The Amazing Race Season 20 Recap

By Daron Aldridge

February 29, 2012

Everyone loves a clown, Phil. Why didn't you?

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While Army of Two, Team Un-Fed, dating divorcees Vanessa & Ralph, Jersey Shore, twins Elliott & Andrew and cousins Kerri & Stacy are assembling their solar equipment, Big Brother’s leach strategy is somewhat backfiring because they chose to follow Bopper & Mark. Bad Rachel even admits, “We’re just following Kentucky.” That is no way to make me like you but I’m not giving away a million dollars, so it’s doubtful that an anonymous dissenting voice on the Internet truly matters to them or many many such voices to be more accurate.

Mark credits his son’s love of LEGOs for him being able to assemble the solar kitchen rather quickly for his team, while a few yards away, Bad Rachel is already in "poor me," low self-esteem mode by apologizing for not being good at the task and for being a girl. I feel slighted that she didn’t look right in the camera and apologize to all of America for being on their TVs.

Art & JJ are still wandering the mountains looking for the Light my Fire task, which is now eight kilometers away, which is only about four miles, so I don’t understand their dejection.

Back at the first solar location, the teams are working hard at the task and working equally as hard as not saying anything that will be bleeped. In less than 30 seconds, we get “Oh Schnikes,” “You're being crabby pants about it,” “son of a monkey’s uncle” and “it’s hotter than shenanigans.” At least they are keeping it family-friendly.




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Border Patrol finally gets to their task and starts gathering wood. Meanwhile, Jersey Shore and the cousins, Kentucky and Big Brother are all keeping track of each other’s progress at their respective locations. Kentucky is the first team to actually get it assembled and placing their kettle in the middle.

Danny of Team Jersey Shore cuts open his hand but plows on through. But it confuses me because he then proclaims that he’s from New York, so of course, he’s tough. Now my Jersey Shore and Garden State references about Joey & Danny seem way off. But I will dance with the one that brought me and keep calling them Team Jersey Shore because that’s how they described themselves initially.

So as all the teams are waiting for the water to boil or in the case of Art & JJ, waiting for their donkey to keep up with them, the first one to get their clue is…

Kentucky’s own Bopper & Mark. They complete the Detour and are off to their next task. But an 18 hour bus ride from Salta to Buenos Aires stands between them and that task. Basically, the bus schedules will dictate how close this leg will truly be.

Border Patrol gets some vindication for being the only team to pick the other task by finishing the Detour second. But the bus terminal awaits and we, the viewers, fully suspect that means as the teams finish the Detour one-by-one, like Blonde Rachel & Dave, the clowns from the circus, and the clowns from Big Brother who are next done; they will all be tied shortly. All the teams finish up their Detours after an estimated 45-minute wait for the kettle to whistle.


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