(S10E11) The official title for this episode should really be "karma is a b," a quote from Alabama ladies, who without their goodie-goodie SixPack compatriots are turning into surprisingly fierce players. Still, of all four teams they are the ones who are probably most likely to get eliminated which makes me wonder why they are seen as such a threat by those marauding blondes known as the Beauty ...

(S13E09) It's merge time. It's a bummer for me since I really was hoping they'd just let little Aitu fight it out to the finish. But instead we now have Aitutonga which is a bit like a frat keg party mixed with a meeting of the chess club. The best thing about this season is that there are a series of small paired alliances and then a few mercenaries. No one likes a mercenary but they sure keep ...

(S10E11) It's always right around this point in the season when I realize there is no way I would ever want to apply for this show. After watching the teams rappel down a building (some head first) and then race around Ukraine, I realize I'm never signing up for this race. One of the things I'm liking best about this season is that there really aren't set good guys and bad guys. Now that Peter and ...

(S13E08) I have a tendency to root for the underdog. Usually it's deeply frustrating. Cheering on Aitu, however, is the most transcendent underdog experience I have ever had. Sure, they are outnumbered but they are adorable and they have this amazing tendency to win even though the usual laws of Survivor mean that they should be slowly picked off. And maybe, just maybe, Yul is the perfect Survivor ...

(S10E10) Tonight's race takes us to Finland where we see a lot more talking about alliances and a lot less actual allying (finally). In the wake of the "six pack" the other teams attempt alliances but the whole race seems a lot less heartfelt without David and Mary in it. It's supposed to be intensity time but someone needs to tell that to the Cho brothers in this endlessly boring leg of the race. ...

(S13E08) After a few weeks when the whole tribes-divided-by-race thing seemed like a non-story, the racial divisions of the first tribes reared their ugly heads as Jonathan began dreaming of an all-white world. At the start of the episode, Jonathan campaigns against Ozzy and then at first opportunity with Candice starts spinning a plan for a whites-only final four with Adam and Parvati over at ...

(S10E09) Here's my conundrum -- I am a woman and therefore really want to see a female team win the Amazing Race, however I find it really hard to root for the Beauty Queens. They are so snide about the "six pack" and they are aggressive and rude. Still, they are chicks and they do kick some serious butt. ...

(S13E07) Were I stuck on Survivor this season there is one rule I would follow: shut your yap. I don't think I've seen a season before where free speech could get you in so much trouble. Blowing a challenge doesn't get you voted out this season but tooting your own horn or speaking your mind is a deadly offense. ...

(S10E08) The race has now split into two factions. An alliance and three teams who are only out for themselves. It's an interesting switch for the race which has primarily been an alliance-free zone in the past, depending more on achievement than group strategy. So far, I would say it's not exactly a sucessful idea but I am not sure if that is the idea of an alliance or the members involved in ...

(S10E06) Whenever I watch this race I wonder what I would do in certain situations. Who would I bring with me? What relationship would I put at risk? What would I do for those I befriended in the race? This week's episode included a predictable moment to warm the heart and a little something unexpected to chill those of you who were ever thinking of taking your love on a race with you. ...