This week's episode began in scenic Chennai, India, the gateway to... Southern India. Huh. I thought they were going to say something a bit more majestic. You know, like the Gateway to The Land of Mysticism! Anyway, Peter and Sarah were first to depart, and unlike previous legs, their clue came via a video message from Phil on a handy-dandy Nokia phone. It was all very Treasure Hunters, except much more tolerable because a) the video looked like it was actually coming from the phone, not superimposed; and b) Phil was standing in front of a lovely ivy wall or topiary of some sort, as opposed to Laird Macintosh's anonymous dark room. It's all about the lush backdrops.

Anyway, VideoPhil™ told the teams to go to a travel agency and book a flight to Kuwait City where they'd have to hop in a marked car and find a mystery location. Their only clue was an image of two towers rising into the sky (which we later learned were the Kuwait Towers). I'm sure they'll be very difficult to find. Kind of like going to Manhattan and looking for the Empire State Building. Nevertheless, as Peter and Sarah made their way to a cab, Peter told us, "I got to be very cautious of pushing Sarah a little too hard on a blown knee." A blown knee? How about no knee. As for Sarah, she was busy talking to a cabbie, employing the Universal Language. You know what I'm talking about: it's basically English, but without any articles such as "a" or "the."

"We... need... to go to... travel agency," Sarah said, as if the lack of the word "a" would somehow clarify everything for the driver. While she bridged the communication gap (how very Babel), Dustin and Kandice emerged and headed off to a travel agency where they tried to peddle their feminine wares for better service. "Just tell them it's Miss California and Miss New York that need seats on the plane," Dustin said. It was a good strategy. As we all know, Miss New Yorks and Miss Californias are always revered in India, especially Chennai. They're like one shade below Vishnu.

Even shadier were Peter and Sarah, who pulled the ol' "medical emergency" card again. I kind of wished they'd follow Charla's lead and request El Doctoro, maybe even blow a whistle in the process, but sadly they did no such thing. They did, however, wind up on a flight arriving in Kuwait City (or KuCi, as I like to call it) at 7:50 AM. Also getting tickets for that flight were Kandice and Dustin, the latter of whom tried in vain to get some lovin' from the travel agent. "High five! I need a high five right here!" she said, but alas, he was in no mood to be doling out such boorish displays of happiness. That's right, the travel agent left her hanging -- Miss California, no less! Had he no respect for proper beauty queen genuflection??

Out of the Pit Stop next were Kimberob, and right away, they were bickering. "There's a taxi right there," Rob said, pointing to an idling yellow vehicle, but Kimberly was not convinced. "It doesn't look like a taxi," she insisted. Let me reiterate this: it was a yellow vehicle that was doing nothing but waiting around. It's not like it was a hearse...