great recap of a GREAT episode! So glad the brothers made it, ray and deana really piss me off so much!

Maybe its because i never saw survivor but i quite like rob and amber, i was a little disheartened that they didnt stop for the bros but i suppose i can see their logic. Lynn and alex had already pulled over and it was clear everyone was mobile so i suppose it wasnt all bad. Still though...

The only thing that sucked in this 2 hour bonanza was a distinct lack of phil antics. He didnt really seem to do much expect look bizarrely suprised/confused whenever somebody cracked an antecdote at the pit-stop line. Amazing.

Rob and Amber make this show more fun to watch. I am rooting for them to win the big money. So what if they already have won the million on Survivor. They are the best thing on Amazing Race. Well maybe not so much Amber, but Rob is "the man".

I'm so glad you noticed Rob saying arkvadark. Fabulous. Honestly though, was anyone really shocked that he wouldn't give money to Gretchen & Meredith and that he didn't stop for the brothers? I didn't expect them to. I did think it was a little sleazy for them not to even roll down the window to see if everyone was okay. They were ahead, even if they had taken 1 minute to stop and make sure everyone was okay, they still wouldn't have lost their lead. I'm so glad Phil said something to them about it, but I wish he had been a little more Probst about it.

I'm definitely rooting for the brothers now. I was absolutely thrilled when they beat Ray & Deana. Nothing could be better than Ray & Deana losing and Gretchen & Meredith outlasting them. Well, except for Lynn & Alex outlasting Rob & Amber. I should say, I don't even have anything against Amber- she's just in this for the cardio. Rob just bothers me. I'm not saying I wish him a Gretchen-like headwound...but it would be sorta funny.

Rob is a tool who is so self absorbed he doesn't realize he is engaged to a zombie who has no opinions, nothing interesting to say, and doesn't even look hot anymore.

Great recap!

Is it just me or did Lynn/Alex seem way closer than the other teams on the spear throwing contest?

Maybe Lynn and Alex were closer..."to accommodate Lamar's limp-wristed throwing style", if I may quote the esteemed Revenge of the Nerds.

heh.

I just came to write the same question!!
It did seem like Lynn was standing 18 inches from the bag in the spear throw. While everyone else was much further.

Also, Lynn and Rob's throws looked EXACTLY like Lamar throwing the javelin in Revenge of the Nerds.

Yay AR. By By Ray & Deanna. Liked Deanna, hated Ray so no sympothy here. Hope she does herself a favor and run away from him as fast as possible.

It seems that Uchenna & Joyce would have won at least three legs if they weren't so fucked up on directions. They're always placing 3rd. And when they lost their bags I wanted to put my foot through the TV. How do you loose your freakin bag? Thank goodness they don't have a child because they would end up loosing it. (Ok that was callous. I take it back) By the way, when the driver said feed the lion I could have swore Uchenna was gonna jump out of the truck and hand the meat to them. I thought, "did he just leave the vehicle?" Go UchJoyce

When they were lost in the city the gay duo's "Tupac" and stereotypical comments were hilarious. I thought they were more classy than that, being gay and all, but it was still funny.

You guys didn't know about the gay rule on the Race? They get to stand closer in challenges that involve throwing things, but the trade off is that they don't get prizes when they arrive first.

OK, everyone, just hold your horses.... let's think about this logically. For everyone who loves Rob and Amber, they are still on the show. Happy happy joy joy for you. For everyone who loathes and despises them, like myself, having them still on the show is still good. Why? What makes the show even more fun to watch is the fact that the other teams loathe and despise them also. So, since you and I are not on TV with millions of captive viewers listening to us loathe and despise Rob and Amber, at least there are several other teams doing it. Especially the gay guys, God love 'em, everything they say is a gem. I wish they got even more screen time. But their loathing seems the most intense, so a best case scenario, for everyone who loathes and despises the Survivor duo, is for Rob and Amber to stay in the game until the bitter and BARELY get second place. They always say, 2nd place is the 1st loser. To have them fall from the highest height would be the most satisfying for those of us rooting against them. So, before you wish for their early departure, think of how much more fun it will be if they stay in a long time and lose.

it's going to make GREAT tv when rob & amber are eliminated! the best.

I am hoping for Lynn and Alex to lose to Rob and Amber in a foot race to the finish...

Just because I think Lynn's purpose for living will be over and he will take his own life, samurai style.

and really, a ritual samurai suicide on TAR would be AWESOME!

oh, I hate Lynn and Alex twice as much as the hate people have for Rob and Amber, (if you couldn't tell)

Abfab recap!! just what I waited for. I was a little perturbed by Rob not stopping. It is totally callous. It doesn't take much to pull over and roll a window down. Lynn/Alex have way more class. ANd good for the old folks. Ray/ D DID deserve to lose. They suck. Good riddance!!

My love for Phil is becoming obsessive. Did you see how he got a little choked up at the end? *Sigh* He is a real man in all senses of the word. (Yes, I stare at his package too.) This show would not be the same without him. Marry me, Phil!!!!!

Saw Ray & Deanna on the CBS Early show ---- OI VEY, they are engaged and he looks like a monkey ( sorry monkeys that read this )
She had on makeup and her eye looked intact.
I was hoping the CBS chick asked Deanna about Phil's package.....but alas, NO!

Happygirl, have you seen Phil's site? http://www.philkeoghan.com/ I am absolutely delighted to find out that Phil once hosted a show called Keoghan's Heroes. Seriously.

Please note the photo of him leaping.

B-Side- Thanks for another great recap. I have a question - does anyone know if the brothers are actually from St. Louis? They look very familiar to me, but maybe I am confusing them with Zach Braff.

Best episode EVER. It's probably just me, but so many of things the brothers said reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite. I can just see them back home saying "GOD, I told you, on my vacation I threw spears with a bushman named Yoda and then i had this wicked car wreck and then I caught a delicious bass....JEEZ!" Ok, maybe it is just me.

Love the brothers, but love Ramber more. When they brought that woman from the market with them to the Pit Stop it was freaking hilarious.

DUDE - a reference to Voltron - sweet.

What was especially great about the ending was that Ray didn't see it coming. If you watch it over again on Tivo, it appears as if he's getting out the door and is surprised to see another car racing past him. Were they checking their rear view mirrors?

I think the bushmen are part of the conspiracy to help Lynn and Alex win. They were like 5 feet away from the target.

One other point. I'm thrilled that the show ended the way it did (with the brothers coming from behind and beating Ray/Deana). However, were the brothers truly entitled to a replacement vehicle? The rules, as I understand them, are that you get a replacement vehicle if your vehicle breaks down because of something that is no fault of your own. The show wouldn't have been very satisfying if it ended with the brothers stuck in the middle of nowhere, but rules are rules, and one could make a good argument that Ray and Deanna got screwed.

I liked the brothers before, but after this last leg, I really like them. They are now one of the 3 teams I would most like to see win. I'm just glad that Ray and Deana were eliminated instead of the brothers.

It's so funny how there are now 2 conspiracy theory camps. One camp insists that no matter what we seem to see on screen, CBS has orchestrated a Rob and Amber win (or at least top 3 finish, I guess.) The other camp now thinks maybe Lynn and Alex are getting some help or preferential treatment.

I was joking about the Lynn/Alex conspiracy.

I second the props for the Voltran reference.

i don't know. it's not like they put unleaded in a diesel engine. they were driving on sand, essentially, which i don't think the average urban american would be expected to do well. and it's not like they were being intentionally reckless, doing donuts or anything (though don't know how fast they were going) so, i'm more apt to blame the producers rather than the brothers, especially if it's a decision that leads to the elimination of a loathsome couple!

THAT WAS BRILLIANT EDITING WITH THE BROTHERS AND LYNN IN THEIR CARS. IT WAS PERFEECT

ROB IS A TOTAL HYPOCRITE.

Who is this B-Side man at who’s feet we all worship? A man whose musings on our guilty pleasures are more addictive than a narcotic? Is he old or young? Gay or straight? Hip or dorky? Funny in person or a social misfit? I need to know more about this man. (For the record, I'm guessing young, straight, dorky and funny.)
B-Side, why don’t you have a REAL bio section on this website? What sort of disfigured face or shady past are you hiding?

Great recap. Still heart the oldsters, but the brothers are growing on me like mold on a college guy's dirty dishes. As for Lynn/Alex, they are still annoying with thier Romber obsession, but they stepped up with class after the wreck (unless you consider the class points they lose for being the biggest tattletales since Cindy Brady).

I LOVE THE LYNN AND ALEX, THEY ARE HYSTERICALLY FUNNY. THE BROTHERS HAVE TO WIN THIS THOUGH. I THINK THEY ARE FINALLY GETTING THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND ARE THE ONLY SERIOUS COMPETTION FOR RAMBA.

Catie . . . oh yes, Phil's website is a well-worn bookmark on my computer. Here is my favorite pic of sweet and wonderful Phil:

http://www.noopportunitywasted.com/gallery/detail.php?pID=pk&id=2

1. caps lock=sucks
2. The brothers are getting their act together? They just totalled their car and BARELY avoided elimination for the 2nd time (or is it 3rd).

I like the the brothers but, I don't know if they finally 'put it all together'. I think what you meant to say is, 'I'm glad someone imploded worse then the brothers again this week.'

Mediagirl: My friend said that the brothers ARE from St Louis. Before the season started I was a little irked by them since I am actually FROM Santa Monica and they were just posing. But I can't help but root for them now.

soriner: I saw ray and Deena on the CBS morning show and they said they thought they were in the clear because they couldn't see the brothers behind them because of all the dust.
That was an awesome part.
I love me the Ramber, but I did have a pang of sadness when Rob didn't even slow down. I thought that was very lame.
Great episode. I don't know how Rob and Amber can't end up in the final three, who's going to beat them? The incredible gay duo or the oldies but goodies? I doubt it.

The fix is in! I have also come to the conclusion that a conspiracy is happening right before our very eyes. There is no way that fat-ass Rob and Amberslut could have made it so far without some kind of retribution for their mistakes. Lets look at the facts: They make big mistake after big mistake (I mean let's face it folks, they aren't too bright to begin with - can you say aardvark? - apparently not, moron} but somehow these mistakes actually work in their favor! How can that be unless CBS (shame on you!) has been helping them along just to keep them in the race for better ratings. I mean what are the odds of someone in South Africa recognizing you from Survivor? Sorry, CBS, not that stupid. In the meantime, it's sayonara. The race is so blatantly fixed that I see no reason to continue watching. So bye-bye CBS, I'm not going to waste my time. If I were the other teams, I would seriously consider a class action lawsuit!

OK why has there been like 5 double posted comments today? That's irritating!

MediaGirl,

I went to college with Greg (of the brothers) and I'm almost positive that he is from St. Louis. I really don't remember him being from California.

The shot of Lynn and Alex with the empty seats was totally money!

All I can say is that RAY finally got his lesson, "there will always be someone YOUNGER, FASTER AND STRNGER than you", I'm sure he wont forget that soon.

Yei Brothers!!!

Phil's website is amazing everyone...thank you bitty....i wonder if Phil knows how intense we are about him and his package?

"I mean what are the odds of someone in South Africa recognizing you from Survivor?"

You do realise survivor is a very popular show in South Africa? You didnt? Well guess what, it is.

As for Ramber I think they got edited in the crash incident to make them look worse then it was. L/A made a big deal about not stopping.. well apart from them noone else stopped either. That was what seemed to be the big deal, them not stopping, they may have rolled the window and asked and it just got edited out. L/A never saw the other teams just "drive on by" too, and that they not show L/A say something more along the lines of "them beetches didnt even slow down and ask if they could help" which come on they are petty like that and woulda complained about that too. And even phil on the bathmat asked about the stopping, if they were the bad guys that cbs is trying to make them out to be, then phil shoulda said, "so didnt even slow down and offer assistance?". Just seems to be some crafty editing going on. Like the pictures that they show from inside the crash, edited in after the fact.

Didnt Ron remind us of iraq on the first episode inside the cave?

Great recaps as always, and glad the brothers beat j/v lite in a foot race, was hooting and hollering for it.

TAR7 is the Best Ever topped off by your excellent recaps B-side!!

Yay! RayBolo and Deana are gone!

anyone else notice the hissing snake noises during the slo-mo shot of Rob smiling as they drove on past the wreck, as well as when Phil asked them about not stopping when they were on the mat?

ARK-VADARKS RULE!

I feel the need to put my 2 cents in and say that Rob & Amber did nothing wrong by not stopping and getting out of their car for the brothers. Lynn & Alex had already gotten out of their car to help. What could Romber have done? Just get out so later they can say "I offered to help"? It's sad that this is what the World is coming to and people only help others for their own personal gain.

Rob showed compassion by saying he didn't want anyone to get hurt while he was driving. It isn't like he sat there and said "I hope they die so we have one less team to race agaisnt".

The reason all of the other teams stopped to roll down their windows and ask the brothers if they were ok was because nobody else was there. The other teams didn't know that Lynn & alex had already stopped to help them out but Romber obviously did. Therefore, they are not bad people. You all are just looking for reasons to hate them.

Alright, I too am a fan of the brothers. But I have a question.....Didn't one of them appear on Fear Factor a few years ago, and he had to eat something gross (duh), but he was talking the whole time and Joe Rogan was telling him to stop talking or else he wouldn't make the time limit.
And of course he didn't, but he refused to leave and was arguing with Joe ???? I swear it is one of the bro's.... Can anyone confirm ???

Lisa,

Rob gives a testimonial, after some time to gather his thoughts, justifying his 'not stopping to help' by saying 'its part of the race'.

The easy answer was to say that L&A were already there...but he didnt, because he has no clue where the 'game' ends and where 'reality' begins...

as you can tell Im not his biggest fan, but like B-Side says " they make good TV "

Akaidah - Everyone is dumber after having read your post. In fact, I think we are all borderline retarded now.

One thing I was wondering about as far as the rolling down of the window thing was that people were passing the wreck on the left (the passenger side in South Africa). This would be the side the cameraman would be on. They may have been rolling their windows down just to get a better shot. When I watched Uchenna & Joyce and Meridith & Gretchen go by, you hear a voice ask if they are OK, but it doesn't sound like Uchenna or Meredith, and I think it probably was a cameraman.

I'm sure Rob and Amber slowed down a little (if nothing else just as a gaper thing). Also, from the camera shot you see from Rob's car as they go by, it appears that everyone is standing up at that point, and they may have figured everything was taken care of.

That being said, I think Rob and Amber should have definitely slowed down and at least asked to make sure everything was OK. It's the basic human thing to do, and I was disappointed that they didn't do it.

GREAT re-cap of both part 1 & 2!

Rob & Amber represent EVERYTHING that is wrong with our society today. I am mystified by the people who say they like them, and think they are great!????!!! Can you say: Style (or superficial attractiveness) over substance????
But then again, I was mystified at Bush being re-elected.
For those of you who defend RAMBER by saying, Well that's just how you play the game...it is a competition after all....funny, seems like the other teams do just fine without those completely soul-less tactics. But again, I refer to my comment above re. what's wrong with society today.
And are Ramber necessary as the "Team we LOVE to hate", thereby making good tv??? I think not. Who needs stupid pseudo celebrities when you have Ray & Deanna???? Ron & Kelly are next I predict.
Can't wait for the next episode...and re-cap thereof.

Something strange is ocurring when the bushmen are more covered in their crotch areas than look-at-this(!) host Phil is. As for Ray, I hope you get really old and become a shrivelled up geezer!!!! May you grow old and weary!!!

Wooly, I heard that Brian of the brothers was on Fear Factor in December 2003.

Yes, the Christmas episode, where he had to eat a penis covered in ants. He's the one who kept blabbing and showing off while he was eating, and misunderstood the rules so that he still had the last mouthful of peener in his mouth when the 20 minutes were done. (I guess he thought that you had to have it all in your mouth by the buzzer, but it was that he had to have a clean mouth by the buzzer.) So he lost! Booyah! Where was the fist-bump then, huh?

Great recap- I laugh out loud every week when I read them!! Just a comment re: ramber not stopping- everyone knows this is a show with numerous techs, staff etc. of the amazing race around. I think it is pretty safe to assume that no one was going to be left in the desert to die. I kept thinking how useless Lynn and Alex seemed to be standing there- nice, but useless.

Just 'amembered: Lynn (or was it Alex? Which one's the big one?) saying, "muhlululul Flats!" when he couldn't be bothered to pronounce the name of wherever they were in Botswana. Ha!