Of course!Good to hear. So excited about tonight.
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First time watching live after getting in TAR during the pandemic. Looking forward to the season!
:waves:
First time watching live after getting in TAR during the pandemic. Looking forward to the season!
:waves:
First time watching live after getting in TAR during the pandemic. Looking forward to the season!
Glad the show mentioned Banksy and do Americans really not know that a bobby is a British cop?I certainly did not know what a "bobby" is prior. :duno:
Glad the show mentioned Banksy and do Americans really not know that a bobby is a British cop?I certainly did not know what a "bobby" is prior. :duno:
It's not something people from the States learn about unless they had already been exposed to the term from a British source.
Glad the show mentioned Banksy and do Americans really not know that a bobby is a British cop?I certainly did not know what a "bobby" is prior. :duno:
It's not something people from the States learn about unless they had already been exposed to the term from a British source.
If you don't know who Boris Johnson is or what Big Ben looks like, then I question the US Education System. Am I the only one?
If you don't know who Boris Johnson is or what Big Ben looks like, then I question the US Education System. Am I the only one?
Most of the cast are too busy trying to save the world to understand geography & current affairs.
Ryan & Dusty reach the Pit Stop 2ND followed right behind by Cayla & Raquel for 3RD.Coincidentally (or not), these were the first three teams to be introduced
Phil asks how they are feeling so far.
Not gonna lie, this was a pretty boring first leg. Hopefully hour 2 is better.
I'm with you. Some of the tasks/pacing/editing feel a tad awkward, but I think this being two hours is going to help the overall impression of the season. I'm just happy that the first half whet my appetite and now I can continue watching TAR; otherwise, I'd feel much more restless regarding the season.Not gonna lie, this was a pretty boring first leg. Hopefully hour 2 is better.
Maybe I'm just sooo happy they are back, but I don't find it boring.
I love that there is a lot of different tasks and moving around London
If you don't know who Boris Johnson is or what Big Ben looks like, then I question the US Education System. Am I the only one?Amen!
I love how teams are so underwhelmed with the leg design that it's actively messing with them :funny:Idek if i want to love it or hate the task
I love how teams are so underwhelmed with the leg design that it's actively messing with them :funny:I know the challenge producers are embarrassed right now. :lol:
OMG...Palm slap to forehead!! WTHeck??
Pretty sure we had a darts in a bar task before.TAR Canada 6, Face Off in Manitoba iirc
Anyone remember where or when??
I'm glad you agree with me, Peach.If you don't know who Boris Johnson is or what Big Ben looks like, then I question the US Education System. Am I the only one?Amen!
Pretty sure we had a darts in a bar task before.TAR Canada 6, Face Off in Manitoba iirc
Anyone remember where or when??
Pretty sure we had a darts in a bar task before.
Anyone remember where or when??
For this season's first Face Off, teams travelled to the St. James Branch #4 of the Royal Canadian Legion, where they competed against each other in a game of darts, in which teams had to hit all twenty sections of a dartboard with their darts. If a team member was able to hit the bullseye, they could remove any two sections from their dartboard.
Safe to say no PS greeters ?And no mat, either. It feels incomplete.
Kayla and Raquel didn't know Boris Johnson or Brexit. So they're not political.It's related to the bloc, but they don't have full membership. Think of them as affiliates.
Also, Norway isn't in the EU?!
Safe to say no PS greeters ?And no mat, either. It feels incomplete.
It's worth noting how empty some of London seems, even in March 2020-- there's a strange sense of foreboding. Even before filming halted, this was never going to be a normal season.
Surprisingly much of placement shifts on what would have been a linear and simple leg lolIt was really just darts being faster and taxi luck though?
Surprisingly much of placement shifts on what would have been a linear and simple leg lolIt was really just darts being faster and taxi luck though?
Is this the first time racers have been checked into a Pit Stop while sitting down? It was unique, but like others mentioned, a bit odd.They did that first in season 1 in Thailand where 5 teams were checked in Tiger Temple.
Another special circumstance and technicality: Phil refereed Heather & Eve's penalty with Aaron & Arianne sitting down at Torre de Belem in Lisbon during TAR3.Is this the first time racers have been checked into a Pit Stop while sitting down? It was unique, but like others mentioned, a bit odd.They did that first in season 1 in Thailand where 5 teams were checked in Tiger Temple.
I'm glad you mentioned technicality because I was just about to say: "7 teams who were stood up told me to say hi to Rachel" :cmaslol :cmas16 :cmas10Another special circumstance and technicality: Phil refereed Heather & Eve's penalty with Aaron & Arianne sitting down at Torre de Belem in Lisbon during TAR3.Is this the first time racers have been checked into a Pit Stop while sitting down? It was unique, but like others mentioned, a bit odd.They did that first in season 1 in Thailand where 5 teams were checked in Tiger Temple.
Raquel & Cayla bypass Lulu & Lala while Taylor & Isaiah pass Caro & Ray.I liked them already, hope they do well.
Arun & Natalia are superfans of TAR and their first scene is them watching TAR26. They reveal their true American dream story.
Connie & Sam's taxi tries to take a shortcut.
Kim & Penn are introduced as YouTubers who make musically-inclined joys. They are most famous for their Christmas Jammies video.Aren't you sad that Christmas has already been over?
Caro & Ray and Kim & Penn reach the Artist Den task. They get a lesson in pasting the pieces of artwork onto the wall.
In hindsight, I'm sure Bertram and co. would've had Leg 2 in a different location than London, considering that they lamented having to use so many repeat locations in interviews. Each London leg was alright and it was cool to see the city at night and day, but I feel that the two could've been combined into a single, super solid London leg, rather than split into two. Sorting mail and playing darts don't exactly convey a wow-factor.
I'm glad that this is going to be the last leg with taxis. They seemed to have an understated, yet disproportionately large, impact on the results in these two legs, and it sucks to see a team go down that way.
Paramount+ has the episodes and insider videos posted as of 3 am CT, for those of you wanting to rewatch. The insider videos for both legs are also posted on the TAR official You Tube channel.Thanks for that notice. I enjoyed watching all of them on YouTube.
So glad to have TAR back on my screen. I enjoyed the first leg. The tasks, night scenery, & the pit stop :luvya: but little bit disappointed with the second leg, especially the roadblock. Even though it made two teams confused, but Raquel finished it in 15 seconds. Was it the fastest roadblock ever on TAR? I wish they put the clue inside the sealed envelope to make it more challenging.
Sheri is tired from running already. "Slow and steady"
Lulu & Lala are last to arrive at the Detour clue while Raquel & Cayla ask for what a Bobby is with success from a local British woman. They find the bobby and must go to Little Ben.
Akbar is frustrated with Sheri.
So glad to have TAR back on my screen. I enjoyed the first leg. The tasks, night scenery, & the pit stop :luvya: but little bit disappointed with the second leg, especially the roadblock. Even though it made two teams confused, but Raquel finished it in 15 seconds. Was it the fastest roadblock ever on TAR? I wish they put the clue inside the sealed envelope to make it more challenging.No, it was this. :lol:
Did anyone see when Raquel & Cayla got their clue from the "Bobby" that Sheri was not too far away trying to catch her breath/gather her thoughts? How could she miss that another team was talking to a local?
Just watched this double episode and I must be in the minority because I found the second half significantly better than the first half.Welcome to RFF!
I really hate the introducing the teams as the episode goes on thing they do now, just introduce them all before the race begins. Even after two episodes I feel like I've hardly seen three or four of them.
The split starting line is rubbish, but I understand it might have been a necessity because of covid.
Leg 1 seemed to consist largely of "hey, English people speak differently to us". I love night legs, but all the challenges outside the street art detour (which was really good) felt too similar to me. Did enjoy the Queen/Boris cameos.
In Leg 2, the Roadblock was too simple but it seemed to throw a couple of people so maybe it had the desired effect. Think a TAR11-style, find your team amongst the addresses would have been more effective a challenge than the find the TAR envelope. The Detour I think was nearly perfect. Darts may not be exciting, but it's a huge part of British culture, and speaking as a Brit myself, I thought the teams going for that were mental. Hitting the bullseye twice in the same round seemed ridiculously difficult to me, but they seemed to manage it. I would have chosen the cake detour with no question, but again, it's a great challenge with the other cakes throwing the racers off. Maybe the first TAR challenge that's needed knowledge of current affairs with Brexit, but it was one of the best detours in the long time I think.
Didn't like the bus pit stop, it was uncomfortable to watch.
I'm from Scotland, so looking forward to next week. However, Phil's pronunciation of Glasgow made me sad. It's "Glaz-go", there's no alternative.
Just watched this double episode and I must be in the minority because I found the second half significantly better than the first half.Welcome to RFF!
I really hate the introducing the teams as the episode goes on thing they do now, just introduce them all before the race begins. Even after two episodes I feel like I've hardly seen three or four of them.
The split starting line is rubbish, but I understand it might have been a necessity because of covid.
Leg 1 seemed to consist largely of "hey, English people speak differently to us". I love night legs, but all the challenges outside the street art detour (which was really good) felt too similar to me. Did enjoy the Queen/Boris cameos.
In Leg 2, the Roadblock was too simple but it seemed to throw a couple of people so maybe it had the desired effect. Think a TAR11-style, find your team amongst the addresses would have been more effective a challenge than the find the TAR envelope. The Detour I think was nearly perfect. Darts may not be exciting, but it's a huge part of British culture, and speaking as a Brit myself, I thought the teams going for that were mental. Hitting the bullseye twice in the same round seemed ridiculously difficult to me, but they seemed to manage it. I would have chosen the cake detour with no question, but again, it's a great challenge with the other cakes throwing the racers off. Maybe the first TAR challenge that's needed knowledge of current affairs with Brexit, but it was one of the best detours in the long time I think.
Didn't like the bus pit stop, it was uncomfortable to watch.
I'm from Scotland, so looking forward to next week. However, Phil's pronunciation of Glasgow made me sad. It's "Glaz-go", there's no alternative.
Highlighted is exactly how I feel about the premiere as well. And I'm glad you mentioned the Ushuaia Post Office Roadblock because that's exactly what I was wishing happened during the broadcast. The secondhand embarrassment I still have for the challenge producers when Penn said it shouldn't have been so straightforward.
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Way too easy for current RB standards albeit the comedy. Lala ripping open the regular envelopes is what I would have done myself and what would've made for an exciting battle to return aboard the Mail Rail. In spite of that, Leg 2 definitely felt more cohesive than Leg 1 because it turned the notch up on England's current affairs and unique invention origins. Leg 1 felt more like a living and breathing caricature of the city. I'm bummed they skipped showing the ArcelorMittal Orbit visit due to inclement weather though. Would've made such a lovely "centerpiece" contrast from the ground-level transportation and tasks.
they were meant to go up the orbit?
There is something strange with the times in this episode. Connie & Sam reached Digiben 54 minutes after Akbar & Sheri. Form there they made their way to the restaurant and then the Pit stop. At the start of the next leg Connie & Sam are only 13 minutes after Akbar & Sheri. Did they really make up that much time on transportation or is there something else in play?
I would suspect production issues and a following time credit.