Looks like we were both right in our own ways.First, going back to the swamp, there was one fleeting shot that did show the water in the distance (75-150 meters), I now believe you are correct in stating the daughter only blew up once and the edittors spread it around to make her look extra bad. I still say her actions were more extreme than most people's but the edittor played it up.
On the other hand I thought the Focals play would come back to bite them, and in this last leg with them we see other teams have gotten very leary of them and take pleasure in beating them to clues.
Your redemption story-line was clearly being push by the edittors since this was thier final leg, it however was done for diffirent reasons than you expected.
Maybe it is just me, but it looks like the edittors of T.H. have really learnt from the other R.TV. shows out there and doing a great job in fooling us.
Who would ever think Air Force would be in danger of being in last place with so many other teams still playing.
Looking forward to your comments.