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Margie & Luke start this leg of the race talking about the culture of this wonderful country they are currently visiting. They note its magnificent architecture, the societal differences and similarities, and the beauty of the land. No, of course they don't do that. They complain about Luke being called a bitch by someone upon whom he practiced the "Macho Man" Randy Savage flying elbow. They've turned this into a massive injustice wherein the oppressed deaf man has been marginalized by those evil harpies who can hear.

Luke, brother, let me say this as plainly as I can. If I throw an elbow at someone's nose, they're going to cuss at me. It's not because I'm deaf nor is it because I can hear. It's because people do not like being elbowed in the face. I said in the first episode that the producers of the show had given me a cast member that was hard to hate, but you're starting to find a way here. You're culpable for your actions. Cowboy up about that.

Victor & Tammy stop off at a travel agency to book their tickets. Meanwhile, Margie & Luke are first to arrive at the airport followed quickly by their sworn enemies. Margie fails to hide her glee about the fact that the sisters have to stand behind her in line. Jen notices another ticketing agent and asks her for assistance. Five times. When the person indicates they cannot because they do not speak English, Kisha & Jen discuss the flawed corporate strategy of not having all agents trained to speak basic English phrases. They manage to have this discussion in the most xenophobic way possible, something this duo had largely avoided thus far in the race.

Kisha & Jen catch a break when Margie is informed that her teller is not authorized to accept international credit cards. They must go somewhere else, and this means that Kisha & Jen wind up getting their tickets ahead of Margie & Luke. Margie is reduced to whinging about the fact that Kisha & Jen should have let them go first since they had been first in line previously. There is a reasonable expectation. "Hey you, the one I berated over your behavior for five minutes yesterday, why aren't you doing something polite and courteous for me right now?" Sidenote: we're six minutes into the episode and we've already had four different mentions of the big feud. I'm glad I took the over.

As two teams feud over the silliest of quibbles, line order, Victor & Tammy hilariously walk right up to the VIP counter beside their four counterparts. In Mandarin, Victor asks for a seat toward the front of the plane in order to extend their competitive advantage. The ticketing agent is unable to comply with this request, but the whole scenario is great. You have a pair of teams feuding as if they were going to be the main event at Wrestlemania while another team walks in, whistles happily and starts flaunting their ability to speak the local language. Victor & Tammy's face turn has been fun to watch.

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