Tuesday, January 18, 2005

MOVE YOUR ASS, YOU ASS: This week, The Amazing Race returned to its normal status as being the best hour you can spend in front of a television.

Whether it was learning about the difference between poverty and "refreshing poverty", the dangers of Ethiopian mud or simply revelling in the difference between one donkey and two, this episode had just about everything you could hope for -- except, I guess, for the sight of a competitor whose shirtlessness made you wish Gus was still in the race. But between the truly moving experience of a 12th-century Ethiopian church and the spiritual joy which followed, this was a darn satisfying episode.

Kudos to the producers for great site selection and a heck of a roadblock, plus a Yield placement that was outcome-influencing but, thankfully, not determinative. Shall we discuss?

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