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TAR Australia 9 (Celebrity Edition 3) Ongoing SHOW Discussion

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NumfarPTB:
Thanks the writers for actually using the word country.
Weird that we start the leg with teams exiting from the MRT exit (Sun yat-se Memorial Hall Station) and not from somewhere closer to the ariport. Probably to make things go quicker. Even considering the RI, there are no metros from TPE airport, there's one for TSA.  They did shots at the memorial, why not start there?
I am simply completely weirded out by the route they are taking to reach NTU Hospital station, as it's not that far from the one Aesha and Scott has just left from the start, in terms of how to travel.
(I bet the crew are caring easy cards for this, instead of getting the tokens).

Very annoying RB. Having to carry the back-pack along the "Health Pathway", without telling the teams what was main thing from the challenge, forcing them to figure out by contextual clues. Does what Sassy Scott did count as helping?
Glad Australia is keeping the Face-Off naming convention, and not whaterver US uses which I can't recall right now.
They do send teams far away for the Face Off location, which I actually had to look for a map, as it is not somewhere I've been before, at the IFG Farglory Square. Weird but kinda funny challenge, but do keep some of the Tech side.

Then sending them all the way back to XinYiDistrict for the Detour, which is way closer to where the leg started, seems counter intuitive.
I am Biased  (duh) singing a taiwanese kid song way easier than k-pop choreo. 
Both Detour locations are close, likely opposite ends of the concourse of the multiple mall buildings, not that it matters since they are not allowed to switch.

Expected to see whatever challenge is set in XiMenDin this episode, as they kept showing contextual shots from there, but seem to be for the next leg, along a night market section. The PIt stop is close to there. Though, another KOR is cruel.....

Still hoping we go beyond Taipei for one of the legs.

Xoruz:
I see why they did a day leg and a night leg in Taipei. Not too much excitement from a Speed Bump that can be done with Google Translate. Should come as no surprise that they did stinky tofu due to Australia's love of eating tasks. The Roadblock could have been interesting but it mostly led to random guessing and partners helping the Roadblock participants a little too much for my liking (unless it was specified in the clue and never told to us). Show contentAll of the middle legs have been NELs, so this wasn't a big surprise. We are though starting to see the consequences of three teams leaving outside of eliminations with back-to-back NELs.

NumfarPTB:
A cool happenstance, happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Australia and their love of eating challenges. Not suprised by stinky tofu as part of it.
Just shocked they made teams travel all the way near the river to RaoHe Night Market (though more iconic), thought thed'd stick around the Pit Stop neighborhood which does have a smaller but still very cool night market nearby.
 :duno: Show contentFeel so silly that I recognized the spot teams were dropping the bags from a gate,on the sweet side of the detour, which is near a store, close to the side street that takes you near the Rainbow bridge. (Sadly not shown)
Not a fan of Claw machines. Much more of a Gachapon person. Guaranteed prize.
But funny how race blinders makes you miss the big screen.

Liked the concept of the RB. A mix of traditional and new, just the partner helping was a bit much. Must've been exhausting so much running around as they were coming from a KOR. It was a weird challenge design, they should have the non RB partner stay where the main Idol was dancing, while the other teamate ran around searching, not along.

PIt Stop, just head to the entrance of XiMenDing.....Cool greeter, we had a Rupaul Drag race winner from the country a couple years ago.

Show contentHappy it was a NEL, clearly a result of losing so many teams at once back in Sri Lanka. Happy we did not lose the Currys.
Glad we are going beyond the capital for the next leg even for a bit.

Maanca:
The Roadblock clue was brilliant - "Who won't techno for an answer?"

Xoruz:
Never really seen this cultural aspect of Taiwan before on TAR; one of the benefits of how TAR Australia focuses on their countries. We're nearing the end and the stress of the race is really impacting the teams. Things like the Roadblock, spinning the top, and even navigating Fushan led to a lot of disagreements and frustration among the teams.

Show contentGretel & Epiphany really started to become undone by the time they hit Taiwan. They did surprisingly well, and I quite enjoyed them.

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