S37.E11: My Knight in Shining Armor LIVE CHAT THREAD

[Browncoat]

Josiah got a little snippy, but apologized.  What a novel concept.

[Rodney]

Han & Holden reach the storage house and get their clue.  Back to their boat!

[Lantern7]

I’m bored. If this was Survivor, we’d get extreme close-ups of Jonathan while a clock ticks loudly.

[Rodney]

Alyssa & Josiah are pushing their barrels now.

Jonathan & Ana finally stop and switch places.

Han & Holden are back in car their car and driving off to the next stop.

Alyssa & Josiah reach the storage house and get their clue.  They're in third.

Only Jonathan & Ana haven't reached it yet.

Jonathan & Ana finally get directions, while Alyssa & Josiah drive off after paddling back.

[WatcherUp2]

3 minutes ago, Lantern7 said:

I’m bored. If this was Survivor, we’d get extreme close-ups of Jonathan while a clock ticks loudly.

And while he dumps all his angst on camera.

Edited May 15 by WatcherUp2

[Rodney]

Alyssa & Josiah are driving, probably about to get lost.

Meanwhile, Jonathan & Ana reach the clue and start paddling.  But Jonathan doesn't get that negativity makes things worse, while Ana rightly does.

And now Jonathan & Ana are starting to row.

Ana: Why are you being so disrespectful?
Jonathan: Because I need you to listen.

Sigh.  They're not going to catch up at this rate unless something really big happens.

[iMonrey]

I hate to even approach anything resembling a compliment for Jonathan but I kind of do like his sunglasses.

2 minutes ago, Rodney said:

Sigh.  They're not going to catch up at this rate unless something really big happens.

I have a sneaking suspicion this is a TBC leg. Fingers crossed it's not.

[anniebird]

Ana is so very careful in her criticism of Jonathan, it makes me think she has learned that there are consequences to not being careful. I would really like them not to be in the final.

 

[Rodney]

Just now, iMonrey said:

I have a sneaking suspicion this is a TBC leg. Fingers crossed it's not.

It's the penultimate leg, so . . . you know . . . probably not.

[iMonrey]

1 minute ago, anniebird said:

I would really like them not to be in the final.

I would really like them not to be married.

[PaperTree]

Mom couldn't read a map to save her life when I was a kid.  She and Dad would always fight.

Many years later she found she had a form of dyslexia and just couldn't do it.  Charts too.

Run Ana, run!

[iMonrey]

Just now, Rodney said:

It's the penultimate leg, so . . . you know . . . probably not.

AR has gone into the last episode with four teams before. They eliminate one in the first hour.

[Rodney]

Jonathan & Ana finally roll their barrels.

Carson & Jack are driving and don't seem to be lost.

Han & Holden don't seem to be either, for once.

Alyssa & Josiah, OTOH . . . seem to be lost.

[Browncoat]

Dude.  Did Carson and Jack take Navigation lessons since they got so very incredibly lost back in the hay bales episode?

[Lantern7]

Carson practically comes seeing what the Roadblock is about. I hope he has a change of shorts.

[Rodney]

Taking that back.  Han & Holden are lost, but they immediately ask for directions, which is smart.  But they're not far off, as it turns out.

Carson & Jack reach the castle first.

It's a Roadblock.

Roadblock: Who's got a steady hand?
A member of each team must suit up in armor, run to the castle plaza, and hit three bullseyes in seven tries in archery.

Carson's doing it.

[Pepper the Cat]

OMG! This is a really hard task

[Lantern7]

Ana, trying so hard not to shout “SISYPHUS!” at the camera.

[Rodney]

Alyssa & Josiah passed up Han & Holden and reach the castle second.

Carson & Jack must've gotten lost for a while if Alyssa & Josiah caught up with them just as Carson was getting ready.

Alyssa has to do the Roadblock.  She, Holden, and Jonathan have to take it, per the clue's instructions.

Jonathan & Ana are still pushing their barrels.

[Browncoat]

I love how excited Carson is to suit up in armor and shoot some arrows.

[Thalia]

Ana looks like she's been crying in the talking head. 

And poor Jonathan.  "[He] just can't win."

Edited May 15 by Thalia

[Rodney]

Jonathan & Ana finally finish rolling their barrels and head back to paddle back.

Han & Holden reach the Roadblock, and Holden has to take it.

[anniebird]

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He loves Carson and Jack because they are having such a good time.

[Lantern7]

They probably had to edit out Carson singing the Camelot song from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

[Rodney]

Carson wasn't prepared for the moving targets.

[Pepper the Cat]

I miss understood. I thought they had to fight their way up to the top.

[Rodney]

Carson misses his first shot.  No bullseyes after two shots.

He nails one on his third shot, but misses his fourth.  He misses again on his fifth shot.

He hits one on his sixth shot, and then his seventh shot!  He's done!

He and Jack are in first in leaving the task.

[dizzyd]

Dream come true for Carson, pleasure to watch.

[Lantern7]

Josiah with the episode title quote.

[Rodney]

Next stop: Sao Bento Porto Train Station.  They must take a train to another station and find a man with their next clue.

Alyssa goes to take her try.

Jonathan & Ana make it back to their car and drive off.

[Lantern7]

There should be people shouting “MOTHERFUCKER!!!!” when the arrow miss the target completely.

[Rodney]

Alyssa is practicing her archery, but now she goes for the actual task.

She completely fails her first try.

[MerBearHou]

Josiah with the episode title, describing Alyssa.  Very sweet.

[Rodney]

Holden takes his turn next.  And Han compares him to Tyrion Lannister!

Alyssa finally nails a shot.  She then misses.  She hits a target, but not the bullseye.  She gets a second bullseye, and has one more chance to nail the third.  She misses and has to go again.

[iMonrey]

The Roadblock looks really hard. Man I hope Jonathan and Ana don't catch up.

[Browncoat]

Carson had the right idea, to hit the smallest one first because it would be the most difficult.

[Rodney]

Ana shows us a note from her daughter, Naya.  She doesn't want them to give up.

Alyssa steps down for Holden to try.

Holden almost nails it on his first try, but misses the last shot.

Alyssa tries for her fourth time.

[Browncoat]

Hooray, Alyssa!

Now, let's go, Holden!

[Rodney]

Holden practices while Alyssa tries again.

Alyssa finally completes her Roadblock, and she and Josiah exit the task in second place.

[iMonrey]

Andre the archery master sounds like he's American.

[Browncoat]

Nice job, Holden!

[Quilt Fairy]

5 minutes ago, Pepper the Cat said:

I miss understood. I thought they had to fight their way up to the top.

I did, too.  It would have been more exciting that way. 

[Rodney]

Holden nails his second try thanks to a tip from his trainer, Andre!  He and Han are now in third place!

[Lantern7]

Looks like we won’t get Ana turning the bow on Jonathan.

[Rodney]

Jonathan & Ana are still en route to the castle and finally get there.

Carson & Jack, Alyssa & Josiah, and Han & Holden are all on their way to the station.

[Browncoat]

I'm really worried we're getting the fake-out with Jonathan and Ana.

And the bad navigators Carson and Jack are back.

[Rodney]

15 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

AR has gone into the last episode with four teams before. They eliminate one in the first hour.

True, but that was a twist so hated, it was never tried again after the second time.

[BuckeyeLou]

Everyone seemed to have so much fun doing the Archery and really getting into the spirit of being a "knight"

[anniebird]

And of course Jonathan is the first one who has decided he's not going to enjoy this.

[Rodney]

Carson & Jack are lost now.  Alyssa & Josiah seem to be, too, as are Han & Holden.  All three teams are lost.

Edited May 15 by Rodney