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I've been watching this show the past few days and this episode I was just happy to see Colter didn't have a magic enhance button for the grainy newspaper photo. Actually having to find the photographer to get the original files was a good move from the writers.

I was baffled when Danny and Angie, standing in front of a stadium, read a clue that says "who wants to score?", then were surprised to find the task is soccer. I would get it if the clue had been cryptic, but it was pretty obvious... I think for roadblocks, I don't mind them cooperating during the task, but I would like a rule that says that once you finish your task and receive your clue, you may no longer help other teams. And for the meat detour, it would've been simple to have a rule "if you guess wrong, you must go back to the instructor before returning to the guessing area." Just like at the car roadblock they had to ride the car again between puzzle tries.

I'm so glad to see extra mini tasks to fill out the time, this is what I was expecting from a season of 90-minute episodes. I cannot stand mustard, I would have to do that task purely visually and hope my partner can do the tasting, lol

They did know, they had already filmed and edited a full season with 60 minute episodes and they didn't want to re-edit it, so they decided to film a whole new one specifically with 90 minute episodes in mind. There is a whole season already filmed that has not aired.

I think Todd meant showing the locals the list didn't help because it wasn't written in Thai, it was written phonetically for English speakers. It looked like it took the later two teams a few tries to find someone who could figure out what the words on the list were actually trying to say. I didn't like the unbalanced detour last week, but this week the tasks were much better. Really liking the teams overall. I enjoy the 90 minute episodes but I was hoping they would use the extra time to add an extra route marker task here and there. Maybe when there's less teams so we don't have to watch 2 people doing a task for an hour.

Since the deadline passed I'm assuming the money is no longer available to be claimed.

I liked this episode much better than the previous one. This actually felt like the right show, so I didn't miss William as much, although I'm glad he's back.

I definitely missed William tonight, I almost didn't finish the episode. It was all case and very little character. I did not enjoy it.

I completely agree. I really wish they had developed the Padma storyline better, but all we got was one episode of her being overwhelmed and both her sister and co-parent who are supposed to be her support system not supporting her at all. Then she's off screen for a few episodes, only mentioned in passing, and suddenly she's suicidal. Last year we spent so much time with her and now when her story gets very serious she's sidelined and not taken seriously whatsoever. I just can't get invested like this.

That last scene! William reaching out for Eliza's hand.... Only to be rudely interrupted! Oh how my heart wishes Ivy and Mr. Potts hadn't shown up!

The entire Stone family needs therapy - and not from Zeke.

Well my local station was interrupting every five minutes with election updates so I gave up and will watch it on demand tomorrow...

I really don't like the style for the confessionals, it makes it all feel very staged. Yes confessionals in any show include being prompted to give exposition and zingers but this group is particularly bad at acting like they're speaking with their own words. I noticed there was one with Joi which was clearly shot on the spot outside the house at the elimination dinner, in a more traditional 3/4 profile looking slightly off camera, and it actually sounded like they asked her a question and she answered it (what a shocker) instead of her reading lines and acting dramatic and smug. I hate the entire concept of how they're editing these with cliffhangers so I've decided to watch these like normal episodes, challenge to elimination.

This is really what's keeping me from enjoying the show 100%. It doesn't seem like anyone is genuinely trying to win. I do think the boat team had a way harder task finding the chests underwater, which took actual physical effort and skill as opposed to just looking out the window of the plane. And yet the plane team almost didn't find the dinghy. I can't stand Greg or Joi. And my eye is on Casey now as the mole just because she is one of the few who seem to actually be playing the game.

Derek and his R's annoyed me, because he kept comparing it to Spanish but it wasn't the same sound at all. I don't speak Arabic but what Claire said made sense, they had to do a throaty R, not a tongue-rolling R like in Spanish. I thought the brothers would never get out of there until they realized they could split it up.