The Amazing Race – Season 9 – Episode 4
Recap = Spoilers. You have been warned. Okay, Keith? 😉
The Sickening Frat Boys (Eric and Jeremy) – First to the mat at the half and first to the mat at the end of the game. On the plus side, with the way The Pinks race, we don’t have to worry much about these two teams hooking up during the race. Then again, maybe if they did then they’d both oversleep or something. I might even tolerate The Pinks if the boys woke up tied to a hotel bed together with no clothes or wallets. There’s probably some stupid rule about S&M during the race, though. Hmm… maybe they’d *BOTH* be eliminated then!!!
Hippies (BJ and Tyler) – Favorite #1 – They gave Phil a tip at the mat. The look on his face was priceless. Favorite #2 – The pokey “old west miner dance” while they searched for the Travelocity Gnome. Favorite #3 – Jumping out and scaring the hell out of The Sickening Frat Boys (yeah, so what if it was last episode). Favorite #4 – “Hello Santa!” CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, SOMEBODY GIVE THESE TWO A SITCOM! 😉
Married Parents (Lake and Michelle) – If you love Nascar and Lederhosen, then this is the episode for you!!! If only someone had switched the “stunt” beer bottles at the detour in Germany that they were smashing over their heads with *REAL* ones. Ahh… Hilarity would have ensued! Okay, to give them some props, they didn’t argue quite as much. Plus the scene in the car where he had to tell her to be encouraging. When she started saying “Go baby! You can do it!” It was almost romantic. *wink*
Old Couple (Fran and Barry) – They are winning me back. Maybe it just took a couple legs of the race to get limbered up. Map-reading was definately their forte this episode. I thought the strange German slap-dance was going to be their downfall, but they pulled it out! Perhaps there is something to say for the Lawrence Welk era. Yeah, I know. Cheap shot. 😉
Young Love (David and Lori) – I still like these guys but they really need to start believing in themselves! I think they are choking under pressure. It was cute how guilty they felt when they “told a white lie” to another team about not knowing the direction to go. If they end up in Rome, I’m betting they’ll even hit the confessional on that one.
Mo Jo (Joseph and Monica) – If they can make it down to the final four, I might start recognizing them. They seem nice, though. I bet the producers are just downplaying them because there isn’t any drama. So, I hope they make it further.
Ray and Yolanda – They made fun of Mo Jo when they switched from breaking bottles to dancing. Then Mo Jo nailed it. Na na na! Then they switched, and nailed it! Umm… that’s all I remember about them this race. I think they have taken my “team invisible” prize for this week.
The Pinks (Danielle and Dani) – Oh fate, WHY do you tease me so much? They were *ALMOST* out. But noooooo, Dora the Explorer couldn’t find the damn gnome. Sigh. Since they did make it to the end, though, how about Phil putting on the rubber gloves before taking the gnome? Too funny! 😉
Mother / Daughter (Wanda and Desiree) – “We did it! We did it! We did it! Yay!” Wait a minute, no they didn’t. I have three letters that could have kept these two in the race. M A P. Like, you know you are going on The Amazing Race. Learn to read one. The only truly unfair thing was The Pinks were *FOLLOWING* them and still managed to beat them. Grr.