The amazing race 15

This week the amazing race premiered on my TV. I love that this season has more twist and surprises. I think this game changes over time. (Because I think survivor is like a bad version of the real world, From Hawaii beyond. Teams this season are a little different, they had a gay BROTHERS (note the emphasis on the brothers. they are not a couple but we know they have done it.) The only all woman team, the poker girls, tried to lie until the five legs or so, I thought it was a good back story. They were counselors of a non-profit organization. And you know, the evil in me would think this is a good lie, if only they did not have accesses to the internet. And once again, the five generic young middle age white heterosexual couples or as like to call them ‘expendables’. One thing that struck my nerve is that the producers of the race have been in a large runt in casting, Case in point, Zev and Justin. I know that in the previous season we have seen little people (Charla and Mirma), and hearing disabilities (Marge and Luke) but I think that they are pushing the line. Much as they did with season 14 (see my last post about the race)
The game started with something unexpected, something weird and something that was a detour on a previous season and use a road block. Something unexpected was the elimination of a team too early on in the race. It like being asks to visit Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and learning that you get there is was prank. You were given that chance of a lifetime only to taken away from you. That sucks. Something weird was the japaneses game show. I felt like a teenage girl screaming from the top of my lungs from this roadblock. Because the race has come to Japan for three to four times (including the Asia version) and they always go with the traditional Japan kind of feel and to see them in the weird Japan- I just want to cry. And it not just your generic Japanese’s game show ( generic would consist of monkeys, a Ballpit , lot’s of foam and an engrish speaking game show host) it an ever the top Lolita girls, traditionally dress one man band, confetti filled, bad English speaking sexy announcer and a engrish speaking game show host. They had to eat wasabi bomb to move on. Which I think is a kind of party food you would eat as a dare (like worms or Balut eggs). And something to long that I would not like to repeat myself is the duck. This task is a repeat. If you know the 5th season and watch the Philippine leg you will know that there was a detour involving ducks and guiding them to some piece of land. This was the detour that lead to the Best four words I think utter in the history of the game ‘my ox is broken’
Well, It’s still the premiere. I’m still hoping that one of the expendables would have a mental breakdown . I hope that the gay brothers would keep the secret of being gay. And I wish that this season will be more cryptic that the other seasons. Because it is just fun.