Oh I like this much better ~ Wednesday, and earlier will be good! Thanks, Karen!

Betty

Excellent news! Thanks Karen!

CATCH THE AMAZING RACE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 AT 8PM ET/PT

In an act of kindness, Italian strangers impart a small, but significant, gift to a lost Team.


An arduous task takes its toll on one Racer who breaks down in tears while struggling through a bustling town.


Bad luck plagues one Team who, while hitting traffic, realizes they are driving in circles and wasting valuable time.

I will not reveal anything about tonight's ending in case the "Masaki's" haven't seen it yet.

But, next week it looks like they have to bungee over (off? into?) the Corinth Canal. Went through that canal twice on the Song. It is narrow!!

Suzanne, we went through the Corinth canal on the Song, too!

I must say I have really warmed up to the hippies!

CATCH THE AMAZING RACE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 AT 8PM ET/PT

Racers are taken back to ancient times and compete in games that include a grueling bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.


One Racer is paralyzed by fear when they face a 240-foot bungee jump into a canal.


A lack of focus and confusion plagues several Teams who get lost driving, and frustration fuels an emotional breakdown for one duo.


See all the action on Wednesday, April 12 at 8PM ET/PT!

Unbelievably, I forgot to record the show last night. Must be thinking about ROAR too much!

However, after checking out a brief recap at TWoP, it seems as though the final annoying team has been eliminated!

Andrea, it was an excellent show! It was also the only time we could say, "we've been their!" for every location. It makes it fun when you recognize things that the contestant are walking past :)

I was delighted to see that team go!

Wasn't it amazing how they declared their undying love after they were eliminated...many times during the race I was sure they would kill each other!

Margo, I have never heard a couple tell each other to shut up more than those two!! They made me sad.

The MOST annoying team is still there--and in first place, as usual. How could a couple of slackers like them be so lucky? I guess they are in pretty good shape physically--is that all it takes to win this race?

Peggy, they aren't annoying me quite as much now that the girls have been eliminated. Even so, I am rooting for the hippies :)

Luckily, I found out one can download episodes from Google Video, so if I have time before we leave tomorrow night I'll get to see it.

Wow Andrea, I didn't know you could get CBS shows on Google, that's good to know! Now you will get to see the bungee jumping over the Corinth canal. Fran was priceless :)

Even better...I was able to see it via Comcast's "on Demand" for 99 cents!

The bungee jumping was great, and the Olympics were hilarious.

WEDNESDAY ON THE AMAZING RACE

Right out of the Pit Stop, one Team erupts into a war of words.


Teams encounter a true Roadblock: a flooded road.


Teams suffer and sweat through piercing desert heat while digging for the key to their next clue. One duo falls into last place. Will they wither in the desert sun or fight to stay in the Race?

WEDNESDAY ON THE AMAZING RACE

On the drive to the airport, one Team picks up a hitchhiker and takes some time to conduct international relations.


A rivalry between two Teams heats up after one duo tells the other that the next opportunity they get to use the Yield against them they will.


All of the Teams but one sit anxiously on their plane waiting to take off hoping that the duo straggling behind will not make it in time. Will they?

Okay, as a newly inducted member to ARA...Amazing Race Anonymous...I really don't like the "frat boys" and I am really sad that Fran and Barry got eliminated!

By the way, coming late into the game, why do the others hate the "hippies"???? I think they are the most honest and down to earth (next to Fran and Barry) team in the game!!!

I am soooo bummed!! I loved Fran and Barry! Why oh why can't the frat boys come in last at least once!!

Sheri, I am not sure why some of the teams dislike the hippies??? Also, since you are new to our obsession, we try not to mention who got evicted until Masaki gets a chance to watch, which means we don't mention it until the next day.

It's OK - you can talk about who got eliminated. I have to admit that this season, we haven't been watching which is why I haven't been around this thread. Sort of lost touch with the show after that disastrous last season.

Masaki

OOPS, sorry!!! Newbie mistake!! Mea culpa!

But I DO now see why you guys are hooked!

No problem Sheri, we are happy to have you with us addicts!

Since Masaki isn't watching, we only have to keep mum til the west coasters watch.

Sheri - I have to confess that my first impression of the hippies was to not like them based purely on appearances. I am ashamed of myself. After watching them and learning how nice and down to earth they are, they are now my favorite team remaining. Perhaps some of the other teams also misjudged them at first and now that they are a real threat they are resented. I also liked Fran and Barry and, along with Karen, I was sad to see them eliminated last night.

Nice avitar Kathy!!!

Honestly, I believe that some of the others are jealous of the hippies!!! I just would hate to see the two teams of the "frat boys" and MOJO win...they are so nasty! Was it MOJO who said, we will just walk to their car and LOOK like we are putting money in, but not actually do it??

I DID love their faces when the hippies made that flight!!! Only Fran and Barry were happy to see them.

Kathy, at first, I thought they were too goofy and weren't taking the game seriously but then their kindness won me over.

Thanks Sheri. I changed it a month or so ago but I guess we have not been reading the same posts much until you joined this one yesterday. The photo is from last June, taken as we sailed into Moorea.

WEDNESDAY ON THE AMAZING RACE

One Team starts playing head games with another by egging them on with rumors that drive them crazy.


When two Teams race to the Yield mat, the first Team to arrive rubs salt in the wound by Yielding the duo they outrun right in front of their faces.


There is a three-way footrace to the Pit Stop. What news will Phil have for the last Team to arrive

I am not giving anything away, just making some general statements....the frat boys are real jerks and MOJO are on my last nerve....those are my deep thoughts for this morning! :D

It's OK to talk about it now, Sheri :)

Were you cheering like crazy when Phil said that it was not an elimination round??

OH YEAHHHHHH!!! HA...did you see the look on Monica's face??? The other thing was that MOJO kept whining that the hippies were playing mind games...well, perhaps they were a bit, but the flirting WAS real!! Also, when MOJO were doing their nasty stuff before to the hippies, that was okay, but when the hippies yielded them, that wasn't okay??? Hmmm.....I just wish that MOJO or the frat boys had come last...think anyone would have helped them out??? NAH!

That cab thing was downright nasty!

Sheri....I agree...if looks could kill there would be a couple of dead "hippies". I was so glad they weren't eliminated - they have such a great attitude about the race and the people they meet along the way. Too bad some of the other teams are not as polite.

Margo, I agree...it really makes a difference when people respect, enjoy and strive to learn the customs of the different countries...not to get off topic here, but I have heard it mentioned on other threads about how good LCT-ers are about this. Someone (Ray maybe) mentioned how much they enjoyed the way their fellow travellers treated those who served them in some way on their travels. I have noticed it on my cruises with LCT people too.

Now back to topic...the hippies really set themselves apart from MOJO and the frat boys in that respect..they latter 2 couples act like a bunch of spoiled brats who really could care less about anyone they encounter on their travels...I like it when the hippies thank people for the wonderful experiences they have provided them with, such as the sky diving or whatever....

Good thing Olivia isn't racing, those monkeys would do her in!!


WEDNESDAY ON THE AMAZING RACE

Teams must prepare a feast for hundreds of sacred monkeys that insist on interrupting them while they work.


A physically demanding challenge proves to be too much for one Racer who has a breakdown.


It's a footrace to the mat, but one Team gets held up in order to pay respect to local traditions. Will this delay be the end for them?


Catch all the action on Wednesday, May 10 at 8PM ET/PT!

If I were a betting person I would bet Monica is the one Racer who has a breakdown.

Yep, I can see Monica breaking down...that would be such a shame! <img border="0" alt="[naughty]" title="" src="graemlins/naughty.gif" /> But I can also see the hippies stopping to respect a local tradition...ah, I hope they are not eliminated!!! My hope is that the eliminations go as follows: the frat boys, MOJO, the other couple (can't remember their names) and then the hippies for the win...but I doubt it happens that way! :(

I also thought it might be Monica who has a breakdown. I hope so! Sheri, I mostly agree with your order of elimination, except that I wouldn't mind seeing MOJO out before the frat boys. Monica really got on my nerves last week when she was whining about the "mind games" yet they were the ones that left paper instead of money on the hippies' car when they lost their cash.

Dena

Since the hippies came in last and have to continue with only the clothes on their backs, does that mean that poor BJ has to continue shoeless? I don't think he was wearing any when they got to the mat!

OH you are right Karen! Yikes! Poor guy! In fact, that is the reason (probably) why they came in last. He tried to take a short cut to the finish line and ended up running down over the rocks at the water's edge.

Monica WAS a real whiner...even her boyfriend thought so! I don't know, it's a toss up between those two teams! :)

Only someone like BJ (or Tyler) would be able to either beg the money to buy shoes or have a pair given to him by a compassionate person they meet along the way. I'm guessing that he will not remain shoeless for long. I think the reason they lost in the footrace to the finish was because he was running barefoot. Tyler had time to put shoes on while BJ was driving to the pit stop.

Loved last nights outcome.....Think the hippie's might win it all.... <img border="0" alt="[bounce]" title="" src="graemlins/ubbbounce2.gif" />