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EP1: Nov 4th 'Donkeys Have Souls, Too'
bingo:
Yea there are no vid caps of the sisters doing the roadblock, but i was watching one of the previews and the sisters are shown doing the roadblock and one of them yells "This is what i'm talking about"!
Also i dont know if it was corrected but on the first page, that picture labeled Julia and Mariana on the bikes its um Ari and Staella.
puddin:
From this article~
*The start from the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles is one massive pileup of players and cars, enlivened when half the teams end up speeding the wrong way. But being first at the airport doesn’t mean being first off the ground. As this episode proves, so much of the “Race” can fall on sheer chance.
*The stress of the competition heightens existing tensions in some couples - as with dating duo Nathan and Jennifer, who turn on each other with numbing frequency, and draws out devotion in others, such as 58-year-old father Ronald and his daughter Christina. “The Amazing Race” doubles as travelogue and psychology test - asses be damned.
*In the debut, the contestants jet to Ireland, where they must bike across a high wire over a 200-foot drop above the Atlantic Ocean. The stunt seems insanely dangerous, yet each team checks its fears and attacks it with gusto.
*In the climactic showdown of the 12th season opener --the 11 teams are forced to pick donkeys to carry peat to a checkpoint.
It doesn’t sound funny on paper, but it’s hysterical on video.
This hack can’t attest to whether donkeys have souls, as one contestant says, but they definitely have personalities - and they seem to be excellent judges of character.
A couple refuse to budge no matter how much pleading, pushing and pulling from the contestants.
But “The Amazing Race” is more than just watching asses, four-legged or otherwise, behave badly.
apskip:
Those wishing to see some of Ireland that will apparently not be on AR12 can watch Your Travel Guide, on at 1130am to 1200pm today on the Travel Channel, featuring DUBLIN today on a premiere show.
puddin:
From this article~
*Among the obstacles teams faces: each other and a donkey. Nathan, who once cheated on boyfriend Jen, makes Jen upset by complaining about her slow running speed, saying "every other girl..."
"Don't compare me to other girls!" Jen exclaims.
Later in Sunday's premiere, Nate has a similar effect on a donkey.
*Mean, snarky Ari also has a tiff with another donkey, saying, "If you make me lose this, I'm gonna cut you up and eat you."
puddin:
More from this article~
* At the start, the dynamics tend to fall into familiar refrains: guys who won't stop and ask for directions, young women who intend to flirt their way to the front, and teams that steal other teams' taxicabs-
*If they'd paid attention to other seasons of this show, they'd know that wrong turns can kill you, flirting doesn't work in cold rainy climates, and, as on "My Name Is Earl," karma has a way of leveling the playing field.
*One team, two ministers married to each other, roam the Irish countryside remarking on the beauty of God's landscapes - and they're lesbians.
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