The Season 24 finale of Amazing Race aired last night and I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. Not just by the finale, but by the whole season. First of all, I came up with a list of all stars. It did not include most of the teams who raced in this race. Also, even though two of my favorite teams of all time got to race again, I did not agree with the idea of the 3-peaters. If you wanted people to run a third race, do an all stars for second time racers, and then have an All Stars All Stars for the third go around. I don't know why, it just bothered me. That said, the Globetrotters and Cowboys are way more qualified to be "all stars" than most other teams this season. So I guess they had a low turnout for people wanting to re-race? That's the only reason I could see them coming up with the list they did.
As for the finale, I am confused about a race rule yet again. From Season 6 on, there was a clear rule that team members had to do the same number of road blocks each. They talked about this often, stating that each team must go into the final leg equal, unless there was an odd amount of legs, in which case they had to be equal until the second to last leg. Teams spoke about this, Phil spoke about this, it was a very clear rule. However, in this season, Dave did a total of 5 road blocks on the whole race, while Connor did 8. I am a math teacher, and I can tell you that 5 and 8 are not even, or close to being the same. Every other team in the Final four was split 5/6 or 6/7. In addition, all Dave talked about was being an old man. Does he get special "I don't have to do this" rights because he's an old man? He signed up for, and was cleared for, the race just like everyone else. Why these privileges? And why did no one bring them up? Were they that desperate for a parent/child winning team?
What did you think about the finale? I thought the whole season was a little anticlimactic. Now I'm looking forward to a new race with new racers.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Amazing Race Memorable Moment of the Day
I can't guarantee I'll do this every day, but there is one particular moment that is sticking out in my mind.
Now, I'm going to start by how inconsistent penalties are given in the Race, especially for transportation errors. Sometimes, a team needs to go back and correct what they did wrong, while other times they are given a penalty. In Season 12, Nathan and Jennifer took the wrong transportation to the pit stop, and had to go back and take the correct transportation in order to be checked in in Croatia. And that was not the only time this happened. It seemed as though if the team had taken the wrong transportation to the pit stop, they would have to go back and take the correct transportation in order to be checked in at the pit stop. The other thing is there was always a timer showing how much time is left in the penalty while the time is waiting. That was pretty constant no matter when the penalty was given.
The penalty I want to talk about was from Unfinished Business and it was given to Kent and Vyxsin in Switzerland. Personally, I couldn't stand this team, so I was thrilled when this happened. This penalty also benefited Zev and Justin, one of my personal favorite teams of all time. But I still acknowledge how strange this incident was. And maybe people do know what really happened, and if they do, please tell me how this went down.
The clue stated to go by foot to the pit stop. Clear as day. The other teams all acknowledged that they were unable to take a taxi up to the pit stop, but Kent and Vyxsin hopped in the cab. They were driven up the mountain to the pit stop, and told they had taken the wrong transportation. They were then given a thirty minute penalty. What? Why did they not have to go back to the end of the last task and walk back up? And my first thought was that the pit stop was at the top of a mountain, so that's why? But Nate and Jen had the same situation, with a very different outcome. Why did they get this penalty?
My second issue is with the timer. Every other penalty, they showed how much time was left in the penalty, or Phil had said how much time was left when the final team checked in. But they never acknowledged how much time was left during any point of the penalty. Phil did not mention how much time was left when the only remaining team, Zev and Justin, checked in.
This is seriously a moment that still bothers me. Why did they get the penalty, and not have to go back and walk back to the pit stop? Why did they tell us nothing about how much time was left in the penalty?
If anyone has answers, please comment below.
Now, I'm going to start by how inconsistent penalties are given in the Race, especially for transportation errors. Sometimes, a team needs to go back and correct what they did wrong, while other times they are given a penalty. In Season 12, Nathan and Jennifer took the wrong transportation to the pit stop, and had to go back and take the correct transportation in order to be checked in in Croatia. And that was not the only time this happened. It seemed as though if the team had taken the wrong transportation to the pit stop, they would have to go back and take the correct transportation in order to be checked in at the pit stop. The other thing is there was always a timer showing how much time is left in the penalty while the time is waiting. That was pretty constant no matter when the penalty was given.
The penalty I want to talk about was from Unfinished Business and it was given to Kent and Vyxsin in Switzerland. Personally, I couldn't stand this team, so I was thrilled when this happened. This penalty also benefited Zev and Justin, one of my personal favorite teams of all time. But I still acknowledge how strange this incident was. And maybe people do know what really happened, and if they do, please tell me how this went down.
The clue stated to go by foot to the pit stop. Clear as day. The other teams all acknowledged that they were unable to take a taxi up to the pit stop, but Kent and Vyxsin hopped in the cab. They were driven up the mountain to the pit stop, and told they had taken the wrong transportation. They were then given a thirty minute penalty. What? Why did they not have to go back to the end of the last task and walk back up? And my first thought was that the pit stop was at the top of a mountain, so that's why? But Nate and Jen had the same situation, with a very different outcome. Why did they get this penalty?
My second issue is with the timer. Every other penalty, they showed how much time was left in the penalty, or Phil had said how much time was left when the final team checked in. But they never acknowledged how much time was left during any point of the penalty. Phil did not mention how much time was left when the only remaining team, Zev and Justin, checked in.
This is seriously a moment that still bothers me. Why did they get the penalty, and not have to go back and walk back to the pit stop? Why did they tell us nothing about how much time was left in the penalty?
If anyone has answers, please comment below.
Intro
I have been an obsessive Amazing Race watcher since season 5, and I know more about the race than many casual watchers. I am not, however, a person who keeps my eyes out for sightings and follows the race every step of the way (although sometimes I wish I was!) I have formed many thoughts and opinions on the race, the way it is run, the dynamics between the teams, and the teams themselves. Please note that everything I post is completely opinion and I am entitled to my opinion, as you are to yours. If you disagree with me, I welcome differing views, but just be respectful as you tell me yours.
I will use this blog to post a variety of thoughts on everything from teams to tasks to travel itself. I will recall things that happened that you may have completely forgotten about, and bring up famous scenes that always make us fanatics laugh or gasp.
I will use this blog to post a variety of thoughts on everything from teams to tasks to travel itself. I will recall things that happened that you may have completely forgotten about, and bring up famous scenes that always make us fanatics laugh or gasp.
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