Dude, is it just me, or is the constant "dude" usage getting really old and annoying? One of the guys kept saying it on last night's episode. It made me feel like I was back in 2003. That little irritant aside, I think that was one of the best episodes's we've seen in awhile. After the initial bunch-up, the teams were given plenty of opportunity to succeed or fail on their own merits. None of the tasks gave a big advantage to the physically stronger teams. Both the detour tasks required patience and some element of skill. And they had to navigate crappy vehicles through very foreign territory (although, was anyone else surprised at how many English speakers they found in Outer Mongolia? Who knew?). And any time you get to see people getting dragged by horses and sinking a jeep in mud up to its wheel well, you know you're witnessing Good Television. The ending was anticlimactic, but that didn't detract from an otherwise strong show.
After two episodes, Peter has emerged as my designated Most Annoying Contestant and Creepiest Creep. The guy seems to have cobbled together a personality from "Successories" slogans. And he seems less like a boyfrend to Sarah than a nightmare high school sports coach or something. Ick. And double-ick for the way they're using her disability as some kind of cheap fundraising gag. Step right up and see the crippled lady run on her bionic ski pole! Sheesh. The Beauty Queens are looking surprisingly strong (misplacing that giant yak hat was just a bit of bad luck). Ditto Duke and Lauren. I still think the Junkie Models will win it all, but it's shaping up to be a very competitive and well-executed season.
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