Nathan and Jennifer are jogging and fighting, jogging and fighting. After a couple of back-and-forths, Nathan says, "I just can't believe what kind of person you've turned into. It's the ugliest thing I've ever seen in my life." Aw, the sweet words of your beloved whispered in your ear. Jennifer retorts with the ever-effective, "Same with you, Nate!" Wow, I think these two have a great shot at a lovely life together, what do you think?
Rio has found the Gabi Café (which is above the basement Phil came out of) and delivers his book to a man there who gives him a clue. He sprints back to Jem and they find out that they have to drive to a place called Lietuvos Liaudies Buities Muziejus and follow a marked road to a village called Dzûkija. Okay, so now I see why I wasn't born Slavic - my tongue can't get around those words. My brain can't even get around those words. Phil gives the pronunciation a whirl and then tells us that this place is actually an outdoor museum where they will find their next clue.
The Hippies arrive at the Road Block and TK takes it on because Rachel says her mind is confused from looking at maps. Yes, drawings of roads will do a number on your mind - particularly if you've already destroyed most of it yourself. The Blondes argue over whether or not to take time to stop and ask for directions and The Babies get to the Road Block and decide that Jennifer will do it. Both Nicholas and Hendekea are still wandering around looking for a hair salon.
"Don't Lithuanians get their hair cut?"
TK finds a nice local to lead him to the University and Moronald gets directions as well. TK's Lithuanian student is wading around in a campus fountain when TK finds him and I could swear his name is Dionysus, who, incidentally, is the Greek god of wine and drunkenness. I'll just leave that by saying it all sounds about right. Moronald also finds his student and is on his way to a restaurant. The Blondes convince some poor girl to take them at last to St. Anne's Church and Moronald passes Christina on his way to the restaurant. As Christina cheers him on he snaps at her, "Don't give me pressure! Silence S'il vous plait!" Jerk.
The Hippies are finished with the Road Block and head out to the unpronounceable village, followed closely by Christina and Moronald, whose hernia is at it again. Jennifer finds her student and then gets someone to show her to the Gabi Café and still no Lithuanian has ever heard of Nick and Hendekea's hair salon. This beauty parlor could be their undoing. Wait! Hendekea finds the one person in Lithuania who knows the salon - her mother must be the owner - and agrees to take her there. Meanwhile Jennifer has finished the Road Block so she and Nathan are all kissy-kissy again - for the moment.
The Siblings are off to the village with Azaria once again calling Hendekea "Baby Girl," just like any normal brother and The Blondes finally find the church so the little one sets off on the Road Block. Poor Grandpa Donald. He and Nick were the first ones to arrive at the church and now The Blondes have caught up to them and may pass them up all together.
"Wait 'til I get my hands on that kid."
Grandpa Donald is resigning himself to the possibility that they will go home today. And just when all hope is lost, Nick finds two young ladies who know the salon! They must be nieces of the owner!
Jem and Rio arrive at Lietuvos Liaudies Buities Muziejus and embark upon a big fat Travelocity commercial. Phil gets on the voiceover mike and tells us that Lithuania is the land of gnomes - you learn something new every day - and that the teams must now search through this outdoor museum to find a Travelocity gnome that has been hidden among hundreds of his "closest Lithuanian gnome friends." Nice try, Travelocity, but exotic you are not. Nor original, it turns out. The hidden Travelocity gnomes must be brought to the Pit Stop.
"But none of the other gnomes speak English."
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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