Topic: TAR 28 Ep 11 LIVE SHOW Updates & Commentary!

[georgiapeach]

Next to last Ep!!  4 Teams go to 3 tonight!

Y'all know the drill!

Posting welcomed after 740PM

[ghmorello]

Leg 11 - Bali, Indonesia to Shenzhen, China

Starting Lineup:

1. Tyler and Korey

2. Burnie and Ashley

3. Dana and Matt

4. Sheri and Cole

[RachelLeVega]

I'm ready for the penultimate leg!

[elthemagnifico]

expecting a great penultimate leg tonight (or today in my time)

[Alenaveda]

Here hoping for a great penultimate leg. 

[RachelLeVega]

So I guess I will be solely updating for three episodes in a row?

[gamerfan09]

I will lol.

[gamerfan09]

Previously on The Amazing Race...

Five teams continued racing through Bali! The Detour was filled with clucks and nuts!

At the Double U-Turn Tyler & Korey made a big move and gave Burnie & Ashley to follow suit.

Tyler & Korey won their 2nd leg in a row and helped send their rivals out of the Race.

Four teams remain who will be eliminated next?

[RachelLeVega]

I will lol.

Thank you very much.

[RachelLeVega]

Teams must fly to Shenzhen, the Silicon Valley of China!
Upon arriving, team's must find their next clue inside the departure terminal of Shenzhen International Airport,

[RachelLeVega]

Tyler & Korey already hogging the screen two minutes into the episode.

[RachelLeVega]

Route info: Teams must make their way by bus to the "Eiffel Tower" at the Windows of the World amusement park to find their next clue.

[gamerfan09]

Tyler & Korey depart at 7:34 AM!

Route Info: Fly to Shenzhen, China! Once there, teams will find the clue in the departure hall!

Burnie & Ashley at 7:35 AM.

Dana & Matt at 7:48 AM!

Sheri & Cole at 7:51 AM.

Tyler & Korey size up their competition and say that if Burnie & Ashley come 2nd again on the finale fine for them.

Everyone is on the same flight to Shenzhen China.

Tyler & Korey get the clue first. Dana & Matt 2nd. Burnie & Ashley 3rd.

Route Info: Make your way to the "Eiffel Tower".

Everyone is making their way to the Eiffel Tower at the Windows of the World.

Sheri & Cole miss the train and end up having to wait.

Tyler & Korey get the clue.

Roadblock: Find other big locations via riddles and get stamps to get your next clue.

[RachelLeVega]

ROADBLOCK!: One team member must solve a series of riiddles and collect posters along the way. Immigration officers will stamp each riddle after they are correct. Once all riddles were solved, thy would receive their next clue.

This could have been a great final Roadblock.

[gamerfan09]

Tyler & Korey and Dana & Matt decide to work together (Tyler/Dana).

Burnie & Ashley are 3rd and Burnie does it.

Sheri & Cole arrive in last. Sheri is doing the Roadblock.

Sheri is so lost.

Commercials!

[SamualDude]

That is a super cool roadblock!

[RachelLeVega]

Sheri is iconic during this task!

ROUTE INFO: Teams must travel by subway to Lychee Park to find their next clue from a violinist troupe.

[gamerfan09]

We're back. Sheri is so lost.

Tyler/Dana refuse to help Sheri.

Burnie & Ashley have four out of six.
Sheri has two out of six.
Dana/Tyler have five out of six.

Burnie & Ashley finish the Roadblock in first!

Route Info: Make your way by Subway to Lychee Park.

Tyler & Korey get the clue in 2nd place. Dana & Matt get it in 3rd.

Cole: "And then there was one."

[gamerfan09]

Everyone else is on the way to Lychee Park.

Sheri is still so lost.

Commercials.

[RachelLeVega]

For the Detour:
In Commuter Cycle, teams must carry a briefcase on a Segway-looking hoverboard through a course to receive their next clue.
In Master of Arts, teams must choose a set of paintings and hang them at a gallery to form a bigger picture to receive their next clue.

[gamerfan09]

We're back.

Sheri asks locals for help.

The other teams arrive at the Detour.

Commuter Cycle or Master of Arts:

Commuter Cycle: Ride a cycle.

Master of Arts: Deliver paintings.

(im sorry i ran downstairs to open the door and didnt hear it )

[RachelLeVega]

Segway hoverboards Detour option starting location is located at Dafen Art Museum

[gamerfan09]

Sheri finishes the Roadblock!

Dana & Matt/Tyler & Korey choose Master of Arts.
Burnie & Ashley choose Commuter Cycle.

Sheri & Cole arrive and Sheri chooses Commuter Cycle.

Dana & Matt and Tyler & Korey get to work.

Burnie & Ashley struggle at Commuter Cycle.

[RachelLeVega]

FINAL PIT STOP: Shenzhen Library Terrace

[SamualDude]

All of the tasks this leg have been really good I felt.

[RachelLeVega]

All of the tasks this leg have been really good I felt.

I'm not a fan of the hanging paintings Detour option.

[gamerfan09]

Burnie & Ashley choose to switch Detours as Sheri & Cole arrive.

Tyler & Korey finish and get the clue telling them to go to Shenzhen Library for the Pit Stop.

Burnie & Ashley struggle. Commercials.

[RachelLeVega]

Rainy day leg!

[gamerfan09]

Back!

Burnie & Ashley and Sheri & Cole struggle in their respective Detours.

Tyler & Korey and Dana & Matt run to the Pit Stop.

Tyler & Korey are Team Number One. Dana & Matt are Team Number Two.

[gamerfan09]

Burnie & Ashley finish the Detour in 3rd.

Sheri & Cole struggle at the Detour.

Burnie & Ashley are in their cab.

Sheri & Cole finish their Detour.

It's either Burnie & Ashley or Sheri & Cole who are out =/

[RachelLeVega]

Woohoo Sheri & Cole!!

[SamualDude]

Burnie and Ashley

[gamerfan09]

Sheri & Cole are Team Number Three!

Burnie & Ashley are the last team to arrive and they have been eliminated from the Race

[RachelLeVega]

Can't wait for the season finale!

[inilham]

Sheri & Cole is a very very very lucky team in the whole race. 2 times saved being in last place, and this leg, right after alight from taxi they hear sound of pit stop while Burnie & Ashley struggling in the library. 

[RachelLeVega]

I thought this was a pretty pleasant leg. A nice Roadblock and a fairly decent Detour with some travel drama.

[SamualDude]

Burnie and Ashley for a returnee's season in my opinion!

[elthemagnifico]

Burnie and Ashley for a returnee's season in my opinion!

[elthemagnifico]

IMO this is a great penultimate leg <333

The RB is cool and great altough I was kinda upset at first preview <33

the detour is... good(?)... I like the commuter task but painting task seems boring yet challenging...

the editing is curiousful and intense at start (really, I though Burnie and Ashley would make to F3 )
but Burnie and Ashley

for F3? I'm fine with them... but I will put my bet on Goddess Sheri and Cole <333

[georgiapeach]

UPDATERS!!

[RaceUntilWeDie]

I feel like every task this leg was good but wasn't executed to its fullest potential?

Roadblock: if only Tyler and Dana weren't working together. It's NEVER fun to watch that.
Commuter: wish more than one team did it at once. But at least it was challenging enough to cause a Detour switch
Painting: I love that they judged the spacing, otherwise this would have been too easy. I also love that each team had the same design but different stations. OK, this one was actually fine

The two races to the Pit Stop were great and seemed to be edited well (will see on rewatch). They've been slacking on these the past few legs.

Semi OT: Can you imagine if last season's teams did this penultimate leg? This one is tough compared to last season

[TARUSAFan]

Tyler & Korey a.k.a. Too Much Screentime (but thanks anyway for bring more viewers though), very smart Racers but this is how you repay Burnie & Ashley after U-Turning Brodie & Kurt in Indonesia. You working with Team Bickersons (Dana & Matt) shunning Sheri & Cole as well. It was an initiative from Burnie & Ashley, you did not coordinate it with them to U-Turn Brodie & Kurt, it was their smartness to use the other slot for them and your benefit as well. Sheri & Cole avenge Burnie & Ashley and slay these 2 teams.

[Declive]

Sheri & Cole's arrival was the most emocional moment ever

[Hysha]

I want Sheri & Cole to win this so badly. I don't care if they are there for two non-elimination legs. They played so clear and nice all the time, they are funny, and I absolutely love their mom-son relationship. It looks like there are gonna be a lot of high tasks next week, which is bad for them, but I know they can do it. They are my winners, and I really want to see them arriving first on that finale mat. Go Sheri & Cole! <3

Ofc Burnie & Ashley need to return for an Unfinished Business season.

And it's disgusting to still watching Tyler & Korey winning and on the F3. Ugggggh I can't stand them, specially Tyler and his annoying  laugh.

[Jobby]

I'll be shocked with Tyler and Korey don't win. But my heart is with Sheri and Cole since Georgia leg.

[BritishTARFan]

Why does everyone hate Tyler & Korey!

I mean they might not be your type which is fine but the hate towards them is a bit un called for, they deserve to be there as much as the others. And the laugh, seriously... It's his laugh

[stekay]

Why does everyone hate Tyler & Korey!

I mean they might not be your type which is fine but the hate towards them is a bit un called for, they deserve to be there as much as the others. And the laugh, seriously... It's his laugh

They're men.

[Glamazon Racer]

More like they're annoying af.

[LeonardTheKoala]

Am I sensing a pattern here?  Sheri and Cole are the second pair of Mother and Son to enter into the final three after Margie and Luke, exactly 14 seasons ago. To top it off, it was also in China where both mother and son teams made it to the final leg.

[Platrium]

Before I read anything…

This leg was great! The detour was so cool and awesome, and so was the roadblock! All the tasks are challenging for the penultimate leg.

I don't really have to elaborate anything else. Maybe just the teams.

Tyler & Korey have shown their villainous side from time to time but they show enough entertaining moments for me to consider them as a team I don't want to see win but I want to see in another season. I actually wish this team was eliminated in Georgia so that we can have a possibly "weak"-teams finale.

Dana & Matt are so unfortunate to get the edit of negative or invisible edit in almost every episode. I thought they'd get 1st places from time to time. Still, I think they are a pretty good team. They are strong, but they are not the dominant-strong team, unlike Brodie & Kurt or Tyler & Korey.

Sheri & Cole are the ultimate underdogs of the season! They survived so many near eliminations, and this will be the team I'll be rooting for! Although, I'm fine with Matt & Dana winning as well.

Burnie & Ashley did make a classic mistake; more of a risk imo. They made the same risk (detour risk) during Leg 5 in Chamonix, and that almost cost them the race too. This team deserves a return for never winning a 1st due to over-dominant teams (and bad luck). I can imagine them repeating the same risk IF they return, but they were so robbed of 1st places since Leg 4. TAR, please have these 2 back.

[gamerfan09]

I didn't really have any thoughts about this leg posted because I was updating a bit haphazardly today and had to rewatch the episode to get what I missed...

Sorry everyone.

But basically, I really enjoyed the leg! It's kinda funny how some of the legs in the late-game, despite the route not being as good as the first half, ended up even better designed than the first few legs we did have.

The Detour was amazing, the Roadblock was fun (but arguably not Chinese... could have worked as a good Finale memory task IMO), and despite some location issues (a clue at the airport and a Library as a Pit Stop? Really?), this was probably my favorite Final Four leg (best since Northern Ireland on TAR22) despite the awful elimination lol.

Sheri & Cole are just <33333333

I have never been a big fan of Burnie & Ashley but this leg and beginning Indonesia, I understood all the love and I'll actually miss them now </3

Dana & Matt were pretty stank this ep. I didn't like Dana being evil because Dana has been fun-to-hate evil (Dubai is a shining example) but this wasn't it lol.

Tyler & Korey..... eh. The less said the better.

Can't wait for the finale, hopefully it's well-designed!

[RaceUntilWeDie]

a clue at the airport and a Library as a Pit Stop? Really?

My thoughts exactly!

[georgiapeach]

Very possible this leg was a last minute change.

[Platrium]

Very possible this leg was a last minute change.

If that was the case, I'm glad the roadblock and the detour were amazing!

[mildwall]

Very possible this leg was a last minute change.

If that was the case, I'm glad the roadblock and the detour were amazing!

Actually not.
A person who designed this leg told me they started to prepared this leg in late November.
I personally think the weird locations may be relevant to the Shenzhen Marathon held in that day. The designer may not notice marathon location in advance and change the pitstop in the last minute.

[georgiapeach]

Oh thank you!! There were some concerns about this at the time based on production stuff. Glad to hear it!

[RaceUntilWeDie]

I just realized there was no prize on this leg

[Nyoman_SB1]

I loved this leg  Probably the best penultimate leg since season.... i don't know
The roadblock was cool, i'd love to do that challenge. The detour was good. But the best part was the tension and drama between Burnie & Tyler/Dana. And the editing was awesome especially when the 3rd team arrive at the mat, but so sad Burnie and Ashley eliminated 

Why does everyone hate Tyler & Korey!

I mean they might not be your type which is fine but the hate towards them is a bit un called for, they deserve to be there as much as the others. And the laugh, seriously... It's his laugh

+1

I also don't understand the hate. i mean, they proved themselves to be strong competitor. Before this season started, i honestly thought they would be eliminated before the 5th leg, but they surprised me winning many legs and now they are in the F3. And about the laugh, i think it's just the way he laugh. Maybe many people don't like him, but he's not annoying like Joey or Justin 

I don't mind who will win, but based on the edit, there's no way Matt and Dana win. Brain: Tyler & Korey, but my heart said Sheri & Cole will win it 

[Tallguy700]

More like they're annoying af.

That's interesting, we're going back to the juvenile excuse of I don't like the voice over a positive, energetic team who play a strong and smart race.

[stekay]

More like they're annoying af.

That's interesting, we're going back to the juvenile excuse of I don't like the voice over a positive, energetic team who play a strong and smart race.

Well glamazon dude make a reference to their voice he just said they were annoying TBH.

[Tallguy700]

More like they're annoying af.

That's interesting, we're going back to the juvenile excuse of I don't like the voice over a positive, energetic team who play a strong and smart race.

Well glamazon dude make a reference to their voice he just said they were annoying TBH.

I'm perfectly fine with other opinions of how people view the teams, you can like them or not. In all honesty though, I just don't believe finding a particular team annoying should be a reason to dislike them, unless they do something detrimental to other teams or anything penalty inducing/getting an unfair advantage. If it's just a team that bothers one, it would seem better to be neutral in that regard.

[Kamineko]

Very possible this leg was a last minute change.

If that was the case, I'm glad the roadblock and the detour were amazing!

Actually not.
A person who designed this leg told me they started to prepared this leg in late November.
I personally think the weird locations may be relevant to the Shenzhen Marathon held in that day. The designer may not notice marathon location in advance and change the pitstop in the last minute.

That brought me to an interesting question, where was the originally planned Pit Stop?

[Jobby]

Okay, the editors totally discounted the presence of Matt and Dana because their appearance in the finale preview is like non-existent.

Other than that, I think they're trying to push for a "YAY LET'S WATCH THE FINALE FOR A SHERI AND COLE WIN" but totally it is Tyler and Korey winning -_-

[Tallguy700]

If Tyler & Korey were really the winners, why were they worried about hurrying up? Seemed like an implication they were behind.

[stekay]

More like they're annoying af.

That's interesting, we're going back to the juvenile excuse of I don't like the voice over a positive, energetic team who play a strong and smart race.

Well glamazon dude make a reference to their voice he just said they were annoying TBH.

I'm perfectly fine with other opinions of how people view the teams, you can like them or not. In all honesty though, I just don't believe finding a particular team annoying should be a reason to dislike them, unless they do something detrimental to other teams or anything penalty inducing/getting an unfair advantage. If it's just a team that bothers one, it would seem better to be neutral in that regard.

You contradict yourself in this. Finding a team annoying is probably the most legitimate reason to dislike them

[Tallguy700]

More like they're annoying af.

That's interesting, we're going back to the juvenile excuse of I don't like the voice over a positive, energetic team who play a strong and smart race.

Well glamazon dude make a reference to their voice he just said they were annoying TBH.

I'm perfectly fine with other opinions of how people view the teams, you can like them or not. In all honesty though, I just don't believe finding a particular team annoying should be a reason to dislike them, unless they do something detrimental to other teams or anything penalty inducing/getting an unfair advantage. If it's just a team that bothers one, it would seem better to be neutral in that regard.

You contradict yourself in this. Finding a team annoying is probably the most legitimate reason to dislike them

From a biased perspective? Of course. And nah, didn't contradict myself, but thanks for trying.

[Lemontail]

They didn't annoy me. It's just neutral though.

[elthemagnifico]

well personally I don't get hate over Tyler/Korey... but I kinda annoyed that the production centered them in whole leg and they got most of the screentime like wtf seem they are entertaining and rests are not ...

but over that bitching, I (really do) admit they are most strategic and smart team this season and kinda aadditional value to them... criticizing them for being evil (especially in last leg) is normal... but as long as not breaking the rules I think it's fine (it's straregy though rather than personal hate imo)

[Platrium]

I find Tyler & Korey's villainy to Burnie & Ashley dislikable, but they are overall a very entertaining team. I have mixed opinions for this team, so I wouldn't mind seeing them race again, but I do not want them to win.

[Jobby]

This season has one of the best F7 ever. <333

Every team is memorable in their own ways. The only team who got cut and forgotten by the edit is probably only Zach and Rachel.

[elthemagnifico]

This season has one of the best F7 ever. <333

Every team is memorable in their own ways. The only team who got cut and forgotten by the edit is probably only Zach and Rachel.

indeed tbh

Zach and rachel actually one of the most fun team this season and my favorite but less screentime and editing made they were little forgotten by fans

[Dånooky]

The odds are for Tyler & Korey winning. Matt & Dana will probably get a close second or a distant third. Since the leg looks very physical, I think Sheri & Cole might stand a chance of at least beating Matt & Dana. The one thing that might propel Sheri & Cole to first is if the other teams get frustrated and melt down or panic.

[scruffs]

Do we know the time difference between S/C and B/A?

[mildwall]

Do we know the time difference between S/C and B/A?

five minutes

[Marionete]

Sheri and Cole were really lucky to hear the music from the pit-stop then! If they had passed it at first, it's almost guaranteed Burnie & Ashley would've checked in 3rd.

[Jobby]

The odds are for Tyler & Korey winning. Matt & Dana will probably get a close second or a distant third. Since the leg looks very physical, I think Sheri & Cole might stand a chance of at least beating Matt & Dana. The one thing that might propel Sheri & Cole to first is if the other teams get frustrated and melt down or panic.

Or a memory challenge melt down.

[Marionete]

I hope it's a good one like in the S21 finale so that Sheri & Cole can win

[georgiapeach]

Do we know the time difference between S/C and B/A?

five minutes

source please

[j.s45]

Elise said 5 minutes

http://www.thewrap.com/amazing-race-producer-on-tyler-oakley-vs-rooster-teeth-clash-exclusive/

[georgiapeach]

awesome thanks!


And belated to RFF!