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TAR 27 Ep 1 LIVE SHOW Updates and Commentary! Tonight at 8PM EST
Platrium:
--- Quote from: gamerfan09 on September 25, 2015, 08:10:03 PM ---Last peeve with editing this episode: Did anyone feel that elimination felt awkwardly edited? =/
Like there was no suspense at all if they were out or if it was an NEL. It felt kinda off.
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Yeah, which is why I think TAR26 premiere was slightly better.
Now that you mentioned it, I don't remember any kind of suspense being shown this episode. :ascared
gamerfan09:
--- Quote from: Platrium on September 25, 2015, 08:12:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: gamerfan09 on September 25, 2015, 08:10:03 PM ---Last peeve with editing this episode: Did anyone feel that elimination felt awkwardly edited? =/
Like there was no suspense at all if they were out or if it was an NEL. It felt kinda off.
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Yeah, which is why I think TAR26 premiere was slightly better.
Now that you mentioned it, I don't remember any kind of suspense being shown this episode. :ascared
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The only suspense was with the bottom two teams :lol:
Keepcopz:
Thanks. <3 My Live Stream got a bit rocky during that time so I miss it.
I like it, before leg 5, because Tanner & Josh will more likely to use it now rather than just stick with it till leg 8. The twist of giving the EP would really shake it though. There's more to think about the EP so I think WRP did really good job with it.
RachelLeVega:
So tonight, after snacking on popcorn and downing a martini glass of caiprinha made of cachaça and a splash of Sprite, all I have to say for this episode is, "What?"
Leg 1 (United States --> Brazil)
[DRINK: Homemade caipirinha]
The beginning felt like a surge of an ocean coming at me, and before I knew it, the teams had arrived in Rio de Janeiro without telling us much about the team's backgrounds besides their cliché. Now I wish this was a 90-minute premiere to make up for the extremely speedy editing.
FAST FORWARD: (Gutsy Grannies' triumph)
I thought this would have been a crazy, fantastic start for the first Leg. But like TAR23, the wind won't stop for a team until the fat lady sings. An unused Fast Forward is like shopping on Christmas Day. You're out of luck. I am sad that Justin & Diana had to fall to the bottom of the pack in the first leg this way.
FAST FORWARD SCORE: 7/10
I thought touring the city in a helicopter was just an excuse to film overhead shots. As if anybody would forget the Christ the Redeemer statue if Ernest & Jin noticed the large touring map at the aviation agency. Still took in the beauty like I was riding in midair with one glass in my hand. Not a very good idea to think about.
DETOUR: (Cheating At Footvolley or Puzzled In Agony)
I loved how teams could just as easily lose in both tasks as win. Alex & Adam impressed me the most during this Leg, channeling their inner Charla spirits, and defeating the footvolley task in untroubled serves. And seeing the opponents use their head, literally, to bump the ball over the net, holy cowabunga! Kelly & Shevonne further impressed me at the pavement puzzle by taking three hours and forty-five minutes to finish. Though it did take that long, they did finish and that's what matters on the Race. Drinks well deserved. Cheers!
DETOUR SCORE: 8.5/10
MVPs this Leg: Rick, Alex & Adam, Tanner & Josh, Justin & Diana
UNIQUENESS & INTERESTINGNESS: 6/10 (reused TAR2 material like the hanggliders and footvolley, but the pavement puzzle was fine though I have seen sliding puzzles before: Amani & Marcus's Speed Bump in Malawi of TAR19)
WORDS ABOUT EDITING: 8/10 Mid-race introductions were a big mistake - Unnecessary choppiness. Bike race was a dud. The episode became a lot more focused nearing the end of the Leg. More suspense!
FINAL SAY: 7.9/10
theschnauzers:
It was a good start, and I have few if any issues with editing.
Seems to me the editors focused on #team green's unlucky choice to go for the fast forward. It llokd to me they used the same location as TAR 2 did for the same tasks, and a team would have landed at Copacabana Beach.
The beach volleyball task was the same as in TAR 2 or 3. Was surprised some teams chose it, but my general impression is that teams that chose it finish the detour faster that teams doing the puzzle.
How the heck did #teamtexas make it to the mat first? My guess is that they used good taxis from the airport and after the helo flight. It was interesting to see the contrast between the Brazilian and American style of beach volleyball. As it was, I think the local were instructed to start letting team score points once the locals were up to 12, and some teams actually played under the American teams well enough to get their 6 points before then.
The puzzle shouldn't have taken 4 hours for any team. It seems to me many teams did not play off of the one piece that was painted onto the open space, and logically you would have matched the right side, the left side and the one blow that painted on piece first, and it would have made solving the puzzle a lot faster. This is where teams ended up shuffled up the order, especially if a team decided to switch detours.
All in all we could tell why teams reached the pit stop when they did except for #team tmz, which becomes one of the few teams Phil had to eliminate away from the pit stop.
And, how beautiful can #Rio be? It shows how enchanting the place is when TAR visits.
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