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[apocalypsos]

Okay, even though I accidentally didn't tape the whole episode (I think I only taped about the first ten minutes, so, you know, why even bother?), but you haven't heard anybody scream "DAMN IT!" as loud as I did in the last few minutes. They came thiiiiiiis close to getting eliminated, and then they went and came in fifth. Fuckers.

Not like they would have been eliminated anyway, but still. Bah. They would have had all of their money taken away anyway, and I would have loved to see Jonathan try to sweet-talk anyone out of cash. Of course, Victoria was doing an impressive show of why I don't really feel sorry for her sometimes. I mean, seriously. Whine much, Victoria? From what I saw of the last twenty minutes or so, Kendra wasn't even driving me as nuts as Victoria.

And the preview for next week just ... I mean, Kendra's been on my bad side since the "breeding and breeding" crack, but she's been slowly making herself look a little better with every episode. Granted, the "breeding and breeding" thing is unforgivable, but aside from that and her high-maintenance-ness, she's not that bad. (Of course, look at the backdrop of whom that's set against.) The breathing thing from next week makes me feel sorry for her, and I don't think it's editing that shows her yelling at Jonathan to help Victoria, in which case, go, Kendra!

So, from what I saw of this week ...

Adam and Rebecca -- Didn't see, only figured out where the hell they were when Freddy and Kendra were shown as being "Currently in 2nd Place". In fact, the only bit I did see of them was the bit from next week, and I'm still trying to figure out why either one of them would go on this show with one another if Rebecca at the very least seems to be driven nuts by the guy.

Lori and Bolo -- You know, Bolo can act like an immature schmuck, but Lori can be pretty bitchy as well. Most of the time, though, they're not that bad ... yeah, again.

Kris and Jon -- Still adorable. And that face that she made in the car on the way to the Pit Stop was so freakin' cute. :)

Freddy and Kendra -- Slowly gaining ground from the "breeding and breeding" comment on Kendra's behalf. If I really wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, it would be easy to look at it as simply an incredibly rude way of saying, "How could anybody bring a child into this?" (Look, I'm really trying here, all right? She's starting to grow on me like mold and I'm feeling guilty.) As for Freddy, hey, the guy's had one real snap during the entire race and it was pretty much like saving up for the whole race for that one screaming fit.

Hayden and Aaron -- Shut up, Hayden. No, seriously. Shut it. Fucking whiner.

Jonathan and Victoria -- Oh, why even bother talking about those two anymore? Sheesh.


In other news, I'm about this close to selling my soul to Tropicana if it means I'd get a lifetime supply of Tropicana Twisters. The Watermelon Strawberry drink tastes like Jolly Ranchers! Wheeeee! *casually accepts bribe from Tropicana* *has a Twister IV drip put in*

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[drewbeartx.livejournal.com]

Like I said in my spoilers, Adam and Rebecca took the second and last FF, which involved them suiting up in old time diving gear (metal bubble helmets and all) and diving to the bottom of the sea(?), walking over to a lobster trap, and pulling out the clue. Rebecca had no problem with it AT ALL, but Adam couldn't figure out how to use the air-release valve, which resulted in him hilariously bobbing on the surface like some bizarre-yet-funny cross between a fish-tank ornament and a blow-up doll. While Adam was bobbing along, Rebecca handily retrieved the clue... and then they were told that unless Adam went down and at least touched the lobster trap, the FF didn't hold. So after gods know how long, Adam finally figures out how to use the suit, dives, touches the trap, and A&R are off to a charter plane (itsy-bitsy, btw. It looked barely large enough to hold A&R, their sound and camera guys, and the pilot) to the Pitstop.

And while Jonathan's actions are almost always beyond the pale, sometimes I just can't muster the strength the feel sorry for Victoria. She is just such a capital-V-Victim that it hurts to watch.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

You know, it's times like this I think Rebecca and Freddy should just chuck Adam and Kendra and continue on as their own team. 'Cause they may not be the nicest people sometimes, but most of the time, they're very good Racers.

Aaaaaand meanwhile, there's Jonathan and Victoria, coming in fifth. *gags* God, they'd better get eliminated next week. I can't take much more of either one of them.

[septembergrrl.livejournal.com]

My assumption with Adam/Rebecca is that they applied as a couple, got approved (or, were somewhere in the application process) and THEN broke up, but decided to go on the Race anyhow because, how often do gym instructors get a chance at a million bucks? If they had already broken up when they filled out the first application, I have a lot less sympathy for them.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Exactly. At this point, if anything, it's Rebecca who's being held back by Adam, who means well but can't race for anything. He's inept, inexperienced, naive, and it looks most of the time like he's afraid to try new things. He's basically a nice guy, he's just a gigantic dork and it's not working for him in this game.

It's with that with most of the teams, though. Freddy needs to dump Kendra because she's way too prissy for most of the stuff she has to do. Aaron needs to dump Hayden because if it weren't for Victoria, she'd be the whiniest racer this season. Lori and Bolo ... well, hell, who needs to be dumped depends on which leg of the race they're doing. Sometimes it's Lori, sometimes it's Bolo. Kris and Jon are the only team where both racers are strong and good at pretty much every challenge they've had to do so far.

[denial-girl.livejournal.com]

Freddy needs to dump Kendra because she's way too prissy for most of the stuff she has to do. Aaron needs to dump Hayden because if it weren't for Victoria, she'd be the whiniest racer this season.

And then Freddy and Aaron can hook up... mmmmm.

[callie-chan.livejournal.com]

I only catch TAR infrequently, and now I'm insatiably curious as to what this 'breeding and breeding' comment actually was. Help?

(Oh yeah--for the record, I DID get an AlphaSmart for Christmas. The Neo, even! And it is SO COOL and thank you for recommending it. >D

-Callisto

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

When the race was going through Senegal, all of the teams were in their cabs in a traffic jam, and Kendra looked at the window at all of the poor children on the streets and said about Dakar, "This city is wretched and disgusting. And they just keep breeding and breeding. And this poverty. I can't take it." After an episode's worth of her calling it "Ghetto, Africa," it didn't exactly paint her in the nicest of pictures.

You're welcome. Aren't they the best? *hugs my AlphaSmart* ;)

[callie-chan.livejournal.com]

...yeah, I can see where you're coming from with that one. >_< It's amazing the level of stupidity some people think is perfectly okay to have millions of people watch them exhibit.

EEEEE yes. I've actually been making up excuses to write stuff, and normally I'm one of those lazy writers who waits for inspiration to smack her upside the head.

-Callisto