This season, two Armenian-American women have taken the race by storm, and not because they look good in a velour track suit(visit Los Angeles, you'll know what I mean). Mirna and her cousin Charla, a little person, hail from Baltimore and, depending on your taste, are either the greatest achievement in reality casting ever, or the most annoying set of personalities you have ever seen. I personally think the two classifications are not mutually exclusive. I have to admit that Charla and Mirna are some of the greatest entertainment we have seen in a while. They are a god-fearing, blackjack-playing, cartwheel-turning, Phil-hugging duo that most positively defy convention. Still as funny as their comments are during the show, their personalities do get on my nerves, mainly because every time their wits(or lack thereof) fail them, they trot out Charla to gain some sort of advantage. This isn't so bad on the surface, because the Race compels everybody to use everything to their advantage, except Charla is constantly reminding us that Little People can do anything everybody else can. Mirna goes right along with it like it should be a normal part of life. I mean, if you don't have a cousin to carry around so you can get that handicapped space, why should she care? In the end their downfall is going to be their poor ability to follow directions on a map. If they can't find another team to follow, they might just be left out entirely.

As much as Mirna and Charla annoy me, I do hope they stay on a little while longer, because at least they have personality, and aren't mean spirited to the other contestants. If you want to find two people who seem to be making the race miserable for everybody, including the viewers, look no farther than Marshall and Lance. These brothers, who run a pizza place in Texas, are nearly devoid of any charm. They think they are geniuses, but that is fairly far from the truth. While in Paraguay, they yelled at "the foreigners" for not being more helpful. Note to Marshall and Lance: when you are in another country, you are the foreigner, and since nobody likes to help annoying foreigners, you guys are probably screwed. If these guys have the stamina to last through missions, they could still be dangerous.