We've now had two episodes without Romber, and I have to admit... I don't miss them. Of course, we don't need to miss Romber, because all you have to do is scroll through your channels and you'll find them somewhere on some other show.
But more importantly, there has been so much going on that I've realized that we don't need them! My feelings for them have been completely overcome for my feelings for Mirna and Shmirna, our very own CrazyPants. It's not that I love Team CrazyPants (not by a long shot) but I can't stop watching them. Each episode, I find myself looking forward to see what Crazy they will bring.
So let's find out what they did this time!
This episode opens in Maputo, Mozambique. Phil explains that the Pit Stop in Maputo was a fort built to save the city from foreign invaders. Ah, TAR irony, for they brought our very own Race foreign invaders to the fort! Phil also tells us that Joyce and Uchenna were the last to arrive at the Pit Stop. Since it wasn't a non-elimination leg, they are still the Race, but they have been marked for elimination.
Mirna and Shmirna are the first to leave, since they came in first last leg. Let's not re-live that pain. Let's just read the clue: Teams must fly more than 1,400 miles to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. When they land, they must travel 10 miles by taxi to a ferry terminal, where they must get a number for one of four ferries. The ferries will take them to the island of Zanzibar, where they will receive their next clue.
Reading clues is boring, but you know what's not boring? Mirna. Crazy and delusional, sure, but never, ever boring. She babbles on about taking risks to win, and then we cut to Team CrazyPants in their car. Mirna immediately starts in on the driver: "Can you go a little faster? Be careful of the people! Don't hit the people, Mister!" The driver seems really excited about Mirna's feedback on his driving skills.
Guess you should have rebuilt that fort to keep out the foreign invaders, buddy.
The BQ's are the second to leave. They interview that they're hoping to be first this leg of the race, although they're scared about competing with Too Hot to Handle.
If we didn't already have the name Team CrazyPants, I might consider switching to Team Too Hot to Handle, because that makes me laugh, too. But I'm sticking with the Crazy. After all, if someone is joining our recaps midstream, and Crazy isn't wearing their shirts, a new person might not know who "Team Too Hot to Handle" is, but there can be no question in anyone's mind who "Team CrazyPants" refers to.
Teri and Ian are third and are still boring, so why bother recapping what they said, because it was essentially "We are old and boring." Team Cha Cha Cha is the fourth team to leave. Oswald Vanna Whites their clue:
Then they dance off to their car with a little "Move it, move it" action. And that makes me want to sing. Everyone join in: I like to move it, move it! You like to move it!
Now that song can be in all of our heads for the rest of the day...
Oswald then talks about not getting caught up in the competitiveness of the Race and how it's important to have fun. And then they start saying their driver's name, Andre, over and over and laughing. I have been told that this is a Project Runway reference, but since I don't watch the show, you'll just have to laugh amongst yourself over that one.
Team Guido leaves next and they are almost as boring as Teri and Ian. And then Eric and Danielle, who leave at 10:33pm. Dani says that doing the Race with Eric is very important because they're both forming opinions of each other. Luckily, I am forming opinions of them too, and my opinion is that this relationship isn't going to last for long. It's not that I think talking about your girlfriend's boobs every week on national television isn't awesome (because it is). My concern can best be expressed by examining the interaction between them.
Here's what they talked about in the car after finding out they were going to Tanzania. Eric: "Heh, heh. Tanzanian Devil." Dani: "It's the Tanzamania Devil." Eric: "I was just kidding." Dani: "Ha ha." Eric: "Heh heh."
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Comments (13)
Thank god we'll NEVER have to look at Ian's silly mudflap hat again.
1 of 13 | Posted by Foxbase Alpha![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on March 28, 2007 11:33 PM
As much as I hate Mirna and Schmirna, I have to admit that they were smart for taking the flight out of Maputo to Jo'burg, where they had more options. They (oh God, it hurts to say it!) deserved to win this leg.
That said, I thought it was hilarious that they didn't know what a catamaran was, and even after they found out, their jumping around seemed somewhat forced.
Team Cha Cha Cha all the way! They crack me up every week.
2 of 13 | Posted by kepster | Posted on March 29, 2007 8:00 AM
The sight of Charla peeking out from underneath the ticket counter alternately scared me/made me piss my pants laughing. And Mirna leisurely lounging on the boat while Charla puked over the side? I couldn't write better comedy if I tried.
That being said, I hope another team comes in first this week--I can't handle yet another Schmirna win. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Team Cha Cha Cha and the BQ's.
3 of 13 | Posted by UglyAllie![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on March 29, 2007 8:08 AM
Great recap!!
I just thought of something-Eric & Danielle could be Teri & Ian 30 years from now! That is if Danielle isn't smart & kicks his ass to the curb after the show.
I loved the fact there were finally problems with getting flights, it was pretty easygoing up until this ep. I also enjoyed Ian trying to beat the puzzle into submission, pounding pieces in, demanding they fit. And the Guidos arrogance in dealing with the perhaps one of the nicest & most helpful airline employee ever-I could not imagine having to wait on these guys in a restaurant or store. Yeah, be a condescending a-hole, that's how you get people to take good care of you.
Go Cha Cha's!!!
4 of 13 | Posted by tvaholic | Posted on March 29, 2007 8:16 AM
I am offically pulling for the cha cha cha's... after Romber moved on to bigger and better (more on that later!) projects.
Oswald and Danny are both stars.
I look at the other teams and see nothing that deserves to win.
Team Crazypants would not be there if it was not for Charla... Mirna has nothing to offer over a hundred other racers -- it is Charla who is memorable, and if she could win with out Mirna i would be cheering her on... but Mirna.. she doesn't deserve it.
5 of 13 | Posted by giffordsaz | Posted on March 29, 2007 10:02 AM
"That woman is lucky Team CrazyPants came along to explain phones to her. Up until then, she sat there at her desk, looking at her phone, wondering "Why does this calculator not add?!" "
Genius! Great recap, Awesomeness.
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Posted on March 29, 2007 11:12 AM
You might be giving Team Crazypants/Too Hot to Handle a lot of shit now, but if it weren't for them, no one would be interested in this show and it would be as boring/stupid/insipid as BB All Stars!
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Posted on March 29, 2007 3:25 PM
Team Ugly is gone. Yahoo!
KH
8 of 13 | Posted by katieshole | Posted on March 29, 2007 4:00 PM
Thank goodness those Geris are gone. That couple and the Guidos are soooooo condescending.
Not that the Crazies are any better, but when I think of Ugly American Tourists, I think of the TUOHs (Team Ugly Old Heterosexuals and Team Ugly Old Homosexuals).
That the Crazies came in first twice was quite a surprise. Does that mean they have more skills than others? Probably just more dumb luck instead of actual skills. They did have the balls to gamble on going to S. Africa first.
Cha Cha Chas for the win!
9 of 13 | Posted by GiadaFan![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/nav-commenters.gif)
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Posted on March 29, 2007 8:25 PM
Team Cha Cha Cha rocks...I LOVE those guys!
Why, oh why must Team CrazyPants revert to their whacked out broken English every time they talk to ticket agents, etc.??? What IS that? I can't stand them, although I must admit, they've been kicking butt the last 2 episodes...
Love the screen cap of Phil's arched brow! I was wondering if you'd get that in there!
Go Danny and Oswald!
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Posted on March 29, 2007 8:27 PM
I almost died laughing when Cha Cha Cha made the Andre (Project Runway) reference. They are hilarious and so much fun to watch.
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Posted on March 30, 2007 7:54 AM
"And then they start saying their driver's name, Andre, over and over and laughing. I have been told that this is a Project Runway reference, but since I don't watch the show, you'll just have to laugh amongst yourself over that one."
OMG - It's a shame you don't know the reference - because it was spit your drink, laugh out loud hilarious!
"it's in the TVgasm bylaws to hate people with no senses of humor. "
Add that to those that fear drama, beget drama and we are on our way to having the full Reality TV Ten Commandments.
That puzzle challenge was the easiest one to date - this would have been the perfect episode for a needle in the haystack challenge to help bunch the teams back up.
I would love just once for airport security to drag Charla out from under the cabinets at the airport. It doesn't seem safe to let a passenger in that area. Speaking of Charla - the footage of her in the previews for Sunday may be the biggest TAR related TVGASM we've had in a long time. Teeny tiny suits of armor are the bomb!
12 of 13 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie | Posted on March 30, 2007 3:26 PM
I know you like these recaps to be long and detailed, but I'm dying here. When are we going to get an update to the April 1st show?
13 of 13 | Posted by Ginny | Posted on April 6, 2007 12:06 PM