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Last week, I was without television while having my own Amazing Race experiences and learning the definition of “uncomfortably hot,” so I didn’t watch the episode until this weekend. Luckily, it was the season’s first non-elimination, and also kind of dull, so it worked well back-to-back with this week’s high-energy elimination episode. At the start …

Read More about Teams get dyed in congested India

In 13 seasons of The Amazing Race, I cannot remember a challenge that was more entertaining, more visually interesting, and more culturally rich than last night’s Roadblock that took place in India. For the challenge, one person from each team had to search for a clue among hundreds of dummy clues in the middle of …

Read More about Colorful dye during Holi in India covers teams, gives The Amazing Race its best challenge ever

Last Sunday, The Amazing Race debuted, and something happened that just a few seasons ago would have been unthinkable: I didn’t even start watching it until Tuesday, and even then, I only made it through half the episode. Basically, I was uninterested and almost bored. I’ve gotten increasingly irritated with the show’s Emmy wins, because …

Read More about Amazing Race begins another season of delayed episodes and familiar, if stupider, contestants