*Disclaimer: This post will contain spoilers for the current season of The Amazing Race.
This season of The Amazing Race has been an up and down road for me. Some of the challenges they have faced have been, let's just say, less than amazing (feeding catfish? most of the tasks in the first episode?), but it has still been fun to watch the teams visit various countries all along being part of some of the cultural traditions. And of course, most of all for me, it's been fun to watch each team reveal their personalities and their relationship strengths and pitfalls, even though the teams are not grabbing me in the ways they have in previous seasons. Last night was a tough episode for me as we said goodbye to one of my favorites (more on them later), but since we are about halfway through the race, I thought I'd take a look at each of the remaining teams (and also last night's elimination).
AMANI AND MARCUS
I really like these two as a couple and as a team. They've already had several frustrating moments throughout the race, but always manage to deal with it in a very calm manner, which I think is a testament to the strength of their relationship. I might be wrong, but in my opinion, they are the only team who may be able to take down Andy and Tommy in the final if they make it that far. At this point, they are definitely the team that I am most rooting for.
BILL AND CATHI
I just love these two and was so proud of them for making a second place finish this week very close behind Armani and Marcus. They have such a good spirit ("We're gonna die soon, so it's okay"~~Cathi) and really seem to be enjoying themselves, which I think helps a lot when running the race. I don't see them winning, but I do hope they make it a bit further.
ERNIE AND CINDY
I think their difference in personalities is a strength for them. Cindy is a bit of a perfectionist, which makes her great at doing tasks, but can also be a weakness when she gets herself too stressed, which is where Ernie's laid back personality serves the team well. Ernie's insecurities about his abilities, which we saw a lot of this past week may prove to work against them as the race becomes more stressful. Can Cindy even survive an elimination with all the pressure she's put on herself? I guess we'll wait and see.
JUSTIN AND JENNIFER
To be honest, with all their bickering, I'm really surprised these two are still around, but somehow they are making it work. Their constant intense arguing was getting a bit awkward and annoying, so I was glad to see them working together better on this last leg. I do want to know more about their relationship, but I'm not sure we'll ever get there on the race. Can we just have them be eliminated and then get their own reality show?
ANDY AND TOMMY
I like these two, but I have to say that it was nice to see them knocked off their first place pedestal the other night. Watching them run away with three first place finishes was getting a little boring. The last episode reminded us that in the race, anything can happen. You can be way ahead of the pack and still make a mistake that knocks you pretty close to the bottom. That is what makes the race such a nail biter. I still think these two might run away with the whole thing, but at least they are in a bit of a fight for it now.
LAURENCE AND ZAC
The race may be starting to wear on them a bit as they seemed to really have a breakdown in communication over the spirit house challenge. In the beginning I thought these two would be front runners, but I'm not so sure anymore. They do still have the advantage of working together with Andy and Tommy, but with them slipping a bit this week as well, it might be anyone's game. I liked these two in the beginning, but at this point, I'd be okay if we had to say goodbye to them.
JEREMY AND SANDY
Are these two really still in the race? I'm not joking when I say that every week I literally forget they are even part of the show. They seem like nice people but are just so generic, that I'm surprised they even were picked to be on the show. Last night's elimination of Liz and Marie hurt even more knowing that they were beat out by Jeremy and Sandy. We finally got to see a little more emotion from them when they thought they were going to be eliminated, but it still wasn't enough to draw me into them as a team.
LIZ AND MARIE
They were the saddest elimination so far this season for me. By this point, we are really starting to get to know these teams really well and hear a bit about what brought them to the race. Knowing that Liz and Marie were racing for their dad who just passed away in December as well as watching them overcome so many pitfalls on this leg really made their elimination hard. But in true Amazing Race fashion, they walked away in good spirits having learned something along the way and experienced something they may never experience again.
So, the race goes on. Who will be eliminated next??
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