AMAZING RACE 5 - Official Thread

[travelbug24]

Love Chip and Kim! I thought it was admirable he helped fellow teammates. I loved the fact how much they are thoroughly enjoying the race.

My gripes about Mirna this week....when they were in the airport with the brothers waiting to make flight plans she told Charla why don't you do a little dance for us while we wait. Is Charla her little side show act? After her hug with Phil she explains to him she smells b.o. Does he care? I don't think so. Get over him!

 

[Poohbear123]

Thanks for the update, I will watch it for sure Next week.

 

[jeffemy]

Originally posted by deadheadbelle
I can't stand Charla/Mirna. I've said it before, I'll say it again....I have NO problem with them using the height disadvantage to gain sympathy from others. My problem is that they say how independent they are & they can do anything & they don't need any help. IMHO, they are in no way showing how independent they are. They use Charla's height as a way to manipulate people & get people to feel sorry for them & help them out. At least the twins said from day one that they'd use flirting to help themselves if they needed to.

I didn't think being independent meant you could NEVER ask for or receive help. IMO, they are pretty independent and they've offered to help some other teams and work together, but were rejected. Every other team on this show has lied or mainipulated at some point and yet Charla & Mirna are the ones most targeted. It seems to me that the height issue is one of the main reasons.JMHO.

 

[Grog]

I think that what C&M mean by being independent is that asking for help is something that CHOOSE to do, not something they HAVE to do, IMO

 

[LisaSt]

Mirna and Charla are just a pain in the nether region I hate watching them they always seem so stupid and the comments they make drive me nutty. Chip and Kim are great they really seem to be living for the race but also taking in the sites and surroundings as much as possible. The twins well I will say this they may be pretty but they are not the sharpest knives in the drawer like the swimming to the check point when all they had to do was walk through the shallow water ya briliant. This has been a great show this season mind you and I can't wat to see who wins it.

 

[gymnasticsmom68]

I can't stand Mirna and Charla, I cannot believe she let Charla go into that cave. She's a real piece of work. I like Charla a whole lot more than I like Mirna, she needs to go!!

 

[deadheadbelle]

Originally posted by Grog
I think that what C&M mean by being independent is that asking for help is something that CHOOSE to do, not something they HAVE to do, IMO

I guess so. I just remember the very first episode when Charla said people think that she cannot do certain things but she can. She said she doesn't need anyone's help. In reality, they have needed help multiple times & they've used her height to manipulate people. Everyone uses whatever they can to get ahead, I have no problem with that, it is a game & whatever gets you there first. Just don't act like you are doing it all yourself when your not.

Really, they just bug me all around, Mirna definitely more than Charla, but both get on my nerves. That's just me. I like some people, some people I don't. They are the type of people that I would not get along with. Nope.

 

[LisaSt]

The one thing they did that really turned my stomach was at the one airport when they flat out lied and tol the ticket agent they needed the tickets so she could get to the Doctor. Now that was low in my opinion.

 

[gometros]

Originally posted by Jimbo
But remember... the last leg was a 20 hour bus ride, followed by maybe 30 hours of plane travel, followed by 2.2 pounds of caviar. Don't you think everyone was probably exhausted? So C/C got to take it easy while the rest of the teams were schlepping huge stones across the desert. Hard to fault them for skipping that.

The trouble with taping an episode and watching it a day later is everyone points out what I wanted to say. This was the point I wanted to make. even though C&C don't get any more rest than the others, they get to be more rested, because they didn't have to rush to the pit stop and do all the tasks to get there. DOnt let next week's episode fool you, they still made a good move using the FF. If they hadn't used it, someone else might have and caught up to them then. Plus, as many have alrady pointed out, there is now only one more, so only one other tema gets the advantage.

Awesome leg, though, with all of the Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones stuff. And finishing at the Sphinx (or Spinks, as Chip would say) was so impressive.

As in Leon?

 

[gometros]

I also agree that I wouldn't mind Mirna and Charla so much if they'd cut out the whining and the fake accents. Actually, Charla is great - she's the brains behind the two and does most of the tasks, while Mirna seems to be along for the ride. I also found it to be a little tasteless when in the airport she told Charla to dance for the people and entertain them, like she was some circus act.

Will someone please let Chip know that it wasn't the Egyptians that built the pyramids, but the slave labor they used? People love to glorify the pyramids, but they tend to forget the sacrifices that were made to build them. Just just a little peeve of mine. I'll get off my soapbox now.

 

[Kirby]

My mother pointed out to me that Phil always seems to have a twinkle in his eye when Charla and Mirna walk up to the pit stop. She thinks that he is genuinely glad to see them, maybe more Charla than Mirna though.

 

[deadheadbelle]

Originally posted by gometros

Will someone please let Chip know that it wasn't the Egyptians that built the pyramids, but the slave labor they used? People love to glorify the pyramids, but they tend to forget the sacrifices that were made to build them. Just just a little peeve of mine. I'll get off my soapbox now.

My DH said the same thing! Someone needs to read up a little on their history.

As in Leon?

Again, DH said the same thing during Tuesday's episode. Too funny.

 

[StaceyA]

Originally posted by gometros
I also found it to be a little tasteless when in the airport she told Charla to dance for the people and entertain them, like she was some circus act.

In my opinion, I think she only said that to irritate the brothers because they are always so mean to them...

Maybe she wanted them to see they were happy that they were caught up to them....

If she did it to irritate the boys, I think it worked...LOL

I want to see the brothers go next!

 

[jeffemy]

Originally posted by deadheadbelle
I guess so. I just remember the very first episode when Charla said people think that she cannot do certain things but she can. She said she doesn't need anyone's help. In reality, they have needed help multiple times & they've used her height to manipulate people. Everyone uses whatever they can to get ahead, I have no problem with that, it is a game & whatever gets you there first. Just don't act like you are doing it all yourself when your not.

I understand what you are saying, but Charla also said from the beginning that she would use her height to her advantage.She didn't pretend otherwise, kinda like the twins using flirting. It seems like some just have a problem with Charla because they are uncomfortable with her using what they perceive to be a disability or a handicap to get ahead. My take on it is Charla doesn't consider herself to be disabled so she isn't doing anything offensive. As for the needing help argument, I think C/M made that comment concerning their lives outside the race. I really don't remember where they ever said they would never ask for help in the game. I also think people are making too much of the needing help comment. If one of the other teams had said that before the race started, would so many people be targeting them? IMO, not half as much as they are C/M. I really don't see where C/M are pretending like they aren't getting help when they are. Which instances are you referring to, maybe I missed them.

 

[SRUAlmn]

I understand what you are saying, but Charla also said from the beginning that she would use her height to her advantage.She didn't pretend otherwise, kinda like the twins using flirting. It seems like some just have a problem with Charla because they are uncomfortable with her using what they perceive to be a disability or a handicap to get ahead. My take on it is Charla doesn't consider herself to be disabled so she isn't doing anything offensive. As for the needing help argument, I think C/M made that comment concerning their lives outside the race. I really don't remember where they ever said they would never ask for help in the game. I also think people are making too much of the needing help comment. If one of the other teams had said that before the race started, would so many people be targeting them? IMO, not half as much as they are C/M. I really don't see where C/M are pretending like they aren't getting help when they are. Which instances are you referring to, maybe I missed them.

I couldn't have said it better myself. It seems as though people are more willing to accept 'faults' from all of the other teams, but not from C/M. I haven't seen them do anything that one of the other teams have not done also, but some people tend to just focus on when C/M did it. I don't get it.

 

[deadheadbelle]

Originally posted by jeffemy
I understand what you are saying, but Charla also said from the beginning that she would use her height to her advantage.She didn't pretend otherwise, kinda like the twins using flirting. It seems like some just have a problem with Charla because they are uncomfortable with her using what they perceive to be a disability or a handicap to get ahead. My take on it is Charla doesn't consider herself to be disabled so she isn't doing anything offensive. As for the needing help argument, I think C/M made that comment concerning their lives outside the race. I really don't remember where they ever said they would never ask for help in the game. I also think people are making too much of the needing help comment. If one of the other teams had said that before the race started, would so many people be targeting them? IMO, not half as much as they are C/M. I really don't see where C/M are pretending like they aren't getting help when they are. Which instances are you referring to, maybe I missed them.

I don't remember her saying she'd used her height to her advantage. Maybe I missed it, I only watch each epsiode once. I'm not going to argue what "they meant" by what they said. Only they know what "they meant". The way they have come off to me is as 2 people who get ahead the same as many other teams, by lying & manipulating. The difference I see is that when they have the camera in their face, they talk about how they don't need anyone's help, they are quite capable on their own. There is no point in arguing perceptions. This is how I perceive this team. Some agree, some don't. It's the same with the other teams. I like Colin/Christie. I think they work well together. Some people agree, some people see Colin as an arrogant *** who is mean to Christie. Different people see things differently. Doesn't mean one view is necessarily wrong.

 

[jeffemy]

Originally posted by deadheadbelle
I don't remember her saying she'd used her height to her advantage. Maybe I missed it, I only watch each epsiode once. I'm not going to argue what "they meant" by what they said. Only they know what "they meant". The way they have come off to me is as 2 people who get ahead the same as many other teams, by lying & manipulating. The difference I see is that when they have the camera in their face, they talk about how they don't need anyone's help, they are quite capable on their own. There is no point in arguing perceptions. This is how I perceive this team. Some agree, some don't. It's the same with the other teams. I like Colin/Christie. I think they work well together. Some people agree, some people see Colin as an arrogant *** who is mean to Christie. Different people see things differently. Doesn't mean one view is necessarily wrong.

We can certainly agree to disagree. I never said your view was wrong. Everyone has different opinions, I wasn't trying to force you to change your opinion, I was simply explaining mine. I also only watch each episode only once which is why I was asking you for examples regarding your comment " don't act like you are doing it all yourself when you're not:" Perceptions are speculative, but facts aren't, like I said I never heard them say they wouldn't ask for help during the game. Charla said when people see her they feel sorry for her and want to help her, from that it seemed pretty clear to me that she was going to use that(her height) to her advantage, for help throughout the game.

 

[deadheadbelle]

Originally posted by jeffemy
We can certainly agree to disagree. I never said your view was wrong. Everyone has different opinions, I wasn't trying to force you to change your opinion, I was simply explaining mine. I also only watch each episode only once which is why I was asking you for examples regarding your comment " don't act like you are doing it all yourself when you're not:" Perceptions are speculative, but facts aren't, like I said I never heard them say they wouldn't ask for help during the game. Charla said when people see her they feel sorry for her and want to help her, from that it seemed pretty clear to me that she was going to use that(her height) to her advantage, for help throughout the game.

You saw that as her "clearly" stating that she was going to use it. When I think back to that, I remember her saying that people think she cannot do things on her own & she's going to show that she really can. My point is that she is NOT proving how she can do things on her own.

Like I said before

The way they have come off to me is as 2 people who get ahead the same as many other teams, by lying & manipulating. The difference I see is that when they have the camera in their face, they talk about how they don't need anyone's help, they are quite capable on their own.

No, I don't have facts to back up my perception, but I don't think you do either. You just have your perception, same as me. I do know how they come off to me whenever the camera is in their face.

 

[Poohbear123]

I think they are having Amazing Race tryouts at my local mall this week.

 

[deadheadbelle]

They are having tryouts here at a restaurant this weekend.