<p>Always excited for a new Amazing Race season!!!</p>
<p>Hoping my CC AR fans will join in on the discussion this season after tonight’s first episode!</p>
<p>My TV guide says that the incentive tonight is that the first team to the pit stop will receive TWO express passes. Hmmm. That seems a little lame to me…</p>
<p>Can’t wait to meet the new teams. :)</p>
<p>Like you, am looking forward to the new season. AR continues to be my favorite TV show, and it will be a big loss the day they decide not to continue it. </p>
<p>I’m hoping for some likeable teams this time that actually might win!</p>
<p>GREAT first episode! Interesting challenges, interesting teams! </p>
<p>Have already developed a soft spot for the dad and son. Rooting for the roller derby moms! Hopeful that the docs continue. ANNOYED by the newlywed s - wow, how caddy! </p>
<p>Don’t know why they made the deal to all quit the task. In addition to the last canoe losing, the two teams that “made it” will be delayed e next day 4 hours - bad choice!!!</p>
<p>Most irritating – the Youtube hosts (whatever that means).
The twins are my current favorites but it’s really too early to tell.
Not thrilled that the first place couple is already thinking of reneging on their deal to give the second express pass to the second place team.</p>
<p>DH and I love the AR. So far, the twin docs are our favorites. I already can’t stand the newlywed couple. The male partner of the YouTube team is very annoying already and I only see it getting worse.</p>
<p>Bumping thread up for anyone who watched last night!!!</p>
<p>I’m not sure why they made the conditions of the pact what they did. I would have said that I’d give it to the strongest team in the alliance after the three legs, when I would have to give it out. Give it time to see how some of this shakes out. I wouldn’t award it on the basis of one days’s performance. Still, they made a deal so it’s crummy to renege now.</p>
<p>I don’t think the team that won the express passes will keep to the agreement. Alot can change by the 4th leg.</p>
<p>I don’t have any favorites yet, but the newlyweds are my least favorite team at this point.</p>
<p>I like the twin doctors too and also the father and son team. The youtube team are in first place for most annoying with the newlyweds coming up fast. I didn’t see one gay couple, which I was starting to think was a demographic they always have. Did I miss that?</p>
<p>I kept thinking that surely the sand diggers would take a second and jump in that beautiful water behind them to cool off. Do you think they weren’t allowed to do that?</p>
<p>I thought the same thing - to cool off or to get water to make your sand castle more successful upon rebuilding. Man, that water looked AWESOME!!!</p>
<p>I also wondered if the firemen could have turned around and completed the sandcastle task once they saw they were behind in the water - they could have gone back and had 4 hours to find an envelope and not get eliminated. But perhaps if you leave the task, you can’t go back.</p>
<p>I think the twin doctors will be hard to beat. I’m a sucker, though, for a hockey player. Professional hockey guys are usually hard working, in great shape and are (as a group) the most humble of all professional athletes. I look forward to seeing how they do.</p>
<p>I thought the same thing about going back to the sand castle task. I think once you declare you can’t go back.</p>
<p>Darn - I never even thought of the firefighters going back . . . clever idea!</p>
<p>And why are you all so disappointed that the newlyweds from hell just cost themselves a 4-hour delay? With any luck, that will be the end of them. (Of course, it probably won’t be. They’ve got to get off the island . . . which likely means all waiting together for a single flight or two. :()</p>
<p>And, yes, I agree with everyone else who can’t understand why the sandcastle builders didn’t just JUMP IN THE OCEAN! Sheesh . . . you’re hot. There’s water. Either they’re all a lot stupider than they look, or they weren’t allowed to.</p>
<p>I think once you get the next clue you can’t go back. Otherwise teams could do that all the time. Knowing what lies ahead could be an advantage in deciding whether to do any roadblock or which detour task to do.</p>
<p>abasket, I agree with you that it was a great first episode. Usually the first episode is a blur and you don’t get much sense of most of the teams. I happen to know one of the teams so I’m not sure if I should say which one or not. :)</p>
<p>My favorites so far are the father and son, the docs, the hockey players, and the Asian girls. What a beautiful setting for the first episode, the scenery was amazing. Although I knew that the promo for “three teams quit early” didn’t really mean that three teams quit the race, it was still annoying!</p>
<p>How cool Always to know one of the teams! I have had friends who know one of the team members before - makes watching even more entertaining!!</p>
<p>Loved the first episode (which I caught up with last night)! Cannot stand the newlyweds. Not one bit. Thought I liked the firefighters but then…well you know. 
I really think I like the Roller Derby Moms. Something about them. And the 2 girls in orange that had great senses of humor (is that the Asian Girls?), they seem like they have awesome spirit. The twin Doctors are pretty cool too. I don’t mind the YouTube Hosts, they’re funky and want to have a good time. It’ll annoy the other players and it might get annoying for us (viewers) but they’re young and have energy to spare. :)</p>
<p>Those challenges where it’s fate/luck VS skill are some of my favorites because those make the twists of the game. It’s anyone’s shot!</p>
<p>Was it the dad on the father/son team who ruptured his Achilles (they showed it in the preview for next week)? I looked up at the screen when I heard him say that but just missed seeing who it was.</p>
<p>Yes. I’m hoping he turns out ok though- I would find it odd if they would completely spoil something like that that takes a team out in the preview.</p>
<p>Phil tweeted this today:</p>
<p>@PhilKeoghan: .@trumancat Once a team decides 2 take a penalty, they recieve their next clue &must race forward. Cannot return 2 a challenge given up on.</p>