The Amazing Race - 11/30/08 - Grading & Discussion
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Please be the frat boys. Now I really don't want to see them in this race. 
Now this is a Roadblock.
As for the Detour...RAILS.
Damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit.
Maybe if CBS can somehow pull a miracle out of their asses and produce new passports, Toni and Dallas could survive (since Andrew and Dan are gonna be stuck on this Speed Bump FOREVER), but I somehow doubt it.
Why is everyone on this season so frakking dumb?!?!
As for the Detour...RAILS.
Damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit.
Maybe if CBS can somehow pull a miracle out of their asses and produce new passports, Toni and Dallas could survive (since Andrew and Dan are gonna be stuck on this Speed Bump FOREVER), but I somehow doubt it.
Why is everyone on this season so frakking dumb?!?!
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Easily the dumbest season of racers ever.
And I hated knowing that Toni & Dallas were going to lose their cash and passports, hated it.
Sure racers have misplaced them before and managed to go back and get them, but still. Hell twice this season Nick has lost the fanny pack.
And I hated knowing that Toni & Dallas were going to lose their cash and passports, hated it.
Sure racers have misplaced them before and managed to go back and get them, but still. Hell twice this season Nick has lost the fanny pack.
When I was an uber nerd for the show back in the first couple of years, I went out of my way for spoilers too, so I understand the need. 
How did they lose their stuff though? What a bad way to go out of the show...
How did they lose their stuff though? What a bad way to go out of the show...
Left his fanny pack on a cab, and when he realized it the cab was already out of there.
Yeah, as for the spoilers since May 13 I knew were the finish line was. It ended on the 14th. First year we tracked the race and managed to find the ending line before the racers got there.
In a press release before the season started airing, the producer said one team made a huge error that prevented them from getting to the finish line.
At first I took that to mean a finale 3 team that screwed up bad. And I assumed it was Andrew & Dan. But I figured it out last week, when they aired the show. They showed interview footage of Andrew & Dan at the finish line. So I knew it wasn't them. I also knew that Nick & Star took 1st this week, and that Ken & Tina arrived third (I witness in Russia) so that left Toni & Dallas.
And I love this team, my favorite in many a year for their personality and sense of fun on the race.
Yeah, as for the spoilers since May 13 I knew were the finish line was. It ended on the 14th. First year we tracked the race and managed to find the ending line before the racers got there.
In a press release before the season started airing, the producer said one team made a huge error that prevented them from getting to the finish line.
At first I took that to mean a finale 3 team that screwed up bad. And I assumed it was Andrew & Dan. But I figured it out last week, when they aired the show. They showed interview footage of Andrew & Dan at the finish line. So I knew it wasn't them. I also knew that Nick & Star took 1st this week, and that Ken & Tina arrived third (I witness in Russia) so that left Toni & Dallas.
And I love this team, my favorite in many a year for their personality and sense of fun on the race.
Screw everyone else, go Nick and Star. In a season of dumb racers, they've been the smartest and tonight showed.
I am pulling for this team (and I don't know who wins). THey have made a few mistakes but are consistently a strong team among this group of terrible racers.
I still can't believe they didn't show the two times Nick left their fanny pack somewhere and had to go back for it. One of them was at the restaurant doing the Fast Forward they had to turn around after heading to the Pit Stop to go get it. And its where Starr mention that he had done it before on another leg.
We need advocates for incest to win!
It's amazing that a team as incompetent as the Frat Boys have made it into the final three. They're lucky that in every leg, at least one team has been stupider than they are.
I'll give credit to Dallas and Toni for not giving up after they lost their money and passports. I'm kind of curious about what would have happened had they not finished last. From past experience, I know it can take a long time to get a replacement passport.
I'll give credit to Dallas and Toni for not giving up after they lost their money and passports. I'm kind of curious about what would have happened had they not finished last. From past experience, I know it can take a long time to get a replacement passport.
I am very curious what would have happened if they check in in third. If that meant the 4th team would get eliminated. Then would Toni & Dallas have started the leg and had to try and deal with getting an emergency passport, (and most likely not be able to get out of that country in time. Or is there some rule that if you don't have your documents you don't get to proceed? I honestly have no idea.
That sucks about Toni and Dallas, I really liked them. And I can't believe Dandrew is in the final three, with a second-place finish no less! Augh!
Well, it's Nick and Starr's race to lose, now, I think. Ken and Tina have never gelled like they needed to to be truly competitive, and the less said about Andrew and Dan the better.
Also, I don't get why 3/4 teams did ride the lines instead of ride the rails. Maybe I just use public transit more than most people, but when faced with bus vs. subway it's subway every time if you want to go fast.
Well, it's Nick and Starr's race to lose, now, I think. Ken and Tina have never gelled like they needed to to be truly competitive, and the less said about Andrew and Dan the better.
Also, I don't get why 3/4 teams did ride the lines instead of ride the rails. Maybe I just use public transit more than most people, but when faced with bus vs. subway it's subway every time if you want to go fast.
With the passports, we figured that Toni and Dallas would have tried to get something worked out during the rest period at the pit stop. It would have taken some amazing finagling to make it work though. It's possible that CBS, realizing the difficulty of getting new passports, no money, etc., would have just penalized them/not allowed them to check in anyway.
Without knowing any spoilers or looking at any footage, I thought maybe Nick and Starr had forgotten their passports. I just got the vibe that it was a stronger team that made the mistake, so I had guessed it wasn't the more obvious choice of Dandrew (the worst finalist team ever).
I'll be rooting for Nick and Starr, I guess. They're the most consistent team. Tina is very annoying (she ALWAYS is right, like Ken said...and she ALWAYS insists on getting credit for things - "I got us a bigger plane," "I helped the boys out - they better remember that," etc.). Dandrew are just the Two Stooges. It would be hilarious if they won though. All those competent teams somehow outlasted by the two guys who always found a way to screw up every leg, yet somehow survive.
Without knowing any spoilers or looking at any footage, I thought maybe Nick and Starr had forgotten their passports. I just got the vibe that it was a stronger team that made the mistake, so I had guessed it wasn't the more obvious choice of Dandrew (the worst finalist team ever).
I'll be rooting for Nick and Starr, I guess. They're the most consistent team. Tina is very annoying (she ALWAYS is right, like Ken said...and she ALWAYS insists on getting credit for things - "I got us a bigger plane," "I helped the boys out - they better remember that," etc.). Dandrew are just the Two Stooges. It would be hilarious if they won though. All those competent teams somehow outlasted by the two guys who always found a way to screw up every leg, yet somehow survive.
Frat Boys have already won enough beer money to keep them and the frat going for a semester or two.. third place pats $50k I believe.
That's decent kegger or two
That's decent kegger or two
First time I've listened since the race started, so I'm sure there are more post race interviews, but there's a Toni and Dallas interview with this podcast here:
http://www.rffradio.com/
The passports were dropped off at the embassy, but they wouldn't have made it even if they came in third.
Also, Toni talks about some Dallas and Starr hijinks.
http://www.rffradio.com/
The passports were dropped off at the embassy, but they wouldn't have made it even if they came in third.
Also, Toni talks about some Dallas and Starr hijinks.
