TAR: Wrassling!

Amazing Race
Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?

Before the race even starts, there is drama during the pit stop. The Amazing Race used to show what happened during the pit stop, but quit doing it a few seasons back. It is back again, most likely because there are drama llamas around. One of the divorced ladies, Christy, was drying her sports bra on some ledge. Next thing, it is on the ground, but Starr (one of the siblings) was there so Christy accused her of pushing it off the ledge. Starr said she didn’t, but the divorced ladies aren’t believing that nonsense. Starr said she didn’t know what advantage that would give her, and I agree with her. What would that do? Could it be that it just fell off due to wind and gravity and Starr happened to be walking by? No! That’s unpossible!

Order the teams left the pit stop:

  • Ken and Tina (Team S&M) – 12:51am
  • Mark and Bill (Gamers) – 12:52 am
  • Terence & Sarah (Team Emo) – 1:13 am
  • Aja & Ty (long-distance daters) – 1:14 am
  • Toni & Dallas (mom/son) – 1:15 am
  • Nick & Starr (siblings) – 1:17 am
  • Kelly & Christy (divorced ladies) – 1:18 am
  • Andrew & Dan (frat guys) – 1:22am
  • Marisa & Brooke (blondes) – 1:22 am

Clue: Fly to La Paz, Boliva, make their way to a plaza to find the morning newspaper and scour the classified ads for their next clue.

Right away Team S&M were arguing about which way to go get a taxi. Ken wanted to run across the grass and Tina wanted to go up the walkway so the teams wouldn’t know where they were going. Were the taxis hidden on the road? Wouldn’t they all find each other at the airport anyway? Crazy people. The gamers left next with the plan to take a few extra seconds to go over their clues and read the directions so they don’t miss anything compared to other teams that just run first and look later. Ms. Emo just realized that the show is not a popularity competition so she does not need to make friends with the other teams. Mr. Emo said that he was not there to make friends in the first episode. Between the two of them, they have made sure this show has reached the reality show quota of having someone say they are not there to make friends and it isn’t a popularity contest. Well done, Team Emo, well done. Aja & Ty seemed to be getting along well and realizing they do really love each other, which I didn’t expect from a long-distance couple. I am still waiting for the game to rip them apart, if they last this episode since they don’t have a team name yet. Dallas said he wasn’t used to see his mom in such a grueling situation and it was good to see her in a different light.

Airport Fun Times

Around the time that the siblings were leaving the pit stop, Teams S&M and Emo arrived at the airport. The siblings said they needed to watch out and not get a target on their back. Better not be throwing peoples unmentionables off of ledges then! The divorced ladies said their method of getting through rough times is to not get annoyed at each other, but other people. The frat guys talked about being in shape and Andrew said he felt good about himself and thought he was sexy. Okay dude! The blondes start off amazing me with their intelligence by stating that they always have to start each leg in last place since they finish in last place. Ya think? They said people underestimate them when they do finally catch up to them at the airport, road block or detour. I wouldn’t worry about it since everyone keeps leaving them there too since they keep coming in last place. Will they make it to the end of this leg?

Oh my god!! There must have been no drama at the airport or other stuff in the episode is so good since it was shown that everyone got to the airport and that was it. Nothing else was shown! Whew! Airport scenes are my least favorite. I want to watch them mess up the rest of the race, not the airport part.

La Paz, Bolivia

The elevation in La Paz is very high up there so people start having problems getting used to the altitude. The gamers told the siblings to breathe deeply and not quickly.  Those two seem to be the only teams that got off the first flight. I’m not sure if the other one was delayed or if they just chose a better deal. They arrived at the plaza, but it’s the middle of the night. A nice lady that offered them blankets to use while they slept. The rest of the teams show up during the night and start camping, waiting for the sun to come out and the newspaper to be delivered.

The next morning, Nick tried to talk to the divorced ladies saying he noticed the cold shoulder. He didn’t think there was any reason for anyone to hate anyone else. Christy said she thought Starr pushed her sports bra off the ledge. He said he didn’t think she would do that but he respected Christy’s beliefs. Kelly said she didn’t care if no one liked them. Who looks petty in this exchange? Hmm….. Team Emo found some local lady to be their guide for the morning. Starr and Tina stole that idea and found some other locals to help them with whatever their clue would ask.

The newspapers arrived and the teams were vultures on the two piles. They got their copies and started searching through them for anything that looked like a clue. Did the clue actually say classified ads or did Phil just say that in the voice over. If the clue did, why were so many people looking in the front of the newspaper? The frat boys found the clue first.

Clue: Make your way to the Narvaez Hat and Shoe Store near Plaza Murillo and buy a traditional Cholita Hat. Additional information: Please hold on to your Hat!

Narvaez Hat and Shoe Store

Tina yelled at Ken to not read out loud. Then she found it so Team S&M were the next team off to find a hat. They grabbed the siblings to take with them. I would have left them there to keep searching because if it came down to it, I know the siblings would screw over Team S&M. The divorced ladies were very concerned with the group of people that had already left, but didn’t find the clue yet. Dallas found it so Mom/Son were off. The gamers found it and told Team Emo so they could use their guide. The guide said they could walk to the plaza from where they were located, but the gamers were having problems walking with the altitude. No other teams were walking, but taking cabs. The divorced ladies had found the clue and when they were in the cab they repeated the last part of the clue about holding onto their hat. Aja & Ty finally found it and were off, leaving the blondes as the last ones left looking. Oh really? They finally found it and took off.

Everyone in the cabs were stuck in traffic, except for the walking teams which actually made it to the hat store just before the frat boys. I guess it paid to walk! The frat boys were sad they were not the first ones to arrive. They were the first ones to get the clue from the hat lady though, followed by Team Emo and the gamers. It was a detour.

Detour: The teams had to choose two different ways to navigate the city–Musical March or Bumpy Ride. In Musical March, teams would have to go to two different plazas, collect musicians and form a band. Then they had to travel to a third plaza and deliver the band to a band leader for their next clue. In Bumpy Ride, the teams had to ride goofy looking locally crafted bicycles, follow the map taped to the bike, and ride it down the cobblestone street.

Musical March or Bumpy Ride

There was also a U-Turn attached to the detour, which is when one team can pick another team that would half to go back and do the other detour that they did not just complete. The teams can only guess who is behind them since they sometimes do not know for sure. Teams can only use U-Turns once in the race so they have to decide when it is best to use it. I love U-Turns and think they should show up more often.

The frat boys decided to go with Musical March due to Dan not being a strong bike rider. Does he fall off bikes? I’m not sure what makes someone a strong bike rider. They were trying to find the plaza when one of them said to get a taxi, but the other one said they had to go on foot like the clue said. Team Emo decided to also do the Musical March, but they got right into a taxi. Oh, dumb Team Emo. They were rereading the clue in the taxi. Will they figure it out and get out? The gamers decided to go with Bumpy Ride. They get into a taxi. Oh no! The blondes run into Team S&M so I guess they weren’t too far behind. No clue where the siblings were since they left the same time as Team S&M, but maybe their taxi was stuck in traffic still. The blondes decided to do the march since they didn’t want to ride the bikes with their backpacks on. Team S&M went with bikes since they thought it would be difficult to get all the musicians together. Divorced ladies showed up and went with bikes. They read their clue and knew they had to make their way on foot. They learned! Aja & Ty also chose bikes and Ty pointed out they couldn’t take taxi.

Team Emo finally saw in their clue that they had to do the entire thing on foot. They were headed back to the plaza to start over. Mr. Emo said they were really messing up. Was that by going back or messing up in the first place? The gamers were clueless and excited with how fast they are getting to the detour. They thought they were either in first place or in a really good spot. Yes, you are, but will it matter when you screw up?

The siblings finally arrived at the hat shop and decided to do the bikes. The Mom/Son also decided to go on the bikes. They all read their clues and made their way on foot. Team Emo was still driving back to start over walking. Toni was having problems with the walking and altitude. She thought they might have been better off doing the marching band. Dallas said they were already heading to the bikes and she needed to think positively. Team Emo got back to the starting place and decided to do the bikes instead. Sarah said it was bad and Terence said it was horrific. I can think of other things that are more horrific, but I’m sure this was much worse in Mr. Emo’s brain.

The gamers were dressed up in the bird outfits they had to wear to ride the bikes, which were a feathered hat and feathered gloves. Then they took off down the cobblestone streets looking ridiculous. They almost crashed into a car going down a hill. Tina was wondering how people in the city got around in the altitude since she was having trouble breathing. The frat buys arrived at the plaza to get their musicians. Once they started heading to the other plaza, they realized how slow the detour was going to be since the band slowly marched while following them. Andrew started dancing while walking, but Dan didn’t find it funny. Andrew said he was making the best of it. The blondes arrived at the band thinking they would be good at it since they are very friendly, but it doesn’t matter since the band would follow them no matter what.

The gamers were shown crusing down a hill on their bikes followed by Teams Emo and Team S&M. Team Emo caught up fast! The divorced ladies were getting on their bikes along with Aja & Ty. The siblings were getting on their bikes and taking off soon after with their sworn enemies, the divorced ladies! The siblings sure do have a lot of enemies and I don’t think they have really done anything. Kelly lost control and fell off her bike. Maybe she is not strong on bikes like Dan! Mom/Son arrived at the bikes, but Dallas had his mom sit down to get her breath before they started since she had pushed herself pretty hard to get there. The gamers went through a tunnel and arrived in the plaza. They decided they were far enough ahead that they would not U-Turn anyone. They picked up their next clue.

Clue: Travel by taxi 8 miles to Los Titanes Del Ring to find their next clue.

The frat boys arrived at the second plaza to get their next group of musicians to slowly follow them to the third plaza. They were horn players that joined the drums they had picked up first. Dan was not having any fun while they moved slowly. You can’t help it! Just go with it. Team S&M were heading towards the plaza first while Team Emo was right behind with Mr. Emo yelling they were going to U-Turn them. The blondes were arriving in the second plaza to get their horn players to join their band.  They were having a good time with the band members. The blondes thought the guys picked up their speed because they were dancing and clapping while the band made its way with them. Aja & Ty were about to pass the divorced ladies who were still recovering from their spill. Aja got off her bike instead of passing since she couldn’t get her balance. I’m not sure how getting off the bike would fix your balance. She walked passed the divorced ladies and then got back on her bike. Why? Who knows! Mom/Son were on their bikes cruising down hills. Okay, not really cruising. It was mostly Dallas telling his mom he didn’t want to go home and to hurry up while she was frustrated and barely breathing saying she didn’t want to go home either.

The blondes caught up to the frat guys! I guess having fun and being nice did work for them! The frat boys were amazed that they caught up. The girls found out the plaza was a short distance away and started running to pass the guys. Their band started running too. The frat guys were stuck since their band wasn’t running at all. Haha! Mr. Emo got to the plaza before Team S&M and the blondes, but he was yelling waiting for Sarah to catch up. The blondes got to the U-Turn first, but decided not to U-Turn anyone. They got their clue and took off. Team Emo was right behind them and chose not to U-Turn. Team S&M did the same. The frat guys finally arrived in the plaza and chose not to U-Turn anyone. Come on, someone do it!

The siblings, Aja & Ty and divorced ladies were all walking their bikes instead of riding them. No fun! Aja & Ty finally got back on the bikes to go through the tunnel that was near the plaza. Aja said she was the master of her fate and the captain of her soul. Okie dokie! The divorced ladies were still walking since Kelly didn’t really want to get on the bike again after falling off. The siblings finally made it to the tunnel around the time that the divorced ladies were going through it. They all got on their bikes to finally start going somewhere. The siblings passed the divorced ladies and wanted to get the U-Turn before they did. The siblings passed Aja & Ty saying they should U-Turn the divorced ladies and the siblings wouldn’t U-Turn them. At that point, Christy couldn’t steer and completely bailed on her bike. It looked like she smashed face first into a building after going over a high sidewalk curb, but she seemed okay. The siblings got to the U-Turn first and Nick said they were not going to U-Turn anyone. Starr asked if he was sure. He asked who she wanted to U-Turn and she said the divorced ladies. That isn’t going to make them any nicer to you! He made a face at his sister’s decision. He reminded her they only had one the whole game, so Starr said to not U-Turn.

Christy was still on the ground rubbing her arms and legs. I’m just glad her face was intact since that fall seemed brutal. Mom/Son were still cruising down a hill and the divorced ladies were back on their bikes starting to go again. Aja & Ty arrived and did not U-Turn anyone.  The divorced ladies showed up at the U-Turn and did not do it to Mom/Son who were the only team behind them. The divorced ladies thought they were in last place though. Mom/Son were at the plaza but hiding a bit since they saw the divorced ladies at the U-Turn. The ladies decided to fix Christy’s pant leg and Mom/Son flew past them into a taxi cab. I don’t think the ladies ever saw them move ahead of them.

Los Titanes Del Ring

The gamers were still in first place, but their cab driver had to stop to get gas. Team S&M ended up getting to the clue box first. It was a road block, which is a task that only one team member can perform. This one asked who was ready to pick a fight.

Road Block: The person had to fight a girl, known as Fighting Cholitas. They had to get dressed up in a wrestling costume. Their cholita will show them a routine made up of six moves in a training area. Once they were ready, they would go into an arena and the referee would decide when they have finished all six moves to hand them their next clue. If they messed up at all, they would have to go train again and fight all over again until they got it right. Oh that sounds hard!

Those that picked the road block:

  • Ken
  • Marissa
  • Mark
  • Dallas
  • Sarah
  • Nick
  • Ty
  • Nick
  • Kelly

Ken picked for his team. The clue told him to give the hat they bought as a gift to a cholita. Ken ran into the arena and was confused with the ladies standing there. He ran around looking for someone to fight while Tina pointed out that the women were the cholitas. The blondes were the next to arrive and Marisa decided to do it. The gamers were the next to arrive. When Mark started training, Ken went out to start his fight. He made it look fairly easy and finished quickly. Tina didn’t know what to make of it and it was hard to tell when he was done, but she cheered him on the entire time. Ken was given the clue to the pit stop.

Pit Stop: Teams had to make their way through the busy city streets to Mirador El Monticulo, a hilltop park overlooking one of the highest peaks in South America.

While Team S&M were headed to the pit stop, Team Emo yelled at their cab driver to stop since they saw a guy waving a red and yellow flag, but that was just for a nearby soccer game. They got back in their cab. Aja & Ty’s cab ran out of gas and overheated. They were contemplating finding another taxi. Do it! The frat boys were stuck in traffic. Team Emo got out of their cab to walk the last block since traffic was so bad. The other teams were shown in cabs all being worried about traffic. Mom/Son arrived at the road block in fourth place so they must have had the best cab driver ever! Team Emo arrived to the road block in fifth place. The siblings showed up next. Marisa was having problems getting the moves down for her wrestling and she was still training. Mark was ready to go though so in he went.  One of the moves, he had to leave the ring and then roll back in. When Mark went to roll, he got caught on the side and kinda hung there before falling in. The referee blew the whistle and said he failed and had to go back to training.

Aja & Tye showed up in seventh place at the road block. The frat boys read the clue and ran in before Aja & Ty. Marisa finally got into the ring. She was doing better than Mark, but then used the wrong hand for a move so she had to go back to training. The divorced ladies arrived in last place at the road block. Dallas said he was ready to go into the ring. While the other team members that were not participating in the road block, they sat on the side lines. Aja went over to Christy and said she was going to tell her something that would probably piss her off. She told her about Starr asking her and Ty to U-Turn Kelly & Christy. Now they have a reason to hate the siblings! Christy thanked Aja for telling her and shot evil looks at Starr who was not paying attention and fiddling with her backpack.

Dallas finished the road block successfully and were off to the pit stop in second place. Sarah got into the ring, but failed at getting out of the ring correctly so she had to go back to training. Mark was training, but the altitude was getting to him again. He stopped and had to breathe some oxygen from a nearby machine. Nick said he was ready to go and went into the ring. Nick and Ty said they were ready too. Nick finished it quickly and the frat boys were off to the pit stop in third place. Nick got into the ring while Ty got into the one next to him. Mark was still breathing oxygen. Ty and Nick finished and they were off. Mark was finally ready to get back into the ring for his second attempt. When he got into the ring, his head started to feel really heavy but he gave it a shot anyway. On the fourth move, he didn’t do it correctly so he went back to training.

Pit Stop

Team S&M arrived at the pit stop in first place and what does the lady standing next to Phil have on her head!?! They won a trip for two to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They talked about getting along better, which they have. That makes me sad since my name won’t make sense for them if they quit fighting.

Back at the road block, Marisa was ready for her second attempt while Mark was ready for his third one. They both did it successfully and were off to the pit stop. Sarah went in for her second attempt and did it successfully. Kelly was the last one in the ring for her first attempt, even after other ones that had gone through a few times. Christy knew they were last and was just hoping someone’s taxi would get lost. She finished on her first try and they were off.

Mom/Son team came in second place at the pit stop. Other teams were passing each other on the road. The siblings’ taxi went a different way and the driver said it was better. Other taxis started going other places and they all kept passing each other. Team Emo’s cab managed to pass everyone and they got out at the pit stop right in front of the blondes. They ended up in third place with the blondes in fourth place right behind him. First, I’m amazed that Mom/Son didn’t come in last and then I’m amazed that the blondes came in fourth place. While going to the pit stop, the gamers finally realized they made a mistake in the detour by taking a taxi. They knew they will get a time delay. Will it get them eliminated? The teams seem so close together that it just might.

Aja & Ty arrived at the pit stop with the siblings right behind them. Aja & Ty made it to the mat first for fifth place with the siblings in sixth place. The frat boys came in seventh place. The gamers arrived and wished they would have U-Turned someone. They were the eighth team to arrive, but they had to wait 30 minutes before they could be checked in. Will the divorced ladies make it before the 30 minutes is up? They arrived and they were the last team to arrive, but since the gamers were still waiting out their penalty, they were still in the race. The gamers showed up and were the last team to arrive and they were eliminated. I liked them as a team, so it was sad to see them go.

Final standings:

  1. Team S&M
  2. Mom/Son
  3. Team Emo
  4. Blondes
  5. Aja & Ty
  6. Siblings
  7. Frat Boys
  8. Divorced ladies
  9. Gamers
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