I can't remember the last time The Amazing Race ended with some drama-- perhaps last season's family edition came closest-- but this season's finale was a real nail-biter. The final challenge, in which teams had to retrieve and arrange national flags in the order in which they visited the corresponding countries, was terrific. So much of the race is physical that it's always welcome to see more cerebral challenges. I don't understand why they don't do more of that type of thing.
As thrilled as I am that the Hippies won (despite being non-eliminated TWICE!), you've gotta feel bad for the frat boys. They got to the final roadblock first, and they were just a single exchange away from having everything right. One swap away from one million dollars. That's a lot of beer to cry over.
And would someone please explain to me how Ray and Yolanda found their way into the final three when they couldn't find anything else?
Posted by Peter at May 19, 2006 01:44 AM