Great episode, great recap! Good to see you get yours out straight away!

I personally dont like the 'bama girls, everything they do seems to be so aggressive. I agree with wanting to keep kimberob in the race, and my new favourite teams are the Cho girls and the miss USA's.

Also you guys turn on red lights??!?!? CrAzY!

Great episode, great recap! Good to see you get yours out straight away!

I personally dont like the 'bama girls, everything they do seems to be so aggressive. I agree with wanting to keep kimberob in the race, and my new favourite teams are the Cho girls and the miss USA's.

Also you guys turn on red lights??!?!? CrAzY!

:( I soooo do not like the 'bama bitches. God they're awful. I just hope the Cho bros wisen up soon about these two. They will take the help when it's offered, but don't dare expect them to extend courtesies to others. Been trying to tell win/win that for quite a few weeks now. They never were in the "six pack." Just played along with it in order to get the help that was given. They're really sneaky.

The Beauty Queens kick ass and have fun doing it. Loved when they put the 'bama girls in their places a couple weeks back at the airport, and then left them to have a hissy fit with the Male Models.

I agree--Cho's and Queens All. The. Way.

I just can't watch this season anymore. With so many asshole teams left... you know one of them is going to win and I just can't watch that happen.
It's bad enough when totally undeserving people win Survivor or Big Brother... I just hate seeing the buttheads win.

Did the junkie models have to rappel down the building in socks? I could swear they were both wearing white socks.That had to have been slippery...

Phil referred to Helsinki as a "bustling metropolis." Having been there twice, I can say that it's about as bustling and metropolis-like as... Palm Springs? San Bernardino? Seriously, our tour of the city took about 3 hours and there wasn't anything left to do.

Are you happy, B-Side? 'Cause you made me groan with that title. And stop worring about the length of the recap already.

"...and receive a very special surprise. Let me guess: a video of Phil in a banana hammock? You gotta admit, it would be a surprise." And a very nice surprise at that.

This was an exciting episode and I also noticed the clue didn't say it was a pit stop. Of course that meant a "to be continued" was coming. I'm hoping something happens and the models go but if Lyn/Lyn goes I won't mind. I did think it was rude of Kimberob not to tell them if there was a bathroom where they had come from on the train. It's not as if that kind of info is going to help a team win. It's amazing how hard it seems to be for people to set aside the race for 5 seconds of civility. And I'm not just talking about Kimberob or even just this season. You can be competitive without being a complete dick, after all.

I'm so glad they had yet another climbing/rappeling challenge, because God knows they haven't any of those this season.

Yea...that title...tsk tsk.

I loooove Kimberob, simply because they make excellent television. They should not win, however.

Neither should those irritating Blondes. Blech.

The Lyns are starting to bother me...perhaps it is their constant scowls.

The models are neither here nor there for me. If they win, whatever. Lose, whatever.

Chos are conniving and they think no one has noticed. Not so. But they deserve to win. They are so adorable.

PS. This has nothing to do with the Amazing Race, but where the hell is the America's Next Top Model recap? There was a new episode last week. I'm going through withdrawal...

yes models, we get it, you are recovering addicts, so quit trying to play the sympathy card...i hate you....

KimberDUD gets lost EVERY WHERE THEY GO. I hate you too.

I have to root for the Cho's. I miss Dave and Mary.

Lyn/Lyn show why the world hates American tourists - cutting in line without even apologizing. Yay ugly Americans!

yes models, we get it, you are recovering addicts, so quit trying to play the sympathy card...i hate you....

KimberDUD gets lost EVERY WHERE THEY GO. I hate you too.

I have to root for the Cho's. I miss Dave and Mary.

OMG, my sweet Phil in the mud was a fantasy come true! But the banana hammock would have been much better!!! I will say it again . . . I miss the PhilPackage. I feel bad that he is embarrassed to show it--he should be PROUD!

I hate everyone but the Chos. If the Chos do not win, then karma does not exist, and there is no justice in this world.

'Bama girls take take take without any giving. Chos seem to be the unsuspecting hosts to their tapeworm-like activities.

I am somewhat underwhelmed with this season. Don't get me wrong, seeing the PhilJig and the PhilMud are definitely exciting moments, but none of these teams have the panache of last seasons. I am wishing for a FratBoy - Hippy rematch.

Let's hope the Chos realize they can take a slow team like 'Bama to the final so the Chos can come ahead.

I've been saying it all along...the BQs rock. They're cheerful about the challenges, don't rely on anyone and they are tough, relentless and beautiful. What's to hate there?

Lyn/Lyn--leeches, and grumpy ones at that.

Robberly--would love to have the experience to see them in person and drink in their bickering personae. Assholes.

Chos--polite to a fault, will cost them the game.

Junky Models--Abercrombie and Fitch material. They'll have jobs waiting when AR is over. Look for them in Esquire.

Very amusing race so far, although I do not like the coitus interruptus. Either do a two-hour show or finish where you can in one hour.

Overall, one good hour of mindless entertainment. Can't believe Survivor will get a THREE hour finale (what the hell do they think it is, the Super Bowl?) and AR only gets one hour. Would rather have two hours of Phil than Mr. full-of-himself Probst.

Is it me, or does it seem like the producers are trying to portray the BQs as evil, but instead, they're coming off as really likable, and then on the flipside, they're trying to show the single moms as great, but they're coming off as bitter?

To be honest, I don't love the single moms, but I don't hate them. They seem like they're cranky and grouchy -- kind of like they've been dealing with kids all day long... for the past month. The stress of the race is definitely taking a toll on them. They could lighten up a little bit, but I do think they seem like good people.

I'm trying to picture Lyn/Lyn doing the face-first rapelling thing. Slooooooooooow Moooooooootion.

With only a single rope available, I'd hate to be behind them.

Maybe that's why it was a "to be continued" episode. Lyn/Lyn (and whoever might be behind them) might still be working on it.

Great, great recap!

Love the (vertical) picture.
And all the PhilCaps. Hah, he was the best part of the show!

I was rooting for Tyler abd James SO HARD to beat the BQs... what a nail biter :)

"Batman! da da da da da da da da da da da da BATMAN!"

First thing that went through my head with the shot of the models rappelling.

I think they made the models take off their shoes so that the building wouldn't get scuffed. I could be wrong though, we'll see when everyone else goes.

B-side, it's not you. I've been saying all along that the BQs are likeable and hard-working. I love the fact they don't join anybody for anything. They do it all themselves, come hell or high water. For my money, they've been the best team since day 1.

First off, it wasn't even a mine that Rob was driving into, it was a shed.

Second, how could you miss the beauty queens' comment about "David spent all his time in a cave".

I also realized in this episode, with the exception of Kimberly and Rob, I have NO idea which names go with what person for the teams!

I'm not even rooting for anyone anymore, but I do love this season!

What a recap. I loved your shout out to crappy older songs.
Kimberly & Rob are such douches. His screaming like a little girl in the mine shaft, was too much for me. I missed Dave & Mary, and would have like to see Dave in the mine.

I'm with B-Side and Tony A. on this. The Miss Americas are quite simply the best and most enjoyable team on the show. Sure, they make me groan with some of the stuff they say, but they're having a blast doing all this and kicking ass at the same time.

Today sucked till I came to the gasm and read this recap...thanks for the mood change b-side.

Since KFC is gone (I miss them already) I am on the Cho Cho train...

Note to Phil -- you have concealed the "package" under un-tucked shirts, behind objects like walls and cars but that wasn't enough was it? You had to put on chest high rubber pants and immerse it in mud! Bah. Humbug.

hb

Totally agree with B-Side and Tony A.(fellow Detroiter) about Lyn/Lyn and BQs - although I think one of the Single Moms is a lot less bitter than the other one (the one with just one kid seems a lot nice and less bitchier). I acutally find it funny how the BQs needle the Single Moms a little bit just to get them mad. The Single Moms seem to have a constant scowl on their faces.

No one likes the black, single moms-what a surprise.

I love them and I hope they win.

Do you think black people are supposed to be grinning all the time? Would that make you guys more comfortable? More like the kind of black person you like? Shit, it is serious business trying to win one million dollars if you are a single parent. I'd have a scowl on my face, too. That's why when it's time to make a hustle, they go for it. They don't wait in line, they don't take mess from smart-ass models and pampered princesses, they don't check in with the Cho's to see what they are doing. The moms are also not that athletic or fast, so they have to get ahead the best way they can. They are not on a trip for "fun", or to "explore the world" like the Cho brothers, who have said it's not about the money for them. You just have to stop and think and understand where the single moms are coming from, and then I think people wouldn't hate them so much.

I hate the "beauty" queens, they get on my nerves, and I hope they lose. They are snotty and ignorant.

Go Lyn/Lyn!

Take a chill pill, joslyn, it's just a tv show.

I hate the blondies as well. They don't come off as affable or fun, they come off as opportunistic jackasses.

I feel for Lyn/Lyn, and I must say, I cried like a little girl when they saw their children and they started crying. Genuine crying on television always makes me cry.

The poor women aren't going to win. They are too slow, but if they are lucky, they might be able to pull ahead.

Being beautiful has probably afforded the BQs certain privileges in their lives they would not otherwise have enjoyed. That's also true for male counterparts. In fact, "20/20" did a segment on just that. However, in the context of AR we have not seen any such treatment. About the most egregious acts were committed by the late, unlamented Peter (the Dick), trying to make use of Sarah's handicap. We also had AR shamelessly promoting and doing their best to keep KFC in the show. Their ineptness in the competition lost them the game. And for this the BQs got castigated. Why was that?

In the BQs' world, they have to fight for everything they vie for, day in and day out. Their lives aren't just filled with glamor and parties; there's the reality of the competition and the endless hours it takes to compete, not to mention the grueling exercise hours and dieting to maintain their shapes.

Their quest to win is as valid as that of Lyn/Lyn. The fact that they're doing it alone with grace and pluck makes me admire them all the more. The "Barbie" title doesn't belong on them. They have kicked ass all through the competition and will not surprise me if they win it all.

Even if the Beauty Queens are quite possibly the best team on this season, and do it all with smiles and have fun, I still find them completely obnoxious.

I really hope they don't win, I don't like them at all. I'd rather see Rob and Kim win than them.

What the-- PhilBog!!?