I had 2 problems with this episode--first, weren't the teams supposed to walk to the the detour? M/C and O/D took cabs and second, weren't the teams instructed to find people who would sell them the newspapers? Am I wrong?

My dead grandmother's name is Irene.


Personally, I hope the BQs win the whole thing. I think they really play smart - they realize that this is a race, and are looking out for themselves.

You forgot how happy Phil was when the BQ's showed up- it's just a scooter, Phil!

I'm surprised you didn't mention Dani's complete and utter inability to ride a bike--do they not have bicycles on Staten Island? The fact that her helmet was on backwards the whole time made it even funnier.

Both of my grandmothers (Elizabeth & Annie) are dead as is my stepgrandmother (Suzy) and all 3 were uber-religious so feel free to include them in your prayers. It can't hurt.

My grandmother's name is Bonnie. RIP.
I loved your comments about the cookies. It bothered me to. I wanted to know if it was one cookie or the entire box as well. CookieGate 2007

I get just as annoyed with Schmirma. My neighbor just doesn't understand why I detest them so much and let them bother me. But at least we aren't punished by looking at that horrible pink sweater any longer. I hope that it was stolen by one of their Malaysian fans. (Please don't let it show up on Ebay!)
I can understand the hate for bicycles. I had a couple of bad accidents on them as a kid, so I don't go near them either.
Thanks for another hilarious, spot on recap.

My grandmother's name is Bonnie. RIP.
I loved your comments about the cookies. It bothered me to. I wanted to know if it was one cookie or the entire box as well. CookieGate 2007

I get just as annoyed with Schmirma. My neighbor just doesn't understand why I detest them so much and let them bother me. But at least we aren't punished by looking at that horrible pink sweater any longer. I hope that it was stolen by one of their Malaysian fans. (Please don't let it show up on Ebay!)
I can understand the hate for bicycles. I had a couple of bad accidents on them as a kid, so I don't go near them either.
Thanks for another hilarious, spot on recap.

ok, so hatred of bicycles may be very strange, but i have a friend whose dad is afraid of KETCHUP! no one knows why, but he refuses to have it in the house, and at restaurants gets angry when the waiter brings it out. i cannot make this stuff up.

I think CrzyPnts g/m name is Verna.....

I noticed too how Phil smiled brightly at the BQ's! (I think he wears AXE!) and i too didn't understand the cookie thingy.
Tulip618....seriously...KETCHUP!.....wow...isshues man isshues....

i have, sadly, had both Survivor dreams and Amazing Race dreams.

I felt like the editors were giving CrazyPants a slightly more positive spin this week: I hope not in anticipation of their winning (shudder). But when Eric rebuffed CrazyPants' attempts to cut in front of him, Mirna actually said, "Well, touche. He has a point" or something like that. I actually said "Good for her!" out loud in my livingroom. Then I shot myself in the head.

I was also sure that they said walk to the detour, and was so excited when Schmirna took a cab to both.

I spent most of the episode (particularly the beginning where I feared they would sail through first) happily anticipating the delightfully paused smackdown Phil would give them - you are the xth team to arrive.... but *cue eyeborows*....you did not follow your clue correctly... - and their ensuing meltdown. Even if it was just a 5 minute penalty. Instead nothing!

Oh, and my dead grandmothers name was Mildred, but she hated it and made everyone call her Joyce. She didn't suffer fools, so she would be delighted to deal out the karma from beyond the grave i'm sure.

Awesomeness, I couldn't disagree more with your assessment of Charla/Mirna this season. I think a lot of the hate they receive is a result of the way they were in their own season (as evidenced by the letter they got at the Southernmost post office earlier in the season.)

But I would argue with you that Charla and Mirna have, indeed, played a fair game. The instances you mentioned with David/Mary, you also forgot to mention that they were in an alliance with Charla/Mirna at that point, until C/M passed them in a car (duh, it's a race! and Mary went bonkers and then got eliminated!)

Awesomeness, you ALSO didn't mention the time the Guidos didn't receive half a clue and were completely aimless until they happened upon Charla and Mirna and they GAVE THEM THE CLUE.

Overall, I don't mind the fake accents that take such abuse, because IT OBVIOUSLY WORKS (they are in the top 4!)

What makes Charla and Mirna such an effective team is that they get the best flights of all the teams left and, like it or not, they do have a certain way with the locals that inspires the locals to help them (cheering them on with eating cookies or pushing a bicycle with newspapers.)

Just give Charla and Mirna and break! Damn!

And my dead grandmother is Mary (but hopefully she likes C/M and a victory for them.)

Slutty whore (and boy is that fun to write!),

It's not that I think that they've been playing super dirty or really unfair... I don't think they've done anything that any other team would do or hasn't done.

My issue is more that they seem really hypocritical. They define "playing dirty" as looking over someone's shoulder, and that's something they do themselves. I have no problem with actually looking over someone's shoulder to find out what flight they're on. I have a problem with saying that no one should do it unless they're playing dirty, and they doing it yourself.

And, yes, it's working. They're racing a good race. I'll admit that openly But they seem to have very little self awareness, and it's driving me crazy!

But, as much as they drive me crazy, I think this season would have been 100x more boring without them! It's like they were made for the benefit of recappers!!!

Yeah, they've been in too many "easy" countries. They might as well go to Australia and England next, 'cause that'll make it hard to communicate.

In terms of dirty pirate hookers, I'd much rather be stuck in an elevator with the hookers than Eric and Danie who really hate each other. I could be part of a dirty pirate hooker sandwich!

I understand the allure of trotting across the globe for The Next Stop on TAR, but perhaps the next stop could be a little closer? Make it easier to get flights?

Eric totally bit that "dirty pirate whore" line from the movie Anchorman. He's so original!

OMG, I can't wait until Team CrazyPants screws up and gets eliminated. Please God, don't let them win! Their fake accents have gone on long enough!

I hated the BQ's last season, but I kinda like them now, even though they are like, so bubbly and positive all the time!

Geez, did Danny have PMS or what in this episode! The Cha Chas are still my faves though!

I felt bad for Uchenna and Joyce, but hey they already won once before, so I wasn't THAT sad for them.

Great recap!!!!

Oops, I meant to type "dirty pirate HOOKERS" in my previous post, not "dirty pirate WHORES" LOL!

Yeah, Danny was pissy during the cookie incident. But it was a little confusing, was it one cookie in one box or one cookie represented an entire box of licorice filled cookies? Maybe I wasn't paying attention...

I did like how the male Malaysians were quite willing to help the pretty white girls (Kandace and Dani's Boobies).

Oh and I totally caught the reversed helmet on TeamCrazy. It made her look like a unicorn. A really fucking crazy Armenian unicorn.

And on the topic of helmets, it bugs me when the contestants were their helmets on the back of their heads instead of on top. Not because it looks dumb but because it's not safe!

I hope they have a flag sorting challenge at the final leg or the totem pole thing in Zach'n'Flo's season. Racing taxis is dumb.

Re walking or taking a cab to the detour - they were supposed to WALK to the batik place or TAKE A CAB to the cookie place. I guess once the teams had started the cookie detour, if they wanted to switch they were allowed to take a cab directly to the batik place.

Team Crazy really annoys me, but they do make for good tv. I'm not a fan of the BQs, but I like them more this season than last. It really bugs me that they are so oblivious to how much help they get from the locals just because they are blond and buxom.

Go ChaChaCha!

Great recap.

Yes, MrC and I had a few bellyaching laughs over the backwards helmet. Ah, good times.

I love love love the BQ's. Always have, always will. Unlike most other teams, they are playing a game, they know it, they own it. If they got a Yield they wouldn't throw a hissy fit, they'd understand it is just a game. And they'd appreciate it.

TEAM BQ!

Great recap, I really enjoy your sarcastic remarks. And all Malaysians speak English, just so u know. And did u notice how beautiful the country is? And modern too. I mean, no one ever heard of it but it actually has great transportations and awesome views.

Schmirna can't be gone soon enough! Please, rid ourselves of them!

I actually like Eric and Dani's boobs (oops, did I say that?).

No seriously, I love them.

But, I love the way the BQ's play the game and the way they look (it's called hot, hot, hot!). So, they are my team.

Ok, a couple of things - Schmirna must have been doing the cookie thing a loooooooong time - because they arrived at 4:45 and the BQ's were 2.5hrs behind at 7:15.

And, I totally thought ChaCha and Schmirna would get a penalty for not following the "walk" on the clue. Figure they took a cab for the half mile, when they should have walked it. Shoulda been at least a 15 minutes penalty.

Anyway, I wonder, did Joyce/Uchenna do the roadblock/detour? What would be the point if they arrived at the first checkpoint after all the other teams had checked in?

Out.

"And you guys are enjoying the fact that I'm turning this entire recap into a list of reasons that Mirna annoys me, right?"

no, actually, i don't

i think this recap focused too much on your hatred towards Charla and Mirna

sure, it's funny and all, but the show is not about hating Charla and Mirna, right?

we all know that this show couldn't get more boring without them!

P.S.

they don't annoy me at all