Doing a blog series during my rewatch of The Amazing Race 13. Basing each team off of the episode aired so previous episodes will not factor in.
10th-Terence/Sarah
They took it home this episode for worst team. Terence is terrible! So far on the verge of being one of my least favorite teams to ever run the race! He constantly undermines Sarah and treats her like shit and then talking shit to other teams as well. Sarah is not any better with her whole "I want people to talk to me" gig. Although I did lol when she was pissed that Nick/Starr didn't say hi to her at the airport. Lol what a delusional bitch.
9th-Kelly/Christy
If I could count how many confessionals they had about their exes/being in a bad relationship, I would need more hands. That is ALL they talk about!! They had one glimmer of hope when they started off a confessional saying how terrible Terrence treats Sarah, but then totally brought it back around and started talking about their exes again. Please, can you talk about ANYTHING else besides your exes??? You're worse than the derby moms! Also, lol at them trying to find a container after they got their clue from the detour which the container was meant for the other detour they didn't choose and THEN not telling their taxi cab driver to wait for them during the roadblock. They really do not read clues well enough.
8th-Andrew/Dan
Actually didn't really do anything bad this episode, but at the same time, didn't do anything spectacular either. Only problem with them this episode was their over-inflated egos, but that was one short confessional so it was nothing big.
7th-Anthony/Stephanie
Weren't really existent in this episode either besides the fact that they really need the money to get married. Well everyone needs the money anyways so that's no shock. Although Stephanie had a really nice confessional about feeling bad for how the people are living in poverty and totally has a better outlook on life. I think though this was a perfect place for them to go though because I really don't see them offering much more in this season as a team and rather them go than a team like Ken/Tina.
6th-Nick/Starr
Nick and Starr are starting to get a little bit more development as a team overall as being the badboy/girl team...mainly just Nick though. Starr is too busy freaking out over things. Nick first tries to work with Sarah, but not even 5 seconds after that shoves her away to work with Dan lol. Then while working with Dan saying how he will come back if he got it only to go back on his word and totally fuck them over. They are definitely playing an aggressive game, but I'm not sure if they are playing the game in a way where I should root for them or hate them. This will definitely have to be decided on later on.
5th-Aja/Ty
Didn't do much this episode. Fun watching Ty though make fun of Terrence while he was in the cab and Terrence was racing towards it. They seem like cool people, but haven't stood out yet.
4th-Marisa/Brooke
They emerged after a terrible first episode! Funny in a cute way, these blondes sure did have a good episode! From them wanting to do one detour, but following Nick/Starr to the other one was funny along with them giving out candy as a bribery method lolll. Also Marisa thinking that she has to know Spanish to solve the roadblock < 3
3rd-Toni/Dallas
I still love them, but they didn't stand out nearly as much as the other two teams ahead of them. Though I still love how sweet Dallas is towards his mother and how strong and determined Toni is! They are easily rootable in the game and Dallas going out of his way to help the evil Terence and Sarah team shows how much class he has. Great people overall.
2nd-Mark/Bill
I am really enjoying Mark and Bill right now. They have a fun sense of humor about them which is endearing along with being smart and not over-thinking everything that is going on in the race. Bill's yoda impersonation was fun and gave a good sense of who they are and where they come from...which is being comic book geeks and then later watching him figure out a smart method to finish the roadblock was clever in itself. Definitely a team I will be rooting for down the road.
1st-Ken/Tina
Tina owned this episode by herself! She really is the older version of Marie (season 23). She believes everyone owes her for getting an airline company to change to a bigger plane because she wouldn't refuse to leave until they did. She also constantly kept asking her taxi driver if he had a cellphone when he said he didn't. Then her just owning Terence by cutting in front of him because she was the first to purchase her ticket so she should be ahead of him in line on the plane. All the while Ken is just there defending Tina and taking the punches she throws out. God I love them so much right now!
Boot List Ranking:
1. Anita/Arthur
2. Anthony/Stephanie
I've decided to do a rewatch of The Amazing Race since that is pretty much the only show I haven't rewatched yet. I've already finished season 5 and currently doing season 10 as well with porschefan101 but for this one I'm gonna go episode by episode and see how much I grow to like a team or vice versa since I barely remember this season at all (along with a bunch of others). Note that it will be by episode and not a carry over from any previous episodes. Final cast assessment will be displayed after I finish the rewatch.
11th-Andrew/Dan
They give off the impression that they are going to be the villains of the season. Their whole stunt at the airport saying how they hope the earlier flight gets delayed in front of all their faces is just poor sportsmanship. Yes, I know you would like it to happen, but he did it in a dick fashion and that already rubs me the wrong way.
10th-Terence/Sarah
Terence right out the gate looks like a douche with his weird hairstyle. He has a passive aggressive attitude towards Sarah which is definitely annoying as well. When all the teams were together talking, he gets pissed when Sarah talks to the other teams instead of him. Like WTF she is going to be running the ENTIRE race with you and she can't go out and make friends or talk to others that may actually benefit you later in the race? Then later yells at Sarah because she is running ahead of him. Ego much? Then there is Sarah who says she "tried" to make small talk with Nick & Starr as they are trying to find a taxi and since they didn't engage back she throws a fit. Ummmm, do you not know you are in a race right now? God this team is going to cause a lot of problems down the road.
9th-Kelly/Christy
Nothing much from them at all besides the fact that they kept emphasizing the point that they were divorced and how much of a struggle that is. I can see them being like the roller-derby moms and every single confessional bring up one point and make it repetitive as fuck to the point where I can't stand listening to them speak.
8th-Anthony/Stephanie
Nothing at all from them this episode besides how it is beginning to look like Stephanie might wear the pants in the relationship lol. Not much character development at all and I think they only got like 2 confessionals this entire episode (1 of them being their introduction).
7th-Marisa/Brooke
Very boring this episode and got like no confessionals. Only funny moment was when Brooke(?) was freaking out about climbing down the cargo net and couldn't enjoy the view because she was about to pee her pants lol. Nothing besides that.
6th-Nick/Starr
Nothing much from them at all besides how they wanted to team up with Ken/Tina and work with them along the race. Also I guess they have a rivalry with Terence/Sarah that they don't know about yet? Lol that will be interesting to keep watch of. Nick seems to have the cool head though which I am surprised since I thought it was always Sarah, but this is only the first leg so times can change.
5th-Aja/Ty
My black couple < 3 Not too much from them, but I love the fact that they are dating long distance and are on the race to see if it can help strengthen their relationship. Ty seems cool by helping Aja when she needs it and also showing positive encouragement towards Aja on the climb down the cargo net. They seem to be a decent team right now and hopefully they can continue to build their relationship up.
4th-Mark/Bill
I thought they were a gimmick being comic geeks and what-not, but I actually like them so far! They are showing amazing development by facing their fears of heights and then they are also thinking outside the box with how they kept the items from falling during the trolley train challenge. They are fun to watch so far and I hope they continue this streak!
3rd-Anita/Arthur
They are my favorite first boots! They are so sweet and adorable!! Arthur would always stick behind for Anita and Anita has a great attitude towards everything. She wants to experience as much as possible during the race so she decides to go down 240 ft of rope instead of going up stairs. They were heartwarming to watch and I'm sad to see them go! Also, being beekeepers makes them even more badasses!
2nd-Ken/Tina
They seem to be the original Tim/Marie and I already love them! Tina has a strong personality and demands respect especially from Ken after he cheated on her. Anything that goes wrong is never Tina's fault, but is always Ken's fault in Tina's eyes lol. The whole trolley train challenge was fun to watch Tina bicker at Ken and make snide comments at any possible moment. I like the alliance of Ken/Tina/Nick/Starr and I think they all can do well together. They are not overbearing and dreadfully annoying like some of the other teams, but instead their bickering is fun to watch since it resides between themselves.
1st-Toni/Dallas
I love the relationship they have! Toni being a single mother towards Dallas shows how hard she has worked and how hard she will continue to work because that is not an easy task to do. Along with that, Dallas has amazing respect/love for his mother that it is heartwarming to watch! Toni saying how Dallas has always been a competitor and how she never got to be on his team and now is able < 3 I'm really looking forward to watching them down the road and hopefully they continue this and don't change or else I will be disappointed.
two years since the last black female made the merge and that was Sabrina....just let that sink in. Hopefully Season 28 can bring us better fortune with J'Tia!!! #Survivor
