S33:E05: Stairway to Hell LIVE CHAT

[Riplet68]

There is no way I could do that jump. I REALLY wouldn’t want a pointy hatted gnome that could impale me.

way to go Sherri!  And the last place chick didn’t even wait for the count to be finished.

I would do the sausage thing, even without the steps in the equation.

[Maverick]

12 minutes ago, Lamb18 said:

I thought I'd seen that dam before.

 It was also in the opening scene of the James Bond film Goldeneye, standing in as a Russian chemical weapons facility.  

[Lantern7]

Looks like Switzerland’s Top 40 is represented. 😜

[PaperTree]

Those stairs look killer.  I'd be making sausage.

[iMonrey]

I'd have done the sausage. The chance of dropping something on those stairs and having to go back and start again is too high. I don't think Dusty and Ryan will have much trouble with it but I don't know about the other teams.

[ProfCrash]

Watching on the DVR. Kim is hating life right now. I love Penn’s reassurance “they don’t want you to die” is pretty much what I would be thinking. It would totally be my mantra. 

Sheri is screwed because she is going to get stuck with a lot of tasks. Damn. This team is just badly prepared.

And wow do teams suck at self navigation.

[Lamb18]

Watch Sheri and Akbar do the wine and stairs.

[iMonrey]

How did the twins pass up Kim and Penn?

[Lantern7]

How much time did teams get between getting called back and the restart? Because I think Arun & Natalia really need a Phield Philimination right now.

[ProfCrash]

I love the safety attendant. “Everynody is nervous, you can totally do this.” How awesome is he. 

[Lamb18]

Go Bengals!

[JTalia]

The gnome is wearing a little apron. So cute!

[bearcatfan]

Kim mentioned in one of her blog posts that she would jog with a 9 lb weight on her back to prepare for the race. She also had them go to a  trainer. 

Just now, Lantern7 said:

How much time did teams get between getting called back and the restart? Because I think Arun & Natalia really need a Phield Philimination right now.

I believe Kim said they had at least 6 weeks. 

[Browncoat]

2 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

How did the twins pass up Kim and Penn?

Kim and Penn got lost after the dam.

[Lamb18]

Oh oh, Kim and Penn turned their backs on the chestnuts.

[iMonrey]

I wonder if they can put the wine bottles in their backpacks and do all 12 in one trip.

e.t.a nope guess not.

Edited January 27, 2022 by iMonrey

[Browncoat]

OMG, Shari and Akbar did pick bartender race!

[Lantern7]

Oh, no, not the wine! I hope the medics are stand8ng by for Sheri.

[MerBearHou]

Oh, NO - bad choice, Sheri and Akbar!

[Lamb18]

OK, so Ryan and Dusty didn't put the wine in their backpacks.

Maybe Kim and Penn will explain why they wore their backpacks while doing the detour in their podcast.

[Stardancer Supreme]

Sheri and Akbar made the wrong choice.

[ProfCrash]

I wonder if there is a rule that they have to race with their packs on. Otherwise, why not leave them in the car.

[Lantern7]

Imagining the camera people cringing at Akbar & Sheri.

[iMonrey]

Ryan and Dusty should have done all twelve chestnuts in one trip.

Hmm. Sort of an old fashioned clue, for once.

[ProfCrash]

OK sausage dude was hot

[Browncoat]

How many steps were in that stairway to hell?

[chaifan]

I wonder why the teams wouldn't be allowed to leave their packs at the top of the stairs, knowing that they would be back up there. 

Gorgeous scenery in this episode. 

[MerBearHou]

Dusty and Ryan are an impressive duo — they have everything — fitness, cool heads, attention to detail.  

[Stardancer Supreme]

That sucks if they had to keep their packs on for that part of the Detour.

[Browncoat]

Shut up, Akbar.

[EllenB]

OMG, eff u Akbar and your "Whatever." 

[iMonrey]

I can't believe nobody else did the sausage, it was clearly so much easier. 

I'm betting on non-elim anyway.

[Seelouis]

Sheri, please hit Akbar with one of the wine bottles, head down the stairs, and find a good divorce lawyer. 

[Lantern7]

Broken bottle. Sadly not upside Akbar’s head.

The sad thing? Arun & Natalia are probably too far behind to pass Akbar & Sheri.

[Lamb18]

Just now, iMonrey said:

I can't believe nobody else did the sausage, it was clearly so much easier. 

I'm betting on non-elim anyway.

I think flight attendants are doing the sausage.

[Browncoat]

Just now, Seelouis said:

Sheri, please hit Akbar with one of the wine bottles, head down the stairs, and find a good divorce lawyer. 

Preferably hit him with one of the broken bottles.

[Riplet68]

How quickly we go from “I’m so proud of you,” to, “you’re going to be the death of me.”

[PaperTree]

Who dropped the wine?

[MerBearHou]

Just now, PaperTree said:

Who dropped the wine?

Sheri

[Stardancer Supreme]

Just now, PaperTree said:

Who dropped the wine?

Sheri.

 

[iMonrey]

I mean, "race" was right there in the clue, clearly it was going to be the more physical task. I don't know what Akbar and Sheri were thinking.

[Lantern7]

Has there been any other Racer that had to sit out Riadblocks? The only one that comes to mind is Big Easy.

[Pepper the Cat]

As soon as Akbar and Shari saw those stairs they should have switched.

[Seelouis]

Just now, Lantern7 said:

Has there been any other Racer that had to sit out Riadblocks? The only one that comes to mind is Big Easy.

Luke did. When there was a task that required being able to hear. 

Edited January 27, 2022 by Seelouis

[Stardancer Supreme]

I would have switched as soon as I saw the stairs. Uh uh. Nope.

[MerBearHou]

Just now, iMonrey said:

I mean, "race" was right there in the clue, clearly it was going to be the more physical task. I don't know what Akbar and Sheri were thinking.

I think they are delusional that their “former athlete” selves can do better physically than their current selves can.  Those days are long behind them.  As far Akbar and his motivational self, he is also delusional there that his tactics work on anyone, especially not on Sheri.

[Browncoat]

Doggie!

[Lantern7]

Pit Stop Pug!

[ProfCrash]

What is the point of taking 4 and 4 bottles of wine when you are making a second trip? Just do 3 and 3 and be safer. 

[Pepper the Cat]

I hope there were some Amazing Race Cleaners who could jump in and clean up the glass and wine. That could be a safety hazard