TAR 34, Recap Leg 10, 12/7/22

 

Welcome to Leg 10! Last time, on Just Keep Swimming!, 4 teams raced to Iceland, where David had to swim in multiple challenges, and that ultimately ended up in the dancers taking a penalty of two hours to end up checking in last, only to be eliminated. And then there were three: Molly and Emily, the long lost twins, reunited after 36 years apart; Derek and Claire, the couple who met on Big Brother a year ago; and Luis and Michelle, the fun loving husband and wife on one last adventure before they have kids. Who will win The Amazing Race 34? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 9, 11/30/22

 

Welcome to Leg 9! Last time, on My Knee Still Hurts!, 5 teams continued to make their way through Spain. Emily’s knee is still causing her problems, and Aubrey and Claire are afraid of heights, but the Military Bros got too far behind to catch up to the injured twins, and are eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 8.2, 11/23/22

 

Welcome back to Leg 8! Last time, on Let’s Have a Another Megaleg, Because The First One Wasn’t Enough?, 5 teams found themselves in Málaga, Spain. Emily’s knee continued to cause problems for the twins, and Marcus couldn’t figure out the roadblock. But Luis and Michelle took the Detour that no one else took, and that gave them a chance to move up in the ranks. Derek and Claire were the first to leave the Detour, but as we know, it’s anybody’s game. The leg continues, who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 8.1, 11/16/22

 

Welcome to Leg 8! Last time, on Let’s Get Bromantic!, 6 teams continued to race through France. Luis and Derek had a bromance, Emily still has a hurting leg, and Marcus struggled at the Roadblock. Aubrey and David continued to struggle finishing, but once again are safe after the NFL Cheerleaders had difficulty navigating and were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 7, 11/9/22

 

Welcome to Leg 7! Last time, on It’s a Good Day to Storm the Castle, 7 teams made their way to France. Glenda and Lumumba managed to drive their car into a ditch, and the brothers made lots of mistakes, but still managed to finish in first. As usual, Aubrey and David manage to skirt out of last place, and Glenda and Lumumba are eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 6, 11/2/22

Welcome to Leg 6! Last time, on COVID Can’t Just Leave Us Alone, 8 teams tried to depart for their second leg in Jordan, but Abby and Will had a positive COVID test, so they were eliminated at the beginning of the leg. Derek can’t speak Arabic, and Glenda and Lumumba have issues dancing, so Luis and Michelle, after a pit of a rough start, finish first again. Glenda and Lumumba are the last team to arrive, and will be leaving 45 minutes behind the first group at the next Pit Start. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 5, 10/26/22

 

Welcome to Leg 5! Last time, on This Group Of People On Horses And Camels Can’t Be Real, Can They?, 9 teams visited Jordan for the first time. Emily got injured and Linton struggled finding things. Team Big Brother and Croquetas battled for first with Croquetas coming out on top. Linton and Sharik were finally eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 4, 10/19/22

 

Welcome to Leg 4! Last time, on But I’m Not a Sculptor, 10 teams continued racing through Italy. Rich and Dom and Team Jamaica struggles with tasks, and the sibling teams battled for first place, which was ultimately won by the Twins. Sharik wanted to keep racing for her dad, so it was the motivational speakers Rich and Dom who were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 3.2, 10/12/22

 

Welcome back to Leg 3! Last time, on Let’s Have a Megaleg, Because Why Not?, 10 teams found themselves in Bologna, Italy. Claire couldn’t figure out tools, Linton and Sharik struggled with Anatomy, and Emily and Molly couldn’t get their car to go, but somehow made it into second place, while the motivational speakers and Glenda and Lumumba struggled to get out of the bottom. The leg continues, who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 3.1, 10/5/22

 

Welcome to Leg 3! Last time, on We Drove an Hour Out of Our Way Because No One Ever Does That on TAR, 11 teams drove themselves to Innsbruck, Austria. The Cheerleaders automatically decide they are looking for a location in Munich, which puts them far behind. Military Bros are high functioning once again and end up finishing first, while Time and Rex are eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 2, 9/28/22

 

Welcome to Leg 2! Last time, on Let’s Begin This Race Outside the US for Once, 12 teams started Amazing Race 34 in Munich, Germany. We are told that there are no NELs and that the first leg is a Scramble, in which tasks can be completed in any order. The Military Bros start strong, but have difficulty navigating. Big Brother finished first, but the engaged couple Aastha and Nina were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 1, 9/21/22

 

Welcome to Leg 1 of The Amazing Race 34! It’s been a while, and now that COVID has overstayed its welcome, we have a lot of changes. First, we get overhead shots of Munich, Germany, the starting line for this Race. Teams were all flown here for the start, loaded on a giant log raft, and taken on a German Log Flume ride of sorts. (Toyouke: “LOL who set them up for this log flume ride? Give them a raise.”) But after that, we get to meet the teams. (click for more)

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TAR 34, Recap Leg 0, 9/22/22

Welcome back to the Amazing Race! It’s season number thirty-four. Which actually feels ungimmicky and with a lot of the same spunk as some of the early seasons, even with the COVID restrictions in place. Also, a relatively quick turn around, as this season filmed in May and June of 2022. As opposed to the last romp about Europe. Oh, and I brought Toyouke along for the snark. Aren’t you lucky? We’ve read the bios and watched the videos, so let’s get to this shall we? (Toyouke: “Why are the individual team bios on Instagram? I refuse to get an Instagram account and this is obnoxious.”) The twelve teams (first time since TAR 15!) for TAR34 are: (click for more)

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Top Chef 6/2/22--"The Final Plate" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: in our finale location of...Tuscon...everyone went to the country's oldest Mexican restaurant to make something with carne seca. Evelyn appeared to have the advantage, but Sarah won by being creative. Evelyn is familiar with these ingredients but that means she has to work extra hard to not play it safe. The Elimination challenge asks chefs to make two dishes (one must be sweet) using both cactus and chiltepin, a type of chili pepper. Evelyn won by not playing it safe, but also knowing how to highlight the ingredients. Damarr had some technical failures and was sent home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 5/26/22--"Cactus Makes Perfect" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: the whole episode revolved around fishing. The contestants had to fish for their ingredients and then make two dishes with whatever they caught. Everyone caught something so there was no drama there. Sarah was playful and creative so she won with things like fish that reminded them of pastrami. I thought for a minute they would have a final five but in the end, Nick really screwed up his fish cakes and also his tacos and was sent home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 5/19/22--"We're On a Boat" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: Sarah returned from Last Chance Kitchen and all the contestants went to Galveston. The Quickfire involves a seafood tower, but they have to make it outside near the beach and hope they don't get sand in everything. Evelyn won for putting her own spin on everything, and she was given extra time to cook during the Elimination Challenge. The chefs were told that there was a family coming for vacation, and they would each be assigned a family member to cook for. Several people read their instructions and realized they were cooking for their own family members. Very cute. Buddha made pasta amatriciana, the dish he had the first time he ate his wife's cooking. It was rustic and the perfect timing to do something rustic instead of crazy and he won. Ashleigh didn't cook her squid long enough so she was eliminated. (click for more)

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Top Chef 5/12/22--"Family Vacation" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: the chefs had to cook with food from the farmers' market and proteins from Chipotle for some reason. Nick won because he seems to be very good at Quickfires and winning money. The Elimination Challenge asked the contestants to make food for the International Space Station. I'm not sure how much anyone stuck to the guidelines, but they're only going to be “inspired by” the dish so you know how it is. Buddha won by making a dessert that resembled the moon, although I still feel meringue is too crumbly. But sure. Jae was eliminated for making mushy meat and chewy barley. (click for more)

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Top Chef 5/5/22--"Dinner in Zero Gravity" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: the chefs had to make dishes with vegetables in single colors. It was just weird, but interesting. Better than product placement. Damarr won, although he did have green so it wasn't super hard? Then everyone had to make soul food, but it could be whatever spoke to them personally. Didn't have to be traditional American soul food. Jae made a delicious Korean dish and won. Luke fried some meatballs and they were hard to eat so he was sent home. Is it because Tom and the other judges don't get other cultures so even though it was accurate, they didn't get it? I don't know in this case but in the past I do think that's affected other people so it's possible. (click for more)

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Top Chef 4/28/22--"Freedmen's Town" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: It was time for Restaurant Wars. Both spots seemed to be cohesive, with good food and no shots of servers forgetting what tables they were going to or backups in the kitchen. Matriarc went for Southern cuisine, lead by Ashleigh and Buddha doing front of house. No Nem did Southeast Asian, with Evelyn running the kitchen and Jackson doing front of house. Buddha admitted he watched previous seasons and took note of how to do things, and ended up with great service. Jackson wanted to serve family style and also two courses at once and then he didn't greet the judges or explain any dishes. Then he admitted to everyone he couldn't taste anything, which upset his team, as he waited until after judging. But in the end, he was sent home finally. I get that he's “a strong chef” but those front of house errors are the most basic errors. You gotta tell the judges who made what dish, come on. Ashleigh won for leading the other kitchen to victory. (click for more)

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Top Chef 4/21/22--"Restaurant Wars" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: the Quickfire asked the chefs to cook Nigerian cuisine, which is very interesting and should have been the Elimination challenge. Real talk, wouldn't this episode have been better with the product placement in the Quickfire? Anyway, Buddha won immunity. Then everyone had to cook in teams and do dinosaur cuisine. I know. Evelyn, Nick, and Jackson had the best menu, which means Evelyn is on a roll and Jackson is not hurt at all by not being able to taste anything. Jo was eliminated for overcooking quail and having boring carrots. (click for more)

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Top Chef 4/14/22--"Swallow the Competition" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: for the Quickfire there was some product placement and we were meant to believe a national brand would make gelato out of pork rinds. But Nick and Ashleigh still won immunity. Ashleigh was thrilled since she'd just returned from Last Chance Kitchen. The Elimination Challenge was to be inspired by some famous Texan women. Some of this was successful and some people just got inspired by women in their lives or whatever they felt like. Evelyn won for actually being inspired by Selena and making a well-balanced pretty dish. Monique made a weird bean salad with dry oysters so she was sent home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 4/7/22--"Texas Trailblaze-hers" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: we finally had a BBQ episode. There was also a Quickfire that Nick won but they made it a twist so whatever. For the Elimination challenge everyone had to make brisket and then be creative with it. Evelyn won by making a curry that Padma liked. Ashleigh had huge cuts of brisket and didn't season her meat properly so she went home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 3/31/22--"Don't Mess with BBQ" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: the Quickfire asked the chefs to make biscuits. Somehow Jackson won, even though he can't smell or taste anything. The Elimination Challenge put the contestants in teams, asking them to make two dishes that looked identical but tasted completely different. Amazing concept. Jackson and Buddha won, because Buddha was able to successfully make panna cotta on this show. Sarah and Robert failed at both their dishes, one of which was another panna cotta, and were eliminated.(click for more)

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Top Chef 3/24/22--"Doppelgangers" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: the chefs were asked to cook for the Asian night market. They were randomly assigned cuisines, not that that helped everyone anyway. Jae won for making a very balanced dish. Jackson did well despite not being able to taste anything. Sam left his potatoes at the Top Chef Kitchen, so he grilled some on the day of, and they were raw. Then he strangely insisted he was an innovator and had grilled potatoes on purpose. He never admitted it was a mistake. Not even in confessional! So he was sent home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 3/17/22--"Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: everybody was supposed to make queso, and they did, to various amounts of success. Damarr won by using hot peppers as dippers for his queso. Then everyone got into two teams to cook...on a football field. Oh and everything had to be carb-forward. Why? Who knows. There was some strategy involved in how you paired up your team members with the other team, since you were going head-to-head. No one actually won, since you had to go a certain distance to win and no one got that far. Yeah, it was that confusing. Anyway, Damarr won again, for making dirty rice but with barley. Stephanie, she of the “Midwestern” cuisine, went home for making feijoada but then taking out all the meat and serving beans and broken rice. (click for more)

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Top Chef 3/10/22--"Friday Night Bites" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: we began the season with a gimmicky Quickfire that involved working in teams and not speaking to each other. One team did not plate a single thing. Empty, clean plates. Buddha, Monique, and Jo won immunity, and promptly did not get much screen time in the Elimination challenge. Each team had to break down a primal of beef and make a coordinated three courses with cuts from that primal. No one cared about if the menus were coordinated. Robert won with pot roast and gnocchi. Stephanie harped on being “Midwestern” and wanting to make meat and potatoes and not Asian food, which I thought was the loser edit, but in the end she survived. Instead, Leia made terrible summer rolls and was sent home. (click for more)

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Top Chef 3/3/22--"Primal Instincts" summary

 

Previously on “Top Chef”: Gabe was the winner. Most people wanted Shota to win, especially after Gabe was accused of sexual harassment several times. This season is in Houston, which only makes me once again advocate for coming to St. Louis. We have too many weird regional foods but also a huge Bosnian population (excellent sausage) and plenty of Midwestern cuisine. Anyway, it's a new season. (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 11, 3/2/22

 

Welcome to Leg 11! Last time, on Of Course We Have to Paint the Doorknob, the remaining 4 teams flew from Greece to Portugal. Arun couldn’t figure out how to row a boat. Again. And Ryan and Dusty failed at a simple task. Again. The Flight Attendants finished first. AGAIN. And Arun and Natalia were eliminated. AGAIN!! But now we can finish this 2 year long race. Who will win The Amazing Race 33? (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 10, 3/2/22

 

Welcome to Leg 10! Last time, on Let’s Do Swedish Roulette, But With Rocks!, 4 teams continued to travel through Greece. The Amazing Cameramen were on point, and the Amazing Sound Effects Guys knew a good cue when they heard one, as no one could turn over rocks properly. Raquel and Cayla could, and had their first first place finish, while Ryan and Dusty finished last on a non-elimination leg. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 9, 2/23/22

 

Welcome to Leg 9! Last time, on Greece Is the Word, 5 teams travelled from France to Greece. Raquel had issues rolling grape leaves, while Arun and Natalia couldn’t spell souvlaki. YouTube won their third leg and the Twins couldn’t get it together and were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 8, 2/16/22

 

Welcome to Leg 8! Last time, on Everyone Loves Maggot Cheese, 5 teams continued racing through the island of Corsica. The twins struggled with lots of things, and Ryan and Dusty kept flipping their canoe. YouTube finished in first place (again) and Bollywood came in last (AGAIN) and amazing found a Non-Elimination Leg (AGAIN!!!). Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 7, 2/9/22

 

Welcome to Leg 7! Last time, on Caution: Goat Cheese Making May Lead to a Last Place Finish, 6 teams raced from Switzerland to the island of Corsica. Somehow, Not Guilty ended up in last after a cheese making challenge, and then used their strength to pop back to third, beating Akbar and Sheri, who were eliminated. However, it propelled Kim and Penn to first place. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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Project Runway 2/3/22--"Finale" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway”: the final four designers were asked to create a look that would showcase what their collection would be about, as they always do. It's supposed to be an advertisement that makes the judges eager to see the rest of the collection. They said it would be down to three but you know and I know they so often claim they can't decide and let everyone through, which is exactly what happened. They also claimed a bunch of times that this is the first all-female finale which is absolutely not true. I mean the judges said it, but their social media from this past week also says so. Not a great sign, honestly. (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 6, 2/2/22

 

Welcome to Leg 6! Last time, on By The Way, Sheri’s Doing the Roadblock, 6 teams raced through Switzerland to Lugano. Sheri had to take another heights Roadblock, but is getting better at them. Ryan and Dusty won their second leg in a row and third overall. And Arun and Natalia tried to go to the wrong city and finished last, but were saved by a non-elimination leg. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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Project Runway 1/27/22--"The Sky Is the Limit" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway”: the designers had to make a look for a supermodel and an editorial photoshoot. We got a side story of “everybody hates Shantall”, but she didn't seem to care very much and also on Twitter it was apparently caused by Shantall yelling at Coral for some reason. Which we didn't see any of. I'm not defending her but I would like to know why that was cut but the shunning was not. So Shantall of course won, and then Bones finally went home. He didn't seem to think that he was going to make the finale. (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 5, 1/26/22

 

Welcome to Leg 5! Last time, on Welcome to The Amazing Race. . . Again!, 5 teams returned to continue their race around the world in Switzerland, with two eliminated teams, bringing the number of teams back to 7. Sheri struggled at the Roadblock due to her fear of heights, but Cop Rock really screwed up at the Detour. AGAIN. And were eliminated. AGAIN. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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Project Runway 1/20/22--"The Model as Muse" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway”: everybody had to collaborate with hairstylists to make an outfit and a hairstyle that went together. Chasity won, and I saw a lot of complaining online because people didn't like her dress, but I thought it was fine. I mean people whined that it was tiger stripes and tigers aren't African. Because we have spent enough time forcing Aaron to be robbed of the win, he was eliminated. To be fair his outfit wasn't very good. But let's not pretend sending a naked model in a clear vinyl raincoat would have been OK. (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 4, 1/19/22

 

Welcome to Leg 4! Last time, on Donald Where’s Your Troosers?, 10 teams raced from London to Glasgow, Scotalnd. Akbar and Sheri had issues driving stick, but Kim and Penn danced their way to a first place finish. Arun and Natalia helped some teams, and a number of other mistakes cost them the race and were eliminated. And then COVID put a long pause on the race. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

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Project Runway 1/13/22--"Haute Hair" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway”: designers were asked to create reunion looks for various Real Housewives. I feel bad because not everyone is American and they don't all know what this franchise is and what a reunion show is. Once again the judges put Aaron in the top but gave the win to someone else, this time Shantall. Kristina got the difficult client, who basically wanted to show off her new boob job and ass job, but her outfit was deemed better than Anna, who was sent home. Anna really hadn't been the same since the car accident and Octavio leaving. (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 3, 1/12/22

 

Welcome to Leg 3! Last time, on Get Your Clue from the Master Baker, 10 teams continued to travel through London, this time during the day. Caro and Ray had a meltdown, but Ryan and Dusty managed to hit bullseyes quickly and finish first. The Twinnies finish last (good) but are not eliminated (BOO!). But teams are also told to keep racing! Who will be eliminated. . . next?

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Project Runway 1/6/22--"The Housewives" summary

 

Previously on “Project Runway”: the unconventional materials challenge! This time it was things in a bar. Shantall made a dress out of straws, sewn together to look like armor. It really was a cool look. Prajje was eliminated because his look didn't fit, but really he had one of the plus-sized models and they specifically said she didn't show enough skin. Yes his skirt was a weird length, but because it wasn't super fitted, they decided it needed to be very exposed on top and I'm tired of the judges constantly harping on how beautiful the plus-sized models are (as if the other models are not) and insisting the plus-sized models have to wear tight clothing that exposes a lot of skin. (click for more)

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 2, 1/5/22

 

Welcome to Leg 2! Last time, on Why Did We Insist On Doing a Cell Phone Staggered Start Again?, 11 teams started Amazing Race 33 in various cities across the USA and ended up in London! Teams had to either run around London at night, or paste a puzzle on a wall. But in the end, it was Team Cop Rock who couldn’t catch a break, and were the first team eliminated, because somehow the Twins were just that much better. Who will be eliminated. . . next?

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 1, 1/5/22

 

Welcome to Leg 1 of The Amazing Race 33! It’s been a long time since we’ve been together; in fact, this season was interrupted by COVID, so we’ll get to see some race pre-COVID and some race during COVID, which are probably going to look rather different. However, we still for some reason get the staggered cell phone start from TAR28 (you know, the social media stars season.) Now, this part gets a little crazy, but in the hustle and bustle of a phone call from Phil and a remote start, we get to meet the teams. (click for more):

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TAR 33, Recap Leg 0, 1/2/22

 

Welcome back to the Amazing Race! It’s season number thirty-three. Which started taping in February of 2020. Before the pandemic. And then pandemic, which by the way, how’s everyone doing? Feeling the wanderlust? Need to travel? Well, TAR resumed September 17, 2021, so now we can have a full season, which will be interesting. Oh, and I brought Toyouke along for the snark. Aren’t you lucky? We’ve read the bios, and watched the videos and read the bios, so let’s get to this shall we? (Toyouke: “Why are the individual team bios on Instagram? I refuse to get an Instagram account and this is obnoxious.”) The eleven teams for TAR33 are: (click for more)

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