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jivjov
Sep 13, 2007

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This week's episode was a lesson in reading the whole clue

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jivjov
Sep 13, 2007

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One of these days I want to really dig into the concept of morality on a reality/game show like this. Big Brother and Survivor get it especially bad, with people getting bent out of shape that their opponents in this game for a huge sum of cash use the mechanics of the game (alliances, backstabs, Vetos, Immunity Idols, U-Turns, etc etc etc) to win.

I mean, seriously, who is honestly expecting to show up to a game and not play to win?

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Sep 13, 2007

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The Gunslinger posted:

Why didn't green team get uturned when the cheerleaders chose them? Or is that the next leg?

I had to laugh at team texas not understanding that rowing together is a thing.

That was the U-Turn before the pit-stop. The cheerleaders were the last team to arrive and their U-Turn was pointless.

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Sep 13, 2007

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GuavaMoment posted:

Is this the first season where a team was penalized because the non-competing person at the roadblock helped their teammate? From years of watching I could tell it was obviously a rule, but I've never seen any one get called for it before.

I've always wondered what the exact rules were on it. A lot of the roadblock challenges seem to separate the teammates enough that they can't really help; but I guess it makes sense that if one person is doing the challenge, the other can't assist.

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Sep 13, 2007

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3peat posted:

In my country we have a stereotype about americans being stupid, and I swear this show is trying it's best to reinforce that stereotype to me. How the hell would none of them know the motto of the french revolution, which is like the most important event in the last 1000 years of human history? Even if they'd have a brain fart, how would they not remember it after seeing the first word? None of them even managed to pronounce those 3 words remotely right

French Revolution as the most important event of the last millennia of history? I don't deny that it's significant...but why is it the most important?

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Sep 13, 2007

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GuavaMoment posted:

On one of the epenis games there was a question "Who would you most like to see on the race" and I remember answering Geoff and Gavin from RoosterTeeth. Those two aren't going buuuuut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D3yzrZi6Fw

I'm now excited for next season!

Burnie goddamn Burns on Amazing Race? Yes, please!

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Sep 13, 2007

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sportsgenius86 posted:

what the gently caress is a Vine Star and how

Someone who posts a lot of things to Vine that other people find funny.

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Sep 13, 2007

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Part of me feels bad for the cheerleaders, especially because I know that I have a great deal of trouble opening my eyes underwater...but man; 5 tries at one challenge....you kinda deserve the loss at the point.

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Sep 13, 2007

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Haschel Cedricson posted:

I legitimately forgot the paparazzi were a couple and not just coworkers.

They never really emphasized it much until that one episode where suddenly everyone is talking abut possible marriage plans.

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Sep 13, 2007

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Are "zany YouTube personalities" really any different than "zany newscasters, super fans, cheerleaders, etc"

It's just a profession

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Sep 13, 2007

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I'm only watching for Burnie. I hope he's not out too early.

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Sep 13, 2007

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aidoru posted:


Also the fact that they only put their twitter handles below their names and not relationship status or what they're known for irks me. Maybe they did put relationships and I missed it - but I sure can't tell annoying white kid apart from annoying white kid so far.

I'm like this at the start of every season of every CBS reality show. "Who the gently caress are all these people!?!" I don't even think it's a problem with this season at all; give it a couple eliminations and the standouts will start to distinguish themselves.

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I wouldn't be surprised if the excessive wackiness greatly decreases after the first couple legs. 1) editing will most like spend more time on drama than lolmonleycheese vine hits, 2) the teams that spend too much time goofing off and not enough time focusing on the race will get eliminated.

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Sep 13, 2007

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sportsgenius86 posted:

I'm assuming they think these people are actually famous and they want to hook their "fans" before they eliminate anyone.

Some of these people are actually famous. Did you not catch the scene of some of them getting stopped for photos at the airport?

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Sep 13, 2007

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aidoru posted:

Famous in an incredibly select group of people. The only reason my mom knew any of these people was because she saw the magic vine guy on an episode of the Today show.

Maybe it's a good idea for getting a few extra million (being generous here, more like a thousand or hundred) people watching, but for long time fans who don't pay attention to YouTube famous people, it honestly sucks.

Is that any different than any other season? Do you regularly know all the teams from a given season?

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Sep 13, 2007

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Victorkm posted:

In my opinion, penalties should have been handed out for teams who used Burnie's answer for the bench.

Teams working together has never been penalized before; only if the sitting-out team member helps on a roadblock.

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Sep 13, 2007

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Yes, because absolutely none of Cole's personality is an act for the benefit of the camera, and is 100% representative of his day to day life.

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Sep 13, 2007

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WampaLord posted:

I still can't get over that he was such a thick meathead that they had to use the Express Pass on that water puzzle thing because he's too dumb to understand "line up the floating letters with the letter shaped holes."

I'm pretty sure he understood what he was supposed to be doing...just failing at making it happen.

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