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Archive => RFF Archived Boards => The Amazing Race 29 => Topic started by: georgiapeach on April 20, 2017, 02:39:24 AM
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:conf: Happy TAR DAY!!! :conf:
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Note that this is a TWO EPISODE week and starts at a special time of 9PM!
We will discuss both here for simplicity.
As always, hope someone will update and posting welcomed after 840PM!
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Could anyone PLEASE update??
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I understand that eastern Canada may be an hour ahead of us. please read post one carefully. We work on EST...no spoiling of the show outside that window please!!
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Could anyone PLEASE update?? :please:
I can't right now.... :groan:
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Starting Lineup:
Michael and Liz
Tara and Joey
Vanck and Ashton
Matt and Redmond
London and Logan
Brooke and Scott
Shamir and Sara
Becca and Floyd
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Rachel ain't here? :ascared
Fine. I'll try to update. Although if someone can take over, please do. I don't trust myself.
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Here, surprise! :bump Work got me this time, but nothing will come between me and TAR tonight.
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Phew! :lol: Do I still have to update?
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And we are on the air!
Recap of Zanzibar , drama, Mike & Liz feeling at home, and then the passport situation, but Seth & Olive were eliminated... 8 teams remain, which team will be eliminated next?
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And we're up!
9 teams went from Brazil to Tanzania
W-turn drama
Red & Matt doing well
Shamir & Sara otherwise
The race almost ended for Team Fun due to a lost passport
But Seth & Olive couldn't make a U-turn comeback
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I type slow.
Edit:
Pardon any errors. This shall be dry run. :)
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Everyone do what you can, everyone adds something different! Don't worry if you a bit behind, NO ONE is slower than me!!
LOVE YOU ALL!! :tu
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Vanck & Ashton personal U-turn talk to Matt & Red
Liz & Mike departing 1st
Proceed to Mercury House
They didn't expect back to back 1st places
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We start the fourth episode/leg with Vanck & Ashton and Matt & Redmond confronting each other with the U-Turn situation. Personal vendetta seems to have settled. Meanwhile, Liz & Mike depart followed by Tara & Joey.
ROUTE INFO: Travel to the Mercury House - home of the lead singer of Queen for the next clue.
Both teams getting confused to the point Mike & Liz are searching trough literal garbage for their next clue. Lol
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Tara & Joey depart 8:27 am
Liz & Mike found dust bag with race colored sack. :funny:
Tara & Joey at Mercury House 1st
Detour: Lock or Knock
Lock: Find key and open tricky lock
Knock: Door to door to retirve 3 wood... somethings
Tara & Joey doing Knock
They get 1.
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Matt & Red and Vacnk & Ashton depart
Title from Liz!
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DETOUR: Lock or Knock
In Lock, teams must travel to an artisan box shop and search for a hidden compartment containing a key to unlock a box containing their clue.
In Knock, teams must find one of three royal doors (lion, serpent, falcon), and bring wooden sculptures collected from behind those doors to get their next clue at the end of the search.
Tara & Joey knocking on every door! Liz & Mike STILL searching through rubble until he finds a poster of Freddie Mercury.
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Mike found poster and asked man on counter for directions.
Brooke & Scott and LoLo depart
Liz & Mike found Mercury House
Tara & Joey switching
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Box Detour at Al Tamimi Curio Shop!
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LoLo and Brooke & Scott do lock
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Vanck & Ashton lost
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They didn't agree on something. ???
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Google Images-gate between Vanck & Ashton starting cracks between then.
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S&S 9:40
Team Fun 4 mins after
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Sara talks about pressure getting into each other.
Liz found a fish-like key
Brooke & Scott and LoLo arrive
Liz & Mike in 1st
Leaving Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam
Find Metal Shop
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Liz finds the clue from the boxes Detour!
ROUTE INFO: Travel back by ferry to Dar es Salaam and find a nonspecified metal shop.
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Tara & Joey switchin again
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Vanck wants to switch, Ashton doesnt want to
Local told them the 3 royal doors
Last 2 teams arrive Merc House.
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"Hi, welcome to Hell!" - Brooke
Quote of the episode
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Team arrive at lock
Tara & Joey slightly bickering
"So they have gold on the doors? Perfect." ~Tara
S&S and V&A found one each in Kncok
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Thiose in lock detour are confused.
Commercial break~
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"Hi, welcome to Hell!" - Brooke
Quote of the episode
But not before "I'm just gonna climb in here and cry" :funny:
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I like how challenging both detours are. :hrt:
And we're back!
Brooke found shorter drawers
Scott found scorpion
Matt found fish
Matt & Red in 2nd
Vanck & Ashton found 3/3 on knock
S&S 2/3
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Tara & Joey bickering.
"Get a new partner." ~Tara
2/3
Brooke getting friustrated
They found 2 keys
Scott opens it
They;re 3rd now.
Becca opened somthine, key from Scott
LoLo getting worried
S&S lost
Sara wants to lead, because Leg 2
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V&A finish detour 5th
Brooke & Scott and Team Fun on an alliance now
6th finish by Tara & Joey
Sara getting slightly frustrated
They can;t find door 3
Back to LoLo, they don't know where to look
They switch
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LoLo found a lady who knew where every door is
LoLo 1/3
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LoLo 2/3
S&S still lost
LoLo 3/3
S&S not agreeing
1st 6 teams are on Dar Es Salaam now, from boat
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Oh wait no.
LoLo caught up on boat
Boat hasn;t left yet. My bad
Now it has.
S&S left in Zanzibar as boat leaves
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Wonderful editing during the frantic Detour-ferry ride! Like TAR12-18 editing all over again. LoLo made up some incredible time while Shamir & Sara look like they are toast. Reminds me of when John Vito & Jill barely made the bus from England to Scotland. This is Emmy-worthy material right here.
Bye Bye S&S Express, see you wouldn't want to be you.
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Now that was dramatic!
The 7 teams now have an advantage over S&S :o
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We;re back with S&S still bickering
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Sara: Wosry decision they made
They switched
Dar Es Salaam with the 7 teams
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MAD DASH to the metal shop like it's an AC/DC concert :lol:
Metal shop is Umisida Dispensary? ??!
ROADBLOCK: "Who..."
One team member must cut a perfectly circular piece of metal, punch holes into it strategically, and flatten it with a hammer to create a ladle perfect for serving. After completing every step, teams would receive their next clue from the boss.
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Team Fun 1st
Vanck & Ahston 2nd
*My stream lagged enough for me to miss the roadblock intro.*
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Workers on break laughing at Vanck and Brooke while Shamir & Sara finally get the key and find the post Detour clue!
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Brooke, Vanck, Mike, and 4 others are dpig the roadblock
Brooke complaining and crying
S&S still in detour.
They ffound fish
Unlocked
Last to finish detour
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So will Scott & Brooke get a penalty because of Becca's physical assistance?
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Brooke getting words of encouragement than Scott
Becca helping Brooke because of the detour key help from Scott earlier
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And now Red is helping Brooke, geez. If there is no penalty, I'm going to be fairly ticked off.
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Joey's was declined.
*My stream is laggy idk why*
Red telling Brooke to calm down
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PIT STOP: Coco Beach, the hotspot of the city to take a dip in the sea!
Hurry, the last team to arrive may be eliminated!
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Can Shamir & Sara pull off a Charla & Mirna v. Romber?
Meanwhile, Tara & Joey receive FIRST and receive $5,000 each! Meanwhile, Becca & Floyd arrive in 2nd.
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Joey's approved now
Pit stop on some beach *Missed again due to lag*
Team Fun out in 2nd
Brooke still being pessimistic
S&S alone on ferry, but still not giving up
Tara & Joey in 1st
500USD each
Becca & Floyd in 2nd
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Mike finished. He's helping Brooke ttoo
Logan finished in 4th
Red in 5th
Brooke being pessimistic
Penalty talk saying the ladle is made by a 1-yeear-old
Vanck 6th
Cab race to pit stop
Liz & Mike 3rd
Matt & Red 4th
LoLo 5th
S&S arrive Dar Es Salaam
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And now Brooke owes everyone favors after this. :groan: :lol:
Liz & Mike are 3rd while Matt & Red are 4th, followed by LoLo in 5th.
Time for a crazy foot race possibly.
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S&S arrive office
Brooke having ladle checked
Commercial break.
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Minus points for Brooke for she can't do the task herself. :res: "I'm not strong enough." is not an excuse for being overly and dramatically pessimistic for a task. Reminds me of Rachel of Brenchel in TAR20. Not the racer I'd like to see.
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I like the roadblock, making a ladle from scratch. :hrt:
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y'all do remember brooke injured herself in brazil rite
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We;re back with Brooke crying, but her ladle is approved
V&A in 6th
S&S, Shamir doing roadblock
It;s gettuing dark
Brooke & Scott in 7th
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S&S hope for NEL
Phil visits them.
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And as we come back from commercials with Brooke succeeding in the Roadblock with overflowing joy!
Vanck & Ashton take 6th with contempt while Scott & Brooke arrive at the Pit Stop at night in 7th with relief.
Unfortunately for Shamir & Sara, Phil comes to the location (metal shop) to eliminate them.
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Stay tuned for our second hour of The Amazing Race!
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This leg is amazing as usual! :yess: Decent roadblock, challenging detour. Plus points to the darkening sky. I should be surprised this is an EL instead of a NEL.
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Next episode...
Liz & Mike getting lost
Team Fun going one way (skydive)
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And here we start our second hour of the fifth episode/leg!
Recap, blah blah blah, 7 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
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Previously...
*something I missed*
Brooke struggled but got help from everyone
Tara & Joey 1st
S&S couldn't catch up
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Finally at home to watch the rest of the double episode.
Kudos to Rachel and Platrium for the live update. You're awesome! :<3
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We begin the leg with Mike & Liz fond of each other's partnership.
ROUTE INFO: Fly to Alesund, Norway! Upon arrival, they must travel to Alnes Fyr Lighthouse? and sample a salted fish before receiving their next clue.
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Tara & Joey 3:16pm
Alesund, Norway
Hogsteinen Lighthouse
3:20 Team Fun
EPmust be used on Leg 5
Liz & Mike 4:04
4:09 Matt & Red
LoLo ???
4:56 V&A
6:33 Brooke & Scott
They would've used EP on roadbloc if they had it
All on same flight.
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Finally at home to watch the rest of the double episode.
Kudos to Rachel and Platrium for the live update. You're awesome! :<3
Gracias! :conf:
Teams going through the "bowels of Norway".
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Self-driving! :hearts:
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Finally at home to watch the rest of the double episode.
Kudos to Rachel and Platrium for the live update. You're awesome! :<3
Gracias! :conf:
Teams going through the "bowels of Norway".
Thanks! Hope I;m doing well. :)
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Can someone search up the CORRECT lighthouse name? I would greatly appreciate it.
Teams must finish a fermented dogfish (lox) to earn their next clue at the lighthouse.
ROUTE INRO: Slinningslet Vlet
FAST FORWARD: Ride a helicopter over the ocean and perform a tandem skydive of 10,000 feet!
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Can someone search up the CORRECT lighthouse name? I would greatly appreciate it.
Teams must finish a fermented dogfish (lox) to earn their next clue at the lighthouse.
ROUTE INRO: Slinningslet Vlet
FAST FORWARD: Ride a helicopter over the ocean and perform a tandem skydive of 10,000 feet!
Fast Forward alert, FF in progress!
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Team Fun finish Norwegian food eating 1st
Slinningin
Vanck & Ashton 2nd
FF, 10000 feet jump, which they don't know
Team Fun doing it
Brooke & Scott attempt FF
They see Becca & Floyd and back out
LoLo 4th
MattRed 5th
Tara & Joey 6th
Brooke & Scott to follow V&A because latter have map
B&S bicker
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Brooke & Scott fighting over speed limits and have a major meltdown. Scott evilly laughs.
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Becca & Floyd 'burn' the EP by not being able to use it. Other teams don't have it and can't use it too. :lol:I like this sudden twist of the EP. :hrt: This is gonna be race record, right? :conf: I've been waiting for someone to not use the EP by the deadline. :wohoo:
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"Somewhere over the rainbow" - Floyd
Quote of the upside!
ROADBLOCK: "Who wants to break a world record?"
One team member must scale an extremely tall stack of crates that will be used for a ceremonial traditional bonfire to receive their next clue.
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Brooke & Scott frustrated they didnt beat Team Fun to FF
Brooke saying she is able to do anything in front of her.
*cough* *cough* ladle *cough* *cough*
Liz & Mike eating in last
Team Fun and awesome view (which I missed due to lag)
MattRed TaraJoey on roadblock
Fueling the Fire (I doubt I understood that)
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Matt and Joey do rb
*live stream lags* :(
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Matt becoming a wannabe Bethany Hamilton by "just going for it" :lol:
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Matt & Red finish it, but I saw nothing due to that lag. :tantrum:
Detour:
Spell to freedom, 6 rockets, next pit stop
Troll: Fishing from home
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DETOUR: Trolls or Troll
In Trolls, teams must collect messages from fire trolls and receive firecrackers from each of the six ladies.
In Troll, teams must fish for the location of their next location in the canal/river.
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FF helicopter lands
They;re told it's skydiving
3 racers climbing at rb
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Scott conquering fear of heights.
Brooke's confessional of doing him a favor.
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"Fun meter is off the chain today."
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I'm gonna have to rewatch Episode 5. I'm missing the important parts (for me, every part is important :lol: )
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Why is there a spike in door tasks all of a sudden? :D
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Matt & Red and Tara & Joey on boats.
Vanck & Ashton being told to do something then recite poem.
Liz & Mike arrive at the same detour with V&A.
V&A 1/6
LoLo and B&S work together
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Liz & Mike lost in detour
Commercial~
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Magic paper-gate between Mike & Liz :lol:
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Great! It doesn't lag during commercials. :res: :tantrum
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The roadblock is a heights task and it is something history related. :conf: The detour is a choice between directions and ???. Overall, I'm liking this leg so far. :conf: I'm also glad the FF returned after a very long time! :hearts: :wohoo: :cheer: :trampb: :yess:
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Backwith...
Liz & Mike bickering over directions
1/6
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Brooke & Scott find Ashton irritating. Their next U-turn target
V&A 3/6
B&S 3/6
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Wow with that view!
Floyd jumps
Becca follows
They're jumping from the top of the world! :hrt:
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Beautifully insane skydive!
PIT STOP: After the major fire, the town of Alesund rebuilt in Art Nouveau architecture, and on Mount Aksla, is the perfect panoramic view to take in all the views.
Hurry, last team to check in here may be eliminated!
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Team Fun in 1st due to FF
Mount Aksla - pit stop
Matt & Red and Tara & Joey asking each other
Joey has Aksla clue :o
They finally realize they have to go
Matt & Red didn't have Aksla, but now they do, because Tara & Joey were asking them
V&A 4/6
B&S 4/6
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Matt & Red and Joey & Tara footrace to pit stop
Becca & Floyd driving to pit stop
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And Tara & Joey and Matt & Redmond beat the Fast Forward!!!
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Tara & Joey in 1st
Matt & Red in 2nd
Team Fun thogught they 1st. :lol:
They;re surprised and coinfused with 3rd place
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V&A
L&L
B&S
6/6
L&M
5/6
... 6/6 now
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Intense detour race for last between 4 teams!
LoLo 4th
B&S 5th
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Mike bumped someone's car in the midst of race to the pit stop
(V&A and L&M must've finished too)
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Two crazy Detours in a row with all different outrageous circumstances! Phenomenal!
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
Awesome! :yess:
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Back with L&M and the bump
it wasn;t bad,so let them go
Liz driving from now on
Last 3 teams on footrace to pit stop now
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Oh wait no, it was only LoLo and B&S running together
V&A 4th because car
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Elevator vs. Stairs
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Mike & liz in lift
B&S and L&L still on foot to pit stop
LoLo in 5th
Brooke & Scott in 6th
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KEEP ON RACING leg!
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Liz & Mike bicker on parking location.
Stairs up Mount Alesund
Liz & Mike and Keep On Racing! :o
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Now that's a well-edited zero-hour pit stop!
Liz & Mike still bicker on pit stop.
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Next leg...
Italy
Tara & Joey deciding on W-turn! :o
Brooke facing fear too ???
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Wait what!? Tara & Joey can still use the W-turn!? And it's blank! :o
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Wait what!? Tara & Joey can still use the W-turn!? And it's blank! :o
(because I think it's going to come up often)
- the first U-Turn was Blind and we have confirmation that teams can use a blind and a regular W-Turn, but more importantly
- Mike confirmed it in the episode that teams have unlimited U-Turn powers this season
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Wait what!? Tara & Joey can still use the W-turn!? And it's blank! :o
(because I think it's going to come up often)
- the first U-Turn was Blind and we have confirmation that teams can use a blind and a regular W-Turn, but more importantly
- Mike confirmed it in the episode that teams have unlimited U-Turn powers this season
Oh! :o Glad we have that clarified and confirmed now.
No wonder I didn't hear a leg prize for Tara & Joey. ???
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Updating was fun, but I didn't give 100% of my attention to TAR. Still, I can't believe my internet let me down. :groan: It's like Murphy's Law every time I watch live. :lol:
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I don't think it's really "Unlimited U-Turns", London just said on her YouTube channel that Blinds don't count.
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
I think Bopper and Mark in TAR 20.
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
I think Bopper and Mark in TAR 20.
We also had Dennis & Andrew in season 3 eliminated in 9th after the English tanks FF.
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
I think Bopper and Mark in TAR 20.
We also had Dennis & Andrew in season 3 eliminated in 9th after the English tanks FF.
10th place, Rachel. TAR 3 had 12 teams, not 11.
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Yay!!!
Shamir and Sara got eliminated!!! Good riddance!
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
I think Bopper and Mark in TAR 20.
We also had Dennis & Andrew in season 3 eliminated in 9th after the English tanks FF.
10th place, Rachel. TAR 3 had 12 teams, not 11.
Okay. TAR20 was the official one, not TAR10.
Well, now we have TAR29 for this. :lol: At least Team Fun sure had fun with the view. Besides, there was no leg prize too.
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
I think Bopper and Mark in TAR 20.
We also had Dennis & Andrew in season 3 eliminated in 9th after the English tanks FF.
10th place, Rachel. TAR 3 had 12 teams, not 11.
Okay. TAR20 was the official one, not TAR10.
Well, now we have TAR29 for this. :lol: At least Team Fun sure had fun with the view. Besides, there was no leg prize too.
Have they use their express pass
They probably would have win the leg
Just realised this is the first time since TAR21 that the 8th placer get eliminated on Leg 4 (Tar 22 - 28) all have 8th placer eliminated on Leg 5
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I wonder when the last time was in the US wherein the team who used the FF didn't win the leg. ???
All the way back in TAR 10 :hoot:
I think Bopper and Mark in TAR 20.
We also had Dennis & Andrew in season 3 eliminated in 9th after the English tanks FF.
10th place, Rachel. TAR 3 had 12 teams, not 11.
Okay. TAR20 was the official one, not TAR10.
Well, now we have TAR29 for this. :lol: At least Team Fun sure had fun with the view. Besides, there was no leg prize too.
Have they use their express pass
They probably would have win the leg
Just realised this is the first time since TAR21 that the 8th placer get eliminated on Leg 4 (Tar 22 - 28) all have 8th placer eliminated on Leg 5
Now that I think of it, yeah. The unused EP would've given them a big lead. Maybe it won't matter since the next leg is on a different country, but we'll see?
8th placer being eliminated on Leg 4 is something I don't like, because that means the first 4 legs are elimination legs. We don't get to see teams so much if they get cut off too early, but someone has to take the boot. :( I even hesitate eliminating teams early in my fanfiction. Maybe having elimination station back would be great. ??? Oh I wish.
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Rachel and Platrium --HUGE :tu to you both!! You did an awesome job!!
Wow ...think about it. LONG flight from Tanzania to Norway.
Brutal leg.
And now a KOR? Even if that is mostly for flights no one sleeps well that way. Odd choice.
And a bit puzzled by the FF. FF are generally timed...either the ride there was way long or the safety checks were way long. They should have been able to be a bit ahead...someone must have miscalculated.
We knew the EP had to be used by leg 5 from an earlier comment...somehow I knew that.
So I am super happy for them that they had such a fun experience, AND didn't miss out on a big prize. IIRC we have lots of flights to Italy, so they shouldn't be much penalized there either.
Overall a really good leg.
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Maybe the wind was a factor? It wouldn't be the first time that it played a role in a Fast Forward being carried out (and at least they got to attempt it rather than certain other teams lol)
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Rachel and Platrium --HUGE :tu to you both!! You did an awesome job!!
You're welcome! :grins:
I thought I did horribly, but I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought. :lol:
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I'm lost of getting leg 4 so i will merely review leg 5
Leg 5:
-yas for another visit to Norway (this time new city, Alesund)
-another self driving leg <333
-RB was coll, you had to participate in local's fest by helping them creating a giant crate... With climbing. Really cool RB for sure
- Yes for FF for freaking long time. The task of FF was really standard, but #teamfun didn't get first place was unexpected, good twist tough...
-the detour was solid, especially with troll task. It was really fun task that oriented to details, strategy, and navigation... What a task... Absolutely, the fishing task too was good, required navigation and coordination to get the right bait one...
- i really love how they got to the pitstop, either by car or stair... That climb was so darn hard, and i imagined how hell would be if i were them... Really good pitstop with the magnificent view...
-the edit was good too, finally we got Phil said all the placement to the team. ..
-Liz and Mike... The bickering was so agitated but intriguing....
- agree with peach, this leg should have been a NEL leg, look how exhausted they were after a long journey from Tanzania to Norway... Odd decision but ok...
Verdict: So far TAR 29 is a solid season... And this leg is why this season is great so far... Still confused about the decision doing KoR than NEL... But overall a very good leg...
I will catch the recap of leg 4 in another day but leg 4 sounds pretty interesting...
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What an amazing (Pun Intended), double episode. The first Leg being an Elimination had me like :o - I would've bet my house on it being a NEL, and kudos to the editing team for not giving away Leg 5 was KOR. :hoot:
This Season definitely has more "Old School" TAR nostalgia than any in recent memory, and I'm loving it.
:yess:
I kinda like Sara & Shamir though. :hides :lol: Just a pity Brooke got so much help from the other teams. She's so annoying. :groan: And Scott constantly winding her up is getting a bit sickening now. At least Sara was making the most of her experience.
Tara & Joey winning back-to-back Legs was :conf:
Overall 2 great Legs, but I really don't like seeing the first 4 Legs being straight Eliminations. A reason that UB is probably my favourite Season is because there's 2 KOR Legs before Leg 5. :hoot:
Team Rankings as of Leg 5:
Love: Liz & Mike, Ashton & Vanck
Like: Tara & Joey, Becca & Floyd
Neutral: Matt, Scott, London & Logan
Dislike: Brooke, Redmond
Team Averages as of Leg 5:
Matt & Redmond - 3.2
Tara & Joey - 3.4
Becca & Floyd - 4
Liz & Mike - 4.4
Vanck & Ashton - 4.4
Brooke & Scott - 5.8
London & Logan - 6.2
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Finally rewatched Episode 4, and I understood more things now that I put 100% of my attention on the show.
After seeing it clearly, I have to say this leg was really tough! Extremely difficult it was. The detour was challenging one way or another. I would say it was equally difficult, but I guess it really depends on the luck of teams? I'm not sure. We saw Tara & Joey switching from Knock, to Lock, then back to Knock. LoLo switched from Lock to Knock. Even S&S switched from Knock to Lock despite finding 2 out of 3 wooden thingies from the Knock detour. Both sides of the detour stressed out so many teams. Both side of the detour are searching tasks, and the difference once again is the small and large scale of the tasks. This detour gets a perfect rating from me! :hoot:
The roadblock looked simple on live stream. :lol: On TV, it was something else! :o I don't know how my mind tricked me into that. Cutting metal itself needed strength, then it has to be not sharp. Poking the holes take a lot of time and strength too. It was a physical roadblock.
The boat ride from Zanzibar back to Dar Es Salaam was so cool like last time's vice versa. TAR should avoid mid-leg equalizers, but considering how S&S struggled badly with the detour, I guess it was fine. Almost everybody going back to square one at the roadblock was quite a bummer after such a challenging detour that shuffled placements and proved to be not linear, considering that this leg was on the same country as the previous leg. The tasks this leg really did a good job shuffling placements. TAR should have more very difficult tasks on the second leg of the same country. :hoot:
Now to the teams...
Tara & Joey did fine this leg. They were just lucky with the boat equalizer mid-leg. They were behind S&S for a short time during the Knock detour when S&S had 2 out of 3 while Tara & Joey just switched. Tara on Joey with "Get a new partner." and then with Joey explaining how Tara doesn't have to listen to Joey for whatever he didn't have to say showed how she can handle the team well. This was unlike Sara's case, which I'll discuss later.
Becca & Floyd also did fine this leg. They got help on the detour, which is fine as there was a boat equalizer and that the favor was returned to Brooke & Scott anyway. She said how difficult the roadblock was, yet she just did what she have to do to finish fast. Had Becca not helped Brooke,Team Fun might've gotten 1st, but at least they returned the favor. :hrt:
Liz & Mike should've been 1st had there not been a boat equalizer, but it would've been their 3rd win, so at least the 1st went to someone else. When they were led to the wrong direction, it so happened that there was a sack in yellow-red-yellow. :funny: That was so funny! :funny: Anybody led to that direction who finds a yellow-red-yellow of anything will most likely look for the clue there, no matter what it is. :funny: They made a mess on the whole place, but good thing they knew when to stop. :funny: Liz also figured out the secret compartment quite quick, so I guess their biggest struggle this leg was the Mercury House. :funny: Michael telling Brooke no U-turning after the help was a nice deal. I wonder what will happen on the next W-turn though. ???
Matt & Red at least got some rest from Ashton drama this leg. They had a good eye at the detour seeing what Brooke was doing when she was whispering to Scott about the secret compartments. The roadblock was also smooth for Redmond at least. They didn't have very big struggles. Their confessional about Brooke was quite funny; the one about calming down. :lol: I have to agree with Redmond that the phrase was there for a reason. I guess Brooke was just allergic to the phrase for some reason, probably from her past. ???
LoLo would've gotten 6th-7th this leg had it not been for the boat equalizer. They are by far the most consistent team. They only have 2 different pit stop placements so far. They're one of the teams showing so much struggle in the detour, so they must be really lucky about that equalizer. They've been running on luck mostly. ??? Leg 1, they were lucky to be on flight 1, because they could've ended up like Liz & Mike and/or Kevin & Jenn. Leg 2, they were lucky Shamir struggled with the roadblock and Jessie & Franny were way behind with a later flight. Legs 3 to 5, they're fine in those legs, but they would've been 2nd to the last had some teams not been unlucky (Leg 3), had there not been a boat equalizer (Leg 4), and had some teams not struggled (Leg 5). Still, they're a decent team probably just laying low so that they could not be seen as a threat, which is a strategy that has worked in some seasons. Unfortunately, they're still the most underrated team, but at least they will be remembered for making it halfway through the race.
Vanck & Ashton have a big problem as a team. Why did Vanck pick Ashton of all extroverted-looking people? Well, they're not hiding anything. As Ashton said, she's stuck with Vanck. I guess their greatest struggle this leg was their communication as a team. The detour took some time for them too, but their communication with each other is a bigger problem. Ashton seems to be the more aggressive of the 2, as her decisions are the ones usually followed. Hopefully this team does not result their elimination in self-destruction like Shamir & Sara's.
Brooke & Scott were a real roller coaster from start to Leg 5. It's definitely easy to say that the biggest struggle for them was the roadblock. They're lucky S&S did worse this leg, otherwise they would've been eliminated. Brooke is a mixed bag to me. She had good attention to detail, because she showed that she can do it on the detour. The issue with Scott giving the key to another team at least helped Brooke in a way, so I guess that was destined to happen? :lol: For the roadblock, had she not been so pessimistic, it would've been fine. If I were in Scott's shoes, I would have regretted getting a partner like Brooke. I'm pretty sure even Matt said he doesn't want a partner who easily gives up, so good thing they're not a pair. Brooke at least makes up for the really entertaining quotes so far. :lol: There are times she does not give up, like when she said "Pain is temporary. Elimination is forever." This time though, we got to see a pessimistic side of her. ??? Sad. Hopefully she won't be as pessimistic as she was this leg.
Shamir & Sara barely tolerated each other this leg. They were trying to be patient with each other all throughout the leg. That's not teamwork. :( I realized at some point that Sara took over the team completely, and the reason she used was the incident on Leg 2. Leg 1 was fine for them, as they were the 1st team among the 2nd flight teams to reach the pit stop. Leg 2 would've been fine had Shamir controlled himself. Leg 3 was a struggle for some reason. ??? Leg 4, well Sara blew it this time. She was not listening to Shamir's inputs at all, but that was caused by Shamir on Leg 2, so this went a full cycle that it's both team members' faults that caused them out this leg. :( To add to their communication, which is worse than Vanck & Ashton's, their luck was also poor this leg. Leg 2 was horrible for them, but Leg 4 really pushed them out. When I noticed Sara not listening to Shamir, I was like: "So that's why!" But even if she listened to Shamir, it might not change? I mean, who knows? What has been done has been done, so the detour along with their communication was their biggest struggle this leg. They were not truly happy on their confessionals, so it's really obvious that they were just barely tolerating each other. Oh also, the roadblock site was closing while Shamir was still doing the task. :o Reminds me of Kevin & Jenn, but Phil didn't visit them since Liz & Mike might still get extremely lost. They probably would've taken a forced penalty like Kevin & Jenn had there still been a team getting lost to the pit stop. But no, it was really not their day. :( They had a bad reception overall this season, but still, :torche to both of them for having 1st impressions not be lasting impressions.
I love the transition to darkness. Leg 1 vibes... :colors
Overall, this is my favorite leg so far among the 5 legs. Teams having communicating issues, the difficult detour, the physical roadblock, and other moments altogether made this one of the best legs of the season! :hearts:
Leg 5 review will soon come. I have to watch the corrupted version on YouTube since I don't know where else to look. :groan: AXN Asia will show Episode 5 next week, and I'm not waiting that long just to review the episode.
P.S. From how I'm seeing it, Matt & Red and LoLo are the only remaining teams with no communication issues shown so far.
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i rly loved the detour it felt like old school TAR... deceptively easy tasks difficult in their own way.
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Just a random thought: A U-turn on Leg 4 would be evilly brutal. :snicker:
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And a bit puzzled by the FF. FF are generally timed...either the ride there was way long or the safety checks were way long.
The helo took off on the south side of Godoy island and dropped them off at Geiranger, 45 crow-miles away (source pano here (https://goo.gl/maps/5AHzXHmBr3C2); that's a Cunard ship, maybe the Queen Elizabeth, over his shoulder), then flew them back to the beginning for the dropzone. I'm guessing they lost 2 hours this way (they took the scenic route, not a straight line).
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And now Red is helping Brooke, geez. If there is no penalty, I'm going to be fairly ticked off.
Why should there have been a penalty? We've seen teams help each other on Roadblocks or even complete them together multiple times before. Leg 1 of TAR 25 immediately springs to mind.
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Leg 5 review will soon come. I have to watch the corrupted version on YouTube since I don't know where else to look. :groan: AXN Asia will show Episode 5 next week, and I'm not waiting that long just to review the episode.
I think we can watch the encore the 2 hours special on sunday in AXN Asia, that's in the schedule...
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Leg 5 review will soon come. I have to watch the corrupted version on YouTube since I don't know where else to look. :groan: AXN Asia will show Episode 5 next week, and I'm not waiting that long just to review the episode.
I think we can watch the encore the 2 hours special on sunday in AXN Asia, that's in the schedule...
I don't see it. :didimiss:
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And now Red is helping Brooke, geez. If there is no penalty, I'm going to be fairly ticked off.
Why should there have been a penalty? We've seen teams help each other on Roadblocks or even complete them together multiple times before. Leg 1 of TAR 25 immediately springs to mind.
because people only want penalties to happen if its people they dislike *shrugs*
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Ep 4 should have been called I Might Be Deaf After This or anything from Brooke
Ep 5 ???
So annoyed with these lame title quotes!
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Quite literally every sentence that came out of Brooke's mouth was title-worthy :lol:
"Hi, Welcome to Hell"
"Just Gonna Climb in Here and Cry"
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Everyone helping Brooke at the Roadblock reminded me of how insanely frequent helping each other used to be. I feel like it happened way too many times in the TAR 20's era. Hopefully teams don't help each other too much anymore...
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In love this season because it feels more competitive. I know people helped Brooke but it's better that last season aha. Contrary to most I like the unlimited Uturns because teams are more likely to play the U-turn because they have no fear of a future need.
Now I want to visit Ålesund even though I was just in Bergen :funny:
Love: Becca & Floyd // Brooke & Scott
Like : Matt // Tara & Joey // Mike & Liz // Vanck
Okay : London & Logan // Sara
Dislike : Ashton
Hate : Redmond // Shamir
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Finally watched the recap of leg 4 (even though it was jus partial) and here i though about leg 4:
-going to zanzibar...
- the detour was really good. It was so simple but really difficult in own way. Lock require patient and attention in detail, and luck, while door require good navigation and communication.
- going to dar es salaam again with ferry, it made detours are walk-in-plank mode. If you did bad on detour and missed the ferry, the you would be done.
- Rb was simple, yet great and exhausting. Creating that thing using merely ordinary manual tools was a nightmare for not so handy and softy hand...
- pit stop in Coco beach
- Tara and joey won the leg. Sara and shamir eliminated. Their meltdown in detour cost too much...
- the editing was intense too... better than the s11 visit
- teams helping brooke in rb reminds me of TAR 23 vibe, but other than that, it was competitive...
Verdict: this leg was simple, but yet exhausting and very difficult and i really like it...
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Leg 5 review will soon come. I have to watch the corrupted version on YouTube since I don't know where else to look. :groan: AXN Asia will show Episode 5 next week, and I'm not waiting that long just to review the episode.
I think we can watch the encore the 2 hours special on sunday in AXN Asia, that's in the schedule...
I don't see it. :didimiss:
I finally rewatched Ep5, on AXN! I checked the schedule, and I'm sure it was on the right country. AXN's schedule lied to me. :groan: Review coming up!
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Norway leg starts with salmon, some food related to their culture. :colors
I like the fast forward. That view! :colors In addition to that, jumping off from 10,000 feet? The view from that high was so crazy! They were way above the clouds. The fast forward was advantageous to the team who used it, because the team is the least exhausted among all the teams, and they're going to run another leg without an official break. I love the return of the Fast Forward too! :hearts:
The roadblock with the world record was so cool! - largest/tallest/highest bonfire. I wonder how TAR got the footage one week after, but I guess it wasn't that hard to. It's another heights roadblock, but this time it's about climbing up to help with the world record. It's so cool how TAR is able to participate on some world record at least. :wohoo:
The detour is obviously unbalanced, with the teams on troll detour arriving 1st and 2nd, followed by the fast forward team, then the teams from the trolls detour. Although from how I see it, the detour is a choice between a fast but boring task and a fun but tedious task. Tara & Joey and Matt & Red don't even know what they were doing at first, but they just have to look for one of the fishing rods. :noway: It's fast, but boring. On the other hand, the trolls detour seemed really fun with the poem reciting and meeting the trolls, but going around town to collect 6 of them takes a lot of time. I like how that detour is a map-reading detour. I love map-reading! I've been doing that when I was on family vacations for the past few times. :grins: Collecting 6 of them would be so hard to bring around though. I'd say the trolls detour is fun but just challenging.
The Keep-On Racing edit was nice, but watching it a 2nd time, it seems that LoLo's and Matt & Red's parts were short. Also, Phil would usually tell the team who got to the pit stop earlier to stay around and have a chat while they're waiting for the upcoming team nearby. Still, it worked the 1st time, so good job with that edit. :lol:
To the teams...
Tara & Joey did well this leg, but part of it is because they chose the easier detour. Joey had a bit of conflict with Tara this leg. Joey got Aksla, and Tara found another Aksla for another team. They even stayed there for a while because Tara wouldn't believe Joey, but Joey wasn't sure too. They accidentally shared the answer to another team, but at least they got ahead of the other team. Maybe Tara should've listened to Joey right away, but that would not have made a difference I guess. They're going for the W-turn again next leg, so I wonder who their next victim is. I'd probably go for Matt & Red because they're the strongest despite not winning a leg, but maybe Matt & Red would use the 2nd U-turn on Vanck & Ashton. Ooh, possibilities!
Matt & Red did well too this leg, like every leg actually, which is why they get high placements every leg. They are the team with the least struggles, both in tasks and between each other. They only seemed lost during the detour, but they were lucky Tara didn't trust what Joey had on his mouth. :lol: They would've switched or reread the clue had Joey not helped them. Still, the roadblock was good for Matt, as it was a climbing detour, and snowboarding has a lot of heights iinm.
Becca & Floyd taking the Fast Forward was a nice move for them. They didn't even have to use the Express Pass, so that's counted as wasted this season, which is fine given the scenario. :yess: Although if Seth & Olive had the EP as a Leg 1 prize, Team Fun might not even be here doing the FF. Anyway, glad they got a nice view of Alesund and glad they were the least exhausted team, because that means they are likely to have the most energy at the start of the next leg. :hoot:
Vanck & Ashton didn't have a major conflict this leg, so that's nice. Shamir & Sara's team communication was worse than Vanck & Ashton's, so that shows how they're still here by this leg. I'd say they did fine this leg, and they were actually the 1st one at the pit stop among the teams who did the trolls detour. They were using the car during the detour, but was that allowed? Some tasks allow it, but I don't have the clue, so I won't know for sure.
LoLo did fine this leg. They're still the most underrated team, sadly. I don't really have much to say about them for Leg 5.
Brooke & Scott did okay too. It's really funny how Scott is doing the roadblocks that he doesn't like and Brooke is also doing the roadblocks she doesn't like. :lol: What was their deal with roadblocks? They're so messed up in terms of roadblocks. It's nice how this team gets help from other teams from time to time, and I guess it's not that bad since not all the teams are helping each other. They just have a solidified alliance with LoLo and Team Fun.
Liz & Mike did well for the past 3 legs after arriving last on the 1st leg. What happened!? I can tell that their weakness is on directions. Leg 1 was self-driving, and Leg 5 too, and they did horribly in both legs that require a lot of directions. Maybe that's why they chose the Lock detour on Leg 4. I think Liz should've listened to Mike when he said he wants to do kayaking. That's not only faster, but it requires little to no directions that they have to fight over. Unfortunately, this team's communication with each other is deteriorating. :( Good thing for them they were told to keep on racing at the end of the leg. They got to the lighthouse in last place too, so it's really easy to tell that directions is this team's main weakness.
Since this is a zero-hour pit stop, teams who went up Mount Aksla on foot have to run back down to their car then go to the airport. :ascared Or maybe, they can take a cab to the airport? I guess we'll see. Vanck & Ashton, Becca & Floyd, and Liz & Mike are the only teams with their vehicles near them, so those teams should have a little advantage over the other teams.
Overall, Leg 5 delivered! :hoot: I like the previous leg more because of the more challenging tasks, but this leg was neatly designed too. I can't wait for episodes with W-turns as always.
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I am so happy with Tara and Joey's B2B leg wins, however I am not impressed with how they run the race. They always seem so clueless about what they are doing, i.e., knock detour (not bothering to ask questions) and the kayak detour (Tara not believing they already got their clue and Joey not asserting). Still they are my favorite team.
Kind of sad to see Sara and Shamir go. Mostly sad for Sara. I was hoping it was NEL but nope.
I like Brooke and Scott's constant bickering. LOL.
TeamLolo is also a strong team. The female Lo (forgot her name) is always so positive.
I am liking Matt and Redmond (well for this episode). Red helping Brooke is unexpected.
Loving the season so far. :conf: :conf: :conf:
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Oh my Lord, the double episode was mighty eventful!
To start things off, it was kinda hilarious when Liz and Mike couldn't find Freddie Mercury's house so they just started rummaging around rubble. But I really don't like the fact that Liz is snagging all the episode title quotes!! and the title quote for leg 6? "Double U-turn ahead"? seriously? that's like, presumably the most uncreative and boring title. It does reel in viewers because of the drama, but they definitely could've chosen better.
All teams slide into the detour, which I initially thought would be quite easy. It's really hilarious when London makes that ":o" expression. Still, team LoLo need to go-go. they're way too boring, and London doesn't even like drama. Anyways, really appreciated the gesture when Scott gave away his second key to Becca, and I really liked it when Becca, Redmond and Mike helped Brooke out at the roadblock.
However, anybody who took the 'knock' side of the detour ended up bickering? Vanck and Ashton had bonded over their mutual hate for The Boys, but as soon as they u-turned them, they're back at it with no control? Even Tara and Joey fought, but I'm really glad that they won their first leg ! definitely came off as a surprise that they won.
The S and S express were absolutely disastrous. Shamir and Sara couldn't make up their minds, and upon that they were the only team that couldn't make it on the ferry. That sealed the deal and sent them on the boat back home. Brooke was such a hot mess at the roadblock, but she clearly doesn't work well under pressure. I really liked Team Fun, but as they showed in the last episode, when they're under threat of being eliminated, the fun meter is low.
Shamir and Sara were good riddance. I would've really loved Sara to have raced with Logan (check his Instagram handle) but I guess Shamir had different plans.
The next leg in Norway was breathtaking. I was wondering which team would mess up because of self-driving, and Liz and Mike goofed up here and there, but they won. I initially liked Brooke but she couldn't even eat her serving of rakfisk without complaining about throwing up. Later in the leg she bitches about Vanck and Ashton even though they've done nothing to her. She even (jokingly) takes credit of helping Scott rid himself of his fear of heights. Ugh, Brooke's substituting Shamir for serial complainer. And Matt was right - Becca did miss out on the task.
The roadblock was so cool, not only did it delve into norwegian culture it also contributed to society (for making a world record!). Brooke made a snide remark by encouraging Scott to by-pass Ashton, and I DIDN'T like that, as much as it's just a joke, it discourages Ashton, when Vanck and Ashton have done nothing to them.
The detour was nice, but I used to appreciate the puns, or the alliteration that would be applied into naming the sides of the detour; But I'm sorry, 'Troll' vs. 'Trolls' just sounds so half-assed.
Troll was such a weird task, it seemed easy - but only 2 teams did it. It was kinda cool that people in Alesund can fish from their homes, but the task didn't really delve into any part of local life. Tara and Joey inadvertently just help out Matt and Redmond, but I was glad when Tara and Joey beat them to the pit-stop. Made me wonder, where the hell is Team Fun?!
The fast forward was pretty nice, I was pretty glad that some team actually attempted it and could redeem it. The last time a Fast Forward was successful was in season 25 (I think) and it was pretty shocking when Becca and Floyd came in 3rd. GIVE TEAM FUN A 1ST PLACE!
I also didn't really like Trolls, but the way those rockets (?) were designed really appealed to me. But then again, after one point the teams didn't even bother to pronounce the incantation correct - they just blurted out whatever they remembered and got it. Liz and Mike had their 2nd blow out, way back from the 1st leg. It was pretty intense when all teams checked in at the same time [except for when brooke was bickering even on the way up to the pit-stop; I mean, you guys allied with LoLo, learn to be a little non-reactive from them.]
WHERE ARE THE NEL(s) ??? Since s27 the race has been obsessed w/ TBC legs - 2 of them in s27 and 1 in s28. Don't like the fact that we have 2 legs in Italy - they could've opted for a leg in Italy and 2 legs in Greece instead. But still - I'm excited for the drama to ensue in the next leg - the promo showed Brooke bickering (again), Tara and Joey deciding to U-turn someone (again?) and Liz and Mike having a meltdown. Yikes.
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i love both episodes, esp Norway because the beautiful landscapes :hrt:
The tasks were good but the detour in Norway was unbalance, the fast forward was awesome :luvya: This season is getting better, can't wait for the next episode