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IMHO: "THE AMAZG RACE" (14.03): THE TRIALS OF VICTOR AND {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY LYLE MASAKIMARCH 3, 2009/4:52 PMBY LYLE MASAKIMARCH 3, 2009 / 4:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IMHO: \"THE AMAZG RACE\" (14.03): THE TRIALS OF VICTOR AND VICTORIA","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-03-03T21:52:38.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-03-03T21:52:38.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO FAR, I'VE BEEN ENJOYG THIS SEASON OF THE AMAZG RACE FOR S FOC ON THE ADVENTURE AND THE AMAZG LOL STEAD OF THE BICKERG AND DRAMA. THIS WEEK, THGS STARTED GETTG TENSE BETWEEN THE TEAMS BUT, HAPPILY, THE DRAMA DIDN'T OVERSHADOW THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VENTURE TO THE SPOILERS BELOW IF YOU WANT TO FD OUT THE TAILS OF WHY I'M GIVG THIS ONE THE UP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FIRST STOP TAK THE RACE TO ROMANIA AND STEALTH GAY LE RRECTS A POTENTIALLY RACE-ENDG MISTAKE WHEN HE POTS OUT TO HIS MOM THAT THEY NEED TO HEAD TO BUCHART AND NOT BUDAPT, AS MARGIE WAS THKG. AT THIS POT I'M WONRG IF SOMEONE WILL MAKE THE FATAL MISTAKE OF BOOKG A FLIGHT TO THE WRONG CY, BUT NO ONE END UP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOWEVER, BRAD AND VICTORIA (WHO I'M RE-DUBBG TEAM BINS LIGHT OF SHIZUMA'S OBSERVATN) DO GET STUCK THE WRONG UNTRY. MISSG THE FIRST DIRECT FLIGHT TO BUCHART, THEY TAKE THEIR CHANC ON A FLIGHT THAT GO TO BUCHART BY WAY OF AMSTERDAM. UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR FLIGHT TO AMSTERDAM IS LAYED AND THEY MISS THEIR NNECTG FLIGHT, WH FOG NCELG THE RT OF THE DAY'S FLIGHTS. BRAD'S REACTN TO THE LAY ULD HAVE BEEN FULL OF DRAMA, BUT STEAD WE GET A MOMENT OF TENRNS THAT TOTALLY SUMS UP WHY THIS SEASON IS WORKG FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ROAD BLOCK SENDS THE RACERS TO THE SALA GIMNASTI WHERE NADIA COMANECI TRAED. THERE, THE PETORS HAVE TO PERFORM GYMNASTIC MOV TO THE SATISFACTN OF A MANDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S A CHALLENGE THAT ENDS UP REVEALG A B ABOUT THE TEAM DYNAMICS. KRIS OF TEAM BREER IS SWEETLY SUPPORTIVE, AND LE MAK SURE TO CHEER ON HIS MOM (HE DO, HOWEVER, REFE TO WEAR "THAT GIRL'S LEOTARD") THOUGH HE DO MAKE THAT CUTE IMPATIENT FACE WE SAW A LOT LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THEN THERE'S VICTOR OF TEAM ASIAN, WHO NAGS HIS SISTER TAMMY THROUGHOUT THE EFFORT. NOW, MY DAD F A DIFFERENT "ASIAN DAD" STEREOTYPE BUT I WAS HAVG BAD FLASHBACKS TO SOME OF MY IENDS' EXPERIENC GROWG UP. VICTOR WAS SO VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}>{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROM AMSTERDAM, VICTORIA MENTS THAT "IF THERE'S EVEN ONE TEAM THAT'S AS SCREWED UP AS OUR SUATN, THEN I'M GOG TO BE REALLY HAPPY." AM I THE ONLY ONE ENJOYG THE IA THAT THE TWO SCREWED-UP TEAMS ARE VICTOR'S AND VICTORIA'S TEAM? IF ONLY TAR HAD DONE A SOUND OF MIC CHALLENGE WHILE THE TEAMS WERE ATRIA LAST WEEK, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SEASON FOR JULIE ANDREWS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SEND STOP IS A TOUR TRANSYLVANIA AND WHILE THERE WASN'T A SOUND OF MIC CHALLENGE ATRIA, THIS IS THE CLUE THAT SENT THEM THAT WAY:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PARDON ME BOY, YOU NEED THE TRANSILVANIA STATN"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO THIS MEAN I SHOULD BE WATCHG THE AMAZG RACE READY TO H THE 'PSE' BUTTON, THE WAY I DO WH THE DAILY SHOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TRANSYLVANIAN DETOUR OFFERS A PAIR OF GREAT CHALLENG: EHER THEY N HELP GYPSI MOVE OM ONE MP SE TO ANOTHER ("GYPSY MOV") OR UNLOCK A FF AND IMPALE PICTURE AM ON A WOON STAKE ("VAMPIRE REMAS").{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEAM SUPERGAY IS ONE OF THE TEAMS WHO CI THE VAMPIRE TASK SOUNDS TOO PLITED, OPTG FOR THE GYPSY TASK STEAD. THEY'RE APPALLED TO LEARN THEY PICKED THE MORE PHYSIL TASK. I WOULDN'T OPT TO HELP SOMEONE MOVE, MYSELF, BUT THE TASK DID MAKE FOR SOME GOOD LGHS. AND, ONCE AGA, WE GET A TASK THAT LEAV THE LOLS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'M STARTG TO WONR IF THIS SEASON IS MEANT TO BE A GOODWILL TOUR WHERE WE REMD PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THAT AMERINS ARE LOVABLE TRAVELERS WHO WILL ENTERTA LOLS WH THEIR GIFTS FOR SLAPSTICK EDY. WATCH STUMBLE DOWN HILLS, THROW MSY FOODS AT EACH OTHER, AND STGGLE TO MATA A RT FULL OF STUFF AND FET THAT THE PAST EIGHT YEARS HAPPENED!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MIKE WHE STGGL TO KEEP A R BUMPER ON THE MOVG RT, MUCH TO THE LOLS' {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'RE STARTG TO SEE THE TEAMS FORM BONDS, WH TEAM SUPERGAY SHOWG A NNECTN WH TEAM BREER WHILE TEAM DEAF(GAY) ARE BONDG WH TEAM DOUBLEMT (GGER). INTERTGLY, BOTH PAIRS OF TEAMS PICK THE SAME TOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEAM BREER BEATS TEAM SUPERGAY HELPG THE GYPSI MOVE AND THEY ALMOST W THIS LEG OF THE RACE, EXCEPT THAT KRIS LOS THE FANNY PACK WH THEIR MONEY AND PASSPORT, WHICH TAK UP ENOUGH TIME TO GIVE MEL AND MIKE THE W. BETWEEN THE W AND SEEG THEM FD IENDS AMONG THEIR PETORS, I'M HOPG THIS MEANS TEAM SUPERGAY HAS A LONG N, SPE MEL'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEAM DEAF(GAY) AND TEAM DOUBLEMT (GGER) OPT FOR THE VAMPIRE TASK, WHICH CLUS GENI IAS LIKE FILLG THOSE PICTURE AM FULL OF FAKE BLOOD PACKETS ... AND HAVG THE NEXT CLUE DISTRIBUTED BY A SOMEONE GRIM REAPER ROB. THOSE ARE THE KD OF OVER-THE-TOP TOUCH THAT MAK THE AMAZG RACE SO MUCH PURE FUN. THE TWO TEAMS FISH THE LEG THIRD AND FOURTH, MAKG ME WONR IF THERE'S EXTRA KARMA TEAMG UP WH ONE OF THE AMAZG RACE'S GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALLI OF THE TEAMS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEAM ASIAN NTU THEIR BAD KARMA AT THE VAMPIRE TASK WHEN VICTOR MISTAK THE MARKERS FOR A HIKG TRAIL AS MARKERS POTG THEM TO THEIR TASK. TAMMY PROTTS AGA AND AGA AS THEY FOLLOW THE TRAIL AND EVEN A FORK THE ROAD N'T NVCE VICTOR THEY'RE PLETELY LOST. IF NOT FOR TEAM BINS'S AMSTERDAM TOUR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST TEAM AND ELIMATED OM THE RACE. NOT LOSG, HOWEVER, MEANS THAT WE GET A VERY SPECIAL LSON ON HOW SIBLGS SHOULD BE MORE RPECTFUL TO EACH OTHER, REGARDLS OF WHO WAS BORN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS THE LIKABLE TEAM BINS E LAST AND, THANKS TO THE VAMPIRE TASK, THEY ARRIVE AT THE FISH LE A BLOODY MS. NO ... {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEXT WEEK, THE RACERS HEAD TO SIBERIA, HAVE TO STACK WOOD AND LE ONCE MORE UNRM HIS SENSE OF TRATN BY LOOKG WAY TOO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DID YOU THK? IT'S PRETTY EXCG TO SEE BOTH OF THE SEASON'S GAYS ARE DOG WELL AND EVEN THE DRAMA BETWEEN VICTOR AND TAMMY WAS MORE THAN JT ONE PERSON BEG AN EXPLOSIVE STRSPOT. IS NEXT SUNDAY YET?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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