Golly, Phil was the trickster tonight on the mat, wasn’t he? Teasing Toni & Dallas about the first, and taunting Andrew & Dan about the non-elim.
Taxi Assessment
Stuck in the Desert and Officially Detained - or, Philiminated with extreme prejudice.
Anita and Arthur - Keeping bees.
Anthony and Stephanie - Not getting married. Bummer.
Mark and Bill - Rolling 2d10 to cast a spell of Readthecluedammit.
Marisa and Brooke - Ineptly and slowly doing something.
Aja and Ty - Dating long-distance from opposite ends of Sequesterville.
Kelly and Christy - Helping Mark and Bill cast that spell.
Terence and Sarah - Hyperventilating about the competence of the omelet-maker in the breakfast buffet line in Sequesterville.
Flat Tire - or, not likely to get anywhere soon.
Andrew and Dan (holding steady) - I said last week that Andrew & Dan might hang around for further eps because (a) this week would be a non-elim, and (b) Andrew & Dan have a healthy dose of the Luck of the Stupid. I was certainly correct on point (a), and conditionally correct on point (b). We’ll see next week if just one more team will do something dumber than Andrew & Dan, leaving the door open for the final three. On the flip side, even if that should happen, it’s unlikely two teams would do something dumber than Andrew & Dan, so I think the chances of them winning it all, even if they get close, are slim to none (and Slim’s out of town, as Don King says). I loved the marching scene this week, and it looks like they have to do another something requiring coordination next week. That’ll be fun.
Stopping for Gas - or, not broken-down, exactly, but not a good sign.
No one this week.
"Rapido! Por Favor?" - or, making meaningless ineffectual comments from the back seat, but in no immediate danger.
No one this week.
In the Passing Lane - or, ahead of the pack, but not quite comfortably.
Toni and Dallas (up from “Rapido!”) - Finally a first place finish for this always-Phil’s-bridesmaid, never-Phil’s-bride team. With Nick and Starr beginning to fall apart, this is the best-balanced team remaining. Maybe Dallas will have enough cash to treat Starr to a couple cheeseburgers on their first date after all.
Ken and Tina (holding steady) - Examine this team’s story arc. They start tentative, have early successes, fail spectacularly, but have faith in each other and eventually right the ship. Is this not a metaphor for married life, writ small? So what will the ending of this story be? Is it a triumphal romance? A tragic play? Or a morality show on appreciating the value of what you have? That is the question, yes?
Cruisin’ with Earl - or, drivin’ on the shoulder, takin’ shortcuts, and generally kickin’ butt.
Nick and Starr (holding steady) - Well, we now have proof that Nick wears Starr’s clothes (and vice-versa). I wonder if they traded clothes in high school? I suspect yes. Taxi trouble this week, but that could happen to anyone. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it did rattle Starr more than I’ve seen her rattled before, and that might carry over to next week. We’ll see.
Next Week: Oooooo losing a passport. That’s gonna hurt. I wonder if one team is still in Russia right now?
[Did anyone else catch one of the taxi drivers trying to give something to Starr when they were ditching the taxi and taking their bags out of the trunk? She was in a hurry and didn’t see it, and it looked like a clue, and I thought the Amazing Editors added in a soft snake rattle of doom, but then nothing ever came of it. Was it not important, or…?]
[sub]Props to Mullinator and his Raj Ratings.[/sub]
