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Episode 9: East Coast live show updates and commentary
Caelestor:
Another great episode (this season has really picked up from the first few episodes). Not a fan of the lesbian's cocky nature, but their breakdown and barrage at Caite was absolutely hilarious to watch.
Horribly strategy for Brent/Caite not to U-turn one of the M/M teams. Oh well.
Still loving Dan/Jordan and the cowboys. :jumpy:
everbloom:
--- Quote from: Dånooky ✟ on April 11, 2010, 10:58:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: everbloom on April 11, 2010, 10:48:47 PM ---I guess that just created negative vibes in the other teams. Also, the U-Turns this season were only used for personal reasons.
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at least they were used.
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I feel if it's not going to help your team, DON'T USE IT. There have been previous times when the U-Turn or Yield weren't used, and it was perfectly fine. U-Turns are supposed to be for strategic purpose...slowing down the stronger, if not the strongest team.
And did I mention it's because of the U-Turn that I hate watching ES now. Check out Joe. ugh.
Mister RC:
--- Quote from: Dånooky ✟ on April 11, 2010, 10:58:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: everbloom on April 11, 2010, 10:48:47 PM ---I guess that just created negative vibes in the other teams. Also, the U-Turns this season were only used for personal reasons.
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at least they were used.
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And on teams behind other teams!
--- Quote ---I feel if it's not going to help your team, DON'T USE IT. There have been previous times when the U-Turn or Yield weren't used, and it was perfectly fine. U-Turns are supposed to be for strategic purpose...slowing down the stronger, if not the strongest team.
And did I mention it's because of the U-Turn that I hate watching ES now. Check out Joe. ugh.
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I have to disagree. While I would not complain about the U-Turn being retired, it's part of the game. Sure it may not have helped Brent/Caite here, but it didn't hurt them either. It's likely the last time it'll appear, so why not use it? Whether it may have been used incorrectly, at least the end result was a positive one. It knocked out a team.
However, I agree about Joe and ES.
Question to Peach, Luke (if he's still around), or whomever: Is there a rule for or against teams doing both detours prior to the U-Turn? I would think if I were on the race and had a feeling that I might get U-Turned, that I would take a chance and do both detours (if they're close to one-another esp), and then when I found out that I actually got U-Turned, I'm off the hook.
Hooky:
Kinda bummed to see Carol & Brandy go after all the unnecessary targeting. Most of what I would say about the U-turn issue has already been said, so I'll just sum it up by saying - poor use of strategy.
But on the plus side it put Carol & Brandy back into fine form. Loved their quotes imitating Brent & Caite! :lol3: We haven't seen much entertainment since Leg 1, so this was refreshing. I would actually dare say that it (along with the aforementioned drama) was the spark that saved an otherwise mediocre episode. Apart from the Fast Forward, the tasks didn't seem to have much entertainment potential, especially the counting Roadblock.
I liked that this episode had lots of tasks, but sadly the only memorable one was the Singapore Flyer Fast Forward. I like watching the thrill tasks, so this was nice. And in another "Ode to Leg 1", this was possibly the first real thrill we have seen since that leg. :lol:
Louie & Michael. Ugh. Their cocky and self-righteous attitude really turns me off. I thought they would just U-turn Joe & Heidi out and be done. But they've done it twice, this time by using another team's U-turn to throw out Carol & Brandy. Surely they should have instead tried to convince another team to U-turn Jet & Cord (their biggest competition), or even Dan & Jordan. I just don't get it. :duno:
Oh, and another thing: Why was Michael allowed to use a counting device (or whatever that thing was - it was explained rather unintelligibly) to count for him? Doesn't that warrant some kind of penalty? I would think that the person doing the task would actually be expected to count for himself, right? Lame, and, needless to say, a bad precedent to set in the name of fairness. Couldn't this be considered about on par with speeding when self-driving? Hmmm...
Caelestor:
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 12, 2010, 12:29:04 AM ---Oh, and another thing: Why was Michael allowed to use a counting device (or whatever that thing was - it was explained rather unintelligibly) to count for him? Doesn't that warrant some kind of penalty? I would think that the person doing the task would actually be expected to count for himself, right? Lame, and, needless to say, a bad precedent to set in the name of fairness. Couldn't this be considered about on par with speeding when self-driving? Hmmm...
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It's a ticker that you see often when people pass through the entrance to a museum or train station. Like the calculator last year, perfectly legit if you actually bothered to bring one.
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