This past weekend was the start of the Amazing Race staring
Big Brother alum, Brendon and Rachel aka Brenchel. To which, and I’m just sayin’… CBS is still
playing up the “crazy Rachel” angle like they did during Big Brother. We’ve been there, done that and while there’s
nothing wrong with being crazy (cause let’s face it who isn’t) I am hoping that
CBS will not solely edit her in this light for the whole season again.
Since I’m watching it live while writing this, I thought it
would be fun to give you my first impressions of each team based solely on
superficial aspects like appearance:
Dave & Cherie: They’re
clowns… and clowns scare me. Clowns do stuff like talk in unison, throw
perfectly good pies in each other’s faces and smile in a way that says, “when
you least expect it one of these swords I’m juggling will end up in your
back”. As a matter of fact the only
thing that scares me more than clowns is twins.
Solely because they encompasses all the qualities of clowns, except you
don’t see them coming without the Betty Boop white face and red honking
noses.
Bopper & Mark:
Seriously, Bopper is a name? Like
on your birth certificate? Ok… well these ”friends” from Kentucky have
sealed their own fate in the first two minutes of the show by stating “were
going to win the money”. I have a
feeling… you’re not.
Misa & Maiya: Two
sisters who are athletic, love to golf and stole their look from Spicy Pants
(Superpass Host & Gossip Blogger).
Brendon & Rachel:
Fell in love on Big Brother and are (in my opinion) the team to
beat.
Joey “Fitness” & Danny:
Two friends from long island (like me) who clearly thought they were
auditioning for the new show Geriatric Jersey Shore. They do a great job of perpetrating the Long
Island stereotype and clearly are secret lovers.
Nary & Jamie: Two
federal agents who I just love. I’m totally
not just saying that because they have guns, and ya know are federal
agents. I’ve seen movies, I know how
this could end…
Rachel & Dave: Army
wife and combat pilot who also ended up at the wrong casting call. They want to be on the race to reconnect as
friends and fix their marriage. I don’t
know if they got the memo… but high stress situations involving mental, physical
and financial aspects are not the things to do to build up a relationship. Might I suggest a good therapist? I know a few.
Elliot & Andrew:
Twins… see “clowns” above.
However, these two are hot and possibly changing my mind about this twin
thing. I have no idea what they are
saying right now I’m too busy planning our lives together.
Kerri & Stacey: Two
cousins, who are athletic, very pretty and will most likely provide lots of
crying.
Vanessa & Ralph:
These two are the reason people in stable relationships can never truly
feel comfortable! Both admit to
“stalking” the other while they were married, but both are now divorced from
their spouses and are dating eaxh other.
I bet the divorces were because they were caught “stalking” each
other.
Art & JJ: Border
patrol agents. Enough said.
The show started off the same way it always does for me…
with about 15 – 45 minutes of “60 Minutes” (apparently some guy in Norway is
quite the chess player). I mean come on
CBS, how is it week after week you can constantly bump this show? Oh yea, sports. Well fine, but surely you can put 60 minutes
on later at night and allow us to see TAR at its scheduled. Clearly we know where we stand in the
hierarchy of television. There’s sports,
old people shows and last reality competitions.
Don’t get me wrong I love my grandma and grandpa… but I’m just saying
you’d think your advertisers would care more about those of us who would, let’s
say, “be around longer to consume more”.
Their first clue is up in the air in baskets tied to
hundreds of balloons. The teams had to
pull them down and find their clues.
Elliott and Andrew are the first team to depart, and make their way to
LAX airport to fly to Santa Barbara, Argentina.
The first challenge is “X Marks The Spot”, where one team
member has to jump 10,000 feet from a plane while the other has to drive out to
where their team mate lands. JJ is the
first one to land followed by Rachel.
The next clue had teams making 120 empanadas, 60 cheese and 60 meat
filled. Rachel notices that each is made
differently giving her team a slight lead.
Meanwhile back in the plane Stacey is having a panic attack,
while Kerri gets her car stuck in the sand. I just have to say Stacey… you are
right for having a panic attack. While
I’m glad you finally jumped in order to show your kids they can overcome fear… I’m
not sure that would have comforted them had that shoot not opened. Seriously people, it’s a plane, in the sky,
which you are willingly jumping out of and hoping a rope and some fabric will
gently glide you down! Unless you are
doing this to win a, “if your friend jumped out of plane” argument, then I will
never understand.
Rachel & Dave must have cheated because they somehow
beat out Brenchel (my can do no wrong team) for first place and secured the
express pass. To see how the others
placed check out the list below. In the
end, Misa & Maiya were just about to take tenth place when they actually
ran past Phil! YUP… THEY RAN PAST
PHIL!. I don’t mean they over shot the
mat, I mean they ran in front of him and DIDN’T NOTICE HIM (or the entire
production crew). For that alone you
deserve to loose… but I don’t know what kind of skills or logic I expected from
people who willingly jump out of a planes.
Here Is How They
Placed:
Dave and Rachel: 1st
Brendon and
Rachel: 2nd
Art and JJ: 3rd
Nary and Jamie: 4th
Vanessa and
Ralph: 5th
Elliot and
Andrew: 6th
Kerri and Stacy: 7th
Dave and Cherie: 8th
Bopper and Mark: 9th
Joey and Danny: 10th
Misa and Maiya: ELIMINATED
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