Official Amazing Race 25th No Spoilers

[anniemae]

I love the soul surfers! When Bethanny was doing the surfing challenge, it looked like she was just standing on the sidewalk!

I was sorry to see the biker girls go. I though they were pretty strong. Not sure how I feel about the wrestlers. They were a bit devious, but then again it is a race you with your team mate, not a group, so at some point it has to be every team for themselves.

 

[travelbug24]

Teams probably thought it was futile to U-turn the dentists since they had the save BUT if they did use it and made them go back and do the second roadblock, it would have made their arrival at the mat later than all the other teams making their departure the next day perhaps hours behind everyone else so yes, WHY, did they not U-turn them.... Alliances perhaps?

 

[lovin'fl]

I wasn't fond of the biker girls. I was stunned when the dumb wrestlers didn't u-turn them...not sure why the dentists didn't u-turn the bikers either as they knew that the surfers went to the fast forward and there was a 50/50 chance that the bikers failed and were behind them. I do NOT like the dumb dumb wrestlers. Why would they screw with the scientists? They are a physically weaker team...you'd think the wrestlers would rather the bikers or surfers be last to the mat not the scientists...dumb. I really like those scientists and they have more in them than people expect...so go them! And the surfers are my fave. They work so well together and are honest good people...and Bethany is so driven and determined. I hope they win...or the scientists.

 

[bunkkinsmom]

I was sorry to see that the wrestlers were lying sacks of you-know-what. I don't mind that they trash talk as that's part of the professional wrestler persona. However, I do mind when they promise something and not do it, pretend to be in an alliance and then intentionally misdirect someone in that alliance and after being protected in that alliance suddenly decide it's "every team for themselves" without notice. It's too bad that folks from Madison are so darn trusting. I am very glad that Amy and Maya wised up to Brooke's lie and went back to check for the clue. I was bummed to see Kym and Alli go. I really liked them. They gambled and lost. Unfortunately, the Express Pass an activity that was tailor made for Adam & Bethany. I kinda makes me that the producers would include something like that which could be so easily done by them.

I didn't see it that way. Sort of like the challenge earlier this season involving bike riding. I didn't see that as anything more than a coincidental advantage for the biker girls and they should do what they could to use it to their advantage as best as they could. Given some of the things Bethany has accomplished this season, I think she has more than proven that she doesn't need anyone catering to her strengths. She has outperformed just about everyone on the show and been genuine the entire time. On the opposite side of the sweetness coin, I still really like the wrestlers.... I know I probably shouldn't..... But I can't help it! Also, did I miss something? What's been up with the one scientist's leg?

 

[Yzerbear19]

I didn't see it that way. Sort of like the challenge earlier this season involving bike riding. I didn't see that as anything more than a coincidental advantage for the biker girls and they should do what they could to use it to their advantage as best as they could. Given some of the things Bethany has accomplished this season, I think she has more than proven that she doesn't need anyone catering to her strengths. She has outperformed just about everyone on the show and been genuine the entire time. On the opposite side of the sweetness coin, I still really like the wrestlers.... I know I probably shouldn't..... But I can't help it! Also, did I miss something? What's been up with the one scientist's leg?

Regarding the surfing task, Adam said before they got to the Fast Forward that he tried one of those things before and it wasn't really like surfing and then at the task I know he mentioned that it was more like snowboarding so it wasn't a shoe-in task for them. Though Bethany was cool and calm. I think they just had better balance. They seemed to know what to do when the board moved whereas anytime the board moved for the biker girls they went down.

And the one Scientist I think said that she had done something to her leg while trying to prepare and get fit for the race and it started acting up a few legs ago.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Rats. I just got an e-mail advising that the firefighters won't be at the Paintnite event tomorrow.

 

[emmabelle]

I was bummed to see the biker girls go. I don't even know why they went to do it. Without watching it again, did they know they had to stay on the board for 2 minutes? That's a lifetime on one of those things, unless your Bethany.


I'm really hoping for a Bethany and Adam win. I really still don't like the guy dentist, his name escapes me right now. I do like his wife though, and at least he doesn't yell at her like that military guy and his wife a few seasons ago.


I actually thought it was funny that the wrestlers mislead the scientists. I'd rather see every man for himself, I hate when they gang up on a team. (the afganimals)

 

[wishing4PA]

No!!!

This was a riveting episode. I don't get how Brooke ever makes it through a gym or a match with her sensitivity to odors, lol.

Oh, I so much wanted a slightly different ending though!

 

[kaytieeldr]

I'd like to see a never-before-done triple elimination next week .

 

[travelbug24]

I love Maya's attitude. She is having the time of her life. The wrestler's still have the "scars" on their backs from the cupping.

"I don't get how Brooke ever makes it through a gym or a match with her sensitivity to odors, lol."

I know, that's all she talked about. Then, they were slimed with the fish and then caked with the ox poop.

I would be the most happiest if Adam and Bethany won but all the teams worked so hard last night to get to the final four, I would be happy for any of them winning.

 

[MIGrandma]

I was super bummed last night was non-elimination. I was so hoping the wrestlers would go home. I just can't stand her and do not want them to win. I'd rather the dentists win over the wrestlers. But I'm still rooting for Bethany and Adam, I really, really hope they win. If they can't then I hope the scientists win, then the dentists. I will be having a stomping-my-feet hissy fit if the wrestlers win.

 

[Nohal]

Wow I can't imagine doing that fish thing nor doing the mud thing in ox poop. These challenges are just disgusting. They haven't done the eating the local cuisine yet (have they?) so maybe these were the replacement challenges. I don't really care for the wrestlers but they all worked hard, so I was glad it was a none elimination round. I also noticed the marks on their backs from the cupping. Makes me wonder if they went overboard at this challenge.

 

[dsneprincess]

I was super bummed last night was non-elimination. I was so hoping the wrestlers would go home. I just can't stand her and do not want them to win. I'd rather the dentists win over the wrestlers. But I'm still rooting for Bethany and Adam, I really, really hope they win. If they can't then I hope the scientists win, then the dentists. I will be having a stomping-my-feet hissy fit if the wrestlers win.

+2.

I also noticed the cupping scars..... I guess all the yelling & crying wasn't just drama!!

 

[ronandannette]

I was bummed to see the biker girls go. I don't even know why they went to do it. Without watching it again, did they know they had to stay on the board for 2 minutes? That's a lifetime on one of those things, unless your Bethany.


I'm really hoping for a Bethany and Adam win. I really still don't like the guy dentist, his name escapes me right now. I do like his wife though, and at least he doesn't yell at her like that military guy and his wife a few seasons ago.


I actually thought it was funny that the wrestlers mislead the scientists. I'd rather see every man for himself, I hate when they gang up on a team. (the afganimals)

No kidding - I have seen this activity up-close on cruise ships and at resorts - it's practically impossible for a first-timer. I was extremely impressed with how well they did.

 

[esk]

The wrestlers are playing smart when it comes to the challenges, got to give them that --- Brooke said they would do all the physical challenges and skip the "small parts" and intellectual ones. Good call because no way could the other 3 teams have done the fish challenge, it was all upper body strength and both people had to have it.

I still don't like Brooke and that she lied to the Candy Girls, that's just wrong. I do like Robbie though, he's comic relief.

And the dentist -- "it was heartbreaking to see them get it ahead of us" -- really, Jim, HEARTBREAKING? It was a challenge, not elimination and on the scale of things in the world that are heartbreaking, being 2nd in a tuk-tuk building challenge is pretty low.

 

[robinb]

There is always a non-elimination when it's down to the final-4 so I wasn't shocked. I am actually starting to like the wrestlers better than I did a couple weeks ago. Yes, they lied to my Wisconsin team but Amy and Maya came back to be (just barely) second. I am bummed that they didn't win the leg.

In any case, I would be happy with any of the teams winning, even the wrestlers. They are all excellent competitors.

I just realized that the finale is when I am traveling to WDW . I'll have to make some time to watch it on my iPad when I get there.

 

[anniemae]

You know, I am warming up to the wrestlers too. You just can't take them seriously. They kind of crack me up now. Not sure I want them to win the whole thing, but they don't bother me anymore.

I am rooting for the Soul Surfers or candy girls. The dentists aren't even bothering me so much anymore, must be the Christmas season. Plus the fact that she lost those silly hair bows.

 

[robinb]

You know, I am warming up to the wrestlers too. You just can't take them seriously. They kind of crack me up now. Not sure I want them to win the whole thing, but they don't bother me anymore.

I am rooting for the Soul Surfers or candy girls. The dentists aren't even bothering me so much anymore, must be the Christmas season. Plus the fact that she lost those silly hair bows.

The Candy Girls are my favorites, mostly because the are Madisonians . If they win, they would be the 2nd team to win from Madison. Plus, I really like Babcock Hall ice cream and Maya researches ice cream there! It would be VERY COOL if there was a special flavor for them!

 

[OhMari]

The Candy Girls are my favorites, mostly because the are Madisonians . If they win, they would be the 2nd team to win from Madison. Plus, I really like Babcock Hall ice cream and Maya researches ice cream there! It would be VERY COOL if there was a special flavor for them!

We have had ice cream from there too, lots of times. The girls were interviewed on CBS 58 on Friday, and when I saw the preview during the show, I thought for sure they were eliminated, thank goodness they weren't.

I was hoping the dentist would of let the girls come in first, especially since it was their 5th place finish, how many vacations do they need. It was almost funny seeing the dentist face after Phil told them they won a trip to Vietnam, but then he perked up after he heard spa and zip lining.

 

[Music City Mama]

I was super bummed last night was non-elimination. I was so hoping the wrestlers would go home. I just can't stand her and do not want them to win. I'd rather the dentists win over the wrestlers. But I'm still rooting for Bethany and Adam, I really, really hope they win. If they can't then I hope the scientists win, then the dentists. I will be having a stomping-my-feet hissy fit if the wrestlers win.

+2.

+3. That's the exact order I'd like to see. I cannot stand the female wrestler: her facial expressions, her cockiness, her negative attitude about everything, her lying, etc.