Wow, what a totally BORING episode. The challenges were weak!

The most interesting part of the episode was the beginning. After taking the fast foward - Uchenna and Joyce only had a two minute lead. Not worth it.

The best part was Rob f'ing himself when he tried to yank the chains of the other teams, and he ended up sticking himself in the hole. For all of the R&A haters, it was a nice plate of serves you right for him.

Next week we'll be down to three. About time.

The expression on his face was priceless when he found out they were in third place.

I'm a R&A fan, but what good could come out of that joke? If anything they now would try anything to find an earlier flight. Well, he deserved it, when he watched that episode himself I bet he was mad...

We'll see, I'm ready to see who wins, and for it to be over. They need to take some time off and come up with a plan that will get them in areas where they can do challenges more entertaining than weighing some people.

I'll second that.

Ok, so tonight isn't the last episode like I thought it might be. Must be getting it down to 3 teams tonight with the finale next week? I thought in the past it was usually a 2-hour finale starting with 4 teams, losing one by the end of the first hour, and then a 3 team race for the finish?

I remember it being that way as well... although next week is still a two hour finale.

I meant to comment last week but forgot... anyone else think that Kelly is a stupid, whiny brat? I could not believe she had the gall to say Ron got out of the Army by being a POW! She couldn't even handle being in a challenge without lipstick for crying out loud!

I think they only used that for the past 2 seasons. Before that, I believe they had the double Road Block/Detours.

Well since next week is the finale, and Phil said that there was still one more "non-elimination" leg, we can only assume that the first hour will be that leg, with the 2nd hour getting us to the end. Great teaser for next week's finale...looks like it will be fun.

Yeah my favorite was the look on Rob's face when he was with the police. Not quite as confidant as usual. Can't wait to see who pulls it off, and if all the rumors were true...

Thankfully, I've steered clear of the rumors, so I really don't know who is favored.

it looked like rob and amber were still in england when they had a run-in with the cops, so maybe they will still have a chance to get back in the mix before everyone reaches the US.

i'm going to root for U&J... they're by far the best natured people left, i think they deserve it, and i think they can win. R&K are falling apart and don't deserve to win and R&A... i just think their luck will finally run out (besides with the police), but i won't be disappointed if they do win.

As long as Ron and Kelly don't win I'm fine with it. Of course I said that about Freddy and Kendra as well as Zach and Flo, and see where that got us.

Tonight's the big finale! Remember, it's on an hour earlier than usual.

Do we think that Amazing Race 8 is going to start really soon again (like this one), or are they going to take some time off?

Thanks, Derwood. :thumbsup:
I would've missed the first hour for certain.

EDIT: Hmmm, I just now looked on my sat. menu guide and it says TAR is coming on at the normal time.

Are you privy to info that refutes the sat. menu time, Derwood?
I don't want to miss it. :D

Welp, it's over. I'm happy with the outcome, for the most part.
I won't say who wins in case someone's recorded it later viewing.

I liked the ep. I do feel a little manipulated at the ending, though.
Spoiler: The whole scrounging for money and then showing the other team ostensibly catching up, but then it looked like there at the very end the winner had time enough for a whole speech before the runner-ups got there.

I can live with that, but what got me a little weirded out was an ad for Rob & Amber's wedding being held on primetime tv! Huh!? :rolleyes:
Do we really need more of these guys? :|

That's just the magic of editing. They have to make it look close. They do it every year. Look at last year, when Freddy and Kendra won, you were led to believe John and Kris were close, but they got caught by a train, causing them to lose. Well, you could hear the horns of the train in the middle of Freddy and Kendra's winners speach.

Though I wanted Rob and Amber to win, I am always happy to see a team come back from seemingly insurmountable odds to win. U&J had to overcome a lot, and they were really the nicest people on the race (a la Chip and Kim a few seasons back). It's nice to see nice people win instead of shit heads like Freddy and Kendra or Flo and Zach

It was nice that Uchenna and Joyce got to win, but frankly, I think R&A deserved it more. The U&J were well back - hours back on that last leg and shouldnt have caught up. Its the stupid opening hours, and one flight available type things that piss me off.

Although I guess if the teams were days apart it wouldnt make for exciting tv.

Oh well....

I was pissed that they opened the plane back up. The race was Rob and Amber's until they did that, and they should have been the winners.

R&A caused themselves to lose it when they couldn't find the cigar shop. They were ahead of U&J on the way there but couldn't find it. That little mistake cost them the game.

However, I agree that R&A would have easily won if the pilot hadn't U&J reopened the plane for U&J. Despite that, they still got out of the airport quickly and were in the lead until the last clue. They could have won it but they got bad directions.

As long as R&K didn't win I was going to be happy. R&A were my first choice because I loved the way they handled Survivor and TAR. However, U&J were much more deserving. They were such great people. They gave help whenever someone needed it and they were never petty (at least the editors made them look that way).

No way that would have happened in most airports. I've been to that airport in San Juan, it's a junk hole (although it seems OK when you just flew in on your honeymoon ;)) I'd be so mad that I made it that far, and end up losing due to some punk giving me garbage directions.

Well, I think R&A should have won, but U&J were worth of winning as well, congrats to them.

I'd guess that we won't see another TAR until next fall now. I think the reason they did it this way was because it was working for survivor (fall season, spring season).

Now, on to Big Brother!!! ;)

I'm happy U&J won. What he said about having a baby after they found out. They're the kind of couple that deserves to win.