The Amazing Race International Versions > The Amazing Race: International Versions
HaMerotz LaMillion 9 (TAR Israel) Bitch, Moan & Squal Here! *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*
Xoruz:
--- Quote from: aviva23 on August 14, 2024, 05:39:42 PM ---from where is your info that they have been in Austria? is it confirmed? mean while the show is aired 1 and a half month ago and so far they visited 6 coutnries. Iceland - Spain - Gibraltar - Morocco - Senegal - Azarbaihjan.
is it possible they will back to Europe? it sounds weird...
--- End quote ---
From the sightings thread.
--- Quote from: Xoruz on May 25, 2023, 06:38:30 PM ---They're in Austria.
--- End quote ---
Jai Ho:
Holy cannoli, this leg in Azerbaijan has been TOUGH, and there's still one more episode to go, airing today. From the looks of it (sun rising over teams in taxis) this is one of the first, if not THE first, all-nighter legs in TAR history. However, if you watch the most recent episode, all but one team is shown checking in to the pit stop, which makes me think a) that team didn't complete the leg for some reason, or b) that team got eliminated, and the producers made an "oops" by not showing them at the mat or running to the mat.
Xoruz:
The second leg went through the night, but that was down to travel time with some teams even getting to sleep. The back to back to back punches of the carpet, nightclub, and by the looks of it jam tasks really took all night. Insane.
Jai Ho:
Azerbaijan leg is done and dusted. These teams are hardcore, literally going all night.
Highlights:
- The gas task was so dumb and arbitrary. I would have just brute forced it if I could. The rest of the tasks seemed pretty legit though.
- I was surprised at the different strategies for the carpet task. Had there been an even number of teams in this leg, it would have made for a great intersection; teaming up is how Hasi/Yarin/Mody/Mickey and Sahar/Yiftach/Udi/Matan got through the task at all.
- Also, Sapir initially asking people for 30 minutes of their time rather than 30 seconds was really funny. And of course, once Lior got his lazy ass in gear and acted like he wanted to be there, they finished the carpet task super fast.
- I was also surprised that no one got injured during the bar task, what with GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE (mostly Hasi, but still some others). Sapir did accidentally hit Lior in the head with the small metal cup, that was funny.
- The female contestants seemed to really rock this leg. Esty did so well at the baking that she was basically tutoring the other teams, and got the bartending task done in what seemed to be seconds. Even though Hasi needed a pep talk from Itzik/Esty during the bartending, she eventually got it, and with class. Sapir was similarly impressive.
- What I didn't like about the roadblock was that it was basically a route info task, with all the teammates helping their partners by coaching them through it, which is kind of weird.
- The best parts of the leg for me were the random snack breaks. Mody/Mickey taking a chocolate break outside the bar; Udi/Matan going for muffins during the carpet task; Lior/Sapir at a random food cart after the stairs task, with Lior showing more emotion ordering food than doing actual race tasks.
:funny:
- The producers got me on this one. I was sure that Hasi/Yarin were eliminated because they were the only team not shown in the preview last week; turns out, it was the opposite, as they checked in first place when it was still dark outside, so they couldn't use the footage in the preview as it would have been blatantly obvious that they won the leg, because there would be no reason why night would fall again.
- I loved the shakeup of the teams this leg. Hasi/Yarin, who barely avoided elimination in Senegal, zoomed to first place, and Inbar/Avishai got 4th, their best placement yet. Watching Lee/Anne and Sahar/Yiftach struggle and continuously end up at the back of the pack probably sucked for them, but showed that the race is unpredictable and not something anyone can just sail through.
- The poorly placed yield almost knocked Udi/Matan out of the game a la Racheli/Miri, but they seemed to beat out Guy/Idan by minutes or seconds. If I were Udi/Matan, and I had gotten eliminated after 24 hours of racing because of a stupid yield, I would have been LIVID. So, even though they are not my favorite team, I am glad that this particular obstacle turned out in their favor.
- The mat chats are still too long, boring, and repetitive. Guy/Idan should be proud of themselves though, they really worked hard and worked well together, sad to see them eliminated, especially going from first to worst in one leg.
- Next up is Austria!
Xoruz:
Itzik & Esti remain a consistently strong team, yet they drop the ball on more than one occasion with leg wins. Within a week, we had another example of a team going from first to worst as well.
Moving on to Austria. The show has its first ever episode in Austria, and the first thing they do is a Sound of Music task. Never change HaMerotz, never change.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version