Amazing Race

[RICHARD]

I'm thinking of Maya and Inka's Mommy tonight because the teams are in ... Belgium!

Did anyone catch the road sign that had LOCHRISTI on it....

I did!

[Karen]

Yes, and I said to Paul "Our Pet Talker Lut lives near there!" and he said "It's Belgium, pretty much everywhere in Belgium is nearby everything else in Belgium ...

I wonder what the time difference was between the elders and the rest of the pack. They ran it well, but you could tell they knew they were gonna be eliminated no matter what ...

[cassiesmom]

Did anyone catch the road sign that had LOCHRISTI on it....

I did!

Oh, no, I didn't! I will have to go back and watch it again on line! I wonder why the place name was spelled Gent instead of Ghent? And I would love to go and see the Atomium, both during the day and at night, in person! (If Phil Keoghan is standing beneath it, so much the better!)

When Phil said two things Belgium is famous for, I thought the challenge was going to involve chocolate

[cassiesmom]

I am so bummed that zzzzzzz and zzzzzzz got eliminated, I was totally rooting for them! Hmmmm, 3 teams left...

[Karen]

People always blame it on "the curse of the car" - if you win the car, you lose the show! But they just missed that one big clue ... I was actually impressed one team found the right place because the man drew the picture of the building accurately enough for the cab driver to recognize it!

[cassiesmom]

Note to Phil Keoghan: Any time you want to put the finish line of the Amazing Race in Chicago, I'm ready to cheer on the teams as they come in

I knew the celebrity connection to "The Dump" because I have cousins who used to live in Atlanta.

[cassiesmom]

People always blame it on "the curse of the car" - if you win the car, you lose the show! But they just missed that one big clue ... I was actually impressed one team found the right place because the man drew the picture of the building accurately enough for the cab driver to recognize it!

I wonder if the "curse of the car" will affect the team that won the car. They did work together better tonight. The underwater challenge looked really scary. I felt bad for the team that got eliminated.

[cassiesmom]

After last night's episode I want to ask... Why does Brendon's partner Rachel have a crying episode in each leg of the race? I can't help but wonder if some of the content is (slightly) scripted or otherwise influenced by the producers. The show feels more like "Survivor" this time in that there is friction between the teams. People, it is just you and the finish line. It's not necessary to be rude to your opponents along the way.

[Karen]

After last night's episode I want to ask... Why does Brendon's partner Rachel have a crying episode in each leg of the race? I can't help but wonder if some of the content is (slightly) scripted or otherwise influenced by the producers. The show feels more like "Survivor" this time in that there is friction between the teams. People, it is just you and the finish line. It's not necessary to be rude to your opponents along the way.

It was a successful tactic for her on Big Brother, so I guess she figures she'll employ it here as well ... NOT the most likable person, in my opinion. But neither, at this point, is Vanessa, in her constant sniping at BBRachel.

I was pleased at who won the leg, even though they argue with each other a lot, they do seem to love and respect each other at the end. And I was tickled that Team Kentucky did so well!