The bickering Bickersons are gone!
With the elimination of Nathan and Jen on last night's episode of The Amazing Race, we have something we haven't had for years -- three moderately likeable teams competing for the final prize!
TK and Rachel, who started the leg of the race three hours after the rest of the teams and also had to contend with a "Speed Bump" due to coming in last place during the previous non-elimination round, managed to escape defeat to join Ron and Christina and Don and Nick as the final three teams. And while Ron and Christina have had their ups and downs throughout the race (mostly thanks to Ron's badgering of his too-patient daughter), all three teams have at least some redeeming qualities that would make them worthy winners.
Which could not have been said about Jen and Nathan. From basically the very beginning of the race, these two yelled and screamed at each other, moped and whined, and were generally pretty miserable and annoying. I wouldn't have been surprised if they had ended up winning the whole thing, as they are in good physical shape, and annoying teams like this have won in the past. -- think Freddy and Kendra fttirom a few seasons back. I'm not ashamed to admit that seeing them eliminated before the final leg of the competition brought a smile to my face.
So who should take home the million dollar prize? Ron and Christina seem to have hit their stride late in the race, keeping the family tension to a minimum and scooping up a couple of first place finishes in the process. Ron has certainly grown over the course of the race, and you can see that he has learned a lot about communicating with his daughter. Will they be able to keep their streak going and win first place?
TK and Rachel, meanwhile, have shown that slow and steady can, in fact, win the race, and they're hoping their mellow attitudes will propel them toward the finish line. And how about Don and Nicholas? I wouldn't guessed these two would have been out weeks ago, but they've found a rhythym that works for them, and they don't scream and yell at each other (an undervalued quality), and now they are actually in contention for the prize. Who would have thunk it?
Who do you think should win the Amazing Race? Is it the same team you think will win the Amazing Race? And are you as happy as I am that Jen and Nathan are gone?
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