Finally watched my recording last night, and I'm hooked on this season. I like a lot of the pairs, best pairs for several seasons I think. My thoughts:
Blonds: I can't keep these two teams straight, but I'm not impressed with either pair so that's okay. Heh. And already with the "I really am angry with you for doing the llama task" complaints? Um, is it really that hard to figure out that one person pulls and the other flicks their tail with the rope or grass or something? The older couple sure figured that out fast.
Romber: I have a love/hate relationship with them from Survivor. I couldn't stand Rob in the first Survivor he was in, he grew on me in the second (I mean come on, those going against him were really that *stupid* to fall for his tricks *again?*), and I think they make a cute couple. But with AR, I thought they were great. I was actually impressed that they were both laughing about his inability to figure out how to open the trunk. A lot of couples would have lost it right there, but they were both still in good spirits and laughing about it. And, I think it was cool of him to help push that van (even if he did only do it to get out of the traffic jam) so they could move on. I actually think he's smarter than a lot of people give him credit for, though he's stealing the show again and Amber's just kinda there. Anyway, I'm glad they're in the top 3 and hope they go far. #2 wouldn't be bad at all.
Older couple: I usually like the older teams, but other than how well they handled the llamas, I wasn't impressed with them and actually felt she did the most whining this show of anyone. I was hoping they'd be the team eliminated last night.
Brothers: I love these two. I was kinda neutral on them until they came to the 7:00 pile and did the double-take. That was priceless.
And I like that they let one of the blond pairs in, even if they did just do it because they thought the girls were cute.
Boyfriends: I guess I'm in the minority on them. I can't stand them. I think they're way overdoing the "ham it up for the camera" bit, and maybe it's just editing, but they don't really strike me as being very sharp.
Hillbillies: I was very sorry to see them go. I really enjoyed their comedy and attitude. Loved when they got out and helped run their cart so that they'd get ahead.
POW/Beauty: Not sure what to think of them. He has my respect and I hope he goes far, but can we lose her?
"wanting a baby" couple: They remind me of the black couple who won a couple of seasons ago, and I really liked them. I wonder though if this pair is trying to show some of the same attitude that the prior winners did just because that got them the win and respect of the audience (like really appreciating where they were and respecting the other cultures)
On again / off again couple: Don't like either of them, I'd really like them to go next as well. His attitude of just "Suck it up" was a huge annoyance to me. Hello, can't breathe, kinda in REALLY HIGH altitude. Cut her some slack, come on. I bet if she had passed out, he would have been angry at her instead of supportive. If she's smart, she'll be out of that relationship as soon as they're out of the race.
Mother/Son: No real opinion on them. I'm not too fond of the mom and her temper-tantrum about maybe not coming in before Rob and Amber ("after all that work, and it comes down to a taxi ride" -- um, yeah, hello, have you never watched AR before?), but I don't mind the son.
Looks like it'll be a good season.
bumping up for tonight 
