The Amazing Race All-Stars: Episodes 2-4
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spiderbraidsWith internet out for a week at uni, meant that I couldn't post my usual weekly thoughts on TAR (and Treasure Hunters). Time to let it all out...
Episode 2:
1. Since it was Oscar night on the same night, pretty much the only highlight I could come up with was the elimination of Kevin and Drew.
2. I do note that the Roadblock involved a boardroom. With people in it. At 3 in the morning. How kooky. Wonder how many Apprentice references viewers made? ;-)
3. Romber, two wins in a row.
Episode 3:
1. The internet really does reach everywhere, as Romber demonstrated when they booked their tix in the middle of the desert.
2. "I took lessons from the king of rude... you" -- Mirna to Ian at Santiago airport. "Use your boobs" -- Eric to new partner Danielle. "See the fish, be the fish" -- Danny to Oswald... cue Oswald tripping :-D
3. Guido didn't get part of clue. That's gotta be nasty.
4. Not quite as nasty (because of the lack of placement change) is Dustin and Kandice not finding the detour clue. And everyone rafted, and were only shown rafting (even though CBS themselves alluded to the rock climbing pickers switching... HUH).
5. Teri falling off raft. Cheap shot at suspense by CBS (since it was placed right before a break), lots of laughs at the TWoP boards.
6. Finally, the elimination of David and Mary (who kept going on about the Chos). Romber, first again.
Episode 4:
1. Who would have guessed that Romber was spelling challenged?
2. Our next pit stop: Ushuaia, the southernmost end of South America. And WHEE! Letters from former racers. Nice snark by TAR7's Susan/Patrick to Romber. (Others represented were TAR3's Flo/Zach, TAR1's Frank/Margerita, TAR10's Lyn [with Karlyn nowhere to be found], TAR5's Lance/Marshall [replete with B!TCH flashbach]... and in a nice twist, Eric and Danielle's TAR9 partners Jeremy and Dani.)
3. And look who just snuck by again: Charla and Mirna.
4. And CBS promised an ending that would get us all talking. Romber's elimination is sure to get people talking. That's karma for stealing from Uchenna/Joyce there.
Treasure Hunters, now... (Yeah, had to Google to get some of the info)
1. Two straight episodes in Europe. First a trip to Paris. Some teams found a broken mask, and taking the mask from the previous leg, they found one artifact. Fogals got lost.
2. Next was a trip to some Dover castle, where Team Southie Boys found the "arrow" of their clue (a pile of stones marked as an HUGE arrow visible from high above, a la a previous leg with Roman numerals) first, and it took some time for the other teams to follow. Next stop, some church, armed with a "blank" sheet of parchment.
3. A couple hours and one Genworth Financial CG bumper ("In burning light the plan is laid") later, teams put their "blank" parchment over the candles in the church (some had suspected they were there for a reason) to find the church's layout, and then the artifacts. Who better to be eliminated at a church than the religious Fogals?
4. Back to France for the next leg. TH's version of a TAR Detour had Team Miss USA running around St. Tropez to find a statue, while Team Geniuses climbed mountains (while one member had an asthma attack, natch).
5. Either way, they got a clue that led back to a castle. A paper with a pic of a castle and the words "Retire la Pierre" on it. It was later revealed to translate to "Remove the Rock" when Team Air Force removed some rocks from a castle wall to get their next clue.
6. La Turbie. Team Air Force got a special 50 grand prize for finding an upside down rose symbol. Everyone got a map of the streets of Paris. Next stop, Paris. Again.
7. Two different Genworth CG bumpers (both saying "Wipe the colour", but shown on different rocks, one at La Turbie, the other at some Paris building) later, most teams went to the Eiffel Tower to find a symbol of American freedom, which turned out to be a model of the Statue of Liberty. At the statue, there was some clue about washing the streets of Paris, and it meant putting water over the map to find some symbol (Rosicrucian Order emblem). Meanwhile, one team literally spent three seconds looking at the view, once they had their clue.
8. Meanwhile, three of the teams didn't even HAVE to look for the statue, as one team noticed on the subway that the map felt like it hid something. Bingo. Symbol.
9. Miss USA were still in Paris, having just figured out the "wash the streets" clue by the time all the other teams went to the Rosicrucian HQ at Chateau d'Omonville and got their cryptex. So they got eliminated.
10. Back in the states now. Teams went outside some window to look at a plaque (a la Blarney). Something about the Founder's Hall at Girard.
11. At the Hall, Team Southie Boys argued a bit. Meanwhile, Genworth CG'd a blimp into a shot of Founder's Hall. It had a scrolling message, but I had to Google to find it said "Independence for the people". No, my sight isn't failing (though I do wear glasses), it's just that it wasn't distinct at all.
12. In a close race, Geniuses (having spent SO MUCH TIME lost in this race, even in their hometown of Philly) edged out the CIA to get to the final three. The Geniuses discovered a room behind a painting, but that didn't really matter as much as opening their Cryptex with the word "Liberty" before the CIA. Next week, endgame part 1 at the Library of Congress.
WHEW!
Episode 2:
1. Since it was Oscar night on the same night, pretty much the only highlight I could come up with was the elimination of Kevin and Drew.
2. I do note that the Roadblock involved a boardroom. With people in it. At 3 in the morning. How kooky. Wonder how many Apprentice references viewers made? ;-)
3. Romber, two wins in a row.
Episode 3:
1. The internet really does reach everywhere, as Romber demonstrated when they booked their tix in the middle of the desert.
2. "I took lessons from the king of rude... you" -- Mirna to Ian at Santiago airport. "Use your boobs" -- Eric to new partner Danielle. "See the fish, be the fish" -- Danny to Oswald... cue Oswald tripping :-D
3. Guido didn't get part of clue. That's gotta be nasty.
4. Not quite as nasty (because of the lack of placement change) is Dustin and Kandice not finding the detour clue. And everyone rafted, and were only shown rafting (even though CBS themselves alluded to the rock climbing pickers switching... HUH).
5. Teri falling off raft. Cheap shot at suspense by CBS (since it was placed right before a break), lots of laughs at the TWoP boards.
6. Finally, the elimination of David and Mary (who kept going on about the Chos). Romber, first again.
Episode 4:
1. Who would have guessed that Romber was spelling challenged?
2. Our next pit stop: Ushuaia, the southernmost end of South America. And WHEE! Letters from former racers. Nice snark by TAR7's Susan/Patrick to Romber. (Others represented were TAR3's Flo/Zach, TAR1's Frank/Margerita, TAR10's Lyn [with Karlyn nowhere to be found], TAR5's Lance/Marshall [replete with B!TCH flashbach]... and in a nice twist, Eric and Danielle's TAR9 partners Jeremy and Dani.)
3. And look who just snuck by again: Charla and Mirna.
4. And CBS promised an ending that would get us all talking. Romber's elimination is sure to get people talking. That's karma for stealing from Uchenna/Joyce there.
Treasure Hunters, now... (Yeah, had to Google to get some of the info)
1. Two straight episodes in Europe. First a trip to Paris. Some teams found a broken mask, and taking the mask from the previous leg, they found one artifact. Fogals got lost.
2. Next was a trip to some Dover castle, where Team Southie Boys found the "arrow" of their clue (a pile of stones marked as an HUGE arrow visible from high above, a la a previous leg with Roman numerals) first, and it took some time for the other teams to follow. Next stop, some church, armed with a "blank" sheet of parchment.
3. A couple hours and one Genworth Financial CG bumper ("In burning light the plan is laid") later, teams put their "blank" parchment over the candles in the church (some had suspected they were there for a reason) to find the church's layout, and then the artifacts. Who better to be eliminated at a church than the religious Fogals?
4. Back to France for the next leg. TH's version of a TAR Detour had Team Miss USA running around St. Tropez to find a statue, while Team Geniuses climbed mountains (while one member had an asthma attack, natch).
5. Either way, they got a clue that led back to a castle. A paper with a pic of a castle and the words "Retire la Pierre" on it. It was later revealed to translate to "Remove the Rock" when Team Air Force removed some rocks from a castle wall to get their next clue.
6. La Turbie. Team Air Force got a special 50 grand prize for finding an upside down rose symbol. Everyone got a map of the streets of Paris. Next stop, Paris. Again.
7. Two different Genworth CG bumpers (both saying "Wipe the colour", but shown on different rocks, one at La Turbie, the other at some Paris building) later, most teams went to the Eiffel Tower to find a symbol of American freedom, which turned out to be a model of the Statue of Liberty. At the statue, there was some clue about washing the streets of Paris, and it meant putting water over the map to find some symbol (Rosicrucian Order emblem). Meanwhile, one team literally spent three seconds looking at the view, once they had their clue.
8. Meanwhile, three of the teams didn't even HAVE to look for the statue, as one team noticed on the subway that the map felt like it hid something. Bingo. Symbol.
9. Miss USA were still in Paris, having just figured out the "wash the streets" clue by the time all the other teams went to the Rosicrucian HQ at Chateau d'Omonville and got their cryptex. So they got eliminated.
10. Back in the states now. Teams went outside some window to look at a plaque (a la Blarney). Something about the Founder's Hall at Girard.
11. At the Hall, Team Southie Boys argued a bit. Meanwhile, Genworth CG'd a blimp into a shot of Founder's Hall. It had a scrolling message, but I had to Google to find it said "Independence for the people". No, my sight isn't failing (though I do wear glasses), it's just that it wasn't distinct at all.
12. In a close race, Geniuses (having spent SO MUCH TIME lost in this race, even in their hometown of Philly) edged out the CIA to get to the final three. The Geniuses discovered a room behind a painting, but that didn't really matter as much as opening their Cryptex with the word "Liberty" before the CIA. Next week, endgame part 1 at the Library of Congress.
WHEW!
