"You brought your own gnome?"
Tonight on The Amazing Race we hear lots of "I love you's," but not from whom you may expect. We also learn that the former Soviet Union is full of gorgeous young girls and costume-wearing grandparents who enjoy taunting visiting tourists. Nate and Jen are mean to everyone, not just each other, and Nicholas almost throws the entire race by participating in a challenge instead of leaving it to Grandpa. Let's join Phil and the gang for this, the fifth leg of our Amazing Race!
Phil meets us at the Hotel De Ville in Ouagadougou to discuss what happened at the end of last week's leg and speculate on what we will see tonight. The Siblings are first to leave after their third glorious win and the first clue tells them to travel to Vilnius, Lithuania, where they will find specially marked cars and proceed to St. Anne's Church for another clue. They immediately start fighting over Hendekea's methods on hailing a taxi. Like how Azaria was mad last week that she had to go to the bathroom. It doesn't really make sense; it just looks like they're getting on each other's nerves after being so close together for this long - like all couples do.
Speaking of irritable couples, The Babies are next to leave and Jennifer is still complaining about not getting first place yet. Well, Jennifer, move your butt and stop holding Nathan up. (Wahahaha) I'm happy to note that Jennifer has traded her yucky black leggings for cute red shorts. I may be able to get behind her tonight - we'll see. As the first two teams get into taxis and head to the airport, we learn that they can only book their airline tickets using the official airline ticketing office - so I guess no Expedia or Travelocity, though the latter gets their big fat plug later on. At the airport, the first two teams find the ticket office closed - hooray! Everyone's going to catch up and put the suspense back in the race. Since they have a couple of hours to wait, the racers find a computer lab and start searching the internet to find out exactly which flights to request when the office opens up.
Moronald and Christina are off next and Christina explains to us that she keeps telling Moronald she loves him to make up for lost time, even though it makes Moronald squirm - enough to have a hernia flare-up. He's just excited to get his hands on some Lithuanian pastries. Yeah, who doesn't live for Lithuanian pastries. Huh?
"Don't you love me too, Daddy?"
Grandpa Donald and Nicholas set off - will Nick be participating tonight, or returning to his comfortable post as an observer? Jem and Rio are next and cleverly snag a taxi before Grandpa Donald can get one for himself and Nick. Rio hopes that their next stop will be Transylvania or somewhere else "gothy" with spooky architecture. I wonder if they've been to Knott's Scary Farm. At the airport, Grandpa Donald quickly spots the "internet buffet" and the teams begin to bunch up. 1000 francs buys you all you can surf!
The LA Blondes catch a taxi and start bickering over whether the airport is the Burkina Faso Airport or the Ouagadougou Airport, because you never know in a place like this with airports on every corner. Girls, I'm sure there's just one airport in the tri-country area - relax. The big one is still worried about U-Turning Jason and Lorena so there is some tension in the air. The Hippies are released last and tell us that they need to step up their game after being humbled in last place.
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Comments (13)
OK - you are officially my favorite recapper! The babies are one of the most annoying teams ever...I think Jen annoys me the most though...I don't think I would have been able to stop myself from punching her during the counting challenge...2 funny things - when Christina said I love you to Moronald and the first thing that comes out of this mouth is "I hear they have great pastries in Lithuania." Then at the end when the clue asked who the better counter was and big blonde said "i am" then little blonde said "no, i am - you interpret things wrong" as much as i wanted an all female team to win, i'm so glad theyre gone!
1 of 13 | Posted by yankeesfan | Posted on December 5, 2007 9:57 AM
I was SO EXCITED to see the Blondes leave this week (not as excited as I would have been, had they, say, been flattened by a bus).
My only hope is that next week Nate and Jen go home. Or that in the preview we saw - where Nate stops rowing - his next move is to throw himself in the water and just float while the rest of the times row past.
I am still pulling for Christina, even though that means Moronald must stay around. The "good pastries" line after she told him she loved him is a classic. My father is a huge Amazing Race fan, and as soon as the show was over my cell rang, just because he wanted to try that line out on me.
Do you think any of these people watched the show before they tried out?
Great recap! I had to stifle my laughter at work.
2 of 13 | Posted by lonebutterfly | Posted on December 5, 2007 10:35 AM
I can't believe I know how to properly pronounce Ouagadougou now.
3 of 13 | Posted by Krizzatch
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Posted on December 5, 2007 11:31 AM
The episode was good. I liked seeing TK and Rachel come all the way back, Jem and Rio are fairly cohesive. Christina has the patience of an angel (and in the last episode, did anyone else notice Nick putting his arm around her at the pit stop?) for dealing with her dad. Nick is the weak link of his team, oddly. The Babies should get off my television soon. And Azaria/Hendekea... how come Azaria doesn't have a nickname yet? How bout Ass-aria? Here's a great idea: Why don't we put Ass-aria and Moronald on the same team, then Hendekea and Christina on the same team? I'd watch both those teams, for differing reasons.
4 of 13 | Posted by MidwestNomad | Posted on December 5, 2007 1:09 PM
I can't wait for the next episode; rowing tends to bring out the bitch in everyone for whatever reason.
The Siblings continue to gross me out even though i want them to win; them or Jem and Rio only because it'd be truly outrageous.
Moronald pisses me off to no end. I understand why he is the way he is but jeez, this isn't the old country. Treat your daughter right.
5 of 13 | Posted by PixieGal262 | Posted on December 5, 2007 1:16 PM
I like the babies, the blonde girl is cute. I think it's her freaking boyfriend that is problem with that couple. In the beginning, he yelled at her for not running and not keeping up. In this episode, she's trailblazing and he calls it "stressing" out. Make up your mind moron!
Henedekea and Areola's relationship is very peculiar to me. I just don't get the holding hands and such.
Amazing recap as usual. Thanks for your insights.
6 of 13 | Posted by gnomecorp | Posted on December 5, 2007 10:00 PM
Krizzatch- It is scary how easily Ouagadougou rolls off the tongue now- I don't even have to stop and look at every syllable anymore.
7 of 13 | Posted by laska | Posted on December 6, 2007 7:11 AM
Azaria and Hendekea's nickname...
Team Incest
They gross me out to no end.
8 of 13 | Posted by eellsinoc | Posted on December 6, 2007 11:11 AM
Uh yeah....cuz they are brother and sister.....
HG, you referred to them as a couple and they act like one...but alas they are siblings....
which makes it so gross and weird....especially when they fight. They have had a couple fights that sounded just like lover's quarels. Ewwww!
My vote is Team Incest
9 of 13 | Posted by Mamabird | Posted on December 6, 2007 1:13 PM
Hopefully, the siblings (and Ron) just have a cultural based misunderstanding. I do want to smack most of the men in this race every once in awhile for the arrogant and disrespectful way they treat the women in their lives.
Women who are not related by blood are partially to blame for their own victimhood. The blonde baby, for example. Leave him; yesterday.
There did seem to be a lot of warm, attractive people in Lithuania. Anyone know the web site for Travelocity?
10 of 13 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on December 7, 2007 11:47 AM
Strange season. I'm still rooting for Nathaniel and grampa and Pinky and Vixen.
I wish there was a gay team still in the running but oh, well...
11 of 13 | Posted by weasel dearest | Posted on December 7, 2007 1:03 PM
Been reading these recaps for going on a year now and a big "Fuck yeah" to all you guys. I am just old enough to be humiliated that I know the Jem/Rio reference.
Well done.
12 of 13 | Posted by IMissColleen | Posted on December 8, 2007 1:31 PM
To gnomescorp:
How anyone could like two people who bring out the absolute worst in each other over ten other (surviving) people who bring out the best in each other is beyond me.
13 of 13 | Posted by Dale | Posted on December 9, 2007 8:13 AM