The Amazing Race 9 – Episode 9 Recap

The Amazing Race – Season 9 – Episode 9

THIS WEEK – 1st
LAST WEEK – 4th, arrived at 6:47am
The Sickening Frat Boys (Eric and Jeremy) – Sigh. Back on top again. I’m worried the public loves to hate these guys *too* much. The editing of the show has their sickening comments back in the forefront. Let’s see… what was it this week? “Like getting in girls’ pants. Lie, cheat, steal, whatever it takes.” Nice. Real nice. Thanks CBS for keeping that in prime time. I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, though, but in the heat of the moment as Frats and Mojo were racing toward the finish line, I was rooting for Frats. AHHH!!! Okay, I didn’t want either team to win a trip but when Frats won a trip to Hong Kong, I started thinking. Ha – they could have a deadly run-in with Godzilla! Hmm… wait a minute… Godzilla is from Japan. Darn it. I just can’t catch a break this week.

THIS WEEK – 2nd
LAST WEEK – 2nd, arrived at 5:54am
Mo Jo (Joseph and Monica) – I would have liked to see them last. Second to last. Bicycling off a cliff (geez, it feels more like I’m talking about Frats). But, looking for the silver lining, it must be aggravating as all get-out to come in second *again* and just missing first place to the Old Couple last week and, of all teams this week, Frats. *AND* getting to hear Phil give someone else a wonderful trip to Hong Kong. HAHAHAHA! Okay, okay… second is pretty good no matter what, but I had to think of something to make myself feel better. I thought these two were just sweet and quiet when they started out the race. Then I thought they were a little clueless. The more they opened their mouths, however, the more idiocy – oh yeah, and expletives from Captain Redneck’s successor – spewed out. And, what the heck? They’ve got it out for The Hippies?! GRRR.

THIS WEEK – 3rd
LAST WEEK – 5th, arrived at 8:21am – Saved by a non-elimination round
Hippies (BJ and Tyler) – Hippy Power! All teams started the race with $181. By the time the Hippies got off the first flight, they had over $300!!! They picked up a desert Bedouin prior to this and the guy hooked them up with Snickers (nice product placement, and in a foreign country no less), Mango Juice (right up their alley, I’m sure), and GAS! From context, it sounds like they told the other teams before the start that they’d yield whoever didn’t give them money to help them out. Does this sound like our friendly hippies? Well, Mojo sure took it seriously and were nothing but slimey Fratboy wannabes (oh yeah, that’s right, I’m not above a double slam). If it wasn’t for a bad cab ride, I think these two would have had a shot at first place this week. Still in the running – and they’ll get money next round. Watch out… Mojo vs Karma. I’m taking Karma.

THIS WEEK – 4th
LAST WEEK – 3rd, arrived at 6:26am
Ray and Yolanda – Well, no fighting on camera this week. Umm… beyond that, not much to say. I’d like to see them above Frats and Mojo but not above Hippies and, as I watched this week, not above Fran and Barry. I only got one of those two wishes.

THIS WEEK – 5th
LAST WEEK – 1st, arrived at 5:35am
Old Couple (Fran and Barry) – I really found myself hoping for the impossibility of back-to-back non-elimination rounds this week. His driving skills aside, these two grew on me. Yeah, they got in over their head a number of times. Yeah, they’d gripe incessantly. But they could navigate like nobody’s business and, I’m betting at their age and with the things they’ve been through, they could care less what a lone blogger with four or five readers really thinks. Rock on guys, you have to be the coolest grandparents ever. You deserved more positive energy after giving The Hippies $20 at the beginning of the race – but perhaps it just balanced out with you not helping others earlier on. Still, maybe a really cool team next season will show up wearing Fran & Barry t-shirts. I think I’d like that.