Amazing Race 15: Episode 1, Part 1

They thought Godzilla was walking down the street

By Daron Aldridge

September 30, 2009

All brawn, no brains.

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Next, we are treated to the familiar, fast-paced point of view shot leading up to the mat and our man Phil, so we know that someone is about check in at the pit stop. Meghan and Cheyne are the first first place team of the new season and Travelocity gets its regular commercial plug in the form of the prize for finishing first.

More wasabi fun ensues as Big Easy and Lance the Ultimate Warrior Lawyer take care of their respective bombs and embark on their pit stop trek.

At the mat, Zev and Justin check in at the number two spot. Wait, what happened to Ron and Marcy? They were the second team to leave the studio and I don't recall seeing them onscreen in quite a while. So much for that life experience I thought would help them out.

Canaan of Team CMT with Mika is the next to finish the Roadblock. Still at the studio, brothers Sam and Dan, father and son Gary and Matt, and Miss and Mr. America Ericka and Brian are just playing the Amazing Wait.

It's time for another asinine comment during a confessional interview. Describing his frustration with the game show, Dan actually says, "It's like roulette, you know. It was out of our hands." No, Dan, it's not LIKE roulette...it is actually roulette and it's even called sushi roulette. Please don't let this be the future of comments from this otherwise likable team.




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This show uses actual lines from the episode (as does Survivor) for the episode's title and I like to play Where's Waldo with who and when it will be said. Cue the Harlem Globetrotters. Flight Time and Big Easy are towering over their tourists as they guide them and Flight Time says, "They thought Godzilla was walking down the street." There we have it. The title of the episode is courtesy of our friends, the Globetrotters. Ever since Survivor China when gravedigger James provided the quips that became many of the titles, I've wanted to track who deserves a writing credit for supplying the producers with titles. So, Harlem Globetrotters are on the board with "1".

Mr. America Brian and dear old dad Gary tackle the wasabi bomb and despite how enthusiastically Miss America Ericka tells her husband to "EAT IT!! EAT IT!!" he just can't keep it down but Gary does. Maybe he caved to the pressure from the wife. Not sure if we got a glimpse into their marriage that they didn't intend.

At the pit stop, Lance and Keri are team number three and Lance continues his over-the-top yelling and general abrasiveness. Man he is going to be a chore to watch.

Dan finally gets a turn at a wasabi bomb and devours it in less than a minute...everyone else took at least a minute and a half. Nicely done, Dan. This performance somewhat makes up for your previous "roulette as roulette" comparison.

Shortly after getting outside, Sam and Dan team up with Maria and Tiffany to create to the Oblivious Alliance. Sam and Dan buy the girls' line about working for a non-profit, which the guys think makes them good people. Once again, Maria and Tiffany mention how Sam and Dan are really hot guys in the 20s and it is becoming clear that the girls haven't a clue that Sam and Dan are gay. So, the girls are flat out lying to the guys and guys are willing to let the girls continue to presume they are straight to make them more willing to work together. If ignorance is bliss in this game, then Disney World is no longer the happiest place on Earth. It's wherever these four are.


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