The Amazing Race: Season 12: “Honestly, They Have Witch Powers or Something!”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The
After the mandatory rest period in Florence, Italy, the five remaining teams began their eighth leg of the race. They were now set to fly 4000 miles away to Mumbai, India. Nicolas and Donald – the first team to reach the last pit stop – started their trek at 10:12 PM. Before heading to the airport, they researched flights through the internet. After securing Air France seats with a 10:30 PM arrival time, they went to find a few hours of shut-eye. Ronald and Christina were the only other duo smart enough to call ahead for tickets.
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The Amazing Race: Season 12: “This is Forever, Now”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Features
After their brief break in Dubrovnik, the five remaining teams made very early departures toward their next destination: Italy. To reach the town of Ancona, the groups first had to travel by bus to Split, Croatia. From there, the racers would jump aboard a ferry and travel across the Adriatic to Ancona, Italy.
Although Ronald and Christina were the first group to hit the road at 2:19 AM, the first bus wasn’t scheduled to leave until 5 AM. This allowed Kynt/Vxyin and Nathan/Jennifer to catch up with them. Eventually, Nicolas and Donald – who started off 5 hours later than the first team – even managed to get on the same page. All the groups ended up being on the same ferry heading out of the country.
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The Amazing Race: Season 12: “Cherry on Top of the Sundae That’s Already Melted”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The
After their mandatory rest period in Vilnius, Lithuania, the six remaining teams worked on getting to their next destination: Dubrovnik, Croatia. The first two couples, TK/Rachel and Kynt/Vyxin, made it to the airport within minutes of each other. Since it was still very early in the morning, the teams collaborated on their internet research. Although Kynt discovered that Czech Airlines had the first flight out, he chose to continue searching. Meanwhile, TK and Rachel opted to wait in front of the closed Czech Airlines office.
Instead of heading directly to the Vilnius Airport, Christina and Ronald chose to use a hotel phone to make flight reservations. Through LOT Polish Airlines, they secured seats leaving to Warsaw, Poland at 6:25 AM and arriving in Dubrovnik at 11:20 AM. When the father/daugher duo finally arrived at the airport, they decided to line up with the hippies and the other arriving teams outside Czech Airlines anyway. They wanted to make sure they had found the best arrangement. Instead of waiting with the other five couples, the Goths chose to find a travel agency that offered tickets to several different airlines. This bold move set off a wave of paranoia and another week of ticket purchasing confusion.
The Amazing Race: Season 12: “We’ve Really Burned Bridges, for Sure”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Features
Last week’s winners, Azaria and Hendekea, were the first to depart at 6:45 AM the next morning. Nathan and Jennifer – the couple that narrowly came in second - started their way to the airport one minute later. After a lengthy stay in Burkina Faso, the racers were finally set to visit a new destination: Lithuania. Unfortunately, getting tickets to the country 3000 miles away proved to be confusing for the competitors – and bloggers (like me) at home trying to get it all straight.
Discovering that the airport offices were not yet open, the teams had to resort to internet research for the next few hours; they were only allowed to purchase tickets from official airline ticketing offices for this leg of the race. Aside from Nicolas/Donald, most of the racers ended up converging at the same small internet stop. (The grandfather/grandson duo found a different internet café to work out of.) After learning they would all end up on the same 10:45 PM flight into Paris, Ronald chose to leave the other teams behind while he and Christina searched for an open Air France location. The impatient father hated standing around by computers; he wanted to deal with a live person. Although they had some difficulties working with their French-speaking agent, Ronald/Christina eventually secured tickets from Paris to Prague to Vilnius (Lithuania). Their expected arrival time was 2:10 PM.
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The Amazing Race: Season 12: “Let’s Name Our Chicken Phil”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The
Instead of venturing to a new destination, the remaining eight teams stayed in Burkina Faso for their latest round of adventures. In other words – the episode was surprisingly airport-free.
Having reached the last pit stop in first place, Azaria and Hendekea had the honor of kicking off the next leg of The Amazing Race. Their first mission was to follow a marked path to a nearby village. There, the teams would find a tribal chief waiting with a clue….and a live chicken. The birds – a customary gift of generosity – was something the teams had to take with them during their travels. (They would not be allowed to ‘check-in’ without their ‘chicken’.) Shana and Jennifer opted to name their new pet ‘Phil’; something about its spiky hairdo reminded them of the ‘cute’ host.
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The Amazing Race: Season 12: “Please, Lord, Give Me Milk”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The
While eight teams were taking advantage of their mandatory rest period in Amsterdam, one team was seeking medical attention. As a result of the last grueling bike ride, Ronald suffered a painful hernia. (It was unclear whether he blamed his heavy daughter at any point for the predicament.) Fortunately, a doctor was able at least offer a temporary solution for the cranky father.
The next morning, Lorena and Jason kicked off the departures to the airport. Next stop: Ouagadougou. While it took a little bit of work to figure out exactly which country they were actually heading to (answer: Burkina Faso), all of the teams managed to pinpoint their destination. Unfortunately, flights to the West African country were few and far between, so it was important to secure seats asap. Despite a very close call for Christina and the hernia patient, eight of the nine teams were able to snag an 8am departure.
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The Amazing Race: Season 12: “I’ve Become the Archie Bunker of the Home”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The
In the middle of the night, the ten remaining teams took off from their last rest stop in Ireland and headed toward the local airport. Next stop: Amsterdam.
Azaria and Hendekea started the departures followed by Kynt/Vxyin then Jason/Lorena. Ronald and Christina, the 7th team to leave, got off to a delayed start when Christina forgot her fanny pack inside the hotel. Although they did finally get on the road, the father/daughter team later returned to the hotel so they could research flights via computer. Thankfully Kate and Pat – who waited alongside Ronald – were not as impatient with Christina as her father was.
Meanwhile Nicolas and Donald, the 5th team to depart, were unfortunately sidelined with a flat tire soon after their departure. Despite their quick recovery, the grandfather/grandson were one of the last duos to make it to the ticket counters. Luckily, every single team – except for Marinna and Julia – were able to get on the first plane into Dublin. The sister team narrowly missed the flight’s departure because they had taken a long route to the airport.
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The Amazing Race: Season 12: “Donkeys Have Souls, Too”
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Features
For no particular reason (there wasn’t a Hef or bunny in sight), Season 12 of The Amazing Race kicked off from the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, CA. The minute Phil yelled ‘Go’, the eleven teams (you can get a refresher on their backgrounds here) raced to the parked vehicles. Unfortunately, getting out of the circular driveway meant waiting for the team in front to exit. Realizing they controlled the fates of the other contestants, Grandpa Donald took his sweet time to count the money and read the instructions. He and his grandson, Nicolas, eventually hit the road and kicked off the journey toward LAX. First destination: Shannon, Ireland.
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Prejudging the Newest Amazing Racers
Posted by David L. Williams Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Amazing Race, The, Editorial, Features
Sorry, Viva Laughlin, but I couldn’t be more excited that The Amazing Race is back. It is my favorite reality show and (full disclosure) the only one for which I’ve ever made an audition tape. Remember me from that one season? No, you don’t, because I was never chosen. But, even though I was snubbed by the show, I still love it, and as the premiere draws near, I thought I’d take a moment to judge several books by their covers and give you my initial thoughts on the newest crop of racers and how much I want them to win.
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