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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 8:02 pm 
I totally agree. I guess I like competitions that are competitions, without the imposition of strategic negative interference.
Pamy, at least skip it and fast forward are positive.
I don't like the advantages in Masterchef that can take out the best cooks.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 8:09 pm
When you're in Switzerland, don't miss the southern cities of Ascona, Locarno, and Lugano. Travel south through the Dolomites (different looking than the Alps) into the Italian Lakes region -- Lake Como, Lake Lugano, and Lake Maggiore. That's where George lives.
I did this trip in August 1970. (Grindelwald was a few years later.) IIRC, it was 12 - 14 days in Switzerland and Austria and touched into Italy and Germany. Flight home was on Swissair August 30, 1970, Zurich - NY. That SAME flight one week later, September 6, was one of the three planes hijacked, flown to the Gaza Strip, and burned. We were frisked before boarding the flight on August 30. Swissair must have known something was in the offing.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 9:57 pm
My impression from the "next week" scenes was that they were all going to vote on a U-turn, like a popularity contest.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 11:07 pm
Exactly.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, May 31, 2019 - 6:20 am
I guess they are trying to bring Survivor and Big Brother elements into the show. I don’t like the idea and I don’t like the idea of u-turns in general. I liked the Fast Forward but I understand it was harder and more expensive to produce. I prefer a more straightforward competitive game but they seem convinced that a lot of viewers enjoy social conflict. None of the viewers here seem to but maybe we aren’t representative of their larger audience. Or maybe the producers are stupid. 
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Texasgirl
Member
07-14-2013
| Friday, May 31, 2019 - 7:45 am
I hope both Victor and Nicole are embarrassed by their behavior, Lexie. Especially how Vic tried to blame the sisters for them coming in last place. I like Nicole her first season but not her second. I liked Victor enough to root for them throughout the race, until this past leg.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, May 31, 2019 - 8:34 am
Yeah I think that was a bit of a stretch. I don't see how the sisters remotely caused them to finish last. In fact, my impression was that the sisters were trying to help a fellow Big Brother team by giving them information. I can see why the other teams might be upset by them, but I don't see why Nicole and Victor were upset.
Anyway, I still like all these teams. That is a very high pressure situation and I understand how they aren't always at their best.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Friday, May 31, 2019 - 8:58 am
I'm not sure it was portrayed accurately.
Sure, Rach and Elissa were giving them information. But they also withheld information. They said they "overheard" the conversation, and then tried to pretend they weren't part of it.
I think Nic and Vic sensed they weren't getting the whole truth (and they weren't), so that made them suspicious of the info. There's nothing worse than when you sense someone is lying to you but they won't admit it.
Rachel and Elissa were trying to warn them while protecting themselves and it backfired. But the very reason Nic and Vic went to the other teams to get more information was because they felt like something was wrong about the info they were getting.
So, it all blew up. For everyone.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 31, 2019 - 11:47 am
Yes, they gave partial information that would target Team Fun, but no mention of the Afghanimals.
And then said it was overheard.
Rachel has been on the race before, twice, so why did she not get in shape to RUN faster in her preparations?
Even just as viewers, surprised that Britney and Nicole were so slow. And whining takes breath and slows the running.
Tyler and Corey had prepared to run.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, May 31, 2019 - 12:31 pm
A lot of people may be slim but are not very physically fit and just can't run any distance at all.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 31, 2019 - 12:53 pm
Of course there can be reasons, but many people can train and improve stamina and going for a million dollars with a partner in a competition where it fairly often comes down to a run against another pair to be in or out.. Seems like a good incentive. You start building stamina by walking, then walking fast.
Britney surprised me by seeking unable to do some physical things as compared to Janelle.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Monday, June 03, 2019 - 9:38 am
some people just can't run I can walk fast, but can't run. different muscles in the core. I used to be able to walk for miles and miles, but running causes pain.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 03, 2019 - 9:46 am
It may have nothing to do with fitness, stamina or desire. For example, my knees are quite troublesome and I can't tolerate the stress of running. I just can't run any distance. However, I'm extremely good at bike riding and swimming, etc.
Though I do agree that in Britney's situation it appears to be more a lack of general aerobic fitness.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, June 03, 2019 - 10:17 am
It's not uncommon for people not to train before they go on TAR. Of course, the smart ones do, as we see several of the repeats have done so. Maybe the BB teams didn't realize how demanding it was. And uh, Rupert & Laura. LOL.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, June 03, 2019 - 1:21 pm
I wonder how my lead time some of these teams had. I think I read an interview with Janelle that said she didn't know she was teamed up with Britney until just shortly before the race?
Perhaps Britney is more involved with raising her daughter than working out...did her daughter complete her treatment successfully (I'm remembering correctly aren't I that her baby had cancer?)?
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Monday, June 03, 2019 - 6:41 pm
yes her daughter is in remission 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, June 03, 2019 - 7:39 pm
Janelle and Britney have three children each.
I do remember, fondly, a time when Janie challenged Mike Boogie to try her workout. He could not keep up. He had assumed it was lightweight because she wasn't pumping iron.
I really was just surprised, but even though I walk a lot I certainly could not keep up with Rachel or Britney. Janelle is 38; Britney is 30.
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