S33.E09: Rock Bottom LIVE CHAT

[Whimsy]

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Racers leave no stone unturned while looking for a clue in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Original airdate 2/23/22

This is your LIVE CHAT thread. 

[Lantern7]

Coming off awesome Legends. Let’s see if TAR can keep the fun going.

Travelocity Gnome looking at Arun & Natalia through the app: “You're still here? Really?!?”

Edited February 24, 2022 by Lantern7

[Lamb18]

Dusty, you are not a Greek god!

[Browncoat]

Yay, more self-driving!  Are those the same cars from the last leg?

[iMonrey]

Only four teams left and they're STILL starting in pairs???? Why?????

[Browncoat]

Oh, rats!  I wanted to see the hotels they chose.

[Lantern7]

1 minute ago, Lamb18 said:

Dusty, you are not a Greek god!

Maybe a minor deity?

[MerBearHou]

Hello friends!  So aren’t Travelocity and Expedia competitors?  I was surprised to see the “sponsored by Expedia” ad a minute or so after they chose their hotels via Travelocity.

 

[chitowngirl]

How lost will Arin and Natalia get?

[Lamb18]

I wish Ryan would talk more instead of Dusty.

[Lantern7]

Just now, chitowngirl said:

How lost will Arin and Natalia get?

Anything is possible. “How did we get to South Africa without realizing it?”

[Browncoat]

Why didn't any of them stop and ask directions before they left?

But at least it looks like no one was just blindly following another team.

Edited February 24, 2022 by Browncoat

[Lantern7]

Just now, Lamb18 said:

I wish Ryan would talk more instead of Dusty.

How do I tell them apart?

[Lamb18]

I thought the oracle of Delphi was on an island.

[Pepper the Cat]

I hate search and find challenges. They are hard, frustrating and boring to watch.

[Lantern7]

“You know what we need? Lyres. Or miniature harps. Are they the same thing?”

Just now, Lamb18 said:

I thought the oracle of Delphi was on an island.

Working vacation? 🤷‍♂️

[iMonrey]

Kim has a shirt that says "I'm doing the best that I can" and then gets to monologue about . . . how she's doing the best that she can and how it's her family motto. Sorry, but that just feels a little to "produced" to me.

[Lamb18]

Arun can rock a stick shift.

[Pepper the Cat]

Road signs in Greece are not in English. What a shocker

[iMonrey]

I don't think the city has been around for thousands of years, flight attendants. 

[Browncoat]

Kim, you will never find the coin if you just stand there.  Unless you have x-ray vision.

[Seelouis]

3 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

I don't think the city has been around for thousands of years, flight attendants. 

I actually think it has. It was founded in BC. 
 

Greece has hired the best folks to work these tasks!

Edited February 24, 2022 by Seelouis

[Browncoat]

2 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

I don't think the city has been around for thousands of years, flight attendants. 

Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC, so yeah, a couple thousand years.

[chitowngirl]

And it DOES suck to be the last team when there’s only one coin left instead of four for team #1.

[ali59]

Delphi is not an island but it's south west ish from were they are.  About 380 kilometers from where they are.

[Lamb18]

The flight attendants are so surprised they are in the right place.

[Lantern7]

“Leave no stone unturned.” “Thanks, local actress! 🙄”

[Browncoat]

And everyone's there.

[Lantern7]

Let me guess . . . someone lifts a stone and doesn’t realize the coin is on the stone.

OH MY GOD, SOMEONE BROUGHT UP THE FAIL NOISE!

Edited February 24, 2022 by Lantern7

[iMonrey]

It would be funny if the oracle was the same lady as the one at the Souvlaki truck.

[Browncoat]

Nice catch by the camera operator!

How many times did Kim touch the coin stone?

[Lamb18]

Did Kim turn over one of the rocks and miss the coin?

Nice cat!

[Pepper the Cat]

Kitty cat!

 

[Browncoat]

I don't think she turned that one over.  They all seem to be concentrating on the flat stones and ignoring the non-flat ones.

[ProfCrash]

10 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

Kim has a shirt that says "I'm doing the best that I can" and then gets to monologue about . . . how she's doing the best that she can and how it's her family motto. Sorry, but that just feels a little to "produced" to me.

They sell the shirts. About half the gear they wear is something that they sell. They started doing it during the pandemic.

[Lantern7]

Harp players’ fingers start to bleed . . .

”Here is your treasure.” Man, Oracle is selling her role!

Edited February 24, 2022 by Lantern7

[Pepper the Cat]

Needle in the haystack challenges are so boring

[iMonrey]

At least someone finally passed Kim and Penn.

[Seelouis]

I feel like this has to be non elimination. Everyone seems too happy in their talking heads. 

[Shermie]

10 minutes ago, Lantern7 said:

How do I tell them apart?

Ryan is the quiet one and Dusty is the dudebro who constantly yells, whether in frustration or joy. 

It’s interesting reading the comments here when I’ve already seen the episode and I know how it ends. Yay, Canada for airing it at 7 EST.

If I was flipping the rocks, I’d move them slightly as I looked under, leaving a space between the ones I’d flipped and the ones I didn’t. Needle-in-a-haystack challenges are great because they can change team orders just by pure luck.

[Lamb18]

Good job, Kim!

[Browncoat]

And Kim finally turned over that stone she had her hand on so many times!

[Lantern7]

I’d probably overthink this. I’d keep hearing “Leave no stone unturned” and try to glean something from that.

[Pepper the Cat]

I think this is a task where everyone should just team up. 4 people work together in a row. Flipping together. If one finds a coin, great. They leave but everyone knows the rocks already flipped are busts.

 

[Lantern7]

Pantheon on Olympus deciding to cut Arun a break . . . 

[Lamb18]

Arun found the white rock Kim looked at earlier. 

[Browncoat]

Arun almost missed that in his haste. Glad he was paying attention!

[Lantern7]

Dang, the community theater people are on point here!

Everyone pause to be thankful Akbar & Sheri won’t be carrying stuff uphill.

Edited February 24, 2022 by Lantern7

[Shermie]

2 minutes ago, Pepper the Cat said:

 

I think this is a task where everyone should just team up. 4 people work together in a row. Flipping together. If one finds a coin, great. They leave but everyone knows the rocks already flipped are busts.

 

No way. This is one opportunity for a back end team to move to the front. Besides, everyone working together defeats the purpose of it being a race. This isn’t a cooperative game or a “trophies for everybody!” situation.

[Browncoat]

Red Light, Green Light with plates!  Heck yeah, I'd smash plates -- get out all the frustration from the stones.

Edited February 24, 2022 by Browncoat