The Amazing Race Returns

[Moonliner]

The new season stared (or starts depening on your time zone)

Once again my powers of prognostication proved themselves as one of the two teams I picked to go all the way was eliminated first.

I VERY much did not like the first roadblock. It's way to luck based for my taste.

[bewitched]

Crap. I missed it.

[Alex]

Spoiler:

Not only could I do wasabi bombs I have done wasabi bombs. And based on the relatively mild reactions I don't think they were using particularly strong wasabi.

I agree that it was too luck based, but then it was also

Spoiler:

non-elimination

and besides there was plenty of variation between the order the teams left the road block and actually finished.

Now to watch the second hour.

[Ruthie]

I am a sap, and I know it, but

Spoiler:

I did not like having the elimination of a team before they even got to race one leg.

Spoiler:

At least let them all go visit another country or two before you eliminate them.

[Moonliner]

Can I also point out it's a BIG FRICKING Planet. Why do you need to revisit places you have already been to? (The Shibuya crosswalk).

[Stan4dSteph]

I like the poker players, although their lie has already backfired on them. I totally understand why they lied. Seems a lot of people have hangups about helping someone they feel doesn't "deserve" the money. They look like good players, generally, and I look forward to them reading the other players and sharing the insights.

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Alex

Spoiler:

Not only could I do wasabi bombs I have done wasabi bombs. And based on the relatively mild reactions I don't think they were using particularly strong wasabi.

totally thought the exact same thing. that much, mixed correctly, should be (nearly) fatal

[Pirate Bill]

I love wasabi and usually put a little more on my sushi than the average person. But even if I get just a dab too much (even for me) I get some serious nasal burnage. I agree that they must have been using some very mild stuff.

The game show was so hilarious though.

The poker players aren't too good at holding on to that bluff. The moment someone recognized them (delicious coincidence says I) they couldn't help but start blabbing. Typical narcissists.

[Ruthie]

YAY! I found a whole pack of other Amazing Race watchers!

I am pretty darn terrible at remembering the teams names - but I already can not stand the trial lawyer/muscle man jerk! ugh

The Poker players girls don't look like eye candy to me - but then I am an old straight woman. I don't much care for them. All the young teams 20/30 something teams are blurred in my head so far.

I adore the MT dad and son team,

Spoiler:

so cool they got first on the second leg . .

and the team of best friends where one of the guys as aspers. Oh and I like the Harlem Globetrotter guys! So cute how the one held the little older lady's hand on the way to the finish.

Question: Do we assume the day after is okay without spoilers? I wasn't sure.

[Moonliner]

In response to my denagration of the wasabi roadblock, I loved the ducks roadblock.

I was really hoping at least one of the teams would swat the butt of the last duck across the bridge. I know I would have.

The "speed bump" looked too easy, but it's always hard to tell for sure. If there was more to it than just dumping all the stuff into the bowl, then the fact that Maria knew how to make the soup could have saved them. Tiffany on the other hand, WTF? Who the heck grows up around ducks anymore? Score another one for lady luck.

I hope Zev "The duck Whisperer" and Justin hang around for a bit but I'm afraid that all to soon the stress of some aspect will overwhelm Zev.

Oh and just once, I'd like to hear the deaf, short, blind, quadriplegic, zombie, Irish, or whatever disability player say "I'm here for the money" rather than "I'm here to show the world...."