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My best guess is that they just didn't want to face the other teams they had just hit with a disadvantage. And they knew they were right on their heels. But they will still have to face them eventually so it was still a dumb move.

I blame both. Bianca should have kept her mouth shut but that doesn't mean it wasn't a dumb move on Cedrek's part. He'd already very nearly voted out Sai once before. There was no reason on earth to think she was his best ally in the game. You raise a good point. I guess maybe for me the difference is how the story is handled. They really, really made a big freaking deal out of turning this into a "very special episode" in a way they haven't with other firsts you mentioned. An entire half hour segment with no commercial break? It was really that groundbreaking? I mean, if the point here is to say "See! They can do what anyone else can do!" then why this big to-do about how big a deal it was that she did it? It's like they're talking out both sides of the mouth by saying "she can anything anyone else can do" and at the same time "what a historic moment for the show that she did it."

Thank you! I thought I was losing my mind because sometimes the green box shows the overall score with the GOE added in and sometimes it just shows the GOE. I couldn't decide if it was inconsistent or if I couldn't remember how they did it from one event to the next. I guess it's different on different networks? But why?

Yeah, she was insufferable on Amazing Race, I'm glad to see her go so quickly. I think it's pretty hilarious she crapped out on her own category, Competition Shows. I knew more of them than she did. (MAN I wish they would bring back The Chase.) Oh, is that why they keep showing her? Every time I see her I think she's Jaimie Alexander. I would have sucked a State Quarters. I could have guessed a few but it would have taken me far longer than either of those guys. And Emily crapping out on her own category, Teen Dramas. Who doesn't know Buffy?? They both sucked at this. The Rom Com showdown was even more embarrassing and man, I bet Mike was pissed at wasting his time boost. I would so have picked The Crown if I were Ashley. Physics was hard. And I don't know a single Beyonce song.

Yeah we both commented on this in the live thread. Sometimes the scenery porn on this show amounts to a lot of pointless filler. I'm really annoyed that the show seemed to think adding some new twist or gimmick every week would somehow improve the race. It doesn't. I hate to think the show is taking its cue from Survivor. Just let the teams race. May the best team win. Gimmicks like the "Driver's Seat" and the U-Turn are designed solely to make teams resent each other. This isn't Survivor. It's not Big Brother either. Can't it just be a race? Why is that not good enough? There hasn't been much of a shakeup in the leaderboard after four legs. Some combination of Jonathan and Ana, Scott and Lori and Carson and Jack keep staying in front. Meanwhile, Brett and Mark continue to breeze through challenges but someone keep falling behind due to navigation issues. Otherwise they'd be real contenders. I'm hoping they can break their unlucky streak.

You took the words right out of my mouth, surfgirl. The fact that we had an entire half hour without a commercial break proves how much of a big freaking deal Mark Burnett, Probst and CBS knew this would be and milked it for all it was worth. I hinted at this way back in the first episode when they devoted three whole segments to Eva having autism. It's not that I don't find her story compelling, it's that she was clearly cast on this show for this very reason. And to me that feels exploitative. You can just imagine the show runners salivating over having their first autistic competitor. History made! I keep waiting for the shooting star logo with "The More You Know" trailing after. I mean, do you think Eva would have been cast on this show if she didn't have autism? Sure, the incident was organic and I understand how people would find it moving, but to me the way the show handled it felt a bit icky. To top it off, we get yet another dum dum move by Cedrek that saves Sai. I honestly don't know why I'm still watching this. I guess just to snark on it but honestly, I can't remember the last time I actually cared who won or actively rooted for anyone.

Once again I think the teams may have misjudged which Detour is easier.

And she can give as well as she can take. She wasn't shy about correcting Scott. Their relationship seems pretty healthy to me.

"There's no way to know where we're going." CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

I think they just didn't want to face the other teams. I guess I kind of can't blame them but they're going to have to face them eventually anyway. And they blew an Express Pass when they didn't really need it.

LOL. They sure made a big deal out of Jonathan needing to pee.

Whatever. Clearly this is triggering for some people. It's like if you don't call it that you're somehow accepting it as OK. I never said it wasn't wrong. I'm just not using an overly broad definition of the word because I don't feel the need to and I maintain it's technically incorrect.

WHAT? They were in the lead. Why blow the Express Pass?

Hmm. The ATV ride seemed gratuitous. The Drivers Seat thing just came down to who had the best taxi driver.

Not really a bunch then if they have numbers.