TheGuy

It didn't matter because they totally missed the sign, but yeah, don't put the Express Pass taken sign at the bottom, place it at the TOP.

AaronHernandez

Anna Leigh about to force her dad to get a heart attack running up those stairs just to not get eliminated. Someone with ruthless edge is the perfect energy for The Challenge or Survivor.

bluesix

I pretty much agree with you here but I don't think it really matters. Anna Leigh is going to push her Dad too far until he either drops over dead or finally bends her over his knee and spanks her. The way she carried on about this being the last time they would see them and she knows they lost! What a drama queen. This team is bound to implode. I just don't see them making it to the win.

mwbmis

Even her "this is beautiful; I'm just going to enjoy it" bit after the express pass debacle felt like passive aggressive bullshit.

Ultimately being consistently poor at navigation cost Lena and Morgan.

Bill Needle

The clue before said climb the stairs. It said nothing about stairs on the next clue for going to the pit stop. Non-controversy edited in purely for dramatic purposes.

I thought this was a fantastic episode, one of the best in years. Some travel scrambling, challenging tasks/decisions (especially the Express Pass), breathtaking scenery in a beautiful country, dramatic moments, close finishes, it had it all. My only worry while watching was that it could all be ruined with the horrible phrase "keep racing" on the mat.

MLBFan24

The clue said "travel by foot". Why do people (on social media) keep bringing up transportation, stairs, elevator....

They used something other than their feet to travel from the top floor to the bottom floor.

I'm more inclined to believe one of the earlier ranked teams didn't travel by foot, but it wasn't caught at the pitstop. They ranked and Phil waited for the other teams. Thus by the time Anna Leigh and Steve did it, they couldn't be penalized because the earlier ranked teams already checked in without penalty. That's my conspiracy theory haha

Red Dog

So would an escalator count as not by foot? This is nitpicking IMO.

I really don't care but I'm not a TAR obsessive type. I watch this show for the scenery and interesting tasks with a little drama here and there. The contestants are meaningless to me. I couldn't even tell you who is left except for the son and deaf father. So go them, I guess. Oh yeah, that daughter and father who are constantly yelling at each other are left too.

Bill Needle

Or a moving sidewalk (flat escalator) in an airport? Or butt-sliding down a handrailing? What if a contestant somersaulted or walked on their hands for 10 feet? Or jumped off the building and landed in a swimming pool? Penalty!

Double_Oh_7

An earlier team went to use the elevator, but it was taking too long so they went back down the stairs.

MLBFan24

Glad to see Robbin and Chelsea get eliminated. For some reason, I did not like them. Didn’t seem like they enjoyed being on the show.

MLBFan24

Damn, Anna Leigh so brutal!

But I found it hilarious that people on social media were debating elevators as “transportation” a couple weeks ago and then we get Anna Leigh confused about a bus being the subway. I’m sure they would have defended her someway this time too if they took the bus.

The son should have let them take the bus. Would have been a killer move.

TheGuy

This, I say never tell a team they are doing something wrong. It's the easiest way to hurt a team without getting into trouble.

mwbmis

If it goes to form, then the beard guys should go next. Assuming Anna Leigh doesn't somehow kill her father on the next leg.

Rob has been a much better/inspiring competitor on this race than that little shit head Luke who raced with his Mom three times.

Josh-da-man

Maybe he'll die and she'll finish the race dragging his corpse to the final pit stop Weekend at Bernie's-style.

Do both members of the team need to be alive to count as a win?

mwbmis

Zach won the third season with a leg iron attached to his ankle so I guess anything is possible.

emachine12

I was expecting her to actually Bernie him after they finished a task this leg. Everytime.

dom56

Rob and Corey got their first win. I hope they win it all next week.

Double_Oh_7

Corey's Riverdance instructor was a little hottie. I hope he got her phone number.

Bill Needle

I enjoyed that not only did he acknowledge it (her cuteness), but he seemed genuinely flustered.

dom56

Real wanted to see Anna Leigh do the Riverdance with that sexy outfit, Bummer, she use all her roadblocks so her dad had to do it.

davidh777

I couldn’t believe they had a fucking Riverdance roadblock . Both that and the hurling thing were very physical, so Rob and Corey’s plan really paid off.

Big Boy Laroux

As I was watching the show with my family, I said "they're totally gonna hook up that night - he doesn't have to worry about his dad hearing." And yes, I am certainly going to hell.


Side note, that dance judge has got to be the most enthusiastic, nicest, most encouraging judge I've seen on any reality show, ever.


Edit - of this final 3, I am probably pulling for Rob and Corey the most, but really won't be upset at all if the brothers or Team Facial Hair win.

MLBFan24

@annamaifitz on Instagram

@corey11m follows her (and she followed back), so they did keep in contact

mwbmis

Yeah, that Riverdance moment had a bit of a "Dad, I'm going to bail on the rest of this leg to hang out here" vibe.

Holding back roadblocks for the more athletic partner to do in the final legs is a strategy, but you have to be confident as a team to execute it. Derek and Claire did it last year, and it was a major factor in them getting a big lead in their winning final leg. In contrast, S and AL were the opposite in burning through all of her roadblocks so he had to do it. Anna Leigh immediately cursing when she what the first roadblock was kind of funny.

I do think it is a casting/race structure failure that there are no women in the final though.

davidh777

Men certainly have a physical advantage in many challenges, but I think this final just happens to be a fluke. Many mixed-gender teams have won.