AMAZING RACE 5 - Official Thread

[ColoradoBuffaloMom]

I am SO glad that C/M are gone! I thought it would be a non-elimination since they never said the last one at the pit stop would be eliminated.

The fake accents of C/M was driving me nuts.

Go Chip and Kim!

 

[Distriv]

I can't wait for next week, Colin getting arrested. . . maybe they will finally be eliminated.

 

[Az Pirates]

What about the models?
I know they were upset that they had the delay on the bus - and they definitely got taken advantage of as far as the fare! But they were the ones who agreed to pay $100... plus he said he would pay extra for the gas - then they get in a big confrontation and refuse to come up with the $$. What was up with that?!
Was it because they paid 1/2 for the gas and thought the twins would come up with the other $10? I couldn't tell for sure. I did think that her throwing the money on the ground was just plain rude.
I think he seems pretty sincere about his religious beliefs - not so sure about her though.

As for the villain role - I thought Colin already had that nailed down... more so than Myrna. JMHO

Chip and Kim are my favorites - loved how they waited a bit while the lady offered them food when they delivered the chairs and still came in first!

 

[Grog]

I did think that her throwing the money on the ground was just plain rude.

I was glad to see Brandon pick it up and hand it to the man. That was an ugly situation that was only going to get worse. My respect for Brandon went up a notch when he tried to defuse it, instead of escalating it the way Nicole was.

I wonder if they all compare stories at the pit stop. I would love to know what B&N and the twins will think when the Moms tell them they got on the bus for $3

 

[deadheadbelle]

Yipee! I'm so glad C/M are gone. I still like Colin/Christie & Chip/Kim. Same two I've liked since the start. I am starting to really like the twins. There spaciness just cracks me up. They are a hoot!

 

[suzannen]

Mirna annoyed me no end, so I'm not sorry at all to see her go, but I did think that Charla did a terrific job with everything they handed her. She definitely got my respect.

As far as the others, I still like the bowling moms, but I think I like Chip and Kim the best. I love the way that through it all, they actually smile, laugh and seem to appreciate the wonder of the countries they are in. They seem like they are actually having fun. They are polite to the natives of each country, unlike some of the teams. And, I also like the way they support each other and don't yell at each other constantly. They seem to have a great marriage.

 

[BethanyF]

C & M were definitely on my last nerve, so I was glad to see them go. They did play hard, but I just didnt like the attitudes (especially from Mirna). Charla was amazing though, accomplishing all she did with her disadvantage. She should be very proud of herself. Her cousin, on the other hand, should be very embarassed by her own behavior.
Colin is good for entertainment, but I dont want them to win. Same for the dumb & dumber twins...good for entertainment, but not worthy of winning.
I agree with a lot of people that really like Chip & Kim. They are having fun, doing their best, and not screaming at each other. I hope they win this.
I wonder about the bowling moms....they havent really shown a lot of them. Could that mean they are flying uder the radar and might actually win this?

 

[gometros]

Mirna deserved to go, just for letting Charla eat the eggs. If anyone knows anything about anatomy, I would think that everything about Charla is smaller in proportion to her size, including her stomach? How can you expect to eat that many eggs in one sitting? Mirna's selfishness did them in.

I have to jump on the bandwagon and throw my support behind Chip and Kim. They not only seem to be playing fairly, they're enjoying themselves while doing it.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

After the whole bus incident I like Brandon a lot more. Chip and Kim and Nicole and Brandon are probably my two favorite teams to win. I can't believe how much Chip and Kim have grown on me in the last several weeks!

 

[Minnie824]

Woo hoo!! Bye bye Mirna! What a horrible person she is. I felt sorry for Charla...she may as well have done the race by herself. I agree, I hope Chip & Kim win.

 

[Octoberbride03]

It would figure that the night i don't watch would be the night that C/M are eliminated. And most definitely good riddance to them .Maybe I'll catch the re-run on Sat. if they show it. But OMG I wanted to pound Mirna. Charla wasn't as bad, but she was growing worse as the race went on I think.

As far as someone saying that she'd have a smaller stomach, i don't know if that's true for her. Dwarfs have a lot of variety in how their physical make-ups fo, and from what I could tell of Charla, she's like a guy who worked in the Police department where i used to live. Normal size head and torso, short limbs. But it could be way she apears on tv. But I'm pretty sure i'm right.

So how many teams left now? 4? I'd count on a non-elimination round next week, since there are 3 left.

 

[JBurke]

I am sad to see Charla go (not so much Mirna). I was routing for them all the way.
My second choice was Chip/Kim, but I was disappointed to see them join the Colin/Christie alliance against Charla/Mirna. They lost some points with me for that.

I was happy to see the bowling moms pull out of last place.

I thought it was sweet last night to see Phil get choked up about Charla leaving. When I first heard about the Amazing Race having a little person run I was afraid it was going to turn into a Jerry Springer episode. I was happy to see that she was treated like every other competitor and that she was taken seriously and not made fun of by the producers (although the other teams were quite nasty with all the "midget" references).

I hope Charla can take advantage of her new found fame.

 

[StaceyA]

Originally posted by Octoberbride03
So how many teams left now? 4? I'd count on a non-elimination round next week, since there are 3 left.

There are 5 teams:
Bowling moms
Chip & Kim
Brandon & Nicole
Twins
Colin & Cristie

 

[Kimberle]

So how many teams left now? 4? I'd count on a non-elimination round next week, since there are 3 left.

There are 5 teams left. Phil said there were 4 predetermined non-elimination's this year. There has only been 1 so far (Bowling Moms saved.) So, there are 3 left.

 

[pandamom]

Woo hoo!! Bye bye Mirna! What a horrible person she is. I felt sorry for Charla...she may as well have done the race by herself. I agree, I hope Chip & Kim win.

YES!!!! My feelings exactly!!

 

[LisaSt]

Thank god M&C are finally gone. I loved the teary eyed session at the end oh I came and proved I could do all these things no you didn't youproved you could manipulate others into doing things for you. Oh how dippy they were at times they made me laugh and I was so happy to see them gone finally.

 

[Beth76]

Hey I realized yesterday that there were more women than men still in the race. And there aren't any two-men teams left. I know in all the other races there were always more men than women towards the end. And I think all the winners have been only men (well except for Flo--but I don't really count her as a winner). Am I right?

 

[CookieGVB]

I had JUST had a conversation with my friend about how C/M were going to be there until the bitter end, because the producers needed them for the comic relief/drama/people you love to hate portion of the show. I couldn't believe it when they were last, and got eliminated.

I'm so happy that Chip and Kim managed to be first, and won a trip because of it. I really hope they win! Colin is another nasty so-and-so, and he needs to be taken down a peg or two. I thought it was great when he had to eat the egg, and looked like he was suffering. Payback is a you-know-what!

Nicole was not acting like a very good Christian...

I keep putting the twins down EVERY WEEK for elimination - they're so clueless, but I guess it's true that God looks after drunks and fools.

 

[nuke]

I'm speculating that the next episode and maybe even the next two will be non-elim rounds.

I didn't hate C&M as much as some people and I do give Charla a lot of credit for getting out there and giving a good race. Yes Mirna grates on my nerves and they did manipulate a bit but so does every team given the opportunity.

I'm still routing for the Bowling Mom's even though I really don't think they will pull it off. I hope either they do or that Chip and Kim win. Actually any of the remaining teams beside Mr. Intensity.

 

[cruisnfamily]

Originally posted by nuke
I'm still routing for the Bowling Mom's even though I really don't think they will pull it off. I hope either they do or that Chip and Kim win.

My feelings exactly!