Nice Fakeout, Phil

Teams go from Botswana, Africa to Lucknow, India by way of Mumbai, and Team Survivor manages to sneak ahead on an earlier flight and get there first, taking Ron & Kelly with them. For a team that has been able to ride the coattails of Team Survivor so much, Ron & Kelly sure do bitch about Rob & Amber an awful lot. And people in India have a serious staring problem.

The old couple is becoming increasingly more irritating, and Gretchen’s whining has GOT to stop. Stopping in the middle of a task to ask for a hug is NOT acceptable. I hope there isn’t enough bunching next week to give them a chance to catch up, because it is definitely time for them to go home.

Rob & Amber arrive at the pit stop mat first only to find out that it isn’t actually a pit stop mat, just a …mat. I have to admit I was a little smug at how appalled Rob & Amber look when they find out that Phil is just there to give them their next clue and not to tell them they’re team #1 to arrive. I don’t think I’ll be able to stand it if I have to watch them win yet another prize, CBS has already given them way too much.

Next week on the “to be continued” leg of TAR: Camels! I love the use of animals this season on the race. Spitting llamas, stubborn goats, and now dysfunctional camels. Animals don’t give a rat’s ass that you are in a race which makes them perfect task components on TAR. It’s fabulous.