It happens frequently on Amazing Race, but last night proved it in a very big way. When you stop and relax in the midst of an Amazing Race leg, you're probably going to regret it.Chad and Stephanie took the travel agent's word that their flight was the earliest and went for a nice lunch. Jill and Thomas kept pushing for a better flight and ended up with a seven-hour lead. Nick and Vicki did the same thing and ended up with a giant lead too. Smart move with a double U-turn still to come!
Good thing for that airport excitement and the double U-turn, because there sure wasn't much else during that leg. That looked like a super easy leg of the race that went by very quickly.
More than one team mentioned it and I could practically smell that city of Dhaka through the TV. There's a place I would never want to visit and I feel bad for all those people that live there.
Jill and Thomas played the game and used the double U-turn in a very smart way trying to eliminate a strong team. Nick wanted to use it on Chad and Stephanie, but Vicki convinced him there wasn't a point since they were so far ahead. Even though they didn't use the double U-turn to their advantage, it does make me like Vicki even more when she was talking about why at the pitstop. And in the long run, Nat and Kat did the dirty work for them anyways.
I like the fact that two teams can be punished with this and not just one. In a situation like what happened, it created more tension having Chad and Stephanie and Brook and Claire both U-turned.
For just getting engaged in the last leg, Chad was sure nasty towards Stephanie. And Brook seemed overly annoying to Claire. I'm guessing it was the heat and horrible smell of Dhaka that finally got to them.
In the end, I was happy to see Chad and Stephanie go since Brook and Claire are one of the teams I'm rooting for to win (along with Nick and Vicki).
It looks like next week might be a bit miserable for Nick and Vicki though. I hope the preview is more hype than what really happens...
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