Even Gryffindors Have A Dark Side

Michael, Logan & Michelle swing by to recap the first Swizerland leg of Amazing Race 31. In this episode:

Where in the world is Logan Saunders?
Why was this episode so boring?
Michael learns about a new version of Amazing Race.
We tease Michelle about the big Amazing Race news.
What will next week’s Double-Battle be?
We sort everyone into houses.
Michael goes a bit Selina Meyer.
Who should have dominated this leg?
Why were myths being perpetuated?
Just how good are Colin & Christie this season?
Why wasn’t the original Nicole & Victor and Rachel & Elitha interaction filmed?
Michelle gets angry when the tedium of the Roadblock is pointed out.
Would we do the gorge swing?
Logan crosses off a podcast bingo square.
Michael tries to sound enthusiastic.
Would we have been a lot happier if next week’s twist wasn’t spoiled?
How much attention have Rachel & Elitha had?
Will this season age well?
What new things have we learnt?
Michael makes a correct prediction.
How expensive is Switzerland?
What was with the weird Pit Stop justification?
How useful is a spa day really?
Logan wants a boat.
Michael gives an explanation.
How transparent is the motive of the Face-to-Face U-Turn?
We play a game to prove that no-one proofreads Phil’s scripts.
Is Switzerland the world’s oldest democracy?
Did Phil go rogue with the U-Turn next week?
Why did they spoil the existence of the Face-to-Face U-Turn in the Season preview?
How could you liven up the Face-to-Face U-Turn twist?
How many votes will Rachel & Elitha get?
Who will go home next?
Michael considers writing a strongly-worded note.
Michelle interrupts.
Winners are picked.
Just how consistent are Colin & Christie?
And Logan makes a promise.

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Logan’s unintentional Israeli occupation joke...wow. Also some clarifications regarding the record for earliest non-elimination: HaMerotz 4’s final NEL was at the final 8 (in Michael’s native England in fact!), HaMerotz 5’s final NEL was at the final 6 in South Korea, and Australia 2’s final NEL (it was actually a keep-on-racing leg) was indeed in Cuba, but it was at the final 7. Also here’s something I just now realized: do Flight Time & Big Easy actually have 31 legs? Do you count their second Prague leg on 15 since they didn’t complete all the tasks?

Monday Jun 03, 2019