Episode #225 – The Amazing Race 30 Episodes 9 & 10 Recap

Michael, Logan & Michelle return to recap the ninth and tenth legs of Amazing Race 30, its visits to Bahrain and Thailand and also to celebrate Michael’s 200th podcast. In this episode:

  • Michelle guesses her intro.
  • Michael regrets his life choices.
  • How would April & Sarah have done with the camel milking task?
  • Why did these legs feel so old-school?
  • Why did we see such a vacuous inane opening scene?
  • We explain how Brittany showed her class and dignity online.
  • We make our choice between being nice and being smart.
  • Michael worries for one Race alumni if he ever has to go to Bahrain.
  • We recast a cult film.
  • Has Production been watching Amazing Race Asia badly?
  • Who is the Kelly & Christy of TAR30?
  • What happened on the flight?
  • We discuss our respective flight mishaps.
  • Why don’t we like the UAE?
  • Michelle hates long-sleeves.
  • What was the unaired task?
  • Production defied Phil’s guidance.
  • How do you argue on TV?
  • Why did we have to see Henry & Evan not be able to break a pot?
  • How do camels make everything better?
  • Michael uses a long convoluted WIDM metaphor to explain a point.
  • We try and avoid talking about penises.
  • Logan discusses the kids’ show he’s been watching.
  • We discuss terrible hashtags.
  • Was Leg 9 really meant to be an elimination?
  • We briefly touch upon HaMerotz’s latest twist.
  • What will Lucas & Brittany’s legacy be?
  • Why will Henry & Evan win?
  • One team is the complete antithesis to Brooke & Scott.
  • Why is one particular team so ignorant?
  • How are we celebrating the 200th episode for Michael and why is it a stinger?
  • Australia has a different meaning for the term “frog men”.
  • Michelle & Logan try and sabotage the edit.
  • There’s more love for Conor’s phrasing skills.
  • Why did no-one carry the frogs in their t-shirts?
  • Is there logic to choosing a fun detour in an obvious non-elimination?
  • What is a “boys’ detour”?
  • Michael explains why the difference between being passive and lacking self-confidence.
  • Who is the Amazing Race version of Sherlock?
  • How does our intro music reveal a different type of winners’ edit than what we’re seeing this season?
  • We tell people to stop being racist.
  • Why are Winter Olympians generally so intelligent?
  • There’s some begging for impressions.
  • Michael compliments something from Amazing Race Canada 5.
  • One songthaew leads down a wormhole of early-2000s gameshows.
  • Jen misses out on the coveted Quote of the Episode title.
  • Why have they never used San Diego?
  • And we make our final predictions.

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