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Re: TARCAN 10 Episode 4 "Slow Roll and Stay in Control" July 23, 2024
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2024, 04:33:25 AM »
Well, that was a odd mess.

For starters episodes 3 and 4, are considered separate legs. So the U-turn vote board was technically a no-greeter pit-stop for leg 3, so the team that arrived first last week didn't just get the double vote, they actually got a prize, at the start of leg 4. So the leg 3 had no detour and the uturn vote result actually applied for the following leg (ep 4), not the leg that the vote was ran on. And then the uturned team actually got to name another team to be uturned, making it into a w-turn. Also technically a KOR without rest stop, and no elimination in the midpoint.

Mike and Tyson originally intended to had their 2nd EP to Connor and John. Wonder why they didn't do it, during those initial moments during line-up and set-up, before they sent into the challenges, as clearly there was some downtime, between Jon announcing the 2nd uturn twist, as teams had time to mingle with Kevin and Gurleen before they made the decision about who to uturn. The handing out 2nd EP, turned out less strategic, and more for convenience, as the twins got it for just being at the last RB before pit-stop with M&T (they also got the luck of the draw by getting the assist two legs in a row). Wonder what are the rules if it wasn't given out before pit-stop.

The leg was hard enough, that one team struggled enough to allow both uturned teams to survive the leg. It had to be an elimination leg, yet structure wise all over the place, but got to appreciate the difficulty of some of the challenges.


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Re: TARCAN 10 Episode 4 "Slow Roll and Stay in Control" July 23, 2024
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2024, 05:16:35 PM »
This episode really made the case for physical task with a set end point versus recreating something from memory. There was really no coming back for Connor & John after they made that choice. I see that they wanted to continue to maximize drama by using the U-Turn Vote format from TAR Israel 3. Love em or hate em, Kevin & Gurleen are bringing the drama, and people have been wanting that for some time. I have to echo the sentiment with Michael & Tyson's EP. Did they want to keep it hidden because the Sicamous would have been a good site?

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Re: TARCAN 10 Episode 4 "Slow Roll and Stay in Control" July 23, 2024
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2024, 05:47:43 PM »
Did something happen behind the scenes?? Why would Jon announce this as the 4th Pit Stop? Even if the stuff in Sechelt/Vancouver was a leg all by itself, there was NO Pit Stop there to be "3rd". Did they need to evacuate Vancouver and skip a Pit Stop there or something? lmao... Just plain weird all around...
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Re: TARCAN 10 Episode 4 "Slow Roll and Stay in Control" July 23, 2024
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2024, 07:06:33 PM »
Did something happen behind the scenes?? Why would Jon announce this as the 4th Pit Stop? Even if the stuff in Sechelt/Vancouver was a leg all by itself, there was NO Pit Stop there to be "3rd". Did they need to evacuate Vancouver and skip a Pit Stop there or something? lmao... Just plain weird all around...

The sightings overall were more scarce this year compared to previous seasons. We just thought in filming that maybe the Sunshine Coast in Leg 2 and Richmond were connected, and Penticton was its own leg.


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Re: TARCAN 10 Episode 4 "Slow Roll and Stay in Control" July 23, 2024
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2024, 10:23:35 PM »
Also yeah, M&T's thing about the Express Pass is really weird and makes no sense. In season 4, Steph & Kris got to the Pit Stop without giving it away, so Jon asked who it would go to. Then they came back to the mat later when the team they chose checked in.
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Re: TARCAN 10 Episode 4 "Slow Roll and Stay in Control" July 23, 2024
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2024, 10:26:22 AM »
Maybe they changed the rules regarding the express pass. That is now it has to be given away before they can check in? Please note that this is just speculation.