Friday, March 10, 2006

Let it be known that the following is spoiler heavy. Since it’s three days after the “live” airing of TAR9 this week, I feel no need to hide the goods. So let us begin:

1. The Bums - absolutely disgusting guys - loathesome. I mean really, their obsession with sex and their general laziness (in life although they seem to be working hard enough on The Race, which aggravates me because I want them gone) makes them really unattractive despite their physical good looks. Their mothers must be horrified to know they raised such jerks and to see it displayed so prominently on national television. We hates them.

Oh, and never, ever call Phil “woman” like that again. Bad form. You are so not funny. And I am so not kidding.

2. The Hippies - we loves them. They are dippy but good at The Race.

3. MoJo - Although I hate when teams wear cutsie shirts with their team name (the first rule of The Race is that you are not allowed to name your own team, the audience will bestow the appropriate moniker, thankyouverymuch), I’m impressed with how well they worked this week.

4. The Danis - we hates them, too. Too much pink and see #3 about the team name thing. And they fell for the charms of The Bums so that lowers their status with me as well. Ugh.

5. The Oldsters - won’t make it much longer if they continue as they have. Although I like them and do hope that they get it together.

6. The Love Nerds - how can you not love the Love Nerds? I mean really. They are happy, sunny, smiley people and are managing to do well in The Race. We loves them.

7. The Philiminated - call me grateful to have the screaming end with the going home of the sisters.

8. Tasks - pretty good. I wouldn’t have made up the fire escape although rappelling down would have been fun. Neither would I have been able to make that rope climb up the waterfall. Two climbing events was tough. I liked that the teams that opted to make ethanol did well and managed to stick with the pack that opted for the seemingly faster rope climb.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention Lake. He’s got Colin’s “intensity.” So far he hasn’t gotten too much screen time, but I fear we may have “My ox is broken, part duh” this seaon with this one.