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No sissy-footing here | March 19, 2007

(If you're here to read the latest news -- which is admittedly already old -- about Veronica Mars and Gilmore Girls, just scroll down. Or click here.)

Now, as for last night's programming: The Amazing Race (which we all know is my favorite show and which has become THE watercooler show. If you're still talking about something else at work, you're, like, sooooo five minutes ago).

Things I LOVED:

1. Oswald chasing Phil at the mat. Classic. Ranks among the best moments in mat history (right up there with Brian and Greg's foot race in season 7)
2. Mirna's INSANITY. She's so annoying, it's almost become amusing at this point. Such as when she complains about the plight of short people (Charla) and SKINNY people (presumably she means herself). You know, I always do feel sorry for those poor, poor skinny women!
3. The Guidos beating the homophobic Eric to the mat in a footrace. Does Eric somehow think that "queens" are worse than men and women, thus Danielle should be ashamed of losing to them in a footrace? Because, hello? These are two in-shape guys, which has nothing to do with their sexual preference. (If he should criticize her for losing to them, it should be about age, if anything. The Guidos are near 60, after all.)
4. Kandice painting the little girl's nails for free. The girl has a heart after all, apparently. I'm hating this team much less.
5. EVERYTHING about the rat roadblock, from Ian's "You dirty rat!" to his seeing rats in a new light after finding out what they're capable of here, to Joyce thinking they're cute to Mirna freaking out at Charla's slow rat. I also loved the Guidos' interaction with their rat, Nelson. And I loved that Ian's rat was named Tupac. Hee.
6. Danny's use of the word "sissy-foot." Obviously.

But there was plenty to hate here, too (see Eric's homophobic remarks above and his "Freaks, freaks, freaks" earlier in the episode to the Guidos). I'm finding, though, that they did such a good job casting teams to loathe (Charla and Mirna; Eric and Danielle) that teams who were the villains of their own seasons (the Guidos, Dustin and Kandice, even Teri and Ian -- sort of) are downright likeable in comparison.

Either way, this is a fun season even without Rob and Amber. Take that, all you whiners naysayers!

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