Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x usually the 2 hour finales are the final four, elimination, then the final three, so our "2 hour finale" was broken up into 2 weeks. I think they did it last season, too. Can't wait for the new Survivor, too!!! I like the shorter break (thanks to the strike).
Originally Posted By chickendumpling LOL @ Lisann! You should have heard the hoopin' and hollerin' going on at our house when they got eliminated! She doesn't seem very nice at all. While I think Dad deserves some credit for growing a little during the competition and not being such a complete horse's behind anymore, I still would rather one of the other teams win. I really like TK and Rachel's attitude. Maybe I just really like hippies.
Originally Posted By seanyoda That was one of the sweetest episodes ever! When the teams 3 hour advantage over TK and Rachel dwindled because of the 10 AM opening of the floating gardens, I was saying "Yay! They've got a chance." Even then, it seemed like TK and Rachel still could have blown it. To think the difference between first and second place came down to a 15 minute difference in flights. I know that Christine asking them to tell Nate and Jen it was closed was mean, but I didn't care. Ron and Christine still had to run a flawless race after getting their advantage, and they did. In the end, they probably have a 45 minute advantage on everyone else; That won't make a difference for the next leg. Kudos to TK and Rachel for never giving up and maintaining a great attitude. It looked like they might crack at the floating gardens, but they overcame that and then proceeded to race. Seeing them catch up at immigration in Taipei was great. It's a good thing for them the speed bump was not too far out of the way. Running through the firecrackers was just nuts. I hope the protective gear included ear plugs. Then, their reaction at seeing Nick and Don at the train station was almost priceless (the priceless moment was Nick asking Nate and Jen if they wanted him to blow kisses at TK and Rachel for them). Speaking of Nick and Don, they've really impressed me as the race has progressed. I originally felt that they were going to be eliminated early, but they stuck around, won the fast forward, and at least can claim to have won a leg. Unlike Nate and Jen. I'm amazed that Nate and Jen actually made it to 4th place. Given how much they fought, I would have expected them to leave much sooner. Hopefully they'll watch the series and realize that maybe they shouldn't date. On to the tasks, I thought they were good for a single day race. The road block was insane; I loved how everyone said they wished that they could have done it. The tea task was fun. I always like it when folks are forced to asks locals for help. And finally, the detour. I would have loved to have made the hot air balloons, but when Phil said "launch 20", I thought, "That would take way too long." So, it was no surprise everyone took the walk of pain. No shots of bloody feet though. Looking ahead, the final three teams head to Alaska for the final leg. I'll be happy with any of the teams winning.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! yeah baby!! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's thoughts on tonight's finale! Don is the oldest person to ever finish the race!!!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains THis was perfect - I love when they do a puzzle at the end like that!! The best was seeing jen and nate having to watch Tk and Rachel win!!
Originally Posted By seanyoda That was a wicked road block at the end. I liked it much better than the "put the country flags in visited order" challenge that we've seen before. I liked how the road block was the difference maker. I also liked how the other team members were chatting with each other while each of their partners were working on the road block; It reminded me why I liked these final three teams. On a side note, did anyone else think of the old Jiminy Cricket song "You are a Human Animal" when Christina was wondering if the guy was an animal? Beyond the final road block, this leg of the race did a great job showcasing the beauty of Alaska. I hope that the teams were able to enjoy all of the scenery. Congratulations to TK and Rachel! After the Goths, they were my favorite team. All in all, I rank this as one of my favorite seasons. We had some fun challenges (though no really gross food challenge), good twists, and some great finishes.
Originally Posted By gadzuux From what I could see, the guy in the red jump suit WAS an animal. He was on the stage when rachel's clue box popped open. I don't know what his significance was though. TK and Rachel earned their win - no doubt about it. Nick and Don made a critical error by leaving their gear behind at the sporting goods store. And christina blew it on the ice climbing detour. But it wasn't all just capitalizing on other team's errors, Rachel completed the puzzle faster than the other opponents, and they sailed to victory. Great season - when's the next one start?
Originally Posted By seanyoda The wicked roadblock worked as follows: There were 15 items from the various legs of the race of which they had to put 10 on a mat meeting the following requirements: 1. Only be one item from each leg of the race (for a total of 10). 2. Only three items could be animals or animal by-products, 3. One had to be a U-turn, 4. Two had to be items either at or brought to the Pit Stop, 5. Two had to be items of transportation with wheels (one of which was used at a Detour), and 6. One had to be an item of transportation resembling the shape of a stick. The correct items were: 01. The tandem bicycle from Ireland 02. The Detour bike from Amsterdam, 03. The camel's milk from Burkina Faso 04. The chicken from Burkina Faso 05. The Detour stilts from Lithuania 06. The gun fired at the Pit Stop in Croatia 07. The Blackberry in Italy 08. The U-turn in India 08. The cleaning man in Japan 10. The tea cups in Taiwan. The bogus items were: 1. The donkey from Ireland 2. The canal vaulting pole from the Netherlands 3. The row boat from Croatia 4. The gas canister transport from India 5. The flowers from Japan
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains No the pole vault was on the stage when Rachel was done The chicken was the item you had to have when you checked in
Originally Posted By seanyoda ^^ Actually, it wasn't. Rachel realized that she had two items from The Netherlands on the mat and then removed the vaulting pole. That was when she was able to get past the road block. As for Burkina Faso, there were two legs in Burkina Faso. The first one was when the flew from The Netherlands to Burkina Faso, took the train to Bingo, milked the camels, went to the school to either teach it or learn it, and then met Phil at the pit stop. The second Burkina Faso leg was the "no chicken, no check-in" leg.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I had an inkling that TK and Rachel would win when at the beginning of the episode Christine and Ronald were leaving the pit stop saying that they were stronger and smarter and would finish #1.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I am SO happy that the hippies won! But I felt terrible for poor Nick. What an awful feeling that must have been. Very happy that Ron is a human now. What a great show.
