Welcome back to the Amazing
Race! This time, we get our second round
of All-Stars! And, for the first time,
we get to see some of our favorite teams for a third time! (Toyouke: “Wait. Are we getting all these people playing three
times because CBS thinks we still want to see them? Or because latter seasons
have lame casts that no one cares to see again and the only people we remember
are the ones that are so annoying we never want to see them again?”) Well, whether we wanted to see them again or
not, here they are, running the race for a second or third time because they
were All-Stars / Unfinished Business / Falling Apart / Whatever. The eleven teams are: (click for more)
Bopper
and Mark, Team Kentucky (TAR 20, Fifth Place), are the
friends from Kentucky. When we last saw them, they failed miserably
on a Roadblock involving Indian Dance and could probably really use the
cash. (Toyouke: “See, I like them and they're both unemployed. And I have no objection to Mark and Bopper
since they have unfinished business in the form of "failing to dance"
going for them. “) I don’t know if they can go much farther than
before though. Prediction:
Fifth Place.
Brendon
and Rachel, Team Brenchel (TAR 20, Third
Place), are now married from California. (Toyouke: “Christ.
They're MARRIED!? “) They know
each other from Big Brother. (Toyouke: “Big
Brother couple, we're not here to make friends, blah blah. Go away.”) I agree.
But they did really well the first time through. And if they win, Brandon promises Rachel that they can make
babies! (Toyouke: “And SPAWNING!?! She implies that Brendon told her he'd
have a baby with her IF they won. And
unlike Kentucky
her job is...apparently being a reality show personality. I hate the universe.
She thinks America
loved her and wants to see her on TV as much as possible.”) I didn’t like them the first time, and so
they are probably never leaving my television.
Prediction: Fourth Place.
Caroline
and Jennifer, The Country Singers (TAR 22, Fourth Place), are friends
and country singers from the south. They
are both blonde, and are direct descendants of famous people; Caroline is in
Daniel Boone's lineage, and Jennifer is the granddaughter of John Wayne. (Toyouke: " Let me make this clear AGAIN,
I do not care that either of them have famous relatives or ancestors or
whatever. When you take that away, what do you have? BLONDE GIRLS. They might
as well be beauty queens. Whatevs. I don't care one bit about these people. ") Point taken. But they did well last time, so they may have
something up their sleeve. I predict
fail. Prediction: Eighth Place.
David
and Connor, Team LIVESTRONG (TAR 22, Eighth
Place), are a father-son team from Salt Lake City, Utah,
and are oddly enough both cancer survivors.
Hello! (Toyouke: “YES A MILLION TIMES.”)
Connor also is a professional cyclist. They proved last time, when Dave twisted his
ankle that anyone can win multiple legs with an injury. (Toyouke: “Anyone team that can manage to keep a first place standing
without an Express Pass and while one member can only use one leg deserves
another shot. They are what "Unfinished Business" is made for. Yes I
know this is not being billed as "Unfinished Business" but I think on
this show that should be the only reason you get back on. "Here is another
chance to succeed since your failure last time was not your fault because bad
taxi/weather delay/ridiculous challenge/HAY BALES" Also Connor is
cute and when asked about strategic changes he would make heading into this
race Dave said "NOT RUPTURE ANYTHING".””) Prediction: Winners, TAR24.
Flight
Time and Big Easy, The Globetrotters (TAR 15, Fourth Place; TAR 18, Second Place), are
Harlem Globetrotters. Enough said. (Toyouke: “OMG I LOVE THE GLOBETROTTER
MUSIC! I love that they cut that in.”)
They lost in TAR15 when Big Easy couldn’t figure out a clue about
Kafka. So intelligent clues are their
downfall. (Toyouke: “I enjoy watching them but they fall in the
category with the cowboys. You had your second chance. Time to accept it's not
happening. I wonder if they keep getting cast because the producers are like
the Survivor producers and cast the same people over and over in the hopes that
one time they'll win. Like Boston
Rob.”) Prediction: Tenth Place.
Jet and
Cord, The Cowboys (TAR 16, Second
Place; TAR 18, Sixth Place), are from
Oklahoma, and
have both won five world rodeo championships each. They are here because apparently the powers
that be think they are awesome.
But? COWBOYS! *insert TAR Cowboy music here* (Toyouke: “Yeah
I think two times is the max. Once for regular, and one All-Stars. I love the
cowboys but I am not particularly looking forward to another season of watching
them fail at tasks. However I am really amused at Jet's bio where he answers
everything with the shortest answer possible. Like he's rolling his eyes at the
whole promotion thing.”) Prediction: Sixth Place.
Joey and
Meghan, The YouTubers (TAR 22, Fifth
Place), are YouTube Hosts from Los Angeles. You can check out Joey's channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/JoeyGraceffa
and Meghan's here: http://www.youtube.com/user/strawburry17. (Toyouke: “Who
in the world thought we would like to watch Joey fulfill every negative gay
stereotype again? I'm already angry at this season and it hasn't even started
yet.”) I agree. Why can’t we get some normal gays for
once? Prediction: Seventh Place.
John and
Jessica, Cocky YDC (TAR 22, Ninth
Place), are the YDC from Huntington Beach, California. John seems pretty. And tall.
Apparently he resembles the musician Macklemore. (Toyouke: "Was
season 22 really that great? I feel like they picked out the most annoying
people to race again and I don't remember particularly liking that season or
remembering anything about it. Admit it, you remember nothing about these
people except that John is the total moron who was eliminated while holding an Express Pass. They are totally bland otherwise. And he still doesn’t look like
Macklemore.”) I think if John can get
his head out of his rear about strategy they could do well. Prediction: Second Place.
Leo and
Jamal, The Afghanimals (TAR 23, Fourth
Place), are cousins from Los Angeles. They seem pretty driven, as Jamal is already
CEO of a company. (Toyouke: “Maybe it's just that the "average" person
likes all these people. I mean...people watch "The Bachelor" right?
And that show is dumb. Otherwise I am not sure why the producers asked some of
these people to be on TV again. Maybe they asked everyone and only annoying
people agreed? Let me tell you, though, when I heard they were on this season I
was so glad because it meant they weren't going to win THEIR season.”) They retain their nickname, as the producers
seem to have felt the need to give everyone a nickname this season. Have you noticed? Prediction: Third Place.
Margie
and Luke, Team ASL Rainbow (TAR 14, Third
Place; TAR 18, Eighth Place), are a
mother and son, where the son is deaf, can’t read lips and can’t speak fluent
English. Mom translates, quite well I
may add. (Toyouke: “I mean...could they not get enough people from more
recent season? I like them, I just don't need to see them anymore. Although I'm
sure you are excited to see Luke again. I will say that I am SO GLAD they
allowed Luke to put in his bio that he is passionate about his involvement in
the LGBT community. Because the previous two seasons it never came up to the
point that they might have been trying to squash the information.”) I think the Joey / Luke dynamic could get
wild too. Prediction: Ninth Place.
Natalie and Nadiya, The Twinnies (TAR 21, Fourth Place), are twin
sisters from New Jersey. (Toyouke: “They're
loud but they are fully competent girls so I actually am pleased to see them.
And Nadiya says she hasn't changed since the last time. "No, still a
badass." I still can't tell them apart though.“) I like them, but as soon as they have to
drive somewhere, they are goners.
Prediction: Eleventh Place.
And
there it is. Don’t forget to tune in
Sunday, February 23 at 7:00 pm CDT (not really, because FUCKING GOLF) for the hour premiere. See you with the first recap soon!
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