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amazing race fan:
--- Quote from: mswood on February 03, 2011, 08:03:18 PM ---Amazingracefan
A lot of the earlier seasons of TAR had a non elimination leg before the finale leg. It was a pretty common occurrence. In fact up until season 9 only two seasons didn't feature a non elimination leg before the finale leg (seasons 5 and 6).
Nor was Uchenna & Joyce the first winners who were saved in the next to last leg by a non elimination. This happened in season 2 and 3, with Chris & Alex getting saved and winning, and Flo & Zach getting saved and winning.
And typically the strongest team doesn't win, by either specifically breaking apart the episodes to see time to complete or even the easier pit stop placement. Though its been more common in modern (season 12 and later) TAR.
As for Rob and Amber yes they performed better then Uchenna & Joyce, but they also were the first team to be what you could call a celebrity on the race. They received a lot of additional help on legs because people around the world had seen them from their three seasons of Survivor. There are legs they would have done, far, far worse without the additional help. At that time they were the first team to be recognized and assisted because of who they were. Its happened also on All Stars and in season 15, its something I truly don't like to see as it does give them (whomever the team is) a significant advantage that isn't based on genetics, social or learned skills.
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My only response is that you ruined season 2 for me. I was about to start episode 11. I was really getting into it. :groan:
mswood:
Opps, I forget that not everyone has watched all the seasons. But really no one has said how its ended here yet?
georgiapeach:
Oh dear, that is a pity, but you'll still have the fun of seeing HOW it all happens.
But in a thread devoted to discussion of why one season is better than another, anyone who seriously doesn't want to know former season outcomes should probably avoid the thread until you have watched. It is hard with former seasons, because they can't be considered "spoilers" anymore, so it is hard to keep y'all safe. ALL of the discussion threads of former seasons will have info about the outcomes, it is what is being discussed.
But you will love the finale anyway, a very good one. :tup:
amazing race fan:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on February 04, 2011, 12:33:17 AM ---Oh dear, that is a pity, but you'll still have the fun of seeing HOW it all happens.
But in a thread devoted to discussion of why one season is better than another, anyone who seriously doesn't want to know former season outcomes should probably avoid the thread until you have watched. It is hard with former seasons, because they can't be considered "spoilers" anymore, so it is hard to keep y'all safe. ALL of the discussion threads of former seasons will have info about the outcomes, it is what is being discussed.
But you will love the finale anyway, a very good one. :tup:
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I just finished the finale. It was a great ending. I am dissapointed that Tara just gave up when she was about 100 feet from the finish line. I have never done anything like the Amazing Race, but you are 100 feet from 1 million dollars. She could have pushed through the pain. Alex and Chris deserved it though. They ran a good race.
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--- Quote from: mswood on February 01, 2011, 12:09:05 AM ---Seriously I hate teams getting saved by multiple non eliminations (and I don't care who the team is, it could be my favorite, they deserve to be sent home).
I mean how seriously stupid were BJ & Tyler in this episode. First no pants and no shoes. WTF!!!! You have them with you put them on. I seriously wanted them to lose for that right there. Just hopelessly dumb behavior.
Then you are heading to the Pit Stop you are barely ahead of the fastest team on your season (if not one of the fastest teams on any season) and of course still no shoes, but when Jeremy stops to get directions (and Jeremy took time to put shoes and clothes on and Jeremy's an idiot), Tyler gets out and goes and asks Jeremy for directions (he doesn't get them, and doesn't ever ask the ambulance driver). They give up lead position (with no shoes) to follow the fastest team. Well thats not going to end well.
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I thought that Uchenna and Joyce were not eliminated in Jamaica was ridiculous. It was the final three. Jeremy and Tyler got saved in the Final Four. This situation was by far worse. Rob and Amber deserved to win so much more than Uchenna and Joyce. They really only won because they got good directions to a location and Rob and Amber got bad directions.
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Amazing Race Fan,
I am going to voice strong alternate opinions on several statements in this thread, so let's start with you and the AR7 finale. This was a game of about a minute is 2 separate instances. First, the episode 11 NEL car race across the northern coast of Jamaica from Port Antonio to Montego Bay. Uchenna/Joyce had victory in the bag until they got a flat tire and finished 1 MINUTE behind Rob/Amber and Ron/Kelly. They had all their money confiscated and they received no money, which was made what they accomplished after pit stop release in the episode 12 finale extraordinary. They managed to navigate around multiple tasks and to make it to the Montego Bay airport and fly to San Juan International Airport just in time to stay in the race. I will have more to say about another post related to the AR7 finale.
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