Tue, February 28, 2006
Racing Solo—11:32 PM
The Amazing Race will never be the same without my McRace peeps, but thank heavens it's back to teams of two. (And the CBS promos miss no opportunity to remind us they've rectified that critical mistake from the Family Edition.) As usual, plenty of teams to hate – especially those who choose to pre-nickname themselves. (A major transgression: that's what TWoP is for.) Also, those who seem hellbent on challenging Jonathan/Victoria's Most Dysfunctional Marriage Ever title.
It's hard to guess who'll win at this point, but it's easy to know who to root for. The requisite hot blondes are cute, and the lithe, athletic youngsters (one of whom is perpetually bouncing) are fun – but neither can really capture my heart. I even like the dweebs and the hippies quite a bit, and Ray and Yolanda are great. But you put a Puerto Rican Natalie Portman on your team, and you've got me for life.
