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RandomHodge posted:Yes, there was a recent-ish season (32 I think) where 5 teams colluded basically the entire race. It was awful Yeah the mine five. And on top of that once they got to final five: surprise! It turns out that there was a three team alliance within the five team alliance!
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Apr 20, 2024 03:40
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Demon_Corsair posted:It’s wild that amber could just walk the teams through the puzzle. But I guess in a competition, there probably aren’t many rules against helping each other. Hard to really come up with a rule against it. How could talking to another team be against the rules. It happens in some way in just about every challenge, with teams asking for directions to certain tasks in them. In reality, it's a course that has multiple variations, would have prevented the teamwork entirely having a different puzzle / race course for each driver / car.
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Apr 21, 2024 00:09
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SLICK GOKU BABY posted:Hard to really come up with a rule against it. How could talking to another team be against the rules. It happens in some way in just about every challenge, with teams asking for directions to certain tasks in them. I think in a challenge like that where everyone is at a station it would be pretty easy to say you're not allowed to enter another player's station, which would be fairly easy to set rules and boundaries for. You could also disallow talking to people when they're in their station but that gets a little harder to litigate and idk what their resources are.
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Apr 21, 2024 00:31
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IcePhoenix posted:I think in a challenge like that where everyone is at a station it would be pretty easy to say you're not allowed to enter another player's station, which would be fairly easy to set rules and boundaries for. You could also disallow talking to people when they're in their station but that gets a little harder to litigate and idk what their resources are. They could also say that once you complete a challenge you must leave the area. If your teammate can't help you, it should be pretty easy to say another team can't help you, either?
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Apr 21, 2024 03:15
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It seems some of the things they did last season which was filmed after this season was a response to this season, such as the forced public uturn votes.
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Apr 21, 2024 04:18
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Vinny is the absolute worst lmao
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Apr 26, 2024 03:28
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Poque posted:Vinny is the absolute worst lmao Me and my girlfriend just spent the entire episode begging Amber to leave him lol
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Apr 26, 2024 05:12
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Well, considering it's been like a year since the show and they're engaged now...
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Apr 26, 2024 16:21
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They have such a healthy relationship, it's bonkers. Just completely open with one another and then they work it out while running a marathon race in a Spanish speaking country. 0 filter. They are running the race like they are on the job as nurses. It rules. Edit: Lots of good relationships on this season honestly. Rod constantly bigging up Leticia with cheers like "yeah baby that's my wife look at her go!!" 
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Apr 26, 2024 17:19
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Most interesting thing from the last one to me was that it seemed like most of the people who never welded before did a lot better because they had to actually pay attention to the instruction. Some sort of life lesson there that I refuse to learn.
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Apr 26, 2024 22:33
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Lt Jon Kavanaugh posted:Me and my girlfriend just spent the entire episode begging Amber to leave him lol I noticed quite a few of the confessionals were just her… Also I loved the accidental trip that turned into a tuck and roll out of his costume.
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Apr 27, 2024 04:23
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I still don’t understand what the firefighters were even doing. Was their strategy to just drive aimlessly until they found the right plaza? They didn’t seem to ask anybody until they ended up in a restricted stockyard and even then the guys just said “no, this isn’t a plaza”
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Apr 27, 2024 16:49
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Poque posted:I still don’t understand what the firefighters were even doing. Was their strategy to just drive aimlessly until they found the right plaza? They didn’t seem to ask anybody until they ended up in a restricted stockyard and even then the guys just said “no, this isn’t a plaza” The implication to me they were just driving from place to place called "plaza" was very funny.
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Apr 27, 2024 20:41
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I think the difference between the firefighters and the mom and son really emphasizes how much navigation matters
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Apr 28, 2024 02:58
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So when are the firefighters divorcing their husbands and marrying each other Why did they think a plaza would be among shipping containers and whatnot? They kept saying "it should be right here", but I must have missed whatever made them think that? CJacobs posted:They have such a healthy relationship, it's bonkers. Just completely open with one another and then they work it out while running a marathon race in a Spanish speaking country. 0 filter. They are running the race like they are on the job as nurses. It rules. ... Are we watching the same show? He's a gaslighting rear end in a top hat who is constantly putting her down in the tone of voice men use when they think they are clearly smarter than the silly womenfolk. "I hope you learn from this experience, what you're doing to us as a team" is not something someone says when in a healthy relationship, nor is "you're making this so hard... and you're not trying to be any better". The words he chooses and the way he constantly says "you" are the opposite of what someone should say when trying to de-escalate or be understanding. "Her thoughts are saying, you know, 'you're not good enough'" Gee I wonder why she thinks that.
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Yeah, I think Amber has a lot more emotional intelligence than Vinny. She is able to pick any honesty out of his immature venting quite well. I don't disagree that it'd be better if he cut out the accusatory junk. Edit: I do think he would respond to being asked to be more constructive with his criticism with more whinging though LOL. CJacobs fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Apr 29, 2024 |
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this has to be the most unlikely collection of finalists the series has had in quite some time, i dont think any of these teams except maybe ricky and cesar make it out of the first couple episodes in a different season. sad to see mom and son lose, they were def one of the brighter spots in the season, esp due to their loss mostly being due to getting penalized for losing production
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Production actually took responsibility for the mom and son. In the exit interview it was revealed their camera crew never showed back up although they knew where to go. Production had to get out an entirely new crew for them. I can understand getting lost on a roundabout but the crew would know where they're supposed to go. Mom and son took the loss in great stride but this is one of those things that I feel like should be a mulligan. Hopefully they return in another season
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Diabetic posted:Production actually took responsibility for the mom and son. In the exit interview it was revealed their camera crew never showed back up although they knew where to go. Production had to get out an entirely new crew for them. I can understand getting lost on a roundabout but the crew would know where they're supposed to go. Mom and son took the loss in great stride but this is one of those things that I feel like should be a mulligan.
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Diabetic posted:Production actually took responsibility for the mom and son. In the exit interview it was revealed their camera crew never showed back up although they knew where to go. Production had to get out an entirely new crew for them. I can understand getting lost on a roundabout but the crew would know where they're supposed to go. Mom and son took the loss in great stride but this is one of those things that I feel like should be a mulligan. I would be so mad if this happened jesus christ
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That was such a bummer way for a team to go out. I really wish they had done something about it. Rod just pushing that car out of the mud was pretty badass.
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They need to bring the mom and son back for another season, they were completely screwed over by that. I also thought it was funny that production obviously planned on them having beautiful weather that day and imagined everyone just happily driving around with the tops down on their cars. Then a torrential downpour which seemed to really throw everybody off.
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Diabetic posted:Production actually took responsibility for the mom and son. In the exit interview it was revealed their camera crew never showed back up although they knew where to go. Production had to get out an entirely new crew for them. I can understand getting lost on a roundabout but the crew would know where they're supposed to go. Mom and son took the loss in great stride but this is one of those things that I feel like should be a mulligan. That is insane, I googled it and apparently it was an hour and a half they were waiting at the challenge before they got given a new crew! A Fancy Hat posted:I also thought it was funny that production obviously planned on them having beautiful weather that day and imagined everyone just happily driving around with the tops down on their cars. Then a torrential downpour which seemed to really throw everybody off. That was pretty funny yeah I think it destroyed Amber and Vinny's map or clue or something?
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May 3, 2024 23:20
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Would it have been such a big delay if they'd stopped the moment they realized the crew was missing, though? I was hoping Phil would say something after they were last and was disappointed he didn't (or it was cut).
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Why doesn't the show have a backup crew ready for legs that involve driving?? Wtffff my mom and I loved this teeeamm edit: from the exit interview quote:“The crew had a local driving them, so it wasn’t an ‘Amazing Race’ crew that was driving them,” Danny tells Gold Derby (watch above).  CJacobs fucked around with this message at 09:09 on May 4, 2024 |
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drat I just realized the vehicles they were given to drive on this leg don't even fit any crew members. That hardly ever happens. What a cavalcade of errors, man.
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It's especially weird when just last season we had the shots of the team and a camera crammed into a tuktuk and now I wonder how much of that came of this happening.
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njsykora posted:It's especially weird when just last season we had the shots of the team and a camera crammed into a tuktuk and now I wonder how much of that came of this happening. They probably did that because of this incident.
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BIG SEXY!!!!
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Lol that one taxi driver just driving in a random direction. Didn’t seem to make a difference though. I zoned out the first roadblock but enjoyed the rest of this one.
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gently caress Bartolo ColonRick posted:Lol that one taxi driver just driving in a random direction. Didn’t seem to make a difference though. It's really feeling super formulaic right now, very little movement and drama in most episodes. I haven't seen every season of TAR but this is feeling like it's in contention for the worst one, period. I know there were limitations from COVID but there's been a whole lot of stuff that isn't related that's just thrown stuff off for me. Maybe it's because it was filmed for 60 minute episodes so stretching them to 90 has made it too hard for them to work some magic to make everything seem closer or more dramatic than it actually was on the race itself. At least it's about to be over and we can start anticipating the next one.
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Yeah I'd have to say this is my least favorite season in a long time; it probably doesn't help that we went back to a more "normal" show for 35, then back to the Covid variant. I also have no issue with Ricky+Cesar specifically, but one team just ruthlessly dominating with no real drama or tension doesn't really make for the best TV.
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I'm fine with this season, way more interesting than the alliance-heavy S32 or a season filled with unlikable people like All-Stars.
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With Phil saying in the recap that Danny and Angie broke a rule, it sounds more like they were at fault for their waiting time. If they'd stopped immediately, they could have used the radio to get back together quickly; I assume it was the continuing on that broke the rule and then caused the need for another crew. This surely can't have been the first time a team has lost their crew in traffic, just the first (?) where it's made enough of a difference to need to be shown / broke a rule. I love how hard the canyoning challenge was. I don't get why Cesar left Melissa though, if they were working together? And how she got basically all of them wrong on the attempt where he got it? I really can't stand Vinny and think he's one of the worst guys to have been on this show. He couldn't even nicely point out that her shoe was coming untied, it was "I need you to tighten up that shoelace". At the start of the leg he was saying *she* needed to work on things, while looking at the camera, then she talked about what she needed to work on while looking at him for approval. "The tool's worthless", right, that's why all of the people who do this for a living use it. Hey did you guys know Rod played sports??? "I haven't played baseball in a long time" dude you think anyone else here, all of whom finished way quicker, has played more recently than you? Really weird that they had to go to the pink alleyway, then it was just get yourself to the pit stop. Not a fan of this season at all. I at least like Ricky and Cesar and want them to win, it would be way worse if the constant winners were a mean team, but I'd like to see them race in a regular season.
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Were all the Covid-altered seasons this consistent as far as racer placement? It feels like pretty much everyone except the nurses have stayed in mostly the same spots throughout (or until they get eliminated)
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mp5 posted:Were all the Covid-altered seasons this consistent as far as racer placement? It feels like pretty much everyone except the nurses have stayed in mostly the same spots throughout (or until they get eliminated) There were only two other seasons run before this one - Season 33, started Feb 2020, stopped Feb 28, then resumed Sept-Oct 2021 - https://amazingrace.fandom.com/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_33 Season 34, filmed May-June 2022 - https://amazingrace.fandom.com/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_34 The links show you the placement of each team for every leg.
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Rod and Gigi are my favorite team but I loved that Broadway singer and preschool teacher Ricky did the baseball drills so easily while Rod took forever
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The X-man cometh posted:Rod and Gigi are my favorite team but I loved that Broadway singer and preschool teacher Ricky did the baseball drills so easily while Rod took forever Rod's height and strength killed him on that, and throwing a baseball is very different than throwing a football when it comes to release point. I'm not surprised at all that he had a case of the Knoblauchs on that one.
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IcePhoenix posted:Rod's height and strength killed him on that, and throwing a baseball is very different than throwing a football when it comes to release point. I'm not surprised at all that he had a case of the Knoblauchs on that one. But baseball was his favorite and he had scholarships for it or whatever  My dad would appreciate the Knoblauch reference if he were here. I will never understand his absolute hatred for that one man
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