(S13E07) Dazed and confused in both New and Old Delhi, it's time for The Amazing Race teams to step up to the plate and prove they want the million dollars. Sure, it's a confusing place. But standing in the middle of the street looking lost probably isn't the best approach. Ah, but some teams whine, some get to bickering, some wimp out when the times get tough. Then again, others go all out and go for the gold. Or -- in tonight's episode -- the gold, the green, the pink, and more! Read on for my full review of the show.
The dense get denser
Amazing ... the teams who previously misread clues keep it up for yet another episode! Kelly and Christy keep getting by, but they have a record for either misreading or just not grasping clues. Tonight it would be their downfall although they had some company in the form of Dandrew in the Detour. Now, these guys might be frat brothers, but I'm thinking their college had to have pretty lenient entrance standards.
But let's focus on the divorced gals first. You did realize they're both divorced, right? I'm not sure if that's been mentioned enough. At the flinging powdered dye and water Holi Festival Roadblock, Kelly not only misread the clue (leading her to grab any envelope she touched), but she also wimped out on a catastrophic major kind of level. Her reaction made Terence look like a macho dude! I couldn't help but wonder what happens if someone actually does quit a task. 
Then, later on in the Detour, every team but Dandrew and the Divorcees seemed to understand that "numbered tags" means tags, not signs. When the boys tried to team up with them, all I could think was that the clueless would be leading the mindless ... or vice versa.
Talky Tina and Ken Doll strike back
I know I don't want to like these two. Usually it's because of Tina and her mouth. Tonight she did call the Holi Festival dye attackers "asses" and "morons," but she also impressed me with her behavior at the Sikh Temple while dealing with the Speed Bump. On the other hand, I thought Ken was the rude and coarse one in that task. Huh. Maybe they personality switch?
They showed they have what it takes to get back in the running. When these two don't bicker, they actually work well together as a team. Of course, it was to their advantage that a few teams are dumber than rocks when it comes to reading and comprehending clues.
Pit Stop
Nick and Starr came in first with Dallas and Toni running close behind them. They won a trip to Hawaii. I believe they deserved the first place showing, but I'd be thrilled if the Mom/Son team got in at least one first place showing this season. Hmm ... maybe the last Pit Stop? By choosing to work together on the number tags, both of these teams made quick work of the task and it all boiled down to transportation. Terence and Sarah were the third team while the Ken and Tina team hit fourth place.
So, the final was between Dense and Denser. Tina was kind to help out Dandrew, but the gals also caught on to the fact they were reading the wrong signs all along. And, in the end, the boys made it to the Pit Stop in fifth place while the gals got Philiminated. With these two teams, either could have gone in my opinion. At least the guys don't keep bringing up ex-girlfriends.
Random observations:
- Best line of the night -- Terence to Sarah: "Who's my girl?" Sarah: "You are! Er ... I am."
- I thought the Charity Birds Hospital clue was way too easy for them to find. As a matter of fact, I was disappointed with that whole task. The only thing it reminded me of is that I learned years ago that Jains often sweep the path in front of them as they walk so they won't kill bugs.
- Can Terence whine just a bit more? Pouring water in his nose? I think Sarah picked up his whining bug in the Detour.
- As Sarah complained about the shopkeeper in the Teary-Eyed Detour task, I think the one at the Bleary-Eyed task was a hoot. What a ham, but he had me laughing. That's him napping as Dandrew get more confused in the image leading off this review.
- Kelly and Christy just had to get in one last dig at their ex-husbands after being Philiminated. Maybe ironing sheets is a bit much, but I bet those guys are happy bachelors.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-10-2008 @ 12:05AM
Karen said...
I'm so glad the divorcees are gone. I don't think I could stand their dumbness in clue reading any more.
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11-10-2008 @ 12:12AM
melanie said...
i agree about the divorcees. they definately would get the medal for the stupidest competitors ever in the amazing race. Real question is how did they ever get this far to begin with?? Maybe the show was giving them little hints to stay in just for the ratings LOL. The dough heads had good entertainment value!
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11-10-2008 @ 7:30AM
Ronny said...
"they definately would get the medal for the stupidest competitors ever in the amazing race"
Starting a sentence with a lower case letter, and misspelling "definitely" doesn't make you that bright either.
11-10-2008 @ 1:02AM
Picviewer said...
Is it any wonder why they are divorced? Maybe they should go take a remedial reading course sometime also, did they ever do any of the tasks as written? Lastly the redhead, don't care about the names of annoying people so not bothering, looked like Golum from the one side angle shot.
And douchebag runner/trainer finally does a task and whines, suprise surprise!
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11-10-2008 @ 1:29AM
Ryan said...
Yeah! The Divorcees are gone! I bet their husbands were the ones to divorce them. I mean could you imagine being married to these two?
In their defense, Starr and Dallas really lucked out being the first two to the Roadblock because the participants weren't working together to bring about major mayhem to the racers. Then again everyone else seemed to handle it fine, so I take back my defense.
I'm so happy it was between Dandrew and the Divorcees for last place. They were definitely my least favorite teams. I hope Dandrew and then Terence/Sarah are next to go.
I would love to have a final three of Nick/Starr, Toni/Dallas, and Ken/Tina I've always been a fan of the first two teams, but Ken/Tina have their moments. I can't believe they helped Dandrew out at the end there!
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11-10-2008 @ 2:07AM
Derek said...
I nominate the "Bleary Eyed" Detour judge (bottom-right in the first pic) for a supporting actor Emmy. He never says a word, and yet manages to say what we're all thinking.
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11-10-2008 @ 2:33AM
Jake said...
I think Dandrew went to Arizona State, which means they were the beneficiaries of basically zero entrance standards.
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11-10-2008 @ 8:25AM
ctoan said...
I couldn't help but wonder what happens if someone actually does quit a task.
Go watch the All-Star season. The Roadblock was an eating challenge--something like 4 pounds of meat. Rob Mariano (of Rob and Amber fame) started, but didn't want to finish. He received a 4-hour penalty, but since he'd convinced 2 or 3 other teams to quit too, he got out ahead of them.
He seemed to know ahead of time how long the penalty would be, so it must be written in the rulebook--we just don't see it often enough that it needs to be explained to us.
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11-10-2008 @ 10:12AM
Michael said...
It wasn't the all-star season, but the first one that Rob/Amber ran where he quit on the roadblock.
11-10-2008 @ 2:45PM
Lois Lane said...
What season was it that the teams had to search for something hidden in a huge sandbox? One team was brothers from New York, I think. The brother doing the task kept searching long after all the other teams had finished and the producers had turned on lights for him. Finally, he said, "Game over" and quit. Phil came down and announced that the team was eliminated.
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11-11-2008 @ 1:16AM
Michael said...
That was season 5. Season 6 also had the "clue in a haystack" challenge that eliminated the sisters from Utah when one of them couldn't find the clue, long after the rest of the teams finished the leg.
11-10-2008 @ 3:29PM
CJ said...
Did anyone else notice that on the Dye Festival Roadblock that the person NOT doing the roadblock got hit hit with their team's color? (Pink for divorcees, and Tina with her green hair, etc...) Speaking of which... what is with the team colors this year?
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11-10-2008 @ 4:28PM
Ryan said...
They've always had team colors.
BTW I loved Tina's green look.
11-10-2008 @ 5:35PM
jag said...
Who else besides myself were yelling at the people to hit Kelly with more dye? What a bunch of idiots for not reading their clues over the course of the many races.
Why no mention of the guy at the Pit Stop who was watering the lawn and would run over to welcome them to India. So funny. Phil gave up on him.
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11-11-2008 @ 12:38AM
melanie said...
Ronnie,
Thanks for the grammar lesson. Sorry, I didn't know I was being graded, L-O-S-E-R!!
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11-16-2008 @ 10:46AM
Ronny said...
So Melanie,
I'm the loser because I know how to spell?
You even misspelled my name in your reply.
-Ronny
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