AMAZING RACE 5 - Official Thread

[PatriciaH]

Originally posted by Jimbo
The show pays for the airline tickets, so that's probably an Amazing Race credit card you saw. The rules are that they have to fly coach, can only buy a ticket for a single flight, and a team of racers must travel together. Those last two reasons are why the father daughter team was so screwed this week.

I wonder how one team can buy tickets for other teams then. It really annoyed me that Colin/Christie bought tickets for 4 teams so Charla and Myrna could not get on the plane. All because C/M got to the airport right after them and started to ask the only guy working there a question! Oh, they were supposed to stand in a corner and not do a thing? Plus Colin/Christie were there 20 minutes before Charla/Myrna they did not have enough time to ask all the questions they had?? I for one think every other team are being A holes to them and I hope the cousins win

 

[SRUAlmn]

ME TOO, Patricia. It's like everyone needs someone to gang up on so it might as well be the team that they perceive to be 'weak.' I think they are all humiliated that they are keeping up so well. And if I hear one more person call her 'The Midget' I'm going to scream- way to be PC- welcome to the year 2004!! Geez!

 

[Vivig]

SRUAlmn I totally agree with your statement "And if I hear one more person call her 'The Midget' I'm going to scream"

I hope that the teams are now looking at how they behaved with the cousins and question their ethics.

Yes, it is just a game..but when needed the cousins always are helping the other teams in need and then as soon as the teams get the opportunity they turn their backs on the cousins.

They are both very strong women, they may use their disadvantage to gain some ground...but compared to the other teams they are always at a disadvantage....so everytime they make it to the finish line before other teams...they have worked that much harder to get there.....

It's going to become much rougher...from the looks of things...

BTW ..I would never have finished that caviar..yuck!!

 

[Jimbo]

Boy, I must have missed the unethical stuff at the bus station. The way I saw it, the teams were lined up waiting for a window to open. Then Colin and the rest drifted over to a different bus company's window. The rest of the teams showed up and said that they were entitled to their same place in the new line. I would have said "no way," too. It's a new line. Like Chip said, "are we supposed to stay in the same order for the whole trip?"

If you think Mirna's OK, you should look at some of the video clips at CBS's website. There's a lot of good reasons why so many of the teams can't stand her. Most of the reasons don't make the show, but they're on the website. She's an awful human being.

But, what's important is... Best. Episode. Ever. The shots of vodka, the hockey and the caviar were all extremely cool. How on earth do they get all that stuff set up ahead of time?

 

[Alice28]

Aw man.....sorry to see them go...would have liked at least 3 or 4 other teams to have gone before them.

Go Chip and Kim! Loved the way he just slugged down that cavier! That was A LOT of fish eggs! Ew!

 

[mommytotwo]

I wish the internet couple were still in the game. They played fair and seemed like a nice lift me up to the game.

We'll see what happens to those two brothers...I hope they go next.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Originally posted by PatriciaH
I wonder how one team can buy tickets for other teams then. It really annoyed me that Colin/Christie bought tickets for 4 teams so Charla and Myrna could not get on the plane. All because C/M got to the airport right after them and started to ask the only guy working there a question! Oh, they were supposed to stand in a corner and not do a thing? Plus Colin/Christie were there 20 minutes before Charla/Myrna they did not have enough time to ask all the questions they had?? I for one think every other team are being A holes to them and I hope the cousins win

I was so happy when Colin picked up tickets for the other 3 teams. I couldn't believe Mirna just started talking to the airline employee while he was SILL talking to Neil! She should have waited until he was done talking to the first team. She was rude, then had the nerve to have an attitude when Neil called her on it.

I really like Charla, but that Mirna is a piece of work. Why did she call Neil a criminal?

I was happy to see Chip and Kim making to first place.

 

[cruisnfamily]

Originally posted by disneyjunkie
I really like Charla, but that Mirna is a piece of work. Why did she call Neil a criminal?

OK, which one is Charla and which is Mirna?

Who's Neil?

 

[deadheadbelle]

Originally posted by cruisnfamily
OK, which one is Charla and which is Mirna?

I don't know which is which, but I think it's hysterical that the other teams call 'em Mirna & Shmirna. LOL!!!

BTW, I agree with Jimbo. I saw nothing unethical at the Train station. It's a game & if your not on your toes, tough luck. Then for Mirna or Shmirna (don't know which is which) to call them "criminals" was absolutely ridiculous. Cry baby! (IMO) I also could not believe how rude Mirna/Shmirna was at the train station. Colin was speaking directly back & forth with the worker & she just butted right in & tried to start asking her own questions.

I like Chip & Kim. I loved when Chip slugged down the caviar. They were all just watching him in awe! I also like Colin & Kristie.

What a great episode!

 

[Grog]

I also think Mirna was rude at the bus station, but I think she was a bit frustrated because Colin's "spanglish" wasn't getting him anywhere. I think she thought she would get better results. I'm not saying that she was right in what she did, but I can understand.

Yes, it is just a game..but when needed the cousins always are helping the other teams in need and then as soon as the teams get the opportunity they turn their backs on the cousins.

I think Mirna reached a breaking point where she decided that since no one would honor an alliance with them, that it was time to go it alone and just become a pushy witch. Can't say as I blame her as they have tried to be nice to, and help, other teams at various times.

 

[MaryJ]

Originally posted by cruisnfamily
OK, which one is Charla and which is Mirna?

Who's Neil?

Charla is the little person and Mirna is the tall one. I don't know who Neil is either.

Watching everyone eat the cavier last night reminded me of when we had a Russian exchange student. She brought a can of cavier to us as a gift. She ended up eating almost all of it, saying "mmmmm" with almost every bite! We couldn't stand the stuff, altho it was tolerable if you ate it on bread or crackers. I noticed there was bread on the table in last night's show, but I guess everyone thought it would be quicker to just eat it "straight."

I scored 200 points in the Reality game last night! I'm back on the leader board at last!

 

[disneyjunkie]

Originally posted by cruisnfamily
OK, which one is Charla and which is Mirna?

Who's Neil?

Sorry I meant Colin.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

Did anyone catch on to one of the model couples (I still get them confused) when they hit the roadblock?! They didn't want to do the vodka challenge because he had strong Christian beliefs. Maybe they should look at other aspects of their behavior, like how they are treating others, in particular Charlotte and Mirna!!

I'm really sorry to see the internet couple go. They were one of my top two teams that I wanted to see win.

 

[deadheadbelle]

Originally posted by Luckymommyx2
Did anyone catch on to one of the model couples (I still get them confused) when they hit the roadblock?! They didn't want to do the vodka challenge because he had strong Christian beliefs. Maybe they should look at other aspects of their behavior, like how they are treating others, in particular Charlotte and Mirna!!
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I thought that was soooo funny. Brandon/Nicole are something else. I liked when they showed them after they ditched Chip/Kim & The Brothers & they were on the phone trying to get on an earlier flight, a group of nuns were coming down the escalator right beside them!!! Too funny.

 

[LOVETHATMOUSE]

Originally posted by Luckymommyx2
Did anyone catch on to one of the model couples (I still get them confused) when they hit the roadblock?! They didn't want to do the vodka challenge because he had strong Christian beliefs. Maybe they should look at other aspects of their behavior, like how they are treating others, in particular Charlotte and Mirna!!

I'm really sorry to see the internet couple go. They were one of my top two teams that I wanted to see win.

Actually only Brandon didn't want to do the shot. Nicole thought the hockey was taking to much time - she even said it's only one shot. He was firm about not doing it and in the end it was ok for them.

 

[MeanLaureen]

I absolutely can not stand Mirna. At the caviar challenge she tells everyone that Charla (is that her name? I get confused) was the strongest woman there and then turns to her and tells her to "shove the damn thing in your mouth" niiiiiceee

Also, what is wrong with Mirna that she gets out of doing all the roadblocks (with the exception of the cow one) Charla had to do the candy, the caviar, carrying the beef, and it looks like she is doing next week's challenge too.

 

[Dolphin_Girl008]

Originally posted by MaryJ
I scored 200 points in the Reality game last night! I'm back on the leader board at last!

Good for you MaryJ. I only scored 50 points!! I missed all the questions except one.

 

[Pam]

Also, what is wrong with Mirna that she gets out of doing all the roadblocks (with the exception of the cow one) Charla had to do the candy, the caviar, carrying the beef, and it looks like she is doing next week's challenge too.

I noticed that, too!! Charla amazes me - but Mirna makes me want to perform a gigantic smackdown on her....

I really liked the internet dating couple and was sorry to see them eliminated.

 

[Kirby]

I've eaten cavier before and didn't think that it was all that bad, just salty. But I can't imagine eating that much. Did anyone notice how much time was spent on the cavier roadblock? I looked at the clock at 9:35 and said to myself, where are all the other teams? It seemed that they barely skimmed through the others. So much was focused on the two girls who had trouble eating the cavier.

So sorry to see the internet couple go. Was it just bad timing on the airport tickets or maybe the hockey thing took longer than was shown?

 

[travelbug24]

Originally posted by LOVETHATMOUSE
Actually only Brandon didn't want to do the shot. Nicole thought the hockey was taking to much time - she even said it's only one shot. He was firm about not doing it and in the end it was ok for them.

But it okay for Christian people to lie to your fellow teammates who you made an alliance with earlier!

Did I hear Mirna correctly last night when she said she was an attorney? I love Charla and I am wondering why she is doing 99% of the roadblocks. They probably had it figured it out before the race, Mirna would do the driving and Charla would do all the rest! lol