Obveeus wrote:
> "Rich Piehl"
NOSPAMcharter.net> wrote:
> >> Good episode - gee, can you tell it was filmed in October?
>
> This episode was more than just 'good'. Has any episode of TAR ever been
> better than this one? I don't remember anything better.
>
>> I felt bad for the losers - I like them as a team and as people. I
>> thought they'd go farther. But, as always, all it takes is one bad task
>> and you're done.
>
> I agree. I'll also add that their lack of hussle hurt them 50%% and the fact
> that they didn't have help from other teams hurt them the other 50%%. I
> didn't see any indication that other teams didn't like them, they just got
> put into a bad solo sitruation when teams were working together.
I guess that's the flip side of not hurrying. You hurry and you make
stupid mistakes and it costs you. You don't hustle and you end up left
behind like these two and eliminated.
>
>> The 1st place team - barring a calamity, meltdown, u-turn or something
>> they are definitely the team to beat! They're breezing through just about
>> everything. I love their t-shirts, too. Both from last week and this
>> week.
>
> True. If there were not bunching points, this group would finish days ahead
> of the rest.
>
>> The Honk Kong visit was kinda' weird. Fly here all on one plane, go to
>> two clue boxes, count some money and leave all on the same plane again.
>
> I loved the 'count some money' task, though. It is a very basic skill. It
> is a travel skill. It unnerved a bunch of teams. This may have been a TARA
> task simply because it was cheap/easy, but I found it much more enjoyable
> than the 'bigger scale' counting tasks we have seen on the US version of
> TAR.
>
It was interesting that they couldn't seem to come up with the right
amount. I wonder whether it was because they were hurrying. Or whether
it was because Hong Kong money has weird denominations that aren't
easily counted or what.
>> The retired Navy guy and his wife are starting to win me over a bit.
>
> Really? I find myself disliking them more with each moment they have on
> screen. He is a military/Navy guy that cries in public and can't handle
> being in the water. She is a screaming screw.
She was screaming a bit "I want to do the challenge! No wait, no I
don't!" But they look like they're enjoying themselves.
>
>> Gee, and NO ONE was afraid of the bungy. Who was it that mentioned about
>> the all the teams being alpha?
>
> Some of them were really happy to see the bungy. When the clue said 'take a
> plunge', we saw several players show some fear of water. Now, I really hope
> they have some water tasks on this race. ;-)
>
> Other things I liked in this episode:
>
> 1. Putting the designated vehicles randomly throughout the airport parking
> lot instead of in a nice line.
That IS a cool idea that hopefully TAR will borrow.
>
> 2. The detour choice of 'Rock climb' or 'canoe'. Sure, it vastly favors
> the strong males, but I like seeing two physical tasks rather than one
> physical one and another task designed for the weak/old/scared to sometimes
> have a big advantage handed to them. Also, the fact that none of the teams
> jumped at 'canoe' is a strong indication that some of these people have a
> fear of water.
>
> 3. The race specifically designed to end in nighttime hours at a haunted
> house. That was a good idea.
>
> 4. Seeing teams working together and exchanging information. That was a
> smart move for the teams actually in a position to do it.
>
> Things I didn't like about this episode:
>
> 1. Too many single file tasks. Luckily, the between task navigation
> segments left plenty of opportunity for teams to gain or lose ground.
The actual tasks were somewhat single file, but there was PLENTY of
opportunity for passing at the airports and, as you said, in the
navigation and choice of tasks. Last weeks TARA ep was truly a single
file ep and the marked for elim team never stood a chance.
>
> 2. Not enough coverage of the car accident to determine who was really at
> fault.
Maybe they couldn't tell?
>
> 3. Teams being led by the nose to the bridge. This was a destination that
> anyone with a map should have been able to find without assistance.
>
> 4. I hate losing beautiful women to elimination.
>
>
Take care,
Rich
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--
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The nuts don't know they're nuts.
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