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The Amazing Race Australia Season 6 Episode 10 DiscussionTARAUS (self.TheAmazingRace)

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[–]DuckyDude07 36 points37 points  (5 children)

am i the only one who feels like the leg design was a little unfair? like putting the speed bump after what was essentially an equaliser (7pm market) really didn’t give either of the returning teams a chance against the others, basically meant one of them was gonna go home no matter what happened in the leg

[–]pantaloonjohnny 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah it basically allowed the non-returning teams to survive if nothing terribly wrong happened. They probably underestimated how quick all teams finished the previous challenges.

[–]magikarpcatcher 7 points8 points  (2 children)

I think that was intentional. I know viewers and the competing teams would feel some sort of way if the isolated teams just got to jump back into the race after skipping several legs (SEVEN in Kathy and Chace's case) with only a tiny speed bump while one of the teams who have been competing all this time got eliminated this leg. They wanted to make the isolated teams fight with each other to stay in the leg.

Then again, maybe I am giving too much credit to TAR AUS

[–]ToQ-1go 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're definitely giving too much credit to Network 10 TARAu which throws in random Legs whenever they want, comes up with rules at the drop of a hat and doesn't even adhere teams to rules they set out for tasks.

[–]Rychu_Supadude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was six legs, not even the first time that they've allowed a team's commentary to stand despite not being accurate

[–]SnooDingos316 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And right before the pitstop they cannot even catching up.

[–]MyPigWaddles 36 points37 points  (11 children)

I would’ve been pissed off in Kathy and Chace’s positions, too. Having a speed bump right next to a time-limited challenge didn’t feel like it worked at all. They worked very hard to put themselves in a good position, and because of the way it was organised, that meant nothing. I really wanted to see more of them!

Also, almost half the teams out with Covid... come on, this isn’t sustainable.

[–]CreswickOctober 10 points11 points  (4 children)

They're both lawyers too, you just know they didn't leave that mat without having a few words for the producers

[–]chacetea 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No comment 🤣🤣

[–]Rychu_Supadude 5 points6 points  (2 children)

I hope this is the groundwork for an Unfinished Business season

In which Sticky & Sam somehow get cast but are called "wildcard newcomers"

[–]glider521al 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Yeah would like to see more of Kathy & Chase and Sticky and Sam (the latter getting hit by an unaired u-turn when others assumed they had a salvage pass).

To add to that list of strong teams that should race again:
S1: Liberty & Ryot (luck challenge)
S4: Hayley & Mikayla and Tom & Tyler
S5: MJ & Chelsea

[–]chacetea 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aw thanks guys! Id love that too haha ☺️

[–]ValuePsychological74 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Kathy and Chace made mistakes on two challenges though. They had to redo the selfie challenge and they got 2kg herbs instead of 1 so went further down the line. Not exactly a faultless leg. You’d also have to think teams may have completed tasks earlier than anticipated hence the line up before the market opened. A few bad decisions, together with some bad luck. That’s racing.

[–]chacetea 15 points16 points  (2 children)

Hey guys! I can confidently confirm that our selfies were actually decent! We were meant to capture all of the murals face and I thought we did. Pics aired was not pics taken 😅 nevertheless we had to redo it which took literally 30 seconds.

Regarding the 2kgs, let’s just say the scales were not what it seemed. And everyone was in the same boat. We were the first to start ripping the bundles apart, fun fact when I did the speed bump you can hear me say to the vendor to please give me only half a kilo! A bit of tv drama 😂

We still lost however as it came down to a herb and interpretation of rules but I’m not at liberty to really say more than that! Thanks heaps for watching and interacting it means a lot ☺️

[–]SnooDingos316 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Are you Chace ? Good job and good luck to both you and Kathy.

[–]chacetea 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes it is meeee - thank you v much for your kind words 💕

[–]magikarpcatcher 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They had to redo the selfie challenge

But that made no difference since they got to the market challenge before the opening time.

[–]MyPigWaddles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did consider those mistakes (still totally don’t get what happened with the 2kg, but that’s standard race bad luck), but they still finished that task pretty squarely in the middle of the pack. If they’d come first at the herbs, maybe they would’ve been able to finish the speed bump without ending up in the bottom two, but the way it was edited made it look inevitable.

Yeah, you have to expect a certain amount of Race shenanigans. But you can still be annoyed about it from the couch!

[–]DashinglyDashing2 20 points21 points  (17 children)

FIVE TEAMS?!? Jesus

[–]magikarpcatcher 14 points15 points  (2 children)

This is going to end up as the messiest season in TAR history. You'd think the would have advised the to avoid unnecessary contact with anyone during the legs but the way they hug the clue givers at the end of every task, I don't think they did.

[–]jedrevolutia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think they scrap COVID protocol this season and only focus on daily testing. You can see everyone touches everyone without thinking.

[–]lola1973lola 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And Beau was hugging everyone during the first few rounds.

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep, that was indeed a shocker!

[–]CreswickOctober 2 points3 points  (5 children)

Which ones? I missed it

[–]pantaloonjohnny 8 points9 points  (4 children)

Looks like Tiffany & Cynthia, Jodie & Claire, Kelly & Georgia, Fliss & Tottie, and Lauren & Steph I think.

Shocking to see so many teams out

[–]CreswickOctober 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I guess this is the reality of doing a race around the world with covid at large

Sucks for the teams catching covid to be unwell

Sucks for the teams still racing having such disruptions

[–]bdiddlediddles 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Surely they'll have eliminated the majority of racing teams before any of the 5 get out of quarantine?

[–]pantaloonjohnny 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hopefully at the very longest they're like Stuart & Glennon and only miss up to the three legs in the one country.

And hope there are only 0-1 eliminations within these 3 legs so it doesn't get any more unfair to the racing teams.

[–]jedrevolutia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And all of them are middle of the pack team. We could say they got lucky.

[–]ToQ-1go 7 points8 points  (5 children)

This cannot be sustainable. If teams fall ill or injured for any other non-COVID reason, they're gone from the Race. So either eliminate the teams or let them Race COVID positive/asymptomatic. Those are the only options. (Though, not Racing at all when COVID still exists is also a possibility.) In terms of Leg design, create more of a bubble to limit exposure as much as possible then. Don't have them running around in crowded marketplaces, for example.

But you can't have teams randomly coming in and out of the Race. It's like randomly inserting teams into the semifinals of a tournament after 16 other teams have already been eliminated, as an example.

[–]SnooDingos316 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Yes and I see them hugging and touching and without mask all the time.

[–]ToQ-1go 3 points4 points  (1 child)

It was funny to see Beau, fresh from quarantine, hugging the nice lady who ran the community center with all the kids crowded around him. lol

[–]SnooDingos316 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He seems to be very huggy and touchy even more so than Phil or Jon of US and Canada version.

[–]SagginBartender -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

Rupes are rules!! These teams have a free pass for a minimum 6 legs. They have made at least leg 16.

[–]pantaloonjohnny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you honestly forgot Stuart & Glennon lol

[–]CreswickOctober 17 points18 points  (4 children)

19:00 market opening can join the hall of fame for "Amazing" hours of operation

[–]handinhandkameraden 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Why is the pitstop after this hours of operation? Not the best leg design.

[–]bdiddlediddles 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I suspect that this was unintentional. I think that there wasn't enough stalls setup and it wasn't busy enough when some of the teams arrived. Most of the challenge comes from having the market packed with people speaking a foreign language and trying to take advantage of you. You could see how dead it was when Kathy and Chace went in early.

I think they either expected the teams to arrive much later than they did or thought the market would be busier at the time they arrived.

It really doesn't make sense to have an equalizer here so I think technical issues are more likely.

[–]lola1973lola 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn’t mind it being an equalizer. Have really disliked Angel and Frankie. Really liked the chance for several of the other teams to be able to go past them, although it didn’t eventuate.

[–]jedrevolutia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't believe most of them team just stand there waiting and doing nothing. If I were there, I would use the time to find somebody who can speak English to help with Spanish for shopping.

[–]812gnj 14 points15 points  (5 children)

I do feel that TAR Aus should have a stronger COVID protocol after this season, considering the number of teams who caught COVID, it's essentially unfair for everyone to let alone skip a leg, it's also unfair for the teams running all legs to have teams suddenly pop up and continue to have a chance of getting eliminated.

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 8 points9 points  (3 children)

I agree, after the fans mentioning how terrible TAR Canada Season 8 handled the COVID protocol.

[–]producermaddy 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Yeah I thought TARC handled Covid bad and then TAR aus was like “hold my beer!!”

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep.

[–]mjharmstone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This season filmed before TARC did.

[–]SnooDingos316 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear the new US season, they are chartering their own flights and going to more countryside area instead of cities.

[–]KellyandGeorgia 41 points42 points  (10 children)

When we found out we tested positive we cried in the room for hours. Georgia had gastro as well and lost 4kg in 36 hours.

Would’ve given anything to be racing in Colombia, really tough watching this and missing out.

[–]pantaloonjohnny 10 points11 points  (5 children)

Aww :( The experience of racing is bigger than a lot of people realise so very sorry that happened to you both. Really hope to see you back soon with the other teams.

[–]Rychu_Supadude 5 points6 points  (2 children)

You could see the toll that it took on Kathy and Chase. You don't just give up on your competitive spirit, but they were a shell of where they would have been mentally if racing all the way through.

[–]chacetea 8 points9 points  (1 child)

You are unfortunately right, we were in isolation for 14 days and it was so so rough. Genuinely. We didn’t even have COVID btw we were just unlucky and were considered close contacts on not on but two separate occasions. We were devastated when we had to go back into iso the second time 😞 we were not race ready despite how some might think we were “resting”. But oh wells! We tried our hardest and that’s all we could do! So grateful to have been part of the race ☺️

[–]TheOxime 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh damn that sucks! Y'all did great, I wish ya could of been on more!

[–]KellyandGeorgia 0 points1 point  (1 child)

100%, we all would’ve rather been racing and get eliminated than sitting in a hotel room.

[–]glider521al 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry you went through that.
Looking forward to watching your team race again soon!
Hopefully to the very end of the race!

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seeing five teams now in quarantine for this episode was definitely a shocker!

[–]maukamauka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope you're doing okay now. Must have been a really tough few days waiting it out! My condolences.

Also, as a TAR fan, really appreciate your continued commentary on this subreddit, thank you so much for being around. Please don't take any of the more negative user's comments to heart!

[–]Vixellafan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you able to tell us when all the teams come back

[–]realnomdeguerre 15 points16 points  (2 children)

"we have a great attention for detail!" - also takes selfies without the artist signature as required by the rules.

Lol kathy and chase

[–]jedrevolutia 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The reason they show certain segments of interview is to show how the team aren't exactly what they said.

Anyway, you can appreciate Chase being fluent in English, French, Spanish, and maybe Vietnamese too.

[–]chacetea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I promise we found the mural literally seconds right after we walked past it 🥹😂

[–]bdiddlediddles 10 points11 points  (11 children)

Calling it now, Kathy and Chace are going home.

Way too much focus and interviews of them at the start of the episode make it obvious.

[–]planeray 7 points8 points  (3 children)

Looking forward to how the Heath & Toni thing shakes out.

[–]vivartois 1 point2 points  (2 children)

What thing?

[–]planeray 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Oh, on the ads, they were showing the busted tyre on the taxi, making out as though Heath & Toni were out.

[–]vivartois 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OH right!!! I'm glad it worked out for them ☺️

[–]CreswickOctober 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think Stuart & Glennon for same reasons tbh

[–]pantaloonjohnny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh whoops I thought the focus was because we haven't seen them in six episodes lol I see it now tho

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 3 points4 points  (4 children)

And exactly that happened.

[–]bdiddlediddles 11 points12 points  (3 children)

The editors at channel 10 need to be better with this, they do it way too often. They have a specific team talk about why they're on the race, what motivates them, their hardships, etc at the start of the episode. They follow them a bit too closely throughout and it's really obvious that they're going home.

Part of the issue is that they only get regular interviews from 3-4 specific teams (likely the finalists). If they were to spread them out more so we wouldn't need to have a reminder of the teams existence each episode.

Happened with Lilli and Morgan too. Basically no coverage until its was their elimination episode.

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Agreed.

Sadly, TAR USA Season 34 (upcoming) also spoiled the first few eliminated teams.

[–]jedrevolutia 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Eh how? It hasn't been aired yet.

[–]CreswickOctober 13 points14 points  (3 children)

Beau's shirtless hotel shots make me think that he's going to work in a full nude butt moment, that man loves showing off his body

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 10 points11 points  (1 child)

LOL He already went butt-naked in the cold Tasmanian waters for a task intro last season!

[–]CreswickOctober 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He is building up to the sequel, just wait

[–]vivartois 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm here for it 🤩

[–]Hawk301 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think it was fine to have 1 or 2 teams out quarantining, but when 5 out of the 12 remaining teams are out of action, I think you've really gotta just wait until they're ready to come back. It's pretty brutal for the teams that have had to race all the way through without a break (Angel & Frankie, Paco & Mori, Chelsea & Jamus, Heath & Toni, Flick & Gabby).

I understand why they don't delay it like that - because it would require re-booking flights and also re-scheduling all the tasks and crew involved would be a logistics nightmare for the producers (and there's no guarantee that there won't be further delays needed later...) - but it's a tad farcical that next leg looks like it's gonna be 6 teams racing with 5 teams quarantining. You've gotta hope there's a NEL or two coming up next, so that more teams don't get eliminated while half the competition is quarantining. Definitely the messiest season that there's been

[–]thegreyskies 10 points11 points  (1 child)

At least these challenges are something different. The bike one looks hard as all hell

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like that the challenges focus on the local cultures and traditions in Bogota, Colombia. Some tasks are what the locals do in their leisure time, and some tasks are what the locals do everyday (herb night markets).

[–]pantaloonjohnny 7 points8 points  (2 children)

That was probably the most dramatic episode so far this season. With only seven teams racing and a long runtime, we were bound to get more moments.

That equaliser at the market was not great, and Kathy & Chace were right to feel frustrated, but it made for some interesting position shake-ups.

But it did essentially doom the returning teams to the bottom two, and Stuart & Glennon really benefited from the equaliser and were lucky that the vendor loaded Kathy and Chace's herbs incorrectly.

Love Stuart & Glennon appreciating the race experience. Bogotá looked amazing and I'm glad that they highlighted that when the tasks couldn't. Happy they stayed, but that means I'm going to hear "bro" hundreds more times lol

Kathy & Chace being very mad at the mat was a fresh reaction of coming last place, and it's definitely understandable. Do well for most of the leg and get hit with an unlucky speed Bump which decreases your chances of getting out of the bottom... And to get COVID, only compete in four legs, and miss six, is frustrating. At least the speed Bump did something

Angel & Frankie didn't annoy me so much until they reached the market. Glad they weren't first by much, just beating Flick & Gabby in a footrace.

Very worried Heath & Toni would have been out this episode with the taxi. They had a lot of funny moments including Heath's outbursts at the tejo. First team in AUS history to get a flat tyre was surprising but I'm glad they have a title to hold.

Pako & Mori did well getting out of last place but I hope they return to their form pre-leg 9!

Chelsea & Jamus are growing on me tbh, they're actually really solid racers. I'm convincing myself that they're both actors or just exaggerating so I take them much less seriously and it works haha Jamus making faces at the girls was great, too.

Liked the tasks even though there wasn't a Roadblock, and the Detour essentially became a Route Info anyway. Love challenges that test language with the market, and love how much of local culture was incorporated with street art, bike polo, and tejo.

Having six teams next leg already is going to feel empty. I hope there's at least one non-elim because having four teams left with five returning is going to feel so weird lol

[–]Hawk301 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Actually Kathy and Chace only completed in 3 legs, and missed 6 - the first two legs were the Team Melbourne and Team Sydney ones, so they were only in one of those

[–]pantaloonjohnny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, you're right! I forgot about that lol

[–]KingoftheHill63 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The speed bumps is just gonna be Scotty's ninjas terrorising the teams as they try to complete their tasks.

[–]Vixellafan 9 points10 points  (4 children)

Wth where are that other teams my favourite are all gone I'm sad

[–]UmmmNotOnYourNelly 2 points3 points  (2 children)

A lot of them are in quarantine, don't stress too much mate :)

[–]Vixellafan 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Oh ok wonder how long they be gone

[–]SeriouslyPunked 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Until they post a negative test result

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even though the world is opening up, the pandemic is sadly still present.

[–]CreswickOctober 8 points9 points  (1 child)

I LOVE Glennon's enthusiasm for the race

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like both Stuart & Glennon's appreciation for the local cultures.

[–]magikarpcatcher 8 points9 points  (4 children)

All the 🍑 shots of Chace trying to get on the bike. 👀

[–]SagginBartender 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I noticed that too!! The camera couldnt help itself

[–]magikarpcatcher 2 points3 points  (2 children)

They kept zooming in on him, lol

[–]SagginBartender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Poor guy!!

[–]SagginBartender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean its a pretty big butt!

[–]maukamauka 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I almost wish production re-used the twist from episode one (splitting the teams into two groups participating in separate legs) to deal with isolation teams. Let me explain.

They could have staged this week as "comeback" legs solely featuring the two teams coming out of isolation (Kathy/Chace, Stuart/Glennon) and some of the teams eliminated while they were away (Morgan/Lilli, Tammy/Vincent, Crystal/Reem, Sam/Stu, Sam/Alex). Have them run as a group 1-3 legs with single/double eliminations until only a couple remain to rejoin the main race next week. If needed to balance fairness due to when/how these teams previously left the race, could always space out the leg starting order, add speedbumps, etc.

Then, assuming the five teams isolating for COVID-19 also return next week, things could have continued as normal, maybe with one double elimination as needed to account for the officially returning teams bumping up the expected cast size at this point of the race. If they need to be isolated longer, then repeat the cycle (run legs with the teams able to, then have another comeback leg session featuring the isolated teams and any other teams eliminated while they were gone).

Maybe this wouldn't have been feasible logistically, or led to other issues, but I think it would have been slightly more narratively satisfying than what we got. That being said, it was a difficult situation and I'm happy they were able to find any method at all to keep the show going.

[–]CreswickOctober 4 points5 points  (1 child)

The market place task is a great language based challenge

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Indeed. Chace and Mori have the advantage, as they both knew Spanish.

[–]maukamauka 6 points7 points  (1 child)

There's something unfathomably baffling about 50% of the teams from last episode suddenly being whisked away to isolation. Maybe it'd be better if they stated exactly which leg they'd return in upfront for the audience. Unfortunate situation, but hopefully by next week it's sorted out and back on track.

[–]Rychu_Supadude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plot twist: the editors are spoiler-phobic and genuinely don't know about future episodes until each one is complete

[–]CreswickOctober 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Baru Boys in first leaving the market!! What a moment

[–]UmmmNotOnYourNelly 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Oh you're ahead of us, this is awesome 👌🏻

[–]CreswickOctober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oops hope I didn't spoil anything, I was referring to them finishing the market task ahead of all other teams, but before they had to start the speed bump

I don't think we got a "currently in 1st place" title though

[–]Emergency-Nature949 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Does beau not have access to t shirts in quarantine ??

[–]realnomdeguerre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not enough for the rate he is tearing them apart

[–]Rychu_Supadude 4 points5 points  (8 children)

There's one thing in particular from the edit that will bug me for years

After Angel+Frankie and Kathy+Chace got turned back for being over the weight, A+F went back into the market to reweigh on the scales while K+C halved their bundles right there.

You'd think that the second method would logically be faster, and Angel is even clearly heard saying "that's what we should have done". Yet it suddenly cuts to them being ahead in the queue, which single-handedly decides both the first and last place results.

Did I miss something?

[–]chacetea 5 points6 points  (6 children)

Thank you for picking up on that you eagle eyed observer! Very astute 👌🏼 something did go down there but it wasn’t aired and can’t really talk about it. But thank you for the support ☺️

[–]Platrium 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Amazing to see you here, Chace!

So sorry to see you and Kathy go. I was cheering for y'all since the beginning and was so sad you missed out on Greece and Türkiye. So glad you finally came back but so frustrated to see the leg design work against you two. Your journey was so short and I really hope to see you 2 race again if you get the chance again. 🥺 I enjoy watching you 2 do so well overall, and even think outside the box at the market. The language advantage was fantastic!!! It's my favorite skill to see from you.

Going back to the topic why I picked this comment to reply to, I wondered at some point why you didn't just get the halves of the ones you've torn apart and already purchased, but seeing your response here only makes me go: Ah...

Luck was just horrid with you two for this season. 😔 Really really hope you two can get another chance despite the minimal screentime. 💜

[–]chacetea 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Thanks so much for your support, it means a lot! ☺️ trust me that thought did cross my mind, I could’ve just gone back and picked up the bunches that I left behind. The rules of the speed bump was you had to go and “purchase” the herbs. And there was so way around purchasing it so I thought that was clear violation of it and I’d probably get penalised so we went and did it properly 😊 in saying that some of the teams didn’t purchase one of their herbs and instead just passed it around and still made it through 👀 anyway thanks for ur words 🥹💕

[–]VelvetLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s unfair that a team was able to do that.

[–]DazedNConfucious 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Only just caught up to this episode now. Man, the way that leg was planned was fucking bullshit. Sucks to see you both just absolutely smash through the tasks and get eliminated at the end. Totally understand the frustration. You guys brought a lot to the table despite the limited screen time you had. Would’ve loved to have seen how far you could’ve taken it. All the best and hope you get another chance again.

[–]VelvetLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve just watched this episode and also noticed this. Couldn’t understand how you ended up last. What a shame!

[–]irl_Juvia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They still need to go to the back of the line after failing the first time, even if they halve in the market. K+C saved time by doing that but they didn’t save enough to put them ahead of A+F

[–]CreswickOctober 12 points13 points  (3 children)

Kathy & Chace are an all star quality team, gone too soon. They absolutely delivered tonight in terms of entertainment and it really felt like they put the pressure on Angel & Frankie. We are robbed for not getting more of them!

[–]chacetea 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve gone on a rampage replying all these comments! Haha I only just discovered this page today. Thank you for your kind words they really do mean a lot! If only COVID wasn’t in the picture I think this would’ve been a different race if I do say so myself 😌 still so honoured to be a part of the Race 😊

[–]magikarpcatcher 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I feel bad for how they got out, but then again they did get to skip SEVEN legs so I don't feel it was fair to the rest of the teams, especially that got eliminated while they were in isolation for them to just jump back into the race.

[–]chacetea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was 6 legs and you are absolutely right! I actually do agree that we needed to face something in order to re-enter the race. I get that teams went home while we were in iso. I would happily take a Speed Bump to “earn my spot” but I wasn’t happy with how it was all planned! :( ideally COVID didn’t happen and we could’ve just raced. Trust me I would’ve given anything to have actually raced instead of being stuck in a hotel box haha

[–]CreswickOctober 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Loving the skill show from Pako and Mori in the market

[–]YungSigma 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Absolutely shocking seeing the amount of teams out w/ Covid! Also surprised to see TAR continue with eliminating teams. Surely if it’s bad where the majority of teams are out sick and there’s literally 5 or less competing they’d stop filming and wait for some to recover?

Watching how defeated Pako and Mori were at Tejo was so sad - they have been a strong team and to watch them pretty much resign in failure.

Also there’s this continuing theme of unbalanced Detours! What the heck :(

[–]Rychu_Supadude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I callef that "Detour" going that way instantly. This cast in particular will never pick the intricate option over the physical one.

[–]Rychu_Supadude 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bit random, but it seems pretty likely that this will be the first Aussie season not to feature an Intersection

Since they can't be possibly sure of how many teams are going to be in each leg!

[–]UmmmNotOnYourNelly 14 points15 points  (6 children)

I know it's edited for us to dislike certain teams, but man, I am looking forward to the day Angel and Frankie go home. I don't know how any of them can concentrate on being a race, Columbia is gorgeous!

[–]lola1973lola 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I agree! I can not stand them!

[–]magikarpcatcher -2 points-1 points  (4 children)

What exactly have they done this leg? Y'all hate them for absolutely no reason.

[–]UmmmNotOnYourNelly 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Invalidating someone else's opinion because it doesn't agree with your own, is not cool dude. People don't like certain teams for a host of reasons, it doesn't mean they're wrong just because you don't agree.

[–]magikarpcatcher 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I am literally asking you what they did this leg that made you dislike them and you don't seem to have an answer

[–]pantaloonjohnny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But you were wrongly assuming they "hate" them for no reason when they actually do have reasons for not liking them. And those reasons don't have to be what they did in this leg, but for how they're edited in this leg or in previous legs.

[–]Rychu_Supadude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think they're bad people but it feels like they're continually succeeding through luck and that's annoying.

[–]pantaloonjohnny 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Thar was a dramatic episode!

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep! Probably one of the legs with the most amount of difficult tasks so far in this season!

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Here's the summary of TAR Australia S06E10!

  • Five teams are now in isolation for this episode. Shocker!
  • Stuart & Glennon and Kathy & Chace return to the race, but they also have a Speed Bump to complete.
  • Chelsea & Jamus weren't happy to see them back.
  • Route Info: Teams fly to Bogotá, Colombia and must take a taxi to the Templete Al Libertador Monument at the Parque de Los Periodistas to find their next clue.
  • Chace and Mori can speak Spanish.
  • Flick & Gabby still aiming to overtake Angel & Frankie, but they like Angel & Frankie.
  • Route Info: Selfie Time
    Teams make their way to La Candelaria. Teams must take a selfie of themselves with the graffiti artwork and the artist's tag (Guache). Once teams take selfies of 3 artworks, they will receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Sparkle or Spoke?
    Sparkle: Teams make their way to the Emerald District and sort out the genuine and counterfeit emerald pieces. Once teams correctly sort out the pieces, they will receive their next clue.
    Spoke: Teams take part in a game of bike polo and must score 1 goal against the defender without their feet touching the ground. Once teams score a goal within 10 minutes, they will receive their next clue.
  • No teams chose the Sparkle Detour.
  • Route Info: Badda-bing, Badda-boom!
    Teams make their way via taxi to Club De Tejo La 76 Los Alcázares and take part in the traditional game of Tejo. Teams have to throw small gunpowder pucks onto a clay board. If the puck strikes an explosion onto the clay board target, teams will receive their next clue.
  • Beau tries the task out in quarantine with scrunched tissues.
  • Kathy & Chace struggling to get on the bikes. Chace also accidentally collided into the goalie.
  • Stuart: "I can't believe this is going to be played on screen."
  • Route Info: It's Not Easy Being Green
    Teams make their way via taxi to the Samper Mendoza night marketplace. Teams have a list of herbs ingredients for health remedies and need to ask vendors in Spanish, and purchase them without showing the list to the vendors. Each herb has a specific weight. Once teams weigh the herbs correctly, they will receive their next clue. If the herbs are under weight, teams will be sent back into the marketplace.
  • The marketplace's hours of operation begins at 7:00pm.
  • Not many teams got to see Angel & Frankie.
  • Flick: "You can hear him [Heath] go, "OHHHH!! NOOO!!"
  • Stuart & Glennon appreciating the cultures and the city of Bogota.
  • Kathy came 1st in a shotput competition, and got lucky in the Tejo task with only one attempt.
  • Chace: "We're just too good."
  • Angel & Frankie were surprised to see Kathy & Chace arriving at the markets.
  • Kathy & Chace decided to go ahead and purchase the herbs at a nearby market instead of waiting at the Hours of Operation.
  • Heath & Toni's taxi hit a spiked metal prong in the road and punctured the tyre. They decide to make their way on foot 750m to the marketplace.
  • Flick: "That's marijuana, that's for sure."
  • Mori utilises his Spanish to get the herb orders in.
  • Stuart: "The herbal life is good!"
  • Speed Bump: Returning Teams
    Kathy & Chace and Stuart & Glennon have to purchase additional herbs that aid deep sleep before they can continue racing.
  • Pitstop: Teams make their way via taxi to Plaza Bicentenario. The last team to check in WILL be eliminated.
  • Angel & Frankie won 1st Place.
  • Flick & Gabby (2nd Place).
  • Chelsea: "You [Jamus] need to get your speedy shoes on."
  • Chelsea & Jamus (3rd Place).
  • Pako & Mori (4th Place).
  • Scotty mentioned that Chelsea & Jamus made a promise to try to stop arguing during the race.
  • Heath & Toni (5th Place).
  • Scotty mentioned that Heath & Toni are the first team in TAR Australia history to get a flat tyre.
  • Stuart & Glennon (6th Place).
  • Kathy & Chace arrived in Last Place and are now eliminated. Kathy felt that they were eliminated too early, given they were in quarantine for so long.
  • Next Episode: Teams climb up the El Peñón de Guatapé staircase, and eating snake skin (and throwing up).

[–]CreswickOctober 2 points3 points  (4 children)

It's probably a first to have two teams doing a speed bump in the same leg

Also I'm curious about Heath & Toni being the first Aus team to have a flat tyre. Off the top of my head I can't think of any others

[–]alphacite75 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Arun and Natalia and Mike and Moe did a speed bump in TAR 33 during the restart leg, but it was off-screen. There were promo photos with it.

[–]CreswickOctober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right, I do remember seeing pictures of this. Something about rolling around a giant lettuce.

[–]ThinkStatistician791 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Not sure if you’ve heard about it but this happened in us season 33, in similar circumstances. Although, if these five teams return at the same time we can probably expect an insane speed bump group haha

[–]CreswickOctober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know what? I am here for a five team chaotic speed bump, let's see it

[–]Hydreigon_Lord 3 points4 points  (4 children)

Pseudo-Elo Ratings after this episode:

  1. Angel & Frankie, +2321 (up 170) (Australia #1, world #1)
  2. Flick & Gabby, +1853 (up 112) (Australia #2, world #6)
  3. Pako & Mori, +1369 (down 54) (Australia #6, world #31)
  4. Lauren & Steph, +901 (Australia #11, world #104)
  5. Heath & Toni, +746 (down 90) (Australia #15, world #149)
  6. Kathy & Chace, +610 (down 298) (Australia #21, world #186)
  7. Chelsea & Jamus, +391 (up 177) (Australia #25, world #246)
  8. Kelly & Georgia, +2 (Australia #35, world #389)
  9. Fliss & Tottie, –186 (Australia #40, world #472)
  10. Tiffany & Cynthia, –245 (Australia #44, world #496)
  11. Morgan & Lilli, –328 (Australia #47, world #532)
  12. Bren & Anja, –450 (Australia #54, world #599)
  13. Paul & Rachel, –450 (Australia #54, world #599)
  14. Jodie & Claire, –476 (Australia #56, world #624)
  15. Tammy & Vincent, –728 (Australia #64, world #796)
  16. Stuart & Glennon, –937 (down 17) (Australia #70, world #855)
  17. Jake & Holly, –938 (Australia #71, world #856)
  18. Sam & Alex, –1006 (Australia #73, world #867)
  19. Crystal & Reem, –1193 (Australia #78, world #882)
  20. Sam & Stu, –1255 (down 489) (Australia #79, world #886)

For reference, the Australia rankings are out of 79 teams, and the world rankings are out of 887 teams.

(See this comment for more information on Pseudo-Elo ratings.)

Angel & Frankie's reign of terror continues. This leg makes them the 3rd team in Australia history and the 19th team in franchise history to win 4 legs in a row. (Only 5 of these teams, Paul & Steve, Kiwi Ngô Mai Trang & Đỗ Hoàng Dương, Justin & Diana, Sam & Paul, and Valeria & Bohdana, went on to win a fifth leg in a row.)

[–]jedrevolutia 2 points3 points  (3 children)

So who can stop Angel and Frankie at this point?

[–]pantaloonjohnny 6 points7 points  (2 children)

A U-Turn at F4 lol

[–]alicitizen 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Tom and Tyler flashbacks

[–]TheDancingMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember how bitterly divided people were on if their exit was justified or not lmfao

[–]glider521al 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow Covid's really caused crazy chaos this season; the host and 5 more teams in quarantine just as the other 2 can return?

I enjoyed most of the leg design Until finding out that they put an equalizer and speedbump right before the pit stop 😢 .Why?Really feel for Kathy & Chase here who lost a large early lead because of it.

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Thoughts on the season so far:

  • Oh wow 20 teams, gives more applicants a chance to apply; that's a very good initiative 🙂
  • Why is no-one wearing masks in Morocco?
  • Most of the challenges so far have been interesting 👍
  • Why does the intro leave out 3 teams 😢
  • One team quarantining, that's unlucky.
  • The host and two teams in quarantine; okay hopefully more precautions are being taken.
  • Why are there only 7 teams, did they split them again?
    Oh 5 Teams out of 12 are in Quarantine; Yikes!

At least they're getting contestants to wear masks now; which is a positive step.

[–]WittyContribution 8 points9 points  (2 children)

FIVE teams sitting out - my jaw hit the floor. No wonder they were all wearing masks this episode; producers must be feeling the pressure.

That speed bump was so stupidly placed. It all but guaranteed one of the returning teams would go home because of the 7pm rule.

Had Kathy & Chace been allowed to start the market task immediately upon arrival, then they'd have survived that leg. Having the task equalised and then forcing the two teams to do a speed bump... nah - really stupid design.

I'm so pissed off on Kathy & Chace's behalf.

[–]chacetea 4 points5 points  (1 child)

My thoughts exactly 🥹 thanks for your support! I know we could’ve nailed the challenge and speed bump even twice in the amount of time we had gained 😌

[–]glider521al 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least you went out swinging, you smashed through just about every task in that leg quite quickly!
It was pretty thrilling watching you jump to the front of the pack.

[–]fg7893 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They should’ve done tar us s33 style and chartered a plane to all the legs with social distancing and taken covid way more seriously . No wonder why half the teams have to be benched with Beau hugging people and it seems TAR AU really doesn’t take Covid protocol seriously.

I fully sympathetic to Kathy and Chase that was stupid to do a speed bump after the timed market challenge. Definitely should’ve been done before the timed challenge I don’t think the US version ever did this?

TAR AU is starting to get really boring and predictable as it seems Angel and Frankie will win first place every leg. Kathy and Chase should’ve remained as it would’ve made the show more interesting.

[–]SnooDingos316 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if they actually got covid or they are just isolating because they are suspected to have covid? I mean 5 teams went into isolation this episode. That is a lot.

[–]irl_Juvia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We not gonna talk about how they all had hexagon pfps????

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Also s/o to that one dude who kept being a prick about how Kathy and Chase had the statistically best average ever.

[–]RetroOptics 4 points5 points  (1 child)

A few notes this episode:

  • Always feel bad for the detour side that doesn't get any team members participating in it. It is somewhat clear this season that the challenge producers have to make detour choices appear more balanced out
  • Herb Market Challenge: Not sure why teams got a pass when it appeared the weight of the items were around say 700-800g? For any items over 1 kg I get but a few teams appeared to have bundles way less than a kilo.
  • To put a Speed Bump right at the end of a leg is pretty crappy as well. IIRC, Speed Bumps are usually placed in the middle of a leg as it would be somewhat dumb to place towards the end of a leg.
  • Agree with the others here that the leg design was not fitting with this episode having two teams returning. I won't use the word 'unfair' as the race is supposed to be unexpected and anything can happen but when you have teams returning fighting to earn their spot back into the race and all of a sudden, you have a equalization point with an HoO and to add the Speed Bump at the end is pretty dumb IMO, it breaks the momentum.
  • This whole episode is a mess with a significant amount of teams isolating due to COVID. A pause in the race would've made sense here but it is full steam ahead for the Channel Ten/Eureka team!
  • I don't know what Team Enduring Love was doing when the taxi driver got a flat tire? Given they know the market is around 750m from where they purportedly were, it would make sense to walk/run it a la Will and James when their car broke down in that Germany leg. A sub 1k walk is less than 10-minutes and they were given the direction details. Standing around, waiting and telling the camera "this is not good and we are going home" isn't going to help considering a flat tire change takes more than 10-minutes itself...

[–]Rychu_Supadude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to get that juicy footage for the fake-out promo, pretty much

Which is just an excuse to avoid featuring Covid in the ads

[–]EconomicSanction 3 points4 points  (1 child)

It was made moot by the elimination, but I was wincing knowing the uproar that Kathy/Chace would have incited checking out the market before it "opened". I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt being lawyers, but that wasn't so useful during the mural task.

So, you guys think that was kosher?

[–]ToQ-1go 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was a smart move. They weren't forbidden from checking it out early. And they didn't actually buy anything beforehand. The Hours of Operation seemed artificial anyway.

[–]CreswickOctober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loving the lateral thinking from Kathy & Chace

[–]Vixellafan 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Rkellyandgorgia tell us where you are

[–]KellyandGeorgia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check our comment!

[–]CreswickOctober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shot put queen Kathy is here to play

[–]Emergency-Nature949 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I missed the start! :( did they explain what’s happening with the returning teams?

[–]planeray 2 points3 points  (1 child)

A speed bump at some point tonight.

[–]Apple_Slipper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The returning teams finished their quarantine, but five teams are now in quarantine as of this episode. Speed Bump for the returning teams, where they have to order a few more ingredients to aid deep sleep.

[–]Rychu_Supadude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man, I just noticed the schedule. Last year 10 pushed every episode back one day to air the Harry/Oprah interview. And this year they're instead the only network NOT airing the Queen's funeral on their primary channel, the race must go on

That's so hilarious, poor Liz

[–]realnomdeguerre 0 points1 point  (7 children)

kelly and chace's attitude is annoying

[–]pantaloonjohnny 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Kelly wasn't even in this episode lol

But yeah I know who you mean, I wasn't a massive fan of Kathy & Chace at first but I still really understood and felt their frustration this leg

[–]realnomdeguerre 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah sorry yes, kathy. I was looking up what happened to kelly and georgia just before i wrote the message lol

[–]bdiddlediddles 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Agreed. Not sure if it's because Chace keeps talking about how he's multilingual or how Kathy's insistence that they're a strong team, despite being average at best.

[–]WittyContribution 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How were they average?

They placed 2/10 and 3/18 on their two previous legs, and got to the front of the pack after starting last in this leg. They got booted because of the ridiculous leg design which all but guaranteed Kathy & Chace or Stuart & Glennon would go home this episode.

[–]SagginBartender -1 points0 points  (2 children)

They have the highest race average!!! Statistically they are the best racers!!!

[–]Rychu_Supadude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They never had the highest average or were statistically greatest at any point, did you even pass maths?

[–]bdiddlediddles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No they don't, their average is 4th place.

Angel and Frankie's average is 3rd.

I may have misspoke when I said they're average, having said that, it is super annoying to hear someone go on and on about how they're a strong team.

[–]jash56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where can I watch this from the USA ?? Anyone know?

[–]thegreyskies -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

Can't say I'm not dissapointed that Kathy and chase went home. They had a real superiority complex going on because they were lawyers

[–]CreswickOctober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Triple negative in your comment here!

[–]SagginBartender -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

We live in a PANDEMIC people. It is better to be SAFE than PRACTICAL.

Rules are rules are safe are rules.

The 5 teams need to quarentine for at least 6 legs.

[–]quarrystone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At least three, likely. Stuart and Glennon came back after three, and it really depends on how production spaces out the legs between each one (or each country).