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The Amazing Race International Versions => TAR Australia => Topic started by: georgiapeach on May 30, 2012, 04:46:11 AM
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For those of you lucky devils lucky enough to see it live!!
Put the blow-by-blows here!! Pics of your TV screen welcome!!
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1.5 HOURS TO GO
FOR TAR AUS 2 PREMIERE... :keeta: :hoot: :hoot:
LIVE commentaries will be put here, so if anyone having trouble on streaming the link, we will try to provide all information as accurate as possible.. :tup:
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Wait theres two threads? ???
and if theres a live link gimmme please :lol: I'm actually up early :lol:
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Is there a live streaming link for those unlucky souls?
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Lucky devils..
Unlucky souls..
and I'm the Guardian Angel.. :angel :nuala:
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Its about 1 hour 5 minutes (not including the delay from AGT) until TAR AU but until then I'm watching The simpsons on 11. It the episode with Lady Gaga
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half an hour <3
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Were about to go live.
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START!
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morning glares over sydney coast
sea planes coming out,
grant standing over the tower
cops introduced first
cheerleaders second
sticky and sam third
James and Sarah fourth
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Adam and Dane introduced fifth
Sue and Teressa "Hairdressers" sixth - their backpack full of dressing stuff
Ross and Tarryn seventh (athletich father/daughter team)
Lucy and Emilia eighth (school teacher sisters)
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Kym and Donna ninth - "Don't need friends, just need more money"
Joseph and Grace tenth (brother/sisters)
Paul and Steve eleventh - any teams stading on their way they will stepped them out..
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seaplanes docked, Grant saying the famous "Who will win the amazing race australia?"
Intro now..
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Teams line up...
Grant:
race will be longer, more challenging, decision need to be made, prizes more bigger
Teams getting ready,
RACE SAFE!
GO!
Teams scattered all over the park
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AU $150 for this leg
Teams are making their way to the dock, Man O' Waar, boarding the boat..
cops and paul-steve make it to the first boat, others are waiting their turn
sticky-sam, and cheerleader make it the first boat..
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the first set of teams on the first boat doing th car maze task,
cops confused and frustrated,
teams making alliance already, cops and aborigins and paul and steve alliance
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paul-steve got out the car maze first,
fly to Manila, Philippines
Travel to Makert Quiapo and find the balut egg seller
cops and aborigins still working together
cheerleader start doing a car move, sticky and sam got out second... and cheerleader too
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hairdressers spraying the magic spray
all teams are now doing the car maze, kym donna fourth to get out
joseph grace fifth,
james-sarah fighting already :lol:
cops finally got out...
Cheerleader beat Steve and Paul to the airport..<333
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Twelve legs of the race.
Grant said that 1st leg prize will be bigger.
Route Info: Ferry to Barangoo Wharf.
$60 for this leg of the race.
Starting Line Task: Get the car from the big maze, team have to work together with another team.
Each ferry only can contain 1 teams.
Cops 1st at carpark!
Paul & Steve 2nd
Cousins 3rd
Sticky & Sam 4th
Cousins and the cops working together!
Cheerleaders 5th
Siblings 6th
Paul & Steve finish 1st! Drive to Sydney airport, Fly to Manila.
Once landed, Travel by taxi to the market, find mark store.
Sticky & Sam 2nd, Cheerleaders 3rd.
Hairdressers spray :lol3: :lol3:
Father Daughter 7th
Kym & Donna 8th
Kym & Donna finish 5th
Father & Daughter finish 6th
Cops finish 7th
Cheerleaders arrived at airport 1st, workmates 2nd
Sticky &Sam get lost.
BREAK
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GET STUFFED JAMES! <33333
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Back....
James - Sarah
Sarah takes off her hunners...
teachers, cousins working together..
cousins get out, teachers forgot to grab their next clue
hairdressers working on their car..
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cheerleader at the airport,
the flight got delayed,
hairdressers frustrated at the car maze, and they out now
teachers asking for a car rental place?
stick-sam arrived at airport, cousins and joseph-grace chatting in front of the check-in desk
haridressers finally make it
MANILA, PHILIPPINES...
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cousins first out of the airport,
cheerleader second into the taxi,
teachers already predict it's gonna be an eating challenge,
cheerleader found the marked stall first,
eat 8 balut eggs for each team..
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We are back
Sarah left her high heel :lol3: :lol3:
Cousins 8th
Sisters 9th
Dating Couple 10th
Hair Dressers last place.
The siblings think that james is sarah's son :lol3: :lol3:
All team on the same flight to Manila arrived at 6:20 om
All team is lining up for the taxi, the taxi line is very crowded.
Cheerleaders get the taxi 1st! They cut the line.
Workmates 2nd, cut the line too.
F/D 3rd
Cousins 4th
Cheerleader arrived 1st at the market! Get the clue 1st, each team have to eat 8 balut eggs to receive their next clue .
They said they can't do it.
BREAK
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and we're back again..
before cheerleader thought they couldn't do the task, they're almost vomiting...
cheerleader got support from the locals <333
paul-steve, kym-donna arrived at the stall..
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father/daughter are eating,
steve is half-pinoy
cheerleader still eating.. oh no...
cops now are in...
intense situation on making it first...
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Paul-steve got out the market first..
teams sign-up for a charter bus
Daraga village,
Joseph grace second leave the market..
everyone seems like eating..
Stick and sam still stuck at the traffic and not yet reach the market.. :o
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teachers arrive at the stall, they start eating, it's their worst nightmare,
all the girls are struggling.. cousins feel good now..
cheerleader vomiting all over the floor..
stick and sam finally arrive and got motivated from the locals
Kym-donna got out...
1st bus: Paul-steve
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father/daughter got out..
joseph/grace got out and cops as well
hairdressers arrive at the stall, with james/sarah...
teachers are done, on their way to the charter bus..
hairdressers leaving the market, cheerleader still there eating... :o
James/sarah and stick/sam working out together on taxi
1st bus: Paul-steve,
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We are back!
Cheerleaders struggled with the balut.
Father / Daughter 2nd at the market!
Kym & Donna, Workmated 3rd and 4th.
Donna allergic with egg! Kym eating all the egg ( I think )
Cops 5th at the market.
Workmates finish the task 1st!
Routeinfo: Sign up for 3 charter bus to the city of Daraga. Find someone to receive their next clue.
Joseph & Grace 5th, the cousins 6th (arrived at the market ).
Sticky & Sam stucked at traffic.
Sticky & Sam run out of money.
Sticky & Sams arrived 7th, The sisters arrived 8th.
Kym & Donna finished 2nd!
Paul & Steve 1st at the bus station 1st at 1st bus, 12:30pm
Father & Daughter finished 3rd.
Siblings 4th, cousins 5th, cops 6th.
James & Sarah & Sue & Theresa arrived at the market.
The sisters finished 7th.
Sue & Theresa 8th
Sticky & Sam 9th
James & Sarah 10th
Cheerleaders last.
Sticky & Sam doesn't have any money.
BREAK
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back after the third break.. :lol:
James/Sarah left stick and sam,
stick and sam don't have any money :( :'(
they got a free ride from jeepney driver :hearts:
james/sarah dumped stick and sam (:;)
1st bus: Paul-steve, kym-donna, adam-dane
2nd bus: joseph-grace
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1st bus: paul-steve, kym-donna, cousins
2nd bus: joseph/grace, father/daughter, stick and sam, teachers
3rd bus: james/sarah, cops, haridressers, cheerleader
cheerleader last to finish the balut challenge..
teams arrived at Daraga
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James & Sarah didn't help Sticky & Sam.
Sticky & Sam got a free ride!
Kym & Donna 2nd on 1st bus, the cousins last on the 1st bus( 12.30 am), Joseph & Grace 1st on 2nd bus (1.00 am)
Joseph & Grace beaten a second by the cousin.
Father/ Daughter 2nd on the 2nd bus, sticky & sam 3rd on the 2nd bus.
Sue & Theresa, James & Sarah, the cops, The twins on the last bus. (1:30 am)
1st bus arrives! Detour: Jig & Pig ( TARA4 COPY )
Workmates, Cousins go to Pig. Kym & Donna do the jig.
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1st bus arrived..
DETOUR: Jig - Pig
Paul-steve decided to catch the pig, cousins pig, kym/donna Jig
Paul-steve Pig got out of control and went to the locals.. :lol:
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Awesome updates guys, keep it up!! I don't think there's a need for me to post commentary :lol:
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back with paul-steve..
PIG:
Paul-steve
Cousins : 1/4
JIG:
kym/donna change detour to Pig :ascared
Paul-steve and cousins battle it out to catch the Pig...
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paul-steve done, first team currently..
cousins second to finish the Pig..
kym/donna are doing the Pig now..
2nd bus hasn't arrive... :groan: :groan:
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2ns bus arrive now,
kym/donna finish
PIG:
Stick-sam
father'daughter
joseph-grace
Stick-sam done, father'daughter done
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Joseph/grace done
paul-steve arrived at the rafting challenge, they need to build it and paddle it out to the Pit stop..
Paul-steve don't know what to do :lol:
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Teachers are on the Pig..
3rd bus arrived...
PIG:
cops, james/sarah
JIG:
hairdressers, cheerleader
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teachers done with the Pig, they heading out to the raft building..
cheerleader thought to quit the Jig
Cops are fast finish the Pig, they catching up fast.. :o
Here's Sarah scene about her booty
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local crowd just love watching Sarah fall.. :lol3:
james/sarah done,
cheerleader switch detour..
haridressers frustating about dancing..
cheerleader are now on pig.. and shouting each other like crazy and complaining about the mud all over their body.. :lol:
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We are BACK.
Paul & Steve got 1/4 pigs
The Cousins also got 1/4 pigs.
Paul & Steve got 2/4 pigs.
Kym & Donna change to the pigs.
The Workmates and the Cousins finish 1st and 2nd.
Travel by marked jeeps to Misibis Bay.
Kym & Donna 2/4 pigs.
2nd bus arrive.
Sticky & Sam pig, father daughter pig, the sisters do the pig.
Kym & Donna finish the detour in 3rd.
Sticky & Sam 2/4 pigs
Father & Daughter 1/4 pigs.
Sticky & Sam finish detour in 4th.
The siblings 2/4 pigs.
Father/ Daughter finish the detour in 5th.
Siblings finish the detour in 6th.
Routeinfo: Build a raft and use it to go to the next pitstop mosboron beach, the last team to arrive maybe eliminated.
The sisters 2/4 pigs
3rd bus arrive!
Cheerleaders, hairdresser jig, cops and the dating couple pig.
The cops 1/4 pigs
The sisters finish the detour in 7th.
Cops 4/4 pigs finish the detour in 8th.
James & Sarah finish the detour in 9th place!
The twins changes to pig.
The twins 1/4 pigs.
one of the twins struggle
BREAK
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all teams except cheerleader and haridressers are now on theri way to raft building challenge..
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back again...
Raft building challenge: all teams except cheerleader and haridressers
Paul-steve still working on their raft...
There could be a big surprise waiting at the first pit-stop
cousins are good with their raft work.. and head to the water now..
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the clue to build the raft was sticked on the sand..
paul-steve try to get into the water, but it's not working.. :lol3:
they start the work all over again.. other teams laugh at them..
cheerleader done.. hairdresser the last team to dance.. and spraying again... :lol3: :lol3:
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all teams are now on raft building..
1st on the water and paddle out: cousins
kym/donna trying it out...
clue: "team might be returned back to the start on the other side of the beach?" :umn:
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We are BACK (AGAIN)!
The twins 2/4 pigs
Steve & Paul struggled with the raft.
The Cousins finish the raft 1st.
Kym & Donna arrived at the raft building task in 3rd.
The workmates finish their raft, try to get on, but the raft is broken :lol3: :lol3:
The twins finish the detour in 10th!
Sue & Theresa still at the jig, use their spray.
They finish the detour in last place.
Sticky & Sam arrived 4th, Father & Daughter 5th, the siblings arrived 6th, the cops 7th, the sisters 8th, james & sarah 9th.
Kym & Donna finish their raft, also the workmates, the workmates raft broken again.
The cousins close to the pit stop, then their raft broken down!!
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uh-oh cousins are in trouble.. and they didn't make it.. :(
Grant standing watching them go the start on the other beach,
if their raft drawn, they need to go back...
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Back again..
cheerleader caught up...
james/sarah try to hit the water..
father'daughter on the water
paul/steve raft start to sink
Pit Stop check-in: no one
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Paul steve exhausted they need to go back..
kym'donna are paddling
father'daughter almost close
both teams race it out to the pit stop
paul'steve arguing.. :groan:
Pit Stop check-in: no one
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teacher try to hit the water..
cops still building the rafet..
sticky'sam hit the water
cheerleader hit the water..
Pit Stop check-in: no one
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kym'donna rest in the middle of he sea for a while..
father'daughter caught up to them..
both team really race it out and paddle like they want to die
Pit Stop check-in:
1st. father'daughter Ross/Tarryn ($10,000 + Salvage Pass)
salvage pass: 1. gain an additional 1hour head start, or you can save the last team arrive and keep them in the race
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cousins try it out again..
cheerleader struggling..
cops moving slowly..
teachers stuck but they are planning a strategy
James/sarah arrive at the pit stop
haridresser reach the pit stop..
Pit Stop check-in:
1. Ross'Tarryn (father'daughter)
2. Kym'Donna
3. James'sarah
4. sue'teressa 9hairdressers)
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We are BACK (AGAIN)
Cheerleaders arrived at the raft task in 10th!
Father/Daughter finish their raft, also James & Sarah.
Cousins start to build their raft again.
Hairdresses arrived last,
workmates now on raft to the pit stop!
lot of teams on the raft already.
Workmates raft broken (again)
The teacher raft boken.
Sticky & Sam, the twins, the siblings on raft.
Kym & Donna and father/daughter race to the pit stop!!!!
Ross & Tarrynn 1st to the pitstop!!
Won $10,000 and the salvage pass!
1 hour headstart or save the last team who arrived at the pitstop.
Kym & Donna 2nd!
Sue & Theresa catch up!!!!
The cops on the raft!
The teacher head to head with the workmates.
James & Sarah 3rd!
Sue & Teresa 4th!!!!
Cousins head to head with the cops!
Sticky & Sam 5th!
Joseph & Grace 6th!!
Jo & Michelle 7th!!!
The teacher crying
BREAK
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CURRENT POSITION :
Teams left at the raft building :
- Paul'Steve
- Teachers
on the water:
- cops
- cousins
Pit Stop check-in:
1. Ross'Tarryn (father'daughter)
2. Kym'Donna
3. James'sarah
4. sue'teressa (hairdressers)
5. Sticky & Sam
6. Joseph & Grace
7. Jo & Michelle (cheerleader)
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Teachers got help from the local...
paul'steve thought that teachers are packing up..
cops check-in
cousins check in
Grant: you're almost make it the first..
Pit Stop check-in:
1. Ross'Tarryn (father'daughter)
2. Kym'Donna
3. James'sarah
4. sue'teressa (hairdressers)
5. Sticky & Sam
6. Joseph & Grace
7. Jo & Michelle (cheerleader)
8. shane and andrew (cops)
9. adam and dane (cousins)
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teachers hit on the water,
it's getting dark..
paul'steve finally finish their raft..
it's really dark
paul'steve catching up with the teachers.. oh no.. :o
another paddle racing to the Pit stop for the last place.. :ascared
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WE ARE BACKK!
The teacher ask local to help them building a raft!!!
The cops 8th!
Cousins 9th!!
Lucy & Emilia now on raft to the pit stop!!
The workmates ask local for help!!!
They are now on raft to the pit stop!!
The workmates catch up with the teacher!!!
Steve & Paul team number 10th!!!
Lucy & Emilia the last team to arrive!!
They are supposed to be eliminated but Ross & Tarryn save the teacher!!!!
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wow this is scary..
paul'steve check in
teachers check'in
and here comes the salvage power..
teacher plead their case.. :lol:
convincing father'daughter to save them
and father'daughter use the salvage to keep teachers in the race :hearts:
Pit Stop check-in:
1. Ross'Tarryn (father'daughter)
2. Kym'Donna
3. James'sarah
4. sue'teressa (hairdressers)
5. Sticky & Sam
6. Joseph & Grace
7. Jo & Michelle (cheerleader)
8. shane and andrew (cops)
9. adam and dane (cousins)
10. Paul-steve
11. teachers
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Next Time: Delhi, India!
Bollywood task, milking cow! One team cannot check in,
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Also, task like the amazing race 18 leg 7 detour (make traditional fuel patties)
Pitstop Order:
1st:Ross & Tarryn :luvya: :luvya:
2nd: Kym & Donna :luvya: :luvya:
3rd: James & Sarah
4th: Sue & Teresa :luvya: :luvya:
5th: Sticky & Sam
6th: Joseph & Grace
7th: Jo & Michelle :luvya: :luvya:
8th: Shane & Andrew
9th: Adam & Dane
10th: Paul & Steve
11th: Lucy & Emilia (saved by the salvaged pass)
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The salvage pass was a great twist espicaliy since the game is more alliance based this season (with the voting U-Turn). I cant wait to see it later in the game when the teams are more cut throat.
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and that's all for tonight's episode..
thanks Obbyz for helping to summarize the show :hrt: :<3
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and that's all for tonight's episode..
thanks Obbyz for helping to summarize the show :hrt: :<3
No worries :)
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Great episode! :hearts: And great commentary, guys! :<3
The whole time, my sister and I were like "If we were on this season, we'd be the first ones out for sure". We definitely couldn't eat the eggs, we have no rhythm, not a fan of mud or pigs and we'd weigh down the raft... :lol3:
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After watching the entire first season in 2.5 days a couple weeks ago, its going to be tough waiting a week for the next episode. Anyway, I thought it was a huge step up for any leg in last season (and for the first in the series, that one was really good).
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Great episode! :hearts: And great commentary, guys! :<3
The whole time, my sister and I were like "If we were on this season, we'd be the first ones out for sure". We definitely couldn't eat the eggs, we have no rhythm, not a fan of mud or pigs and we'd weigh down the raft... :lol3:
:lol3:
Great episode indeed! :hearts:
I wonder why Sticky and Sam paid 2000 pesos when the taxi fair reading is only like 176.50 pesos? They wasted a lot of money.
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Great episode! :hearts: And great commentary, guys! :<3
The whole time, my sister and I were like "If we were on this season, we'd be the first ones out for sure". We definitely couldn't eat the eggs, we have no rhythm, not a fan of mud or pigs and we'd weigh down the raft... :lol3:
:lol3:
Great episode indeed! :hearts:
I wonder why Sticky and Sam paid 2000 pesos when the taxi fair reading is only like 176.50 pesos? They wasted a lot of money.
I actually heard 3000 pesos. damn that's way too much...
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Nearly 10 minutes into the episode, I was already begging for Paul & Steve to get off of the screen. SO ANNOYING. ESPECIALLY PAUL. :res: RUNNING INTO SOMEONE ELSE TO TRY TO GET THE PIG AND BEAT THEM? CLASSY. :res: :res: :res: IF ONLY THEY CAME IN LAST. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE THEM GET ELIMINATED FIRST. Now we have to endure at least another episode with them in it. :groan:
I really disliked the egg eating challenge. Not cool. The poor cheerleaders... I would have been gagging as well. So... can anyone actually differentiate Michelle or Jo from each other... :lol:
Lucy & Emilia's calm approach to the pigs... :hearts: Sticky catching the pigs... :hearts: (Can I just say how much I love Sam & Sticky?) Oh my goodness... Sarah catching the pigs... :lol3:
The raft challenge was really cool! I quite enjoyed watching a certain team fail... (hm, I wonder which team that is? :lol:) Sticky paddling... :hearts: (I really really really like Sam & Sticky hehe). Shane & Andrew's strategy for the raft... :lol: Ross & Tarryn winning the leg. Kym & Donna finishing right behind them? Who would have expected that? But that's awesome! :tup: It turned dark really quickly... The race for first and last was pretty intense. Lucy & Emilia's attitude... I really like them!
I don't think the Salvage Pass is not as good as the Express Pass. The 1 hour head start isn't really that much, especially if there's bunching. But I'm so glad that Ross & Tarryn decided to use the Salvage Pass to save Lucy & Emilia! :hearts:
Love:
Sticky & Sam
Ross & Tarryn
Lucy & Emilia
Michelle & Jo
Kym & Donna
Neutral:
Shane & Andrew
James & Sarah
Sue & Teresa
Joseph & Grace
Adam & Dane
GUESS WHO I DISLIKE? :lol:
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Best quote of the episode has to be Grace saying - "It's the lady in heels and her son!" :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
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I thought this episode will be a little boring. it's not the place, I'm from the Philippines And it's great to see them here but the Balut and the detour thing has been watched before in TARA.
What made the episode very thrilling is the raft making. it's good to see how the order shifted and the result is very surprising. who would have thought the older ones will be in the front of the pack.
The task doesnt need full brawn. The cousins and P/S didn't take time to make sure their raft is secured. They just want to hit the water first.
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What made the episode very thrilling is the raft making.
Which goes to show that with a little bit more creativity, more new challenges can be created instead of using the same old same old challenges of TARA & TAR... Wonder if TAR people from USA has more say than the Oz ppl?
Also, the car puzzle at the beginning was good but not much grey matters were lost to get the cars out...
And, why were there no roadblock challenges this time around?
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Great episode! :hearts: And great commentary, guys! :<3
The whole time, my sister and I were like "If we were on this season, we'd be the first ones out for sure". We definitely couldn't eat the eggs, we have no rhythm, not a fan of mud or pigs and we'd weigh down the raft... :lol3:
:lol3:
Great episode indeed! :hearts:
I wonder why Sticky and Sam paid 2000 pesos when the taxi fair reading is only like 176.50 pesos? They wasted a lot of money.
I actually heard 3000 pesos. damn that's way too much...
that's really too much!
What I heard from Lucy & Emilia's cab was they only paid 300+ pesos.
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Great episode! :hearts: And great commentary, guys! :<3
The whole time, my sister and I were like "If we were on this season, we'd be the first ones out for sure". We definitely couldn't eat the eggs, we have no rhythm, not a fan of mud or pigs and we'd weigh down the raft... :lol3:
:lol3:
Great episode indeed! :hearts:
I wonder why Sticky and Sam paid 2000 pesos when the taxi fair reading is only like 176.50 pesos? They wasted a lot of money.
I actually heard 3000 pesos. damn that's way too much...
that's really too much!
What I heard from Lucy & Emilia's cab was they only paid 300+ pesos.
maybe they thought the taxi meter is in dollars. they are even worried that 3000 is not enough. That is one lucky driver. Anyway, they made the driver's family really happy lol
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2,000 pesos is about 45 dollars, that is one very expensive taxi ride, and they only got about US$146.
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Or they thought it was 1700+. They didn't see the decimal point, and maybe that's why they paid 2000 pesos
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I'm not Filipino and I down balut rather easily. :umn: Can't do the dance at all, but I could probably catch pigs because I've chased chickens before and I can build a raft.
The rhythm based detours aren't great in any season. People avoid those like the plague.
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2,000 pesos is about 45 dollars, that is one very expensive taxi ride, and they only got about US$146.
Remember they are from Australia... $45 for a taxi fare is pretty standard here in Australia (or at least in Perth... dunno about the rest). If they haven't travelled much it may not have seemed that unusual to them.
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Or they thought it was 1700+. They didn't see the decimal point, and maybe that's why they paid 2000 pesos
I thought they paid 2,500 or was it "2,000 fine" - take a hear again at 28:24 of the video. Interestingly the teachers paid 341 pesos (about USD8), just before sticky & sam paid their taxi driver, and an earlier clip showed "176.50" on s&s's taxi meter, but s&s did mentioned that they have only 2,000 and "it's all yours", "yours" to the driver.
Yes, they overpaid as they didn't see the "dot" before the last 2 digits. :-[
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2,000 pesos is about 45 dollars, that is one very expensive taxi ride, and they only got about US$146.
Remember they are from Australia... $45 for a taxi fare is pretty standard here in Australia (or at least in Perth... dunno about the rest). If they haven't travelled much it may not have seemed that unusual to them.
sorry US$45.
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2,000 pesos is about 45 dollars, that is one very expensive taxi ride, and they only got about US$146.
Remember they are from Australia... $45 for a taxi fare is pretty standard here in Australia (or at least in Perth... dunno about the rest). If they haven't travelled much it may not have seemed that unusual to them.
sorry US$45.
aka AU$46.50
I liked the episode, but not as much as last season's premier. The casting is excellent though; I love Kym and Donna, the twins and the sisters. I only dislike Paul, I think the speed with which he wanted to quit was nearly pathetic, especially after all the talk about being a competitive alpha male.
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Well how speedy that was is hard to say, I guess the editing plays a role there. They are obviously meant to be the baddies, so hopefully they can fit that role well. The entrepreneurs in the first series were slightly annoying rather than being real baddies. Art and JJ this year were the archetypal baddies, but for some people they were too much.
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Art and JJ this year were the archetypal baddies, but for some people they were too much.
Realy I liked Art and JJ, espicaliy compared to Brendon and Rachal .
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Well how speedy that was is hard to say, I guess the editing plays a role there. They are obviously meant to be the baddies, so hopefully they can fit that role well. The entrepreneurs in the first series were slightly annoying rather than being real baddies. Art and JJ this year were the archetypal baddies, but for some people they were too much.
Well true it took them a fair bit of time it seems, since it was dark when both of the last teams reached the mat.
Still it seemed to be Steve who was persistent, and Paul willing to talk him into quitting and/or taking the penalty.
That was kind of rediculous after all his pumped up talk, so Paul seems to run out of steam quite quickly in fact. Even if it took them a while, clearly the other teams took a fair bit as well (the aboriginal cousins had to do it all over again even!) and they didn't give up in spirit for the most part. :duno:
My least favorite team so far but like you say, obviously cast as the bad guys of this season. :lol:
I mentioned the taxi thing in another topic before I saw this, but I think it was probably a misunderstanding at heart.
The guys thought they were running out of money so they mentioned they could only pay 2000 pesos.
The taxi driver then asked: For how long (as in, how long do you want to hire me for, this is how I understood it - he saw two rich tourists in his eyes and probably needed the money so if they wanted to charter him..)
They gave him the money - the taxi driver should have then intervened basically I think but I'm still not sure if he understood why they gave him that money or if there was a malicious intent.
It makes no sense to me that TAR would give an unrealistic amount for leg 1 (since they had no chance to save up some money either).
I hope they'll keep a sharp mind from now on because mistakes like that could easily cost them the race at some point or another, which would be a shame. :(
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Well from what we were shown most of the other teams didn't say they were thinking of giving up, though those who had to go back and do it again may have. Taking a penalty in anticipation of others not being able to do it might even have worked had there not been some local help around.
Taxi drivers in these poorer countries will probably take whatever they can get, even if it's through misunderstanding. There have certainly certainly been some bad taxi drivers in the American version. It must be a tricky situation for a racer to be in sometimes, you want to settle with the taxi driver (probably still have to in the rules) but you don't want to be exploited by them either as it could hurt you in the race. Certainly it pays to play it smarter than they were in revealing that they were about to pay that much. As I think someone in a previous race said, don't show how much money you have.
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Certainly it pays to play it smarter than they were in revealing that they were about to pay that much. As I think someone in a previous race said, don't show how much money you have.
A very good advice. :tup:
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damn! I couldn't find a torrent on the 1st episode of TARAus 2 to watch it. Maybe there's an Australian law that forbids illegal distribution of "licensed" TV shows through bittorrent? :gaah:
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Taxi drivers in these poorer countries will probably take whatever they can get, even if it's through misunderstanding. There have certainly certainly been some bad taxi drivers in the American version. It must be a tricky situation for a racer to be in sometimes, you want to settle with the taxi driver (probably still have to in the rules) but you don't want to be exploited by them either as it could hurt you in the race. Certainly it pays to play it smarter than they were in revealing that they were about to pay that much. As I think someone in a previous race said, don't show how much money you have.
Someone from the Philippines on You Tube mentioned that the yellow 'airport taxi's' are much more expensive than the 'regular' white ones, i.e. they overcharge in general. Still clearly the Sticky team paid way too much even if the yellow taxi's tend to overcharge, whether that was due to misunderstanding or not, I think. :) You're right, taxi's overcharge and rip off tourists especially worldwide. I think I can somewhat understand it in these situations, even if it's still wrong obviously.
On the other hand it was clearly quite naive of Sticky & friend to just wave the money in his face in a way. I mean it's like being in your own country and taking a taxi in an unknown place or city, waving your wallet in front of the taxidriver's nose and then say: ok take as much as you need. Sure that person doesn't need to abuse your trust but on the other hand, there is such a thing as 'common sense' too. :lol:
Either way, I hope they have learned from this mistake and go about things in a smarter way from now on - eg asking a ballpark price or negotiating the price in advance, or at the very least not jumping to conclusions and waving money in someone's face.
Even if they made it to the next leg it could still hurt them because financially they don't have any cushion. Hopefully their starter money stretches far enough for them not to have more problems like this. :)
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damn! I couldn't find a torrent on the 1st episode of TARAus 2 to watch it. Maybe there's an Australian law that forbids illegal distribution of "licensed" TV shows through bittorrent? :gaah:
I found one...... just keep looking!! :) :)
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Watched this one last night. Really good first leg. Cracked up when they had to eat balut. Can't stand the "alpha males". Think they got humbled this leg.
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damn! I couldn't find a torrent on the 1st episode of TARAus 2 to watch it. Maybe there's an Australian law that forbids illegal distribution of "licensed" TV shows through bittorrent? :gaah:
I used an Australian based proxy to watch the episode on the official show website. Does pick up a bit of latency though. Really, the usual suspects have the episode readily available to watch.
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I don't think that the taxi driver intentionally ripped Sticky & Sam off. At some point when they offer 2,000pesos he asks them for how long they want to hire him and they answer just for this ride. He would be a full not to take the money when they are being offered.
let's hope that Sticky and sam will learn not to offer money that easily!