From FREAKIN' Russia with Love - 
by B-Side
Last night's episode of The Amazing Race was awesome. It was like a one hour dissertation on why this show is the most exciting and unpredictable hour on television. Granted, the ending may have left some (or perhaps most) viewers unsatisfied, but I was fine with it. Why? Because for sixty minutes, we had pure lunacy running rampant on the streets of Moscow and rural Brazil. Strong teams were brought to their knees as language barriers in Russia all but turned the game on its head. This was why Family Edition was such a dud. Take away the safety net, and pure chaos reigns supreme.
The big show opened up in rural Brazil where all the remaining teams were resting up at the Pit Stop. We quickly learned that Danielle and Dani (a.k.a. Team Double D) had taken a shine to Jeremy and Eric (Team Jeric), despite their previous contempt for the boys. Isn't it funny how that happens? We couldn't quite tell if the two teams had truly gotten it on, but we did see them loitering in a hammock, and you know what they say about hammocks and Brazil... Actually, I don't know what they say. I made that up. But I think it's safe to say that hammocks and Brazil often lead to illicit, FCC-unfriendly activities.
"Will this relationship turn into a powerful alliance?" Phil asked us, regarding the horny supergroup. I think they might turn into an alliance. Powerful? Not so much.
Phil then asked us if oldsters Fran and Barry (a.k.a. Team Frankenberry) could emerge from last place, and this was followed by the random image of Barry in a fluffy, white sweater. And by "sweater," I mean "body hair." Yes, Barry was chillin' in a tank-top, airing his hirsute arms for all to enjoy. I, on the other hand, was vomiting up my dinner into the garbage pail I had previously reserved for Kevin Covais' take on Stevie Wonder (seriously, did anyone see that?).
This was all very disturbing, but on the upside, at least I figured out where on TV I had seen Barry before:
Anyway, first out of the gate in the wee hours of the morning were the Hippies (BJ and Tyler), who had to drive their VW Beetle to a nearby farm and then ride a 300 foot zipline. Sounded like fun, but let me guess: the farm didn't open until 8 AM, right? Close enough. Turns out the Hippies couldn't enter the farm until 7 AM, which meant they only had to wait about two hours. Meanwhile, other teams began trickling out of the Pit Stop, like the affably dorky, ambiguously amorous duo of Jeremy and Eric. Now, I know there's been a lot of discussion about these two and whether or not their man-love possibly eclipses the homoeroticism of Big Brother 5's Jase and Scott, but I personally have not seen a shred of evidence that indicates such things.
(Thanks to Reality Blurred and Jaunted for the heads up on that).
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