Then there was The Amazing Race, where Jen and Luke bumped into each other at a clue box, which led them to bumping into each other again at another clue box, which led them to yelling at each other on the mat. Now, the whole thing started innocently enough — it was definitely an accident that they ran into each other the first time, but it was less of an accident the second time (I think they both wanted it to happen). It was one of those “heat of the moment” things that got made that much worse when Lakisha smiled and giggled when Luke signed that it was his turn to “talk” at the Pit Stop when Phil asked what had happened.
Obviously, the ultimate question here is whether Lakisha was laughing at the notion of a deaf person “talking” or whether she was amused by the situation and fight or just trying to cut the tension. Frankly, I don’t know. We don’t know enough about Lakisha, we don’t know enough about her history, and we certainly don’t know what the show didn’t show us. We don’t know if anything was edited out or certain camera angles not shown which put the whole thing in a different light. Lakisha certainly didn’t come out looking good, but that doesn’t make her guilty.
I have to wonder what happens next week on the show. Does the fight continue in other ways? How does the animosity — and I have to believe animosity will remain — affect the way the race is run?
See, two shows, two different fights, two-and-a-half hours of pretty good television. Yes, I know that the shows aired for a total of three hours, but let’s face it, some judicious cutting and it could easily have found its way to 90 minutes or less. I still tend to prefer scripted to unscripted stuff, but not all unscripted television is bad.
And, yes, I watched Desperate Housewives too, but I can't even discuss it. The Wisteria Lane women drove Edie's ashes up to her son and then almost forgot to give him the ashes. Right... sure... that's some great scripting!
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