Finally, a really tense ending! The smile on my face was ear to ear when the skinny brat and his grandpa came up spades with 717 on the counting detour! It was that moment I knew the blondes were done for, and a special moment it was!
Going back a little bit, my new favorite team TK and Rachel finished 1st, which capped off a great episode and I didn't even let the doubly obnoxious, blatant product placement get my spirits down. It is bad enough Phil does a 30 second voice over commercial at the finish line, do they really need to make an entire 15 minute hunt for the "travelocity gnome" tie-in to keep this show afloat? Shameless!
Moving on, I found a soft spot for the goths as I really am starting to like how they communicate with the people and cultures that they are in contact with on this race.
Father and Daughter were fun as usual with Ron offering up the best lines of the hour and Christina offering the best "Please God make him stop" looks.
Jennifer and Nathan continued down their self destructive path which looks to lead to their demise if the preview foreshadowing is telling us anything. Of course if I reverse psychologize that preview they are probably safe.
Oh, and is she a ***** or what? - [I]that was rhetorical.[/I]
I hope Azaria chills out with his sister as they are not kids anymore. I don't think he gets that! He is not the boss of her even if he thinks he is......maybe she will tell him that...
Finally, it was great to see the blondes go. They did not stick around long enough for me to care to learn their names or do so via repetition although one was definitely nastier. They should add some fun to the elimination station videos and I am glad they are in Portugal rather then still in this race!
