Are there any more Fast Forwards? I Keep hoping for one that they have to shave their head (ala Joyce from last season) and all 4 of the Weavers have to participate. Such hypocrites, complaining no one likes them and calling the other teams idiots in the same breath. I can't wait for AR to return to their original format.

The Weavers just get worse every week, don't they? I think it's their smug superiority ("we're the only ones trying to live a Christian life") that is most offensive to me. And when the daughter was so nasty to the Goodlookski who tried to be kind to her at the race track? If I could have reached into the tv and smacked her across the face I surely would have.

ncgrrl, isn't the Bright Angel Trail like 14 miles each way? I hiked it about a million years ago, but we took 2 days each way.

Re: widow and orphans. I think both parents have to be dead to be an orphan. Is that a spoiler? Do you know something about the conclusion of this series? :-D

"The boy doesn't seem as bad as the girls." Has that kid said one word since the race began? We think he's going to end up in a bell tower with a gun someday.

"if you had a drink everytime mother weaver asked god for help, you would be so loaded, you'd never see the end of the show." That's the point.

Marilyn, I hiked about 200 feet down the Bright Angel trail. Too much mule poop for me. It was nice to see the canyon from 'below' (ha ha).

Then, I got to thinking, how about TAR does National Lampoon Vacation? Ask for directions in St. Louis, spent 10 seconds at The Grand Caynon (can check that one off), break into Wally World and ride a roller coaster.

Darn, no balloon races. But they show ballons on the opening credits. Can't you just hear the Weavers scream "Lord, make my balloon fly faster than the others."

I think one fast forward and one yield is left. I'm not sure the fast forward is really that much faster. The Paolos were only a few minutes ahead of the second team.

>Has that kid said one word since the race began?<

Marilyn-

While the son doesn't seem to be *quite* as obnoxious as his sisters, he was the one pointing to the picture of the Paolos, calling them "retards" when they were yielded.

All in all, he's still pretty obnoxious.

Did anyone catch the Pauolo mom telling the son that she wishes he never marries? Did I hear right?

As someone said here or on another thread, who in their right mind would marry that boy after seeing the way he treats his mother?

It isn't on next week... Anyone know why?

I kept thinking the same thing last night...that boy never speaks, and the Weaver girls need to buy some clothes that actually fit them. My mother would never have let us out of the house with shorts like that, I pray they go next!

i couldn't agree more about the Weavers, especially the girl's shorts length. When watching last night with me, my husband, who never notices clothing choices, was like "why is that girl's shorts so short?"

I agree that the Desperate Housewives are pretty loud, but at least they aren't as mean as the Weavers. Talking about leading a Christian life can only get you so far if you don't practice what you preach. The thing that is troubling about the family is that mom never sets a good example and actually instigates the nastiness.

I'm routing for the dad and 3 daughters but it's a miracle they're still in the race. After that, I guess the Godlewskis because they've been able to handle everything that's been thrown at them and beaten the guys even on some of the physical challenges. I wonder how the Weavers know that they're the only Christian family in the race. Maybe they're just the only ones making a big deal about it. I find it hard to believe that all the other teams are non-Christians.

marilyn, LMAO about the comment about the kid later being in a bell tower with a gun, but guess that is my warped sense of humor for ya.

I"m slightly confused. I was thinking that the "desperate housewives" were the Goodlookski's, but someone mentioned about the camera guy being in the vehicle with the dad and daughters and them being the "desperate housewives". Not that it matters a whole lot, but which is it?

The Weaver girls clothes are ridiculous. I suppose they think they are "hot". Try a size or two bigger. The mom looks like as we say in the ER, like she was "rode hard and put away wet". Just rough looking.

I can't wait for the next installment. Not that the USA isn't nice, but I really miss the exotic locales, the language barriers and trying to communicate, and some of the interesting public transportation. Loved the trains in India and the weird cars in Sri Lanka. I also liked some of the footage that they used to show of the teams at the pit stops.

BTW, did anyone notice what looked liked a nicotine patch on the Branson Dad's chest when he had his shirt off? Maybe that is why he has trouble keeping up.

Oh those hypocritical Weavers. My complaint about a lot of Christian stuff I hear these days is that it comes from the most un-Christlike people.

Mh DH and I are sure that the Weaver girls are growing while their clothes are shrinking. The mom is certainly rough looking; perhaps they exist on a diet of Twinkies, and are getting fatter as the race goes on.

MikePinTucson

We are going to Phoenix for 4 nights, including a Nascar race and a trip around my husband's old haunts from when he was in the AF in Phoenix. Then the GC, then Sedona.

"rode hard and put away wet"...couldn't agree more.

Wish I had known it was a 2 hour episode. I was out for the evening and recording the show. Came home part way through the unexpected second hour. Missed the airplanes and however the Bransons raised money at the begining of the second leg.

It was cool the way the Paolos told the Bransons to go put on all their clothes before getting on the mat.

With the exception of the fake Christians, it has been great seeing the teams getting along so well.

The other teams have all stayed close since the end of the race. When the losing teams go to New York on Tuesdays to be interviewed the next morning after their loss, they always watch the episode with the Paolos.

Really beautiful scenery last night!

Keith

i didn't realize the teams watch the shows with the italian team. i think that's great.

i didn't watch two of the episodes and didn't catch the reason the Weavers started hating the "unchristian" other teams. did anyone catch the specific reason, though I'm sure it wasn't a very good reason?

I believe it's the Goodlookskis who are the Desperate Housewives.

mah, I think the other teams developed a growing dislike for the Weavers. In response to this growing unpopularity, the Weavers got even more holier-than-thou and unpleasant.

brenandg,
you got it right the desperate housewives ARE the Godlewski sisters, I think it was my post you were referring to, it said "As for my favorite to win, the dad and the daughters. Could you imagine being stuck in a car for hours on end with the Desperate Housewives? Poor camera guy!!" I was just saying my fav to win is Wally and the girls...then on to another subject, ie., the poor camera guy with the desp. housewives. Sorry if I confused you with my rant. :)

vegasnative, the camera crews rotate between the teams, so no one crew has to put up with any team for the whole race. I wonder who the crews consider to be the "short straw"?

Frankly, I think the camera crew with Anthony Bourdain has it far worse than anyone with AR.

Didn't I see (hear?) the Linzes passing gas in the car? IS there a long straw?