First and foremost, I've got to agree: there wasn't much in this episode that made me say "Cool!" In fact, there hasn't been much in the whole season so far that's seemed particularly exciting to me.
Much of my enjoyment of TAR (in the brief time that I've been watching it) has been the vicarious fun of seeing people explore and react to distant places that I'll probably never have the chance to see. This season has instead simply brought back memories of my own family's less interesting road trips ("Oooh, pull over, Walt, it's a historical marker!", my mother would often say). It even has the unpleasant family dynamics that I remember from being cooped up in the car and fighting with my little sister for hours on end. There _are_ some truly wonderous locations in the US that they could visit, but most of what they've done so far has been pretty blah to me.
So, on to a couple specific comments. First, about that detour: was I the only one who recognized right away the the right strategy for the Blackjack game was just to wait for the dealer to bust? The odds of all four players getting an 18 or better on the same deal seem awfully low, and that's what they'd need to do to beat the dealer on any non-bust hand. Any strategy that involves a risk of a player busting is a bad one, I'd say. (On the other hand, it looked like the log sawing challenge was considerably more efficient.)
As for the Louisiana team getting eliminated so close to home, all I can say is that the daughter is going to be annoyed at dad for a long, long time.
I think I'll give this season through next week. If it doesn't get more interesting once they leave the country, I'll opt for the greater domestic harmony that I'll enjoy by not watching it. :)
I had the same thought on the blackjack strategy, Steuard. Which made that task an extremely poor detour choice. Not to mention the sawing task gives you a chance to freak out the conservative teams by singing the lumberjack song in a loud and jaunty voice.
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The blurred the moon, but they didn't bleep "Show us your tits"????
Aye. This is just all kinds of wrong:
Talledega at 5 mph?
Find a guy at a frickin' gas station?
Stay overnight in mobile homes during a thunderstorm?
Ridiculous roadside attractions?
Getting eliminated 5 minutes from your house?
And next week...leaving the US to play baseball????
Crap, someone give me a reason to not tune out until season 9.
"Crap, someone give me a reason to not tune out until season 9."
Maybe next time, the moon won't be blurred...
That's all I got. It don't look pretty.
First and foremost, I've got to agree: there wasn't much in this episode that made me say "Cool!" In fact, there hasn't been much in the whole season so far that's seemed particularly exciting to me.
Much of my enjoyment of TAR (in the brief time that I've been watching it) has been the vicarious fun of seeing people explore and react to distant places that I'll probably never have the chance to see. This season has instead simply brought back memories of my own family's less interesting road trips ("Oooh, pull over, Walt, it's a historical marker!", my mother would often say). It even has the unpleasant family dynamics that I remember from being cooped up in the car and fighting with my little sister for hours on end. There _are_ some truly wonderous locations in the US that they could visit, but most of what they've done so far has been pretty blah to me.
So, on to a couple specific comments. First, about that detour: was I the only one who recognized right away the the right strategy for the Blackjack game was just to wait for the dealer to bust? The odds of all four players getting an 18 or better on the same deal seem awfully low, and that's what they'd need to do to beat the dealer on any non-bust hand. Any strategy that involves a risk of a player busting is a bad one, I'd say. (On the other hand, it looked like the log sawing challenge was considerably more efficient.)
As for the Louisiana team getting eliminated so close to home, all I can say is that the daughter is going to be annoyed at dad for a long, long time.
I think I'll give this season through next week. If it doesn't get more interesting once they leave the country, I'll opt for the greater domestic harmony that I'll enjoy by not watching it. :)
I had the same thought on the blackjack strategy, Steuard. Which made that task an extremely poor detour choice. Not to mention the sawing task gives you a chance to freak out the conservative teams by singing the lumberjack song in a loud and jaunty voice.
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