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This is going all the way back to season 2. After running around San Francisco, Chris & Alex were in 2nd place, behind Will & Tara, who supposedly had the home field advantage. Chris & Alex decided that they just follow Will & Tara around, until they got out of their cabs to run to the final...

While not working for the truckers, it did work for the rockers, who pretty much did their own thing. Basically, if you don't finish first in a leg, don't finish last, doing what way you can. There has been a team from a much earlier season, ended up winning the race by following a team who...

Don't forget stupidity by other teams, as in the case of the monster truckers in Istanbul, when they insisted on sticking with the Metro, instead of switching to a cab, just to prove they are not followers. And they sure did, by not following other teams to the next leg.

^^^ For some reason, my smart phone decided that I made a spelling error, which can be very annoying. ETA: Good one though, Mike! :)

To be fair, the Chippendales got really lucky as well. Back in the first leg, when they saw where another team was coming from, as they had a hard time finding the abscissa. They came so close to getting eliminated. At least for one of their mom, good thing it did not happen.

I would agree that they were extremely lucky with the way they were able to stay in the race, which was mainly due to the misfortunes or dumbness of other teams. Definitely not in the class with Dave & Rachel or Ernie & Cindy. They had a much easier Speed Bump than the twins, but they even...

Only problem is that the times leaving the mat at the start of the 2nd Moscow leg, were not posted at all on-screen. But I think it would have totaled probably about 2 days, being behind everyone else. That is a guess, and I am probably way off!

^^^ I agree, Josh! That was a great (and unbelievable) finale indeed, and enjoyed it very much. The first hour, the leg in the Loire Valley in France, which looks unbelievably gorgeous, with all the castles and gardens. I honestly believed it would be the 3 teams in the alliance that...

Never heard of the place Mallorca, and I guess the racers haven't either. And it must not be a part of Catalonia, otherwise the bullfighting task would have not been allowed, since the sport has been recently banned in Catalonia (where Barcelona is located). Considering how next week is a...

After the preview shown after the season premiere, I knew the Chippendales would make it pretty far, since they were in a city that looked European. And knew it was the Netherlands, based on the canals and buildings. The flag would have thrown me off. In some ways, I can understand how...

Make that the 3rd time in race history that a team is gone due to lost passport. And 2 of those times in the same city. It just really sucks that the longhairs have been eliminated, no thanks to that asswipe of a cab driver. I was hoping some miracle would happen, and they stay in the...

Yeah, it has happened twice before. The first time was in season 13, which ironically, happened the same way in the same city. Dallas (of Toni & Dallas) dropped his bag that included their passports in a cab in Moscow. They would have finished last anyway, but also, they were not able to...

I was hoping to see Josh & Brent to just tell Abbie & Ryan to just go on and keep racing rather than wait for them, because I will not be looking forward to that situation myself. Hate to think the tie would be broken the same way it would be if both teams arrived first at the same time...

Not the traditional To-Be-Continued episode, as the race moves on to Moscow. Whenever thinking of this city, the names Lenin, Stalin, and Khruschev (sp?) come to mind, along with the Cold War. Also, I guess there are no direct flights from Istanbul to Moscow, which I find very surprising. I...

It's funny that the 2 most likeable teams this season, are the 2 remaining all-male teams. I tend to be biased against the all-male teams, especially the alpha male type, since they tend to win so much. But Chippendales are hard to root against. Only if they can race a little more smarter, they...

This must be a goodwill tour through the Muslim world, having gone through Indonesia, Bangladesh, and now Turkey. It has been a very long time since the race went to Turkey, having gone only once back in season 7, which was the first full season that I followed on CBS. As the race moved on...

I could imagine, especially with the kid and Ryan saying it multiple teams. Funny how the twins seemed annoyed when Ryan is mocking them, yet they don't realize their yelling is driving everyone else crazy.

Welcome back! Hope you had a fun vacation. And I agree with everything you said about the long hairs. Definitely my favorites, and doing great at the tasks, too. Well, I finally got around to watching the entire episode today. With another leg in Bangladesh, we get to see teams literally...

I was thinking about this, and meant to say earlier, that the show has managed to make almost every place they visited, very appealing and making me want to book the next flight to that place. But not the case with Bangladesh, as this place is just looks horribly unappealing in so many ways...

Rats! As the race moves on to Bangladesh, one of the most poorest countries in the world, and you could definitely see it in its capital, Dhaka. It makes India easy by comparison, as I think the culture shock in Dhaka is more like a major sucker punch, with all the congestion, basically...

With regards to the monster truckers, I have not really seen anything they have done in the race that has given me reason to not like them. Not yet, at least. Granted, they got upset at a cab driver back in the 2nd leg, but I don't really blame them there, as we have already seen horrible...

The strange thing is that Gary & Will are actually huge fans of the show, and applied numerous times before. but boy, were they in for a very rude awakening. This should be a lesson to any fans thinking about applying for this show, to really think it through.

As the race continues through Indonesia, as they go from Surabaya to a town called Bangil. I tried to look up some info, but could hardly find any. No Wikitravel page, nothing! It's only on the show, that I knew how long the train ride was, which was 1 hour. So luckily for teams, it was not...

Stan, you will never have to worry about football overruns, since they don't affect the West Coast at all. It's just those in the Eastern and Central time zones that get affected. I will say this for now after watching this episode, I just can't believe what happened in the end, with the...

In some markets in the Eastern time zone, the show should start 8:22 PM.

It's definitely fair game to comment on the episode once it airs. Just have to be careful not to put it in the first part, where it shows on the message board. If the trend continues from previous seasons, the twins should make it to the final 3. Though I am sure that would be too much of...

The show nearly started on time, being late by only a minute. CBS pushing the lineup over by a half hour, does allievate somewhat with the football overruns. Already the race has made a return visit to Indonesia, just 2 seasons after making its first visit there. It does feel like "so...

"I have two, but please don't eat mine." Glad to see this show back, as I still think the American version is not only the original version, but still remains the best one, and best reality show. And this year's Emmy win is proof of that. Having recently visited LA, I just did not...

It was definitely interesting to watch, mainly due to drama between teams, which I find amusing (if not annoying, at times). If not for that, I would have thought of it as one of the boring seasons of all-time.

The cast list is here. After watching the Australian edition of TAR this past summer, I am really hoping this upcoming season of the US version will not be lopsided like the previous season was, where it was basically a race between 2 teams only. Also, it looks like no first-time...