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

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.

I used to love M&G, until that one thing involving the 600+ metal boxes with clues in only 5 or whatever. Gretchen just kept LOOKING AROUND and COMPLAINING, I kept waiting for Meredith to lose his cool and be like "OPEN BOX ONE, QUEEN OF THE HARPIES!". Actually, I think I've been waiting for him to lose his cool since day 1, and he really hasn't.

I can't believe Lois Lane said that to GI Joe!

Kelly is the plainest "beauty queen" they've had on the show. I really have to wonder how she won anything, because it's not as though she has a great personality either.

See it's gems like these that I miss when the idjit behind me's making unwise cracks Gretchen on top of the elephant, say.

you didn't actually miss it. it was shown on the preview for next week's show.

Either that or she is full of snakes.

Those salary guidelines have a pretty big possibility of error, since the contestants probably inflated their job titles somewhat. Marketing Executive in Youngstown? .. She sells phones at a kiosk in the old Dairy Queen.

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