Chesapeake Silt said:I liked how they brought up how much they hate Rob & Amber, while they were standing around at the wreck, with the poor bastard cameraman lying on the ground. "Hey, good luck with that spinal trauma, dude... and did you happen to notice what bitches Rob & Amber are?"
Chesapeake Silt said:Also, the host getting pissed at Rob and Amber for not stopping was kind of funny too. He was smiling, but it was a 'I AM DISGUSTED AT YOU' smile. I think it's cool that Amber has a fanclub in Africa, though.
Spike Spiegel said:Thoughts on the remaining teams (and my personal rankings):
6. Rob and Amber, aka "Team Survivor." Absolutely, 100%, hate 'em. Rob's a manipulative asshole, Amber's just a flimsy Kling-on, and they're both banking on their "15 minutes of fame" to get them through to the end. They're racing HARD, and they don't seem to care about anything except winning. I despise teams like that, and relish seeing them get the boot. Last night's ep further cemented my opinion of them, with Rob not giving Meredith and Gretchen any money (and later joking that G's fall was staged, that M had pushed her down for sypmathy), and then their speeding by the accident scene without so much as a courtesy "Are you okay?" stop like the other teams.
ShadowRed said:Damn it sucks to see them go. I was picking them to be the winners along with Rob and Amber. More than likely the final 2 teams will be Rob and Amber, and the black couple, although the gay team could knock out the black team. Unless something goes terribly wrong the old couple will get boumced, no doubt after getting another non elimination chance.
You mean non-eliimination, right? Yeah, that would have been funny. The bothers would have had to give up all their clothes except for the shorts and scarfes. :lolMugen said:Wouldn't it be funny if it was elimination leg? :lol
But yah it seems like its in the bag for Rob and Ambah. FUCK SHIT FUCK.
Porthos said:You mean non-eliimination, right? Yeah, that would have been funny. The bothers would have had to give up all their clothes except for the shorts and scarfes. :lol
Mugen said:yah non-elimation (brain cramp).Sad to see them go really. :S And I bet when Rob and Amber finishes last, they get a fucking non-elimination leg. =\
Manics said:IF they ever finish last. But yeah considering there's still some non-elim legs remaining, there is that possibility. Luck seems to be on their side the entire series so far.
If they get down to the finally 3 and the last leg in the U.S. like usual, they're gonna get a tonne of help from Survivor fans in whatever U.S. city they happen to be in.
Smiles and Cries said:Quetion to fans: Has this race ever gone to Japan for part of the race, if so what season?
ShadowRed said:OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!!! A cliffhanger, totally didn't see that. Anyone think that the next race they should ban having people not in the race helping the racers. I mean shit who in some third world country wouldn't want to get on TV.
Fuzzy said:I loved how Rob got another local to help them along the leg again. When the race started I just wanted to see Rob/Amber make the top 5 but now I really hope they win it all because they're (actually he is) the smartest team in the race.I'm really glad the gay couple is gone for one reason, I won't have to hear them constantly talk about Rob/Amber.
That's bull and I bet the only reason you feel like that is because it's Rob/Amber who are "abusing" the race in this way. You say that they are less interested in racing but this shows that they are so interested that they'll try things that the other teams are too stupid to think of. Rob has brought strategy to this game and it's a good thing.ShadowRed said:Another pet peave I have. Getting people to do your work for you. They really need to end this crap. Rob and Amber have abused this to death. No one other than them in all the races have thought to sit back and find some local to show them around. Goes to show you they are less interested in raceing amnd more interested in abusing the system to win.
Fuzzy said:That's bull and I bet the only reason you feel like that is because it's Rob/Amber who are "abusing" the race in this way. You say that they are less interested in racing but this shows that they are so interested that they'll try things that the other teams are too stupid to think of. Rob has brought strategy to this game and it's a good thing.
Lets take a look at how Lynn/Alex really did, 5th, 5th, 1st, 5th, 4th, 4th, eliminated. They may have been 2nd behind Rob/Amber in the number of times they came first but that's just because no other team has come 1st more than once except for Rob/Amber.ShadowRed said:See this is why I hate the random non elimination match crap that they do. The gay dudes I think were 2nd in the number of times they finished first, behind Rob and Amber but they get bounced and the old people get to straggle on for another week. Non eliminations should either be awarded randomly for winning a leg, or awarded to those that have won the most legs after a certain point, so crap like what happened tonight and before don't happen again.
I guess you also disagree with all the teams this week getting locals to help them push the elephants with them? I didn't think so. A team that is smart enough to either pay someone to help them out (or do it for free the way almost everyone does for Rob) is a good thing and there's nothing preventing the other teams from doing the same, they're just not smart enough.ShadowRed said:What they are doing is no more strategy than me getting someone to take my math test is studying. If the producers of the show wanted the teams to be lead to their next task they would instruct the camera crew to show them the way. A big part of the race is finding your next task, made difficult by the fact you are in a foreign country and most likely don't speak the language. Having people indigenous to the area escort you from point to point takes away one of the major aspects of the show.
Spike Spiegel said:Idiots.
Look, the main reason I'm not keen on Rob/Amber's plan (aside from the fact that it's working) is that it's setting a precedent. If they do win, a possibility that with each passing episode seems more certain, then you know damn well that ALL teams to participate in future Amazing Race seasons are going to employ the same strategy. Suddenly nobody's getting lost, there's no language barrier, everybody's getting tons of help on challenges, and instead of seeing game-ending screwups we get footage of pushy Americans barking orders at the dumb local scmuck they duped into helping. Who wants to see that?
They'd better ban "guides" for next season.![]()
Fuzzy said:If they're going to think about banning guides then they better ban ALL help from locals completely (including asking a random person on the street where something is), really make the teams alone. I ask you this, if the other teams are seeing Rob/Amber do well with these guides then why aren't they trying to do the same thing?
BTW I can't help laugh at Ron/Kelly for their luck with cabs, you'd think that they'd learn to ask the driver if he had gas before getting in. :lol
Fifty said:What comment was that? I missed the preview.
I'll paraphrase, they were in the back of a taxi,Fifty said:What comment was that? I missed the preview.