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TAR Australia 9 (Celebrity Edition 3) Ongoing SHOW Discussion

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BourkieBoy:
Episode 3 Thoughts

Well! Another good episode to end Nepal Week!  :cheer:

Starting off right away with the water carrying task was quite unique - it was quite a long distance between the water fountain and the courtyard where the water needed to be delivered to - 6 litres is a lot of water (imagine carrying a 3 litre bottle of milk while trying to go as fast as you can!) It's no wonder a couple of teams needed to go back to the fountain for another attempt. It was also interesting to see the Speed Bump return in this task (interesting to see that they are continuing on with the idea of using the Handicap challenge instead of a whole separate challenge - not too sure about this. Not a fan also of making the team finish last on a KOR complete a Speed Bump)

We then come to the potter making Roadblock - it was an interesting enough task, but felt that the judging of the task was quite lenient? Maybe because I don't like pottery, but felt that this was the worst challenge of the leg by far. We then move onto the Detour, where again the challenges were very unbalanced (at the least the judging was a lot stricter for this challenge). Brush Off was by far the easier task (having to simply scrub tiles to remove all dirt and grime, compared to sanding and then painting a door in a whole new colour). At least the Brush Off doors looked really nice after they had been repainted (that teal color of Luke & Sassy Scott's door was memorizing)

And then off to another temple for our Pit Stop  :funny: :lol:

Very, very happy with our first English-speaking visit to Nepal. Last night's episode was by far the best, followed by tonight's and then followed by the premiere. Really looking forward to the first ever visit to Uzbekistan on Sunday night!

Show contentGobsmacked and utterly shocked that Bronte & Benfield were our second boots. You have to understand that Bronte is one of Australia's greatest ever Olympic swimmers, so was expecting her and Benfield to at least make it three quarters through the Race. It just shows no matter who you are, choosing the wrong Detour can be Race suicide (especially if you don't pay attention to the intricate details of the task!)

Xoruz:
A lot of focus on grunt work this leg as well as some massive rises and falls. Was not expecting that team to finish last. Really shows how one bad Detour choice can be killer. All in all, these past three episodes have been a good showcase for why Nepal is my most sought after country for TAR US. Come on CBS (though there may be some complications at the moment).

NumfarPTB:
Really sad by that elimination.
Felt like Fewer tasks as they were coming from a KOR, still two very physically demanding tasks, and could be frustrating RB in between. That was still an ARI, a RB and detour.
In the end mostly the luck of the detour choice, and with them designed in a way that seems to be straightforward enough to complete, and being far enough between them that did not incentivate switching (an intersting contrast to previous night's TAR Can that had a detour in the same building that allowed some leeway towards that).

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