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Jai Ho:
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Just read and comment on Episode 10. Starting on 11 tonight and will have it up by tomorrow.
Episode 10: Do My Little Turd on the Catwalk
Vaguely Parisian-sounding race music leads us to Paris, France. Again.
Streets of Paris. First team we see is Blue Collar, who are speaking French very nicely on their way to Montmartre. Elsewhere, Ma’Ayan and Batel are excited about having passed a bunch of teams. They happen upon Blue Collar and the teams decide to self-intersect. Batel is surprised at Blue Collar’s handle of French. The group runs through some doves, with the boys leading and the girls lagging. In another place, TaKo are taking a speed-walking tour of Paris. They give a confessional in which they state that basically everything here is beautiful. Sisters appear and self-intersect with TaKo. In another Parisian street-like location, the Parents hop into a cab. Montage of everyone looking around. TaKomi/Michele head up some stairs, and Purple/Collar finds another set of stairs. Batel drama-queens out in an interview, comparing the stairs to Jacob’s Ladder…they’re not that tall, dear. Maybe they don’t have staircases in Moshav Zrahia? The boys tackle the stairs three at a time and the girls…do not. They stop to admire the vista of Paris below them, and it is very pretty.
Montmartre. Blue Collar hits the Yield Queen board, hope for a green, and they get it. They see that Romi/Michele have yielded them, but they are not mad. Cousins are next, and there’s been a trend of a Cousins and D/D split, but due to Romi/Michele being Switzerland in this kind of pointless alliance system, the Cousins are spared this time around. A cute can-can ensues between the two teams, who separately interview how much they love each other and they’re brothers and sisters. Now that everyone likes each other, let’s move on.
Dogs. David/Eliran, in first, are ready for this task, which involves cute puppies. They must transport the dogs to a local caricaturist, and along the way, feed, brush, and sing a song to their puppies. The dogs will remain a factor in the next task as well. The boys choose a Boston terrier wearing some bling and a black and white checked sweater. They learn his name is Dudu. Their song goes like this: “Dudu loves to sleep/Eat lots of sweets/He loves us/And he will never go hungry.” So random. Cousins arrive next, and as predicted, flip out over the cuteness. They choose and brown and white puff named Sophia. Ma’Ayan tries to make up a song, but it consists of mostly, “vai vai vai.” Batel comes up with “She walks the streets/breaking hearts/wiggles at the dogs/making them blink.” Well, that song certainly made me blink!
Streets of Paris. Falafel are flying solo at the moment, and climb the stairs. I wonder where TaKomi went? Elsewhere, D/D recruit some young guys to help them. They hit the stairs.
Montmartre. Romi/Michele? Safe. Same goes for TaKo. Mor/Lior appear out of nowhere, and stumble over the names of the team they yielded, “Debi and Deba.”
Dogs. Talia turns into a sentimental mess. The girls argue. TaKo pick a grey poodle with a Jewish star dog tag. Romi/Michele pick a puffy poof named Tundles. Talia comes up with a song and Koby has trouble with it. Lior/Mor and Romi/Michele sing as well.
Cake. ShiMin are still not finished. Yasmin chokes down the egg and they finish.
Plaza. David/Eliran can’t find the caricaturist. Purples are busy feeding their dog. Finally, Blue Collar arrives with their dog. Double-battle! In this one, the teams must dress up (or down) and model some underwear for two gay guys.
Streets of Paris. ShiMin wander aimlessly asking people stuff in Hebrew. They eventually find the stairs. They walk up and down the stairs.
Square. LiMor and TaKo are singing to their dogs. Romi/Michele have their dog sitting on someone’s car. It looks like a police car. Purples ask for directions and are told they’re there. They find the caricaturist and it’s them, as a devil/angel combo, only Batel is the angel and Ma’Ayan the devil, instead of the other way around. Whoops. Romi/Michele pass by the cousins, who exchange a look and then decide to help the sisters and direct hem to the caricaturist. Romi/Michele get their clue in 3rd, and the parents in 4th. All head out for taxis, and the parents box out the sisters. Mor argues that there’s no line in public, and she’s right, but it doesn’t stop the girls from yelling futilely as the cab passes them.
Taxi. Blue Collar find out their little guy is a lady. In the Parents cab, their dog passes some gas.
Salon des Miroirs. Blue Collar arrive in first to meet Tony, aka Jesus in High Heels. They comment on the strangeness of the model, who admittedly is pretty strange. They practice walking and I can already tell that this is not a promising roadblock in terms of excitement. Prove me wrong, Race. LiMor arrive and similarly note Jesus in High Heels. Jesus tells the parents that they’ll be walking in underwear. Lior walks like Sandra Bullock at the beginning of Miss Congeniality, you know, before she gets all hot.
Double-battle. First up, Blue Collar vs. LiMor. The boys take the stage first, and admittedly, the gay guys are into them. They do look great walking away. In come Mor and Lior. Lior has his shirt on, unlike the guys, and Mor’s in more of a strappy dress. Who wins? We’ll wait and see.
Montmartre. Falafel are not yielded. Debby prays, but we already know she’s not gonna be happy. The usual suspects are behind it: TaKo, Cousins, Parents, and Blue Collar. They bitch about all four teams.
Double-battle. The judges pick Blue Collar. Mor calls them out in a confessional, and Lior’s all, they should pick us to win so they can see the boys again.” LOL. They walk off in underwear and victory. Next up: find a famous bridge with locks.
Streets of Paris. Sisters and TaKo look for cabs. TaKo chew gum.
Double-battle. TaKo arrive, and their dog looks ready to pee. They try practicing and they are…really bad at it. LiMor vs. TaKo. This time around, LiMor look happier and more relaxed. Talia looks adorable and doesn’t do that badly. Then…Koby. They put him in a sort of boxer-brief/diaper combination. It’s not pretty. He does get creative though. Judging time. It’s a close one, so they do a sudden death for the ladies, Mor vs. Talia. I personally thought Talia did better, but the judges go for Mor’s naturalness and the parents part ways with their dog and head to the bridge.
Dogs. Falafel pick a dog that looks like Happy from 7th Heaven. D/D pick a dog with painted nails and a leopard printed coat. Falafel sing and it sounds like a gumball machine. Debby tells us she’s not good with rhyming, singing or animals. Wrong show to be on, Deb. Falafel’s dog’s dish says Glamour on it, but they call him “Gribble” or something. D/D find the caricaturist, and Debby comments that her face looks warped. Dana tells her mother that that’s the point, and the Debby gets her caricatured face pasted over her real face. The editors must really hate her. In other news, Ma’Ayan is getting peed on. Yay!
Double-battle. In come the sisters. Coral looks natural, Romi goofballs it up. Battle time: TaKo vs. Romi/Michele. They don’t do half bad, but I’m betting that TaKo get a pass to put Koby out of his misery. Coral shoves Koby. Romi has a back tattoo I never noticed before. The judges comment that the girls look “bitchy.” Um yeah, they’re trying to be models. The girls are heartbroken after losing to Koby, but it’s better for us viewers.
Double-battle. Ma’Ayan/Batel arrive and it shall be a chick battle. Requisite making fun of the model. Ma’Ayan wants to be funny, but the model’s not having it. Battle time: Romi/Michele vs. the Purples.The sisters do pretty much the same as before, and unlike normal girls, each team compliments the other and Ma’Ayan even gives the sisters a smile. Judging time – they give the Purples advice in English that they probably don’t understand, and they backhandedly call Coral a bitch again, but the sisters win and give up their dog.
Streets of Paris. ShiMin still haven’t even gotten their dog yet. Falafel worry about being models.
Dogs. ShiMin are left with a dachshund but fortunately, because Yasmin is a horrible singer (or we are running low on time) we see them getting the clue.
Double-battle. Purples vs. Falafel. No surprise when the girls win. Ma’Ayan compares herself to Bar Refaeli, because they have the same last name, and they’re off.
Double-battle. Falafel vs. D/D. Dana comments that Itzik looks like Gumby and she’s not wrong. Debby walks down the catwalk and for one of the first times this race, aces the task. Dana’s got a wicked side pony and a smile knowing that she and her mom have it in the bag. Until Debby loses a shoe. Whoops. Even with that misstep (LOL) the girls win and leave the guys in the dust.
Streets of Paris. ShiMin are bummed and in a cab.
Double-battle. Falafel vs. ShiMin. This one’s for all the marbles. Yasmin’s in some granny panties, and she trips too. Here comes Shimi and…wow, I could watch him walk all day. Then his partner points out that he’s leaking a trail of poo down the catwalk. The worst has happened, and it’s hilarious. Even through all that, it must surely be Falafel who wins, but apparently they were worse than a tripper and some dog poop, because ShiMin win. The guys are the losers of the day, and sit on the catwalk in defeat for their penalty.
Next time: Nighttime leg in Paris with lots of locks and bells. David/Eliran are asked to sidestep the mat. Someone’s in trouble.
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Episode 11: Pop, Lock and Drop It
Aaand…we’re still in Paris.
Taxis. All the teams are on their way to the bridge with love padlocks. Blue Collar is happy to be in first, but the parents are on their heels. Lior is still impressed with Paris. I am not. Romi/Michele are happy about the snow. Talia is giving a lecture on history. In other words, normal activities.
Bridge. It’s a roadblock, and the teams must dress up as Quasimodo and try to unlock a lock. Every time they can’t open a lock, their partner must ring a bell. David is taking this one, and they start their search. His fingers are freezing. Parents arrive, are summarily shocked at the locks. Lior and Talia will be taking this one. Mor can’t stop criticizing her husband. Granted, it’s been a long leg, but this can’t end well. Talia comments that she feels sexy in her burqa. Blue Collar finds a lock written in Hebrew, but that’s not the ticket.
Taxis. D/D talk about their master plan. Purples are proud of themselves. Yasmin has a good feeling despite Shimi Downer.
Bridge. Sisters arrive, and Romi takes the hump. She reads the key, which apparently says “Abus,” which is a lock brand. Koby notices something’s up with the girls, but they don’t give it up. Romi gives the couple a huge fakeout. Hee. At least she’s not fighting with her sister. Blue Collar are already frustrated. Mor tells her husband to sit rather than kneel. And the first lock is opened…by David. Blue Collar boys keep their lead and get their next clue. Mor congratulates the competitors, and Lior starts to pray. His first lock after the prayer? Nope. But the second one does the trick, and they also maintain their placing. They both read the next clue, a Route Info. At the
Pavilion Kleber, they must make a champagne tower, and every five minutes, drink more champagne. A recipe for fun!
Streets of Paris. For some reason, Falafel are listed as 5th, when we obviously know they’re last.
Champagne. Just like that, Blue Collar arrives in first and starts to build. Hopefully their construction background will aid them here. This task becomes fun for them, and fast. Parents see a statue of children – a statue! – and Mor has another cry, missing her children. At least this time they’re in second instead of last, so they can whimper away. She dries her tears and they enter the champagne room.
Bridge. Cousins (who are actually in first) and D/D arrive, and it appears that Batel and Dana will be attempting this challenge. Ma’Ayan seems more interested in something on her finger. It gets later and later. Romi and Talia are cold. All the ladies are struggling, in a general montage. Who will get the next lock? Debby’s crying and she’s not even unlocking any locks. Coral, seeing her sister cry, gets teary herself. Talia comments that she wants to throw all the locks off the bridge. Coral gives her sister a kiss. Debby and Coral bear hug to keep warm. Coral interviews that Debby’s a wuss for not supporting her own daughter, and indeed, Dana’s fed up with her mom’s BS. Debby storms off.
Champagne. Blue Collar are drinking. Parents are drinking. Mor snaps at her husband. Eliran tells her to shut up. Blue Collar finish their tower, and Eliran starts to pour. Mor/Lior stop to watch, and the boys do indeed have it. They celebrate with – what else? – champagne. Rip and read, and it’s finally pit stop time. Their greeter, however, is a big black blob, and they have to ask 20 questions before checking in. And he’s a baguette. I could not make this stuff up.
Bridge. ShiMin arrive in seventh, and Shimi’s in the hot seat (er…cold cloak) tonight. Back at D/D, they’re fighting, and Dana is, once again, doing all the work and Debby is completely failing at…life. This team would be much more functional if it was Dana and Dana. More crying. Dana finds the bright side, but tells her mom to believe in her. The boisterous Falafels make their way in, yelling their hearts out. Itzik is on lock duty, and Eliran is on annoying duty. A hand unlocks a lock, and it’s Batel. They are officially in third. Romi gets one next. The sisters comment that their mother will cry when seeing this episode. The cousins, for once, as speechless.
Pit Stop. It’s the Arc d’Trioumphe. In first place, it’s Blue Collar. But…Ron tells them to step aside, because they have to play 20 questions. I would have punched someone. Also I would be drunk at this point. They have 2 minutes. They get the baguette, and are officially team number one, for the first time this race. They call the Arc d’Trioumphe their personal arch of victory. (Arch: “No problem, I’ve been called worse.”)
Champagne. Sisters arrive and make a toast. Romi’s cold fingers prove to be butterfingers and she drops some. Purples arrive, and are confused. They barely have a base before they get their second serving of champagne. Ma’Ayan already feels hungover. Mor places the final cup on her tower, and Lior pours. They get their pit stop clue.
Bridge. Talia gets a lock, and they’re off in fifth. D/D? Still miserable. Debby starts whining again, but Dana finds her lock. Debby emits a strange shriek and Dana looks like a dead person she’s so white. So, we’re down to Shimi and Itzik. Itzik comments that he’s from Africa so the cold is especially hard for him. Itzik opens a lock, and the Falafel boys are out of last place. They blow past D/D and get a cab.
Pit Stop. Parents. Lior almost has a fall. 21 Questions time. And…they’re out of time. 15 minute penalty until they can guess again. Bummerific. Mor comments that they could be there a year and a half.
Champagne. TaKo arrive and have their first drinks. Talia’s already tipsy. In walk Falafel, having made up major time. Lots of dropping going on, most of it by the Purples. Falafels are doing it completely wrong. Talia is…drunk. D/D arrive, and they’re yielded. Fortunately, they can warm up and get ready for a task that several teams are already struggling with, so they’ve got a chance. With less of a chance are Shimi/Yasmin, who just opened their lock. Cousins comment on Koby the librarian’s OCD. Romi/Michele’s tower takes a small tumble, but it stays up and they start their pour. Coral completes it and they’re back in third.
Pit Stop. Mor/Lior find a guy who looks like Bobby Moynihan to help them. Romi/Michele arrive, but Mor/Lior beat them to the punch and guess correctly, and they are officially in second place. They hug and are happy. Until Mor starts to cry again. Sisters arrive at the mat, and Coral randomly guesses the right answer with about 5 seconds to go, and they’re in third. It’s been only four legs, but they’ve been in the top three for three of them, something no other team can say. They head off for some rest.
Champagne. ShiMin join the party, Shimi yelling to add to the ambiance. The yield runs out, and D/D make a fashionably late entrance. Predictably, Debby is a goner from the beginning. Shimi is frustrated and blows his stack…over. Falafel has risen to the top, but their base is wrong and they must start over. Next to them, TaKo are closing in on a win. Batel comments that their tower looks more like a Leaning Tower of Pisa in comparison to Talia and Koby. The girls pick up a bottle that’s already open. Whoops. Their Leaning Tower stays erect, as does Talia and Koby’s. TaKo get a cab first. Talia is speaking in English. Ma’Ayan is yelling “Harry Potter Harry Potter.”
Pit Stop. Rolling up to the mat are the Purples. They try valiantly, starting with Nicolas Sarkozy, but only get up to food as the time runs out. Here come Somewhat-Sober Koby and Drunk Talia. Drunk Talia guesses baguette, and they’re so drunk that they’re all giggly and, “of course it’s a baguette! This makes total sense!” I love that time when you’re so drunk that everything’s funny and/or makes sense or both. They are delighted to find out that they’re in fourth and walk off in victory…well, for Talia, it’s a stumble. But at least you lightened up a little, Toots. Can we have Drunk Talia on every leg?
Champagne. Dana has enjoyed puzzles since childhood. Indeed, she’s doing a great job. Falafel boys’ tower takes a tumble. Itzik tells Eliran that if he doesn’t want to do this, sit over there. Dana’s done, and of course she’s pouring, and they’ve now passed two teams and depart in sixth. Shimi takes a pour, and Falafel are starting over. It’s getting pretty sad for the Falafel boys as ShiMin leave, and then Eliran does, in frustration. Of all the tasks this leg, it’s this one?
Pit Stop. D/D are on their way. Cousins are still clueless. D/D get a pretty blue cab, and their driver does not respond to Debby’s silliness. Shimi is yelling. It seems like Purples and D/D are racing to the pit stop. Purples are up for their second try, and get it. Ma’Ayan hugs the giant baguette, as you do. They are quite excited at being in fifth. In come D/D, and Debby is drunk as a skunk, but she gets it after remarkably few tries. 6th place for them. They’ll take it.
Champagne. Falafel have gotten it together and complete the task but they’re still in last.
Pit Stop. ShiMin guess, and they get the penalty. Falafel boys have a chance to catch up…can they? Both teams arrive at the pit stop, and ShiMin gets it on their second try. They rejoice in being lucky seven. In come Falafel. Hungry Hungry Itzik gets baguette, and we hear the Guitar Chords of Bad News. The boys know that they are in last. Ron doesn’t immediately say that they’re eliminated, and indeed it’s a NEL and the Falafels live to roll around the world for another leg.
Next time: Goodbye Europe, Hello Rio, for the franchise’s first trip to the Americas.
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G.B.:
More races need drunk tasks.
Jai Ho:
Episode 12: Sun's Out Buns Out
We open in Paris. For the last time, hopefully.
Pit start. David/Eliran rip and read, and they’re headed to the samba-loving South American nation of Brazil. All the teams do the same. Talia clues us in that we are headed to Rio de Janeiro. Ma’Ayan wonders if she can take a train to Brazil. We get a tickets/driving montage. Purples are asked what city in Brazil. I sure hope they know. All teams are on the same flight.
Brazil. We see the Purples in the mob of teams, so at least they got there. They all flurry into cabs. In the Blue Collar Cab, David is looking forward to extreme sports, but Eliran’s more into extreme butts. I have a feeling that that is going to become a recurring theme. In the Sisters cab, they sing a song about bikinis. Coral likes warm places, and Romi confirms that this is a refresher. TaKo cab – Koby dislikes water and getting food stuck in his teeth. The parents share some orange juice in their cab. Ok, this is getting boring. Debby reveals herself to be a butt girl as well.
Samba dancers. They dance around flags, so it must be the site of a clue. Up in first: TaKo. Talia reveals the first task, in which they must pick a scantily clad samba dancer, who will take them to the beach, where they must samba the whole way to the Prom Queen board. Unfortunately, not even being in Brazil endows this team with rhythm, but at least they’re having fun. In second are the neon-clad sisters, who pick a hot mama in metal. In third, D/D arrive at the dancers, and they must ask the dancer if her boobs and butt are real. Turns out the boobs aren’t but the butt is. Inquiring minds want to know! They happily head off behind the other two teams.
Streets of Rio. Romi/Michele catch up to TaKo and are within about a block.
Cabs. Ma’Ayan and Batel’s cabbie goes full throttle. Batel notes how different the people look here. Falafel sings a song about the sun. It’s refreshing that this is actually a new leg, and the teams are all on equal footing again. Eliran is looking forward to erasing their earlier mistakes.
Samba dancers. Blue Collar pull up in 4th and get a lady in blue to accompany them. LiMor arrive in fifth and choose a chick in gold. They have some trouble keeping up. Falafel boys, now in 6th, must note their girl’s booty as well, and Itzik can’t stop staring. But here’s a twist! Eliran and Itzik must wear their winter gear for this leg. Living in Texas, I sympathize with them, but it is a good NEL punishment.
Beach. Barry Manilow plays as TaKo arrive at the beach, and now it’s a beach hunt. Romi/Michele arrive as arrive and start their beach search. I sure hope they’re at the right beach. They are, and pass up TaKo to be first at the Prom Queen board. I’m hoping that everyone’s over the Cousins/Dana/Debby thing. Romi/Michele mix it up by bucking the trend, voting for TaKo, but TaKo stick with the
Cousins. The teams arrive at a sand sculpture of three tanning ladies with hot heinies. Their next clue awaits them on the beach. Both teams arrive, and they must complete a butt workout with the locals. Coral’s got the hots for the instructor, and Talia translates her feelings and transmits them to the appreciative teacher. Koby compares the task to Jane Fonda in the 80s. The three girls are feelin’ good, but Koby’s feeling the burn. Talia shows off her ballet moves to the sisters.
Cabs. ShiMin are stuck in a spot of traffic, as are the Purples, but the girls get there first by a mile. Poor ShiMin and their horrible taxi luck. The girls, of course, pick a gal in purple. ShiMin finally get their dancer in last place.
Beach. LiMor are lost, allow Blue Collar to pass them up, and they choose D/D. Speaking of the devils, they dance up to the board in 4th, and vote for the Cousins, as they believe that they’re stragglers who need to go. Blue Collar and D/D pass the asses, and of course Debby must touch the sand. Both teams join the class already in progress. They all do some leg lifts, with David notably distracted. Falafel arrive in 5th, apparently having passed up the U-turn board. Whoops? They join the party on the beach. Debby touches one of the ladies’ rears, bringing the count up to 5. Then the workout ends. I sure hope that the three late-joining teams (D/D, Blue Collar, and Falafel) don’t get to skip out on this early. Doesn’t look like they get off the hook, as only the Sisters and Ta/Ko are seen with the clue, which tells them to samba the whole way on a bus ride to San Conrado beach. Blue Collar and D/D complete the task, heading off in 3rd and 4th, but it doesn’t matter much because all four teams catch the same bus, making the task infinitely easier as they basically fill up the bus, what with 4 dancers and 8 cameramen. Koby declares it the samba bus. At the Prom Queen board, ShiMin seal the deal and officially u-turn Cousins. Said cousins arrive next, and u-turn D/D, but not before actually complimenting them (well, Dana) on being strong, which I can’t argue with. They pick the D/D card up, with Ma’Ayan saying “nothing personal,” but Batel being like, “but it is kinda personal,” Ma’Ayan: “Yeah, I guess it’s personal.” Um…what? Having fallen way behind (2nd to 2nd to last), in walk LiMor up to the u-turn board. Obviously, they pick D/D. ShiMin appear at the butt task, and he’s got quite a roving eye. Could just be bad angles.
Party Bus 1. It lets out the top four teams (Sisters , TaKo, and Blue Collar) and it’s a Fast Forward/Roadblock. Fast Forward: Play beach tennis on a nude beach, nude. Coral votes for FF, but Romi says it could be really far away and impossible, and then they’d be screwed. Plus, they’re already in first, so they might as well just stay there. Roadblock: It’s a two-parter. Roadblocker must hang glide to their partner, who is sitting on a surfboard just off the beach. They must land, then swim to find their partner, collect them, and paddle back. Lots of stuff to take care of. Coral takes it for the Sisters and heads up the mountain. She’s a little unnerved. Romi is actually struggling more in the rough surf. Up on the mountain, Coral gets a pep talk from her gliding partner, who warns her that she could die. Great job, gliding partner. Back at the harbor, Romi looks pretty Rip Girls as she paddles out. Atop the mountain, Coral has a last minute minor freakout. Elsewhere, TaKo and Blue Collar do the rip and read, and David and Talia will be the air partners, leaving Eliran and Koby at sea. Eliran is pissed that he won’t get to glide, and David’s not pleased that he has to. Talia is super excited to fly, Koby…not so hot on the swimming.
Beach. Ma’Ayan/Batel join the beach workout party, so that’s everyone but LiMor…but here they are. Itzik almost kicks Mor in the face. Falafel are deemed done and collect their clue. Itzik is obviously attracted to the big booty Brazilian mama. They get back in Paris gear and head to the party bus.
Harbor (AKA where the roadblock is, which is also a beach, so I will be calling it harbor). Eliran wants to fly so badly. Both men head out on their boards.
Mountain. Coral is still in her mini freakout mode. Here come David and (possibly drunk) Talia, who does a weird little swaying dance. We know that Coral is not going back out, so here she is, jumping with a huge scream but then enjoying the view. She yells that she’s coming for Romi, who hears her sister’s screams.
Beach. ShiMin get their party bus clue in sixth. They are joined on the bus by D/D and Falafel. Yasmin is taking care of bus fare. That can’t be a good thing.
Mountain. Talia’s all, “shut up and throw me off this mountain.” She seems to enjoy the ride, and switches to English briefly. David flies off as well with little fanfare. In the air, Talia takes time to appreciate God and his creations. “God: Don’t mention it.”
Harbor. Coral comes in for a landing, but is kind of stumped as to how to find her sister in the big, big ocean. She is afraid of drowning and hesitates.
Beach. LiMor and Cousins get the party bus clue.
Roadblock Marker. Falafel hit the clue in first, and Itzik opts for the FF. They’ve had a lot of bad luck this past leg, but they’re willing to take the risk and head to the nude beach, knowing that they’re dunzo if anybody beat them to the punch. ShiMin and D/D reach the marker, and a much more chipper Debby actually volunteers to do the roadblock, and Shimi guilt trips Yasmin into doing it because he’s running out of roadblocks. Yasmin is the first of the flyers to be afraid of heights. Debby, on the other hand, is rather excited. Yasmin gets suited up and wants to cry. Debby gets suited up and ready, declaring that she’s not afraid of heights…until it hits her that she’s actually doing this for the first time. Of course, she must first flirt with the copilot, because if the worst happens at least she’ll die tryin’.
Harbor. Dana and Shimi are struggling against the waves. Talia comes in for a landing. She is unaware that she must find Koby from one of the now 5 racers in the water (Koby, Romi, Shimi, Eliran, and Dana). Unlike Coral, Talia runs right into the water. David lands and dives in and Talia, who is panicking, needs his help, and they head out together. Unfortunately for her, Koby is far, and Eliran is right here, and Blue Collar zips past the other teams, heading back to the beach. And they of course do the stupid, playing in the water before getting their clue. They do look hot though…well, mostly David. Route Info: They must do a last samba with their lady and head to Rocinha, one of Brazil’s toughest favelas, and search for their next clue there. Back at the beach, Coral finally gets the grapes to go into the water. She must have been either quick or lucky because we see her reunite with Romi a minute later as Talia’s still treading water. Both teams race in. TaKo do the “strategic” thing, or the natural thing, riding the waves in rather than doing paddling. Both teams arrive at the same time and are off following the Blue Collars.
Mountain. Debby makes her jump, and she seems to enjoy a task for one of the first times ever. Yasmin, however, is looking like she’s about to be tortured. She makes the jump…and doesn’t stop running. Her legs keep going and she’s doing a midair running man while breathing heavily and yelling. Debby comes in for a soft landing, as does Yasmin. Yasmin thinks that Shimi will be all proud of her, waiting and smiling on the beach…not so.
Party Bus. LiMor and Cousins are dancing. Ma’Ayan is pulling the arms of a clearly bored woman who probably just wants to contemplate her life choices. LiMor arrive next at the Roadblock, and get ready cause now it gets weird to the max. Apparently, Mor is forced to do this, since Lior’s over the weight limit. Mor refuses to even consider doing it. Ma’Ayan takes it for the Cousins, which was the correct choice because this is what Batel DIDN’T want to do. Good race ESP, ladies. Ma’Ayan heads up, flies, “tickles God” (her words, not mine), and is down on the beach lickety-split. Mor? Still refusing. At this point she actually responds to every single thing her husband says with “I am not doing this.”
Harbor. Debby stumbles into the water to rescue dear daughter and is actually being a champ at this. Ma’Ayan also heads into the water and finds Batel before they both take a tumble into the water. They beat D/D back to shore by riding the waves like Ta/Ko and are in fourth all of a sudden, because Falafel are fast forwarding, LiMor are being cranky, and Yasmin seems to have disappeared. Cousins and D/D depart in 4th/5th. Back at LiMor, she’s just plain yelling now.
Ocean. And…here’s Shimi, puking, complete with sound effects. Cue Yasmin looking dopily into the water. Shimi pukes. Yasmin bobbles. He paddles a little closer to her and she gets on the paddleboard that her boyfriend just puked all over. Ew. LiMor watch from a distance as Shimi/Yasmin ride in on the puke board. They embrace and Shimi seems appreciative and caring, and they kiss. We saw this guy throwing up a minute ago. His breath must be awful.
LiMor. Sad music plays as Lior walks off in anger and Mor is sitting teary-eyed. Finally, Mor gets up and says, “Let’s do this,” and end of episode.
Standings:
Heading to Rocinha:
1. Blue Collar
2. Romi/Michele
3. Talia/Koby
4. Cousins
5. D/D
6. Pukemi and Girlfriend
Contemplating whether to do the Roadblock or not:
7. LiMor
Status unknown at this time:
8. Falafel.
Next time: Poverty! A dog stuck in a wall? Debby and Talia have officially sobered up and there will be much drama.
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So…
Are you happy that we’re finally out of Europe?
Is the samba music driving you nuts?
Do you like big butts and cannot lie?
Will Mor get up in the air?
Will anyone get naked? Or arrested?
Find out more (soon, hopefully tomorrow) on Brazil, ep. 2.
G.B.:
Oh wow, so Falafel wearing their winter gear was a NEL penalty? I thought they were wearing it 'cus they had to give up their bags for this leg (Because of the hang-gliding) and they figured they might need it at some point.
I'm not sure I like this penalty. It's not really enough of a penalty for arriving last. It's more of a moderate inconvenience.
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