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theschnauzers:
The cutbacks  in the Fast Forwards was definitely financial. Before they started cutting back on the FFs about half of them were never used.  In more recent editions, that same ratio still seemed to be the case (it would not be used about half the time).

I've given up on ever seeing the FF return to the early season pattern; at this point, if they treated the Express Pass that same way (all the teams had a chance to use it once up until the final leg) it would bring back the sense of strategy in its use, but eliminate the costs of setting up tasks that don't get used.

mswood:

--- Quote from: Dånooky on October 24, 2010, 08:35:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on October 24, 2010, 08:32:19 PM ---^ I thought about that but an hours of operations really doesn't cost much more then a price of a sign.

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True but the only place they could have placed it was either at the FF or the gondola (I don't think the gondola managers would like being told to keep closed after their normal opening hours), none of the locations justified a HoH other than those.

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Well it appeared to be off season for them.  In all the footage did you see any other people besides racers there?

Even a partial HoH of an hour would have probably given enough time for five teams to scramble for it.

And if push came to shove they could certainly have an hours of operation, that actually had nothing to do with the actual hours that a facility is open (they've done it before).

To me if you are going to do that, then you might as well get rid of the reward given when reaching the Pit Stop.  In the same way that getting the Express Pass was the award for winning a leg.

Ruth:
This episode was not as exciting for me, probably because the teams did not start out on equal ground and hence the positions hardly shifted. I'm really happy that Nat and Kat won the Fast Forward and came in first again! It was so endearing watching the two ladies. First, Nat struggled with her fear of heights. Then, Kat struggled with eating the meat after being a vegetarian for 22 years. It's just amazing, seeing their drive to win and how they're always so encouraging towards each other. It would be awesome if they were the first all-female team to win the race, but I shan't get my hopes too high now. Happy with how they did this leg!

Gary and Mallory are still going strong! I actually half expected them to fall a couple of positions this leg because I thought that their prime was over. But they surprised me once again by finishing in a strong second place. I love Mallory's positive energy on the race! "I love Christmas!" Lol. I love the father-daughter and father-son teams! Love how Kevin is always thinking for his dad's safety, and being willing to go for slower tasks just for his dad.

Brook and Claire were amazing this leg too. I was so impressed with Claire for not giving up during the Roadblock. It was tough, but it was great seeing her fighting spirit and Brook's encouragement to her. These two girls just continue to crack me up with their craziness, energy and humour lol. And they're probably the most consistent team of the race thus far.

Nick and Vicki... "What does Fast Forward taken mean?" Seriously, have you guys never watched TAR before???? That cracked me up totally. Well, they should be thankful that going for the FF did not cost them their position. That was major luck on their part. Did they honestly think that every team could do the FF... I was already shocked that they decided to go for it despite knowing that they were in 6th and at least one of the teams before that must have done it. But I must give props to Vicki, she's one really strong woman. Look at her perform the Roadblock and Detour! I was really impressed.

I'm not too sad that Katie and Rachel are gone, it's expected, and they haven't been the nicest people on the race. But overall, I still do not dislike any team. Once again, I love this season!

apskip:

--- Quote from: mswood on October 24, 2010, 07:23:57 PM ---I thought Alaska was the land of the midnight sun?

Nat & Kat 6:00am

Make a run for the boarder (what is this taco bell), go to Norvik Norway.

Gary & Mallory 6:04
Brook & Claire 6:05
Michael & Kevin 6:30  ride to the top of fagger ?????

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mswood,
From a geographical perspective, you are correct that the northernmost quarter of Alaska is the land of the midnight sun as the Arctic Circle goes not very far north of Fairbanks. Here is the worldwide perspective on what is above the Arctic Circle and subject to the midnight sun phenomenom:

polar ice cap
the northern 90% of Greenland
Lappland - including the cities of Bodo, Narvik, Tromso and Hammerfest in Norway and Kiruna in Sweden but mostly inhabited by the Sami in landlocked northern Finland; population of 160,000 in the above 5 cities but little elsewhere
Russia- the city of Murmansk ( at population of 311,000 it probably has half of the total population above the Arctic Circle), island of Nova Zemlya (where the Russians had a lot of missile development centers), and a surprisingly small part of northern Siberia
Alaska - cities of Kotzebue and Prudhoe Bay, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two national parks and other national reserves, with a total population of under 10,000 for the northernmost 1/4 of the state
Canada- very small tip of Yukon, small tip of Northwest Territories, and almost all of Nunavut; negligible population

apskip:

--- Quote from: mswood on October 24, 2010, 07:43:48 PM ---Oh and 2nd episode in a row with no equalization. 

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Let us give appropriate kudos to World Race Productions for breaking their normal inane practices. The result is to let the better teams who earn it by getting ahead stay ahead and the weaker teams to fall by the wayside.

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