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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 7:55 pm
Oh wait. Gus and Hera are last, aren't they? Dang!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 7:55 pm
Oh Aaron wasn't done yet. We are back and the musicians are making a lot of noise as Hayden tells Aaron he is doing a good job. Jon yells at the musicians to be quiet. They are and Vic is throwing up again. Aaron throws up again and says it is Vic's throwing up getting to him. F/K arrive and Freddy starts shoveling it down. Aaron throws up again... Vic finishes and J/V get a clue. Now J is apologizing to her for making her do it. She tells it would really help if he would be quiet. H/A are done now and off. Freddy working at it. Freddy throws up and he apparently threw up into the bowl and now has to eat it!! Ugh! Kendra almost gags watching and is horrified that he has to do that and apologizes to him. G/H arrive now. K/J arrive at the bridge/gondola - somehow J/V arrive right behind them. J tells K/J that Rebecca is a monster. K/J think they can outrun J/V... J/V and K/J take off. Vic says she is going to throw up and screams at J to help her. He says, "Here we go again" and tells her not to go into the pit stop crying again. V says something about they are going to lose and J tells her to shut up. K/J are team #2. J/V are team #3. A/R and H/A on the way to the gondolas. Gus is doing the spicy soup as F/K finish. A/R checking on the gondola train thing as H/A arrive. H tells A she is freaking out. G finishes eating and they take off to pit stop. Gus is sweating away. A/R are at the top and R is looking at sights but A says he'll bring her back. Now racing with H/A... H/A are team #4. They kiss. A/R are team #5. They hug. A says, "Good work." F/K arriving as G/H arrive. F/K are taking the stairs as G/H take the gondola/train. Of course they are not really showing us if they arrived at the same time. F/K are team #6. F says he had a bad day. He got punched in the nose, vomitted, and ate his own puke. G/H are the last team to arrive and have been elminated. Hera cries but tells G he did really well. G says it was just one thing after another. H says the race has definitely has brought them closer. G says his daughter will always be his daughter but now his daughter is his friend.
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Hamsterlady
Member
07-03-2003
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 7:55 pm
Yeah Costa. Dang. 
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Tvwatcher
Member
04-17-2004
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 7:55 pm

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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 7:56 pm
How in the freaking hell did they arrive right behind Kris/Jon?! I hate how the editting made it seem like K/J finished so far ahead of the others with the soup.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 7:57 pm
Next time: Hayden and Aaron's relationship takes a turn for the worse. A deep-sea challenge sinks Adam.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 7:58 pm
Crap. I can't help but wonder how Hera would have done in this race if she had been with a friend and/or romantic partner.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:01 pm
I am very bummed. I don't think I can take J/V for another show.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:04 pm
I'm wondering the very same thing, Raen. I love this show and don't want to stop watching, but geez...
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:17 pm
Alright, I'm off. See everyone next week - Have a good night!
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:22 pm
Dang - they were the last nice team left other than Kris and Jon.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:28 pm
Dang. Dang. Dang. Add me to that "how the heck did J/V survive another week" bandwagon! I so do NOT want to watch them, especially knowing that he's gonna be his normal jerky self. And I really hate to see Gus and Hera go, although I suspected they wouldn't be long for the race. Gus seemed to always want to make the wrong choice for detours (yeah, the other ones are FUN but you kinda sorta wanna kinda go a bit fast so you aren't LAST!).
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:36 pm
I wanted to throw up with them. UGH! That's was awful. I agree totally, J/V are ruining the show for me. I can not stand to listen to him!
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:37 pm
Well I’m sorry that Gus and Hera were eliminated. Kris and Jon were as wonderful as ever. Jon and Victoria were …. Jon and Victoria. By that I mean that is simply the relationship these people have – all the whining and gnashing of teeth here isn’t going to change it. I have to admit that I was pretty impressed with Rebecca on this show – she really did a job there on that challenge. And now, onto my least favorite team which is Freddy and Kendra (yes I like Kendra even less than Jon/Victoria). Freddy is going ballistic and not only has Kendra acted obnoxious but she also has done some pretty dumb things. For example, there was Freddy absolutely powering his way through that spicy soup with relatively little effort and what does she do – she points out all the vomit on the floor to him. That was brilliant on her part. So much for helping your partner get through a challenge. The show did have some good moments – Adam suggesting that they need more music was one and Lori kissing Phil was another. Anyway, if Kris and Jon are eliminated, I won’t know who to cheer for. I guess it would have to be Lori and Bolo (the pickings are getting pretty thin).
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 9:49 pm
The pickings are definitely thin. I've been watching the Insider video clips and Hayden and Aaron are by FAR the second most obnoxious couple on the race. Or perhaps I should just say Hayden. Aaron just seems to be humoring her along the race. Their arguments are just painful to watch and not entertaining. I guess that's why CBS isn't bothering to show them on TV.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 9:56 pm
Man, what a contrast the J/K team are to J/V! I will probably keep watching even if Jon & Kris are eliminated just to see if Vic finally goes off on J. During the eating contest, I was hoping she'd just turn around and urrp all over him...I could even visualize it! And you're absolutely right, Jimmer - why would Kendra point out all of the "stuff" on the floor where each person sat while her partner is trying to eat? I lol when the musician put his hand over his nose, motioning that the smell was so bad. And I don't think he meant the soup. And that was the #1 water polo goalie in Hungary? It sure didn't seem (from the editing anyway) that the teams had any trouble at all scoring on him. I'll miss G/H...I would have bet they wouldn't finish, but I loved rooting for them.
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 9:57 pm
I was also bummed and not surprised that Gus and Hera went. They seemed to consistently make the wrong choice on these roadblocks/detours. I don't think I'd have been eager to put on a speedo for the cameras myself. LOL. This was the first sports challenge where they opposing team didn't seem to put up any fight. It was basically a free shot on goal. Treading water is exausting. If the polo team had put up a real fight, rowing across the the river might not have been such a poor option. How on earth did Rebeccah lose so much of her lead? They made it look like she finished so far ahead of everyone with the soup, yet at least two teams past her between the soup and the pitstop. I noticed the editing getting very suggestive tonight. Again, just watch the shadows. When Freddie and K got to the pitstop the sun was high in the sky and their were clear, short shadows cast by the light. When Gus and Hera showed up the sun was gone and the skies mostly overcast. What little shadow was cast was quite a bit longer. Gus and Hera may have finished 2+ hours behind everyone else. Who to root for now? There really aren't many left are there? I really hope TAR works on it's casting for future shows, because this crew is awful!!!
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 10:01 pm
The other thing I noticed was that the internet cafe appeared to be a set - i.e., it wasn't really a internet cafe. The tables and chairs were temporary, not the nice comfy chairs you'd see in a real cafe. Also, there was no apparent cash register or anything like that. TAR just rented a cheap store front and set up three identical computers - all brand spanking new too. BTW - I hate AOL and the hairs raised on the back of my neck hearing the "You've got mail" again. I finally booted AOL from my life 6 months ago. Thank goodness!!!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 10:08 pm
Lori didn't kiss Phil, I'm pretty sure she bit him! I rewound it like 6 times! I wondered how Reb/Adam lost so much ground after she finished the soup so early... Hera and Gus should not have paddled. Freddy blew up way more than he needed to. No one shut that gate, looked like it fell on their heads by itself. Jon and Kris all the way. They are so happy, smart and fast. Never fight. Never even frown. Plus they actually take some time to smell the flowers along the way...
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 10:21 pm
Goodbye to Hera & Gus. I too will miss them. Watching Jon is so bad that Lori and Bolo are looking good as a couple to me. I keep thinking about how Jon says he's really a good guy and yet with each episode, he looks worse and worse. For someone who is always putting women down, he sure knows when to wimp out on road blocks and make Victoria do the worst of them. And as Jimmer said above, I could not believe it when Kendra stopped Freddy's flow of eating to point out the puke. Ayeee! I find I'm not even rooting for anyone to win in this TAR. I'm just rooting for certain ones to lose and go away! How sad is that?!
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Azlen
Member
08-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 11:42 pm
The guys have been doing alot of the detours, I wonder if that is going to come back and haunt any of them later in the race when the guys have already done their six. Kris and Jon don't get enough air time. But I guess if you are competent and don't fight there is nothing "interesting" to show. They seem to be having the most fun out of any of the teams. Sad to see Gus and Hera go, but there is no way Gus was ever going to win. I would have liked to see Hera with a different partner.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 12:07 am
The internet cafe is real. Someone on Usenet pointed out their web site: http://www.net-klub.hu/index_en.html You can see the pictures match the place that was on the show. They say their real hours of operation are 10AM-midnight, though.
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Needmylifeback
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 6:48 am
The soup challenge was gross! I think the contestant's should have been made to clean up their vomit instead of just walking away and leaving it....or gotten a time penalty...that was just pure inconsiderate grossness! ... At least Veronica used an empty bowl! And I am not even going to get started on my feelings about Jon! ...Although I do hope there is another 'eating' roadblock soon and Veronica says "Enough is enough...it's your turn" and it causes Jon to 'attempt' it and be eliminated because of it! (Of course his excuse would be that the other 'eating' challenges were much easier than the one he had to do! >....)
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 7:38 am
Yep that soup challenge was pretty nasty. My wife and I always watch these shows together and we joke about how we would do in those situations. I can handle spicy food so I think that I would have been doing that one, but I don’t know how well I would have done. As we’ve been saying, in a sick kind of way, that was pretty funny (and dumb) how Kendra totally sabotaged Jon on that challenge. One moment he was happy and going along with no problem – the next he was doomed. Good catch on the Internet Café website! I was getting a bit disillusioned at the thought that TAR was stooping to creating fake sets. It’s interesting how some couples can be entertaining and a bit funny when they have disagreements, while others are just miserable to watch. Unfortunately, most of the people on this season seem to fall into the second category. I don’t know how many people remember Tara and Will from Season 2 (I think). They were fairly abusive to each other, but there was some humor as well and there was a lot of give and take, so they were quite entertaining. Hayden and Aaron on the other hand, aren’t fun to watch at all. It’s also interesting how viewers have different feelings about what we are seeing of the couples. My wife isn’t particularly fond of Jonathan (with Victoria), but she absolutely can’t stand what we’ve seen of Kendra and Aaron. I do wish that they would show a lot more of Jon and Kris. Maybe the editors think that nice is boring but I think that this show could use a lot more “nice” right now. Besides, they aren’t a boring couple – they are funny, insightful and entertaining to watch. I really enjoyed the scenes they showed of them on the recap show. Finally, when I watch these shows, I try not to personalise it too much. It’s just a show and I like to relax, and sit back and watch without getting too wrapped up in the personalities. It is a great show, but it is just TV. 
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Ar_jammer
Member
11-17-2004
| Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 8:28 am
Not much more to say than what has already been said. This was an ugly episode. Although I was touched by J/K holding hands. Okay links I found. In case you missed the net klub link, kudos to Spear for finding this for us. http://www.net-klub.hu/index_en.html Given they have been in Budapest for 3 weeks of our time, the Budapest’s Tourism Office, Official Touristic Home Page is an interesting site. http://www.budapestinfo.hu/en/ Trams of Hungary.. result of looking for drasines. Thought you might like to look at this. http://hampage.hu/kozlekedes/e_index.html#lostrails I found it. The railway historical park… I think. http://www.museum.hu/search/museum_en.asp?id=76 Picture of the drasines? http://www.museum.hu/search/event_en.asp?IDE=519&ID=76 I must say that searching for drasines provides many interesting links to trains and trolleys. I decided not to list them. Searching for Hajos Alfred Nemzeti sportuszoda you can go to virtualhungary.com for a list of baths and swimming pools. http://virtualhungary.com/lists/bathswim.htm and I finally found something from this episode. A picture of the pool. Really. http://www.fina.org/worldleague_venueHUN.html and another… http://www.megaluxltd.com/hun/nsu.html in searching I found a reference to Margaret (Margit) island. http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/budapest_pages/sights_alpha6.htm#Island Here is another. http://traveltohungary.com/indexload.cgi?/english/hungary/margitsz.htm Notice the talkingcities.co.uk site name… this site has some interesting links for Budapest. The sites page has many interesting maps. Here is a link to the funicular http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/budapest_pages/sights_alpha4.htm#Funicular More funicular sites. http://www.petrophoto.net/uk/cities/europe/pictures_pages/budapest/budapest9.php http://www.wcities.com/en/record/,155695/244/record.html The Halaszbastya, fisherman’s bastion, the pitstop http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/budapest_pages/sights_alpha3.htm#Bastion The Gundel Restaurant. Pictures. One of them is the room with all the regurgitation. http://traveltohungary.com/indexload.cgi?/english/services/restaura/lstrestaurant.php?id=7 Looks like they put them in the basement or the wine cellar. Not the same tables though. http://www.gundel.hu/etterem/index.php?lang=en&mid=140 Actual Gundel website http://www.gundel.hu/etterem/index.php?lang=en Buda Castle for the fast forward. Here is picture. How could the taxi driver get lost? http://personal.udri.udayton.edu/klosterm/Budapest/n2082.jpg Another site for it. http://www.aviewoncities.com/budapest/budacastle.htm Good picture. http://www.fsz.bme.hu/hungary/budapest/kepek/nagyok/budvar2.htm This site has pictures of Buda Castle, Fisherman’s Bastion, and the Olympic Pool. Check the links on the right. http://www.heliospanzio.hu/en/photoalbum/castle.htm Time to wrap this up. Pictures of the pitstop, Fisherman’s Bastion. http://www.jonbales.com/Budapest/CastleDistrict/Fishermans/Fishermans.htm http://www.the4cs.com/~corin/photos/2003/budapest/2003051804190.html This page has a reference to Buda Castle too. http://www.caribouschools.org/Secondary/CHS/Library/E-World%20Guide/touristattractions/attractions/fib/fib.htm Okay I am done.
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