Oh, who am I kidding?
I will be mentioning that guy over and over again.
And it wont stop with this TV Watch.
I will continue to mention him in conversation.
I will mention him in emails, text messages, and in prayers at my local house of worship.
I will write songs about him, as well as crafting the sheet music for nose flute accompaniment.
This weekThe Amazing Racebrought our fine competitors from the cold of Siberia to the heat of India.
Tonights episode was lacking a bit.
Everyone got to India with no flight troubles, and then dove into cabs.
As soon as Mel and Mike announced their destination, their cabbie got out to ask directions.
Mel tried to yell at the cabbie, but he just didnt have it in him.
What is this man doing on reality TV?
The cab rides took everyone through the Indian slums to find a sacred tree.
This year, however, everybody seemed to be affected, albeit for different species.
Luke wept openly after he and his mother saw kids eating garbage.
Jaime, on the other hand, teared up for all the poor hungry animals.
Perhaps she just didnt see the kids, as they were standing behind a hungry elephant at the time.
And do you mind if they pat your yamulke, too?
Oh, and one last thing: can you blow a shofar with your nose?
The teams that followed Tammy and Victor didnt figure out how to find the clue so easily.
They walked around the tree, turned over rocks, looked in the branches.
Mel even commented, Why would mystic men sitting under this tree have a red phone?
and then kept looking.
Looking for what, something more logical, like a mystic man with a big red and yellow mailbox?
Kisha ran to her cabbie and said, Do you know, A mad football?
to which the cabbie quickly replied, Amber Fort?
I understand, no problem.
How the hell did he make that leap?
What kind of walking Clueless-American-to-Indian dictionary is he?
Do they have an extra roving camera crew just for pratfall duty?)
The other teams had mixed results: Shuttling the buckets of water seemed to be killing Mel.
Realizing the mistake, he used the basket and powered past everyone, landing them in second place.
When everyone saw what Mel was doing, they all eventually switched to the basket.
But my question is, why was no one penalized for using the bucket?
Yet in the past, time penalties have always been given for not obeying the clues to the letter.
From there it was off to the Detour, where teams could choose between Movers and Shakers.
All teams seemed to finish this task pretty easily.
Jaime and Cara finished quickly, too, only to realize their cabbie had disappeared with their bags.
They eventually found him, and Jaime yelled, Where have you been?
Because really, whats in it for them?
It was interesting to see how Luke reacted when the redheads thought their cab had split with their stuff.
Luke said earlier in the show that his mother was the communicator, and he was the strategist.
And the strategy right now was: Ditch the whiners.
The blondes, who consistently trailed the rest of the group, had to do a Speed Bump.
As usual, the Speed Bump wasnt that challenging: It was essentially Painting By Numbers on an elephant.
They were the only two to opt for the bike option on the Detour.
They spent what seemed like hours searching through their barrels of hay for their little gold elephants.
Shouldnt their small size have made it easier for them to locate a small object?
A rallying Mel and Mike finished second.
Unless its the producers who are egging him on with this topic.
Did it stem from earlier in theRace, when he pulled his groin?
Jodi dedicated theRaceto her daughter, a common refrain this episode.
What did you think of this episode?
Do you think the bucket-using teams should have gotten a time penalty?
Do you think Victor was a little too happy about everything?
What instruments can you play with your nose?
And do you think Mel has a chance to win this whole thing?
Ill see you again next week, when Margie goes down!
Literally: The woman is fainting!
