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TAR Australia 8 (Celebrity Edition 2) Ongoing SHOW Discussion

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Xoruz:
Holy cow!

That was a pretty great leg that all came down to a penalty and a foot race. It was nice to revisit Salta after all these years and explore more of the city. Have to agree that this leg turned into TAR 7 with a team getting lost for an hour, the cow head, and gauchos. Was nice to get some clarity with the Detour penalty as it’s more about how much of the task the team completed. Hoping though it’s more early days, and not a pattern with every team taking penalties. Can’t recall ever seeing an Intersection at the end of a leg, but at least it gave the last place team a chance.

BourkieBoy:
Episode 2 Thoughts

Finally got around to watching Episode 2 (on the same day that Episode 3 is due  :lol: :funny:)

I definitely thought that this leg was much better than the premiere. Wasn’t pretty seeing Mel have a total panic attack while on the cable car to the Roadblock, but it was great to see how supportive her sister was. I really enjoyed the Roadblock - really cool traditional challenge that was also quite difficult! Credit to Steph for sticking with the task despite having very poor eyesight.

As for the Detour, the Strong Stomach Detour was disgusting! I have no idea how teams managed to eat that cow’s head (seriously one of the most disgusting tasks I have ever seen in any version of TAR) - Jett & Lily were really smart on taking the penalty early (could of kept them in the Race), but it was quite funny to see many teams throw up during the task. The Soft Touch Detour was probably was the worst challenge of the leg (I don’t really care about animal tasks that involve milking???), but it was funny to see Cyrell freaking out over animals  :funny: :lol:

Having an Intersection at the end of the leg was… interesting to say the least. The task of a gaucho horseback riding routine was quite neat, but it was presented as being quite an easy task? I thought the Pit Stop location was quite beautiful and it was good to see a foot race to the mat for last!

As for the eliminated team, Show contentI’m not really too fussed with Nat & Mel being eliminated. They’re nice people, but weren’t really all that entertaining. However, all credit to Mel for participating in the Race despite having two broken bones in her foot!
Also… is Billy just going to say “good rip” each time Oscar rips open a clue?  :lol: :funny:

Looking forward to tonight’s episode concluding our Argentina run!

Maanca:
Not sure if it's true, but I just heard this season actually didn't allow Detour switching, and that's why we saw two teams quit the Detour in the first two episodes.

If true, that is a really, really stupid choice. Manufactured penalty drama.

Xoruz:
We got our first leg without penalties.

One thing about the celebrity seasons is how they focus on the countries they visit and how they show off lesser known corners. Though it is funny that Tilcara was just on Celebrity Race Across the World las week. Still can't figure out how a small comment lead to a one-sided blow up from Cyrell to Thorpie.

Small note, whoever named one of the llamas Kuzco has my sense of humor and nostalgia. Also, I think Pete visually represented what a lot of people think about alarm clocks.

NumfarPTB:
This was a tough leg physically.
Glad there were no penalties.
Well the luck ran out for this team. Not sad to see them go, as they were mostly unlikable.
A bit surprised it was a elimnation leg, I kept expecting to get at least one non-elim per country, for some silly reason.

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