Re: Amazing Race 12
You know what I love? How dramatic Nathan gets when he insults Jennifer. I didn't realize thats he was the worst person of all-time in the entire universe at every single activity she does. She can't even obey his orders correctly. "I don't care what you say, we're running right now!" Nathan said authoritatively as they left their marked car to ask a convenience store clerk for directions. "I know," Jennifer replied. She began to run. "Jennifer!" Nate yelled in frustration as he zipped up his jacket. "Will you stop and wait for me?" What a loser you are, Nate. First you want her to run. Then you want her to stop running so you can fiddle with your coat. What, you couldn't have held out the 15 seconds it was going to take to enter the store? I guarantee if she was holding you up you would have yelled at her. Oh, wait....
---FLASHBACK===
Nathan (As Jennifer lags behind): You're the WORST EVER AT THIS!
---END FLASHBACK---
Oh, the irony. Which is not to say Jennifer is a saint. No, she showed her "Bitch"iness in full force at the Detour. But More on that later.
It was awesome that, yet again, the racers traveled to a country they had never been to before. Let's see if the producers were able to sustain that streak for the rest of the race.
Airport Drama is great. Especially when one particular ticketing agent, a woman who could barely speak English, blatantly lied to several teams about flight availability. I hope she got fired. It would be one thing if a team had been rude, but Nicholas and Donald were courteous and did nothing to get on the woman's bad side. It seemed like she was arbitrarily choosing teams to let on the flight, as just seconds after telling Nicholas and Donald the seats were full she gave seats to Nathan and Jennifer and Shana and Jennifer. Luckily for Nick and Don, there was a second flight arriving ten minutes later. With delays, you never know which flight will arrive first, and both flights, while not delayed, arrived at almost exactly the same time. Nick and Don continued to be one of my favorite teams, as well, with their humor about the flight situation. Rather than panic and throw a hissy-fit, they laughed it off and got an almost-as-good flight.
Donald: C'est la vie. It's French, in case you wanted to know.
Ronald and Christina are idiots. But I'm getting ahead of myself. First, I need to mention Christina deciding to tell her father at every chance that she loves him. WHY? Because, in her opinion, well, she didn't really have a reason. She mentioned that's not something he says to her, and maybe that was the reason. Every time she said she said "I love you SO MUCH!" he didn't even acknowledge the comment. What a great father.
Even worse was the scene at the airport. Telling her he was trying to "fossilize" her all because she made an unwise suggestion was sickening. Especially when he told her the suggestion that they search for flights in Paris was "unacceptable." All he needed to say was that it would be wiser for the two of them to search for early flights now. No need for him to berate her like she's worthless. I wonder how he ever made a career as a salesman with that attitude.
Now on to the stupidity. They think they have this great flight and act secretive. Unfortunately, it's the worst flight of any of the racers. When they find out that there is an earlier flight, they choose NOT to book it, rationalizing that with their flight, they have more time to make the connection. Yeah, and the other teams had over an hour (according to the ticket agent). What a risky connection. Not.
Speaking of idiots, Shana and Jennifer continue to unimpress me. Who cares whether or not people see what seats you have? "Oh, no! They won't let us see their seats! OMG! We're screwed! Oh, wait. If they won't let us see what seats they have, they must have seats near the front. Guess we better ask for seats near the front, too." That quote probably sums up the feelings of every other racers. Real sneaky, Shana and Jennifer. What great racers. I HATE the blondes. Especially Jennifer. She continued to bitch about using the U-Turn. If you didn't want to use it, why the hell didn't you say something about it? Why didn't you say, "I'm not doing it." Stupidity is the only reason. Great, you never wanted to U-Turn Lorena and Jason. Great, you want to hold it against your teammate. Great, except for the fact that you SAID NOTHING until after you had done it. Please take an IQ test and post the results on line for all to laugh at.
Rachel and TK are great for the most part, but his rationalization against using the U-Turn was further evidence that these two "hippies" will not win this race. Being calm and laid back is one thing, but you still have to be able to kick it into high gear. No team has ever walked through the race, and Rachel and TK sure as hell won't be the first.
I love it when they make the teams use maps and try and navigate foreign countries. I love it even more when Jennifer tries to direct Nathan without a map. Of course they got lost.
Jennifer, again showing her "race smarts" complained that asking for directions took up valuable time. Yeah, and I suppose driving aimlessly without a clue as to where your destination is saves time. I was actually rooting for bus to hit her.
The roadblock was uneven because no local seemed to know where the hair-salon was. Nick entered the roadblock first and left it last or second-to-last (depends on the editing). Anyone else besides me notice that Donald didn't berate him and instead was encouraging? Maybe he should give Ronald parenting (or in Donald's case grandparenting) lessons.
Speaking of Ronald berating Christina, here was another gem:
Christina: Good luck Daddy! I love you more than anything!
Ronald: Silence, s'il vous plait!
At least he said please.
The Detour was great. I would have loved to try the walking on stilts.
My favorite team, the Goths, were in great form as usual, kind to each other and the locals. When they messed up the counting, they simply started over. No yelling. No screaming. I really hope they win.
Rachel and TK breezed through the stilt-walking, so they placed first. As I said before, I think they are too laid back to stand a chance, but at-least they won what, in my opinion, is the greatest prize the Race has ever given. I really want to go on that Japan trip.
Azaria and Hendekea struggled a bit at the picket-fence Detour and finally didn't win a leg. Third is still great, though, and I still think they are the front-runners. That is unless Hendekea doesn't blow a fuse with Azaria. All he does is order her around, act like he's better than her, and grin sarcastically any time she speaks. I'm surprised she can take it. Especially given the fact that she hasn't messed anything up and has been equally as strong, if not better, than he has.
Speaking of controlling, here is another reason why I love the Goths:
Kynt (paraphrased): I don't control Vyxsin, I guide her.
Kynt and Vyxsin have never been mean to any locals. Jennifer (of Nate and) has. She screamed at the costumed dancers and violin players at the festival, yelling at them to shut-up. I wish I could have shut her up. She chastises Nathan for counting out-loud. He tells her he has to count out loud, and that if it's bothering her she should let him get ahead. That way, he won't be distracting her. Instead, she tail-gates him, continues to chastise him for verbally counting, and then shoves her way past him in a fit. Then she grows even more outrages when Nathan calls her a "bitch." Was it the wrong thing to say? Yes, and I have no doubt this couple won't be together much longer. However, in what is great irony, Jennifer constantly refers to other racers as being "bitches."
The best part about Nathan and Jennifer's relationship is the fact that they scream at each other one minute, then compliment each other the next. For example:
"I hate who you have become!"
5 seconds later
"Great work, Baby!"
OR:
"Bitch!"
5 seconds later
"Good job Baby!"
Earlier I said Ronald and Christina were idiots. I meant it. Yay! Let's walk on stilts with a hernia! Real genius, guys! You win the stupidest players award. Please leave the race on the next possible leg.
As for the elimination, I couldn't be happier. I was rooting for the blondes to lose, and they didn't disappoint. It was hilarious that Phil did the "this may be a non-elimination leg" pause. He must have known the viewers wouldn't like these two and wanted them gone. I'm sure everyone (even though the producers said there would be no non-elims) gave a collective "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" when Phil paused. Fortunately, it was all a trick. An evil trick, at that. One Jennifer down, one more to go.
You know what I love? How dramatic Nathan gets when he insults Jennifer. I didn't realize thats he was the worst person of all-time in the entire universe at every single activity she does. She can't even obey his orders correctly. "I don't care what you say, we're running right now!" Nathan said authoritatively as they left their marked car to ask a convenience store clerk for directions. "I know," Jennifer replied. She began to run. "Jennifer!" Nate yelled in frustration as he zipped up his jacket. "Will you stop and wait for me?" What a loser you are, Nate. First you want her to run. Then you want her to stop running so you can fiddle with your coat. What, you couldn't have held out the 15 seconds it was going to take to enter the store? I guarantee if she was holding you up you would have yelled at her. Oh, wait....
---FLASHBACK===
Nathan (As Jennifer lags behind): You're the WORST EVER AT THIS!
---END FLASHBACK---
Oh, the irony. Which is not to say Jennifer is a saint. No, she showed her "Bitch"iness in full force at the Detour. But More on that later.
It was awesome that, yet again, the racers traveled to a country they had never been to before. Let's see if the producers were able to sustain that streak for the rest of the race.
Airport Drama is great. Especially when one particular ticketing agent, a woman who could barely speak English, blatantly lied to several teams about flight availability. I hope she got fired. It would be one thing if a team had been rude, but Nicholas and Donald were courteous and did nothing to get on the woman's bad side. It seemed like she was arbitrarily choosing teams to let on the flight, as just seconds after telling Nicholas and Donald the seats were full she gave seats to Nathan and Jennifer and Shana and Jennifer. Luckily for Nick and Don, there was a second flight arriving ten minutes later. With delays, you never know which flight will arrive first, and both flights, while not delayed, arrived at almost exactly the same time. Nick and Don continued to be one of my favorite teams, as well, with their humor about the flight situation. Rather than panic and throw a hissy-fit, they laughed it off and got an almost-as-good flight.
Donald: C'est la vie. It's French, in case you wanted to know.
Ronald and Christina are idiots. But I'm getting ahead of myself. First, I need to mention Christina deciding to tell her father at every chance that she loves him. WHY? Because, in her opinion, well, she didn't really have a reason. She mentioned that's not something he says to her, and maybe that was the reason. Every time she said she said "I love you SO MUCH!" he didn't even acknowledge the comment. What a great father.
Even worse was the scene at the airport. Telling her he was trying to "fossilize" her all because she made an unwise suggestion was sickening. Especially when he told her the suggestion that they search for flights in Paris was "unacceptable." All he needed to say was that it would be wiser for the two of them to search for early flights now. No need for him to berate her like she's worthless. I wonder how he ever made a career as a salesman with that attitude.
Now on to the stupidity. They think they have this great flight and act secretive. Unfortunately, it's the worst flight of any of the racers. When they find out that there is an earlier flight, they choose NOT to book it, rationalizing that with their flight, they have more time to make the connection. Yeah, and the other teams had over an hour (according to the ticket agent). What a risky connection. Not.
Speaking of idiots, Shana and Jennifer continue to unimpress me. Who cares whether or not people see what seats you have? "Oh, no! They won't let us see their seats! OMG! We're screwed! Oh, wait. If they won't let us see what seats they have, they must have seats near the front. Guess we better ask for seats near the front, too." That quote probably sums up the feelings of every other racers. Real sneaky, Shana and Jennifer. What great racers. I HATE the blondes. Especially Jennifer. She continued to bitch about using the U-Turn. If you didn't want to use it, why the hell didn't you say something about it? Why didn't you say, "I'm not doing it." Stupidity is the only reason. Great, you never wanted to U-Turn Lorena and Jason. Great, you want to hold it against your teammate. Great, except for the fact that you SAID NOTHING until after you had done it. Please take an IQ test and post the results on line for all to laugh at.
Rachel and TK are great for the most part, but his rationalization against using the U-Turn was further evidence that these two "hippies" will not win this race. Being calm and laid back is one thing, but you still have to be able to kick it into high gear. No team has ever walked through the race, and Rachel and TK sure as hell won't be the first.
I love it when they make the teams use maps and try and navigate foreign countries. I love it even more when Jennifer tries to direct Nathan without a map. Of course they got lost.
Jennifer, again showing her "race smarts" complained that asking for directions took up valuable time. Yeah, and I suppose driving aimlessly without a clue as to where your destination is saves time. I was actually rooting for bus to hit her.
The roadblock was uneven because no local seemed to know where the hair-salon was. Nick entered the roadblock first and left it last or second-to-last (depends on the editing). Anyone else besides me notice that Donald didn't berate him and instead was encouraging? Maybe he should give Ronald parenting (or in Donald's case grandparenting) lessons.
Speaking of Ronald berating Christina, here was another gem:
Christina: Good luck Daddy! I love you more than anything!
Ronald: Silence, s'il vous plait!
At least he said please.
The Detour was great. I would have loved to try the walking on stilts.
My favorite team, the Goths, were in great form as usual, kind to each other and the locals. When they messed up the counting, they simply started over. No yelling. No screaming. I really hope they win.
Rachel and TK breezed through the stilt-walking, so they placed first. As I said before, I think they are too laid back to stand a chance, but at-least they won what, in my opinion, is the greatest prize the Race has ever given. I really want to go on that Japan trip.
Azaria and Hendekea struggled a bit at the picket-fence Detour and finally didn't win a leg. Third is still great, though, and I still think they are the front-runners. That is unless Hendekea doesn't blow a fuse with Azaria. All he does is order her around, act like he's better than her, and grin sarcastically any time she speaks. I'm surprised she can take it. Especially given the fact that she hasn't messed anything up and has been equally as strong, if not better, than he has.
Speaking of controlling, here is another reason why I love the Goths:
Kynt (paraphrased): I don't control Vyxsin, I guide her.
Kynt and Vyxsin have never been mean to any locals. Jennifer (of Nate and) has. She screamed at the costumed dancers and violin players at the festival, yelling at them to shut-up. I wish I could have shut her up. She chastises Nathan for counting out-loud. He tells her he has to count out loud, and that if it's bothering her she should let him get ahead. That way, he won't be distracting her. Instead, she tail-gates him, continues to chastise him for verbally counting, and then shoves her way past him in a fit. Then she grows even more outrages when Nathan calls her a "bitch." Was it the wrong thing to say? Yes, and I have no doubt this couple won't be together much longer. However, in what is great irony, Jennifer constantly refers to other racers as being "bitches."
The best part about Nathan and Jennifer's relationship is the fact that they scream at each other one minute, then compliment each other the next. For example:
"I hate who you have become!"
5 seconds later
"Great work, Baby!"
OR:
"Bitch!"
5 seconds later
"Good job Baby!"
Earlier I said Ronald and Christina were idiots. I meant it. Yay! Let's walk on stilts with a hernia! Real genius, guys! You win the stupidest players award. Please leave the race on the next possible leg.
As for the elimination, I couldn't be happier. I was rooting for the blondes to lose, and they didn't disappoint. It was hilarious that Phil did the "this may be a non-elimination leg" pause. He must have known the viewers wouldn't like these two and wanted them gone. I'm sure everyone (even though the producers said there would be no non-elims) gave a collective "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" when Phil paused. Fortunately, it was all a trick. An evil trick, at that. One Jennifer down, one more to go.
I just hope that the stupid father/daughter team don't come in last on the other non-elimination round... that would suck!!! But I do think this is the best season they have had in awhile!
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