Amazing Race UpdateLast night's episode was unique so far this season in that the racers did not face any public transportation bottlenecks that in the past have resulted in all or most of the teams being tied again. Usually despite a nominal lead, the early-leaving teams get stuck waiting for a train or a plane, allowing the other teams to catch up. That didn't happen last night, and as a result the order of finish was essentially the same as last week, with the only difference being that Rob and Ambuh slipped ahead of the POW and the Beauty Queen.
Speaking of the latter, did you catch the bit where BQ was rebuking the POW at the end? "I haven't commented on anything you did wrong today, whereas you've commented on everything I've done wrong," she said, or words to that effect. Now if the POW had been quick on his feet, he would have retorted: "You mean up till now, don't you?", or "Maybe that's because I didn't do anything wrong today, unlike you, beeeeeyatch!"
Two groups made mistakes and had to turn around: Uchenna & Joyce forgot to pull out the stake (the camera lingered on the standing stake just long enough to set the image in our minds), and Team Auldephart missed the final clue, but it made little difference in terms of the order of finish.
Amusing bits: Team Gay donning layers of clothing in case they finished last and were forced to give up everything but the clothes on their back, followed by Team Brothers who stripped down to their shorts in the hope the producers would keep them around for amusement value.
Annoying bits: At first the Uchenna & Joyce bit about being back in the old country was annoying until Uchenna mentioned that his dad had come from Africa, so it's not some connection dating back ten generations. I was pleased that they got some benefit out of trying the balancing game. When I was a kid my sister and I used to balance several books on our heads and walk around the house after seeing it on a TV show. I know I could have zipped through that part like Team Africa.
