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[Taeolas]

OK the 4th season of this has started and... Wow... this years batch is probably one of the scariest I've ever seen. Andrew seemed seriously Pissed at that guy (Ken?) when he got to the Rehab centre. At least they don't have any almost-blind people this time; that was one of the things I didn't like about the older series ; that they acknowledged someone had vision problems but didn't let them get new glasses.

Right off the bat, I think Ashley or (most likely) Ken will get booted from the show; both have serious attitude issues. That said, Ashley probably could get out normally if she fixes her attitude. Donna has some drunk issues that I hope they address, time iwll tell if the lessons will be learned. Lindsey has potential to leave eventually, she's the closest to a 'normal' contestant, same for Kurt and Amy. Emily needs more practice and training in general, same for Teagun.

And speaking of Teagun, Andrew let him drive his truck? *shudder* Was the windshield broken when Teagun got it? Cuz it looked broken at the bottom of the garage.

And man, putting them in a porsche for the first challenge. What were they thinking? *sob* that poor car. The experts were practically in tears I think....

Wooley probably wanted to arrest all 8 of the contestants based on that drive to Guelph. (Anyone know where they started from? I almost think it was Kitchener area or something). The 4 he isolated definitely deserved time in the slammer, even more than the few minutes they had.

After the first ep, I'd say Lindsay or Kurt will be the first to graduate. No way in hell will Wooley let any of the 4 special ones (Donna, Ashley, Ken and Teagun, and probably Emily) go early on.

And finally, Andrew's snark level was off the charts. After 3 Worst Drivers and 3 WOrst Handymen, he's pulling out all the stops this time.

[regis]

Teagan's "wobble" scares the crap out of me. The prospect of driving on the same roads with him freaks me out. Ashley and the asian woman need to stay far away from me as well. I don't know which is scarier though....Ashley's make-up or her driving. Both give me the shivers.

[Kmusky]

The fact that Teagan lives in the same town as me scares the crap out of me. 3 of 8 contestants from Alberta? Why am I not surprised.

Ashley scares me the most. Every so often You run across one of those vehicles in this town, and they always scare the crap out of me. There is very little you can do to damage one of those, so the drivers develop the attitude that the rules don't apply to them. Scary.

[millk]

Much as I don't want to be on the road with her, I want Emily gone, shes annoying.

I would be terrified to do a Teagan wobble, especially in a high centre of gravity vehicle.

I do think it would be fun to do some of the challenges they have to do. :D

I totally love Andrew. His snark is the best on TV these days.

[Taeolas]

Agreed! The driving challenges usually look like a hoot to try... and I'm sure I probably couldn't do all that much better than the Worst Drivers.

Teagan is scary... but I suspect he's about 75% inexperienced, 25% bad driver. Of the Big Bad 4, he'll probably be the first to leave, assuming he learns. I hope he can do some of the challenges off camera even after he graduates though.

[Kmusky]

I would have dinged the Porsche myself, so I can't complain too much.

As for Teagan, all he needs to do is learn not to panic and over-correct. He gets over that, and the wobble is gone.

[Suen]

(Anyone know where they started from? I almost think it was Kitchener area or something).

They started at the Duke Street Parking Garage. It is unusual enough to be used in commercials now, most recently an Audi commercial.

[anaximander]

They started at the Duke Street Parking Garage.

That garage is FUN to drive down.

[Sea]

This show makes me feel much better about my own driving. I may not be the best in the world, but I'm nowhere near as bad as these idiots.

Ashley's freaky eyes scare me.

[Taeolas]

Well, they did the Eye exam earlier this year, hopefully that will make some of the problems clearer.

I've got no problem with Curt leaving first; he's still a bad driver, but compared to the rest he isn't the worst and he was showing signs of improvement. And I like Andrew's reasoning. Curt will still make small infractions, but will otherwise be fine. Amy is probably the better at the moment, but when she screws up, she screws up bad.

Teagun on the other hand *shudder* Andrew's poor truck.... He was pumping that brake pedal so fast it looked like he had his 4-ways on. If they can break him of his pump-habit, he will probably be fine but man, that boy's foot only has 2 positions: Off or Floored. (ok a 3rd one being between both pedals); no sense of in between at all.

The snark was strong tonight, Andrew standing next to the building during the laundry truck challenge with Donna driving there. Man....

Andrew: "Wait for it in 4... 3... 2...."
*BOOM*
Donna: "What did I hit?!"
Andrew: "Same thing you hit the last 4 times, Donna. The building."

Emily's the blind one this year, that's surprising. And Ken being colour blind was probably a pleasant surprise for the show producers.

[anaximander]

I think Teagan's wobbling issue might have something to do with peripheral vision - he jerks away because he thinks something's moving there, and then has to overcorrect. Curious if they bring that up later on.

I find the host is getting snarkier as he goes through shows - last season of worst handyman had some pretty good stuff, too.

Colour Blindness is actually really common in males - the current principal of my former high school is, and the teachers are always trying to mess with him on it.

Edited by anaximander, Nov 11, 2008 @ 7:43 AM.

[1trackmind]

I don't think I would have graduated Ken so early..I think the host had the right idea about Lindsay.

[Sea]

I thought for sure they were going to graduate Lindsay. Were they kidding with almost graduating Ashley? She can't complete any of the challenges without having a complete meltdown first!

[Taeolas]

Yeah, I was surprised their final 2 were 2 of Wooley's Chew out squad. Of the two, it's a hard call which I would have let go; Ashley does seem to be improving but Ken was too. Then again, Ashley had the break down over the parking brake, while Ken didn't really do much abnormal. His main problem was his attitude, so I guess they feel he's getting his attitude under control and is ready to go.

I'm really curious about waht next weeks <TotalDramaIsland>Most Extreme Event Ev-vah!</TotalDramaIsland> will be and who will be the second expulsion ever. Of the crew so far, while they're bad, none of them seem unteachably bad yet. (Unlike a couple seasons back when that road racer just refused to learn)

Hmm... In order of who I expect to be booted though, I'd say Donna (she just can't seem to see the stop signs) is most likely, Teagun, Ashley and Emily equally likely as the next 3, but if it is Ashley it would be really disappointing, since she was so close to graduating this round.

[Averett]

I'm really loving that I can recognize everywhere they're driving. That red light that Donna blew on her way to the rehab centre? That red light takes FOREVARRRR to turn. Seriously. I almost don't blame her for running it. Almost.

[anaximander]

I'm really loving that I can recognize everywhere they're driving. That red light that Donna blew on her way to the rehab centre? That red light takes FOREVARRRR to turn. Seriously. I almost don't blame her for running it. Almost.

Tell me about it. And it takes just as long at 4 am as it does during daylight...

Although I really dislike Wooley, as well - something about him just rings very false and very judgemental.

ETA: I think what kind of irks me is that they know these people are unsafe drivers, and yet rather than tag the vehicles in some way visible to other drivers (They have dots on top, if you'll notice, so the cameras can follow them), as they're forced to do with driver's ed, they instead plop them on roads that, oh, everybody else is driving. I consider this programme essentially driver's ed, and the drivers are even more twitchy because they know they're on camera.

Edited by anaximander, Nov 11, 2008 @ 6:18 PM.

[Denimjo]

I feel sorry for Donna but I agree that she really should not be on the road. Her son is perfectly fine with having his young children in the vehicle when she's behind the wheel? He's just as bad.

At least they gave her a cozy ride home. :)

[Taeolas]

Yeah but any good nature that ride may have earned was lost by the email she sent to the show after the fact.

Personally, I'm glad she's off the road (or at least legally off the road; I'm sure she's probably still driving). She didn't show any signs of improving really.

If she wasn't sent off this week, I think it may have been Lindsey who would have left this week, but I'll have to watch again to be sure. (Was distracted with raids in EQ to pay attention to what was going on past the teetertotter stage.)

[anaximander]

Bit of experience with me here - why her doctors hadn't yanked her license long ago is beyond me - pity, maybe? I know when my mom had one of her more severe cardiac events, they didn't bat an eye at yanking her own license for six months, and only got it back conditional on good results of stress tests. And not disclosing that info on an insurance form?.... I'm surprised the production didn't sue her, really. That stuff can cause HUGE problems.

That being said - THIS PARTICULAR attack may have had less to do with the stress of driving than the shock of having cold water dumped all over her. Hearts can react poorly to fast temperature changes, and cause all kinds of issues - the aforementioned mother isn't even supposed to enter an air conditioned building at full charge during the summer.

I thought it was sweet of them to give her a limo ride out. I also think they did a good job in trying to *show* her how bad she was at driving in general - giving her all the evidence, rather than just stating "we think you suck". Moreover, I think that her son simply doesn't want the hassle that he KNOWS is going to happen - he's going to be driving her around and Hyacinthed to death. (Although I think it's going to be less "mind the pedestrian, Richard" and more "why are we waiting here! you don't need to stop, it's just a red light!"... and in that voice. *shudder.*) My partner suggested that rather than renting a limo, however, they should have gotten her a cab and a year's bus pass in sudbury.

[Little Mac2]

We have a winner!

I thought that it was a tight two-horse race with Teagen and Donna (though Emily was a strong dark-horse). Both of them absolulely were scary, though Teagen is just bad, bad nerves. But Donna just wasn't getting it. I honestly thought that she was sticking around on the show just to get a chance at a high-speed race. She would then pretend to get it long enough to get off the show, but.....

I never want to be on the road with her at all. I'm also glad that the show had the nerve to kick her off for her own safety & initializes the steps to get her off the road. Most reality shows would have kept her on, as she was a sure winner for the title. Good for the show to realize that some people just can't get it at all.

But the son is going to suffer for it. The son will be ferrying her around town all day long.

I think that Ashley is easily the next person out. After that, it's a crap-shoot. Lindsay is bad, but she is slowly getting it. She escapes leaving a Teagen, Emily and Amy final three. I think that Teagen has it in the bag now.

[Taeolas]

I'm thinking Andrew is preying to all of the $Deities up above that Teagen improves enough to graduate before the final three. One of the final challenges is almost always a road trip to The Big City, and I'm sure Andrew does NOT want to let Teagen loose on the road in his (Andrew's) truck. (Granted I don't think CWD3 had a road trip but 1 and 2 did. :) )

The show has had the courage to boot the truly incorrigible off before, like that Street Racer in CWD2. I was sure that what's her name in CWD3 was going to be booted off too at various points (I still think she should've been declared CWD though). It was refreshing to see the racer in CWD3 actually redeem himself and graduate (I think the producers were half hoping he would earn another boot like in 2.)

As for the remaining 5, I think the poster above called it. Over Andrew's I'm sure off-camera objections, there's another reason to keep Teagen on; he's the last man standing among 4 women, and I'm sure The Powers do NOT want to have an all-women Final 3 episode.

[Denimjo]

Over Andrew's I'm sure off-camera objections, there's another reason to keep Teagen on; he's the last man standing among 4 women, and I'm sure The Powers do NOT want to have an all-women Final 3 episode.

Here's the thing, though: if the worst 3 drivers just happen to be women, it would be wrong to vote one off just for the sake of PCness.

[Little Mac2]

Well, this week eps. wasn't quite up to the brilliance of the other ones, but I still enjoyed it. I almost felt sorry for the crew in the swerving challenge. The pure destruction of the boxes and Styrofoam. It must have been horrible to set up now knowing that those "drivers" were going to do a demolition derby on them.

As for the drivers, I actually think that Ashley and Amy would have graduated if they didn't have their husbands along. It's temper management for both of them. Ashley should be out next week. She's so close.

I actually don't know now who is the second place winner for this show (Donna "IS" the winner). Teagan is the worst driver, but I could see it being Emily. I wonder how much she will improve with Glasses next week.

[Taeolas]

I call a bit of BS on the snake. They kept cutting every time Andrew did the curve so we couldn't see how it was done right.

In any case, it was fairly clear this was the 'traditional' Non-elimination round.

I agree with teh poster's above. Ashley is still a dunce behind the wheel, but, as the snake showed, she's probably the best of the bunch. Amy also showed a lot of improvement just by not freaking out.

Emily, she's blind as a bat and Teagen just needs more practice... a LOT more practice. Next week should be interesting though.

[Sea]

I'm kind of surprised that they haven't made Emily wear glasses since they found out she needs them, like they made the other women wear sensible shoes.

Teagen hitting himself in the face with the water bottle was hilarious.

[Kmusky]

The right person went home this week, I still am afraid to be on the road with squealing Ashley.

And Emily's in glasses next week. Yay!

[RSloan]

Yep, on the basis of maturity alone, Lindsay deserves it more than Ashley. But will Lindsay will be able to stop using her phone on the road, especially in her line of work? For some reason I can't stop laughing while watching Amy crying her head off behind the wheel - those scenes of her driving around Regina are hilarious. But her emotional appearance before the jury last night was actually quite touching. She has come a long way and should be proud of herself.

[Taeolas]

Yeah, their Top 2 were definitely both worth leaving. Lindsey definitely improved a lot throuhg the series and rocked the challenges tonight. I noticed right before the announcement, when they showed the "police pictures", it was the 4 that were NOT graduating; Lindsey's picture wasn't in the quick flashes tehy did.

Ashley did really good too, but her husband is a horrible passenger for her. I hope they can focus on that next episode for her.

Amy is still having a rough time but she's improving a lot... maybe not quite enough not to be worst but improving. I'm surprised one of the judges actually seemed to suggest her to be released.

Teagen is actually improving a bit as well, but not as much. He's got a LONG way to go. Doing that figure eight with the 4 other CWD's, I felt sorry for the ladies.

I think a lot will depend on what glasses for Emily does. She has 2 eps to show significant improvement.

Honestly, I'm not sure which of the bottom three will be the worst. Too many unknowns at the moment.

Edited by Taeolas, Dec 2, 2008 @ 6:27 PM.

[Taeolas]

Wow, they graduated Teagen... I'm shocked. I agree Emily didn't deserve to go, and Amy has a lot to go, but while Teagen showed significant improvement, I didn't really think he was all that road-ready yet. Not the way he kept twisting the wheel. Still, he did thread the needle on his second or third attempt (IIRC, I know he succeeded, just can't remember how many attempts) and he did handle himself well on the donuts.... I'm just shaking my head still.

Ashley's in the top 3.... Ok, but she's not the worst driver by any stretch of the imagination. At least not compared to Emily and Amy. As the show pointed out, most of her issues come from the passenger seat. Glad Andrew tore into her husband like that, but I doubt it'll do much good in the end.

After seeing Emily with her glasses, there wasn't really much improvement, though she can finally see. And unlike the other contestants, she doesn't seem capable of learning for some reason. I wonder if there's a language issue somewhere? Having her husband and Andrew and the trainers and so forth yelling at her in her not-primary language can't be helping.

Of the Top 3, my guess:

Worst: Emily. Glasses didn't help enough.

Second worst: Amy: She's shown significant improvement, but still has a way to go. If Teagen hadn't graduated, he would have been in this slot.

Third: Ashley. Kick her husband out and she would probably have left a few episodes ago.

[Little Mac2]

I saw part of it, but this was a mistake. Teagan is not better than Ashley in any order BUT temper management. Give her and hubby an anger management course and let her go. I have no problem seeing her beside me on the road. Free Ashley.

Taeolos, I almost agree. It's Amy worst, Emily second and Ashley third. Amy nerves are worse than Emily bad eyesight. Ashley isn't in their category.

Donna still won it all, though.