The Amazing Race – Season 29

[nixiechick]

Shamir should have been pulled and his poor partner given a replacment. Busting the window was NOT cool. Someone could have been killed if the shards fell out and impaled someone. I'm sure it was some sort of plastic, but still. Nice whining to the medics too. I did like how none of the rest of them were buying his crap. I'm going to assume none of the guys were super comfortable up there, but even they weren't having any sympathy.

[AVorlon]

Yeah, Shamir's partner deserves better. I didn't like his attitude, and having him on the mat at the end with his arms crossed and his back to her was pretty rude. Phil did mention swapping partners earlier in the show, but who would want this guy now?

[CripesAlmighty]

You've heard the saying "balls like a brass monkey"? Shamir has balls of a special snowflake.

[Kyara]

*snort*

[MrsGryn]

That made me laugh!

 

Honestly, if I were saddled with him as a partner I'd drag my feet and purposely lose just so I could get away from him.

[ShyLurkerGuy]

I really wonder how far behind time-wise the basket weaving put Seth and Olive considering how injure prone and incompetent #snowflakeballs is.

 

I think Logan and London are next only because Logan is 2nd on my season eye-candy scale after Seth. Followed by Scott.

 

Pretty Seth. We never got to see you shirtless. Dammit.

 

As unlikely as this is, I’d like to see Ashton and Vanck make it farther than Matt and Redmond.

 

Oh, and how scary is Becca when the fun meter goes below her red line?

 

ETA: Anyone else notice how bare-minimum the TAR page is at CBS.com?

Edited April 14, 2017 by ShyLurkerGuy

[elizabethann]

Sad. They were my favorite team. It's so rare to have a drama free team on this show.

[nixiechick]

Wow, Redmond is quite the ass.

[ShyLurkerGuy]

Thank you, nixiechick! Doesn’t he provoke you to wanna shove his artificial limbs where the sun don’t shine.

 

OFFS: Why am I not surprised he’s a motivational speaker? (CBS.com) More like yet another poster boy for survivorship/success bias.

Edited April 15, 2017 by ShyLurkerGuy

[AVorlon]

Yeah, you don't want to be around Becca when the fun runs out.

 

I've got a real conflict going, since the person I like the most is teamed up with the one I like the least. I guess I'll just enjoy Sara until Mr. SnowFlakeBalls inevitably brings her down. I hope she at least gets a separate hotel room.

[nixiechick]

Thank you, nixiechick! Doesn’t he provoke you to wanna shove his artificial limbs where the sun don’t shine.

 

OFFS: Why am I not surprised he’s a motivational speaker? (CBS.com) More like yet another poster boy for survivorship/success bias.

 

i might have been hoping someone would steal his leg. Way to be a huge ass baby. You have no problem screwing a team over, but then act like they stole your puppy when they pay you back. How's that motivational speaker work working for you?

[elizabethann]

I picked Redmond as my least favorite before the season even started. It was the motivational speaker thing.

[MrsGryn]

Wise decision, elizabethann. Redmond is just a bully. It seems the physical struggles he has had have done nothing to change the jerk he obviously was before losing a limb. That said, Ashton is kind of a baby-punk-brat. I feel for Vanck.

 

Sorry to see Seth and Olive go so soon. Love their attitude, their non-drama, and their strength. Hope they will reteam on an all-stars season. Oh, HAHAHA! Who am I kidding? This show is DOA.

 

Ballsboy needed a splinter in his scrotum. What a crybaby. Too bad Sara can't team up with Vanck instead and throw Ashton to Schmear.

 

Does the Funmeter go up to psycho?

[ShyLurkerGuy]

I’m not Jewish, but all I could think of during that one challenge was “Ladle! Ladle! Ladle! I made it out of steel…”

 

I wonder if Sara felt more disappoint or relief getting eliminated with SnowflakeBalls

 

Poor Scott. He got SnowflakeLadyBalls for a partner. Given his circumstances, I’d snark-stare into the camera, too. And of all the people to act like a human being to, why did Redmond choose her?

 

Not sure I feel as sorry for Liz having to deal with her own BeardedSnowflake

 

Honestly, I can see why several of these racers agreed to randomly paired up strangers, probably expecting their partners to be yes-people to their egos.

Edited April 21, 2017 by ShyLurkerGuy

[MrsGryn]

You are so right about the ego comment. Glad to see Ballsboy out. Too bad he wasn't partnered with...how did you put it? Specialsnowflakeladyballs. Wow, she really made me want to throw something at the screen. Scott's barely controlled disgust during the camera interview was entertaining as hell, though. He is so done.

 

Bearded Snowflake (aka Illegitimate Son of Tormond) went from being a good guy to total dick during the course of the second episode. Also, he spent so much time arguing about walking up the hill as opposed to just parking the car and going that he screwed them. He's got a good partner, just relax that alpha male ego.

 

Speaking of Alpha males, Ashton or whatever her name is, should lighten up on Vanck. The kid is very patient.

 

I kind of wish that after every pit stop, the teams would be allowed to change partners. Like the first team in could switch or stay, next could become free agents so that partners could be swapped out. Let chaos reign!