Amazing Race: All Stars

Ghoulish Delight · 03-19-2007, 11:14 AM

I thought that episode was pretty lame. The whole thing was nothing but catch-up legs:

* Wake up and hurry your asses to the glacier...but you all have to wait for the 8AM ski lift

* Hurry up and find a better flight or you'll end up on the flight arriving at 3PM. But they all made it on the earliest flight.

* Pull out your buggy whip and get your driver to get you to the training field as fast as possible...where you stop and wait at the gate while everyone else catches up to you.

And then, to top it off, the only part of the race that actually matters came down to getting lucky and picking the right detour option as one took WAY longer than the other (all three teams that chose nail painting leap-frogged in front of everyone else who took the coal delivery). Though I did like the idea of teams being punished for thinking "A man can't get away with painting nails."

Overall, lame as can be.

As much as I didn't want Mirna and Charla to win anything, CP had a good point. Them coming in first means 20 minutes of the episode without having to listen to them. Hooray! And can you imagine them doing the coal challenge? Ugh the thought of watching them scream at each other while doing that makes me shudder.

Moonliner · 03-19-2007, 11:39 AM

Have you noticed the detours trend this season?

Horse care VS Artifact Searching

Sign Building VS Compass Walk

Nail painting VS Coal schlepping..

The detours are clearly designed so that one is faster/easier than the other. Hopefully the smarter teams will pick up on this and start switching tasks at the drop of a hat.

Oh and thank the maker that Ian's cabbie took them to nail painting and not the coal schlepp. Yea old folks in paper underwear!

03-19-2007, 11:14 AM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I thought that episode was pretty lame. The whole thing was nothing but catch-up legs: * Wake up and hurry your asses to the glacier...but you all have to wait for the 8AM ski lift * Hurry up and find a better flight or you'll end up on the flight arriving at 3PM. But they all made it on the earliest flight. * Pull out your buggy whip and get your driver to get you to the training field as fast as possible...where you stop and wait at the gate while everyone else catches up to you. And then, to top it off, the only part of the race that actually matters came down to getting lucky and picking the right detour option as one took WAY longer than the other (all three teams that chose nail painting leap-frogged in front of everyone else who took the coal delivery). Though I did like the idea of teams being punished for thinking "A man can't get away with painting nails." Overall, lame as can be. As much as I didn't want Mirna and Charla to win anything, CP had a good point. Them coming in first means 20 minutes of the episode without having to listen to them. Hooray! And can you imagine them doing the coal challenge? Ugh the thought of watching them scream at each other while doing that makes me shudder. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-19-2007, 11:39 AM	#2
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Have you noticed the detours trend this season? Horse care VS Artifact Searching Sign Building VS Compass Walk Nail painting VS Coal schlepping.. The detours are clearly designed so that one is faster/easier than the other. Hopefully the smarter teams will pick up on this and start switching tasks at the drop of a hat. Oh and thank the maker that Ian's cabbie took them to nail painting and not the coal schlepp. Yea old folks in paper underwear!
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