Oh, that does look like fun, Jess.

which I assume will be their excuse to transition The Food Network entirely over to reality & lifestyle shows

Do you mean then the strictly "cook along with me" shows will be on The Cooking Channel?

Is everyone watching TAR on time delay? Go Cowboys! I was sorry to see the eliminated team go, but they seemed way to comfortable hanging in the back. Never felt them fighting to stay in the game.

I am just missing TAR altogether until the Olympics are over.

I LOVED tonight's TAR!! That whole bus thing was exactly what the show has been missing for some time now, what with their reliance on team-driven cars and planes that bunch everyone up on the same flight. And the cowboys were the recipients of really excellent luck; loved how they acknowleged that and didn't even attempt to say that they got on the best connection because they were paying attention. This week was all about the travel luck and not about the skill to do the various tasks.

I liked how they even said "read the clue, do we have to take a direct bus" (or something like that). Checking to make sure they had options and avoiding a penalty. Plus asking about their bus terminal. Yes, they had luck, but they also played smart.

Yes, they were lucky, but they worked for their luck. Also, they turned out to be real cowboys with the llamas, not just guys wearing cowboy hats.

(And bonus points for employing the hat as an egg-carrying container, which is a time-honored farm tradition.)

I admired all the different llama-decorating strategies.

Exactly - they were lucky and smart.

The cowboys were lucky, but they were also smart - the grandmother/granddaughter team could have gotten on the same buses they did if they'd done a little more research at the bus station.

And the one in the white hat with the rain cover is HAWT.

And the cowboys were the recipients of really excellent luck; loved how they acknowleged that and didn't even attempt to say that they got on the best connection because they were paying attention.

I thought they played hella smart. I mean, thinking to check in during a bus change to get the 6:30 bus was smart, and also ensured they knew where the other bus was boarding too. I thought they raced super smart, and I don't think it was luck AT ALL that helped them.

I missed something because I didn't follow how the grandmother/daughter team got so far behind on the buses. They seemed competitive enough on the challenges, and would have been good people to root for.