~ The Amazing Race ~ Season 16 ~

[nikkistevej]

So glad Carol and Brandy are gond, I'm OK with anyone winning now. I would prefer in this order. The cowboys, Mike and Louie, Dan and Jordan(they've grown on me- couldn't stand them in the beginning), Brent and Caite(don't like them too much- but glad they u-turned the 2 I didn't like- so they get some brownie points) LOL

 

[Pluto 2]

i want brent and catie to win dont think they are going to do it thou. the four groups they have left are all good people. i think the detectives or the cowboys are going to win.

 

[jen0610]

U-turns are part of the game, and Carol and Brandy were as bad as Joe whining about it, but they are right, it was a stupid move on Caite/Brent's part. The cowboys are the strongest team and if they wanted to win, they should have u-turned them.

I thought it was very interesting when Louie and Michael said something like "Brent and Caite did what they were supposed to. We convinced them Carol and Brandy were a bigger threat to them than we are, and they U-turned them." Little manipulation going on there?

DH and I thought that too. L&M were nice to B&C, didn't make comments about them, but feed on Caite's dislike of C&B, to the point of making sure that if a U-Turn or Yield came up, that it wouldn't be used on them (a strong team), but the girls instead.

 

[mykidslovesdisney]

During the UTurn did C&B forget the ice cream from the truck. I am not sure if it was just editing but it didn't look like either one of them grabbed the box from the truck. I thought for sure they forgot but they ended up w/ the clue so maybe they didnt'??

It was good leg. So smart of one of the cops to have his pitch counter with him. but they forgot the clip board (READ THE CLUES!)

So proud of the brothers for the ferris wheel fast foward-- that was really high up. I felt bad for the 1st one- he was shaking soo much. But he completed it w/o complaining. Kept the $1 million in mind while doing it.


Now to wait out 2 wks till the next leg.

 

[MIGrandma]

I am so glad Carol and Brandy are gone!! I was worried it would be another non-elimination round so I was very glad it wasn't. They were such poor sports about being U-turned, and going on and on and on and whining and insulting Brent and Caite even more. Their attitude was pathetic. They deserved to be eliminated.

I hope Jet and Cord win the race, but would be happy with the cops winning or even Brent and Caite (wouldn't Brandy and Carol just LOVE that?! ) but the next team I want to go is the gay guy and his brother. He, too, made comments about Caite that weren't very nice so I haven't liked him from the beginning.

 

[robinb]

I kinda liked Carol and Brandy, so I am sorry to see them go. I did think that they acted quite childishly when they were U-Turned on the mat and then in the after the show interview. You were U-Turned by a moron. Get over it. And yes, they were right ... the Models did U-Turn the wrong team. The Cops or the Cowboys would have been a much better choice, gamewise. It's interesting how both U-Turns were used for personal reasons and not gameplay. It's also interesting how the Cops had their hands in both .

A quick recap for dinner before I head to Wrigley Field for Opening Day ...

Chilli Crab - both crab legs and fake crab which actually tasted just as good
Vegetable noodle stir fry with tofu
Asian fruit salad with jackfruit, lychee fruit, etc served with coconut jello
Malaysian banana fried fritters

 

[dex08]

I'm glad Carol & Brandy are out of it. And I hope that Brent & Catie are off next. Both of these couples argue a lot and I'm tired of watching it.

The cops are good, but I'd prefer to see the cowboys or the brothers win it all.

 

[travelbug24]

During the UTurn did C&B forget the ice cream from the truck. I am not sure if it was just editing but it didn't look like either one of them grabbed the box from the truck. I thought for sure they forgot but they ended up w/ the clue so maybe they didnt'??

I thought they forgot too and maybe they weren't penalized because it didn't matter since they were eliminated anyway.

I felt the judge was very lenient at the drum task. Carol knew she made a mistake and they handed them the clue anyway and the same with Jet and Cord.

 

[FireDancer]

Another example of just how incredibly stupid Caite is. The lesbians weren't going to win the race so use the U-turn on a team that would. It was pretty obvious that the cops were manipulating them into U-turning the lesbians when they were on the bus and it takes a very weak mind to allow yourself to be manipulated. I don't like the lesbians but they were right, stupid is as stupid does.

When they called them team Gump I laughed.

I am hoping that the brothers, cops, and cowboys make the final 3 and while I still want the cowboys to win I wouldn't be upset with any of those 3 winning.

 

[Kirby]

Someone previously mentioned Steve and Allie being decoys and maybe Carol and Brandy were too. Elimination Station shows both teams making phone calls to the ones in Mexico so they must be running legs as decoys. That must mean that the two eliminated teams are around the other teams. Can you imagine what it's like for Carol and Brandy and Caite and Brett to be around each other? I bet you could cut the air with a knife.

Good strategy on the cops part getting the models to use the U-turn on Carol and Brandy.

In the phone call to Elimination Station, Carol and Brandy were very critical of the models. Of course they were mad but even those there thought they were too harsh.

 

[daughtersrus]

A quick recap for dinner before I head to Wrigley Field for Opening Day ...

Go CUBS!

 

[Mrs.Toad]

C&B have been rude from the start to CAite and Brent. Not to mention, that though we may never see direct interection--when you have such disdain for people, it comes across.

What else have they done rude to Brent/Caite, though? Before they started being rude back, that is? All I remember is the tiara comment, and they didn't say that to them, it was repeated to them later by another team. (I think most episodes are still on my DVR, I'm going to have to go back and check who told them. Was it the cops? Feeding the fire already so early in the game? ) Sure, there has probably been more going on between the two teams off-screen, but I certainly won't assume that it was one-sided.

Caite shows just as much disdain for the lesbians as they show her. And Brent's comment to them last night on the train when they wanted to pass the others to get to another door about "ladies" get through (?), "*****es don't". Carol and Brandy are *****es, that's for sure, I wouldn't be friends with them IRL, either, but at least they are up front about it, and Caite is certainly no "lady". I think her passive agressiveness about it is even worse.

I wanted to like Caite. I had seen the youtube and I felt sorry for her. I wanted to see her prove she was better than that, but I think she looks even worse on TAR, between her vendetta against Carol/Brandy and her trashy mouth.

Really? They didn't go to Mexico?

That's what I read. I don't claim to be in the know, though!

DH and I thought that too. L&M were nice to B&C, didn't make comments about them, but feed on Caite's dislike of C&B, to the point of making sure that if a U-Turn or Yield came up, that it wouldn't be used on them (a strong team), but the girls instead.

and the brothers were smart enough to see through it, Caite/Brent weren't.

 

[Mrs.Toad]

Chilli Crab - both crab legs and fake crab which actually tasted just as good
Vegetable noodle stir fry with tofu
Asian fruit salad with jackfruit, lychee fruit, etc served with coconut jello
Malaysian banana fried fritters

sounds good!

I didn't plan far enough ahead this weekend, so I made the only Singaporan recipe I could find that didn't require a trip to the grocery store! Nasi Goreng (fried rice), and I served it with some generic "Asian" lettuce wraps from Costco that I had in the fridge.

 

[happygirl]

Bye Bye Carol and Brandy!!! What poor sports. I'm wishing Caite and Brett win just to rub it in There faces.

 

[declansdad]

Another example of just how incredibly stupid Caite is. The lesbians weren't going to win the race so use the U-turn on a team that would. It was pretty obvious that the cops were manipulating them into U-turning the lesbians when they were on the bus and it takes a very weak mind to allow yourself to be manipulated. I don't like the lesbians but they were right, stupid is as stupid does.

When they called them team Gump I laughed.

I am hoping that the brothers, cops, and cowboys make the final 3 and while I still want the cowboys to win I wouldn't be upset with any of those 3 winning.

They weren't manipulated; they already had their minds made up.

 

[Kurby]

They weren't manipulated; they already had their minds made up.

i was just going to say that - now if they had chosen the cowboys instead that would have been manipulation but they haded the girls from the start so it's no surprise they u-turned them.

 

[disneyjunkie]

No, they made fun of them when they got to the mat that one time by mistake in France, Brandy was like Dahhhh! and roll her eyes at them.
They did not like Catie and they made fun of them a lot, that one time when Catie left the coconut behind, they also made comments about dahh something like that.

Catie is just as nasty/mean as she claims Brandy and Carol are. The only difference is she talked about them behind their backs. Brandy and Carol made their comments face to face.

Not using the Uturn on a strong team was a dumb move. Hopefully Catie will go home next.

 

[jackemail]

Can't stand Brent and Caite.....hoping for a cowboy win!

 

[declansdad]

Catie is just as nasty/mean as she claims Brandy and Carol are. The only difference is she talked about them behind their backs. Brandy and Carol made their comments face to face.

Not using the Uturn on a strong team was a dumb move. Hopefully Catie will go home next.

Haven't seen them say anything to their face. It has been mostly in the interviews or when Brandy is complaining about something. She really is a *****.

 

[jen0610]

I kinda liked Carol and Brandy, so I am sorry to see them go. I did think that they acted quite childishly when they were U-Turned on the mat and then in the after the show interview. You were U-Turned by a moron. Get over it. And yes, they were right ... the Models did U-Turn the wrong team. The Cops or the Cowboys would have been a much better choice, gamewise. It's interesting how both U-Turns were used for personal reasons and not gameplay. It's also interesting how the Cops had their hands in both .

While Carol didn't bug me very much, I didn't like Brandy AT ALL!!!

I liked how Carol looked truely amazed at how fast the first drummer they went up to. She looked like she had a genuine look of enjoyment and amazement in watching him play. And he was such a little guy, too.

Were DH and I the only ones who went Yuck when they said the ice cream sandwiches could be made with either a slice of bread or waffers? Waffers we could handle, but bread just sounds so wrong. And boy did we laugh when the Cops cab driver came up and bought the last 10 they needed to sell.

I hope that it wasn't just the editing of Jet and Cord at the U-Turn, not showing their comments, other than stating who got U-turned, because they don't talk smack, and that their true colors, plain ol' nice guys came shining thru. I can't recall them making a single snarky comment about an other person/team.