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Maxine Rama:
Love the recap. I thought this leg was awful, though. I mean, startline task, drive, detour, more driving, pitstop? Umm... Ok then.

Jai Ho:
Presenting Episode 2.

Don't ask me HOW I managed to watch it, it's a matter of national security. That and the fact that I don't know how it happened.

Episode 2: "Chicken Soup for the Clueless."

Previously. Credits.

Beach! Roman Theatre at Caesarea!

LiMor in first – but it’s time for a double battle! They head off to Kibbutz Yakum, in disbelief that they’re in first. Crazy religious guy runs up to their car.

LiRonit, Sisters, and Blue Collar Boys leave. They engage in some boys vs. girls ribbing. Romi and Michele are playing a car game involving singing and of course, bickering.

Kibbutz Yakum. Double battle! It’s hugging in mid-air over a big trampoline. First match up: LiMore and LiRonit. Ronit comments that her grandmother would disapprove, so she’ll call her and tell her that her partner is gay. Ronit’s grandmother groans.

Caesarea. TaKo head out, with Talia commenting on how competitive she is and how lax Kobi is.
On the road: Blue Collar Boys and Romy and Michele both see the signs for Yakum (or as it is spelled on the signs, Yaqum, which sounds like the name of a tribe in Survivor: Guatemala). Boys exit, Romi tells her sister to keep going…whoops a daisy, Romi.

Double battle. LiMore are struggling, and LiRonit are plotting. And the parents fall. LiRonit open the clue, and it’s a doozy. They must go to Tel Aviv and do a nostalgia task that promises to take them back to the 1930s. David/Eliran arrive and hug, not knowing the task ahead of them. LiRonit head out. They must go to HaYarkon 155.

Double battle, construction boys vs. parents. David comments to a smiling Lior that it’s bonding time. And…now there are ducks. WTF, task? The sun goes down, and Lior comments that it’s time to pray afternoon prayers. Mor is crying but it’s clear that they’re both struggling so they drop. David/Eliran open the clue…and they are mystified.

Caesarea. Falafel Boys head out, full of hope that they will improve but apparently not knowing how to control their windshield wipers. Rondrea are right behind them. Andrea comments that they need to calm down. Falafel boys? Lost again, with a broken map.
Shimi/Yasmin are in an even tougher position as Yasmin has completely destroyed their map. She tries to get it together, in more ways than one.

Double battle, couple on couple. Talia strategizes by telling her partner to imagine that they’re in bed. Yowza. Don’t take it too far guys, this is a family show. More engages in a kiss attack on her husband since she has nothing else to do. Kobi is losing balance and Talia is flailing. Unlike More, she falls flat on her ass. Ouch. The next shot shows some pretty bad-ass bruises as she cries. LiMore are thrilled they don’t have to do it again. Blue Collar Boys? Still in the parking lot, clueless.

Caesarea. The final two teams (Cousins and D/D) depart. As they are women, of course they talk about each other. Batel calls them, “Debi and Deba.” It takes her a couple tries. Dana thinks that the Cousins are Arabs; Debby thinks that the Cousins are Bedouins. “But half Arab?” counters her daughter. Cousins talk about how Debby is not like their moms, who live in their pajamas and go to bed early. Hey, you don’t know what Debby wears to bed, ladies.

Kibbutz Yakum. Blue Collar Boys and LiMore are still stumped by the clue. Lior suggests that Herods refers to a hotel in Tel Aviv. The boys are all, “this better be right or we’re in trouble.” That’s a new one. Speaking of Herods, Fag and Hag are there. This is a complicated one. They must find Chana Rubina, and listen to her to find a specific suite, sample a soup, and then find a matching soup. To her credit, Ronit successfully deciphers what the actress says, and identifies the song as one of Natan Alterman, and off they go.

Double battle at sunset, Falafel vs. TaKo. Yum. Itzik tries to get the couple out by talking to them. Talia takes another tough fall, and it’s Falafel in fourth. They are, however, stumped.

Tel Aviv. Both teams arrive and listen to Chana Rubina’s olde Hebrew with a European accent. At the Alterman Suite, here’s Alterman himself, composing a song. They must find Dizengoff, the first mayor of Tel Aviv…and they do, in the Dizengoff suite! Irony? They taste the soup and head off.

Kibbutz Yakum. Here come Romy and Michele, who usually do not hug at home. I am not surprised. Talia and Kobi get their clue and they’re off, with the Falafel boys cluelessly tailing them. Talia calls them “the idiots” and “Max and Moritz.” The hell, Talia? ( I have a feeling that that’s going to be the new “The hell, Fifi?” from last season). The “idiots” are following whom they call “the librarians.” Ooooh, burn. In other news, my apartment is gross. Excuse me while I go swat some flies. Ok, I’m back.

Herods. LiMore and Boys taste the soup. One of the boys calls it Cabernet; the other, pee. They all join LiRonit. Ronit thinks she has it but she doesn’t.

Double battle, Sisters vs. Rondrea. It’s going well at first, but Andrea starts to slip and they are dunzo. They are quite gracious and hug and kiss. Romi notices and, the hopeless romantic she is, admires their love and comments that they’re like sixteen-year-olds. Awww. They get their clue and Romi redeems her earlier mistake by knowing that Herod’s is exactly the place to go.

Tel Aviv. TaKo talk about how smart they are. Falafel boys stop them and ask. Talia tells them to go away. They start asking people on the street, but wait…bye bye, Talia and Kobi, zooming down the road away from the idiots.

Double battle, Rondrea vs. ShiMin. The young couple is obviously in better shape, so the battle’s over pretty quickly.

Tel Aviv. Falafel boys get directions from a local and head to the hotel. Kobi has stopped for some reason and is confused, although they’re right outside the hotel. Both teams get the clue, and Talia immediately knows that Chana Rubina is the first lady of Israeli theatre. The more you know! The boys are mystified (shocker) and Talia is thrilled (shocker). Talia gets the clue immediately, and the boys need a hotel employee to help them.

Double battle, Rondrea vs. D/D. Oh boy, this is a rough one. Debby starts yelling at Ronney to fall, with absolutely no subtlety. To no one’s surprised, they do fall (but Andrea sticks her dismount, so 10 points for her) and crazy Debby kisses a photo of her father, the rabbi. Bet family dinners are awkward for them. To Debby’s credit, however, she quickly figures out the clue and she steers Dana towards Tel Aviv. Back at the kibbutz, Andrea is in tears. They go up against the Cousins, and Ronney gives Andrea permission to drop. Andrea drops, and it’s sad, but the Cousins are very complimentary. Humorous music plays as the girls tear up their car in search of the clue, which is on the windshield. LOL. Batel picks it up and puts it back, having no idea what it is. Ma’Ayan then gets it, reads it, and realizes that it’s not a parking ticket but a clue. They freak out and purple their way into the car and on the road.

Tel Aviv. Falafel boys meet Alterman. No idea. TaKo meets Alterman, and Talia fangirls out and admits it. Next up, Dizengoff for both. Itzik comments that the soup clue is his type of clue, and has been waiting for this clue all day. Plus he’s hungry, and likes soup. In the soup room, they think they have it but they do not. Shimi and Yasmin are at the hotel and are thoroughly freaked out by the Chana Rubina actress lady, complete with horror movie soundtrack. Romy and Michele politely step aside for a nice old lady to exit the elevator before rushing in. Yasmin, on the other hand, almost knocks herself silly exiting the elevator. All three teams find Alterman, and Dana is surprised he looks so young. Debby explains to her daughter that he’s dead. All three teams find Dizengoff and the soup clue. Shimi sticks his face in the soup. D/D get in the elevator, it stops and Debby explains to a confused Asian lady that there’s no more room in the elevator and to get the next one. To her credit, there are four people in the elevator, and two with heavy production equipment, so she’s probably telling the truth. She still laughs evilly.

Soup room. And now everyone is here but the Purples and Rondrea. Soup soup soup. Debby attempts to channel her grandmother, who is probably enjoying some soup in heaven with Charla and Mirna’s grandmother, and she thinks she has it. Tense music plays as if something big is going to happen. Rapid camera pan. Ronit. Eliran. Itzik. Sisters. Chef. Mother and daughter, hoping it’s right. And…it is! They jump from 8th to 1st, just like that. “Don’t mention it,” says Debby’s grandmother. But of course, they must gloat and shout and annoy everyone else before they Cruella DeVil their way out of there. Debby is so proud of herself. Enjoy it while it lasts, hag. The clue is to go to the littlest airport in Israel – Mini Israel, in Latrun. Also the pit stop. Elsewhere, Rondrea and the Purples head out.

Soup room once more. Disappointment. Next ones to succeed…Romy and Michele, who freak out in second. Third and fourth are LiMore and David/Eliran, the latter of whom smashes the bowl in excitement. On the road, D/D are lost and somewhere on the way to Jerusalem. Debby proceeds to slam her daughter with insults and Dana actually gets bleeped out for the first time in the history of Israeli television, ever. Now, Dana proceeds to lose it on her mom, probably something that’s been accumulating for years. They are clearly in a power battle. Of course, Debby cares more about her lipstick. Debby apologizes.

Tel Aviv. Cousins and Rondrea get the clue. Cousins run in, asking for Chana Rubina, and…for some inexplicable reason, Ma’Ayan thinks that a random old woman in red sitting at a table is her and gives her a huge hug. Said lady has no clue what the crazy girl in purple is doing, and eventually they find the right lady. Whoops. Rondrea do the same, and Andrea comments it’s like “Shakespeare on steroids in Hebrew.” They get the Alterman and Dizengoff clues and they’re off to the soup room. Andrea asks for some bread. See, that’s what I would have done. No real reason, but I like bread with soup.

Soup room. Ma’Ayan and Batel run out of the elevator, screaming “soup soup soup,” as you do. Soup montage. LiRonit, who came in first, get another no, and head to Dizengoff for a picker-upper. Yasmin thinks she’s got it, and she does. LiRonit get it next. They know where it is. Yasmin has map trouble, as usual.

Mini Israel. David/Eliran and Sisters get there first, followed by D/D.

Soup room. More soup fails. Purples get it, freak out, head out in 7th.

On the road, Shimi insists on following blue and white markers, which are leading him nowhere.

Mini Israel. LiRonit and LiMore, the previous top two of the day, enter in fourth and fifth. Lior looks in a trash can. D/D notice all the teams filtering in. Ronit spots a clue and reads it. Next stop, Madrid, Spain! Spain montage. LiRonit run to Ron, and they are first. But…there’s a salvage pass, which they can use to save the last team or get an advantage.

Soup room. Falafel and TaKo get the soup clue. Eliran has no idea what miniature means.

Mini Israel. Teams are wandering. David sees something. Dana sees a clue and grabs it for her team, as does Romi. More finds another. All teams run to Ron. LiMor run. Sisters run. Dana…stops for lipstick. LiMor arrive, in second. They are thrilled to go to Spain. Sisters get there next, and Romi is moved to tears by her sister Coral. They are in third and scream. D/D are up next, and they’ve jumped from 10th to 4th. Debby still has poor grammar as the subtitles correct her.
Back at the soup room, Rondrea get the correct soup and head out in last, hoping someone else is lost. And those someones are Ma’Ayan and Batel, who appear to be in a slum, with a stray cat loudly growling as they pass. In other news, Batel’s earrings must weigh a ton, they’re huge. The girls apparently know this road well and are frustrated at being lost. Elsewhere, Shimi and Yasmin ask for directions.

Mini Israel. Falafel enter Mini Israel. David/Eliran find the clue and end in fifth. Lots of looking. Shimi yells at Yasmin quite violently. In an interview…Yasmin gets up and walks away. Talia and Kobi comment that they are sweet, sweet, sweet, and then…boom. Heh. More yelling from Shimi as Talia spots a clue. Ma’Ayan spots the sign for Mini Israel, as do Rondrea. Talia and Kobi, you are in sixth. Falafel Boys and ShiMin find the clue. Yasmin is crying. Shimi asks why she’s crying. Because you screamed your guts out at her, dumbass! Anyway, they’re in seventh and Ron asks Yasmin why she’s crying. It’s been a rough for her, and that’s an understatement. Falafel run up, and they’re in 8th. The final two teams, Cousins and Rondrea, are on the hunt. Ma’Ayan spots one, then Ronney. The Cousins have no clue where Spain is. Batel insists Asia, but Ma’Ayan insists Europe. Wow, and they say Americans are bad at geography. Running, running…and it’s the girls, after literally running around the whole country. They have never left the country, but now they’re about to because they’re in ninth. Batel is sad at first, but then…whoops, they miscounted, they’re safe.

Bringing up the rear, Ronney and Andrea. They know they’re last, but they’ve got tickets to Spain, so…but wait! Here come LiRonit with their salvage pass. Andrea is confused. Ron explains the terms of the salvage pass. Andrea wants to continue but understands. Ronit comments that it hurts her to see Andrea’s blue eyes crying. Ronit goes on to say that Rondrea are survivors, and it’s a race, and they all deserve to be there, and they choose to save the grandparents, with much hugging. Yay!

Next time: Spain! Coral gets knocked over by a bull. Romi gasps.

Air:
OMG Romi GASPS?

That is *so* worthy of a promo. :lol:

Great recaps Jai Ho <3

Jai Ho:

--- Quote from: Airlinesguy on May 18, 2013, 08:54:41 PM ---OMG Romi GASPS?

That is *so* worthy of a promo. :lol:

Great recaps Jai Ho <3

--- End quote ---

Thank you very much <3

Some questions for readers:

1. Who do you love?
2. Who do you hate?
3. Can Rondrea make a comeback?
4. Should we petition for Ma'Ayan and Batel to dye their hair blond?
5. Of whom will we get rid in sunny Madrid?

Maxine Rama:
lol I'm so glad Rondrea got saved. Andrea is SO dramatic. That story she told about her father during the double battle. My god. I love them to death.

Also, loving the Debs. They are lulzy. I cackled when the mom told the random asian hotel guest "NO MORE ROOM" and let the elevator door shut in her face. She is SO catty. I hope they go far. Coral/Romi are hilar too. So are Batel/Ma'Ayan. LOL @ them being the clueless female team of the season. Maybe they bumble their way into the F5 somehow. <3

Everyone else were pretty good. This cast should really deliver!

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