TAR16 EP01: "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt"

[Mooyou]

Discussion page here!

[Bryan Yates]

UMMM... Nanna refers to Jody, OMW, they kick ass ^_^ <3

[eragon]

No spoilers? yay!

[Hooky]

Today is the day!

[David]

OMG... I'll have to wait for Youtube or something like that to see the episode... Damnit!

[Hooky]

Feb 14, 2010 13:43:13 GMT -5 David said:

OMG... I'll have to wait for Youtube or something like that to see the episode... Damnit!

If it makes you feel any better, you're not alone. I usually do that too. It can be an agonizing wait, though.

[Caelestor]

I'm on the west coast, so I won't blog with you guys...Sorry

[Mooyou]

Okay, just to say that this batch is one of the most STUPID teams ever. Now I know why Jordeff and Caite were there!

[Jason & Derrick]

actual i love all the team

[Mooyou]

My IQ just became dumber by watching this episode... - Moo

[Caelestor]

Some thoughts:

• They deleted the part to Wulff's Castle.
  
• Loved Phil's introductions and narrative this episode. I learned some new things about Valparaiso.
  
• Funiculars ftw (just like SF's cable cars)
  
• Brent/Caite and Jordan are on my hate list now.
  The others, even though some made mistakes, are still okay, for now.
  

[Mooyou]

Feb 15, 2010 0:04:49 GMT -5 Caelestor said:

Some thoughts:

• They deleted the part to Wulff's Castle.
  

Because of this, their leg in Valparaiso looked like a NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE...

Their premiere did not look anything nice at all. Such a trainwreck.

[Caelestor]

Feb 15, 2010 0:10:57 GMT -5 Mooyou said:

Feb 15, 2010 0:04:49 GMT -5 Caelestor said:

Some thoughts:

• They deleted the part to Wulff's Castle.
  

Because of this, their leg in Valparaiso looked like a NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE...

Their premiere did not look anything nice at all. Such a trainwreck.

It was way too rushed. However, this cast is more diverse and interesting (save the stuntcasted teams) than TAR 15. Plus, there were more tasks to do.
Not as good as TAR 14, but so much better than last season's intro.

The lack of airport drama next week should help with the pacing.

[Mooyou]

TAR 14 has the best intro imo.

[Caelestor]

Feb 15, 2010 0:42:39 GMT -5 Mooyou said:

TAR 14 has the best intro imo.

Of course. They didn't spend the first 15 minutes in LAX over senseless airplane drama, and the teams went all over the country like in the old days. The Emmy guys loved it!

[Hooky]

Feb 15, 2010 0:10:57 GMT -5 Mooyou said:

Feb 15, 2010 0:04:49 GMT -5 Caelestor said:

Some thoughts:

• They deleted the part to Wulff's Castle.
  

Because of this, their leg in Valparaiso looked like a NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE...

Their premiere did not look anything nice at all. Such a trainwreck.

Agree completely. Staying in one neighborhood is not necessary. It was a trainwreck. Just too fast to understand. It reminds me of another South American premiere that was just too fast...of course, that one doesn't look that fast now!

Anxious for the future episodes, hopefully we will get to know the teams better, rather than seeing tons of mistakes.

[realshowfan]

Feb 15, 2010 0:04:49 GMT -5 Caelestor said:

Some thoughts:

• Brent/Caite and Jordan are on my hate list now.
  The others, even though some made mistakes, are still okay, for now.
  

Which Jordan? 'Cause I do not like both of the Jordans. Girl Jordan's lack of IQ makes me lol though.

I feel this premiere is lacking. The dramas that were expected to be dramatic, aren't so. So yeah.

[eragon]

Did Team BB read their clue? Where they are going? Guatemala? China? lol... nevertheles, I love them.
Another dumb moment was Steve & Allie's panting task. lol, especially when they asked for their next clue. the local has no idea what was going on. haha

Maybe we should do a list for stupid/dumb moments and see if we can get a lot to say that this is the Stupid batch ever.

love:
Jeff & Jordan, Monique & Shawne, Catie & Brent, Joe & Heidi.

Not interested with Louie & Michael

[Hooky]

Reposting my assessment from RFF. Let's face it, when I find one thing bad about an episode, I can rant on it for a while. I'm in a more optimistic mood now that I had some sleep.

Wow! That episode was quite a whirlwind. I'm not sure there was even time to draw breath.

Hopefully the pace slows down enough, otherwise we're not going to know half of the teams by the time the end rolls around.

Jeff & Jordan: These two surprised me this episode. I didn't think they would start off so dominant (or even be dominant, for that matter). I really hope that somehow Jordan gets at least a little smarter before Leg 2, so we don't have to watch them make clueless mistakes while still being successful. On a side note, though, it would be funny to see them eliminated due to a careless mistake.

Monique & Shawne: Faster than I anticipated. These two (despite the spoilers) actually appear to have great potential to be a threat. Possibly my favorite team now, although it's still hard to know who to like and who the villains should be.

Jet & Cord: Impressive catchup! They went from last place all the way up to third by being fast and smart when necessary. I think. It was actually quite hard to tell just how they ended up in third place. But obviously they did it, so they look like they'll be a tough team to beat.

Steve & Allison: I like these two, but they haven't made a very smart first impression, either. The problem that many teams seem to have this season is hurrying up without actually knowing what they are doing (see Brent & Caite also). But I think they will improve as they get used to the race. We'll see.

Joe & Heidi: Seems Joe has a few random skills. Knowing the transportation system of LA was useful this episode (until the other teams beat them to the first flight). Not a lot more to go on yet, but I think they will be portrayed as the Lance & Keri of the season. Which is a shame, because so far I see little evidence of them being obnoxious. But I guess we'll see in Leg 2, as we saw in the preview.

Carol & Brandy: These two have some good entertainment value going for them. Usually teams who have that will go pretty far. Lot's of good one-liners. I think they're greatest asset will be keeping level heads and thinking through things before rushing ahead and doing them carelessly.

Brent & Caite: They're going to have the storyline of the season: proving that she's not clueless. Unfortunately they seem to have failed with that from the very first leg. I'll be rooting for them to fall out. Not sure why, I just don't get good vibes from them. Plus, I don't want to have that awful storyline shoved down my throat the whole season, and I sure don't want to see them win.

Daniel & Jordan: Don't have much to say about these two yet. Losing a paint brush is a rather trivial mistake that I'm not sure warranted a penalty. But then again, when have we seen any team lose the provided supplies for a task before? These two could become a threat, but not until they become a little more careful about how they perform tasks.

Louie & Michael: Looks like we'll be getting the Globetrotter edit from them. Only they aren't quite as entertaining. They're likable though, but it's hard to say if they're likable enough to root for at this point.

Jody & Shannon: Love these two already! I really hope they get a chance on the next leg to climb out of last place. They're low finish seems to have been due to fate rather than skill. If they're equalized again, I think they will be competitive. But right now I just have an awful feeling that they will be last for the entire next episode, which would be sad.

Adrian & Dana: Oh well. They gave it their best. Another team that I realize how much I'm going to miss. If they would've just thought a little more about their Roadblock choice they would still be in it. Uchenna & Joyce and Chip & Kim will apparently not be duplicated this season, which is a shame.

As a whole, the first episode was kind of a letdown for me. I was excited at the start, but the ridiculously fast-paced editing and the over-portrayal of all our wonderful "stunt teams" turned me off rather quickly, and left me confused. Oh, and also the cluelessness of almost all of the racers. This season looks like it will beat TAR 13 in racer cluelessness if they continue to race like they did in this leg. The vital lesson for everyone seems to be: slow down, read the clue, and think through what you are doing.

Favorites now: Monique & Shawne, Joe & Heidi, Dana & Adrian, Steve & Allison, Jody & Shannon, Jet & Cord.

Meh: Carol & Brandy, Daniel & Jordan, Jeff & Jordan, Brent & Caite, Louie & Michael.

Hate: None yet.

[Caelestor]

GMTA Hooky.

Perhaps I was too mean to Caite and Jeff's Jordan yesterday. They are strong female racers. Caite is determined and they would have done pretty well if they had just READ THE CLUE more carefully. As for Jordan, calling Chile China and admitting you've never been out of the country does not bode well.

Brett and Jeff are meh for now.