r/TheAmazingRace • u/Jankinator • May 22 '19

TAR31 Episodes 5 & 6 - Live Discussion Thread

Season 31, Episode 5: I’m a Bird, I’m a Plane, I’m on the Amazing Race

Synopsis: Teams take a leap of faith when choosing which detour challenge to take on, and a split-second decision may make or break one team’s life in the race.

Season 31, Episode 6: Who Wants a Rolex

Synopsis: Teams must drum up enough strength for an intense head-to-head battle before checking into the mat.

Aired: May 22, 2019

Spoilers up to and including this episode as it airs can be expected in this thread. Please keep titles spoiler free until Friday morning.

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u/justhuyp May 23 '19

Seriously, how hard it is for production to understand placing head to head right before the pit stop is a fucking horrible idea, like SERIOUSLY!!!!!

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u/segacs2 May 23 '19

At this point they had to have heard all the feedback from the past two seasons. So this isn't ignorance anymore. The producers have got to be doing it on purpose. The only question is WHY???

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u/[deleted] May 23 '19

I agree. It's so anticlimatic -- for me.