TVCH FORUMS HOME . JOIN . FAN CLUBS . ABOUT US . CONTACT . CHAT  
Bomis   Quick Links   TOPICS . TREE-VIEW . SEARCH . HELP! . NEWS . PROFILE
Archive through August 06, 2004

The TVClubHouse: Amazing Race Archives: Amazing Race V: AR General Discussions: What about Mirna and Charla? : Archive through August 06, 2004 users admin

Author Message
Enricov
Member

07-15-2003

Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 4:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Charla & Mirna using an "emergency" claim (as have several other racers in the past) only seems hypocritical because everyone presumes that it will be more believable than someone else saying it. But there is no difference. That's one of Charla's advantages, and I don't have a problem with her using it. After all, if Marsha wasn't a babe, would the Thrifty driver have given them the time of day?

Statements about "we can do it ourselves" or "I can do anything anyone else can do" do not mean that they will never need assistance. We all need assistance of one sort or another in life. I think in the first case, they're speaking about their fellow racers, by whom they felt snubbed. In the second, she's just saying she just doesn't need more help than anyone else.

As for detours - I believe Chip is the only one who has done them all for any one team.

Reality_junkie
Member

02-17-2004

Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Why is everyone assuming that Charla using the "gotta get to the doctor" claim was in relation to her height? If she was of normal height, there would be no discussion about it. She has already shown in her personal life that she can do whatever she sets her mind to. We all have limitations. Some are more noticeable than others. And, just like Charla, most of us learn to compensate for them. I'm willing to bet that she has always had to give that extra effort to prove herself.

It's a game. She uses your strengths and, in her case, what other people perceive as a weakness.

As you can probably guess, I like Charla. As for Mirna --- well, we can't always choose our relatives.

Well, I'll get off my soapbox now.

Riviere
Member

09-09-2000

Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 9:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I liked this team as much and maybe more than other teams at the start, but Mirna is getting on my last nerve lately. She hasn't competed in any competitions (besides dropping the beef slab) and why does she need to yell at Charla so much? Mirna doesn't seem to be pulling her weight. It's clear that she's combative with the other teams. Good thing she & Charla insist they don't need anybody's aid since with her attitude they aren't likely to get any from other players.

Seabiscuit
Member

07-06-2004

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 1:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I absolutely detest Mirna. I wish tonight had been an elimation round with her being eliminated. Oh well, the wait will just make it that much sweeter when it eventually happens.

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i still like this team a lot, but it's mostly because of charla and her gumption. no wonder she manages 10 stores! i am just so relieved they didn't have to roll the stones to the construction site. it would have been very tough for them. charla telling mirna to blow her whistle was pretty smart, as it had the camel group wait up for them.
not liking the brothers much at all....

Redstar
Member

07-07-2003

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I like Charla more than I'm annoyed by Mirna, so they are still near the top of my favorites list. I don't think Charla is hypocritical at all. She has taken what could be perceived as a disadvantage and turned it to an advantage to get people to help her. I see it as balancing the playing field - and very, very smart.

Her statements are not all that different from statements made by nearly every other reality TV contestant - it's called bravado!!



Reality_junkie
Member

02-17-2004

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Charla may be the smaller of this team, but she definitely has the bigger brain. Without her, Mirna would have been gone in the first week.

Does Mirna really think that Italian is the language of Russia? I can't wait to see what Latin-based language she butchers in an Asian country.

Also, am I the only one to notice that out of four Roadblocks, Mirna has only performed one. I'm thinking this gives her time to rest so that she can better yell at Charla to hurry.

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reality_junkie! Your post says it all for me! :-)

Woofy
Member

08-09-2001

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK ... understand that what I am asking may be considered politically incorrect.

What if Mirna and Charla represent one of the final two teams. At the very end when they're racing to the finish line ... can Mirna pick Charla and carry her over the finish line?

Hereiam
Member

03-29-2002

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I bet she can't - she couldn't even carry the piece of beef!
Actually if she is physically able to do it, I don't know any rules against it.

Woofy
Member

08-09-2001

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 3:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hereiam - you just made me laugh out loud. THANKS!

Penilane
Member

07-20-2004

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was one of the first one to grip and complain about this team, but last night's show almost won me back over to them. I still can't stand Mirna and the more I see of her the more I detest her. However, my esteem for Charla really went up this week. Reality-junkie, you are right about her being the brains of the team, but she is also the brawn. I couldn't believe that Mirna made her go down that hole. She was so brave about it too and did an excellent job. I still hope that they don't win, but I don't hate them anymore.

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 6:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
they crack me up. I can't help but call them Mirna and Shmirna. Charla is a real trooper.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 7:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love Charla! What an awesome person..she does all the challenges and does them well!!

Mirna just irritates me with her whiney voice and always saying, I cant, I'm scared, etc

Yyc_girl
Member

07-14-2004

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL!!! mirna saying "BELLISIMO" in russia crakced me UP!!

everything is "---IA" or "---IO"



Twiggyish
Member

08-14-2000

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I feel the same way about Mirna. Charla is the true champ in their team.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 4:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is Charla a lawyer?

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Isn't Mirna the attorney and Charla owns and/or runs sporting good stores???

HERE's their BIO link

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Jan!

Merrywidow
Member

07-23-2004

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love this team & want them to win. My admiration of Charla is tremendous for all the reasons stated by others as to why they love her. Mirna...not pulling her weight? Is she not doing all the driving? There's no switching off on this task & over long stretches in strange places it can be tiring. As to the shouting, there are families where this is the common form of communication. Anyone watch "The Family" last year? The Italian family were always yelling at one another. It doesn't seem to bother Charla so why should it bother any of us?

Maryk
Member

01-30-2001

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 9:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This team reminds me of (dare I say it) Flo and Zach. I absolutely "hated" Flo but admired Zach for putting up with her. Mirna irritates me to no end and Charla I admire for her guts and determination.

Karzak
Member

08-02-2004

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I couldn't believe that <> "M" sent Charla down and up 140 feet of ladders. That was too much.

<47>

Sugar
Member

08-15-2000

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Why shouldn't Charla be able to do the ladder challenge? She is capable of this task and should be given the opportunity to do so. She can either do or give her best shot at anything as can the rest of us. People both succeed and fail daily, for any # of reasons.

Although I agree Mirna is annoying as clucking hens and screaming monkeys, she is no Flo. I always thought that Flo's many statements of "I want to quit" should have been honored. At the very least, they should have been penalized for the # of times villagers did, not just assisted, a task for her. Riding the bikes and rowing a boat seem familar.
I'm all for the bowling ladies, Chip and Kim and Charla and Mirna being the final 3 teams.

Karzak
Member

08-02-2004

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 4:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Because it is supposed to be a race, and there is no way a dwarf can climb ladders as fast as a normal human.

Lancecrossfire
Moderator

07-13-2000

Friday, August 06, 2004 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't agree with that. A person who is practiced at climbing a ladder (no matter their size) will be faster than someone who hasn't climbed a ladder or who is afraid of them.

Going down a ladder is typically where you can gain or lose time. Most firefighters would go down the ladder without even touching a rung. It's harder to go down a ladder quickly (using the rungs) because you can't see where you are going.