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G.B.:
Yes, I'm reading these, and they're so awesome! No only do they help me understand what they're saying and answer questions I have, but they really really help me write the wiki pages for these races! I hope you can get 7 and 8 done soon :)

You mentioned Facebook pages for the teams. Which ones have you seen Facebook for? I still need last names for David, Eliran, Mor, Lior, Itzik and Other Eliran.

Jai Ho:
I'm 2 behind but today was just not my day.

Here's Eppy 7.

Enjoy.

Episode 7: Linens N' Sings

Flamenco music leads us to Sevilla, Spain.

Pit Start. Romy/Michele exit the station, and beckon to Falafel behind them, teeming up for the time being and wondering where D/D are. Cutting to them, wandering and wondering at what a beautiful day it is. LiRonit get a cab.

Cordoba Station. LiRonit are pulled aside by some locals, who hand Ronit a newspaper…that has her picture in it. Apparently, someone took a picture of them racing and it got published in the local paper. First train is here, and on it are D/D, LiRonit, Falafel, and Sisters.  D/D have a heart-to-heart…er…something like that. Ronit looks at pictures of her daughter and wonders if she’s being a bad mother by being on the race. Eliran and Itzik…miss their coworkers. And…Debby’s still in tears. At this point even like “dude. Save it.”

Sevilla. Train arrive and Falafel are the first to bolt out of the station and nab a taxi. The other teams are not far behind them. Debby observes that the streets are empty, maybe everyone’s taking a siesta? Foreshadowing!

Streets of Sevilla. All four teams arrive at the same time to the task, which are to wear funny hats, sit on a bed, and convince locals to carry them on said beds to a square, which is also the site of a Prom Queen board. The teams pick beds and it’s every bed for himself. And the first life goes to the Falafel boys, who are off…and then deposited on the other side of the street outside a Starbucks, where their men abandon them. They get some men, including a boy with a Nemo toy…who put them right back where they started, but eventually got going. D/D are off, turning the corner toward the Falafel boys. LiRonit get a lift, with Ronit blowing kisses. D/D pass Falafel, only to be put down shortly before the boys, with LiRonit parallel parking between them. Romy/Michele get some tough girls to carry them, and then some men, but they too get deposited, albeit further down the line.

Cordoba. Persians. Blue Collar. TaKo, with a pep talk from Talia. And now we’re at the station, with all five trailing teams (Shimi/Yasmin and Lior/Mor) on the train. Blue Collar Boys have ugly sweaters. Cousins are praying.

Sevilla. Taxi time for everyone. TaKo, Blue Collar, and Persians hit the beds. Ma’Ayan says this task is perfect one for her, since she can sleep until November. Blue Collar Boys? Are 85 kilo each. The first lift of this group go to TaKo. They defend themselves by attempting to appeal with “haven’t the Jews suffered enough? Persians get a lift, as do the other two teams. David/Eliran’s boys drop them and go back for Romi/Michele. LiMore arrive and seem to do it right, recruiting locals before they even start. But…whoops, their bed breaks and one of their people is on the ground, and they lose interest.

Prom Queen board. Romi/Michele have charmed their way back into first, and choose the cousins for the second U-turn of the race. Man, girls just hate each other. More on that soon. Their next task is to make funny faces and take pictures of themselves doing it. Romi declares herself an expert at making faces, and she demonstrates.

Streets of Sevilla. Falafel and LiMore get lifts, passing up an angry Yasmin, who actually yells at Shimi (a first!) as well as all the other teams, who stare on jealously. But it’s LiMore who get there, and are now in second. They opt for D/D. Falafel, who have just stopped short, summon a veritable army of ladies to carry them, and give the Persians their second vote of the day.

Funny faces. Mor seems to have the funny face in the family. Falafel? Are arguing of all things. About the position of the finger on the nose. They inadvertently flip off the camera, and stomp away. Romi is good at crossing her eyes, and the sisters are done and head out in first, and it’s a detour. We haven’t seen one of these in a while. First choice is King of Rugs, where the teams must clean rugs piggy-back style. Second choice is King of Serenades, where they must sing, along with troubadours, a song about violets and hand over a violet every time the word “violet” appears in the card. Reading the clue, Romi goes absolutely crazy, since the violet song is her favorite. They unsurprisingly choose Serenade. In a confessional, Romi sings while Coral looks unimpressed. They choose an older lady in a reddish-brown coat. To her benefit, Romi actually sings pretty well. They hand off their first flower and switch. The lady grows bored and gives the girls back all the flowers, so now they’re back to square one. Or note one.

Streets of Sevilla. This looks like either a performance art piece, or the weirdest orphanage ever. LiRonit are getting no love, and not attracting any with their fighting. Over at D/D’s bed, Dana’s the one in tears this time, maybe to test her mother, maybe because…I don’t know. This has been a long leg. She collapses on the bed in tears. Up next to them, TaKo appear and use their mojo to help the girls feel better, and indeed they do get a lift, with Debby recording with some guy’s digital camera. TaKo get a lift and start singing Hava Nagila. Persians get a lift as well, and we have a bed race.

Prom Queen board. D/D arrive, and the men all want to take the u-turn cards with Debby’s picture on it. If I were her, I would’ve said take them all, but the show probably frowns upon that. They vote for the Cousins. Next up, TaKo opt for D/D.

Faces. Kobi is art directing Talia to the nth degree. Falafel seem to be getting it together. Lior doesn’t know his right from his left, but they get it and are in second. They pick Rugs and proceed to what looks like an awesome palace with a fountain to greet them. Mor gets on Lior’s shoulders and starts beating the rug, which is really gross and dirty. Why didn’t they give them any goggles? The mind, it boggles. They ask for approval and are denied. Back at the faces, TaKo have passed Falafel, but they’re both on their way to Serenade.

Serenade. Romi/Michele attract a lady in a bright orange coat and are notably more excited than before. TaKo and Falafel arrive. TaKo go up to a couple of ladies at an umbrella table, which is actually a good choice, since they appear to be either eating or drinking something and less likely to leave, unless they’re planning a dine-n-dash, they have no choice but to stay. Neither Talia nor Koby, however, can sing. Eliran finds a little old lady, and his singing gives me horrible Tom Kashty flashbacks. Go away, Tom. Over at
Romi/Michele, they finish up with their orange lady, and it’s time for the Prom Queen board. Off they go.

Streets of Sevilla. Little Orphan Ronit is living the hard-knock life, weeping with frustration. ShiMin geta lift, as do the Blue Collar Boys. The cousins have reached the Prom Queen board in fifth, and choose D/D. In sixth, LiRonit also pick D/D. Blue Collar Boys consider the Cousins, but go with D/D, officially making them the U-Turn queens for this leg.

Serenade. TaKo and Falafel are done and get the Sol y Sombra clue.

Faces. Eliran and Batel are hard at work for their teams. Ma’Ayan worries about her marriage prospects. Dana can roll her tongue, but Debby cannot. Ronit talks about disabled people. D/D are now finished and in fifth, choosing Serenade. Little do they know, but they’ll be doing both. Racist Yasmin and her partner are now at the board, U-turning Cousins but it will not make a difference. Now in sixth and seventh, LiRonit and Blue Collar pick rugs. Speaking of which…

Rugs. LiMor are still not done. LiRonit and Blue Collar get there in no time at all, tackling the stairs like there’s no tomorrow. Predictably, Ronit gets on Liran’s back, but with the boys it could be either – it turns out to be David doing the beating on top of Eliran. LOL. LiRonit take a break. The boys talk about their weight some more, and get a no. LiMor take a break now, and resort to arguing, but it doesn’t seem too bad.

Serenade. D/D pick a blonde in a trendy black coat. Debby sings like Ursula from the Little Mermaid. As one might expect. Elsewhere, Falafel are running, as are TaKo. TaKo, as usual, struggle with navigating.

Tower. Romi/Michele are first at the u-turn board, and apparently there is a revenge u-turn as well. Let’s see how that plays out. They are not u-turned, so off they trot into the next episode. Falafel do the same, in second, with slightly more celebration. TaKo approach the board with trepidation, but are pleasantly surprised, and off they go in third, having made a huge comeback.

Faces. This is not too interesting to recap. The Cousins finish in eighth, and ShiMin bring up the rear. Both choose Serenade.
Serenade. Shimi asks a man, then Yasmin corrects him that they need a woman. They find a gray haired lady in a colorful scarf over at the umbrella tables. Apparently, their singing is so bad that they get a huge confessional over it. Hee. The Cousins find a blonde with glasses. Batel sings, and Ma’Ayan dances like a fool. And…now here’s Yasmin, sounding like a dying squirrel.

Rugs. LiMor are getting frustrated with the guy, who tells them to keep cleaning, and do it stronger. Ronit and David are pounding away, but it’s the parents who finish first, getting the clue and heading to the U-turn board in 4th, another excellent comeback. Back at the rugs, David almost has a nasty fall. Liron gets tired so he and Ronit take a brief back, but get scared that the boys will beat them, so they get right back up. The boys beat them anyway, and are now in 5th. Ronit angrily pounds away, and it works, putting her team back in the game, albeit in 6th.

Serenade. Debby is dancing, and the girls finish in 7th, and are off to the U-turn board. Debby’s already fluttering with frustration and anticipation. The final two teams finish the task, and head to the board as well. Cousins hope that history does not repeat itself.

Prom Queen board. D/D offer a prayer, but it’s not going to change the facts. Debby summons grandma and granddad. But U-turned they are, by Blue Collar, LiMor, LiRonit, Cousins, and TaKo. But wait! Here’s the second U-turn, and here they are. Better use it wisely. They waver between LiMor and LiRonit, and wish they could do both. LiMor it is, however. Off they go to beat the rugs…and here come the lucky parents. They’re not U-turned by the board, but they are U-turned by D/D, so they must serenade.

Rugs. D/D arrive and argue over who will be on top, but Dana wins. There seems to be some wind blowing the dust away, so that helps a little. Elsewhere, LiMor search for the Serenade spot. Back at the rugs, Debby’s wheezing and whimpering. They get a no and are disappointed. Debby’s all “everyone hates us,” but they’re back to beating.

Serenade. The disappointed parents arrive and proceed to sing their hearts out. Back at rugs, Dana beats for her life. End of episode.

Next time: Pit stop mat! FINALLY. Also, soccer.
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Who do you like the least?
Who do you like the most?
Are we EVER going to get rid of anyone else?
Bueller?

G.B.:
Ooh! Revenge U-Turn! Nice!

Jai Ho:
We continue in Spain.

Episode 8: Goal Yeller

The episode clues us in that D/D and LiMore have been u-turned, and the top teams are on their way to their way to the tapas bar, Sol y Sombra. Falafel Boys are in a cab. TaKo, in a cab, interview how the u-turn board is just a part of the game. However, it’s Romi/Michele that beat them both to the tapas bar. The task here is to eat 2 kg of Spanish chorizo. Coral asks how many calories it is. Romi says, “a lot.” Thanks, Romi Deen. Falafel boys arrive next. Note that even though it’s spicy and hot, none of the four seems to be complaining much, except Coral, to whom Romi’s all “just don’t stop and think about what we’re doing.” Enter Talia and Koby. Talia: “When I saw the sides of meat hanging from the ceiling, I knew we were in trouble.” So it was trouble when you walked in? Go tell it to Taylor Swift. Talia does a remarkable transformation from seemingly normal and fairly intelligent racer to the biggest mess on the race. As a vegetarian, she equates this task to taking a bite out of Koby’s shoulders. I get her argument about where the meat comes from, but read The Conscious Omnivore, buckle down, and say to yourself, What Would Nat and Kat do?

U-turned teams. D/D’s rug is still a mess, and LiMore can’t sing. Moving on.

Cabs. Persians sing a song about coffee and cats. I wouldn’t expect anything less. LiRonit’s cabbie talks to them in Spanish and Ronit may or may not understand. Elsewhere, ShiMin are on foot. And…now they’re skipping?  Whatever floats your boat.

Meat. Coral is starting to wobble. Falafel boys are doing fine. Talia takes a bite but can’t even break it with her teeth. Sisters finish and get the next clue, as do Falafel. They must now go to the Olympic Stadium of Sevilla for a task involving soccer. One team member must score a goal, while the other yells “goal” the whole time. This will be murder on my ears.

Meat. Talia tosses some as all the other non-u-turned teams arrive. David and Eliran have no problems. Yasmin is fretting a little but at least Shimi is quiet. Cousins relate how they usually order one hot dog and split it. As for Ronit, she’s channeling her inner fat kid big time for this challenge and shoving it down like it’s a long strand of spaghetti. Even the girls notice and comment on her throat’s capacity. Erm…not the right imagery, ladies. Ronit dances and sings in front of a largely empty bowl and Ma’Ayan cabbage patches nearby. In the back of the restaurant, Talia is a blubbering, vegetarian mess, and Blue Collar David and Eliran are trying to convince her it’s tofu. They could be all Globetrotters, but unlike the American race, on this race people don’t like to see other teams suffer, at least as far as the tasks go.

Cabs. Sisters are debating who will do it, with Romi insisting that she’s got the stronger voice, much to Coral’s consternation. In the Falafel cab, they are more than excited, making it clear that Itzik will kick and Eliran will yell. They beat the girls to the stadium. Heroic music plays as they run in and belly flop on the turf. Itzik is literally shaking with excitement. First try for Itzik, and he’s doing some fancy moves, but he showboats a bit too much and Eliran stops about five seconds prematurely, which now means they must yell.Sisters arrive, and Coral takes the field in her pink pants and insanely tiny and non-functional jacket/top combo. She bombs the first try, and on the second, gets intercepted. Romi calls her sister “a stupid girl,” which of course goes over well.

Stragglers. Both are shown finishing, with D/D arriving at the meat first.

Meat. Predictably, Debby takes a bite and spits it out, much to Dana’s chagrin. They go outside, Dana’s all “The little girls and Talia all did it!” Well, half right, Talia’s not yet done, and after a few seconds head back in to do it. Debby actually says that it would be idiotic to go home over some meat. LiMore arrive, and Lior…is having the time of his life. Talia’s entire face is dripping with tears. Koby sings to her. Cousins, Blue Collar, and LiRonit head out in quick succession. Blue Collar gets a cab immediately, and Ma’Ayan flags one down, but in come Liran and Ronit who swoop in for the kill, heading off with the taxi, leaving the girls in the street. However, their driver takes them to the National Stadium, not the Olympic Stadium, and now their cab is gone, so…one point for karma, I guess. Back at the meat, the Persians grab a cab who almost drives away while they’re loading in (LOL) and then get in, with Ma’Ayan yelling random words “Stadium! Olympic! Football! Goal!” until the driver actually says to her, “Be quiet.”

Stadium. Blue Collar and Persians have arrived as teams 3 and 4. Inside, Itzik and Coral are failing. Ma’Ayan skitters on the field, instantly in love with the soccer players. I am beginning to think that Ma’Ayan falls in love with everything and anything, including inanimate objects. Pansexual, maybe? Anyway, she purples her way across the field and appears to get close to the goal when she trips and falls, and the soccer goalie helps her up. In her brain, however, she’s picking out centerpieces for their wedding. For Blue Collar, Eliran makes a decent attempt but kicks a bit too short the first time. Eliran’s all, “I’m better at basketball.” He does a couple almosts, but this ain’t horseshoes. Back at Coral, her microphone must be really hurting her tush because I can actually see it through her pants. Ouch. She gets intercepted by the goalie. Romi proceeds to unravel, as Coral does a repeat performance. Romi actually lets loose a wild tantrum-like scream, and Coral’s all, “you crazy.” Over at Itzik,it’s looking good…and he officially gets it first. After much celebration, they open the clue, and it’s a needle/haystack task, looking for a clue beneath the stadium seats, and some clues are fake. They start the task.

Meat. Lior is singing, Talia is tortured, and Debby and Dana do a double vomit, coming up from under the counter at the same time. More, who is standing next to Debby and having no trouble at all, starts to taunt her and for the first time in the race, two teams actually have an argument. Debby and More will not be going shopping together. Whereas Dana tells More to grow up. Elsewhere in the restaurant, Talia has cried out more kilos of tears than meat she’s eaten. They finish in sixth, with ShiMin and LiMore right behind them.

All head to the stadium.

Stadium. Eliran and Coral get intercepted again. The Cousins are having fun, but Ma’Ayan kicks it a little too far. As the next group of teams arrive, Coral and Eliran head towards the goals. Coral seems to almost flash the goalie as she gets her goal, though it looked like they went easy on her. Eliran, with a bit more skill, gets it as well, and they join the Falafel boys in searching.

Cab. Shimi instructs Yasmin on the finer points of yelling. Yasmin tries it once, and she’s not bad. Shimi immediately starts playing with the ball instead of doing the task. Yasmin wants him to stop so they can get started, but…his ass looks amazing in those white trousers, so, play a little bit more, Shimi. They start the task, and Shimi’s legs propel him to a quick victory. Yasmin: “That’s it? We’re done?” Apparently so. They have now jumped from 7th to 4th in a matter of seconds, but let’s see if they can hold on to that lead.

Meat. D/D, alone at this point, finish and head out.

Stadium. Lior takes to the field, and has a few false starts. Talia won’t eat meat, but she’ll kick around a leather soccer ball.

Seat Search. David finds the first envelope…but it’s a false clue. ShiMin commence their search. More looking…and Itzik finds one. It is, however, a false clue. The boys are losing hope.

Stadium. For the first time, Debby and Dana fight over who gets to do the physical task, but Debby wins out because as we all know, she has no voice. Lots of yelling and kicking. A ball goes in the goal, and it’s Ma’Ayan’s, followed by Lior and Talia. Up at the seats, the cousins have absolutely no idea what they’re looking for. Romi finds something, and we have our first success of the day. Coral opens the clue, revealing it to be their pit stop, the Metropol Parasol, a large art installation or something. They head out as the Blue Collar Boys and Mor find their clues, and they are indeed clues. They head out in 2nd/3rd.

Seat Search. Talia is exhausted, and the Cousins walk right past a clue. Debby and Liran are doing pretty badly on the field.

Metropol. It’s a three way race for first, and Romi/Michele continue their reign of dominance, getting their second 1st place of the race.
Next up are Mor and Lior, who are officially team number 2. The Blue Collar Boys in their ugly holiday sweaters are in third place.

Stadium. Liran gets intercepted again, and Debby’s legs hurt. Both go again, and make their goals. Debby can barely walk, whereas LiRonit are swing dancing. Montage of teams searching as D/D and LiRonit read the clue. Everyone is searching. TaKo encroach onto where the Falafel boys are. Frustration. Eliran and Ma’Ayan make the grabs for their teams, and they are off. The girls find a cab that is waiting for someone (Ronit and Liran, I believe), and offer more money. Falafel boys argue pointlessly about who can speak Spanish.

Seat search. In a shocking twist, Debby actually contributes to her team by finding one, pulling them out of last. Shimi spots one, and both teams are off. Debby is disappointed in herself for the whole day, but Dana’s not so quick to judge. They beat ShiMin to a cab.
Metropol. Falafel boys and Cousins arrive. Boys run, girls take an escalator. Lots of girly yelling – nope it’s not Falafel, but indeed the

Cousins. They have no clue what place they’re in, but it turns out to be fourth, and they are ecstatic. Falafel checks in, in fifth. General disappointment.

Metropol. ShiMin arrive and are confused. D/D arrive, and even though Debby’s exhausted, they beat the lovers to the pit spot. Dana interviews that it was a rough day for all. They are not hopeful, and are floored when they’re announced as sixth, very far from last, where they thought they were. ShiMin enter and jump on the mat in seventh.

Stadium. We’re down to TaKo and LiRonit. LiRonit are banking on the Bad Luck Bears to continue to follow the newlyweds. And the next clue is found…by Talia. Ronit soon follows, and TaKo exit the stadium, with LiRonit not too far behind.  They’re searching for taxis, and…the episode ends. WTF, Reshet? Thanks a lot for going all Sopranos on us. For the record, this is 3 episodes in a row with no elimination – a record for TAR everywhere, I think.

Next time: A team finally gets eliminated. A funky accordion remix of the theme song introduces us to France, where Ma’Ayan and Batel are cold and Shimi and Yasmin kiss under the Eiffel Tower. Mmm…I could go for a crepe right about now.
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Who did you like?
Who did you hate?
Who's gone next - TaKo or LiRonit?
Are you ecstatic that we're done with Spain?

G.B.:
"she purples her way across the field"

You are so awesome...XD

(btw, still waiting on Ma'ayan & Bat-El's last names, if you got 'em)

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