So pissed we lost Mike & Mel and still have those bumbling idiots around.
Was there a roadblock during this leg?
Yes. Men like sports. Men watch the action movie, they eat of the beef, and enjoy to look at the bosoms. A thousand years of avenging our wrongs and that's all you've learned?
Xander ,'End of Days'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
megan walker - Mar 29, 2009 7:19:57 pm PDT #8570 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
sumi - Mar 30, 2009 4:40:41 am PDT #8571 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
I don't think there was. . . how odd. I think that all the tasks were for both team members.
brenda m - Mar 30, 2009 4:59:37 am PDT #8572 of 23273
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I wonder if the rickshaw was intended to be and they changed it up for some reason? Like the heat, or not wanting to accidentally kill Mel if he'd taken it? Because I was surprised that they were able to switch off.
SuziQ - Mar 30, 2009 5:51:07 am PDT #8573 of 23273
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
But that was part of a Detour - either rickshaw or the barrels on the boat.
That being said, I was surprised they could trade off too and I definately felt like something was missing without the Roadblock. Maybe the elephant thing took the place of the roadblock?
Kathy A - Mar 30, 2009 5:58:26 am PDT #8574 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Maybe they had a detour scheduled, but decided to skip it due to the heat?
Jessica - Mar 30, 2009 6:05:09 am PDT #8575 of 23273
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
No Roadblock! Weird!
Re: Team Red. I've never been to Thailand, but I have been to India, and I do really sympathize with the teams who find it hard to handle. India is the most overwhelming place I've ever been and I was there as a tourist traveling with my family (in-laws) who spoke fluent Hindi. The trick is simply not to be an asshole about it - the lack of personal bubbles and/or sense of urgency can be deeply stressful if you're not used to it, but that does not make it okay to yell at your cab driver!
ION, I miss having team nicknames.
le nubian - Mar 30, 2009 6:11:48 am PDT #8576 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
You know, I'm done with sympathy. This is the fucking FOURTEENTH season of TAR. If you apply for TAR and are selected to go, you know you are likely to go to India because more often than not they go to India. Buck the fuck up and figure out how to handle it.
Jesse - Mar 30, 2009 6:39:32 am PDT #8577 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, overwhelmed is fine, asshole is not. Yelling at that Thai shopkeeper guy was not cool. Especially because, if you think about it for even a second, if he doesn't like you, he can slow you down! Or you can be cute and awesome like Mel and Mike, even when they knew they were losing.
Jesse - Mar 30, 2009 7:11:10 am PDT #8578 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ION, I caught about half of RuPaul's Drag Race over the weekend, and that shit was BRILLIANT. Blog post explicating same: [link] If nothing else, you've got to love a show where the real catchphrase (not mentioned in the blog post) is "Don't fuck it up."
lisah - Mar 30, 2009 7:13:15 am PDT #8579 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
It is time for you to LIP SYNCH FOR YOUR LIVES!!!