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[a1mamacat]

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YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES...bu-bye Whinifer andGnat!!!

At this point, I will be absolutely totally pleased with who so ever wins. Ron and Christine have worked on their father-daughter relationship and are a well oiled machine.

TK and Rachel have remained calm and smooth, handling every little bumb, including the speed bumb.

Nicholas and Don have shown what a huge generational gap can be overcome by sharing the load and respect.

[MarkBarrett]

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Happy Birthday Jennifer and bye bye! So Ron and Christine had to play dirty at the airlines for an edge? Karma will probably nail them next week, but it led to a very pleasant outcome tonight.

It's a good feeling going into the finale without having to worry about rooting against a team. This season was good with the non-elimination legs cut down and zero mega legs.

[ontellen]

Don't think I need a spoiler anymore and I say YES! YES! YES! Good riddance to those 2. They got on my last nerve. I agree that i will be happy with any of the last 3 winning although I am rooting for the Grandpa - Grandson team even though the young one has been a pain.

[earendel]

Allow me to add my comments, and I'll spoiler them just in case.

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1. HOORAY!!!! At last the whiners got what was coming to them! Their arguing finally caught up to them - although it's impossible to know for sure because of the editing, I suspect the argument on the streets of Taipei cost them badly-needed time.

2. HOORAY!!!! TK and Rachel overcame a three-hour delay AND a Speed Bump to finish second. I'd really like to see them win because they've been the most consistent, even-tempered team the whole way through.

3. Good for Ron! He seems to have put his temper behind him and he and his daughter Christine are getting their act together. Of course he could revert at any time so it's by no means a sure thing that they'll keep going this way.

4. It's nice to see two older people (Ron and Don) still in the race even though they're on different teams. Don and Nick have done well, especially after Nick started handling his grandfather's backpack.

So the final is next week and there are actually three teams to cheer for, rather than having any to root against. But if I had my druthers, TK and Rachel would win.

Miscellaneous notes:
1. I know that Christine tried to get the ticket agent to tell the others that the flight was sold out, and the agent did. But was that because of Christine's request or was the flight actually full? Couldn't the agent get into trouble for deceiving customers?

2. The Speed Bumps have not been particularly difficult, merely time-consuming.

3. The Road Block was not particularly difficult this time, either. It would have been much more of a challenge if the contestant had had to drive the car on that teetering ramp.

[hermillion]

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Did the instructions for the last leg specifically tell them to take a taxi to the check-in spot? I kept thinking the Whiners were going to get nailed for taking the subway and bus, and even if they hadn't been last to arrive they might have had a time penalty.

I could be completely wrong about the above, but I am definitely glad to see the last of those two!

[earendel]

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Did the instructions for the last leg specifically tell them to take a taxi to the check-in spot? I kept thinking the Whiners were going to get nailed for taking the subway and bus, and even if they hadn't been last to arrive they might have had a time penalty.

I could be completely wrong about the above, but I am definitely glad to see the last of those two!

elwing asked that same question so we went back and checked the DVR.

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The clue just said "make their way" to either of the detour sites, so they could take any means of transportation they chose. The final clue did specify to take a taxi to the Pit Stop.

[tanstaafl2]

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I too was delighted to finally see the Bickersons leave.

I do hate the at least seemingly artificial bunching that occurs in the game which in this case allowed the couple in last to catch up. But I suppose they want to keep it dramatic to the end as much as possible.

Don't really have a particular favorite in this final group but as has been noted by others at least I won't be having to root against anyone.

Next up on the reality carosel will be the rapid return of Survivor as they head back to Palau with the quasi All Star edition.

Better than nothing I suppose.

[Sir_Galahad]

A bit late on my post here but I have been busy. Anyway, I, too, was glad to see those two eliminated. All that bickering gets tiring after a while. I figured once TK and Rachel caught up with the others, they would make the final. And, now we have a very interesting finale shaping up. TK and Rachel have the advantage of youth and speed and their calm attitude can certainly help them win. I don't have anything to root against with any of the top three. And while TK and Rachel is the only team left of the three or four I had predicted to be in the finale, I will applaud any of the teams that win. IMO, this has been one of the best Amazing Race seasons to date.