Ep 1 Recap
Here are the teams again:
http://amazingrace.wikia.com/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_Vietnam:_Cu%E1%BB%99c_%C4%90ua_K%E1%BB%B3_Th%C3%BA_2012_TeamsI'm gonna call them like this:
Tuấn Anh & Xuân Sơn: the cousins
Minh Châu & Trần Châu: the Châus
Richie & Mimi: the V-A couple
Baggio & Thanh Phúc: the actors
Thanh Thủy & Minh Thoa: the best friends
Chí Bình & Hồng Long: the professional travelers
Thanh Tuấn & Mỹ Trâm: the married couple
Phương Thảo & Minh Hoàng: the athletic couple
Gia Bình & Bảo Châu: the co-workers
Thành Trung & Thanh Bằng: the brothers
Starting Line: My Dinh National Stadium
Starting Line Task: Teams had to search for their first clues, hidden under 10000 seats on B stand of the stadium. The co-workers & the brothers struggled to find the clues. The brothers was the last team to find the clue, about 30 minutes after the co-workers.
Roadblock: Who wants to conquer the height?
In this Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the roof of the stadium and abseil down to receive their next clues. Tuấn Anh, Minh Châu, Richie, Thành Phúc, Thanh Thủy, Hồng Long, Mỹ Trâm, Minh Hoàng, Gia Bình and Thành Trung performed this Roadblock.
Route Info: Take a taxi or bus to Thanh Niên Street and search for your next clue. You have 500,000 VND for this leg of the race.
All teams took taxies to Thanh Niên Street and found the clue box placed on a lake shore.
Detour: Crowded Street or Beautiful Words
In Crowded Street, teams had to travel to Đồng Xuân Market, pick up a list of goods including 2 reed mats, 2 masks, 1 pipe and 1 feather duster, then find 3 marked shops located in Hàng Mã Street, Hàng Chiếu Street and Hàng Vải Street to collect the goods listed. After that, they had to carry them back to Đồng Xuân Market to receive their next clues. The best friends, the professional travelers, the married couple, the V-A couple and the brothers chose this detour. The V-A couple was lost because Mimi didn't know anything about Hanoian streets. She thought Hàng Vải was a clothes shop, so they searched in Đồng Xuân Market instead (In Hanoi Old Quarter, a street name is the thing that street sells). It was also shown that Mimi was the weakest person in the race.
In Beautiful Words, teams had to travel to Temple of Literature, the very first university of Vietnam, build 942 years ago. Here, one member had to listen to a four-sentence poem for only 1 time, then tell their partner to write it down and bring it to an old calligraphist to check. If it's correct, they would receive their next clues. If not, they had to wait for one incense to burn out (about 15 minutes?), then they'd be able to listen again. The cousins, the Châus, the actors, the athletic couple, the co-workers chose this detour. The co-workers wasted so much time doing this Detour.
Route Info: Travel by taxi or bus to the pit stop, National Museum of Vietnamese History. The last team to check in may be eliminated.
Placing:
#1: The best friends - won the Express Pass (thẻ ưu tiên)
#2: The professional travelers
#3: The married couple
#4: The cousins
#5: The Châus
#6: The actors
#7: The athletic couple
#8: The V-A couple
#9: The brothers
#10: The co-workers (saved by NEL, marked for elimination)