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[TWoP Roxy]

From zap2it.com:

One team makes a bold but risky move; a contestant breaks down.

[SilentMinority]

Another episode completely ruined by a team being eliminated due entirely to 100% bad freaking taxi luck. They left the roadblock mid-pack or slightly better. I want to throw a brick at the TV. TAR, stop having these completely arbitrary eliminations!!!! It totally ruins the competitive aspect of the race for me.

Also, that first task was completely useless. It required zero effort, condensed everyone down to probably no more than 20 minutes apart (rendering all the airport shenanigans pointless), and didn’t shuffle the order one bit.

In contrast, the roadblock was excellent, with all kinds of shuffling based on keeping cool and remaining calm. Plus, it had possibly the most adorable waif clue-giver ever to grace the world of TAR.

I was hoping the twins wouldn’t get the EP over Trey/Lexi. They weren’t quite as screechy this time (at least not in the same way as the badgery one was last time), but I’m not sure my eardrums can take a whole season of them.

[Jedi Nut]

Crap. I liked Amy & Daniel, but they got taxi-screwed. Didn't want Phil to eliminate them... but I also didn't want any more fuel for the conspiracy theorists regarding non-elims.

Twinnies won me over this week. Still annoying, but now with a lot more exuberance and charm.

[InDueTime84]

Natalie and Nadiya snag first and the Express Pass. I hope they can get that fish smell off them. I wish that others would've chosen the fish Detour

It's a shame that Amy and Daniel are out. I would've preferred it be the monster truck drivers.

Maybe I missed something, but what was so challenging about the bull racing task?

Gary and Will were super lucky. Who knew that making balloon animals was so hard?

I looked away for a moment, how did Amy and Daniel get so far behind?

[LadyEight]

I liked the roadblock much better this time around, but some of those children looked frightened at the end of that roadblock. The first task was a little boring, with an HOO bunch on top of that meaning nothing really happened. Go team Rock Lawyer. I wish the second-to-last (Gary & Will) team was eliminated instead, though. They're annoying. Bummer for Amy & Daniel.

Edited by LadyEight, Oct 7, 2012 @ 8:34 PM.

[Jedi Nut]

Amy's line during the RB ("My kids are probably nauseous") had me rolling.

[sab85]

I really liked the team that got eliminated. I do think that they had the potential to go far.

I was freaking out with the one guy who couldn't get the balloons. I suck at even tying balloons off so I would have been right there with him.

The monster truck guy was berating people way too much for my liking.

Edited by sab85, Oct 7, 2012 @ 8:35 PM.

[TiredMe]

I am bummed. A more than competent team screwed by taxi luck. I was rooting for them. This entire leg sucked actually. Double bunching???

I now want the Michagan guys out. The tall one all pouting thinking he was out...I am not running... blah blah whiner.

[TV Anonymous]

Surabaya! Madura! Remains me of my youth when my father took me to see his family in that region.

Random comments and observation:

1. The karapan sapi was very cool. Of course it would be much more exciting were they really racing.

2. The odong-odong ride was sooo funny. Imagine those rides moving on the street.

3. When did they move back from Bangkalan to Surabaya? I must have missed it.

4. The clue was very mean. Just Wijaya Motor without any further description? Surabaya is a big city, one needs to know that place to be able to give direction for such a small dealership.

5. Pasar Pabean Market? Pasar is Market. So it is Pabean Market Market?

6. Hey, broken ice should not count!

7. Why did one of the Sri Lankans keep on wearing her warm long sleeve? Surabaya is so hot and so humid.

8. Of course, Surabaya Oh Surabaya as closing song is the cherry on top.

9. So Ponorogo next week? Can not wait!

[TheRabbi]

Good episode I thought. I thought I was going to be rooting for superfans "David and Goliath" in this race, but I am finding them grating, complete with throwing in the towel at the end. I was SOOO hoping that Amy and Dan were going to make it, but I'm not naive enough for the editing to fool me there. Sad to see them go, they were good competitors that appeared to get screwed by one bad cab ride.

The first task of the episode (which I originally thought was the RB), was one of the lamest tasks they've ever done (sit on the back of a moped for 30 seconds). When I realized it wasn't an RB but just a placeholder task, I was ok with it. I did enjoy the real RB, as I love tasks that interact with locals like that, and the kids were adorable.

At this point, I like both of the female teams, don't mind the chippendales or the 2 dating teams. The other guy teams (the beekmans and Long Hair dont care) don't really have enough screen-time yet to get an opinion of. Monster truck and his wife are not long for this race if they continue to make woeful decisions. The fact that they didn't even check the arrival times of their flight vs. the flight that EVERYONE else was on is ridiculous. Sometimes its good to go off by yourself, but not very much so on flights, unless you're 100% confident.

Solid episode though, glad the show is back and running.

[Brooklynista]

Note to all racers...DO NOT STOP RACING!! I'm sure it was tricky editing, but for Gary and Will to say "I'm not running" before they get to the mat just irks the crap out of me.

Just once when a team just in a cab and starts screaming "Fast Fast Fast" I'd like for the cabbie tell them to get their Crap out of their cab and hoof it. I get sick of the ugly American obnoxious behavior.

[ReadIshmael]

Terrible elimination. I know taxi luck is part of the race, and I'm not above being glad for it when it serves the teams I like, so I'm not going to say it's unfair or bad leg design or anything like that. But it couldn't have happened to a worse team.

The twins actually crossed over from being obnoxious to being endearing this week, for me, so I was pleased to see them win the Express Pass. I pretty much enjoyed everyone this week, and it was cool to see so much shifting. It still seems like many of these teams have a legitimate chance of winning, which I appreciate.

The Roadblock was frustrating just to watch; I can't imagine having to actually do it. I'm pretty sure I would have been stuck there until Phil had to come eliminate me.

[Colodie]

Whoo, experience the challenge as you race with bulls. I mean against bulls. I mean be a spectator on a motorbike. Going maybe 20 mph.

So yeah, I wasn't a huge fan of that.

I can understand having issues during stress. I can understand not seeing a clue. I can see having trouble during a detour/rode block. But how can you buy a plane ticket that ARRIVES hours later? You can at least look and see if there are better options once you have your ticket.

And at the end, you took the wrong taxi. You lose. Sorry.

Kinda upset that Gary and Will (Substitute Teachers) won, after they decided to pretty much quit and lazily walk on down to the pit stop.

[Cuppiediva]

I tuned in because I'm a fan of josh and Brent, and I must say, I think I hate this show. What was with the two at a time bull "racing"?
Seems like most of the challenges are designed to keep everyone in the same order they start out in. I love me some Beekman Boys..but since they seem to be the only team the show refuses to give any air time to, I'm done. I don't understand why this show keeps winning so many emmy's..

Edited by TWoP Roxy, Oct 7, 2012 @ 8:42 PM.
don't take the thread's temperature, please

[sinycalone]

Other than the fact that the bull racing was pointless, the tasks were good. I thought your cycle had to beat the bulls...no, just hit the finish line. And the team members weren't even driving the cycles. Thank heavens the kids/balloons were so much fun...and ice/fish challenges well balanced.

Wow...as a whole those taxi drivers to the Wijaya Motors site were some of the worst we've ever seen on this race.

Didn't want to see them eliminated...better the monster truckers or substitute teachers.

[Lantern7]

Well, crap. We kinda needed a dating couple out to thin the usual herd of dating couples . . . but this was a double amputee snowboarder and her boyfriend, and they seemed to actually wanted to run the damn race. Meanwhile, Gary seemed ready to get off the ride, Will was about a third of the way to Mark-in-Bollywood territory on the Roadblock, and they were more or less dead team walking. And how did Amy & Daniel fall so fast from second to out?

On the bright side, Natalie & Nadiya (like the gymnast with a "Y"; holy crap, Firefox doesn't think it's misspelled) got first place and the Express Pass. They seem so much fun, and they weren't shy in trying to maul Phil. And they were smart enough to not try that with the Greeter. Freaky, freaky nails, y'all.

Not much else to add. I can see how the bags with wheels with Rob & Kelley can bug, and I can see how they can bug . . . but at least they tried to run their race, even though getting their own flight backfired.

ETA: Anybody else thinking about burst erection jokes when the guys on the Roadblock kept screwing up on the balloons?

Edited by Lantern7, Oct 7, 2012 @ 8:44 PM.

[Khajiit]

I rather hated this episode. A team gets eliminated due to bad taxi luck. The first task was sort of pointless. And I can't stand the twins. This season has had a pretty lackluster start IMO.

[TWoP Roxy]

Just a gentle reminder that discussion in this thread is about the EPISODE and what you thought of it. Don't take bait, and stick to the topic.

[Pepper the Cat]

Crap! My fav team is gone. I actually cried. I think Phil was really sorry to eliminate them.
Trucker team shioukd have gone.

[Arekuru]

I liked Amy & Daniel, and I never like cab roulette, but they really should have gotten out of that cab earlier when they realized the driver didn't know where they were going. Same with the monster truckers. In a city like that, you aren't stuck with your cab driver, and you can ask the locals for directions. It sucks that they got eliminated, but they should have been a little more proactive.

I find myself really liking the twins, so I'm glad they got the express pass. They have a good time and seem pretty no-nonsense about getting things done, shrieking aside.

The subsitutes kind of lost me the way they were acting so defeated. Yeah, they thought they were out, but it was particularly joyless to watch the big one grumble through the market like that. Hope they perk up after this.

That bull riding was crazy. Imagine the injuries if they'd actually had the racers do it.

[cooksdelight]

I know from a good source that the eliminations are pre-set before filming starts, as they have to get the speed bump signage shipped/delivered and in place at the next stop for a non-elimination -- so it really bites that Amy and Daniel were eliminated, as I thought they'd be in the top 4. I don't know what kind of thinking or strategy comes into play once a team realizes their driver is clueless. Do you stop and find a different driver? I think in most cases asking for directions makes the most sense, but you have to be there to know what it's like.

Just when I thought watching the twin with the long hair in the fish barrel was scary do I see that guy's long, freaky nails!

[mojoween]

Rob is dead to me with the way he barked "HERE" to Kelley at the mat. His whole demeanor is so off-putting I just can't stand him.

I have to echo how completely lame that first task was. I mean, you didn't even have to beat the bulls? So stupid.

[LadyEight]

Just when I thought watching the twin with the long hair in the fish barrel was scary

Yeah, how'd you like to have some of the fish she was pulling out of the barrel after you saw that? I could not figure out why she didn't either tip the barrel or tie her hair back. YUCK.

[cooksdelight]

I felt sorry for the bulls. They had some kind of wire or rope in their noses, and the driver was pulling their tails. I agree that the contestants should have been driving the bulls, as I don't think they would have been so aggressive with them.

[CookieChica]

Wow. These teams don't really get this, do they? They were really excited that the Monster Truck was behind but... it was pretty unlikely they wouldn't be there by 8am so it wasn't exactly the most amazing advantage.

The Sri Lanka girls talked a big game but damn, they backed it up! I think they might be my team now. I was impressed that they couldn't care less about their hair in the fish water because it would have been hard for me to not worry about my hair - I would have dug in but tried to hold me hair back.

[lunadespierta]

I forgot you've been living here, TV Anonymous! Can you speak Indonesian?

Wijaya Motor, pffft. There could be dozens of that.

I'm so glad they didn't choose the oh-so-familiar places for these two legs in Indonesia, that would be no fun. This way I hope people will see the different side(s) of Indonesia. Not that they all "warm and bright", but that's the point :)

So sad about Amy & Daniel, didn't realize how much I was rooting for them until they're gone, but oh well.

Edited by lunadespierta, Oct 7, 2012 @ 9:02 PM.

[Lantern7]

That bull riding was crazy. Imagine the injuries if they'd actually had the racers do it.

Somewhere in Oklahoma, Jet & Cord are salivating at the thought of riding those bulls.

Is this the first time a set of female twins have won a leg? I know Kami & Karli never got withing smelling distance of that in TAR5.

[jessied112]

I actually had to turn the TV off five minutes before the episode ended because I knew what was going to happen and I couldn't watch it.

So, my lucky streak has ended, it seems. My favourite team right off the bat is eliminated. And I was so hoping my streak would continue and they would have lasted to the end. I loved their attitude but I'm so glad that it was taxi luck and not the racer's fault, that got them eliminated. But damn, I am actually really disappointed to see them go.

I emphasized with Gary (?) because I would have been panicking during that balloon task. I have poor fine motor skills so tying that balloon would have taken me a while to figure out and I would have been shaking like that too.

Now I gotta find a new favourite team, which will be difficult, especially after getting over my loss of Team Amputee, but I'll try. Team Rocklawyer was really great. I literally fell in love with them at the beginning and think they have great spirit, so they're on the top of my list, followed by Team Texas. Trey and Lexi were also great (and I find Trey now the hottest guy on the show). I really, really loved Lexi's enthusiasm. Like, a lot. I also liked Team Twins more than last week. The end, with them hugging Phil, was actually really great. I don't know if they're my favourites, but they're off my shit list.

Uh, Team Monster Truck? Kind of wish you got eliminated instead. I didn't really like how they thought taking a detour to Hong Kong, whilst being the only team to do so, was a genius idea. Sure, it made you 'different', but once you hear four hour layover, that's the time to say 'hell no' and find another flight. And their attitude toward their taxi driver was rude too. So, yeah, don't care. I didn't mind Team Chippendale. I liked how they said 'congrats' to Trey and Lexi when they finished the Party Detour.

Depressing episode all-in-all.

[blackwing]

Too bad for Amy and Daniel, but they were fools for staying so long in their cab. They should have got out way before they did to find another cab. I'm sure they blame their driver but they should also blame themselves.

I feel like there should have been a rule against breaking the ice blocks. They should have had to go back and replace the ones broken. Then again it seems the fish task was quicker. Surprised only the twins chose it. They deserved their win and their express pass.

Can't stand Monster Truck guy. Such an ass. Yelling at everyone. I thought they'd be gone for sure after we heard back story about how they met.

[SilentMinority]

I agree that the contestants should have been driving the bulls, as I don't think they would have been so aggressive with them.

I would much have preferred that because it would have required the racers to do something. I think any task where the contestants do nothing more than spectate or serve as passengers is lame and pointless. It's lazy task-creation on the part of TPTB.

it really bites that Amy and Daniel were eliminated, as I thought they'd be in the top 4.

Still seething about Indonesia Sterling. They pretty much rocked every task where they actually had to demonstrate some competence, and are eliminated by something that is essentially out of their control. I don't buy the notion that they could have done something significant about it, such as somehow "realizing sooner" that they weren't going to the right place (are they being punished for not being omniscient?). We have no idea how soon they realized they were in trouble, or how quickly they reacted by getting out and asking people. They might have done just about all they could do under the circumstances. Plus, that whole argument depends on at least one other team being affected by bad taxi luck, so there is yet another random component involved.