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apocalypsosYou know, I like being woken up in the morning by the sound of tweeting birds outside my window. But when I wake up and look out the window in response, the overcast sky and flurries ruins it. Blech.
Anyway, watched last night's TAR. YAY! My show is back!
Eric and Jeremy (Team Pierced Nipples, because HA!) -- God, they're tools. I mean, they're cute, harmless, friendly, capable tools, but they're still tools nonetheless. Hitting on the Pinks during a Detour? Uh, let's not do that, you dorks. And while we're at it, are you overcompensating for something with all the girl talk? Because the pierced nipples was setting off my gaydar more than John and Scott saying anything at all ever. On the other hand, like I said, they're harmless in their annoyance (I can handle a little frat boy humor) and at least they seem to work together well. And they're not being mean, so I give them bygones on being bigger airheads than the Pinks.
BJ and Tyler (Team Trendy Thrift Shop Sportswear) -- Okay, I do love them, because they're obviously good at this, they've got the right attitude of just being there to have a good time and they're nice guys. On the same token, if they could tone down the goofiness just a tad, I would be happier. I speak from experience in that you can be goofy and yet not be all Kermit-flail twenty-four/seven.
Wanda and Desiree (Team Boriqua, who gets to keep their own nickname because they rock) -- Right now, I would love for them to win this. All-female teams never get a chance to win, damn it, and these two are very, very cool. Wanda's a little intense, but Desiree seems to be down with that. And Desiree, who hasn't got annoying highlights or a push-up bra or anything other than her gorgeous self to work with, is by far the prettiest woman on the race. I also give her props because dude, she's a writer. I've got to root for her.
David and Lori (Team Adorably Geeky) -- Oh, my God, they're adorable. Like, basket of puppies adorable. They might even trump the basket of puppies. They're so cute! I want to invite them over to my house to play board games and watch cheesy movies. And yes, "She's good at playing cards and I'm good at taking tests" is like the best qualification for anything ever on the planet. :)
Lake and Michelle (Team Obligatory Assholes) -- Because, seriously. They lost me pretty early, right about the time Michelle started in on the "Southern woman" crap and seemingly couldn't decide if her definition of "Southern woman" was Scarlett O'Hara or a doormat that matches the curtains. And Lake just ... GOD. With anybody else, the "Scott Peterson" reference in regards to them would have bugged, but really, stop qualifying it, you asshat.
Joseph and Monica (Team Anatomically Correct) -- If they don't lose the shirts, I will lose them for these two dingbats. I'm not thrilled with any team that shows up with their own nickname (that's what the snarkier audience members are for), but they're not getting a pass like Team Boriqua because Team Boriqua rocks while these two wouldn't shut up to my dismay. Even though I will give Monica credit and say that I like her hair.
Ray and Yolanda (Team Asskickers) -- 'Cause somebody is going to go down sometime this season, and they're going to deserve it, and one of these two is going to be the one to do it. They're funny and hot (the exchange in the cab about the "What would you do if there was a big black man behind you saying "Are we there yet?'" killed me dead), and I totally adore Yolanda for apparently being the one who knew how to build the motorcycle, and I adore Ray just as much for not beating the crap out of all of those assholes catcalling nearby, and for the "Lake? Like the ocean?" comment. Heh. I don't think Lake's quite that deep, Ray, but I'll go with it.
Dani and Danielle (Team No, Really, Some Of These Body Parts Are The Originals, or Team Amy Squared, but that's just my nickname for them) -- All right, I have a cousin named Amy. She's from New York and has that thick Long Island accent. She's most definitely not an airhead, and she certainly doesn't dress like that, and she wears her hair and makeup so much prettier than that. HOWEVER, both of those girls? Look a LOT like her. And I really want to hate them (even though they look like my cousin who is awesome) because they're wearing all pink and have the skunk hair and think they can get boys to do what they want, but they won me back by not ripping into other people for being fake looking the way they do (*coughRebeccaandRachelWeavercough*), being appropriately bitchy when the situation called for that, and identifying Eric and Jeremy as the tools they are. (Although they may lose that point next week if they flirt with Eric and Jeremy then, but I think my main complaint about Eric and Jeremy hitting on them isn't that there's flirting, but that there was flirting with a Detour. Wait for the Pit Stop, morons.)
Fran and Barry (Team Are We Done Yet?) -- Yeah, I don't think we're going to have a problem with them going any farther in this race than any of the other older teams. I don't think I've seen any other team more encompass the "token older team" designation so quickly, and I doubt any sort of luck is going to help with the fact that they're not really in their element. They're awfully sweet, though, incapable though they may be.
Lisa and Joni (Team Pituatary Disorder) -- It wasn't all the praying that got to me in the end. It was two things -- a.) the use of the word "turd", which is a trying-not-to-be-a-curse-word that comes out so harsh it's one of the words in the English language I absolutely loathe, and b.) the declaration of fucking traffic as a cultural thing. No, actually, that's a city thing, not something that just happens in the wilds of Brazil. Jesus.
John and Scott (Team Don't Get A Nickname, because they've already gone to Sequesterville) -- Yeah, those two were pretty obviously not going to last long, if only because of John. The fear of flying wasn't the thing that was going to do him in, it was the constant state of being between an argument and a complaint.
Bunching? What's that? *claps*
Anyway, watched last night's TAR. YAY! My show is back!
Eric and Jeremy (Team Pierced Nipples, because HA!) -- God, they're tools. I mean, they're cute, harmless, friendly, capable tools, but they're still tools nonetheless. Hitting on the Pinks during a Detour? Uh, let's not do that, you dorks. And while we're at it, are you overcompensating for something with all the girl talk? Because the pierced nipples was setting off my gaydar more than John and Scott saying anything at all ever. On the other hand, like I said, they're harmless in their annoyance (I can handle a little frat boy humor) and at least they seem to work together well. And they're not being mean, so I give them bygones on being bigger airheads than the Pinks.
BJ and Tyler (Team Trendy Thrift Shop Sportswear) -- Okay, I do love them, because they're obviously good at this, they've got the right attitude of just being there to have a good time and they're nice guys. On the same token, if they could tone down the goofiness just a tad, I would be happier. I speak from experience in that you can be goofy and yet not be all Kermit-flail twenty-four/seven.
Wanda and Desiree (Team Boriqua, who gets to keep their own nickname because they rock) -- Right now, I would love for them to win this. All-female teams never get a chance to win, damn it, and these two are very, very cool. Wanda's a little intense, but Desiree seems to be down with that. And Desiree, who hasn't got annoying highlights or a push-up bra or anything other than her gorgeous self to work with, is by far the prettiest woman on the race. I also give her props because dude, she's a writer. I've got to root for her.
David and Lori (Team Adorably Geeky) -- Oh, my God, they're adorable. Like, basket of puppies adorable. They might even trump the basket of puppies. They're so cute! I want to invite them over to my house to play board games and watch cheesy movies. And yes, "She's good at playing cards and I'm good at taking tests" is like the best qualification for anything ever on the planet. :)
Lake and Michelle (Team Obligatory Assholes) -- Because, seriously. They lost me pretty early, right about the time Michelle started in on the "Southern woman" crap and seemingly couldn't decide if her definition of "Southern woman" was Scarlett O'Hara or a doormat that matches the curtains. And Lake just ... GOD. With anybody else, the "Scott Peterson" reference in regards to them would have bugged, but really, stop qualifying it, you asshat.
Joseph and Monica (Team Anatomically Correct) -- If they don't lose the shirts, I will lose them for these two dingbats. I'm not thrilled with any team that shows up with their own nickname (that's what the snarkier audience members are for), but they're not getting a pass like Team Boriqua because Team Boriqua rocks while these two wouldn't shut up to my dismay. Even though I will give Monica credit and say that I like her hair.
Ray and Yolanda (Team Asskickers) -- 'Cause somebody is going to go down sometime this season, and they're going to deserve it, and one of these two is going to be the one to do it. They're funny and hot (the exchange in the cab about the "What would you do if there was a big black man behind you saying "Are we there yet?'" killed me dead), and I totally adore Yolanda for apparently being the one who knew how to build the motorcycle, and I adore Ray just as much for not beating the crap out of all of those assholes catcalling nearby, and for the "Lake? Like the ocean?" comment. Heh. I don't think Lake's quite that deep, Ray, but I'll go with it.
Dani and Danielle (Team No, Really, Some Of These Body Parts Are The Originals, or Team Amy Squared, but that's just my nickname for them) -- All right, I have a cousin named Amy. She's from New York and has that thick Long Island accent. She's most definitely not an airhead, and she certainly doesn't dress like that, and she wears her hair and makeup so much prettier than that. HOWEVER, both of those girls? Look a LOT like her. And I really want to hate them (even though they look like my cousin who is awesome) because they're wearing all pink and have the skunk hair and think they can get boys to do what they want, but they won me back by not ripping into other people for being fake looking the way they do (*coughRebeccaandRachelWeavercough*), being appropriately bitchy when the situation called for that, and identifying Eric and Jeremy as the tools they are. (Although they may lose that point next week if they flirt with Eric and Jeremy then, but I think my main complaint about Eric and Jeremy hitting on them isn't that there's flirting, but that there was flirting with a Detour. Wait for the Pit Stop, morons.)
Fran and Barry (Team Are We Done Yet?) -- Yeah, I don't think we're going to have a problem with them going any farther in this race than any of the other older teams. I don't think I've seen any other team more encompass the "token older team" designation so quickly, and I doubt any sort of luck is going to help with the fact that they're not really in their element. They're awfully sweet, though, incapable though they may be.
Lisa and Joni (Team Pituatary Disorder) -- It wasn't all the praying that got to me in the end. It was two things -- a.) the use of the word "turd", which is a trying-not-to-be-a-curse-word that comes out so harsh it's one of the words in the English language I absolutely loathe, and b.) the declaration of fucking traffic as a cultural thing. No, actually, that's a city thing, not something that just happens in the wilds of Brazil. Jesus.
John and Scott (Team Don't Get A Nickname, because they've already gone to Sequesterville) -- Yeah, those two were pretty obviously not going to last long, if only because of John. The fear of flying wasn't the thing that was going to do him in, it was the constant state of being between an argument and a complaint.
Bunching? What's that? *claps*
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Date: 2006-03-01 05:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-01 05:20 pm (UTC)I can't stand them, though. The "glamazons" thing, the screaming (which I got WAAAY over last season with those Pinks), the "turd" and "peeing my pants" comments (which I've always gotten the impression from people who use them is supposed to come off as more polite as actually cursing and yet doesn't), the traffic being a cultural thing, the "I thought Spanish was the international language of the world" (which I suppose is somewhat better than most teams thinking if they shout English at people long and loud enough, they'll figure it out, but still), and to a smaller extent the praying ... all of it just totally lost me. (Not to mention the part where they were almost eliminated, which didn't help.)
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Date: 2006-03-01 05:56 pm (UTC)The end, amen.
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Date: 2006-03-01 07:30 pm (UTC)A lof of people on Television Without Pity mentioned this too, but I got the impression they were commenting more on the people walking in the middle of the traffic jam and selling stuff. Hence the comments about how "they" would be out of place in their hometowns.
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Date: 2006-03-01 06:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-01 07:37 pm (UTC)Even when they called the Pinks "hos" (even though they want to hit on them) and Wanda and Desiree "bitches" for being ahead of them?
I love Wanda and Desiree, the Geeks, and Lisa and Joni, bathroom humour, pants-peeing, screeching and all. HATE Lake -- not reading the clue then saying it only "partially" his fault for books tickets. Dick. I can't say I'll miss Scott and John (especially Scott -- so boring!) but John did have a hilarious face when he saw the guy with the snake.
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Date: 2006-03-01 08:47 pm (UTC)And something about Lake & Michelle that creeps me out the more I think about it is that, yes, he's obviously a controlling, domineering asshole, but he dominates her in every aspect of her life! She's his dental assistant, for crying out loud! Now, I know that a lot of small healthcare offices start out with both husband and wife working it, usually as provider of service and office manager, but that usually doesn't last much past the "establishing the business" phase. Whereas in this case, Michelle is directly under Lake's supervision and command literally every waking hour.
And so much yay for the lack of bunching and strategic, appropriate use of local landmarks and culture and the reintroduction of actual CHALLENGES. In retrospect, Rotorhead was the superior choice, but the way they set up both detours so it wasn't obvious which was the better option (and the Motorheads who finished still managed to come in before the last 2 teams) was so gratifying.
The Race is dead! Long live the Race!