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:conf: HAPPY TAR DAY! :conf: 


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We'll be on the air finally leaving South America in approximately 2 hours.  :funny:
Hang tight and hang ten!
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30 minutes! Made myself a caribeño cocktail to celebrate our new country tonight!
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Just saw the preview for tonight with the team (no spoilers until the episode airs) after turning on the TV, wondering if this was one of the reasons the season was held back to air afterward. ???
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5 more minutes 'til my favorite island time!
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And we are on the airwaves! :luvya:

Previously on TAR, 7 teams raced through Montevideo, Uruguay! Vinny shined at the RB, but later sparked fuel against Amber. The need for navigation helped Angie & Danny and hurt Sunny & Bizzy. A stellar Detour performance put Ricky & Cesar back in 1st. Juan & Shane stumbled, but in the end, Sunny & Bizzy flamed down.

All teams flying into Bridgetown, Barbados!
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Teams begin at Swing Bridge, one of the only two bridges in the ironically named city. We start with Ricky & Cesar and Angie & Danny leaving in 1st. ROUTE INFO: Fairfield/Black Rock Rd. Ricky & Cesar proceed to help Angie & Danny where it is.
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Cesar says they want to get married and have children someday and want the money to put that into action. They are worried about Danny since he is good with directions. Meanwhile, Danny is seemingly off today with Angie behind the wheel. She is worried about driving the jeep today.
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Ricky & Cesar are stopping at a gas station as well as Angie & Danny to ask for directions. And it's POURING!!! :funny: Always a fun leg with torrential weather. Cesar wears a face mask while their cars are absolutely soaked. They start putting up their plastic covers for the jeeps. :funny: "Welcome to Barbados!" - Cesar

Full intro :conf: and advertisements.
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Ngl I forgot Yvonne & Melissa were on the episode until I saw them into the intro :funny:
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We come back to Group 2 of Rod & Leticia and Amber & Vinny departing. "Aw damn, it's freaking wet." - Amber. "It's drenched." - Leticia. "It's crazy. We're out here in the rain." - Rod. Amber is learning a lot about Vinny and vice versa. They begin having indecisiveness with directions in the jeep while it's precipitating. :funny:

Rod says Leticia isn't used to this kind of environment, but is taking the experience as a champ. They are having a good time finding a group of guys to ask for directions. Amber & Vinny stop at a barber and ask a man getting a haircut.  :funny: Oh my gosh, I love this leg already.

Both teams hooking up the car hoods. Meanwhile, Juan & Shane and Melissa & Yvonne leave from Group 3. The girlfriends ask a shop vendor.
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They receive directions while Juan & Shane immediately jump into their jeeps. The pilots miss their families, but are focused on getting the race done. Juan gets drenched with an open window! Yvonne & Melissa are also talking about their relationship and the race being a pressure cooker situation.

And it's looking like a hurricane is about to come! :clap2: Angie & Danny turn into a lot to ask for directions from a pizzeria.
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"It's okay, we just really have to slow down." - Angie

Ricky & Cesar see the first clue box! ROADBLOCK: "Who wants to get into the swing of things?"
One team member must battle a talented local in road tennis and win a match to receive their next clue.

Ricky chooses to do the task and picks his opponent! "It's like a miniature tennis, pickleball, combined with a racquetball and ping pong." Cesar doesn't want the bench filled with teams. Ricky explains the situation.
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Ricky gets on the scoreboard with 1. They have to get to 11. Wish Phil would have explained that earlier. Ricky is making progress up to 3.

Amber & Vinny are still navigating with Vinny voicing out how he is driving. Amber notices they circled back to where they are. Rod & Leticia is driving through an actual flood. Woohoo! Road closed ahead. Rod says they need to ask an official where the intersection is and he and Leticia get into an argument to stop yelling at each other.

Ricky is strategizing where the hits are coming from.
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Ricky ends up getting to 11 and receives the clue as Angie & Danny arrive at the RB clue.

ROUTE INFO: Drive to the childhood home of Rihanna to find your next clue.

Angie is doing the RB. "Miss Tennis Player!" - Danny :funny: They are excited to have a strength show up for them!
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Ricky is a ping pong god- hopefully this quells some of the "unfair advantage" claims
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"Be nice to my mom!" - Danny

Angie is absolutely destroying her competition! Meanwhile, Ricky & Cesar arrive at Rihanna's house. ROUTE INFO: Long Bay Beach in Christ Church Parish.
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Angie is loving this RB and Danny reveals that is where he received his ping-pong skills. And they finish!

Juan & Shane are looking for street signs and can't find any. Shane suggests stopping at a shop. It's a souvenir shop! They ask the shopkeeper to show them the intersection on Google Maps.

Yvonne & Melissa fly to 3rd! Oh my gosh! Yvonne begins the RB.
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Melissa is more of the tennis player and they have this running thing at home saying if Yvonne beats Mel in a tennis match, she'd buy her the nicest steak in San Diego. :funny: Yvonne is quickly getting the hang of this road tennis though!

Rod & Leticia arrive at the RB in 4th. Leticia wants to do it and quickly runs to their net. Rod hopes she can knock it out quick.
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Rod and Melissa are socializing about their partners' tennising skills. Meanwhile, Amber & Vinny want to stop at a gas station. "The map is destroyed. My paper's destroyed." - Amber. She thinks the race is pretty much over for them.

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We return to Amber being shocked by the conditions and not knowing where they are driving. They stop at a private residence to ask. Whereas, Leticia and Yvonne making some, not a lot of, progress. Rod was hoping Leticia would spike the ball and obliterate the task, but she's busy enjoying it with a smile on her face. Leticia is at 2 while Yvonne is at 7.

Ricky & Cesar don't know where they are headed. They want to go to a highway, but don't know where the highway is. Not all the streets have names on them and they are having a tough time. Angie asks who is Rihanna while Danny educates her on it. Angie asks Danny to start singing a Rihanna song.

"Welcome to Rihanna Drive." - Danny. Angie & Danny get the Long Bay clue.
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Yvonne close to getting the goal 11 points while Leticia is up to 7. Juan & Shane arrive at the RB in 5th. Juan wants to do the task.

Yvonne & Melissa get the clue and leave! Juan asked who is the best one. :funny: Little did they know they are not instructors.

The girlfriends drive off while Yvonne relays how she was being a little vicious which ended up making her serves sloppy.

Leticia wraps up right behind!
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Amber & Vinny arrive at the RB in last. Juan's only experience of road tennis is beer pong. :funny: Vinny is doing the RB. Amber believes they can make a comeback. Shane hopes they can gain some time back. Vinny is also feeling the pressure against them and himself. "I'm actually pretty good at ping pong... can you stop talking, babe?" - Amber & Vinny :funny:

Juan has one last serve and gets it done. They leave in 5th. Vinny also finishes right behind them as the military pilots drive off.
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Moral of the story: Look for the water. Ricky & Cesar are arguing and now feeling anxious. They don't know where to go and is stuck. "I need you to be certain. / But how can I be certain?"

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We're back with Ricky & Cesar having a communication breakdown in the jeep. "I need to calm down." - Ricky. They stop to ask a girl at a bus stand. They find the highway, "we have a lead, let's just not lose it." - Cesar

Yvonne & Mel find the house while Rod & Leticia can't find the clue. Leticia asks the girlfriends where the clue is, but doesn't give them the answer directly! Woohoo! They eventually find it on their own.

Amber & Vinny are at it with their energies today as well while Amber wants to console Vinny's anxiety. Juan & Shane don't know where they are heading and feeling stressed.

Amber & Vinny get the clue from the Rihanna house in 5th. They ask for directions and head out as Juan & Shane arrive in from behind in last.
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Angie & Danny at the bridge and turning and we get the behind-the-scenes info of their camera and sound crew. Danny states it's imperative for them to keep their crew right behind them. They communicate with them through a two-way radio. They approach a roundabout.
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And they are getting honked at by locals while spinning 'round and 'round. Just as they make their exchange, they lose their crew. "I just don't see their van anymore." - Angie. Danny reports back to their crew with radio silence.

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We come back to a potential time credit (for those of you here since the beginning of the series :funny: ) as Angie & Danny are trying to survive with their crew. "We have no crew right now." Danny wants to catch them at the next place.

Meanwhile, Ricky & Cesar arrive at the bay. DETOUR: Seaweed Clearing or Fish Pot Building
In Fish Pot Building, teams must build a fishnet with tamarind root framing and wire to receive their next clue. In Seaweed Clearing, teams must clear a blue barrel full of seaweed along the beach to receive their next clue.
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They want to do the seaweed, but immediately decide against it to do the fish pot since running on sand is not going to be efficient. "We're the first ones here, we were able to pick the closest one to the example." - Cesar. They say their beach-inspired clothing is so fitting today. Yvonne & Mel still driving while Amber & Vinny see the water. "He's extra slow. He's on that island time." - Vinny with a local walking across the street.

Juan believes he is going to Long Beach. Rod & Leticia don't know if they are going north or south.
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Leticia says isn't it the point of the race not knowing where they were supposed to go. "At this point, we're just driving straight." - Rod

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Are they gonna get a time credit? This is bull**** to penalize them for a crew not catching up. It's one roundabout exit. There is no reason for Angie & Danny to wait more than 5 minutes.
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We return to Rod not being able to figure out anything. He asks a couple people at a gas station and know to jump onto the interstate. Juan & Shane arrive in Christ Church territory. "That's the Juan!" - Shane

Ricky & Cesar are going back and forth between the example to be able to utilize the resources to their fullest advantage. "Just take your time. Right now you're by yourselves."

Angie & Danny arrive at the Detour clue. But... the producer says they have to be on hold until their crew shows up.

Yvonne & Mel arrive at the Detour clue in 2nd. They argue if the seaweed is going to take way too long. They Ricky & Cesar it and choose the fish nets instead after questioning them too.

Amber & Vinny arrive at the Detour in 3rd.
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Amber & Vinny do the "fish basket" while Ricky is stressing. Meanwhile, Angie & Danny are hands-crossed. Rod & Leticia arrive in 4th at the DT. They do the fish net building.

Ricky & Cesar realize they made it incorrectly and that they made holes in the wrong places. Ricky has to patch.

Vinny reveals his Filipino family had experience as a fishmonger.

Cesar wants to say they made it with tears, blood, and sweat.

Angie & Danny are finally off as the crew arrives! They do the fish pots.
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Ricky & Cesar go for a check with the fish catcher and they are approved! PIT STOP: Hastings Rocks! Last team to arrive WILL be eliminated.
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Ricky & Cesar bypass Angie & Danny and they talk to each other saying there is only one team behind them left and the fish pot is faster in their opinion.

Rod & Leticia are making progress happily while Amber is looking at other teams and Vinny says to not worry about them too much.

Juan & Shane arrive at the DT in last and do the seaweed cleanup.
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Amber is bleeding everywehre, but are unphased as they are ER nurses. Rod & Leticia get theirs checked and it's missing corner supports. Unapproved. "This is the first time in the back of the pack." - Leticia.

Yvonne & Mel see everyone's here while Angie & Danny are analyzing their current situation against the other teams.

Juan & Shane are hauling it all and realize they are halfway done with just one wheelbarrow full. Doesn't seem like it from our angle?
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Juan & Shane quickly trying to collect the seaweed while Rod & Leticia are still missing pieces on their net hoping for a check.

Yvonne & Melissa say they are almost done while Juan & Shane get their second wheelbarrow to the blue barrel. They are 90% done.

Danny methodically getting the trap finished while Juan & Shane move up to 2nd!!! They are absolutely exhausted as they get in their jeep. :funny:

And Ricky & Cesar arrive at the Pit Stop dancing!  They are TEAM NUMBER ONE and win $7,500 each!
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Ricky & Cesar say their key was thinking on their feet to solve their problems is working so far.

Amber & Vinny finish the trap and move to 3rd. Yvonne & Melissa go for a check and is complete as well!

Rod & Leticia believe they are good and go for another check. Nope. Still not correct. "I don't see what's wrong." - Leticia

Phil casting video and commercials.
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Bonus: Phil will be on the Stephen Colbert show tonight! :o
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We come back to Angie & Danny against Rod & Leticia trapping themselves with their fishnet trap problem. Rod realizes the problem and Leticia and Rod begin to argue as they are finding out the issue was them all along.

Juan & Shane arrive at the Pit Stop as TEAM NUMBER TWO! They say the million dollars is getting more real by the day.

Rainbow is showing and a storm is coming in (probably). Rod & Leticia going to get another check while Angie & Danny finishing up their net.
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Rod & Leticia get their clue and are off while Amber & Vinny and Yvonne & Melissa get to the park! It's a foot race! Amber asks Vinny to run while Melissa's fanny pack is stuck on the car seat!

Amber & Vinny are TEAM NUMBER THREE while Yvonne & Melissa are TEAM NUMBER FOUR! Phil introduces them to Peggy! Melissa wants to keep inching up.

Angie & Danny get a check and are approved! They are off the beach!
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"It's not over 'til the fat lady sings." - Danny. Rod & Leticia drive onto private property and need to U-Turn. Angie & Danny are hoping Rod & Chichi get lost. And Chichi & Rod are stuck in the mud Monica & Sheree-style!
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Rod says the title quote while Danny & Angie are getting there.

And Rod & Leticia run in from behind! "We got stuck in a ditch! Rod had to push the car to get us out." - Leticia. Phil asks if they know what place they are in. Rod assumes Angie & Danny are still behind them. They are indeed TEAM NUMBER FIVE! Rod and Leticia dancing between the stilt dancers.

Angie & Danny arrive in last.
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They have been eliminated. "We've been Philiminated." - Angie :funny: Danny says this has been everything they have ever dreamed of. Angie is proud of her son's love and encouragement. Danny is thankful for the race for many reasons as they leave the mat.

Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode!
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Amber & Vinny are TEAM NUMBER THREE while Yvonne & Melissa are TEAM NUMBER FOUR! Phil introduces them to Peggy! Melissa wants to keep inching up.

We saw this during the filming. Phil was overheard in the video saying something about "a little booty bell"

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NEXT WEEK!
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Melissa is stumped! Amber & Vinny get stressed! And Rod strikes out!
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That was our first Barbados leg of the series for tonight! A fairly strong showing of weather today and we want you all to do the same. Place your comments, critiques, anything on your mind below and let's discuss! I know we have an elephant in the room to talk about.
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this is gonna be one of the most controversial stuff TAR had ever experienced since the infamous TAR 7 scene. Idk i feel like the crews were responsible to Angie & Danny elimination, and it sucked to see them go out like that, but them kept driving along instead of waiting for the crews might not be their best idea to handle it
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The way this was edited makes it look like production was at fault which is awkward

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this is gonna be one of the most controversial stuff TAR had ever experienced since the infamous TAR 7 scene. Idk i feel like the crews were responsible to Angie & Danny elimination, and it sucked to see them go out like that, but them kept driving along instead of waiting for the crews might not be their best idea to handle it
Yeah, I'm staying up for the Phil interview tonight. Let's see if it's just gonna be promotion for one of his projects, Tough As Nails, or if something is going to get addressed or clarified with Angie & Danny's crew going awol. This didn't look good on production at all. Especially since the whole time credit explanations have long been phased out since the early days.
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Angie & Danny did say that they had to wait for their crew if they got separated. They kept driving to the beach. To play devil’s advocate, that area didn’t seem like it had much parking. The only other comparable incident was the very first episode of Amazing Race China. In that case, the team that lost their crew was bumped to a later fight as a penalty.

On a more positive note, glad we got a new country in an underused region. Also glad that we got such a competitive race at the Detour.

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This didn't look good on production at all. Especially since the whole time credit explanations have long been phased out since the early days.

I was going to say this. When those voiceovers announced a team receiving time credit for "production error", I assume it usually meant something like this, a cameraman's battery dying (in the good old days of pre-HD), etc.

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Extra reporting content coming up tonight: Phil coming up on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It's starting right now.
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one redditor i read pointed out that they actually made an illegal turn during the roundabout, and the crew didn't intend to do the same thing the walla walla did, hence the crew losing them, and that penalty might be because of that (violating the local traffic law). need to rewatch to confirm this but that might make sense why the producers decided to not give em the time credit.
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one redditor i read pointed out that they actually made an illegal turn during the roundabout, and the crew didn't intend to do the same thing the walla walla did, hence the crew losing them, and that penalty might be because of that (violating the local traffic law). need to rewatch to confirm this but that might make sense why the producers decided to not give em the time credit.
Would also make sense why they were being honked at during that roundabout turn. :tup:
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That explains a lot. So a penalty either way.

Also, teams have been given mid-leg penalties for violating traffic laws. Just not shown. Think that happened to team fun once.

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So Phil is on (finally)! :)x
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Long first part of the interview short, nothing regarding TAR happened. They talked about his life and buddies in New Zealand.

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Second part, TAR crumblings! Phil talked about showcasing Barbados in tonight's episode, the road tennis (ok), and the eminent finale. Phil revealed he spent a bit of his childhood in Antigua. Whaaaaaat?

Stephen shows a screenshot of the infamous eyebrow raise from the beach starting line this season before shouting Go!.
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"I love The Amazing Race, but you stole my husband's eyebrow!" :funny:

And NOW the updates are done for tonight.
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I think it’s probably for the best that two seated cars are never used again outside of a specific task

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Yet another Ricky/Cesar leg win where they spoke the local language!!!!1!

Too bad the weather wasn't great for the first Race visit to Barbados, although it seemed perfect when they were shooting b-roll  :funny:

The man at the barbershop giving directions was one of the most casual helpers ever. Loved that little bit!

The seaweed detour wasn't bad if you were the first team there. Doing the task after the easiest/closest piles have already been picked could be tougher. Props to Juan & Shane for crushing it though.

You never know with editing, but I would guess that Angie & Danny's wait time was less than 10 minutes, and you can't really gripe about that when you conspicuously broke the rules of the road.
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Angie & Danny waited 45 minutes according to their recap yesterday.

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I stand corrected, I didn't realize the crew got completely lost. Danny mentioned it was a Barbadian driver - he now has some serious bragging rights, he's better at navigating to places than the locals are... :P
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Yet another Ricky/Cesar leg win where they spoke the local language!!!!1!

Barbados speaks English, dude...

(And an English-based creole)

EDIT: WAIT, I get it. Very clever, lol. I'm dumb.
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