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Happy for Penn and especially Kim. Oldest winners of the race ever, which lol, they don't seem that old to me, but I guess a mom and dad running against some young kids is indeed old. Got a little misty listening to them talk about their kids. There's an article out there that they said the key to the Amazing Race is "marriage counseling" and "stair climbing". Ha. Really loved their relationship. They are respectful to each other and have a good marriage. But I would have been happy with a flight attendant win. They could have used the money more than Kim and Penn. It wouldn't have surprised me if Kim and Penn offered up $100K to each of them right on the mat. Didn't know that Kim had a huge anxiety problem. Not sure if she talked about it during the race and I just missed it. Seemed pretty put together to me. I think this might be the first memory challenge that was team specific. Not just a picture of a boat that was rowed in Portugal, but a team's specific boat with the specific name. Not sure why Kim and Penn couldn't remember the name of their boat, that would have seemed easy to recall. Not just any gold coin but your specific coin, and your specific car. I liked that. I don't recall what season it was where it was revealed that racers took notes. We haven't seen evidence of much note taking ever, at least what's shown on the episodes. I think once I remember seeing a shot of a racer's notebook. I'd have one of those Moleskin black notebooks and would be writing everything down. Each season you learn a little more about what might be thrown at you. This final memory task with all the details is going to turn it up a notch. Kim drawing the greeters was awesome, but did she draw how big Napolean's hat was? I believe it was Nat and Kat's season where the final task was the greeters, so that's when people started paying attention to that. The level of note taking from now on is going to be ridiculously detailed for anyone who is a fan of the show. I'd be writing things down like what bathroom stall I used and whether the toilet paper was 1-ply or 2-ply. In the opening intro, when Phil said "7 teams came back....and now we're down to 4". I was like, really? After all these weeks only 3 teams got eliminated? Ah, got to love the NEL. I suppose they were in LA, so it made sense to have an industry type challenge. It was fun to see the old clips again. But I disliked the subjectivity of the judging. This is the final leg. Make it a task where there is a clearly defined successful completion. I get that it was Covid, and they didn't want them running around everywhere. Would be curious to know how long it took each team to complete. Arun and Natalia said they were superfans. Really? Have we heard that mentioned once during the entire season? If so, I didn't hear it. I think Dusty said something once that he was a student of the show. I suppose most racers would have had to have some experience watching if they were interested in applying.

LOL, must have dozed off during that part. Was wondering how they got the video of the Bonnie Bedelia look alike. So did they say something like they nabbed her son to try to get her to lower her demand from $10 million to $5 million? If they had her son, why wouldn't they just make her agree to not collect any money at all?

I don't know folks, I might be out. I dislike the fact that it looks like Morena Baccarin will spend the entire series in the box. Of course, they figured out a way to get her some new clothes. The accent is distracting. And just the ridiculousness that she has every single thing planned like ten steps in advance. What was on the thumb drive that was taped to the sick bankers shoe? I missed that part. So if she didn't come up with the guy who was responsible for her mother's death and typed it in, they'd all be blown up and the series would be over? Good thing she got it on the first try.

Agreed. Been a fan of Morena since Homeland, and that opening intro scene where she leaned out of the box and her boobs almost fell out was stunning. But then later when she opened up her dress a little to reveal the abdominal scar, it appeared she had a bra on? What am I missing? Her accent is ridiculous. Very distracting. If the whole series is going to play out with her caged up in this room, it's going to be very very boring. If she's always going to be one step ahead and knows exactly how everything will play out, it will become very uninteresting. The bank manager with the burner phone that he uses to call his mistress...just how did they know that he'd be seated next to the air vents that the rescue team was hoping to come through...and then when that plan is literally blown up, the bank robber knows at that very moment to go to him and take the phone? Huh?

Loved this episode! But I've always liked Hailey, and I know that she's not well liked here on this board. Watching that YouTube video up above...it's impressive the time and preparation it took to film the water scene. Not to mention the expense. So that's two phones that Hailey ruined by jumping into the water? LOL, that was my first thought, something must be wrong with me. Not to mention her jacket. And after jumping into the pool and then arriving to the police station, her clothes seemed oddly dry, including the jacket. Did anyone else think that Newport health club looked like a converted high school? What kind of fancy health club has the showers you dreaded in high school where it's just a huge chamber and you have absolutely no privacy?

I remember the early years when you had to be responsible with your money. Wasn't it Frank and Margarita that were near a pit stop but they didn't have money to pay the cab, so they had to beg people for money? My memory isn't what it used to be, but I do recall the money played a bigger role than it seems to in recent years. This makes sense that you had to return the stones instead of just pushing them off to the side. As mentioned upthread, it's unfair as the other racers find the gold coin and then Dusty is left with finding just one remaining coin...but still is left with all of the rocks. Would have been much more equitable if the circle was divided into four and each racer had to hunt in their respective circle. Socrates was scary. Dude, it's Covid. Put a mask on and stay six feet away. Arun was insufferable when he was trying to tell Natalia how to break the plates. He was so mechanical in his manner of breaking them that he was actually probably the slowest when compared to the others. It's not rocket science. Meanwhile Dusty was just whipping them on the ground without even looking at them. I think the clue said that you had to alternate? Dusty had the right idea. I'd alternate my hands picking up the plate. As my right hand is throwing down the plate, my left hand is grabbing the next one. But maybe the required alternating with your partner would slow you down anyway.

Actually enjoyed this show for once and didn't think it was too ridiculous. But questions remain. Pregnant woman with syphilis. I must have turned away for a bit when Dylan made the diagnosis. Why exactly was Goodwin involved? Why was their concern about notifying the woman about her diagnosis? It's her body, she has the infection, why wouldn't she have the right to know? Or was it they didn't want to tell her while the husband was present? Seemed a little ridiculous. I guess Goodwin has to get on the screen at some time during the episode. Faked Alzheimer's. Called it immediately. What I didn't understand is why wouldn't the mom have heard at some point that she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and objected? Maggie and tumor. From an age standpoint, Maggie is probably in her early 40's? Vanessa has to be at least 26 if she's a doctor in training. If Maggie had her when she was 15 or 16, I suppose that would work. So Maggie still probably could get pregnant. But you know there's always drama with her. It'll be some tumor that produces pregnancy hormone but will be not malignant, and in two episodes we'll completely forget that she had surgery and was sick. Guy with psychiatric induced seizures. Was that what it was? I didn't understand. Marcel gave him saline and told him it was some medication, and that guy knew the medication was supposed to induce a seizure? So he had one? Which proved that it was all in his head? What was the medication supposed to be? Marcel and Blake/Avery. The actress that plays Blake is 49, while the one who plays Avery is 34. They've done a good job at making Avery look young, so it is believable that she is in her 20s. I don't think Marcel ever hooked up with Avery, did he? She has been very flirty and clearly would be open to it, but I think he rebuffed her at every point? And Marcel has slept with Blake already, hasn't he? Or did I imagine that? If Marcel wants to further his career, then he clearly should hook his train to Blake. But I would think that would be frowned upon and I'd probably go with the attractive daughter. But right now, it's all going to blow up and I think this might mean the end of Blake and Avery for this show, because if there's no relationship with Marcel, what's the point of having her on? She'll be a very rarely seen bit character like Abrams or Latham. Charles and psychiatrist. Was expecting her to drop him because she thought he was difficult. Not because she was interested in him. Have we ever seen this woman before? Did we even know that Charles saw a psychiatrist? To have her out of the blue say that she likes him seemed a little far-fetched.

Well, yes, it was a rhetorical question. I think I recall Stingray from Season 2? He joined Johnny's Cobra Kai, and wasn't he the guy that helped break up the brawl at the school in the finale? I guess while we'll always see Daniel as the ultimate protagonist of this show, it is, after all, named Cobra Kai. So I supposed Johnny really is supposed to be the #1 lead. But we naturally know that won't happen as this is the Karate Kid franchise.

Agree that I'm surprised they allow these podcasts/recaps. Don't all contestants sign a letter of nondisclosure? Like they can't even tell their family if they won or not? Weren't they also prevented from posting on message boards such as these? Wouldn't a video recap fall into the same sphere? Or do they get a pass because they're "social media personalities", and well, this is their schtick and how they make a living? I don't get understand. Penn is good at what he does. He knows what plays to the camera, what producers look for, etc. I guess that comes with just being somewhat in the business and they use that to their advantage. I do find them far less annoying than I thought I would though, so maybe they know not to be too over the top. Arby's? Dunkin Donuts? Stereotyping here, but of course he owns a Dunkin Donuts! (Either that or a 7-11?). For some reason I assumed he owned an Indian restaurant. Was there not footage of him at his job at some point? Guess I made that up in my mind.

Finally caught up and finished this series. Interesting that Johnny called on Kreese for help, only to see Kreese force him out of Cobra Kai. And now it appears the same has happened to Kreese in regards to Silver. I don't like the Silver character nor the actor, but have to admit that the actor does a really good job of portraying the evilness. Didn't see the Stingray twist coming at all. Kind of forgot who this Stingray guy was to begin with. Hard to believe that a grown adult would allow himself to be subjected to a beating and then used as a pawn in some evil manipulations, just to get into a dojo that doesn't respect or believe in him anyway. Why didn't Stingray just go to Miyagi Do or Eagle Fang? A little surprised that there was no mention of the bet. Wasn't the bet that Miyagi Do and Eagle Fang would have to close its doors? Which is insane. It's not like Cobra Kai would have ceased its operation if they had lost. Tory is unlikable but I'm hoping she does the right thing and tells somebody she saw the ref getting paid off by Silver. Also an unlikable character is the kid Larusso son. He's a bully but has no reason to be a bully. And his haircut is awful. Loving that the nerd got the hottest blonde girl in the class. Giving hope to nerds everywhere!

I thought the team event was fun to watch. Disappointed that the US didn't medal, but the competition is tough. I believe Mikaela went 1-3, but I think she only skied the slower red course. She won her first one, but then I think lost two of them by .02 and .10. I'm guessing the strategy was to have her try to get a win on the tougher course, but it became obvious that the blue skier always had an advantage. Didn't know much about this River guy, but I like his attitude and his spunk. Hoping to see him again. And I know many are tired of the Mikaela coverage. I'm not really sure what you would expect. She's a US star. Face of the US ski team. One of the biggest draws of this year's Olympics. If she skied well and won six medals, people would be complaining of the oversaturation and lauding of her accomplishments. Now that she didn't win, people are complaining of the interviews where she's getting asked what went wrong. Maybe the haters just don't like her period and any screen time for her is not acceptable. I found her last interview with the rest of the team the most emotional. You could see even through her tinted goggles that her eyes were watering and that she was choking back tears as her voice cracked while she was describing the support she got from her teammates and how much she appreciated it. It looked like she had fun out there and she did say that this event was the most fun of her entire Olympics. She's a champion even without the medals. Onward and upward and hope to see her in Milano-Cortina in four years.

Watched women's ski halfpipe last night. Is it just me, or is the halfpipe just not as exciting when the athlete is on skis as opposed to a snowboard? Very few of the women could elevate out of the pipe, some hits looked like they barely cleared the lip because they were going so slow. Do the skiing men get 20 feet out of the pipe like the Japanese boarders do? I guess maybe there's less surface area on skis so maybe that's why you go slower? Somebody smarter than me perhaps could explain the physics. Because of this, I wasn't really that interested. Sure, wanted to see if the American born but perhaps now China citizen Eileen Gu could medal and win. And of course, to see if the US women could podium. Eileen Gu has gotten a lot of flak here about her heart wrenching decision to ski for her mother's home country. She said it was so she could inspire millions of Chinese girls to get into snow sports. Uh huh. Guess she thought she couldn't do the same here like what Chloe Kim and Shaun White before her did for snowboarding in the US? These stars got their start on the little hills in Big Bear outside Los Angeles and rose to worldwide fame. So it can be done. But we all know why she did it. A reported $42 million in endorsements. And it worked. I know Eileen Gu's name because of the "controversy" but couldn't even tell you who skied for the US. She and her mother are so business savvy and got it right, so kudos to them. Everything about her image is perfectly attended to. The makeup, the ski jacket, the lifting the goggles up to make sure the camera sees her pretty face when she's waiting for her score, etc. Got to hand it to her. I heard her postrace interview where she made a comment about how she was one of only two women to ski all races, the only woman to make finals of all three disciplines. And then she said something like "And I think somebody just told me that I'm the only extreme sports athlete to medal three times in a single Olympics." As if she didn't know that? I'm sure she did. I think she would have been less criticized if she was just honest. "Hey, I can make bank in China because I'm half Chinese. Nobody cares about freestyle skiing here in the US. The amount of endorsements I'll get by becoming the face of the Bejing games far outweighs what I'd get here in the US. I love my country and this is my home. But it's simply a business decision to ski for China." Mad props to her if she could have said that.

I didn't understand the point either. I think it was the twins that asked somebody in a car how to spell it? It was just a bad attempt at interjecting some Greek culture into the task. A better option would have been to make the racers look at a menu without names and ask them to pick the souvlaki and make them consume it. If they picked a gyro? They have to finish it before they pick something else. A moussaka? They have to eat that first. They'd know if they picked wrong if there was no clue. I think Natalia also showed up after the lecture had already started. Was curious if she would have listened to the beginning again. Good point about just needing to do it twice since you would just listen for the answers to the questions. I also wonder if the racer waiting to guess was sequestered away from the table where they couldn't see the pictures or hear the questions. Because all you have to do is observe what the person in front of you did and then just copy. I would find it hard to believe that the racers got that complicated story and remembered everything so quickly. I think the race in general does a bad job of making people don't just copy off each other (thinking back to the husbands and the cake decorating). As far as germs, I suppose. But I'm a self-admitted germaphobe. I'd chow it down just because it was a race. For a million dollars, I'd probably share even underwear, but I wouldn't like it. Still confused how the twins ended up at the pit stop in the first place. Wonder how much time they lost.

Another thing that I thought was a little gross - although not grosser than maggot cheese - is that the teammates had to share the souvlaki. Why couldn't the woman cut it in half? I think no big deal for Penn and Kim, the pink sisters, and perhaps Arun and Natalia. But even if Ryan and Dusty are best bros and Raquel and skinny girl as well...do they really swap spit with each other? I guess in a race, you do what you have to do. Just seems a little unnecessary to make them share a sandwich.

These. I don't think it's unusual at all that some people have never had souvlaki or a gyro. Just like I'm sure some people have never had Indian food, which would be a shocker to Arun and Natalia. I'm curious why there was no detour on this roadblock. Maybe Penn and Kim will talk about it in their recap? When Phil says "self driving car", did anyone else expect a Tesla AI auto-drive? That's what I thought of and still what I think of if the term "self driving car" is used. Why did he say that? Why not just say "drive yourself", which was clearly the intent? Didn't like Natalia saying "well, we have to drive ourselves, which we're not really good at". It's sort of a self-defeating philosophy. It doesn't take a whole lot of skill to drive and find a location by following a map or directions. Yes, some people are just directionally challenged. But two people in the same car? it's a cop-out. It's not like they're being asked to drive a NASCAR road course and finish in under 3 minutes. It's really not that hard to drive somewhere. Dusty is ultra competitive, you can't fault him for that. But the "Me Tarzan You Jane" beating of the chest schtick is plain annoying. He's the guy who if he dunks on an opponent would turn to the crowd and flex with arms down and hands clenched while yelling in jubilee.

I imagine a lot of America has never had souvlaki. Not sure where you're from or where you grew up, but it's not like there's a Greek diner or fast food on every single block like a McDonald's. Not that hard to imagine. I can spell souvlaki, but I've been to Greece. I'm sure I've had it before, although I just don't like Greek food. I think it's the sauces that turn me off. If the twins had never heard of it, I can see why it would have taken them a long time to spell it. Why were there two roadblocks and no detour? Covid related and just no time to prepare one? I thought the 15 minute story was excessive. And it certainly looked like Nathalia and maybe skinny flight attendant arrived in the middle of the story. So if you missed the beginning, you would have to wait for the guy to start over? Ryan leaving after the first five saints was hilarious, and he was about to do it again along with skinny FA when the priest quickly interjected "And next" or something like that. If I were the priest, I would have let them run off again. Very difficult challenge it seems, to have to remember 10 pictures, a ton of facts, and sitting through 15 minutes. Impressed with Penn who apparently nailed it. Never knew that ADHD can make you hyperfocused and give you photographic memory. Raquel letting the girls say hello again during the wrapping challenge. Arun and Nathalia continue to give the "fake it til you make it" vibe. They do not deserve to be in the final.

While I can understand why some are saying "Poor Kamila", count me in the camp that she knew what she was doing and that she shoulders at least some of the fault. I don't buy for a minute that the Russians told her to throw it. She is a 15 year old that felt the weight and scorn of the skating community and world. She buckled under the tremendous pressure. And probably after the first fall, she didn't have the mental fortitude to fight through it. She might be an amazing athlete. Albeit a doped one. But even amazing athletes fail. (Just look at Mikaela Shiffrin.). Glad that she didn't podium and that the medals wouldn't be mired in controversy.

At this point, what more is there to say about Mikaela? I feel for her. She made a comment that she's probably the biggest failure ever in the Olympics. Got to think that it's all mental now. Hope she's able to put this behind her and continue to dominate like she's done her whole career. Ted Ligety pointed out that Bode Miller skied 5 events in Turin in 2006 and didn't medal at all. I believe he didn't finish three of them. And then came back in Vancouver to get a gold, silver, and bronze. Hoping for a similar turn around for her in four years.

The USA men's loss last night was pathetic. Couldn't capitalize on two power plays in the third, one was a 5 on 3 and they didn't even get off a shot. Gave up the tying goal in the last minute. And then was truly awful in the shootout. No challenging shots at all. I think the first shot was going for the short side and there was absolutely no room. One puck slid off the shooter's stick. A few others were shot so close to the goalie that they had no shot. Not sure if any of the shots were elevated at all. 3-0 in the pool, looked so promising. Yet now over. Bring back the pros.

Is it Dan Hicks that has been doing all the Alpine announcing alongside Ted Ligety? I'm getting really tired of him. I think he brings enthusiasm. But he's sort of like "Every Man" in his commentating, meaning his style and choice of words are what I would say if I was calling the race. And I'm no professional sportscaster. "Here we go with Skier X who looks ready in the start gate.... Wow, off to a good start at the top!.....Whoa, a little bobble there!.....(invariably for anyone without a podium time) And Skier X is struggling to get to the finish." The guy adds NOTHING to my knowledge base. But I guess that's why Ligety is there as the professional and analyst. He's awesome. I've been on mountains a long time, but obviously I'm no ski racer. I like hearing about the fall line, tips such as getting your skis into the turn even before you reach the gate to avoid the bounce, what kind of tuck you should be in on the small jumps on downhill, etc. He is SO informative, and I really feel like I'm learning listening to him. Yes, the announcer isn't supposed to give the technical description and analysis. But I feel like the announcer should be at least able to describe the action in a way that's more compelling and interesting to the viewers. Dan Hicks is certainly no Al Michaels or Vin Scully. With these guys, you could close your eyes and picture the action as if you were listening on a radio. Now some may argue that with skiing, how many ways can you describe going down the mountain, which I'll agree. But this guy is a professional. He should at least find some more inventive or different ways to call the race. Ligety last night described that big Norwegian that I think finished second or third - the guy who in the starting gate was stomping his feet incessantly...breathing heavy, psyching himself up - as "he comes out like a tiger just released from his cage" and "skiing angry". Those are visual descriptions that I would expect from the main announcer, not from the color analyst.

I know nothing about bobsled other than there is a driver, and then pushers and brakers for 2 and 4 person sleds, which as @blackwing says, really don't do anything. So I would have thought that monobob might have a little different strategy, but it appears in my limited watching that the competitors are simply just the drivers? So basically you've got the same people driving, and now they have to rely on their own starts to gain advantage. This would obviously benefit the driver who is fast and also strong to push the sled on her own. But what I was hoping for was one of the pushers/brakers to get a chance to drive. Does that happen? Seems like she would have the advantage being bigger, so that means likely stronger, better push, and more weight to go down the hill. It would be like letting an offensive lineman get the glory and be the running back or quarterback. Why hasn't that happened? I guess they're not used to driving and it's not so easy and it takes years of practice?

It was indeed really red. And out of control wild. I'll admit that I thought he was a bit of a punk when he was younger, but that's the old man in me telling people to get off my lawn. I've admired the person/athlete/teammate/GOAT/mogul that he has become. Lots of griping about the snowboard scoring, good article on ESPN. Most egregious error was indeed the Max Parrot score. I still understand why fellow Canadian McMorris would then claim gold when he only finished in bronze. And didn't expect it to be reported anywhere, and I don't think I've seen it...but the US judge was the one that gave the really low score to Ayumu Hirano when that run deserved a 96-98. Was he trying to keep the door open for Shaun?

What's the record for number of punts in the Super Bowl?

That halftime show was off the chain. Wish it was longer. Wondering why it took so long for them to do the Super Bowl. Wow, quick strike to Tee Higgins.

I thought that Bengals non-uniformed player celebrating in the end zone was a fan. For the price of these tickets, that would be insane to do that. Who was he exactly?