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The OFFICIAL Amazing Race - Season 6 Thread
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Mugen said:
That's bullshit. No, not the task, but saying it decided something.
The race was decided by, because of the flight luck, in the process of getting to the first clue box in Chicago. Kris and Jon lolligagged and got a bit lost, and thus they were an entire pizza behind by the time they got there. Because of this, I'm guessing they were at least 15 minutes behind at the pit stop.
It came down to on the street navigation. Kris and Jon won legs based on, purely, detour and roadblock performances. They were quick, and lucky in these tasks.
When it came down to taxis, airports and general "Point A to Point B" tasks, they were not so brilliant, and since the final leg comes down to mostly that, it was eventual. Sigh.
CaptainABAB
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Is that Boston Rob and Amber on the next season?.....please.....god....no.....make....it....stop
The pizza task is not even a task. It's like NOTHING. It's like... NOTHING! MY GOODNESS. So yes, what killed them is the 30 minutes flight screwed over.
And don't even get me started on Rob and Amber, I thought I was gonna puke.
But still, TAR6 is still great even if I didn't like the ending. It's sad it's STILL the best reality series out there.
And don't even get me started on Rob and Amber, I thought I was gonna puke.
But still, TAR6 is still great even if I didn't like the ending. It's sad it's STILL the best reality series out there.
Mugen said:
Past tasks in this same placement (Although I agree on the pizza task, just saying it didn't matter):
Season One: No task at this interval
Season Two: No task at this interval
Season Three: Search through giant stadium using obscure numbers and find clue under seat. Winning team just randomly searched, found it, won.
Season Four: Organize a totem pole in the order in which they did tasks with animals in the race.
Season Five: A Maze, where you had to find two different pictures and place them in box.
Season Six: Eat a Pizza.
In doing this, I kind of agree with you about it sucking (I hate eating tasks in general). Good call.
They made it SEEM like they were on the same train, although we never saw evidence of this.
Yeah it did look like it was the same train but brushed it off since it's the 30min thinggy. But then it was early in the morning, they might be the first out train which could have waited for Jon and Kris. I'll check it on TWOP soon.
Season Three = Best for me. But looking back at the last task for them, THAT is horrible. I hate to eliminate/finish on tasks that is based on luck... but then I remember all of them didn't take long to find it.
S1 and S2, hmm... my memory might be jumbled on this one but I think there was no task because they were only getting clues and being asked to go X place and get the clue and go to another place... stuff like that which is way too dependent on the taxi driver.
Rob and Amber, I hope don't last like Alison and his whipwhip bf didn't.
Season Three = Best for me. But looking back at the last task for them, THAT is horrible. I hate to eliminate/finish on tasks that is based on luck... but then I remember all of them didn't take long to find it.
S1 and S2, hmm... my memory might be jumbled on this one but I think there was no task because they were only getting clues and being asked to go X place and get the clue and go to another place... stuff like that which is way too dependent on the taxi driver.
Rob and Amber, I hope don't last like Alison and his whipwhip bf didn't.
Mugen said:
It wasn't thirty minutes, it was actualy 5.
Freddy and Kendra got in 10 minutes late, at 5:25. Kris and Jon got in 15 Minutes early, at 5:30. They could have, though, been a train behind, as far as we know.
Yeah; Season One was actually just "Fly to New York and go to the pit stop at the place they have the US Open at", and it was all dependent on catching trains to the place. Season Two took them to a spot in San Fransisco and then they had to catch a taxi to the pit stop, which led to the first and only footrace to the mat in the history of the race, where one team passed another to win.
I really shouldn't remember this shit.
I blame American Airlines first, Kris and Jon second for not checking with BOTH airlines before booking their flight. Had they gone to United they would have been on the same flight as Freddy and Kendra and it would have been a TRUE race to the end. I think Kris and Jon THROUGHT they were on the same train as the other two, and the show let us believe they were, but in the end it wasn't even close. They were probably on a second train which put them further than 10 minutes behind. They arrived at the pizza place just as the first 2 were leaving. Oh well.
Tazznum1 said:
No, because then they would have beenn FUCKED and had no race at all, since chances are the teams would be widely separated and there would be no "Race" to the finish. As it was, the timing of the lock task fucked over Adam and Rebecca for the final leg, and having it do that to all three teams in the final leg would have defeated the purpose. Easy Roadblocks and Detours in the final leg are standard, and make sense to ensure an actual, you know, Race.
Tazznum1 said:
Don't think I'm defending eating challenges. I hate them in all parts of the race. But that has nothing to do with the roadblock. See my above post for a list of the tasks that were in the same spot in past seasons, and none of them were OVERLY difficult...but this one was lame.
Do The Mario
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We just finished the Big Ikea episode in Australia; I must say those chicks got screwed!
Spending 8 hours rolling out hay bails and couldnt find a clue and those old fuckers get one so quickly! The challengers shouldnt be so blatantly luck based.
Spending 8 hours rolling out hay bails and couldnt find a clue and those old fuckers get one so quickly! The challengers shouldnt be so blatantly luck based.
Do The Mario
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Memles said:
Blind post!
I hope that Mr. Intensity guy didnt win, I cant stand his shouting at his wife what a fuck head.
Finally watched the last espisode. Was this the first time they finished in the same city they started in?
Being from Chicago, I can answer a few questions- they probably weren't on the same train. At that time in the morning the trains would be leaving every five minutes, so it very possible that they didn't share the ride in to the city (unless it was a weekend, hard to tell from the show).
As for the pizza thing, it's one of the things the city is best known for. And Gino's East is the best deep dish, so I didn't think it was that bad of a road block. Also, I've never heard of that park they were racing to at the end, but Chinatown was my first guess when I heard the name.
About the next season, Chip and Kim are not on it. It's not an allstar show, it just happens to have Rob and Amber on it like TAR5 had that couple from Big Brother.
Season 8, is going to have a change: they want family-based teams of 4. Doesn't have to be blood releations, can be something like husband and wife/mother and father-in-law.
Being from Chicago, I can answer a few questions- they probably weren't on the same train. At that time in the morning the trains would be leaving every five minutes, so it very possible that they didn't share the ride in to the city (unless it was a weekend, hard to tell from the show).
As for the pizza thing, it's one of the things the city is best known for. And Gino's East is the best deep dish, so I didn't think it was that bad of a road block. Also, I've never heard of that park they were racing to at the end, but Chinatown was my first guess when I heard the name.
About the next season, Chip and Kim are not on it. It's not an allstar show, it just happens to have Rob and Amber on it like TAR5 had that couple from Big Brother.
Season 8, is going to have a change: they want family-based teams of 4. Doesn't have to be blood releations, can be something like husband and wife/mother and father-in-law.
Kobun Heat
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Heh, I saw Rob and Amber on Regis once saying they wanted to be on Amazing Race. Good idea. I'll watch it for their hijinx.
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