Okay, okay... Uchenna and Joyce won me over when they refused to stiff their cabbie even though they were just a few feet away from the finish line. They're good people, and it's hard not to be happy they won the race.
But.
Of the final three teams, Rob and Amber was the only team to not finish last in a non-elimination leg. They had a 6 hour lead on Uchenna and Joyce, and would have won easily had the last stop in San Juan not closed so early. The jetway had rolled back, and they would have had an hour lead on Uchenna and Joyce had the pilot not consented to let them board. Rob and Amber did everything right... except find a cabbie who knew Spanish. That one happenstance cost them one million dollars.
That's one of the things that irks me most about The Amazing Race. That final leg should be all about the teams testing their own abilities, and yet numerous times it's come down to who lucked into the best cab driver. Feh.
Not that anyone feels bad for Rob and Amber. "Rob and Amber Get Married"? Sheesh. I suppose when a broadcast network offer to pony up the green for your wedding-- and likely a nice bonus on top of it-- it would be hard to say no. But that doesn't make it any less tacky.
Posted by Peter at May 11, 2005 2:39 AM