before the clock started. It seemed like a long time.

Dubai looks fabulous! I'm glad they spent two whole shows there. Incredible. I would love to go there sometime.

jojapeach · #9 10-27-2009, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gamma

Dubai looked nice but boring. There were no people.

I was not surpised most of the teams had trouble doing the math. The poker player was able to do the math because she is Asian. Globetrotters could not even read a watch.

Where would you be if the heat was 110+ degrees? I wouldn't be posing for a camera either. I won't dignify the second part.

Jen · #10 10-26-2009, 11:47 AM

I was in awe of Dubai. I miss last week's episode, so I'm so glad I got to see some of Dubai in today's episode. I would LOVE to go to that Atlantis Resort!

Mika was an annoying crybaby, but I get she was phobic - Canaan's way of dealing with her was ridiculously stupid - trying to manhandle her over to the slide is NOT going to make her go down any faster. She seemed to make more progress when he left her alone. I just think he wanted it done fast and didn't think that taking a bit of time and talking to her calmly and reassuring her might have worked faster than screaming, grabbing her and trying to force her into it. I think at that point there was a bit of "I'm not going to go down just to piss this asshole off." going on.

LOVE that the Globetrotters passed them. I love them, and I hated Canaan and Mika, so yay!

bluefish81 · #11 10-26-2009, 01:03 PM

I can't even fathom having a phobia that intense. I'm not a fantastic swimmer, but that slide looked fun. That said, I like the Globetrotters so I'm happy that they are still in the race.

ADqtPiMel · #12 10-28-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

I was in awe of Dubai. I miss last week's episode, so I'm so glad I got to see some of Dubai in today's episode. I would LOVE to go to that Atlantis Resort!

The one in the Bahamas is very nice, and much closer than Dubai

I've been wanting to go to Dubai ever since some of my collegians went for a leadership program last year and I saw their pictures. So cool.

tld221 · #13 10-26-2009, 03:06 PM

im HUGELY afraid of heights and wouldve freaked like Mika. i wouldve chucked it up for a chance at $1M, though it wouldve taken me a while. my stomach turns now thinging about it - i really HATE steep slides, staircases and rollercoasters.

i was TOO mad at the globetrotters for not figuring out the combination! and really shocked that so many teams decided to put together hookahs vs weigh out gold. then again, im just as good as calculations as i am with putting things together, so it may have depended on what i was feeling at the moment.

if he wouldve pushed her down that slide it wouldve been a WRAP!

ms_gwyn · #14 10-26-2009, 03:36 PM

I agree with what everyone said, but I will say that I'm deathly afraid of heights as well (even though I must have a window seat on a plane) and I would love to go on TAR, but I would need a partner who wouldn't mind doing the bungee/skydiving thing...cause it would take me a really long minute in order to psych myself enough to take that first step...I would do it, but it would be a while....

srmom · #15 10-26-2009, 05:44 PM

Well, I'm not quite sure what to say to ^^^^

I'm not Asian, and I could do the math. The globetrotter could read a watch, he was overly thinking it because of the date, and once he got brain lock, thinking one thing, he couldn't get past it.

I think the panic situation gets people flustered and they can't think straight, it was really easy for me sitting on my bed watching the show to say - hey, simple algebra, but if I was racing against time for a million dollars - I might freeze up.

BUT, I sure as heck would go down that slide lickety split!!