2/16 - TAR 33 Show Discussion

I also tend to not like the all-men pairs who are very physically fit who are always coming in first and tend to root against them. 

I do agree that we viewers do see another side of this team which makes me like them more as human beings and like them as a team. 

I do appreciate the fact that Dusty and Ryan are not the normal fit bros that are child hood best friends. I acknowledge they can think, have a strategy how they are racing, communicate very well with each, and have yet to have an argument with each other. 

I do enjoy when they mess up. I also appreciate they don't have meltdowns. However please have a cheesemaking activity right before the final pit stop. 

Sidenote: I also really appreciate that both Kim and Penn can stop, not panic, think, read the clue, and correct any errors with no meltdowns. Such a role model for both couples and parents. 

I don't the get that Arun is snappish, I get that he is frustrated. It comes across as Natalie is depending on him to be able to do everything for her. They are stuck in their parent/child roles. Natalie's job is to be the navigator but she is not doing a good job of it and constantly asking her dad where they are. I do feel that Arun is frustrated as he feels as the parent he should be guiding and helping Natalie. There is also the language barrier which can mean that Arun has to translate information from English into his native language and back. This is made even more difficult from the stress of traveling, racing, and dealing in multiple languages, in doing tasks he is not familiar with. Arun is not in his comfort zone that is obvious. He is doing the best he can but I feel he is pulling his weight and his daughter's. I wish Natalie would grow up and be an adult and not depend on "daddy dearest" to do everything.

This team desperately needs to work on their communication as they are traveling and attempting any kind of navigation. I would be very surprised if this team makes the top three they simply are not are par with the top three teams. 

I'm surprised it took some of them a bit too long regarding the souvlaki, especially the twins. Like, the clue stated to go there, spell correctly and eat the souvlaki, nothing else afterwards. once the lady said no clue, just look around, especially the piece of paper you're holding, and even if not, something around must be the clue, especially if it has to do with the souvlaki. I did enjoy the vendor lady. And I had never heard of souvlaki till an episode of The Golden Girls.

Well, at least the twins had a memorable exit, and I'm glad to see how well they took their elimination, grateful for all they got to experience in the race. To me, the most impressive were the flight attendants, going all the way from last place to finishing second, a great recovery.

I'm fine with everyone left except the guys. I've disliked Dusty for some time now, mainly because I absolutely can't stand that type of fratjock hyper competitive type with no volum control, and all his screaming and hollering and carrying on grates on my last nerve. As with Ryan, I was mostly with him until this episode, as his behvaior on the Saints' Roadblock really rubbed me the wrong way, just his impatience and annoyance and how he wasn't subtle about it at all. I thought it was so rude and disrespectful.