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[Baron Aloha]

Preview:

Halfway to the airport, two Teams realize they have made serious tactical errors that force them to retrace their steps. Will they be left in the dust?

Linda & Karen get into a dispute with a local cab driver, who gets the local police involved.

Infighting plagues a couple of Teams, who struggle to complete the Roadblock. Frustration with a partner's performance leads one Racer to exclaim, "You know, I could do that much better than you!"

One Team chooses to go for the Fast Forward but is shocked to learn they must shave their heads. Will they do it and take the Fast Forward?

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

Entertainment Tonight just had a blurb about the show tonight where they showed a clip that said Colin and Christie currently in first place, followed by Colin's "I'm packing it!" clip. I guess Colin and Christie are first to the roadblock.

I doubt anyone uses the fast forward and shaves their head. Besides, the preview clip shows Colin and Christie, Brandon and Nicole and Chip and Kim at the roadblock, so the only 2 possible teams to do it are the twins and Bowling Moms, who would all look super funny bald. So here's hoping!

 

[Outlaw Pro Mod]

Colin at it again.

"I'm packin' it!!!!"

He's going to blow a vessel soon.

 

[Baron Aloha]

Hot damn! The christians took the fast forward and they are in last place. They have no choice but to shave their heads or they will be eliminated. I sooo want to see Nicole shave her head so I can laugh at her.

 

[ShadowRed]

:LOL Christians gotta make a choice. I hope they say screw it and go back to the bricks that would mean they would be almost guarenteed last place, unless the Moms fuck up any more than they already have.

 

[Baron Aloha]

Ha! They changed their minds and they are going back to the brick factory. No more self-righteous christians!!!

 

[ShadowRed]

Spoiler

OH HAPPY MOTHERFUCKING DAY!!!!!! THEY FUCKING CHICKEN SHITED OUT!!!!! Come on Moms cattch that train and get to the pitstop.

 

[ShadowRed]

Spoiler

Yes motherfuckers it's official the Christians are gone. OH MOTHERFUCKING HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!

MOTHERFUCKER, THIS BITCH IS RIGGED!!!!!!

 

[Baron Aloha]

Spoiler

SON OF A BITCH!!! NON-ELIMINATION!!!!!!

NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

Brandon and Nicole: "God wants us in the race!"
Mega man's electric sheep: BAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFF! barf.


We're MODELS. We need our HAIR. Wow, these two annoyed me WAY more than Colin this episode. Which made their reprieve even more painful. Why God, why do you want them in the race? Why did you deprive us the joy of seeing them shave their heads?

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

Notice how they mentioned the yield this episode for the first time since the first episode, even though noone used it? I'm guessing that is setup for someone using it in the next episode.

 

[Memles]

You know...I've got some of the same feelings. I would really hate to think that the non-elimination leg was not decided ahead of time, but by gawd...it seemed so convenient. It seemed like "Oh wow, we've got to keep this team in there, we can't have them give up a million dollars like this...let's switch it" and I'd HATE to see that be the case.

I don't share a hatred of Brandon and Nicole...because the second the race ends (Which was like back in March) they still have to live their everyday lives. If they didn't win the race, what would either of them go back to? I hate to defend their throwing away of one million dollars, as far as they knew, but there is definitely something to be said for continuing to earn a living. Still...it's a million bucks, suck it up.

However...I've decided to stop forecasting ANYTHING to do with the Amazing Race. You assume elimination, and then BAM...non-Elimination, first back-to-back yet I think. I had decided it would alternate...nope. Double Non, Double Elimina...better not get ahead of myself at this point, by gawd. I assume that the Yield was shown the once to show us that someone would use it later...and then they show it again when NOBODY USES IT again! And then, Charla and Mirna are eliminated when we thought it was non-elimination, and then the exact opposite here! It's terrible! I'm giving up; my prediction for next week? Colin becomes Ghandi.

In other news...Chip and Kim show the second major chunk out of their armor in their misreading of the clue (Pulling a bit of a Heather and Eve from Season Three) and of course the money problems...and Colin shows off how much of an out of control asshole he is, but he and Christie still manage to come in first. Why? Because throughout all the bickering, somehow they're running a great race. Lucky bastard.

Based on the day/night split, I say we're looking at a 4-6 am vs. 8 am departure...but once again, all I'm saying for sure is that Colin=Ghandi.

This time shift threw me off...searched for a thread and saw nothing...that long part at the end threw me, damnit!

Notice how they mentioned the yield this episode for the first time since the first episode, even though noone used it? I'm guessing that is setup for someone using it in the next episode.

You'd think so...but WHO THE FUCK KNOWS?!?!?!! *Pulls out hair, sadly not gaining a chance at winning a million dollars for doing so*

Oh...and the line of the night?

"(Mosques are) like Starbucks here" - Nicole.

Look...you've got to get out more. You're so big on religion, and you compare Mosques to American coffe shops...oh boy.

 

[Fifty]

This show kicks so much ass. I believe this season will still be on the air when the next season starts :O Unless they have a magical way to end this by September 25th... Awesome episode, awesome season. Too bad they keep going to India..they're really not making it look nice ;p All the guys touching and staring at the american chicks.

 

[Memles]

This show kicks so much ass. I believe this season will still be on the air when the next season starts :O Unless they have a magical way to end this by September 25th... Awesome episode, awesome season. Too bad they keep going to India..they're really not making it look nice ;p All the guys touching and staring at the american chicks.

Season Finale - September 21st.

Remember, there are only three episodes left. Which means that we must be gettiing a two-hour finale.

Likely a one-hour BB5 Finale at 8/7 Central, followed by a 9/8 Central Two-Hour Race Finale. Followed, of course, by the premiere on Saturday. Hopefully the short turnaround time will allow it to thrive in the death time slot that is Saturday Night. The District may have survived for awhile, but old people like Craig T. Nelson.

 

[Fifty]

Ah yes..thanks.

 

[Celicar]

Man, Colin is such a freakin ass. Why does his girl put up with his shit?

 

[Saint Cornelius]

I can't believe the God Squad didn't get eliminated. Hot fucking damn. o_0

 

[Chesapeake Silt]

TEAM ANGER WIN! YES! I'm still rooting for Colin's team because I just respect his hate for the midget team that much. Looks like it'll come down to Colin vs. Chip... the two best teams in the race going down the wire, head to head! At least that's how I hope it plays out....

Ah, I enjoyed seeing one of my favorite features from a previous race make a return: the ultra-crowded train ride where all the hot girls get groped. Bam!

Also, I think it's kind of creepy / funny that all the race contestants are so eager to make use of slave labor to complete their tasks. 'Hey, poor Calcutta people... come push this taxi so I can win a million dollars!' It's not wrong.... just a little unsettling....

I can't believe they're putting another season of the race on so quickly... we're truly blessed.

 

[EarthStormFire]

I am rooting of the bowler moms, and the xtians make me sick, if they really beleived in that xtian BS then they wouldn't have done all of the dirty shit they did to try to win.

 

[Stuggernaut]

Uhm...how could you not know it was a non-elimination??

To quote a poker term, Phil (and the show) has a "tell".

When they talk about the pitstop, Phil will either say "may be eliminated" as a narrator, or he won't say anything at all (they usually will just have players say it over and over).

Phil speaks = elimination

Phil silent = non-elimination

Oh, and I almost forgot...

Go Colin and Christie...suck it down haters!

 

[EarthStormFire]

Actually what I really want is the moms, and xtians to be the final two, then the xtians to be far in the lead for the final mission, and suddenly brandon falls and breaks his leg, and can't compleate the mission. Thus the moms win. That is what I want.

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

Another thing I've noticed:

Kami and Karli say: This is our day to go.

It doesn't happen.

Brandon and Nicole say: Oh yeah, this is definately an elimination.

Nope.

Charla and Mirna say: Maybe it's a non-elimination.

Nada.


Basically, if the racers directly reference their fate, they are always wrong.


P.S. Kami and Karli are soooooo eliminated next week.

 

[Memles]

Uhm...how could you not know it was a non-elimination??

To quote a poker term, Phil (and the show) has a "tell".

When they talk about the pitstop, Phil will either say "may be eliminated" as a narrator, or he won't say anything at all (they usually will just have players say it over and over).

Phil speaks = elimination

Phil silent = non-elimination

Oh, and I almost forgot...

Go Colin and Christie...suck it down haters!

Much like the old tell-tale sign of "...next or ...tonight". That was gone.

Now, Phil for the past three weeks has said nothing about "The last team here will be eliminated". He didn't do it tonight, but he also didn't do it when Charla and Mirna...got eliminated. Now, it seems like we've lost every guaranteed clue we used to have. I trust nothing.