Finally after months of waiting, two of my favorite reality TV shows have finally started the winter season; "Survivor-One World" and "The Amazing Race". For a couch potato like me, the wait for new seasons of my favorite shows to start is excruciating, so needless to say, last week was a good one!
So, "Survivor" has decided to pit women against men this season. It seems to me that they tried this in a previous season, and it didn't work out too well for the women. I hate to say it, but it seems like the men are probably going to wipe the floor with these women in these very physical challenges. The difference this season is that both tribes are living on the same camp, hence the "One World" reference in the title. It's an interesting concept, and the drama has already begun with the girls doing some bargaining in order to get the boys to start a fire for them. The girls went so far as to steal an ember in the middle of the night while the boys were sleeping....it's a shame for the girls that their little midnight escapade didn't work out for them. In the end, the guys won by default because Kourtney, who obviously can't follow simple instructions, broke her wrist in the very first challenge and was taken out of the game. I really didn't mind seeing Kourtney go. She was kind of annoying, although I would never wish a broken bone on anybody. What struck me as funny about this challenge was how shocked the girls were that the boys went ahead and took the default victory rather than finishing the challenge, Isn't the point of the challenges to win and keep your tribe safe from tribal council? Yeah, get over it girls...it is what it is, and you were probably going to lose anyway. My predictions for this season; the girls are going to be on losing streak until, in true Survivor fashion, they mix up the tribes. Don't get me wrong, I'm rooting for the girls, but I'm not holding my breath.
So Brendan and Rachel from "Big Brother" are on this season of "The Amazing Race". How fabulous is that? I wasn't a fan on them on their first season, but I have to admit that I was a huge Rachel fan on her second season. That woman is a machine! If there's an endurance challenge, and Rachel's determined to win, she'll win. It's that simple. I'm excited to see them on the race. They will definitely have some battles along the way, but Brendan and Rachel arguments are pretty entertaining.
The teams traveled to Argentina this week and the race turned things upside down by having the person not participating in the road block skydiving from 10,000 feet. That would be my worst nightmare! I would much rather be the person driving around searching for my teammate than the one jumping out of a plane. The golfing sisters got off to a bad start when one of them (I can't remember which one) got her car stuck in the sand and had to flag down some guys to tow her car out. I think that must have been an omen for them or something. Phil could see them wandering around aimlessly, but the girls didn't see him. It was pretty tragic, actually. They were eliminated as a result, and apparently, were the first team in Amazing Race history to do something that stupid. The guidos got to remain in the race as a result, which I guess is a good thing. I wasn't a fan of the golf playing sisters, anyway, so I wasn't sad to see them go.
It's hard to predict what's going to happen on "The Amazing Race". One bad taxi driver or wrong directions can put a strong team in last place, and one last place finish cause a team to be eliminated. I do see Brendan and Rachel and Rachel and Dave doing very well in the race. I like the clowns (they're so sweet), but I have a feeling that they won't last long. I also like the KY guys. Come on, it's hard not to like those "aw shucks", down home country boys. Will they win the race though? I doubt it, but it should be fun to watch.
Two of my favorite shows back on TV!! I'm a happy camper.
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