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Title: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: georgiapeach on May 01, 2019, 01:49:18 AM
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Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: georgiapeach on May 01, 2019, 01:50:35 AM
Anyone who can LIVE update is welcome to jump in!

But no posting until 740PM please
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 07:44:26 PM
Here to help out with tonight's episode! :martini:

CBS is really trying to get people to watch the LED dance task tonight....
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 07:46:48 PM
Quick poll: Vietnamese "No" dance judge or TAR21's Russian professor?
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 07:55:24 PM
5 minutes 'til liftoff.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Gra1162 on May 01, 2019, 08:03:05 PM
Go corinne and eliza <3
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:03:40 PM
And we are off! Welcome to the third leg of TAR31!

Previously on The Amazing Race, ten teams traveled from Tokyo to Luang Prabang, Laos! Corinne & Eliza gave the Afghanimals their own pace at the Roadblock. Rachel & Elissa U-Turned Team Fun which made them commit to another decision, both of whom had friction amongst each other. The Roadblock was hectic! While Leo & Jamal came in first, Rupert & Laura came in last and were eliminated.

FLY TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM!
Teams must use the Travelocity app on a smartphone to book their own arrangements to HCM! All teams must pick up a packet of herbal remedies at the House of Vietnamese Medicine to find their next clue.

Tyler & Korey and Becca & Floyd depart in 6th and 7th, trying to make amends and giving trail mix as a olive branch over the U-Turn. Rachel & Elissa also give a peace offering with a blanket? Geez. Chris & Bret laugh with doubt.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:04:42 PM
Team Big Brother promise to not U-Turn each other, creating their own Natalie & Nadiya-style alliance. Leo & Jamal are not giving a hell about these alliances. (On their way out of the Luang Prabang Int'l Airport)

INTRO!
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:08:36 PM
And we are back to teams disembarking in the lush city of Ho Chi Minh! Run Charlie Run! Taxis out in front with leo & Jamal describing how public transportation is so important to get a decent driver. Old TAR vibes with a mad dash! Woohoo!!!! And Leo & Jamal LOSE IT! Britney & Janelle are ashamed of themselves, despite being moms of two kiddos.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:11:30 PM
Nicole & Victor and Becca & Floyd are impressed with the congestion and lights in the nighttime. Floyd reminisces about his heat stroke back in their previous experience in the country. Christie is shocked with the narrow streets.

 Tyler & Korey and Team Season 5 show up first to the holistic medicine shop.

DETOUR: Reel It In or Light It Up
In RII, teams must catch eight slippery prawns at Tanda Restaurant to receive their next clue.
In LIU, teams must try to synchronize with an LED dance troupe to receive their next clue.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:14:45 PM
All teams split between the two options, with Leo & Jamal freaking out more than Rachel is. Meanwhile, Corinne & Eliza are Charla & Mirna'd by the ripoff Romber, making them frazzled. C'mon!

Chris & Bret get to the shop last and pick up their Detour clue.

Three teams (Becca & Floyd, Colin & Christie, and Rachel & Elissa) arrive at the LED dance troupe task with Becca & Floyd recalling their youth musical experience. Christie claims learning choreo is not her strong suit and Colin appreciates this task more. Rachel & Elissa love the task because of their cheerleading past and have a bit of a sister rivalry.

Tyler & Korey are at the prawn task.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:16:40 PM
Nicole & Victor arrive at the LED task while Becca & Floyd are going out to perform as the sacrificial lambs for the TV. :tup:
(WeLCome to VIETnam!)
And the judge says "No"! He says there's no energy! "Poom! Poom!"
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:17:37 PM
Eliza complains about their slow taxi driver while Leo & Jamal are also very lost.

Britney & Janelle crash a wedding :funny: and can't find the venue for the LED dance task. Leo & Jamal are following them around also alarmed at the bad navigation.

-COMMERCIALS-
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:24:21 PM
We come back from the commercial break to Britney & Janelle and the Afghanimals reevaluating their poor taxi driver decisions.

At Thanh Da (correction!) Restaurant, Tyler & Korey are getting tips from the local audience. Korey gets his first prawn and can't unhook the recordbreaking prawn he just caught. "Will it bite me?!" as he tries to open its mouth.

They have 1 PRAWN! Tyler and Korey are stressing out how long they've been at the task and deciding whether or not to switch.

Becca & Floyd get their dance right on the second try!

ROADBLOCK: One team member must perfectly sing a Vietnamese pop song at a karaoke club to receive their next clue!

Rachel & Elissa can't get their first try right and Rachel immediately belittles Elissa jokingly.

Colin & Christie also fail on their first attempt. Colin is actually being fun for once! :cheer:

Korey gets his second prawn while Corinne & Eliza arrive at the Thanh Da Detour site.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:26:27 PM
Corinne & Eliza are extremely scared to do this task... umm, weren't y'all on Survivor.... and Eliza is stressed about patience for this task. She is horrified. Britney & Janelle and Leo & Jamal still roaming around.

Rachel & Elissa try their 2nd attempt while the judge is having a fit over their lack of energy. Victor & Nicole are also offed following them.

Britney & Janelle finally arrive at one of the Detour locations.... while Corinne & Eliza get their first prawn. It pinched Corinne!
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:28:14 PM
Okay Corinne & Eliza are in a horror movie scene now trying to unhook their first prawn.
"They would've never chosen to learn a Vietnamese dance!!!!" ~ Eliza
*Shows Chris & Bret at the Vietnamese dance task*

Colin & Christie complete the dance and are off to the karaoke bar. "Who's ready to tune out?" Christie obliges.

Even Nic & Vic get it by the second time around, which pisses Elissa off.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:29:26 PM
Janelle & Britney also try on their first attempt at the dance and fail.

Tyler & Korey catch their 6th prawn while Corinne is on their 4th. Team Life Hacks are quickly catching up, surpassing the YouTubers.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:32:38 PM
Becca & Floyd arrive at the casino? for the karaoke bar and must choose this very specific Vietnamese karaoke song. And there's a chihuahua in the music video. This song is awful.
 :clap2: Whoever chose this song, never pick a song.

Rachel remembers dancing Bollywood in Cochin, India in TAR20 and are the same amount of tired at this point. Rachel is on the floor like a child and is pissed she can't get it perfect. She blames Elissa for why they can't pass this Detour. :res:

Chris & Bret are getting their first attempt in, with Chris having stage fright and stressful music starts playing.... will they or won't they?

-COMMERCIALS-
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:35:26 PM
Side note: I just noticed Christie has voluntary done more Roadblocks this season than she has in the entirety of her time in season 5. One of those from her past season she got a migraine and struggled immensely. Proud of her.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RaceUntilWeDie on May 01, 2019, 08:35:26 PM
All the teams seem extra tired/exhausted this episode for some reason, like no one brought their A game for this leg... lol

And :groan: for a Roadblock clue after completing the Detour, instead of a Route Info clue. Is this the editors' way of trying to save some airtime? Production's way of cutting costs of printing out another clue? I know they did this in another recent season (S27? Can't remember), it's so messy idk.

Overall this leg feels like a replacement leg (it might not be but it simply feels like it)
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Gra1162 on May 01, 2019, 08:38:21 PM
Omg corinne & Eliza <3  :lol: and also Brit and Janelle crash a wedding <3  :funny: I can't
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:38:50 PM
We come back to the show with Chris & Bret with some of the worst dancing I've ever seen on the show. :funny: I'm wheezing right now.

Corinne and Eliza catch their last prawn and are outta the Thanh Da Restaurant! Off to the Roadblock in 4th place! Kingdom Karaoke is the place and they are ecstatic!

Chris & Bret switched to the prawn fishing Detour alongisde Tyler & Korey still managing to get through this obstacle.

Floyd is doing its first attempt at the karaoke, with the official music video playing side-by-side with lyrics flowing as the caption. He gets the PIT STOP clue!

PIT STOP: Teams must travel to Ho Thi Ky, the bustling marketplace in the central merchant district of Ho Chi Minh! Last team to arrive may be eliminated.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Jro on May 01, 2019, 08:39:35 PM
Very lenient judge on the roadblock lol. Floyd botched it in the beginning and still got through.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Gra1162 on May 01, 2019, 08:41:08 PM
omg go corinne & eliza <3
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:42:43 PM
Chris & Bret catch their first prawn while Tyler & Korey are on their 8th and final prawn. Tyler catches the last prawn and finish the Detour with a modelesque smile.... they are off to the karaoke RB in 5th.

Bret blames himself for picking the dance Detour. Meanwhile, we switch over to Rachel & Elissa who get their dance right on the 19th attempt. They leave in 6th place. Following them is Janelle & Britney in 7th place. Leo & Jamal are discouraged at their 20th attempt, surpassing the amount of tries Mark did in the Bollywood task in TAR20. jamal has zero energy left and is seeing stars and lights where there shouldn't be lights.

Wait a sec, Colin chose the Roadblock? :lol: :2hearts: He's "rapping". Victor and Eliza are worse. "LALALALALA" - Eliza

Victor tries to sing in front of the karaoke audience and succeeds with Nicole cheering the background. They are off to the Pit Stop in 2nd place.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:45:46 PM
Tyler is shocked at how hard this task is. Colin makes the first tomato thrown at him as he is almost immediately rejected.

Leo & Jamal finally finish the dance Detour in last place, off to the karaoke bar! Rachel chooses the Roadblock and works with Tyler for a little bit.

Colin gets a standing ovation (not like they could sit anyway) and are off in 3rd place.

Becca & Floyd must play Frogger against the motorbikes and win the game. They also arrive at the mat in 1st place! For coming in first, they are awarded a trip for two to the Bahamas where they will stay six nights at the Hilton. Floyd accepts his offer. He says redemption in Vietnam has never been so fun, pun intended.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:47:52 PM
Rachel and Janelle work together as promised allies to get through the Roadblock together and learn the lyrics.

Eliza redeems herself and finishes the Roadblock with a scream and a shout! Woohoo! The comeback kids!

Nicole & Victor are TEAM NUMBER 2 at the Pit Stop! Vic is learning about his relationship along the way. Colin & Christie are TEAM NUMBER 3!

Janelle and Rachel are saying the Afghanimals are still on their tail. Chris & Bret are not doubting their power as they arrive at the bar.

-COMMERCIALS-
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RaceUntilWeDie on May 01, 2019, 08:48:45 PM
The Roadblock judge is reaaaaally lenient.

Not sure if I like having 2 musical challenges in one leg.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:52:48 PM
The Roadblock judge is reaaaaally lenient.

Not sure if I like having 2 musical challenges in one leg.
Two recital tasks in two legs in a row is not my favorite combo.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:54:49 PM
We return with Leo & Jamal catching up to the bottom of the pack as the sheep in question are feeling the pressure, infuriated with themselves. Leo is booed immediately as he just says screw it to the lyrics and embarrasses himself in front of everyone. Janelle finishes next while Rachel also get it.

Tyler & Korey are TEAM NUMBER 4. Corinne & Eliza are TEAM NUMBER 5!

Bret messes up again. Leo & Jamal finish the Roadblock and are off! Bret then finishes afterward.

Janelle & Britney are TEAM NUMBER 6, representing the stereotypical moms of the race.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: nrh2110 on May 01, 2019, 08:56:53 PM
Friendly reminder, could we please put the “next week on the Amazing Race” in spoilers for those of us who want to be surprised? :)
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 08:57:24 PM
Janelle & Britney, Rachel & Elissa, Chris & Bret and Leo & Jamal are in a taxi race. The sisters arrive on the Pit Stop in 7TH PLACE with the help of the moms... :res: Leo & Jamal arrive on the mat in 8TH PLACE.

Meanwhile, Chris & Bret are the last team to arrive on the Pit Stop. I'm sorry to tell you... that this is a NON-ELIMINATION LEG. At some time in the next leg, they must complete a Speed Bump. They want to get back on track.

This was a REALLY, and I mean really brief non-elimination motivational segment. Yikes.

-END CREDITS-
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RachelLeVega on May 01, 2019, 09:01:06 PM
NEXT WEEK ON THE AMAZING RACE: (as requested by nrh2110 ;) )
Show content
Teams brave a Vietnamese moped hot mess! And Rachel & Elissa and Corinne & Eliza are caught in the crossfires of each others' actions. Elissa is shocked at the toxicity of Team Life Hacks.

So thoughts, concerns, comments, or epiphanies on tonight's episode?
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Dånooky on May 01, 2019, 09:05:03 PM
NEXT WEEK ON THE AMAZING RACE: (as requested by nrh2110 ;) )
Show content
Teams brave a Vietnamese moped hot mess! And Rachel & Elissa and Corinne & Eliza are caught in the crossfires of each others' actions. Elissa is shocked at the toxicity of Team Life Hacks.

So thoughts, concerns, comments, or epiphanies on tonight's episode?

Don't forget there's also
Show content
sledding and a female racer running over a polar bear
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: cbacbacba1 on May 01, 2019, 09:05:21 PM
Can't believe Colin can dance while Christie does not  :funny:
Colin seems to be having fun throughout this leg  :funny:
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: RaceUntilWeDie on May 01, 2019, 09:21:09 PM
TEAMS:
1. Becca & Floyd - Nice to finally see them on top even though this leg was kinda sorta designed just for Floyd.
2. Nicole & Victor - Hoping to see them win a leg soon, they've been racing well. Also, Victor was the best karaoke singer and the only one who deserved to pass tbh.
3. Colin & Christie - They need to dominate a leg or completely melt down because right now, they're just.. there. I love Colin's energy lol especially when they arrived at the mat.
4. Tyler & Korey - It's kind of surprising they haven't finished in the Top 2 yet... they finished in 1st/2nd for the first 5 legs of S28. I'm not complaining, though. I like non-dominant Tyler & Korey better.
5. Corinne & Eliza - lol at them somehow passing Tyler & Korey at the Detour! They're definitely one of the more frantic/aggressive F/F teams (compared to, say, Nicky & Kim or Ally & Ashley from S23) and I like that about them. And their negativity is actually hilarious. I lol'd at Eliza annoying Victor at the Roadblock.
6. Janelle & Britney - They finally got airtime this week but I still don't have much to say about them other than that they're moms lol.
7. Rachel & Elissa - They don't know how to work together as a team and I feel like that's gonna backfire on them soon. It's always a blame game whenever they're struggling.
8. Leo & Jamal - Nice to see them at the back. Hopefully they're even slightly humbled but I wouldn't count on it lol
9. Chris & Bret - They were getting an unusually large amount of airtime so it was obvious they were coming in 1st or last. It's kinda weird tho how they seemed excited to make a comeback when their placements have been 7th-8th-9th so far.

TASKS:
Meh, I don't even wanna break them down this leg. They were all standard TAR tasks but they didn't belong in a single episode together. It just made the whole leg feel like a replacement leg (i.e cheap).

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- I'm sorry for complaining about the editing every week but not sorry. The editors have completely given up on consistency. Not showing "Currently in ___ place" after teams complete tasks, rarely ever showing "PROCEED TO: ______" Route Infos (something I forgot to mention in the first 2 legs), and even Phil's standups seem rushed.
- The teams are really carrying this season tbh. Best inter-team interaction since idk when.

Next episode definitely looks a lot fuller (and physical!) than what we got this episode. Hope it doesn't let me down like this episode did.

So far, in terms of legs: 2 > 3 > 1
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: cbacbacba1 on May 01, 2019, 09:28:33 PM

We have clear front runners already after 3 episodes. (Nicole & Victor, Colin & Christie)
Whereas Corinne & Eliza, Janelle & Brittney and obviously Chris & Bret are falling behind.  :groan:

The situation looks like season 28 all over again. (Dancers, Tyler & Korey, Burnie & Ashley, Brodie & Kurt in front, Erin & Joslyn, Scott & Blair and Sheri & Cole always at the back)
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: nrh2110 on May 01, 2019, 11:10:24 PM
Thank you so much Rachel! Really appreciate it.

I’ll post my thoughts when I get back from the bar haha (or tm morning)
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Jro on May 01, 2019, 11:14:27 PM
3. Colin & Christie - They need to dominate a leg or completely melt down because right now, they're just.. there. I love Colin's energy lol especially when they arrived at the mat.

Completely agree. They've been so disappointingly boring so far imo.

4. Tyler & Korey - It's kind of surprising they haven't finished in the Top 2 yet... they finished in 1st/2nd for the first 5 legs of S28. I'm not complaining, though. I like non-dominant Tyler & Korey better.

In their defense, they still have finished in the front of the pack in 3rd and 4th and only finished 7th in leg 2 because of the u-turn. Even with the u-turn, they still finished ahead of two non-u-turned albeit weak teams and the team that u-turned them.

Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: NELs on May 02, 2019, 12:14:20 AM
This leg was just okay. Nothing in this leg stuck out. First of all this is three legs where all teams are on the same flight. Can this just stop, all teams being on the same flight is annoying, I'm glad they're showing scenes at airports, but its not scenes the fans want. The Detour was terrible and boring. Teams catching the prawns was boring, and the dancing task sucked. The Roadblock did not need to be there and felt repetitive after we JUST saw one side of the Detour being performing something. Also this leg felt extremely short too.


Rating 2/5

Teams I like:
Colin & Christie (To be fair, they didn't start to get their iconic moments until Legs 4-6 in TAR5)
Becca & Floyd
Corinne & Eliza

Teams I'm meh on:
Nicole & Victor
Janelle & Britney
Rachel & Elissa
Chris & Bret

Teams I don't like:
Leo & Jamal
Tyler & Korey
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: ghmorello on May 02, 2019, 12:47:31 AM
I'm not the only one here who thought Corinne's "Gangnam Style" comment to the taxi driver was a bit racist, right?
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: BourkieBoy on May 02, 2019, 01:38:52 AM
Very disappointing episode! :(

We don't need 2 performing tasks in one episode and Rachel really needs to stop bitching and moaning because I am getting rather sick of it and it's ruining the season for me!
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Hubickichibi on May 02, 2019, 01:55:51 AM
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Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Hubickichibi on May 02, 2019, 01:59:21 AM
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Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: cbacbacba1 on May 02, 2019, 02:19:40 AM
Rating for this episode : 7/10

Annoyed by the leg design this leg :
1. No route marker between detour and roadblock... literally took out the potential navigation problem between the two tasks.
2. Roadblock's judge appears to be a bit easy. I know the pronunciation is the main area of judgement, but teams have to sing a great tune as well right? This is a karaoke task not reading aloud.
3. Tasks set in this leg are just too similar in nature. Why put two music/rhythm-based performance tasks in a row? It just makes some teams standing out in an extremely significant extent (team fun / Nicole & Victor) while some lagging behind (Chris/Bret). Not a good leg design at all.

Meanwhile, teams still deliver in this episodes :
1. Rachel's 'I am not 35!' comment during the detour
2. Corinne & Eliza's whole prawn catching detour <3333  :)x
3. Eliza trying to annoy Colin and Victor <3333  :funny:
4. Afghanimals trying to fake our Corinne & Eliza at the first route marker  :funny:
5. Janelle & Brittney almost crashing a wedding party  :cheer:

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Teams ranking after this leg :

Love :
Corinne & Eliza  :luvya: (these two are genius <333 Funny moments at task, creating inter-team dramas <333 Can't imagine how the season will go without these two)
Colin & Christie (More personality shown than the past two weeks. Happy to see Colin having fun with tasks)

Like :
Rachel & Elissa (Their bickering and blaming-each-other after failure at a task is actually funny  :funny:, love Rachel's lines of speech as well)
Leo & Jamal (Their tricks are becoming kind of repetitive... Would be annoyed if they continue doing so for the whole season)
Nicole & Victor (Not a fan for sweet and calm couple, but these two are going to be an exception!)
Janelle & Britney (Britney's way of speaking always amazed me <3 From last week's "bareback" to this week "we almost crashed a wedding party" <3)

Don't like :
Team Fun (Them being OTT positively throughout the race has annoyed me since S29. This episode just further disgusted me when they are being OTT throughout the whole leg)
Tyler & Korey (Tyler's pose right after they passed the detour reminds me how I was disgusted by him throughout S28  :groan:. Luckily the editing focus has been on Korey so far this season)

Unknown :
Chris & Bret (I literally don't know much about them after 3 episodes, only remember them saying "way harder than survivor" almost every single episodes :duno:)
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: dryedmangoez on May 02, 2019, 02:44:27 AM
I wonder if this really was a last minute Leg or something. They had to throw something together at the last minute so they just looked to the most recent Ho Chi Minh City visits from TAR Asia and Canada and just recycled those tasks.

And it appears the teams spent the entire day in Luang Prabang between the Pit Stop and their flight out which explains the sightings of teams just walking around for the day sightseeing and shopping. Plus the initial speculation last year that it was a half-Laos/half-Vietnam Leg.
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Post by: Maanca on May 02, 2019, 06:16:21 AM
In this case, I don't blame them for the bunching. They had to take what flight they could get.

Laos is apparently a difficult country to fly and in out of. Filming took 2 days after Japan, and another 2 days before Vietnam.
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Post by: nrh2110 on May 02, 2019, 10:27:23 AM
So my thoughts.

First off, I can’t be the only one that was expecting a H2H/Face Off right? I hated how the had the first clue be the detour, second clue (still at the detour) roadblock, and then straight to pit stop. Last season when that happened it meant a H2H but I guess not this time.

Honestly nothing really stood out in this leg. At least if they were gonna go to Vietnam so close to S29, they should’ve done it with really good tasks (although I will say, I’m really happy that Becca and Floyd got redemption). The teams were necessary significantly interesting this leg, even Leo and Jamal were kind of boring.

Hoping for a better episode next week!
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Post by: GabyM on May 02, 2019, 01:39:25 PM
Can't believe Colin can dance while Christie does not  :funny:
Colin seems to be having fun throughout this leg  :funny:
I remember Christie making a joke about her poor dance skills on Instagram. She said that whenever she competed in pageants, the director would always put her in the back during the opening number, because she was that bad at the choreography :funny:
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Post by: Hubickichibi on May 02, 2019, 06:38:15 PM
hey i just remember that flower market is also on TARA5, why they do it again (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/97.gif?w=560)
there still so many to explore in vietnam, also they can switchback to duck whisperer challenge like in zev season, i'd love to see some mika meltdown (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/evil-smile-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862503)
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Post by: Xoruz on May 02, 2019, 10:32:56 PM
Night legs tend to deliver for me. Legs in Vietnam also tend to deliver. This leg was no exception. Three episodes into the season, I've been enjoying this season, and this leg was just fun. Much of my love for this season is coming from the teams. There is no one I dislike, and I enjoy most of the teams. The teams are playing off each other well like with the peace offerings at the airport at the start of the leg. The team members are playing off each other well like the Reilly sisters quips at each other. All in all, this has been a fun season so far.

Janelle & Brittney crashing a wedding.  :funny:
Rachel is completely over Elissa's yoga mentions.  :funny:
Corinne getting pinched by the prawn.  :funny:
The Reilly sisters quibbles during the Detour.  :funny:
Colin dancing and singing karaoke is not something I knew I needed.  :funny:

Reel It In: Fishing isn't the most exciting task, but it is funny when the catch can fight back.
Light It Up: Felt like I was watching a segment from AGT, which makes sense considering the dance crew appeared on Asia's Got Talent. It was a tough task, and I liked the callback to the Bollywood task.
Karaoke: I enjoyed this task when it previously appeared on TAR Canada, and I thought that it was a fun task this time. Personally, I think that this task was harder than the one on TAR Canada.

5. Who wins Leg 3?
6. Who gets Philiminated?

5. Becca & Floyd for redemption in Vietnam.
6. Chris & Bret will finish last.

I swear that I had no foreknowledge of these placements.

4/5
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Post by: Jro on May 02, 2019, 11:02:07 PM
Karaoke: I enjoyed this task when it previously appeared on TAR Canada, and I thought that it was a fun task this time. Personally, I think that this task was harder than the one on TAR Canada.

The TAR Canada version seemed ridiculously quick and easy bc it was only a detour rather than a roadblock and they only had to sing like 3 lines each (or at least that's what the edit showed). The only part that was harder was that while they got to practice with transliteration, the karaoke itself was still in Vietnamese characters.

In the US version, they got transliterated karaoke subtitles and the judging seemed VERRYYYYY lenient. I do agree though that it was overall probably harder since they had to learn and sing more lines individually.
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Post by: Hubickichibi on May 03, 2019, 01:26:30 AM
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Post by: paradoxinee on May 03, 2019, 12:28:36 PM
 That Karaoke Song was very popular one in Vietnam, at least to young people and it's not easy to sing. That's why it was chosen.
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Post by: Jro on May 03, 2019, 01:09:42 PM
That Karaoke Song was very popular one in Vietnam, at least to young people and it's not easy to sing. That's why it was chosen.

Yeah, the music video (basically a movie with how much they added to it) has over 74 million views, so I understand why it was chosen from that standpoint. I just think they could've added to the difficulty by giving them transliterated practice but Vietnamese words on the karaoke screen so they would have to memorize how the words are pronounced rather than being able to read the pronunciation off the screen.

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Post by: Musicon on May 03, 2019, 01:18:10 PM
That Karaoke Song was very popular one in Vietnam, at least to young people and it's not easy to sing. That's why it was chosen.

Yeah, the music video (basically a movie with how much they added to it) has over 74 million views, so I understand why it was chosen from that standpoint. I just think they could've added to the difficulty by giving them transliterated practice but Vietnamese words on the karaoke screen so they would have to memorize how the words are pronounced rather than being able to read the pronunciation off the screen.

A more old style harder memorisation task makes for more drama, and I felt the same with the Laos alphabet task where they got images as a help.

A plus was the dance task did seem to be judged harder than the karaoke.  Though I prefer teams not being told what to improve to pass, I'd rather they work it out for themselves.
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Post by: GabyM on May 04, 2019, 12:58:21 PM
A plus was the dance task did seem to be judged harder than the karaoke.  Though I prefer teams not being told what to improve to pass, I'd rather they work it out for themselves.
And some of the teams judged themselves harder than the dance judge did. I listen to Victor & Nicole's podcast every week, and this week, before the interview with Phil (which was pretty insightful and worth a listen, btw), they were talking about this week's leg, and Victor mentioned how most of the time, he was the one who stopped the routine, because he instinctively knew that they had messed up the choreography.
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Post by: Hubickichibi on May 05, 2019, 11:01:49 PM
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Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Lemontail on May 05, 2019, 11:14:37 PM
Colin is super lucky, that big nail could kill him (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/110.gif?w=560)

FYI, it can't kill you, as laws of physics don't work like what you imagined, but it can injure you. Like that common misconception that a coin dropped from the Empire State Building in New York City could kill you. It simply doesn't have enough force to kill you.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Hubickichibi on May 05, 2019, 11:32:56 PM
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Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Lemontail on May 06, 2019, 12:00:16 AM
FYI, it can't kill you, as laws of physics don't work like what you imagined, but it can injure you. Like that common misconception that a coin dropped from the Empire State Building in New York City could kill you. It simply doesn't have enough force to kill you.

dude they use nail gun (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/133.gif)
and its only few cm above his eye, that alone is super lucky his eyeball could be punctured (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/94.gif?w=560)

Yeah, but you wouldn't look above anyway.
Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Hubickichibi on May 06, 2019, 01:19:31 AM
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Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: Marionete on May 06, 2019, 12:46:42 PM
RFF's Golden Rule:
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Post by: GabyM on May 06, 2019, 02:41:58 PM
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Post by: Malcooolm on May 06, 2019, 09:21:04 PM
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Post by: Lemontail on May 06, 2019, 09:26:03 PM
So, this leg is definitely only average at best. Hoping to see more in next legs.
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Post by: georgiapeach on May 07, 2019, 03:28:57 PM
I do not want to see ONE more post from anyone here disparaging a member. If you see a rude or inappropriate post then PLEASE

USE REPORT TO MODERATOR.

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Fair warning.

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Title: Re: TAR 31 EPISODE 3 LIVE UPDATES & COMMENTARY WED 5/1/19 9PM EST *read Post 1*
Post by: GabyM on May 08, 2019, 03:41:01 PM
I do not want to see ONE more post from anyone here disparaging a member. If you see a rude or inappropriate post then PLEASE

USE REPORT TO MODERATOR.

If YOU are rude yourself you ALSO are at risk.

Fair warning.

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My apologies...I'll keep my feisty side in check and sit on my hands when I'm tempted to post harsh comments