I think the fact that there are only young (minus Gary) relatively physically in shape folks (minus Kent) left in the race made the sofa moving task look a lot easier than it was. I can imagine Ron and Christina, Mel and Mike, even Margie and Luke all really struggling with a task like that. That said, there's no way I'd ever go for the eating task. It sounded impossible just reading it. Only 12 minutes to eat the entire meal? If you've ever watched this show, let alone run the race before, you'd know that there was going to be an assload of food (and I would've been anticipating something weird/nasty, which they managed to avoid). Unless it's for a FF, never go for the food challenge! I was especially shocked that Gary and Mallory picked it. She's tiny and picky.
The Cowboys are terrible at the flight game. If everyone is together on the same flight, then it wouldn't even matter if the flights got delayed. You'd all be on equal footing once you got there. It just didn't seem worth the risk. It's a good thing Gary and Mallory picked such a poor detour choice.
AI: I wasn't around a computer to post my thoughts this week, but since my thoughts this week were basically that the kids were neither great nor terrible on the performance night (except Paul) and then Paul went home and our long national nightmare is now over. Not very deep. Also, Haley killed on that jazz number. I wish she would sing like that all the time because she'd win.
ABDC: Pole dancing? I refuse. I like the New Zeland girls and the little NJ boys are adorable (but I think they will get old fast). I'm gonna hate it if they never actually critique the krumpers just because the "inventor" of krump is in the group. Also, krump praise dancing? Ummm, OK. Dominic on the panel is like a wound on my soul. I still love JC. That's all.