Race Across The World Series 5 Thread 2

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With only five posts left on the old thread, thought I'd start this so we can link between the two.

This thread carries on from the first:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5314933-race-across-the-world?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share

I think the brothers are the real winners.

Did not want them to win ! Grrrr

Me too!!! Really didn't want that mum to win

Loved all of them, it has been a joy to watch.

Did anyone see the trailer for the new programme called destination x? Looks like it could be good.

Gutted. I wanted the brothers or Finn and Sioned to win. I just couldn't warm to the other couples.

Oh!! I was sure they used to do a 'since returning home' montage

But from what I've seen on TikTok. Fin & Sioned are still together, they've made friends with Tom. And all of them, other than Gav & his partner who left first, meet up regularly 😄

Goodness me. Caroline irritates the fuck out of me. I’m a similar age ( but have three kids none of which boarded) so why is she so flipping passive. Unless she has been the victim of terrible coercive coercion what’s she spent her time doing. ( andd do I know it’s horsey stuff, but that’s never mentioned. Get a bloody grip woman own it.

I didn't mind who won as long it wasn't the sisters.

Yeah, I felt like they really got her to go on and on about being 'lost' because she'd stayed home with the kids. It was a bit much really. It was barely interesting the first time she talked about it but by the end...good lord woman, enough already!!

The brothers on the other hand had really been through it.

Meanwhile it was just lovely to see Fin and Sioned grow up over the series.

Ops. Should have said. I’m half an hour behind. Xx

I agree but it’s bitchy to mention it on here.

Couldn’t agree more, the nastiness and bullying is so unnecessary. I especially hate women tearing down other women.

Lovely final, thought they all did well 👏🏻

Absolutely gutted!! So fed up with Caroline’s 1950s housewife facade - ffs get a job like the rest of us

I like the fact they are so supportive of the winners, not who I would have chosen to win but they genuinely as a group seem to support each other. The footage of the side of India is beautiful, when they first arrived in the country I didn't think I wanted to go there but this looks up absolutely beautiful. I'm going to have to find something else to do with my Wednesday evenings now

Exactly.

Can’t believe they were within 3 hours of each other after 50 days, hmmmm

Or just take advantage of your privilege but at least own it.

Me too. She really got on my wick tonight. She's a similar age to me but her views seem more like my mother's generation.

If she didn't have Tom till around 40, did she not work before then?

But at that point they hadn't seen any of the back story chats that we have.

I will miss it such a good series would have been great come back if the brothers did it, whatever the permit issue was for them.
Well done to Caroline & Tom.
Really was hopefully tonight the teenagers would do it.
Think there will be an episode again after they home catch up ? Memories of that before

Loved Finn and Sineod, so much self awareness and maturity for such a young couple, good luck to them. Loved Brian too

Not the life affirming ending I would have longed for truth be told. yawn.

I don't think that would have made a difference though. I imagine the other contestants knew each other a lot better than we do from seeing an edited version. Plus, I think Brian and Melvyn were always going to be gracious in defeat.

Not who I wanted to win I don’t know why I didn’t warm to them either. £20,000 probably won’t mean much to them either. Just a years boarding fees or help to pay for the horses.