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TAR CHINA 4: Ongoing SHOW DIscussion! **contains spoilers**
ImANewUser:
I think they were getting elim'd regardless so that's why I'm not that worried logistics-wise (*especially* given how this franchise is planned lmao)
what a sad loss :( we have a really good Final 4 still though, so I'm good!
dryedmangoez:
Is it safe to assume next Leg is Non-Elimination?
NumfarPTB:
--- Quote from: BourkieBoy on September 16, 2017, 01:01:32 AM ---Always sad to see a team pull out from the race!
So, it was a Non-Elimination, since they had to withdraw ???
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I think the proper phrasing would be, it was planned to be an Elimination Leg, however as a team withdrew midway through the leg, it turned that into a Non-Elim.
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on September 15, 2017, 11:41:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: Maanca on September 15, 2017, 12:17:47 PM ---Well, if he was hurt, it's understandable, then :(
Came in late, 2 NEL, lost a Face Off, then if they quit for a lesser reason, for me that'd pretty much rank them up there among the worst TAR teams.
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You mean if the excuse was a hurt knee?? :groan:
Worst behaved team ever from what I hear.
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It was edited as an excuse. The editing of the entire sequence was all weird. Do have to agree with Peach on the worst behaved, as they left midway through a non-physical detour, complaining that the task was ill suited for 2 dudes, and the leaving sequence seems to imply that there was more to it, like trying to complain to the producers and then just heading back to the hotel. Then just simply disappear from the episode entirely, until almost the final minutes, when teams are heading to the Pit Stop, and placement board says that they gave-up on the leg, followed by filmed interview with them explaining why they dropped out.
Considering that back in Leg 2, they offered Wu MinXia the option of giving-up on the leg, instead of racing by herself, then if this Vietnam leg were non-elim, I get the impression that by this reasoning they would be even allowed to return on the following leg if they so wished, which from most of their approach from the race, doesn't seem something they would have wanted.
I am a tad bit curious to check out public reaction, but still too annoyed to go through Jike fangirling posts, to check it out. But I may be even more annoyed if there was no backlash, considering last year Liu Xiang got the silliest backlash, by being game with the race by going all in with the task that had him cosplaying Sailor Moon.
Weirdly, at least from the the keyword searches and alerts I have saved on my feeds (haven't checked weibo), people seem to be more concerned about the fact that FanBinBin, might be pregnant, and questioning producers if having her team ousted early was actually planned on purpose.
Maanca:
No episode this week? :(
No results have come up on the Chinese Wikipedia page as they would have by now.
NumfarPTB:
Yes, there was. Unlike the previous 2 weeks, when I had a long weekend and a Friday off due to my overdue vacation week, so I was able to do more live-ish updates, expect these last 3 weeks to occur later. I only had time to post a link for one of the feeds, which I just updated with a better link, I might not even have time for that on finale week, as I have a work event, so expect further delays for that week.
Well here some overdue stuff.
Only starting my watch now, so will keep updating this for the next 90-minutes or so.
Leg 8 - Zhuhai and Macau, China
Starting Point:
Entrance of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, located at Zhuhai
Teams will depart 1 minute apart from each other, following the finishing order from the previous leg.
Teams will find their first clue projected on the LED screen roof of a part of the park, which will project 12 different "clues", but only one contains the actual clue for their next task.
The message itself mentions all racers at some point welcoming them to the resort, and also introduces the several attractions the resort provides.
RI: Travel to Penguin World and search for your next clue.
ARI: 企鹅趁重 "Weighing Penguins" - Feed and Weight 10 different penguins, which can be identified by their different colored bracelets. Two teams may perform the task at the same time, with up to 10 minute long rounds.
RI: Travel to Whale Shark Exhibit Aquarium and search for your next clue.
ARI: 与鱼共舞 "Dancing with Fishes" - One of the racers must dive into the Aquarium, while the other one must stay outside with 5 pictures of different animals. The racer outside will show the pictures of the animals which must be found and photographed by the one diving. All 5 pictures must be approved to receive the next clue and also a pair of Ocean Genie key-chains which must be taken to the pit-stop (it's a easier to transport version of the Travelocity Gnome task, serving the same role, as Chimelong was a major sponsor for this episode and also kinda with the play of treasures for this season)
- I understand why they were ARi, probably due to the resort being major sponsor during the leg, but with some added difficulty, like maybe more penguins to be weighed and more pictures to be taken, they could've worked well as detour options, instead of 2 ARI. -
ARI: Travel to 澳門英記餅家（Pastelaria Yeng Kee) in Macau with the provided S7 car and produce 20 quality Almond Cakes to receive your next clue.
There were 4 stations, but never more than 2 teams making the cakes at the same time.
RI: Travel to Grado 'Mini' Golf and search for your next clue.
Face-Off: 红黄大战 - Big Red and Yellow Battle.
Someone pointed out it's same task already done in other TAR versions.
Team ahead, have the right to appoint who will be competing, 1st team to have all 3 circles with their color wins. Each circle is formed by 2 pieces and their distributed as a wide triangle. All 6 pieces must be even for a second be in one color for a team to win.
RI: Travel to Venetian Macau Shopping Mall and learn a opera piece, determined by the chosen gondolier, and perform it correctly during a gondola ride.
The available options were:
Funicula Funicula
Santa Lucia
Pit Stop: Sands Cotai Central
1st - Qiang Zi & Zhang Xingyue - Prize: One Year Supply of HeiHeiRu Products, which winners can choose to donate for Hope Primary School
2nd - Wu Minxia & Zhang Xiaocheng
3rd - Xiu Jie Kai & Alyssa Chia
4th - Joseph Cheng & Wang Likun - Non-Elim
Last leg there were no RB, this time around, no RB or Detour. Well, the way the Face-Off is built is kind off Rb-ish, as only one racer have to compete. Very weird leg altogether, with a bit too much sponsor interference.
And the Cake Shop task could've totally be a RB, instead of another ARI.
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