this is the thread where we talk breathlessly about the best TV show on North American television: THE AMAZING RACE!

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haha otm, they literally preened and squawked their way to the car.

i disagree! if anything i'd like to see people be a little bit MORE cutthroat -- that's what i liked so much about rob and amber early on. and to be honest i don't understand why everyone's giving the old people money -- it's not like they got mugged, they came in last.

He didn't act the victim. Obviously anyone would be pissed off about the taxi incident, so he said his piece about it and then carried on racing. OTOH, when the Gay Boys think somebody has looked at them funny, they complain about it for the next two episodes.

"We would have come in second but we stopped unlike Rob and Amber -- THEY HAVE NO SOUL!!!"

Um, no. Setting aside the screwing over vis a vis the taxi incident, you would have finished in exactly the same spot. The difference between R&A rolling down the window and not stopping is 30 seconds. The difference between doing Water and doing Food at the detour looked to be about an hour.

I think I noticed her eye was already bad and swollen the day before, after that (god-awful) fast-forward high-wire stunt (no way I could have done that). I'm thinking it was either (1) bee sting? (2) allergic reaction or (3) stress reaction.

I was speaking more about her split lip when I mentioned the pounder than I was her eye. My wife thought the eye thing was a stress-induced facial tic.

Thanks for the italics help. Now, how do I create hypertext for a link? Is there a FAQ/help I should be reading?

Back on topic: Was it really fair for them to give the dudes a new rover? When they crashed it, I thought, "Well, I guess the old couple aren't getting eliminated after all." I mean, I'm glad they're still in it, but should there have been a penalty? Also, why the hell did the old couple decide to go for the cave task? I didn't think they'd make it out of there alive!

As for Rambah: Amber is completely riding on Rob's coattails. Rob remains mad skillz; saying that Meredith pushed Gretchen down in the caves!! As for not slowing down, he saw that there were two teams there and thus knew that whoever had overturned did have some help; if there was only that single team, then slowing down to yell out the window would've been appropriate -- which, mind, is what the other teams did.

I just can't hate Rob and Amber! I see exactly why I should, but I can't do it; they're too good at both the tasks and manipulating the other players.

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It's because GRETCHEN IS MADE OF IRON!

My favorite moment with them was when Gretchen kept going "HURRY HURRY HURRY" and Meredith finally said, "Geez, would you cut me some slack?" and she said, "Okay" and SAT BACK AND SHUT UP! That moment showed A) they've really been together for a really long time and know each other inside and out; B) there's a simultaneous sense of comfortableness and respect for each other; C) they are really equals in their relationship despite the way Gretchen's extroversion and Meredith's introversion might make you think that G dominates.

When will the other teammates get it through their heads that it doesn't help to yell "hurry hurry" at the person doing the roadblock? So much time is lost every season with one person asking the other to just shut up.

M & G are unstoppable. I still am reeling from all the blood on Gretch's face last week. That was so awesome.

U & J are the only likeable ones, but they're also completely boring.

L & A are really irritating, but very entertaining nonetheless. When Lynn called that random black guy 'Tupac', he earned a special place in my cold, black heart.

I'm sad to see the brothers go! They looked like A.R.E. Weapons out there.

I love the oldsters. I love that Meredith is on the verge of completely losing his shit at all times and Gretchen is all, "Well, this sucks that we're being all shouty at each other; NOW MOVE IT!!!!!!!!" I love that Gretchen climbed into the elephant for no discernable reason. I love that they beat out yet another fucking stupid couple (oh Lynn, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways: 1) You are a douche. 2) You are a shitbag. 3) You are a mouth-breathing Neanderthal. 4) Haha "I could eat my face cream" YOU ARE SUCH A WITTY FUCKO argh. 5) etc etc).

I want to give Joyce many hugs. Oh yes.

I wish they would have given Joyce a trip or a car or something for being first (and .. for shaving her head.)

Rob is benig a cunt unnecessarily. The train doesn't leave for 5 hours. And when POW asked him what's the deal, Rob says, "You'll find out." Just tell him, ya prick.

I still can't believe Kelly telling Ron that he quit/took the easy way out of the army by becoming a POW.

The ride is over for M&G now, as all the douchey teams are gone, and they'll need some seriously crazy luck to eliminate one of the remaining three. Dan, you called the final three about six weeks ago -- nice job!

I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that. I know the camera guy hurt himself trying to restrain his deafening shout of "THANK YOU, JESUS!" when he got that on tape.