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The Best Race Legs: One By One
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chill_sd, you are indeed right. The ROADBLOCK that episode was the Auckland Bridge Climb that was done from the boat. Herding 1,000 Ducks 50 yards without losing any was the other option (no team elected that for probably good reason). The DETOUR was Plow or Fowl. Thanks.
inomu:
Here are my favourite legs of each season: (sorry for all the exclamation marks :-[ )
S1: Leg 2 From African safari to beautiful Paris, Lenny's stupid mistake, Eiffel tower!
S2: Leg 8 From Hong Kong to Australia, Oswald and Danny's shopping time and luxury travelling, Australian slang roadblock, Opera House!
S3: Leg 8 From Germany to Switzerland, beautiful landscape in Grindelwald, Zürich, Jill and Vito's Rheinfall win, Teri's pants falling down!
S4: Leg 5 From France to the Netherlands, boat drama! cow ****! cheese! windmills! eels! Kelly & Jon!
S5: Leg 5 From Russia to Egypt, from Hermitage to the pyramids, from snow to sand!
S6: Leg 5 From Senegal to Germany, from Goree island to Berlin wall, Bolo eating raw meat! Gus drinking beer! Johnathan and Victoria showdown!
S7: Leg 10 From Turkey to England, London my favourite place in the world! Rob and Amber dominance! Abbey Road (I'm Beatles fan!)! Double deckers! Dervishes!
S8: Leg 11 From Montana to Canada to New York. Canada! Final episode which means that season is finally over! Weaver fail at Olympic stadium!
S9: Leg 11 From Thailand to Japan, BJ & Tyler love! Japanese knowledge win! Capsule hotel! Thai Elephants! Japan visit finally!
S10: Leg 9 From Madagascar to Finland to Ukraine, Finally Finland <3 longest leg ever?, Swamp! Tanks! Dustin & Kandice rapping!? Olympic Stadium Tower! Ukrainian granny!
S11: Leg 8 Poland, sad Auschwitz, funny sausage eating! Eric: Ladies and gentlemen, Miss California! Charla in the armor!
S12: Leg 3 From Netherlands to Burkina Faso, it's Africa! "Baby there's no more milk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", educational detour!
S13: Leg 9 From Kazakhstan to Russia, is marching really that hard?! Shoe episode! Lady in the bakery! Toni & Dallas win!
S14: Leg 9 From Thailand to China, DRAMA! Cormorants! Chinese knowledge win! Dancing! Jaime!
S15: Leg 11 Czech Republic, Telephones! Globetrotter fail! Cryotherapy! Lots of alcohol for Brian and Ericka! Charles Bridge! "That's some American attitude!", beer-hungry people on the streets!
Hooky:
Season 3: Leg 11. Awesome plot to get the twins out. This episode just felt epic.
Season 4: Don't remember anything that stands out. Need to re-watch.
Season 5: Leg 12. Suspense is high and I loved the flag finding challenge. Sad elimination, though.
Season 6: Leg 8. Jonathan & Victoria get eliminated! Awesome location, loved the temple and the Detour.
Season 7: Leg 12. One of the best (if not the best) legs ever. Not so much because of the tasks, but just because of what happened. I don't think I need to describe it.
Season 9: Leg 6. Awesome locations, thrill Roadblock, long leg, BJ & Tyler almost get eliminated but manage to survive.
Season 10: Leg 6. Interesting location, not so memorable tasks, but Peter & Sarah lost in the desert forever! :lol:
Season 11: Leg 4. Rob & Amber elimination and drama. Without that, this would have actually been a fairly uninteresting leg.
Season 12: Leg 1. Ari & Staella play evil right from the start, then come the donkeys and high wires and they are eliminated. Loved it.
Season 13: Leg 9. Nick & Starr FINALLY fall behind, Andrew & Dan Detour hilarity.
Season 14: Leg 1. Awesome premiere, with thrill Roadblock for ALL the teams to do, and the hilarious cheese task.
Season 15: Leg 5. Fun snowman Detour in an unexpected location, desert task, Lance & Keri lost and confused.
Season 16 (so far): Leg 7. Awesome location with interesting shakeups in the order and Jet & Cord are unexpectedly in last.
I have a tendency to like the early legs better than the later ones. IMO, more teams means more interest.
north09:
Leg 1: Pahrump, NV to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Season 2)
I agree that much of what makes the race fun to watch are the locations. Season 2 did a great job of highlighting Rio in the hour it had. We got everything from a climb up to the famous Christ the Redeemer to a rappel down from the city’s beautiful mountains.
Leg 2: Shannon, Ireland to Amsterdam, Netherlands (Season 12)
These legs have never stood out to me to the point where I can pick a clear cut favorite. Season 12's second leg stands out the most for some reason though. I don’t know why.
Leg 3: Oslo, Norway to Stockholm, Sweden (Season 6)
Any fan of the race can remember the infamous haybale roadblock presented in Season 6. Lena & Kristy stood out there for hours before Phil made his first (I believe) in-field elimination. Even BVM loved it enough to revive it in a later season.
Leg 4: Puerto Montt, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina (Season 11)
It’s fun to watch Rob & Amber, but their Season 11 elimination showed they can be beaten.
Leg 5: Auckland, New Zealand to Siem Reap, Cambodia (Season 13)
Our work here at RFF made this leg from Season 13 special to me. It was fun to see all the tourist photos and accounts of their trip to Angkor Wat play out on camera.
Leg 6: Vilnius, Lithuania to Dubrovnik, Croatia (Season 12)
Same reasons as above, except that it was my first time seeing a full leg play out with a different perspective during Season 12.
Leg 7: Reims, France to The Seychelles Islands (Season 16)
The race out did itself on this leg from Season 16. The tasks were as stunning as the surroundings. And lets not forget the race to the pitstop between Carol & Brandy and Jet & Cord.
Leg 8: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania to Dubai, UAE (Season 5)
Season 8 introduced me to the exciting architecture of Dubai. Even finishing up at the would famous Burj Dubai.
Leg 9: Antanarivo, Madagaskar to Keiv, Ukraine (Season 10)
What can I say, I’ve always wanted to see the Ukraine, and Season 10 gave me a peak at it through my TV screen. We also got a TBC which always keeps up the suspense.
Leg 10: Kolkata, India to Paengaroa, New Zealand (Season 5)
I have to agree with wooden on this one; Season 5’s introduction of zorbing made this leg.
Leg 11: Prague, Czech Republic (Season 15)
It took until Season 15 for the race to finally visit Prague. Sure it was nice to see the city streets and The Charles Bridge, but Phil eliminating Herb & Nate made it that much better.
Leg 12: Barcelona, Spain to New York, NY (Season 10)
An exciting finish to Season 10 only an hour away from me. I’ve even had a chance to see the globe and The Alamo when visiting the city.
David:
Great cjoices everyone! I'll try to make mine when I have the time!
And, north09, I believe that Marshall and Lance were eliminated in Egypt in a sand field.
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