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<\/a>I have no doubt that by the end of the season, we’ll find out they’re really a couple.\u00a0 Because come on, look at that.\u00a0 Trust that there will be more screencaps of Tanner & Josh.\u00a0 Trust.<\/p>\nWhere’d Everyone Travel To This Episode?<\/h2>\n
I am having an internal struggle about whether to bother profiling the 11 teams, and I frankly don’t really care all that much about them individually yet.\u00a0 You know, here’s what I’ll do…broad categorizations!<\/p>\n Seems Like They’ll Have a Shot:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cannon Fodder For the Mid-Race:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n No Chance In Hell:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n So yeah, that about sums up what I’ve got in terms of feelings about these teams.\u00a0 \u00a0Obviously one of the “No Chance In Hell” teams, the TMZ team, is out after this first leg because they completely blew it at the Detour.\u00a0 It was a little surprising to see that bad of a performance so soon – it’s a freakin’ SLIDE PUZZLE.\u00a0 Come ON.\u00a0 Anyway, I have now jumped the gun.\u00a0 Let’s talk about Venice!<\/p>\n Sposeda is the cool way to write “supposed to” and what I’m using here to indicate that WeepyMcGee & Diana’s 30-minute lead evaporated due to flight times down to a 5-minute lead.\u00a0 The other teams got in quicker than expected, so that advantage withered away.\u00a0 They were still in the lead though and got to the clue box first, where a Fast Forward beckoned teams to take the chance.<\/p>\n There were puzzles and there was volleyball<\/strong>.\u00a0 I’m sooooooo glad the HotnessDuo chose volleyball.\u00a0 It was like\u00a0Top Gun<\/em> up in here.<\/p>\n On the sidewalk near the beach, the other Detour option was the slide puzzle<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0It proved remarkably challenging for most.\u00a0 I don’t get it.<\/p>\n<\/a>Starting Point<\/strong>:\u00a0 Venice, CA
\nPit Stop for the Leg<\/strong>:\u00a0 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\nStarting at Venice<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a> <\/a>Phil, who I must say I’ve missed since skipping the last season, welcomed our 11 new teams while out on the Venice beach.\u00a0 He immediately told them that Rio was their next destination and also told them that an upcoming “bike race” in nearby Marina Del Rey would determine who would get on the first flight out.\u00a0 Only the winner of that race would be on that flight too.\u00a0 \u00a0STRESS!<\/p>\n<\/a>So with his patented eyebrow arch, Phil set our new contestants off into the world, with everyone having a waiting taxi ready to take them to the first challenge.<\/p>\n<\/a>Turns out, the “bike ride” was actually a water bike<\/strong>.\u00a0 The hotnessDuo, Tanner & Josh, were so hot that they broke their bike and ended up coming in LAST at this point.\u00a0 I suddenly got sad as I was like,\u00a0of course<\/em>, the hot guys are going to be stupid and mess up immediately.\u00a0 In the meantime, WeepyMcGee (aka Justin) & Diana took the lead and the win<\/strong> (but just barely as Denise & James Earl were right behind them) and earned that sole spot on the first flight, which was supposed to give them a 30-minute advantage.<\/p>\nSPOSEDA!<\/h2>\n
<\/a>The Fast Forward<\/strong> would have involved hang-gliders if not for the dangerous winds, and as a hyper-competitive team would be expected to do, Justin & Diana went for it.\u00a0 That of course backfired as the Fast Forward was cancelled and this put them automatically in the back of the pack.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Wah wah.\u00a0 Justin should be lucky I was nice and didn’t screencap when he was full-sob.\u00a0 He should feel LUCKY!<\/p>\nBienvenidos to Rio de Janeiro!<\/h3>\n
<\/a> <\/a>Everybody else ended up racing to a heliport where they would get flown over and around the city.\u00a0 Most were stunned by the sheer enormity of the housing and congestion mixed in with the stunning natural beauty of the area.\u00a0 My friend went there and had an amazing time as it really is like another world.\u00a0 A very fun, exotic world, but completely different from us in the U.S.\u00a0 They got to buzz Christ the Redeemer<\/strong> and that was key to remember, as they were quizzed upon landing to name the landmark.<\/p>\nOff to the Detour!<\/h2>\n
<\/a> <\/a> <\/a>HOLY HELL.\u00a0 These two are ridiculous.\u00a0 They came into their own in this Detour and pretty much annihilated it.\u00a0 Also, Jazmine & Danielle came on strong here and made an impression.\u00a0 Unfortunately for them, I like gawking at dudes and not the ladies, so alas, no screenshots of them.\u00a0 But I do anticipate they’ll be around awhile so eventually you’ll see them!<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a>Those who chose this option pretty much all got frustrated at it.\u00a0 But those who persevered and didn’t panic and understood how puzzles work made it through while these two teams here had major issues getting through this.\u00a0 A slide puzzle.\u00a0 a 4×3 slide puzzle.\u00a0 ZOMG.\u00a0 The TMZ girls ended up losing to the Cheerleaders and they noted astutely that they’ll never live this down – the timer in the corner when they finally solved it?\u00a0 3 hours and 45 minutes.\u00a0 WTF.<\/p>\nWinner Winner, My God They’re Hot<\/h2>\n
<\/a> <\/a> <\/a>Phil welcomed the HotnessDuo with his Rio co-host and she was appropriately impressed with the specimens in front of her. That’s because she’s not blind.\u00a0 Tanner & Josh not only were first but they also won this season’s Express Pass<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0Phil explained that it had to be used by the end of the fifth leg<\/strong> (that seems earlier than previous seasons), and when they do use it, they then are required to give it to another team who has to use it in the next leg<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hmmm…strategy!\u00a0 It will be interesting to see how that Pass plays out.<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a>And the TMZ women were so far behind when they finally solved the slide puzzle Detour that they didn’t actually have to go to the Pit Stop as Phil came to them.\u00a0 No non-elimination this leg.\u00a0 Honestly, they showed a super-catty side earlier in the leg and it wasn’t a fun catty – it was mean catty.\u00a0 So I’m not sad to see them go.\u00a0 Best of luck to them back at TMZ though.\u00a0 They’re going to be annihilated.<\/p>\nThis Leg’s Standings:<\/h2>\n