The Amazing Race - Tammy/Victor is first, Steve/Linda eliminated

The Amazing Race begins with Margie/Luke departing. All of the teams were directed to go to Munich, Germany. At the airport, eight of the teams called for an airplane before getting to the airport. Those eight teams were rewarded with the best flight, and this left Mark/Michael and Christie/Jodi in the dust called “The Last flight”.

So, in Germany, teams traveled to Rupholding, Germany. Once there, they must take a cable car up a mountain where they’ll receive their next clue. During the navigation to the mountain, Jen/Kisha argued over who should lead the team, and who should follow, using age as an excuse. Tammy/Victor were the first to arrive, and since it took longer than two minutes for the others to arrive, they were able to take first place to themselves. In the next clue, it was a roadblock, paragliding. However, teams were given the chance to turn around and walk down the steep hill following arrows, if the wind was too bad for paragliding. Immediately, all of the teams were told to wait, since the wind was too bad. Luke seems to like Cara/Jamie, as he says he communicated well with them, according to Luke. So, everyone went down the steep hill, except for Mel, who stayed and wanted to paraglide. It was Tammy, Kris, Margie, and Victoria who succeeded the roadblock, and put those four teams ahead. Mel, who is now praying for a miracle to see the wind change, ended up seeing his wish come true. This allowed Mel to glide his way from last, to the middle of the pack.

Right about this time, we see Linda lost and confused on which way to go. Even Steve says Linda is not the best at directions. Honestly, it’s just knowing from right to left. So, finally, Cara/Jamie, Jen/Kisha, and Mark/Michael are the next to finish, and they move along, nearly escaping last. Before we go to commercial break, Linda is by the highway crying until after commercial, a German local takes her back to the right track. Meanwhile. Tammy/Victor arrive at their next destination, Schonau am Konigsee where they have a detour: Balancing Dolly by riding a segway over a 2-mile course or Austrian Folly: throw pies at your team mate, and look for a cheery filling. Tammy/Victor managed to arrive and finish their detour before any other team arrived. Then, at a woodcutting machine, they were given their next clue: The location to the pit stop, Schloss Hellbrunn in Salzburg, Austria. Tammy/Victor were indeed the first team to arrive, receiving first place, and their prize was hybrid go-karts.

The next few teams to arrive were Amanda/Kris, Mel/Mike, Margie/Luke, and Brad/Victoria. They each all chose a detour and completed it without much conflict or struggle. Meanwhile, Linda was the last to complete the roadblock, and she was sure Steve would yell at her, however, ironically, Steve was very nice about it. Meanwhile, surely enough, Mel/Mike were there taking second place, with Amanda/Kris following them, getting third place. Margie/Luke take fourth, and Brad/Victoria take fifth. Meanwhile, the next few teams to arrive to the detour are Jamie/Cara, Mark/Michael, and Jen/Kisha. Apparently, Jamie/Cara finished their detour faster, and moved along faster leaving Mark/Michael and Kisha/Jen at the Balancing Dolly detour. So, Cara/Jaime are rewarded with sixth place. Christie/Jodi are the next to arrive to the detour, and after they complete it, they spend time wasted for finding the woodcutting machine. Then, Kisha/Jen are still bickering over who should be the boss of the group, and it frustrates little sister. Finally, they are able to rest, as Kisha/Jen take seventh place with Mark/Michael taking eighth place. Jodi/Christie are still finding the woodcutting machine while Steve/Linda arrive to do Austria’s Folly. It becomes an edited neck-and-neck race between the teams. Jodi/Christie, however, took the glory of being second-to-last yet again, thus meaning Steve/Linda face last, and were eliminated. Nine teams remain. Who’s mistake will lead to an elimination next?

Personally, I think we are looking at one of the best seasons of this show. I mean, the tasks are entertaining, and most teams are developing a story, and there are a few people surprising me. Yeah, Tammy/Victor are deferentially the team to beat, with only one weakness, Victor’s over protection of them. Mel/Mike are really surprising me, and It’s kind of interesting that Mel, aged 68, was the only one who did the paraglide. That’s’ something we don’t see every season of TAR. I kind of like how Luke is able to make friends with Cara/Jaime, that’s real nice. I really hope that Kisha/Jen pull it together, and learn to work as a team, I mean, come on, they are all-star athletes after all. Christie/Jodie kind of concern me, after acing both titles of second to last. They have deferentially emerged as the underdogs.

Tune in next week to see Tammy concerned about her brother trying to control everything, and see Kris/Amanda lose their money and passports. If you remember Toni/Dallas, you know they’d be in some danger. As of now, I’m still rooting for Tammy/Victor, and have Christie/Jodi as a prediction for the next teams to go. You can always comment, or be the first to email me at mapleleaf_melee18@hotmail.com