If you've seen the commercials for Amazing Race during the previous week, you know that something was going to happen between Jen and Luke during this week's show. We'll get to that in a bit ...
We left our racers in Bangkok, Thailand and this week they flew to China - which gave Tammy and Victor a distinct advantage since Tammy is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. On the flip side, brothers Mark and Michael were at a disadvantage because they had to serve the remainder of their 4-hour penalty before they could begin racing. Normally, that wouldn't be a hurdle because teams usually catch up to each other at the airport - not this time. For once, there were multiple options and there wasn't a full day layover for a change.
Once in China, I saw more reasons to root against Tammy and Victor. So far this season, I haven't had a reason to like Victor but I hadn't really disliked Tammy yet. The first thing we see Tammy doing is telling her cab driver that they are "racing a bunch of foreigners". Later, they actually told people that "if we don't win, our parents will cry themselves to death!" Could you be any more manipulative?
The first drama moment between Jen and Luke came at the first cluebox when both of them were running toward the box and Luke got there a fraction of a moment sooner. Jen tried to shove him out of the way and he used his arm to shake her loose. So, like any trashy person would, she called him a bitch.
The second moment was at the next cluebox where they both got there at the same time and this time, Jen was there first. Luke managed to back off so that he didn't run into her but she couldn't stop and almost knocked the cluebox completely over. Of course, she tried to blame him for that too.
Once Jen & Kisha (who conveniently doesn't want people to know her name is really LaKisha) got to the Roadblock, they made sure to tell the others how LUKE caused all this drama. They have it a bit backwards but it did not surprise me that they lied about what really happened.
Anyways, enough about them - for now. The Roadblock was hilarious this week. The teams had to partake in a traditional form of fishing - with birds. One team member had to train the birds to catch fish by throwing fish into the water and letting the birds chase them. Most teams had no trouble with the challenge - except Tammy. Her birds were fighting over the fish and at one point, one of the birds flew away.
Or as she said, "my bird ran away!" Have you seen a bird RUN? I didn't think so.
The next clue brought them to the Detour challenge. Their choices were Choreography and Calligraphy. In the first, teams had to watch a traditional Chinese dance and then learn how to do it for judges who would decide if they performed it correctly. In the second, teams had to watch an artist write out names in Chinese letters which spelled the next of 4 stations. Then, the teams had to reproduce the letters themselves to receive stamps in order to move on to the next station.
Most teams chose the letter writing and then followed Tammy since she knew what the artists were saying. Jamie & Cara chose the dancing since they met when they were both Miami Dolphins' cheerleaders. Even they had trouble getting it right. Mark & Michael also chose the dancing and I was surprised they ever made it out of there. On a side note, the speed bump that the brothers had to do was not even a real penalty - they had to shampoo and dry the hair of two customers.
In the end, Jen & Kisha beat out a three-team foot race to the pit stop and claimed the prize for that leg. Then the fireworks started. Phil asked about the obvious tension going on and Jen was quick to talk about how horrible Luke had treated her. When Luke tried to explain himself - and point out that Jen was lying - Jen & Kisha laughed at him signing. Could those two be any more disgusting as individuals? What kind of parents could teach their children that it is ok to laugh at deaf people - or any handicapped person?
The laughing set Mama off. I was so proud to see Margie give a tongue lashing to the trashy sisters. You go Mama!
We left our racers in Bangkok, Thailand and this week they flew to China - which gave Tammy and Victor a distinct advantage since Tammy is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. On the flip side, brothers Mark and Michael were at a disadvantage because they had to serve the remainder of their 4-hour penalty before they could begin racing. Normally, that wouldn't be a hurdle because teams usually catch up to each other at the airport - not this time. For once, there were multiple options and there wasn't a full day layover for a change.
Once in China, I saw more reasons to root against Tammy and Victor. So far this season, I haven't had a reason to like Victor but I hadn't really disliked Tammy yet. The first thing we see Tammy doing is telling her cab driver that they are "racing a bunch of foreigners". Later, they actually told people that "if we don't win, our parents will cry themselves to death!" Could you be any more manipulative?
The first drama moment between Jen and Luke came at the first cluebox when both of them were running toward the box and Luke got there a fraction of a moment sooner. Jen tried to shove him out of the way and he used his arm to shake her loose. So, like any trashy person would, she called him a bitch.
The second moment was at the next cluebox where they both got there at the same time and this time, Jen was there first. Luke managed to back off so that he didn't run into her but she couldn't stop and almost knocked the cluebox completely over. Of course, she tried to blame him for that too.
Once Jen & Kisha (who conveniently doesn't want people to know her name is really LaKisha) got to the Roadblock, they made sure to tell the others how LUKE caused all this drama. They have it a bit backwards but it did not surprise me that they lied about what really happened.
Anyways, enough about them - for now. The Roadblock was hilarious this week. The teams had to partake in a traditional form of fishing - with birds. One team member had to train the birds to catch fish by throwing fish into the water and letting the birds chase them. Most teams had no trouble with the challenge - except Tammy. Her birds were fighting over the fish and at one point, one of the birds flew away.
Or as she said, "my bird ran away!" Have you seen a bird RUN? I didn't think so.
The next clue brought them to the Detour challenge. Their choices were Choreography and Calligraphy. In the first, teams had to watch a traditional Chinese dance and then learn how to do it for judges who would decide if they performed it correctly. In the second, teams had to watch an artist write out names in Chinese letters which spelled the next of 4 stations. Then, the teams had to reproduce the letters themselves to receive stamps in order to move on to the next station.
Most teams chose the letter writing and then followed Tammy since she knew what the artists were saying. Jamie & Cara chose the dancing since they met when they were both Miami Dolphins' cheerleaders. Even they had trouble getting it right. Mark & Michael also chose the dancing and I was surprised they ever made it out of there. On a side note, the speed bump that the brothers had to do was not even a real penalty - they had to shampoo and dry the hair of two customers.
In the end, Jen & Kisha beat out a three-team foot race to the pit stop and claimed the prize for that leg. Then the fireworks started. Phil asked about the obvious tension going on and Jen was quick to talk about how horrible Luke had treated her. When Luke tried to explain himself - and point out that Jen was lying - Jen & Kisha laughed at him signing. Could those two be any more disgusting as individuals? What kind of parents could teach their children that it is ok to laugh at deaf people - or any handicapped person?
The laughing set Mama off. I was so proud to see Margie give a tongue lashing to the trashy sisters. You go Mama!
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