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TARA 3 - Episode 9 Discussion Thread ****HOT spoilers--beware!****
georgiapeach:
This thread is for discussion of Episode 9.
Please read the posting guidelines HERE BEFORE you post in this thread please.
Those who will have not seen the show yet will need to ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! There will be spoilers about who won, and who was eliminated for sure, and other details about the leg. You know by now, right? :lol:
This week's special THANK YOU's have to go to the team that helped us with the screencaps and updates last week! TARAfanatic did a great job with answering our questions about the show, and brought us some pictures and an early video! Snap-on really saved the day with the wonderful screen caps of the preview, and banzai brought us the preview itself!
Special detective kudos go to Boingo for finding the not only the location of Pune, but the cricket stadium and the street intersection as well, and to banzai for the nice analysis of the tasks, and to Slowhatch for all the license tag info and to apskip for the flight data!
And a personal thank you to graytex and Shri for all their help in Pune. :ty3:
And ongoing especial thanks to Calvin for his outstanding recaps that he produces with amazing speed! :thankyou:
Just a reminder:
Preview info for the NEXT leg should go in the general spoiler thread and NOT be discussed here. :hugs: And remember that the eliminated team should ONLY be discussed in this pinned episode thread until Sunday 10AM Singapore time= Sat 10PM for those of us in the US (East Coast).
georgiapeach:
This is going to have to be short and sweet, guys! Due to work committments I haven't been able to help as much as I would like with the spoilers this week, so am going to give you a brief summary of what we have so far...
From Michael McKay:
--- Quote ---Next week's episode is one of my favourites of the series. I do hope you like that one too.
--- End quote ---
Oddly enough, we seem to have NO AXN newsletter this week and NO Michael McKay intro... :duno:
We then had the First Screencaps from snap-on and the preview brought to us by banzai:
TARA 3 episode 9 preview
Uploaded by banzai
Teams leave Cochin for Pune:
Possibly by train? The drawback is that there is only one train a week on June 2--can Sam/Vince make it?
Or by plane: thanks to apskip:
--- Quote ---How to get from Cochin to Pune. The options are one of 3 flight combinations through Mumbai each day and rail travel. Rail is easy because there is only one train each day at 1300 arriving Pune just after midnight at 0040. Flights require long connect time in Bombay except for the middle set:
AI691 COK BOM 0430 0615 connecting to 9W202 BOM PNQ 0955 1040
9W402 COK BOM 1300 1440 connecting to 9W101 BOM PNQ 1635 1710
9W404 COK BOM 1605 1745 connecting to Kingfisher Airlines IT3146 BOM PNQ 2215 2300
--- End quote ---
Banzai found this train info:
--- Quote ---http://www.hotelscochin.com/train.htm
1098 Ernakulam - Pune (Monday) - 23.00
According to that page, there's only 1 weekly train from Cochin to Pune.
It's on Monday at 11PM. June 2nd is Monday.
--- End quote ---
Banzai also pointed out that Allen was going to fly:
--- Quote ---http://www.alivenotdead.com/allanwu
--- Quote ---And when the day's fun is all done, it's time once again to race off to the airport to prepare for the teams to start the next leg!
--- End quote ---
Allan Wu's blog is up and he has to fly. Hmm.
What about the racers? Do they fly or take a train?
--- End quote ---
We believe that teams will have to play a bit of cricket in order to get their next clue:
Both the location of PUNE (formerly known as Poona) and the Nehru Stadium location were identified by Boingo almost immediately on 10/30:
Slowhatch also confirmed the location with some License Tag analysis :
--- Quote ---It's Pune, as best I can see it: MH is Maharashtra and 12 is Pune.
--- End quote ---
Boingo identified this as the Shivaji Rd. & Laxmi Rd. intersection
with this further info:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on October 31, 2008, 08:06:44 PM ---
--- End quote ---
The pointy building is labeled as "Mahatma Phule Mandai", and the yellow thingie is probably some sign.
--- Quote ---Mahatma Phule Mandai ( Market )
Mahatma Phule Mandai is situated in the center of Pune City. Because of its location this place is often used for meetings, Conferences, starting point for the Ganesh festival procession etc. This market is well known for getting fresh vegetables, fruits and articles for the Poojas
--- End quote ---
Fuzzie
banzai helped us to see the two probable Detours:
Detour 1: Deliver pots
Detour 2: crush Sugar cane:
Pitstop or waiting for transportation?
TARA flag.
Geoff's left leg has a shadow
One of my friends was able to translate the writing on the truck and help with some of the other pictures:
He was later able to add re the store:
--- Quote ---... pretty sure KU...something--perhaps Kubernath
--- End quote ---
So the thought is that the Roadblock will have something to do with the wedding turbans. Match one? Find one particular one? We don't have enough to say....
Several of us had a good look around for this location but the actual spot eluded us. We felt that this was probably not a Pitstop since there were no backpacks, but it is possible they dropped them before arriving.
Some of the possible locations for this include the University of Pune:
and the back view of the Physics Building also looked interesting, but not an exact match.
Perhaps the closest matches were found at the "MIT" Maharasha Institute of Technology...
So where else might we see our racers if we still need a Pitstop?
The Aga Khan Palace would be a strong possibility, as would the Palace/Fort of Shanivar Wada, or the temple complexes on Parvati Hill.
The Film and Television Institute could be used, or any of the lovely gardens as well.
georgiapeach:
I have work comittments in the AM, so may not be able to be here, although I will try!
TarAsiaFan is going to do his best to bring us the Live Updates, and puddin will hopefully be around to help with any of the screencaps!
Anyone with anything to add--please feel free, and if you can see the show LIVE please let us know what is happening!
We of course would like to know:
How do the teams travel to Pune? Train or plane?
Do the Detours come first? We know Ida/Tania do pots and Sam/Vince sugar cane--what about the others?
Where and what is the Roadblock?
Where is the Pitstop?
What is the team order of arrival?
Is it a TBC/NEL/ or Elim?
Who, if any, is eliminated?
For a discussion of the possible NEXT LEG (**spoilers**) you can look here:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,15379.msg357854.html#msg357854
Although I am now leaning more (spoiler bars) towards Oman, solely since TARA 2 visited Cape Town already.
Y'all have fun, but remember that any discussion of this episode stays here, but discussion of the NEXT episode goes to the SPOILER section, okay?
:waves:
georgiapeach:
Okay I am here, but daylight saving time here has made me late--show started at 8 Our time! :groan:
So let's see if I can catch us up.. :lol:
Possible:
IT 10:11
SV 10:15 not sure
GT purchased the tickets at the airport.
GT and SV on the taxi car rental
G&T and S&V last 2 from airport
IN PUNE :
G&T , S&V
screwed
got down where there are flags but NOT cricket task
GT and SV cant find the entrance of the stadium.
1st commercial break
georgiapeach:
They are at the wrong building!
it's not the stadium!
ROADBLOCK!
Now back.
Vince still doing the RB.
and found it.
IT found the Sony Showroom.
AF now on the RB.
GT still not on the RB task.
GT's last now.
AF done on the RB!
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