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Delusions of grandeur is a little harsh. I think a lot of folks who apply are just fans who want to participate in a season. They want to interact with Phil and get to travel around the world doing Amazing Race stuff for free -- and get some money for it (not necessarily winning it). I think each season there are always some slots reserved for "super fans". It keeps the fan base active with the hope of being a participant. This season there does seem to be more of these teams. Of course when asked, the racers will always say "I want to win" even though they aren't a competitive team.

I'm leaning toward Navarro is alive. Navarro's house was basically empty when Danvers went there. It makes more sense that she pack up possessions and left in her car than if she committed suicide.

This is how I interpret Danver's known hook-ups 1. Jake (deceased). Step daughter Leah's father. Son Holden (deceased) father. 2. Ted Connelly, Police Chief. Danver's boss 3. Geography Teacher. Name? 4. Kate McKittrick's (ice rink lady) ex-husband. I thought Connelly was the ex-husband but I seem to recall a mention that the ex was a mine executive. My current thoughts are that Jake was the drunk driver and the cause of Holden's death. Also, Danver replaced the elder Prior as head of the Ennis police force.

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He says "She's awake". I only point this out because multiple people say this and it may be an underlying plot point.

Of the eight men at Tsalal, six froze to death, one survived (Lund), and Clark is missing and presumed alive. They originally thought Clark was a victim and would be among the frozen bodies. I think they focused on Clark because he had a connection with Annie. There was a picture of him wearing Annie's parka. It was the Supply Guy who saw the spiral tattoo on Clark. My question: Was that Annie's body in the trailer?

Did anyone else wish Munch's last line was "I live here now!" 😊

From a Google search: Why do animals still move after they're dead? The movements occur because the muscles and nerves go through a short phase of hyperexcitability as they are progressively deprived of oxygen and die

With this show, I have a feeling that Avis' new side story will be her mentoring the female student for a few episodes. It was good to see Melanie Mayron do double duty as an actor and director.

Joel & Garrett's Recap:

That is the first time I can recall an instructor joined with the reading of the clue away from the main area. Has that happened before? Perhaps Corey wanted his dad to meet Anna Mai (the instructor) for non-race reasons?

I'm open to the possibility that the desserts were real. There weren't enough teams choosing this task to make a definitive determination, unless G&J talk about it on their YT recap. There are various levels of quality to fake food. In Japan, there is an art form called Sampuru (https://www.today.com/food/trends/sampuru-japanese-art-fake-food-rcna26990). As for the Ladyfinger dessert, it is possible that the prop consisted of individual parts where the lady fingers were lightly glued onto the center portion.

I was wondering if the diners ate any of the food. Because it was three courses, so if the racers had to wait for the diners to finish each course before they could serve the next one, a team could be slowed down if they had some particularly polite diners. It looked like all the dishes were props. The brothers had sometimes stacked the dishes for the first two where the sauces would be messed due to the touching of the bottom of the plate. When John placed the plate on the table, the sauces were undisturbed. I don't think any of the diners ate the food because it didn't look like the utensils were moved between dishes.

i suspect that the finish wasn't all that close. The groups ahead would have still been on the mat if it was. Also, usually the camera man would have shown them on the bridge if they were there. I think Anna Leigh only said that as part of her cajoling her father to move faster.

I thought this was a great interview on The Daily Show

I think Bleeker Street is an independent production house and not park of the strike.

The way I interpreted that was she considered close friends as relatives. The next scene with Bear, Elora Danan and Willie Jack at the front door confirmed it for me. Much like Big, Bucky and Brownie are considered Uncles even though they are not related.

Well it shows how much I was paying attention to the album cover. My interest in the storyline diminished as the season when on. That publisher must be the worst run business in the industry. Giving in to all those demands to a band that burned them on the last tour seemed too unrealistic to me.

I don't know how you concluded that Camila shot the album cover. I don't remember at any point in the series that the show gave Camila any credit for the album cover. It was established that the publishers hired a well known and well-regarded (even noted by Camila) photographer to do the album photo shoot. Why would they use Camila's random photos for the album cover and waste all that money for the photo shoot?

Best Line of the Week:

Desantis' latest attempt on passing for a human.

I agree with all that has been said here. I hated Billy and Daisy ending. I never saw the end of HIMYM -- if that is how it ended I okay with not seeing it. Did Billy actually shave his beard when he went to visit Daisy? Was that some subconscious way to recapture the moment he had with Daisy? Of the band members, Warren was the most grounded person. He recognized how special the tour was in his musical career and embrace the time. I don't blame Eddie for quitting the band. He was tired of Billy and his narcissism. He wanted to be his own person regardless of his talent level. I haven't read the book. I was fine with the lightning in a bottle plot frame but it has been done before (i.e. The Commitments). I'm curious if the band implosion occurred after a 2nd album would have been a more interesting story.

You're right. I should have paid more attention when watching.

I think Camilla suffers from the sunken cost fallacy. She has invested so much into her relationship with Billy that she can't just give up on him for the sake of their daughter. It also appeared that she came from a traditional family upbringing where divorce is probably frowned upon. At that point in time, Camilla photography is more like a hobby than a profession. She doesn't have the reputation to merit the responsibility of an album photo shoot. The band doesn't have enough clout with the publisher to request Camille be in charge of the photo shoot. How they manage to get two buses for the tour seems like pure fiction to me. I did notice that in an earlier "present time" interview, she was referred to as "Camilla Alvarez" instead of "Camilla Dunne". Is Alvarez her maiden name? Did she not change her name to Dunne or does that mean she later divorced Billy?

Admittedly, I'm not familiar with living in snow filled winters or by a lake. But, wouldn't a body of water that size be attractive to various types of animals? Does no one in the cult know about traps? It seems like the group was heavily dependent on hunting and scavenging.