has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (bubbybear) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:47:47 PST

I can sympathize if someone has a legitimate fear/phobia of something, and I understand how impossible it can be to do something when you're truly afraid. However... if your fear is water in every way, shape and form, why the hell would you go on the Amazing Race like that? Take some swimming lessons! You don't have to become Michael Phelps (half the time you're in a life vest anyway) but at least get to the point where you can GET INTO the water. Has there ever been a season where there was no swimming/water task at all? (Of course I wouldn't expect stunt-casted mactors to know anything about the history of the show, but it just seems like common sense.)

But.....that gold task was fucking lame. Of course Maria and Tiffany could do it. It's 3rd grade division, and even easier with a calculator. What the fuck is so hard about calculating an exhange rate, dividing it by the cost of gold per ounce, then counting out the number...

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feeds@kickapps.com (3Diesel) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:53:38 PST

This was such a funny episode.

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feeds@kickapps.com (Roasted Samoas) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:00:11 PST

yes the end of the amazing race all stars

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feeds@kickapps.com (Maglo87) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:47:05 PST

I was rooting for the trotters before. And after their trash talking to Mika, they sealed the deal as my favorite team this season.

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (Scooterjonny) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:45:38 PST

dragoondaniel78 wrote:

meatball77 wrote:

StarrEise wrote:
This was an awesome episode. I was thinking how awesome it would be for the Globetrotters to blow past Mika and Canaan while they were fighting but figured it would never happen because we've been teased before with scenarios like this.

The trash talk was just an added bonus.

@ "I wouldn't do it!"

Loved how fast they went down after trash talking.

And it was fair to Caanan. He was a huge part of the reason that she didn't do it. Instead of calming her down and telling...

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (robbiefan) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:06:20 PST

SPunKeeMonKee wrote:
From the insider videos, an extended look at the Globetrotters trashtalking that whiny brat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwautT3gw8

Loved them and last night's episode <3 It was frustrating at the beginning but it paid off at the end with probably one of the funniest & most intense finishes ever. I cannot believe Mika was throwing that temper tantrum for over 40 minutes! Geez...

This is why that whinybitch doesn't deserve love.

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (Cole) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:38:28 PST

spragenspelt wrote:
It would've been the best ever if when they got to the mat Phil told the Globetwatters that despite not being last, this was the first ever "double elimination" leg and they were thereby eliminated as well.

I've been waiting for a double elimination Pit Stop for a while, but I don't think the show will ever find a way to do that. Or think of what they'll have Phil say, in particular to let the teams know.

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (spragenspelt) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:22 PST

It would've been the best ever if when they got to the mat Phil told the Globetwatters that despite not being last, this was the first ever "double elimination" leg and they were thereby eliminated as well.

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (Riliss) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:24:10 PST

SPunKeeMonKee wrote:
From the insider videos, an extended look at the Globetrotters trashtalking that whiny brat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwautT3gw8

Loved them and last night's episode <3 It was frustrating at the beginning but it paid off at the end with probably one of the funniest & most intense finishes ever. I cannot believe Mika was throwing that temper tantrum for over 40 minutes! Geez...

LOL awesome

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (novaya) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:31 PST

While I <3 this eppy, last season's finale with Luke blowing his 1st place lead and melting down over the surfboards was greater.

I would have boardicided had Margie/Luke won.

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (meatball77) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:11:55 PST

45 minutes? I'm surprised they didn't give us a time clock with that. It would have been awesome to see that she tantrumed for 45 minutes.

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feeds@kickapps.com (erickman) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:02:36 PST

that was good now i have to root for the globetrotters

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (SPunKeeMonKee) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:57:09 PST

From the insider videos, an extended look at the Globetrotters trashtalking that whiny brat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUwautT3gw8

Loved them and last night's episode <3 It was frustrating at the beginning but it paid off at the end with probably one of the funniest & most intense finishes ever. I cannot believe Mika was throwing that temper tantrum for over 40 minutes! Geez...

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (Cole) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:35:47 PST

QuizGuy66 wrote:
It's awesome to think how long she must've been up there.

Forty-five minutes. A fairly sizable lead over Flight Time & Big Easy. All pissed away over a temper tantrum.

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feeds@kickapps.com (victalac) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:26:29 PST

I knew something was up when the first team checked into the pit stop less than a half hour into the show.

To bad she wasn't a Christian. She could have prayed and put herself in the hands of Jesus, AND SLID DOWN THE GODDAMN SLIDE!!

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feeds@kickapps.com (BackBayBerries) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:42:17 PST

BBjXavier wrote:
This episode was really good. I know I wasnt the only one who knew that the Maria would totally own the fuck out of the gold task. I love Maria and Tiffany.

LOVED this ep, b/c the trotters were saved due to Mika's retardation.

But.....that gold task was fucking lame. Of course Maria and Tiffany could do it. It's 3rd grade division, and even easier with a calculator. What the fuck is so hard about calculating an exhange rate, dividing it by the cost of gold per ounce, then counting out the number of coins needed? I thought it was one of the more lame challenges TAR has had.

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (QuizGuy66) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:06:55 PST

It's awesome to think how long she must've been up there.
What's crazy is that I have a pretty big fear of heights and I can't swim, but even I've been down a waterslide for crying out loud!

Canaan did deserve it because he handled it all wrong. She literally seemed finally poised to do it and all of a sudden he blurts something out and she immediately stopped. She is smart enough not to trust him - he says "Close your eyes" then tries to pry her hands off the bar. They were done whether they won the million or not - that's pretty clear. The funniest thing is that if he had stepped back and said supportive things she very likely would've done it. If he had taken the approach of "Here's what we'll do - I'll go first and I'll be there at the bottom to catch you and make sure you're safe and that nothing will happen to you, okay?" That probably would've worked. But by trying to force her,...

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feeds@kickapps.com (CoconutPhone) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:42:05 PST

Mega64 wrote:
I remember countless episodes, where we have one team doing something scary like, say, bungie jumping, and one teammate goes, "I don't think I can do this!" before going to commercial. Then the commercial comes back, and the person does the task anyway. This has happened hundreds of times, and we've seen many people overcome sometimes crippling fears for themselves and their teammate. And I never recall seeing a single instance of someone actually pussying out and flat-out not doing the task. Until tonight.

It surprised me that not only did Mika struggle long enough for the Globetrotters to actually catch up, but she didn't even bother doing the task. A hundred or so racers have been faced with things that scared the shit out of them, from heights to water to everything. Hell, Erika is also scared of water and hesitated, but because she loved her husband, she...

Re: has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (CoconutPhone) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:40:02 PST

Very satisfying. I'm still stunned it actually worked out this way. Stunned. I would have bene fine wiht the Globetrotters going as they annoy me but at least they're trying.

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feeds@kickapps.com (JT Rocks) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:36:32 PST

^
In that case, there probably won't be a poor guard hanging around for Mika to seek help from......or will there?

Meh, these 2 will likely never have sex, ever.

has there been a more satisfying episode in recent seasons?

feeds@kickapps.com (Riliss) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:12:11 PST

Almost every episode treats us to a depiction of a 'seconds count' race to the finish line for elimination, but rarely does it deliver actual close finishes, and ever rarer are ones like this.