As everyone boards their flights, we learn that Moronald and Christina are on their own flying through Prague, and I'm not sure what time that gets them into Lithuania. As the first flight lands, Jennifer scampers out into the parking lot looking for the specially marked cars with Nathan screaming at her to chill out. The next goal is to find St. Anne's Church. Rio is smart enough to stop in a tourist office and ask for directions, which he does in a British accent for some reason. The other teams decide to take their chances trying to navigate with only a Lithuanian map for guidance. It's already looking bad for The Babies, with Jennifer trying to navigate from the backseat to a livid Nathan. You idiot, Jennifer! Why don't you know the streets of Vilnius like the back of your hand?
Moronald and Christina are just now landing at 2:10 PM and Christina has the brilliant idea to pay a taxi driver to lead them to St. Anne's Church. Moronald? Any objections? No, in fact. For once he's actually in admiration of his daughter's abilities, even telling her, "Kudos!" Hang on to that compliment, Christina; it may never happen again.
Grandpa Donald finds the church first and the clue is a Road Block asking: "Who's a good listener?" Where's Phil? Ah, here he is, coming up a staircase from some basement. Whatcha doing down there, Phil?
"You guys are here already?"
He tells us that only one person can perform this Road Block and that person has to become a Lithuanian messenger. They choose from three women who are working outside and she will give them a package and tell them where to take it. They have to go on foot through the confusing streets and find the correct person to deliver the package to. That person will give them a second package with a second destination, at which they will receive the next clue. Got all that?
So I guess Grandpa Donald will be traversing the streets of - wait! Nicholas is getting ready to do another challenge! I don't believe this, but here he goes. A little babushka gives him a basket to take to Weinius at the Vilnius University Courtyard and Nick scurries away.
"They said to hold this up."
The Siblings and Jem and Rio are finding the church now. Rio and Hendekea tackle the Road Block while Nick is finding the University and a fine looking chap named Weinius who was having a nice day listening to his iPod when some CBS production assistants offered him money to hang around and give some crazy Americans a package.
"You mean I might have to wait here all day?"
Nick now has to take a book to some salon and give it to a woman named Olga. Rio and Hendekea find their babushkas and start looking for the University as well.
The Babies can't find the church so they stop to ask for directions and as he pulls over, Nate is warning Jennifer that they are going to run and he means it. Then as soon as Jennifer starts running Nate is ticked off because she didn't wait for him to properly arrange his fanny pack. The Hippies have the same idea, but manage to ask for directions without screaming at each other. The Blondes are completely lost and as the big one decides to reverse back into the intersection they just crossed, a huge bus comes looming in on them. This is the Big Close Call we all saw on the previews, but the big blonde manages to get the car back into drive and pull out of the way while the little one has hysterics in the backseat. Things are not looking too cheery in Blondeville, but at least they weren't squished by a Lithuanian bus. The CBS waivers made sure that the network wouldn't have been responsible if they had been.
Moronald takes the Road Block, hernia and all, and gets his basket from his babushka. He has to find an unfortunate person named Milda - unfortunate that she will be encountering Moronald. Nicholas can't find anyone who can direct him to his hair salon and Rio delivers his basket to a very pretty Lithuanian student with long blonde hair. He says, "Enjoy your fruit and bread, dear." Has someone been peeking in his basket? Hendekea finds her student who is also a striking beauty waiting for some fruit and bread. Hmm. I'm beginning to understand why my Belarusian friend is always getting hit on. This part of the world seems to produce lovely young ladies. I guess it was too much to ask that I be born Slavic.
"You'll never swim in my gene pool."
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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