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I surmised the same thing in an earlier post.

The pic is of Diane and Hillary. Diane is on the left, Hillary is on the right wearing a navy blue outfit. The pic ends around the hips so can't tell if it is a dress or pantsuit she is wearing. Will would have been a more fitting pic for Diane to carry out of LG, but maybe there is some reason TPTB chose not to show JC's face.

It seems to me that the writing has really gone downhill. Too many unbelievable and improbable situations. I know that isn't unusual for this show, but to pack as many as they have in the first two epis does not bode well for continued viewing on my part. As someone else mentioned, do they not have an advisor to point out the ridiculous plot lines that seem only there to advance the story but have no basis in reality? Or the producers just don't care. It is pretty insulting to the viewers when Alicia seems unaware regarding something as simple as Peter being on her mortgage, and that he would also have to sign for her to obtain a second mortgage on the home. Sheesh, I'm not a laywer, but I am smart enough to know that the bank doesn't care if you have a sham marriage, they only care whose names are on the mortgage. It is insulting to viewers to even write a scene like this. It was the Hilary/Diane photo that she picked up. Will must have already been packed. I wonder, if TGW shows a pic of Will, do they have to pay JC for the use of his image?

I thought that was very odd as well. She told the guy not to say anything, and he apparently told quite a few people. Did he tell some who decided not to bail on LG? One would think that the first look at the digs with no walls, ongoing construction and a shirtless guy wandering around brushing his teeth would send at least some of them begging for their jobs back at LG. And how can a start up afford all of those extra bodies all at once? This show is bordering on daytime soap unbelievabilty for me. Why did Alicia think Peter would sign for a loan for the guy who has a drug accusation against him? And why would Peter care about Cary? He is the partner of his pretend wife - nothing more. Are we supposed to be impressed that Valerie Jarrett has nothing better to do with her time that woo Alicia? One would think that she would have better things to do. But then one would think in real life she would have more important things to do than cameo on TGW.

What annoys me about these shows (and Dateline does the same thing) is that they go over and over the same things while ignoring possible other clues to the mystery. When they showed the email from John to Ann about half way through the hour, they just showed a couple of sentences where he wrote that he wanted to die. However if you freeze the email and read its entirely, it brings up many questions. The email says that someone named Milton will not contact them, also mentions Juan. John goes on to talk about having no way to pay someone named Jo, and also mentions a couple of other people. I sounds like they are having great financial difficulties, and John states that he had found a way to be happy until this happened, and that he regretted getting involved with scums. I also thought it was odd that in the pics of the crime scene where John is laying in bed it does not look like there had been anyone laying beside him. There are no indentations on the mattress or the pillow, which you would expect if Ann had been sleeping beside him as she claimed. I would lean more towards murder, but to me the show raised more questions than it answered. Where the heck did his quarter of a billion dollar fortune go if he was so upset about money and not being able to pay people, in the email to Ann?

The Botti family may have been just fine with the wedding at the farm, considering there were 300 guests. I can't imagine how much a venue that would hold 300 guests would cost. Having the wedding at the farm means no rental for a church or reception area. I would assume half of the guests were from the bride' s side. Audrey's mother was shown at the shower and did talk a bit about the couple. I'm thinking it may be Audrey that is limiting the time her family if before the camera - she seems to quite enjoy being the centre of attention.

The whole "Alicia running for SA" is just ridiculous to me. Besides the fact that she hates politics, what in the world qualifies her? From what I remember (and I could be wrong as I haven't watched the show from its inception) she has only returned to practising a few years ago after taking many years off to raise her kids. I would think many voters would have not been impressed by her staying with her cheating husband, and running would only confirm what many likely thought that she stayed for where it could get her. The one thing that has always turned me off about this show is the 'St Alicia' aspect, and nothing would bring that home more than for her to be handed a position such as this. Heck, Diane would be a more suitable candidate one would think. Not that people have not gone much farther than Alicia based on things other than suitability and qualifications, but I really have no interest in a season of everyone fawning over Alicia like she is the second coming.

If you are referring to the actual epi, it wasn't Pete who commented on the task, it was Mickey. He said that Pete used to work as a rafting guide. But then this was also posted on the epi thread with regards to Mickey, so sometimes people misremember things: In any case it didn't seem like Rob and Ryan had a problem with the task. The girls were uncharacteristicly inept from the first, when one was sitting in the raft while it was still on the rocks and wondering why it would not move. I've never rafted but I think even I would know if I was sitting in the raft on the rocks, it likely isn't going to move.

I agree that it was nice that Zach kept his proposal private, and not surprising as they seem like a very down to earth couple. What does Audrey do that she would have a job offer? I read somewhere that she is a writer but that could mean many things, or nothing at all. I think the kids have blossomed being away from both Matt and Amy. They have had a dysfunctional relationship for a long time that can not of be pleasant for the kids to be around. I don't think either Matt or Amy is necessarily a bad parent, but I do think they present an unheathy model for how to partner in a relationship.

I don't know why people keep saying that Pete is a rafting guide. He may have done that at one time in his life, but even his TARC profile lists him as a 'deck builder'. In reality he has spent the last 4 years in university studying tourism. I read somwhere that he is planning to specialize in adventure tourism, but his full time occupation is hardly as a rafting guide. One would think that it was hardly fair to have a hockey challenge when one team are gold metal Olympic hockey champions - if there was any blatant 'unfairness' in a task this season, that would be it. Turned out to not be an advantage, but I am sure when the task was included in a leg TPTB did not see the end result as a possiblilty. Many of the tasks were absolutely amazing in their difficulty, and time and time again it was a surprise as to who excelled. Alain sucked at the race car challenge which he expected to do well in; Sukhi and Jinder had never skated before and did well at the hockey challenge, as did Sukhi in the shooting challenge. Just because someone has never performed a task before doesn't mean they will suck at it, and someone who should breeze past a challenge may not. All three teams ended up at the final challenge together and if either of the other teams had gotten the pictures right at the first, they would have won. Just turned out that Mickey and Pete got theirs right first despite having a few missteps.

I hated this episode. And really, Alicia accepting 1.3 million dollars in cash from yet another shady client to pay for Cary's bail? Does she just take the duffel bag down to wherever bail is paid and plop it on the counter? Does she take it to the bank and deposit it, no questions asked? Really? I don't know what the laws are in the U.S. but if you were to deposit anything over $10,000 in cash in Canada you would have to fill out a form declaring where the money came from. I can't imagine what attention 1.3 MM would draw! I am so tired of Kalinda and her magic vagina that no mortal can resist. I would not miss her one iota if she were never to grace my screen again. Heck, I'd rather see Grace.

So was the bleeping part different depending on which coast you were watching it from? I am in B.C. and I don't watch with CC (and often find when I am somewhere where it is on even simple words are CC'd wrong). The twins brought up Rex and Bob almost being eliminated, then in the next epi u-turning (I guess the one we didn't see). It shows Rex replying, then we hear the beep when the camera is on the host and the host says "no language like that on the show". On the version I saw he doesn't say a name, but regardless there is no Dave (it was Shawn who injured his shoulder). Since Rex was the one talking when the beep happened I would imagine he was the one who was beeped. It was nice to see Nutmeg with professionally applied eye makeup. Hopefully they were given a tutorial at the same time on how to avoid raccoon eyes.

My hubby was out of town so I watched the final with a friend. I agree that the epi was very well edited. My friend and I were yelling at the TV when Pete kept missing the toys at the Deifenbunker. And at the end, even though they showed Pete and Mickey on the steps of the Rideau Hall, when they showed an aireal view of them running to the mat my friend thought it was Nutmeg. This is the only time in the whole season that I was not annoyed that Nutmeg dressed like twins, as I knew it was Team Dude for sure -lol. I think my favourite shot of the other teams cheering for Team Dude as they ran to Jon was of Cormac, who was doing some strange cheering motion - rather than a fist pump he was pumping his whole body.

To say I was thrilled with the final race would be an understatement. I am so happy that Team Dude won, and was touched to see that pretty much all of their fellow racers we happy with their win as well. Says a lot to me both as to their character and their worthiness of the win.

This is exactly why, to me, they should not be in this race. If TPTB want to do a season of all pro athletes, fine. But when all of the other teams are not pro athletes, it gives Nutmeg a big advantage and results in an uneven playing field. I don't know if the reason for having them is as a draw for viewers, but personally I tuned in because it is a Canadian version, and my fav teams by far have been the ordinary joes (or in this case Mickey and Pete).

Good lord, it seems the same writer who came up with the multi-million-dollar-necklace-in-the-chandellier as a way to resolve the Jill inheritance fiasco also dreampt up (no pun intended) the Sharon-falls-asleep-in-the-middle-of-the-day-and-spills-her-secret-while-Mariah-listens drivel. And Mariah's whole hatred towards Sharon makes no sense. It might if Sharon had kept Cassie, but she didn't. So dear Mariah. even if Sharon knew she had another baby, you would have been given up as well. Maybe Grace would have tracked you down like she did Cassie. Maybe not. But to say Sharon should have known she had another baby (even though she was unconscious) is just stupid. Even for Mariah.

I agree that Molly looks the best she ever has. It is amazing how beautiful her complexion is now.

It's funny as I watched the parade epi after I read some of the comments regarding the Roloff kids eating with their mouthes open. When I remembered I watched specifically for this and can't say I saw any of the regular sized kids do that - Jake, Jeremy or Molly. Would have to watch again to catch all of the eating scenes. I also call bs on the whole pumpkin mislabelling fiasco. There is no way that using a few markers you could turn the r into an L and have it look exactly like the colours, shading and letters of the rest of the name. I don't remember Audrey previously being made up like a pageant contestant. She has certainly been on the show other years and did not stick out like a sore thumb. Or a cartoon, Jersey Girl aptly described her. The fact that all of the other females (Amy, Mollie and Tori) are very natural looking (even with assuming they are wearing makeup for the cameras) makes her look even more ridiculous.

I guess my question is why are (some) people up in arms now? It isn't like TARC kept the fact that they have a business out of the country a secret.

I don't really understand the beefs against Sukhi and Jinder. (And I am happy they are not in the final three so I am certainly not defending them because they were a fav team of mine - far from it.) They are Canadian, born and raised here. Their TARC profiles state that they have a business that expanded into Southeast Asia so it should not be a shock. I would think it would be natural that they would spend some time there, and some in Canada. Their interview stated that they flew out for a couple of weeks around when their 'naked sibs' epi aired. It is just as likely that Sukhi used living in Southeast Asia as an excuse for going through a red light. (And are there no red lights in Southeast Asia?). Should the show only take people who have never taken a chance to expand their horizons outside Canada? My guess would be that their initiative to do that at relatively young ages made them attractive to TPTB. Despite the fact that the sibs penchant for asking for help throughout the first few epis showed a distinct lack of leadership skills. Thank goodness (at least until this past epi) they ditched that annoying habit.

From what I remember Rob and Ryan did get both of the above flags wrong. I think it was Mickey who told them to check the flags carefully for the smallest detail. It was after that they discovered the incorrect striped flag, and then when they still didn't pass the task discovered the incorrect checkered flag. I love that Mickey (I think it was though Pete would have done the same thing) helped them with his advice.

I can't believe another (and final) epi aired without once again anyone getting to the bottom of Beadorgate. To me that is one of Tamra's biggest lies - unless of course Terry really did say it. Otherwise why would Heather be happy to let it go and not confront Tamra? And while I never beleived that Shannon made it up, Tamra pretty much admitted as much by saying Shannon does not have a mean bone in her body. I did totally enjoy the bitchface on Heather when Shannon talked about her four trips with David, and how well they are doing. Not only is Heather pissed that Shannon's marriage is not falling apart, but Shannon gets to rekindle romance with a super hot husband. Heather on the other hand is stuck with Miss Terry. Karma.

I will be happy with any of the final three winning as well, though I far prefer that it be Team Dude. They never cease to make me laugh, or warm my heart with their kindness. They were the only team that even acknowledged the guy on the mat with Jon - and with a hug, of course. I still can't tell Nutmeg apart, but I was impressed when they gave the sibs their clue sheet. I don't understand why Jinder didn't do the rappelling/climbing task. Did they not know when they went down that they would have to climb back up? Just seems like a no brainer that Jinder just as a matter of physiology would have more strength for the task than Sukhi. While I am glad they have been eliminated, I must say I was very impressed by them as siblings. Not a lot of sibs are that close and supportive of each other - especially in really trying circumstances. So kudos to them for that.

On the TARC website none of the teams are matching either except for Nutmeg. The twins are both wearing leather jackets but not sure if it is the same jacket. Some are wearing similar colours but not the same clothing. The lesbian couple, the dudes and the female best friends aren't coloured co-ordinated at all. So apparently it was a personal choice. The oldest epi I still have on PVR is the 5th (Yukon) and teams were as I posted above with regards to colours. Which is why it has stood out to me for weeks now that only Nutmeg dress like twins. I don't ever recall them wearing different colours? The jackets are always red, may have black t shirts underneath if they don't have them on, and leggings are always the same. Maybe it was earlier than the 5th epi but haven't noticed any differences since then and can't say I did before. Do you remember which epi? Or do you just mean different versions of the colour red for the jacket?

Are you referring to TAR or TARC? I do not watch TAR but most teams in at least this season of TARC do not dress alike. And if the reason were an ID thing, why would it not be all, as opposed to most? Wouldn't it be a requirement of the show as opposed to a personal preference? Rob and Ryan never dress alike, nor do Team Dude. Rex and Bob didn't. Sukhi and Jinder don't. They sometimes both wear blue jackets but they look nothing alike - Sukhi's is a puffy baby blue jacket, Jinder's more of a sport type darker blue, and they wear different coloured t-shirts underneath. Audrey and Alain sometimes wore matching grey hoodie type jackets but different tops underneath. The twins sometimes dressed alike, other times not. The only team that ALWAYS dresses identical is Nutmeg. So as far as averages go, most teams in TARC at least this season do not dress alike - or even close to alike.