The episode...
and the ending...
~First of all, I like the places visited, and I am also glad Kym & Alli got a leg in their belts.
~I like the location, and the Scandinavian capitals additional task.
~Too bad there's no more ARI. Luckily, the roadblock is back.
For me, it'd be better to have both a roadblock and an ARI in one leg, and don't forget the detour.
I'm 90% sure producers are expecting us to complain more if they don't put a roadblock on the 4th leg.
~Both detour tasks are awesome.
I like seeing the dentists struggle there, because seeing a very strong team struggle is a major plot twist.
~The roadblock is cool.
I miss the roadblock, so I'm glad it's back.
~I wonder what's been happening to Amy & Maya. This is the 2nd time in a row they lost their 2nd place lead while going to the pit stop.
~I like the twists this episode.
Adam & Bethany are usually strong, and then they're at the back. Brooke & Robbie are usually falling behind and catching up, but they got a 2nd this time.
They might've struggled at the detour, especially Brooke,
but they did well this leg.
~Lastly, Misti & Jim. I find Jim's face expression extremely intimidating and extremely funny at the same time.
Seeing them win 2 legs and also finish in the top 2 in the first 3 legs made me think that they have both the brains and brawn to win the race, but this episode just wasn't their leg. They have the Save, but they get to keep it because they got extremely lucky by hitting the NEL.
They got very lucky with that. I can't believe they struggled both detour sides and the roadblock by the little details on the parking detour, the carelessness on the flag on the cake (probably it was just their bad luck on handling the cake), and the not-reading-the-clue mistake. It wasn't their day, especially for Jim.
They were aiming for 1st after all, so even if they get a 7th, I don't think Jim's gonna be happy at all.
~Shelley making fun of Jim's disappointment:
~One more thing: If this was like classic TAR (no EP, no Save, no whatever stuff like those) and if the NEL was in Leg 4 instead of Leg 3, Misti & Jim would take home the 9th place curse.
We would have a better winner for that curse.
~Another one: If Misti & Jim had the EP instead of the Save, they'd EP the detour. I don't think they'll save up the EP especially since they, especially Jim, want a 1st and they are not the team who is fine with whatever placement as long as they are not eliminated.
~The W-turn!
Finally!!!
~I just remembered, I kept wishing for a NEL, and I think I got it this time. (Yay!)
I just wished Misti & Jim actually burned their save.
Too bad the NEL was taken by the most powerful team.
Overall: I'd give this episode another 10/10.
Amazing location, amazing detour, amazing roadblock, amazing (leg of the) race!