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It was kind of jarring to go back to Matt after just having had our first season with Allison (who I love). What a great group of bakers, all of whom did really well and (as others have said) were a massive upgrade from the Channel 4 people. I thought for sure Chigs’s showstopper would have won it. That looked straight out of a magazine. I’m bummed we are a year behind in the US - I want the new holiday episodes next week!

I love Rob and Corey with my whole heart but Greg and John are delightful.

This is a truly delightful final six, but I can say without reservation that Rob and Corey are my favorite team to ever run the race. Their conversation on the mat solidified it - what a touching moment that we all got to be part of. Months later, thousands of miles away! I’m glad Steve and Anna Leigh were able to close out strong, and I hope she looks into that anxiety prescription. It’s okay to be competitive and want to win (hi, it’s me, I’m the problem it’s me) but she was clearly struggling to keep it all together towards the end. You can and should encourage your partner, but you also can’t change their physical capabilities through yelling at them more and louder.

I’m honestly not sure I’ve ever loved a team more than Rob and Corey.

That man is very smiley in talking heads for being in last place, it makes me wonder what happens at this roadblock.

This is so painful but Joel’s attitude is amazing.

LOVE. They would be such a satisfying final three! This episode reminded me of why I’m glad I am no longer with an ex who - among other things - was a dick about me being slower than him. I know Steve can’t and won’t leave his daughter but I certainly wish him, his lungs, and his eardrums peace.

She is going to kill him!

So well said. Watching Rob absolutely geek out in the glider (and then history geek out over NATO?!), and watching Corey be so happy for his moments of glory, was such a treat. And a blessed relief from the other parent-child team. If I spoke to my dad like that, regardless of stress or circumstance, I would be not long for this world. It would truly never occur to me to speak to one of my parents like that. (Or anyone, really.) I was feeling a mega leg up until the very end, so it was a pleasant surprise when the episode ended with an actual elimination. It feels like they have been brutal and very demanding legs of late. The sound of “Lena!” yelled over and over again might be seared into my brain for a while, but I still liked the sisters. It’s funny how of the remaining teams I have a VERY strong preference for the 3 all male teams.

She just told her dad to get his ass up here. I would be dead at the spot.

Oh my god. Nightmare - they are going to kill themselves for absolutely no reason.

Girlfriend has Killer Fatigue for real, on top of a general bitch aura. A deadly combo.

Rob looks like the happiest person to have ever happied, this is delightful. And I would be absolutely shitting myself in one of those gliders. Excited but terrified.

That was fun to watch, even while I find most of the actual people ridiculous. And am I the only one worried Jake was having an actual seizure or stroke at tribal when he was struggling to find words, given his episodes shown in prior episodes?! Goodness.

This, a million times over. It’s disheartening to see the myriad ways ableism plays out in the tent as well as in life. I thought Josh was the sure winner, was not at all prepared for Dan’s name to be called. It was Saku’s time and yet she will still be so very missed.