Amazing Race All Star starts 2/23/14 Offical Thread no spoilers

[tajz90]

He should have chanced it. Could have finished the race and went back. Heck, for a million, I'd wear one thing for 24 days!!! Heck, we lost all of our luggage on a 19 + day trip a few years ago.... We managed fine on just a couple of items.

 

[Nohal]

I felt sorry for Mallory and hope she gets to be on again. It was her fault that it was left behind but I don't think they should have gone back until after they finished the leg. The backpack was still there and I have a feeling someone was watching it so no one would take it.
That was a really hard detour, I don't think I would have been able to do it. I wonder how long it really took the teams as they all seemed to finish around the same time.
The mother and son team are really getting on my nerves. I was glad the cowboys weren't eliminated after giving the girls the express pass. The girls would have never been able to build the car.

 

[figment52]

Arrrgghhhhh.... Mallory!!!!!! Totally her fault. I'm so sad for Mark and I too hope that he and Bopper can be invited back once Bopper is healthy.


I'm wondering, though, why EVERYONE chose the hacky-sack like thing. There was minimal effort on their part involved with the other option. I'm wondering if it was worded like "spend xx minutes" getting this treatment thus everyone thinking (and possibly succeeding) in getting through the hacky-sack option faster?

The spa treatment sounded easier to me too. and more relaxing.

 

[mamacatnv]

I agree Mallory was completely at fault and it did bother me that she would not own up to it.

I think the bottom line was that Marks heart was not in the race without his friend. I hate to use the term simple, but he always reminded me of someone who was simple. By that, I don't mean unintelligent, I mean, simple with very few wants and needs. Marks relationship with Bopper is an integral part of Mark the racer and without Bopper he just was not in it. He could not "see" past his things in the backpack because he thinks simply.

I also think it would be very difficult to be paired with a stranger and Mallory and Mike were so very different from the get-go.

I think the Cowboys saw a chance to alleviate themselves of the burden of the express pass and do so without major damage to themselves.

 

[mamacatnv]

The spa treatment sounded easier to me too. and more relaxing.

It looked scary to me, did you see the huge red welts it left on the body? Its like the creation of some huge hickeys

 

[CaliBear]

The spa treatment sounded easier to me too. and more relaxing.

lol. I'm pretty sure it's the opposite of relaxing. Remember the foot massage a few seasons ago? Nevertheless, I would have done the cupping and not relied on a group of 4 to complete the task.

 

[travelbug24]

My ears are selfish.....one more irritating voice gone!

 

[figment52]

It looked scary to me, did you see the huge red welts it left on the body? Its like the creation of some huge hickeys

lol. I'm pretty sure it's the opposite of relaxing. Remember the foot massage a few seasons ago? Nevertheless, I would have done the cupping and not relied on a group of 4 to complete the task.

No, I did not see the welts, I was only half watching and I still have a non-HD TV so it was probably not as noticeable.

I couldn't have relied on my own ability to balance and kick something at the same time without even worrying about the other 5 people in my group - lol.

 

[Allison]

The follow up article I read gave some more detail. The backpack also had his glasses and extra disposable contacts which he cannot see without having on/in. They would have had to taken time to replace those at some point along the way and found money to do that.

 

[Disney Ella]

The follow up article I read gave some more detail. The backpack also had his glasses and extra disposable contacts which he cannot see without having on/in. They would have had to taken time to replace those at some point along the way and found money to do that.

Plus, wouldn't the backpack have had his swim trunks and heavier coat in it too? Nobody would have extra of those items to share and since they can't bring their own money on the race, he wouldn't have been able to buy them.

 

[robinb]

Do you guys remember Amy Purdy, the double amputee from season 21 (Fall 2012, Josh & Brent's season)? She will be on Dancing with the Stars and is paired with Derek Hough.

 

[storzo]

I find it strange that Mallory had Mark's passport and motion sickness medicine. Why would those items be removed from his bag?

 

[travelbug24]

Do you guys remember Amy Purdy, the double amputee from season 21 (Fall 2012, Josh & Brent's season)? She will be on Dancing with the Stars and is paired with Derek Hough.

Yes I do. She had a fabulous attitude.

 

[lovetoscrap]

I find it strange that Mallory had Mark's passport and motion sickness medicine. Why would those items be removed from his bag?

Those would have been in his stylish Amazing Race Fanny pack that they all wear. They usually keep the clue, their passports/id and money in those since it is a little safer. They are always throwing their backpacks down or leaving them in the cab but you don't want to risk losing those items. I am sure many keep their meds in there too. As someone with severe motion sickness I would have that in my fanny pack!

 

[storzo]

Those would have been in his stylish Amazing Race Fanny pack that they all wear. They usually keep the clue, their passports/id and money in those since it is a little safer. They are always throwing their backpacks down or leaving them in the cab but you don't want to risk losing those items. I am sure many keep their meds in there too. As someone with severe motion sickness I would have that in my fanny pack!

Ah-ha! I didn't think of that.

 

[Debbie]

The TV guide interview was very telling. First, neither blamed the other at all. And his glasses were in his backpack. I know that I would not be able to do anything without my glasses. And the sentence that screamed out to me was: " I didn't want to do the Race at all, but I knew Bopper needed it just as bad as I did. He kept telling me to do it, so I said I'll do it for him. "

 

[nicolita3]

The TV guide interview was very telling. First, neither blamed the other at all. And his glasses were in his backpack. I know that I would not be able to do anything without my glasses. And the sentence that screamed out to me was: " I didn't want to do the Race at all, but I knew Bopper needed it just as bad as I did. He kept telling me to do it, so I said I'll do it for him. "

This is going to sound mean but didn't he build the car without the glasses? He could have continued on without them I think.

 

[Debbie]

This is going to sound mean but didn't he build the car without the glasses? He could have continued on without them I think.

He had contacts that were due to be switched out within the next day or two. I can see why he'd leave the extra contacts/glasses IN his backpack (and not fanny pack), since the backpack was always with him. I have both, and there is no way that I can see without one or the other. I fully understand his dilemma.

 

[lizzi6692]

This is going to sound mean but didn't he build the car without the glasses? He could have continued on without them I think.

He is probably near-sighted like my mother. She can see just fine up close without her glasses, but for things like driving she needs them. There would probably have been legs later on in the game that would have required him to drive or otherwise need to see far away. He couldn't do that without his glasses.

 

[tajz90]

While it could be perceived as her fault, it was completely his. I'd never leave something I deem so important in the complete care of another. If his race was dependent on items in that backpack, he should have had complete control over it or at the least, he should have said "did my backpack make it in the cab?"