I HAVE JUST FINISHED WATCHING 11/1 EPISODE AND MY QUESTION IS WHY WERE MEGAN AN CHEYNE NOT GIVEN A 30 MINUTE PENALTY. DIDN'T THE CLUE CLEARLY ASK FOR ONE PERSON TO COUNT THE BELLS. WHY WERE BOTH OF THEM ALLOWED TO COUNT THE BELLS AND THE OTHER TEAMS ONLY USED ONE PERSON.

Come on, people. Trash talking is classless? This is a competition. At some point the poker gals and brothers alliance will break apart. Will everyone lash out when one team stabs the other?

Folks seem to be confused as to who is Flight Time and who is Big Easy. Big Easy is the one who was over-thinking the watch task and the one who did was talking to Mika. Why are folks mad at Flight Time?!? He and Big Easy are not the same person and it seems like folks can't tell the difference between the two.

I think that Big Easy was doing some what he considered to be good natured trash talking- as athletes sometimes do. When they got there- Mika was not freaking out as the audience had seen her- but was just sitting and splashing water on her legs. It is likely that he had no idea that she had been squealing and screeching earlier- and if she was still squealling and wailing when the were up there- it is possible that he would not have teased her.

was it just me or did Canaan went up behind her at one point and say something about the both of them going down? and the dude there said no.

Sorry to be the lawyer here, guys, and I'm sure that I would have been seriously angry if I were Mika's partner too, but what Canaan did was assault, and illegal. Not only that, it was dangerous. Going down the slide -- not dangerous. Going down the slide because you were pushed? She could've hit her head on the way, or had a limb sticking out when she entered that tunnel, which would've shattered any body part sticking out at that speed.

Obviously, Mika has a phobia. Anyone who starts melting down and crying at the BOTTOM of a building has a serious problem with heights. I hate heights, hate glass elevators, and would have been a quivering mass of jelly at the top of that slide, but I wouldn't have been crying at the base of the Dubai tower. And I consider myself pretty phobic. Canaan MIGHT have gotten her to go down if he'd been patient and supportive instead of trying to throw her down. As soon as he did that, half her fear was that he would sneak up on her and do it again (which he tried, when he started to pry her hands off the bar, when I thought she might actually manage to let go). Basically, after that, he completely deserved the loss. (He claimed he wanted her to do it for her -- but that was clearly not truee -- she wouldn't have had the pride in herself for overcoming her fear if she only made it down the slide b/c Canaan did it by force. No, he just wanted the money. Not even guaranteed money. For that, he was willing to be unspeakably cruel to the woman he claims he loves.) And for Canaan to say to Phil that HE forgives HER? No, no, no! The question is, whether she forgives him for becoming abusive. And is he going to act that way again, next time she has a problem with something he really wants her to do? That scene was not a good sign for their future relationship.

Actually, there was a moment when I thought the Globetrotter's taunts were possibly going to drive her to just DO it, but her time was up too soon.

Mika and Canaan were up there for 45 minutes. They had plenty of time to do the task. I don't blame the GT's for what they said. They were nicer about it than Canaan.



PS. I know they were were up there for 45 minutes because Mika and Canaan did an interview and confirmed it.

Puh-lease- the Globetrotters did nothing wrong! Mika had PLENTY of time to gather her courage & complete the task before the Globetrotters arrived. When they were bunched up, she then got 2 more minutes to complete it but just sat there splashing water on herself. As far as Canaan's comments to Big Easy - pot meet kettle. Have to wonder what Mika & Canaan were thinking when they signed up for the Race since she was a terrible competitor. During the hooka detour, she just sat there complaining about the heat while he assembled all of them. Glad they're gone.

I guess I am in the minority but I hate Cheyne. All he ever does is comment on how dumb and unable to control herself Megan is. He is so condescending every time she gets frustrated that he should get punched in the neck. Yes, she's whiney but he's no prince, either. Can't stand him. I only hope that when he hears himself on camera, he'll learn not to be such a jerk.

Canaan sure didn't show the supportive boyfriend side on the waterslide challenge - I was incredibly frustrated that Mika wouldn't go down but still can't condone trying to force her. Scary. After they watch this episode, she may be the one doing the breaking up.

I hope he dropped her dumb ass like a hot potato... when he said that her life would change, she'd regret it, and that things would never be the same, I hope that meant he was gone... I certainly would've been.

You folks wanting to defend the phobia... wow... Rationalizing the irrational... it's easy to see how she gets by in the world, her hand is held at every step and she isn't forced to do what she doesn't want to do.

Canaan was trying to shover her down because he knew that's the only way she was going to go. Oh well... I'm glad they're gone.

Here's a bit of a personal clue, though... She's never gone down a water slide because it terrifies her... and she simply won't do it... Well... she and Canann have never had sex before. Wonder why.... Something tells me it isn't them being Christians as much as her being scared. I've dealt with that before, and it is what it is... but it's not something you can change.

Run away, boy... run away...

And as for Flight Time... grow up. They had a 2 minute window. She might have bucked herself up if if weren't for their psychological taunts. As stupid as Mika was for not going down a kid's water slide, Flight Time would've been equally stupid for not trying to stay in by freaking her out.

Did you notice the attendant at the top? He didn't seem too concerned with Mika's fit... in fact, he looked like he wanted to slap the bitch himself.....

But this week Pinky and the Brain definitely took over first emotionally for me... The dad is great, encouraging, and funny. The son is nice, respectful of his dad, and out for a good time. Great team.

Favorite line of the episode:

Pinky: "And then you put the, uh... tobacco in here."
The Brain: "Really? That's not what we used to call it..."

I agree Mika should not be on the race with her "phobias", but I also lost a LOT of respect for the trash talking the Harlem Globetrotters did. I have loved them all along and they were just outright mean. They could have encouraged her to go, and if she didn't they could have been on the high road! If she did, they are physically faster and they could have slid down right after them, and while she was freaking out at the bottom they could have surpassed them and checked in ahead of them. There was no reason for that outright meanness! They better watch out for karma!