"Amazing Race" Finale Thread. (Possible Spoilers Inside)

[JackBeck]

In what order do you think the race will end?

My choices are : In first place: Rob and Kimberly

Followed by Tyler and James.

And in third, Lyn and Karlyn.

I've been wrong all season long, so I'm probably wrong tonight.

How do you think it will end?

[Pithlet]

1. It will probably be Tyler and James.

But I hope it's Lyn and Karlyn. I'm just glad the Blondes are no longer in it, so I'm happy with whoever wins it at this point.

[JackBeck]

2. I hope it's Lyn and Karlyn, too.

They've been our favorites and we've been cheering them the whole time. I'm soo glad the Blondies are gone. I hated how they used to refer to L & K as "the Sistahs".

[Pithlet]

24. Oh, well. Sigh.

I just posted that I'm okay with the models winning, though. I thought it was a rather boring finale. I was doing Christmas cards while watching, and didn't really feel compelled to look up at it much. I can't wait for All-Stars.

[JackBeck]

28. Once they chose the other airport in Paris

I knew they were done. Living in the NYC metro area you kind of know what comes and goes from Kennedy.

If the boys chose the flight to Newark, that would have been hilarious.

[QMPMom]

3. I'm hoping for Lyn and Karlyn.

If Rob and Kimberly win, I hope she takes her half and gets far, far away from Rob. He's too damn abusive.

I'm just very glad that the blondes are gone.

[JackBeck]

4. I agree.

Rob and Kimberly seem to have momentum, IMO. I'd love for Lyn and Karlyn to win and we've been cheering for them for quite some time.

The blondes did not deserve to go all the way and we're glad they are gone as well.

[bullwinkle428]

5. Blondie hate bandwagon - I've been on it from the beginning!

I'm thinking Tyler and James will most likely win, but am pulling for Lyn & Karlyn. I don't want to see a Rob & Kimberly win, but we've seen worse on TAR (think Freddy & Kendra). I'm waiting for the end of the episode to see if they reveal the teams involved in the heavily-rumored TAR All-Stars for next season...

[JackBeck]

6. I've wanted them out since the beginning.

At least they are finally gone.

It seems like everyone is pulling for Lyn and Karlyn. Wouldn't that be something is they pull through?

TAR All-Stars has been a rumor for quite some time. Let's see if it gets announced tonight.

[JackBeck]

15. You were right 100% about both your predictions.

Got some inside information?

[bullwinkle428]

19. I spend some time at one of the sites with a TAR forum, but I specifically

avoid the spoiler threads because I actually do want to be surprised when I watch! It definitely becomes easier to handicap once you get down to the final three, though. It often comes down to a footrace at the end, and L&K just hadn't shown the same kind of athleticism the other pairs did in all of the previous legs of the race, when the teams had bunched and had to make a run for it. I feel kind of screwed by the teaser, with CBS not revealing any of the teams, but for this, I'll go to the spoilers!

[Pithlet]

23. Yeah. Freddy and Kendra was a hard win to stomach.

It makes me feel better about Lyn and Karlyn not winning. I knew they probably wouldn't, but a tiny bit of me still hoped. I'm okay with the models winning. I didn't feel particularly strongly about them either way.

[seaglass]

7. I was rooting for the blondes so it doesn't matter much - though

if Lynn and Karlyn win - :puke:

[JackBeck]

8. Out of the final three, who would you predict to win?

Personal preferences aside.

[seaglass]

27. Sorry I didn't want to predict because I was spoiled. I've never

seen TAR spoilers before and didn't know if they were reliable. They weren't.

[JackBeck]

9. And we're off....n/t

[JackBeck]

10. I never sweat the first 10 minutes.

Everyone always catches up at the airport.

[JackBeck]

11. Come on girls!

You can do it!

[JackBeck]

12. OK, now we have an ad for "Rocky".

Looks...ummm...interesting.

[seaglass]

13. You're about 20 minutes ahead of the east coast I guess.

Just saw the Rocky commercial at 856pm.

[JackBeck]

14. I'm in Jersey.

We were delayed because of a game so 60 Minutes ran long.

It's all screwy.

[Haole Girl]

16. "I love you Mom!"

What a great finish! :cry:

[JackBeck]

18. The finish always makes me cry.

I cried for Lyn and Karlyn.

But the boys gave me a lump in my throat.

[Catfight]

17. The Amazing White Men Win A Million Dollar's again Race. Blah. nt

[JackBeck]

20. It was a bit disappointing.

But the girls made it to the final three. First time in TAR history.

[hopein08]

25. There have been a lot of non-amazing-white-men to win...

Chip & Kim
Uchenna & Joyce
Reichen & Chip

[JI7]

30. many non whites have won before

[bullwinkle428]

21. In the closing comments, the biggest surprise to me was that Rob

wasn't still complaining about not getting to skydive!! :rofl:

[JackBeck]

22. He was PO'ed about that

wasn't he?

[Frank Cannon]

32. He was a coward and was covering for himself

Kimberly said she wanted him to go. He didn't put up much of a fight.

Rob was pretty much a whiny sissy through the whole race.

[WolverineDG]

26. DAMMIT!

I am NOT happy with the ending. I wanted Bama to win. :cry:

dg

[JI7]

29. glad Rob and Kimberly didn't win

[Patiod]

31. this was one year where I wasn't rooting for any of them

Other years I had a favorite or two, but not this year

That's actually what I like about this show - the good guys don't necessarily win. It's the best racers, plus luck. Sometimes the "good guys" win, sometimes the models win.

[snacker]

37. Same here...

I guess I still miss the hippies from last season.

[Kashka-Kat]

33. QUESTION- why did James get called for the stand-by flight when the Bama girls

had gotten their name on the list ahead of them???? Or so it seemed, that's the order it was editted anyway.

This was my first time watching this show so I have nothing to compare it to. Pretty interesting-- like, how the women considered to be "beautiful" were able to rely on getting people (men) to help them to a much greater extent... while others could rely more on their own brute strength and athletic ability ... and others like the Bama girls just their determination and perserverance (a different type of strength). I would hope that whoever designs this show tries to get a good mix of challenges.

I started out not hating the blondes but as the weeks wore on I just got SOOOO tired of those same doofus smiles every single frame they're in! They're obviously not the stereotypical "dumb blondes" but God.... show some realness and just stop with the grins already!!!!!!!! Sorry but life is NOT a beauty pageant much as it might seem to be at times...

Only real complaint is I wish they'd show more about the countries they're in... but then I guess that's why we have GLOBE TREKKER (on PBS).

[Connonym]

34. Maybe they were just more persistent?

Your observation about "beautiful" women getting help is smack on. I've watched 4 or 5 seasons now and that always seems to be the case. Even more so if the woman is blond. Further proof that life isn't fair but also, I think, a greater feat that the Bamas made it that far without batting a single eyelash. Of the three remaining teams they were the ones I was rooting for. Anyone know how far behind, time-wise, they ended up finishing?

[bullwinkle428]

35. Bama's departing flight was a good hour-and-a-half or two behind

the other one, so I'm guessing the margin had to be at least that much. It didn't appear (based on the natural light at their arrival to the finish) like it was THAT much later than the other teams, but there is a possibility that they were told to skip the final task once it became obvious to producers that they were out of the hunt for victory.

For those that are interested, I do have some very interesting spoiler info about the upcoming all-star season!! Please PM if you want this info; I don't want to be accused of ruining the season for anyone!

[Haole Girl]

38. Lyn & Karlyn could not be put on the standby list at Orly.

Their "fatal error" was going to Orly instead of Charles de Gaulle. The second they did that, I knew they'd lost the race.

[L A Woman]

39. but that didn't end up being a problem...

the ticket counter didn't open up until 4am - Bama got to Charles de Gaulle long before that and all three teams were on equal footing. Rob and Kimberley were able to secure tickets for the flight and the models were lucky enough to get on the flight and there were just no more seats left! Sucked.

[Haole Girl]

41. Hmm...

Well, I guess I thought (and I might be wrong) that they lost their place in line, so-to-speak, when they went to the wrong airport first. No? :shrug:

[Kashka-Kat]

42. I thought I saw scene of them asking to get on standby list BEFORE

we saw the scene of the guys talking to the Frenchwoman & getting on the list?

Hence my screaming "WTF???" at the TV when she called out "James"

Who knows though - I might've blinked and missed something.

[JackBeck]

44. My take was they got put on standby when they bought their tickets for the other flight.

And that happened before 'Bama got to the airport.

[Patiod]

36. Anyone read "Lost and Found"?

Very cute book about a very Amazing-Racelike game. The author thanks one of the Survivors, and someone who participated in Amazing Race for their insight.

[bigwillq]

40. I wanted Lyn and Karlyn

They put up a good fight.

I really like this show.

The ending made me cry. :cry:


Can't wait for Feb. when Amazing Race All-Stars comes out.

[JackBeck]

43. The ending always makes us cry.

I cried like a baby when Kentucky got eliminated. Don't even get me started what we were like when Rosie gave them a home and all those other things on "The View".

[bigwillq]

45. Rosie gave Kentucky a home?

:shrug:

[JackBeck]

46. She not only gave them a home,

On "The View this morning, Rosie “O’Donnell praised the couple for being so friendly and polite to the other teams on Amazing Race and to strangers they encountered along the way” and “then rewarded them with a limited edition Ford Explorer,” canada.com reports.
Rosie also “told them their trailer home in Stone, Kentucky will be replaced by a new single-family house” and “urged them to donate their trailer to a family that needs it.”

They also received, according to TVgasm, “a MacBook computer; a Canon Rebel digital camera; trips to San Diego, Disneyland and the Grand Canyon; a cruise with Rosie O’Donnell’s travel company.”"

http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_amazing_race_10/2006_Nov_07_david_mary_view_car_house

[bigwillq]

47. How very nice of Rosie.

I liked Kentucky....real down home though.
They seem like really nice people though and it seemed they learned a lot from the experience of being on that show.

[JackBeck]

48. We were bawling our eyes out.

I was really touching.

Just found the clip on youtube (go figure).

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yW97lrksGss

[bigwillq]

49. I'll watch the clip tomm.

I am at work and we don't get audio on these computers. I'm not even sure if we have the right features to make youtube work.

Thanks for the link though.

:)

[xmas74]

50. That's one of the few reasons I watch her.

Rosie's a huge fan of reality television and she gets sucked in. She's given prizes to a few different people in the past just because she thought they deserved it.

[bigwillq]

51. I hope she gives Lyn and Karlyn something.

They deserve something too.

[xmas74]

52. She might.

Depends on how much she liked them.

[bigwillq]

53. I hope she liked them.

I want them to get something.

[xmas74]

54. So do I.

I knew she'd give David and Mary something. She talked about them all the time.

She also has quite a crush on Janelle from Big Brother. I thought she'd give her anything she wanted at one point.

[JackBeck]

55. I wouldn't hold it against her if she strong arms corps to donate their products.

But I wouldn't be surprised if she uses her own money to purchase these things.

[xmas74]

56. I've heard that alot of the prizes she gives

come out of her pocket. She just gets really involved in the shows and will give to those she thinks deserves it the most.

[JackBeck]

57. That wouldn't surprise me in the least bit.

She's had to scrape her way into being the celebrity she's become.