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The Godlewski sisters were eliminated in tonight's penultimate episode of the Amazing Race's family edition. And while I wish it were the Weavers who were off my TV, I can't say that I'll miss the shrieking sisters too much.
While I think the Family Edition pales in comparision to original recipe TAR, I didn't think it was that awful until tonight. Tonight I was bored. I never thought TAR would bore me. The high (and low) lights:
- The Weavers got pulled over for speeding. Ha ha! Of course, because they're God's chosen team, they got off with a warning.
- The Weavers might be God's choice, but the editors continue to hate them as they make sure we get nice closeups of Rebecca's bitch face (apparently, that's just her regular face) and see how quick Rolly Weaver was to buckle his seatbelt when they pulled over. If I was on a TV show with my minor child, I think I'd be damn sure he was wearing his seatbelt. I'm just saying...
- Although it seems like the show has been in either Utah or Wyoming forever, I was momentarily struck by how awe inspiring the landscape was. Or maybe it was just Phil ;-)
- The detour was interesting: build a teepee or build a wagon and drive a team of horses. The Godlewskis should have known that teepee building was a disaster in waiting for them. Four gabby people who really don't even like each other have no business trying to build things together. The Indians knew it. The Swedes know it and now the Godlewskis know it.
- The roadblock, on the other hand, was stupid. Almost offensively stupid. In beautiful Montana teams had to search a golf course for four colored balls in their shiny new Buick golfcarts. What does golfing have to do with Montana? Instead of showing scenic, meaningful, interesting or historical aspects of the places teams are racing through, the producers opted for blatant product placement. Why not just make a roadblock where one teammate has to repeat Buick's tagline 50 times? Ugh.
- While Megan Linz got Buffalo Bill mixed up with Paul Bunyon, her brothers had no problem differentiating between the two. Somehow I'm not surprised. Those brothers, particularly Nick Linz, have a certain lumberjack quality to them that I find so appealing. And they have incredibly beautiful teeth.
So that's it for tonight. Next week the Bransens, Linzes and Weavers will race for $1 million. If the Weavers somehow manage to fulfill God's plan for them and win, I might not be able to write a recap. I apologize in advance.
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