Sorry for not live blogging last week but I was out of town and only arrived back home literally minutes before AR 12 started. But if there was one thing to be said about that episode was that I really didn't like the father-daughter team especially the way the dad treated his daughter but I know that if my Dad and I were to do the race, we would be arguing the exact same way.
But poor Ron, a hernia -ouch. Anyways, I am chuckling at the plight of teams at the Roadblock. Somehow if you treat the animal with kindness and calm instead of freaking out and frustration, you will succeed. I really believe that Justin would be well suited to this as animals can scare a me a little and when I get frustrated, let's just say it ain't pretty.
The detour choice was obvious. I would want to learn it. You can't really control how fast the kids will learn English words and some might not even catch on and you could get frustrated at why they aren't learning them. If you learn it, you can control how fast you learn and I would take the same approach that the brother-sister team would, take five words each and memorize it and I have an excellent memory and if I have to memorize something you bet it will be memorized. Thankfully, each team member didn't have to take it in turns the 10 words so that was another in that detours favour plus I always want to know new languages.
And nice hair Phil, all spiky like a porcupine and didn't know there was that baby behind that local greeter. Too bad the sisters are gone but they were not memorable enough for me to miss them.
According to next week's previews is the only thing that the Blondes did that pissed people off is that they Yielded Jason and Lorena but I don't know what is so controversal about this as it is part of the game.
Until next week
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Sunday, November 04, 2007
The Amazing Race 12 Nov 4, 2007
Bye Bye Viva Laughlin, hello Amazing Race 12. I don't know why CBS just didn't schedule AR 12 at the beginning of the TV season in the first place.
The teams I am cheering for in this edition are the one with the familial relationships so I am rooting first for the father-daughter team, then the brother-sister team and then the grandpa-grandson team then the sisters.
But this will all change as I get to know the team as the season wears on.
I am excited that they are going to Shannon, Ireland. I think I went there 9 years ago when I did a tour of southern Ireland but I don't really remember. What I am concerned about is the lack of narration from Phil about the flights. Usually he tells us about the flights available and what is good or bad about them but no such thing and it almost looks like the teams who didn't get on the British Airways flight now have to find their own flights, which I think could be an interesting twist. But there was that Irish airline flight
Another thing I read that there was supposed to be no non-elimination but Phil said that 8 out of the 11 legs were elimination legs so it will be interesting to see what the thrre legs are all about.
One of the reasons why I love the Amazing Race is that I love to travel and it gives me a way to see the world in such a hyped way and the show was the inpiration as to why I decided to skydive. My work allows me to travel and even though it is only to places around North America (and the one time to Shanghai) I always feel like I am on the Amazing Race.
So far no much action but the titling of the teams were off. I mean it was the LA blondes but they called them one of the dating couples.
The roadblock, I think I would do, I am not that afraid of heights so I think that Justin would just be along for the ride and I'll put the peddle to the metal.
But I couldn't help laughing when the donkeys wouldn't move for those two couples. Very funny. You definitely needed to be a donkey whisperer in order to get those donkeys to move. As long as you were kind and encouraging to the donkeys, you were successful unlike Ari and Staella and Nathan and Jennifer who realized too late what to do. And indeed karma bit you in the butt Ari for stealing the Dad and Daughter team's taxi.
So far my familial teams are all in it with the brother/sister team on top. Yeah! I am so glad that AR is back.
The teams I am cheering for in this edition are the one with the familial relationships so I am rooting first for the father-daughter team, then the brother-sister team and then the grandpa-grandson team then the sisters.
But this will all change as I get to know the team as the season wears on.
I am excited that they are going to Shannon, Ireland. I think I went there 9 years ago when I did a tour of southern Ireland but I don't really remember. What I am concerned about is the lack of narration from Phil about the flights. Usually he tells us about the flights available and what is good or bad about them but no such thing and it almost looks like the teams who didn't get on the British Airways flight now have to find their own flights, which I think could be an interesting twist. But there was that Irish airline flight
Another thing I read that there was supposed to be no non-elimination but Phil said that 8 out of the 11 legs were elimination legs so it will be interesting to see what the thrre legs are all about.
One of the reasons why I love the Amazing Race is that I love to travel and it gives me a way to see the world in such a hyped way and the show was the inpiration as to why I decided to skydive. My work allows me to travel and even though it is only to places around North America (and the one time to Shanghai) I always feel like I am on the Amazing Race.
So far no much action but the titling of the teams were off. I mean it was the LA blondes but they called them one of the dating couples.
The roadblock, I think I would do, I am not that afraid of heights so I think that Justin would just be along for the ride and I'll put the peddle to the metal.
But I couldn't help laughing when the donkeys wouldn't move for those two couples. Very funny. You definitely needed to be a donkey whisperer in order to get those donkeys to move. As long as you were kind and encouraging to the donkeys, you were successful unlike Ari and Staella and Nathan and Jennifer who realized too late what to do. And indeed karma bit you in the butt Ari for stealing the Dad and Daughter team's taxi.
So far my familial teams are all in it with the brother/sister team on top. Yeah! I am so glad that AR is back.
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