The Amazing Race 10 – Episode 4 Recap

The Amazing Race – Season 10 – Episode 4

After the length of time it took me to post last week’s recap, *I* was almost eliminated. I channeled a little bit of “TTOW!” Hippy Power myself this week to get the recap out on time.

Overall aggravation this season – there are too many equalizers. Nobody who gets out ahead can stay there. I wouldn’t mind seeing a group of racers in the front of the pack battling for first and a group in the back of the pack battling *not* to be last. Add in a few more fast-forwards and yields to allow the front and back of the pack to shake it up a bit. Oh yeah, and a very special rule I just made up – every time a team whines or b*tches, penalize them five minutes. Of course, some of the teams from this season (thinking Mom’s, Coalminers, Rob/Kimberly, Peter/Sarah) might not arrive at the pitstop until 2028.

This week’s rundown:

THIS WEEK – 1st – Each of them won a jet-ski!
LAST WEEK – 3rd, arrived at 11:26am
Rob & Kimberly – The *only* thing good about them coming in first is that I didn’t have to listen to them yell at each other as long this week. Perhaps the adversity is doing them well – even *THEY* want to finish fast just to not have to deal with each other. Unfortunately, they have the ability to be a capable team if they shut up. Best line of the week – and believe it or not, it’s not them yelling at each other – is from Rob while passengers in a Vietnamese taxi. “I’m done talking with foreigners.” Umm, Rob, there are over 83 million people in Vietnam and *you* are in *their* country. Who’s the foreigner?

THIS WEEK – 2nd
LAST WEEK – 5th, arrived at 11:29am
Peter & Sarah – Well, The Amazing Race producers didn’t center strictly on her fake leg this week. It did figure prominantly in one of the challenges (rope climbing a sheer rock cliff) so I didn’t mind and she was edited pretty tolerable. On the other hand, Peter came off as a complete d*ck. “Throw the handicap placard out and tell them you’re next in line.” he says at the challenge. Not to mention, it’s a climbing challenge and he lets *her* do it. Hello?!? The whole time he’s rowing their boat he tells her to keep quiet when all she is doing is offering encouragement. Then at the detour challenge he throws a hissy and gives up – followed by saying after they are through with this, he’s done. The *most* interesting thing? In a side interview after they finished with the challenges and are headed to the pitstop, Sarah comments to the camera how hurt she was with his attitude. Peter reaches his right hand up and scratches behind his ear – with his middle finger! I swear. Check your TiVo’s and see for yourself. Plus, he made an almost imperceptible grin when he did it. Sarah, find a new doctor/engineer to build your legs. Peter, you’re on your own – nobody builds prosthetic “tact” or “caring”.

THIS WEEK – 3rd
LAST WEEK – 2nd, arrived at 11:22am
Ex-Addict Models (Tyler & James) – Solid team this week. Just, well, kind of boring. At least they didn’t go on and on about the adversity they’d overcome in their past or their modeling career. Well, at least they make boring look good. Maybe if they were actors they’d have that extra dimension. They’re strong racers and unless they really screw up they’ll be around a while.

THIS WEEK – 4th
LAST WEEK – 1st, arrived at 10:55am
Erwin & Godwin – The Hippies from last season had their bad weeks, and although 1st to 4th isn’t great, it’s not that bad either. Remember guys – positive attitude. After getting lost at the very beginning of the race, I think they were shook up and just never really recovered.

THIS WEEK – 5th
LAST WEEK – 7th, arrived at 11:32am
Coalminers (David & Mary) – Oh my G*d. “My ankle hurts. My ankle hurts.” Just cut the d*mn thing off and have Peter build you a new one. For a self-proclaimed reality show junkie, did you ever really *watch* The Amazing Race? I mean, c’mon, you have to umm… RACE! You know, like with your feet and ankles and everything. Yeah, you’re hurt – but suck it up.

THIS WEEK – 6th
LAST WEEK – 6th, arrived at 11:31am
Moms (Lyn & Karlyn) – Nope, still don’t like ’em. If they can keep from making any really big errors, though, they’ll stick around another week or two.

THIS WEEK – 7th
LAST WEEK – 4th, arrived at 11:27am
Beauty Queens (Dustin & Kandice) – Note to all other racers – don’t destroy your clue. Or, if you do, memorize it before you get it all wet and it shreds to illegible pieces. Another note to all racers – when you are fighting with each other just have a good cry on each other’s shoulders and everything is all fixed. Bad week, but I think they’re still in it.

THIS WEEK – 8th – Eliminated!
LAST WEEK – 8th, arrived at 11:48am
Gay Team (Tom & Terry) – I’m sad to see these guys go. They had the most functional relationship in the race *and* they had personality. I don’t think the producers needed to play so much on the “gay” angle. Although, “Pick up your Vietnamese dong” was a pretty funny line at the beginning of the show (referring to the local currency) especially from these two. Tom was complaining in the boat when he couldn’t row it but, by golly, he jumped into the ocean and started pulling it when they got stuck. Super heterosexual Duke (eliminated last episode) would have even been proud.