The Amazing Race 14

The Amazing Race is back and as good as every. The first episode aired last night (you can catch it on cbs.com if you missed it) and the teams are off to a running, jumping and falling start.

The 11 teams left LA for Switzerland via either Milan or Munich depending on which flight they caught. Once there one member from each team had to complete the second tallest bungee jump in the world, which was much easier for some teams then others. If I had to do this I think I would be somewhere in between jumping right away and being pushed, it was a long way down to the bottom of the dam.

Once the jump was completed the teams had to race to another town in Switzerland where the would be moving 200 pounds of cheese from an aging shack at the top of a steep hill to the bottom of said hill. This task was made more difficult by having to move the cheese wheels with what looked like an old wooden sled tied to their backs with giant cheese wheels attached. Lets just say that the cheese beat the wooden backpack thing every time and resulted in cheese wheels hurtling down the hill and in some cases contestants as well. Some of the teams muscled through much better then others. A few teams used their minds to over come, way to go Hillbilly team for using the wooden back thing as an actual sled and only having to make one trip up the hill.

After each team had completed the cheese wheel march of doom it was off to the pit stop which they teams had to find by following the sound coming from a group of yodelers. This seemed a little unfair as one of the team consists of a mom and her deaf son. But all unfairness vanished when this team came in first and Phil signed to them just that at the mat. The typical fighting couple (Jennifer and Preston) came in last and I wasn't sad to see them go.

This season is off to a great start and the producers have help that by cutting out the airport scenes in exchange for more local views during this first leg. The teams I am rooting for after the first episode are: Margie Luke, the mom and deaf son; Tammy & Victor, the brother and sister; and Amanda and Kris, the dating couple. If I had to pick the team to win it all at this point I would say Amanda and Kris because the seem like the kind of couple that dominates this show. That being said I really want Margie and Luke to win it all and I hope they do! For a more in depth recap of all the teams click here or here.