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  1. Liz is annoying as hell, but go a couple of weeks eating nothing but a little rice here and there and see how your mood is.  I'm surprised she hasn't killed anyone.  

  2. Plus, there is nothing to be gained by showing his cards to Maria.  Continuing to vote with her makes her more likely to let her guard down, increasing his chances of voting her out once she doesn't have immunity.  

  3. Just now, WBT said:

    I thought not voting Q out was a mistake.  Venus would have voted with him to do it and probably would have voted with him again next vote when Maria and Charlie inevitably go after each other.  Whereas Q seems firmly in the Maria camp.

    There's no way Venus would have taken Charlie to the end.  That would be dumber than going home with an idol in your pocket.  

  4. 20 hours ago, LonghornSean said:

    Definitely rooting for Charlie at this point. Maria going to rock paper scissors did seem pretty wild and poorly handled, but I’m not mad Liz lost out.

    Same.  Maria could have easily justified taking Q because he took her last time.  Saying she wanted to reward people who needed to eat was a mistake, and a bit out of character considering how well she has been playing.  

    Charlie is clearly playing the best game. 

    I find Kenzie and Ben both likeable, but I don't think Ben is smart enough to make any moves, and Kenzie keeps waiting for some reason.  

    I do not think Q will be rewarded if he makes it to final tribal, but I guess that depends on who else is there.  If neither Maria or Charlie make it to the end, Q probably has a better chance than I want to believe.  

  5. I finally watched this yesterday.  I didn't hate it, but I certainly did not enjoy it as much as I expected to based on this thread.  I loved the original, and found the Burton/Depp remake to be mostly unappealing by  comparison (primarily due to Depp's portrayal of Wonka).  I suspect I might have enjoyed this one more if I had not seen the original, and if I were a kid, but I'm not sure about that. 

    I did appreciate that they flipped the script to make the adults evil, greedy, and glutenous rather than the children, though to be fair, there was really only one child role of note.  I think my main issue was that there was way too much focus on shitty people being shitty, and not enough on Wonka becoming Wonka.  They missed a real opportunity to dive into how he became the best chocolatier in the world.  "He got it from his mother" fell flat.   

    It may grow on me with a rewatch or two, but don't see myself making any effort to do that.

  6. On 5/4/2024 at 2:24 AM, Spider2YBanana said:

    OU softball is in trouble it seems. Okie Lite taking the series it looks like, and Texas women are #1. It's our year for the title. Mike Smith finally getting one home for us after making the championship last year. 

    I like your confidence, but the softball postseason hasn't even started yet.  And who the fuck is Mike Smith?  

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  7. Just finished watching it.  Nice ride by Narváez, especially when Pogačar clearly wanted it.  I can't imagine he can keep it up, but at least it extends the fake suspense another day.  

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  8. 5 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

    I feel the same, but I think the mistake the team made was not pulling over right after they saw that they lost the crew.

    This.  And it's a bit ironic that Team Momma's Boy lost due to navigation/driving instead of sucking at a physical challenge or a medical issue.  I'm surprised more of the teams did not do the seaweed task.  It seemed obvious to me that it was by far the quickest, even if the pilots made it look easier than it was.  

  9. Good episode in spite of the WAYYYYY over the top Applebee's promo.  Kenzie likely just lost any chance she had by not having the awareness to be part of the Tiff blindside.  If either of Maria or Charlie makes final tribal, they will win.  I still don't see a way both make it.  If neither makes it, I have a feeling Liz will win.  

  10. On 4/25/2024 at 5:39 AM, thrillhammer said:

    hunter was never a threat to win this thing.  he was great in challenges but inept strategically.  both he and tiff were certain to play their idols, according to the edits, but neither did.  hunter was desperate for reassurances on whether he was safe or not and trusted what he heard over his instincts.  here's the way i see it:  venus and  ben have zero shot and are just hangers on.  q also has no shot because he's alienated himself.   liz would be next.  she has some smarts but maybe that dont apply to this game.  that leaves tiff, kenzie, maria, and charlie.  kenzie is the most vocal of that group, so first out.  final three is maria, charlie, and tiff.  

    I agree with most of this with a few exceptions.  It is likely that only one of Maria and Charlie will be in the final, as one will have to eliminate the other to pad the résumé.  Maybe they both get in if one has to make fire, but they are both too smart to let it get that far.  I think Maria is more likely to blindside Charlie.  In spite of her dietary issues, I think Liz makes it over Tiff.  Neither is deserving, but Q or Venus is likely to be the third as a "bring them because they can't win" person.  Q will probably end up finding an idol to save himself at some point.  Unless something changes, Ben is not a strategic threat, but he will be eliminated because he is likeable.  Kenzie could end up at final tribal, but she will need immunity to do it.   

  11. I was obviously too hard on Amber, and I agree that I did not put enough blame on what impact Vinny's abuse has on her, but damn it's frustrating when people go on the race unprepared.  If you can't drive a stick or navigate yourself out of a wet paper bag, then TAR probably isn't for you, even in a watered down low-travel season.  

    I am embarrassed for them at how they are being edited, and I have to assume that reality is worse than what we are being shown.  Perhaps I should have suggested that Amber kick Vinny out of the car and drive herself to Tierra del Fuego, but one, she can't drive a stick, and two, she would have ended up in Canada.  

  12. So Amber can't navigate, drive a stick, or do any challenge?  Vinny isn't exactly hiding his feelings about those things, but I'm sure I would have thrown her out of the car and driven to Tierra del Fuego by now.  How do you decide to go on The Amazing Race without doing anything to address your deficiencies in areas that you know are going to come into play?  And what possesses you to bring someone like that as your partner?  The fact that they are not only still in the race, but lurking near the top emphasizes how weak this cast is.  Amber is going to be completely dependent on you forever in every facet of life.  Run, Vinny.  Run!

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    This was a dream leg for Team Momma's Boy.  It was like Cliff Clavin playing Jeopardy.
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  13. 2 hours ago, Dutch said:

    Gotta convert that.

    We need another goal or two to kill this off soon. Chelsea have talent; we don’t want them hanging around/growing into this match. 

     

    2 hours ago, Dutch said:

    Sneaking fear we’re going to regret not converting one of those chances for 2-nil. 

    Saka looks worn out; maybe we should have started Jesus on the right.

     

    2 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

    This has the feel of a 4-3 match before we are done here.

     

    2 hours ago, Dutch said:

    They’re going to convert one of these at some point. Yikes. 


    I can't say that I wasn't feeling the same way, but it's hilarious to read this thread after the fact.   

  14. 20 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

    For sure. Especially since the basketball HOF lets everyone in.

    They are the South Austin's mom of HOFs.

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  15. 15 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

    My issue is that they're only visiting Hispanic countries giving teams that speak Spanish a huge advantage.

    This is a big issue for me as well.  Several of the teams speak Spanish, but for those who don't, it sucks.  

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  16. It's obvious that we are supposed to be pulling for Team Momma's Boy, but I just can't do it.  I'm hoping that they go soon.  I'm glad that the pilots have upped their game.  Maybe a couple of other teams will do the same and make a race out of it.  Navigation seems to the biggest weakness for most of the teams.  

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