The Amazing Race -- All-Purpose Thread

The Globetrotters handing out the headband to the little boy was the cutest thing ever on last night's episode.

The Cowboys are just so chill. They take everything in stride. When Cord was struggling with the trampoline task, he was bitching and going on about how he couldn't do it. He just kept doing it, cracking jokes, until he got it right.

 

You guys are missing the ultimate question:

Why the hell was Brenchel proudly wearing pantyhose?

 

IN FUCKING MALAYSIA. Pantyhose is the devil ANYWAY but wearing in a country where it's humid as hell?? Did she have to cut them off to remove them at night?!

(I was reading the EW.com forum about the ep and the speculation is so her legs would look tan. I have never wanted my legs to look tan -- not that anyone would buy it, I'm a pasty white redhead -- enough to wear pantyhose. Also, if you're a redhead -- and either Rachel is or she dyes her hair -- you should embrace your pastiness. Whenever I see a tan redhead, my first thought is, "Either her hair color is fake or her tan is.")

 

Did Margie and Luke even do any of the challenges in Sri Lanka? They had to have been at least 8-10 hours behind everyone else.

The guys all sewing those shirts was hysterical. Loved Flight Time entertaining the workers while Big Easy was finishing his shirt. All of the workers seemed to be thoroughly entertained by the racers.

Pool update:
Amy - Dave and Conner 60
bumpy mcgee - Jet and Cord 58
IJAG - Brenchel 34
Inky - Leo and Jamal 29
WolvEagle - Caroline and Jennifer 26
*JayFerrar - Margie and Luke 25
Huggy - Flight Time and Big Easy 22
Wenders - John and Jessica 18
*MTM - Bopper and Mallory 7
*TigerVols - Joey and Meghan 5
*BNWriter - Natalie and Nadiya 1

 

Best epi of TAR in a long time.

And not just because the whiniest, creepiest team ever flamed out spectacularly.

Well, OK, maybe because of just that.

 

If it wasn't whiny Luke who got eliminated, I'd feel bad for a team going out because of flights. Especially since the producers always make sure all of the teams make it to the next location.

 

It would have been better if Brenchel had missed the connection.

 

I had secretly hoped for a Luke loss for some time, but I didn't realize that them, the cowboys and the globetrotters were the first three-time racers.

That's kind of cool.

I'm a little surprised that the Travel Channel has tried to hook either of them up with a show. Shit, I'd watch Easy and Flighttime just dick around in a shirt factory or the Cowboys just smile for a season.

 

It is impossible not to root for the Trotters or the cowboys. Among the most likeable teams I have seen on there.

 

I would DVR the hell out of that show.

 

THIS SO MUCH. Can't someone make it happen where the Globies get their own show?! Of course, it makes sense that the two teams that have actual talent (I'm not counting Brenchel, although they do make their living on "entertainment") and are in entertainment industries are among the most fun to watch.

Also, some weird fact that I stumbled upon: Caroline and Jennifer were once part of a trio of country singers who were all descended from famous people. Jennifer is John Wayne's granddaughter. Caroline is a descendant of Daniel Boone. (The third member was a granddaughter of Loretta Lynn.)

 

OK I'll bite...

What would the show w/ the Globies be? What could they do that would make for 13x3 weeks of entertainment (can't pitch a concept w/o 13x3 roughed out episodes).

I have an idea but I'll keep it zipped to hear what the board comes up with first.