S27.E12: We Got A Chance, Baby!

[Tara Ariano]

Season 27 ends with the final three teams racing on Long Island, N.Y., to the finish line.

[millennium]

Justin's hometown is the Bronx.   And they're racing on Long Island to the finish line.

 

Uh-huh.

[Lakebum]

Never has my hatred of one team-- or one person -- been strong enough to make me consider missing the finale, on the chance that I might have to see that person win. 100 minutes until showtime, and I'm thinking that tonight might be the night. I hate that guffawing green grinning goofball enough to make me change the channel and watch... what else is even on opposite TAR? I've never had cause to wonder...

 

P.S.-- My wife hates him even more than I do. She already took a week off, just because she needed a break.

Edited December 12, 2015 by Lakebum

[Supay]

Where the heck's the updated intro/opening?

 

(Even the latest All-Stars updated it for the final episode!)

[Mreid]

This is a really dangerous challenge I cant believe they have them going in a burning building. Is this fear factor or the amazing race?

Oh heck no Logan Chris tried to steal Kelsey and Joey's cab. that is not cool. I cannot stand Logan and Chris they better not win. Shut up Logan shut up Im sick of your voice

[A Boston Gal]

Chris dropped the dummy on the ground and missed the gurney completely. Was he even aiming when he threw it down? Say what you will about Justin, but if it's between him and Chris, I'd rather have Justin rescue me from a burning building. He was fearless.

Edited December 12, 2015 by A Boston Gal

[cooksdelight]

Where are Justin and Diana's backpacks?

[Mreid]

Screaming!!!!!!!!!!! Logan shut up!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!

[Mreid]

Westcoasters I warn you this may be a finale you have to just watch with ear plugs. Logan's voice and screaming and yelling are unbearable to watch

[Supay]

Where are Justin and Diana's backpacks?

 

Being held at JFK Airport (blink and you miss it from the first few minutes of the episode).

[Mreid]

Oh my now they must build 6 chairs and complete another memory challenge this is the 3rd memory challenge this episode they are not making it easy.

[cooksdelight]

No THs from Justin, maybe , hopefully it's because he's in a crying heap somewhere.

[Supay]

The extra flag was Egypt, no?

[Pickles]

Justin is SO annoying. Yelling at Kelsey and Joey when they are putting the chairs together. I cannot stand him. Please don't let him win.

[Mreid]

I guess Im rooting for Kelsey and Joey? They are the least evil of the 3 left for sure.

[Ellaria]

Please show...don't tease me...don't have J/K leading for the entire leg to lose at the very end to the big green crybaby.

[cooksdelight]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mtlchick]

So Justin is really the WORST superfan ever on this show.  

 

Kelsey and Joey, you fucking saved this season for me.  THANK JEEBUS!  MERRY KWANZAA TO US ALL!  

 

I did like that there were several memory challenges this time.  

[kdm07]

Yes!!!!! Yes!!!!! Yes!!!!! Yes!!!!!!

Edited December 12, 2015 by kdm07

[Browncoat]

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

And of course whiny crybaby is whining and crying.

Edited December 12, 2015 by Browncoat

[Mreid]

Kelsey and Joey won the amazing race 27 thank god

[cooksdelight]

Justin learned being selfish never pays off.

[DasFlavorPup]

YAY - definitely the best possible outcome!  But I have to say, I like Kelsey & Joey, but no way in HELL am I watching this season again.

 

Feel bad for Diana - classy in losing, too.  Justin?  Nope - no sympathy.  And guess what Justin - you didn't break, or even tie, the record for most 1st place wins.  

 

And y'know - outside the race, Chris and Logan might actually be... tolerable?  Like, they showed a glimmer of self-awareness at the end that certain others *cough*Justin*cough* do not?

Edited December 12, 2015 by DasFlavorPup

[Browncoat]

And the paparazzi are STILL arguing about the damn cab that wasn't theirs in the first place.

[Laurie]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blackwing]

I have been following this thread to see if it was safe to watch.

Yes, yes, yes! A thousand times yes!

May Justin be fed to the Sarlaac. Such a despicable human being. If he ends up on an Unfinished Business I vow not to watch that season. I truly hope that TPTB follow social media and see how much this man is greatly despised by most viewers.

[NYGirl]

I love NYC cab drivers when you treat them like crap and then don't give him a tip.  Did you expect him to wait for you Justin?

 

SHUT UP LOGAN!!!

 

The best possible outcome for 99% of the TAR fans.  Joey and Kelsey.. Yay

Edited December 12, 2015 by NYGirl

[Bryce Lynch]

Best ending ever! Justin loses by being a flaming douchebag and stiffing his cab driver on the tip.

Cry, Justin, cry!

Who won again? :)

[TazDevil]

HAHAHAHAHAAA!!!  Second place is the first loser!!!  Suck it Justin!!!

[Mreid]

Logan and Chris are STILL arguing 3rd place finishers.... i still dont know how.....

[Stardancer Supreme]

Done in by a chair.  That was amazing! 

[weightyghost]

The fact that Justin being a dick to a cabbie screwed his chances, is glorious. If he just gave a bit, talked a bit nicer, he would have won.

 

And not just that, he screwed Chris and Logan too by chasing off their taxi by being a dick. They're the ones who should be pissed. 

 

And really, rhyming off all the things you won, the money, the trips, and still being a bitter bitch by stating 'but it's not a million' when other teams won absolutely nothing? Get over yourself.

[blackwing]

When was the last time a second place finisher was such a sore loser and was visibly crying? I think we might have to go all the way back to TAR 2 and Wil?

[vousviou]

So Justin is really the WORST superfan ever on this show.  

 

Kelsey and Joey, you fucking saved this season for me.  THANK JEEBUS!  MERRY KWANZAA TO US ALL!  

 

I did like that there were several memory challenges this time.  

Agree that more memory challenges is better. 

 

And I absolutely love that Justin's jerky behavior caught up with him.  They're in an isolated part of a place with famously cranky cab drivers and he gives a hard time to the cabby and stiffs him on the tip?  That's karma biting him back.

 

I have to say that hammering doesn't make the most exciting final task, and this episode's challenges were too linear, but for once I can't complain.

[PaperTree]

Happy dance!!!!!

 

Cry those bitter tears Justin!!

[LadyNebula]

I haven't been this satisfied with a winning team since Uchenna and Joyce.

[cooksdelight]

Ironic and yet funny that both Justin and Chris will be blaming a cab until their dying day.

[thefog]

What a boring and predictable season - that is, until this last episode - the one that ultimately matter.

 

I can't help but think that the eliminated racers are happy that crybaby Justin got what he deserved in the end - after his showboating all season.

[Bryce Lynch]

Don't cry Justin. You are still the Fake Amazing Race champion

[Rinaldo]

Cry, Justin, cry!

You know, I think of myself as a peaceable person, able to empathize with others' feelings and see other sides of a situation...

 

But I guess I'm not. Because I was made so supremely happy by the sight of Justin blubbering and whining. I just couldn't stop grinning.

 

(And to my mind, a real SuperFan would understand that fandom does not guarantee a win, and actually managing to race to the finish line, even if not first place, is pretty doggone awesome. Oh well.)

[vousviou]

And the paparazzi are STILL arguing about the damn cab that wasn't theirs in the first place.

 

Can someone remind me of the rules?  You're not allowed to take someone else's cab, right?  I'm pretty sure I remember that from another season where someone forgot to ask their cabbie to stay.

[Ducky]

Oh my... show you do this to me every time!

 

But YAY!  Yay!  so glad Joey and Kelsey won!  Justin was still in his rare unlikeable form.  May be a good racer but doesn't mean he's likeable or tolerable.

 

I missed the very beginning (1st clue and airport/plane.  I definitely saw that Justin stiffed the cabbie  "no tip?"  It sounded like the cabbie didn't even want to stay around. THEN Justin trying to convince the 2 other cabbies (who I am guessing?? were J&K and L&C's cabbies).  One even said "I'm going home!".

 

  Yep Logan that was Joey & Kelsey's cab.  Pretty sure Chris was smart enough to not steal somebody's cab.  But neither of you smart enough to note down the order of countries visited!

 

Done in by a mistake JUSTIN did...and a crooked chair back.... what an end!

 

I can't help but think that the eliminated racers are happy that crybaby Justin got what he deserved in the end - after his showboating all season.

 

I saw a lot of 'polite' clapping when Justin & Diana ran up lol.

Edited December 12, 2015 by Ducky

[ichbin]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's only one first place win that counts!

[Bryce Lynch]

What a boring and predictable season - that is, until this last episode - the one that ultimately matter.

I can't help but think that the eliminated racers are happy that crybaby Justin got what he deserved in the end - after his showboating all season.

I never saw an ending where all the eliminated racers seemed so genuinely thrilled to see a team arrive at the mat.

Nothing against Kelsey and Joey, but I am pretty sure it was mainly a "It's NOT Justin!" reaction.

[cooksdelight]

The only thing missing from the final mat was seeing the Texans high-fiving each other when Justin didn't win. HAHAHAHA!!

[TheRabbi]

As soon as I realized that Kelsee and Joey had the only 'talking head' segments that were being shown, it was quite obvious they would be the winners. I call shame on the editors for that. Surely they could have danced around that to make it more suspenseful (I realize they couldn't use Justin's because of tears, but...).

That said, I liked the final leg design. Multiple memory challenges, physical tasks, and opportunities to catch up and fall behind. I admittedly was rooting for the green team, but am happy that Kelsee and Joey were able to win as well.

This season was overall good. The South America legs were kind of weak, but the challenge level picked up significantly once teams hit Europe. We really needed a driving let or three though. Guess Ford wasn't happy with any returns the sponsorship was generating.

[Ducky]

The only thing missing from the final mat was seeing the Texans high-fiving each other when Justin didn't win. HAHAHAHA!!

LMAO!  I bet they did but we didn't see it... they were the ones TAR showed as 'polite clapping' lol

[KenyaJ]

That was such sweet, sweet poetic justice! So happy that Kelsey and Joey finally won a leg when it counted most. And even happier that Justin lost because he was such an ass to the cab driver.

 

Also, I have never wanted anyone to shut up more than I wanted Logan to shut up when she was yelling at Chris about not stealing Kelsey and Joey's cab. I actually give Chris a huge amount of credit for now screaming at her to STFU.

[vousviou]

I haven't been this satisfied with a winning team since Uchenna and Joyce.

 

I was pleased when Amy and Maya won, because they seemed to me to be the most down-to-earth of the final four.  But I wouldn't have been upset if a couple of other teams had won that race -- they were still OK teams.  This season, if Justin had won I would have been massively upset, though not quite as much when Connor and Dave won getting an unfair break on the roadblocks and the Dad's unceasing whining about being old and hurting his Achilles Tendon the last time around.  Justin still didn't bug me as much as that guy.

[truthaboutluv]

And once again, we see that the only leg that truly matters is the last one. Five second place finishes and it didn't matter because Kelsey and Joey won when it mattered the most. More importantly they prevented Justin from winning. I'm sorry, I don't mind confidence and I appreciate good racing but Justin was plain obnoxious. I liked Joey staying calm and saying to ignore Justin when Justin was yelling and being a tool at the final challenge.

 

Also, for someone who is such an expert at the show, I would think Justin would know that the final city being one the racer is comfortable with is usually bad luck. And Logan and Chris were dysfunctional right up to the end, including on the mat. The other teams' reactions to them were hilarious. And I laughed at one of the Texan guys' reaction to Justin basically saying the speech Phil gives at the end. It was a sort of, "he even knows the final speech too."