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With that news and a hearty “GO!” from Phil, the teams are booking it out of the observatory toward their all new [INSERT CAR SPONSORSHIP] they will drive to LAX. Via the car’s navigation system, Phil informs teams they are heading to Bora Bora and will take one of two flights. The first five teams will get to arrive in Bora Bora an hour earlier than the remaining six teams. Let the mad dash commence.

At the airport, Chuck & Wynonna are shown boarding one shuttle and Jamil & Idries and Pam & Winnie are on another one. The girls quickly start the small talk, asking first if they are twins (dumbest question/statement of the season so far) and what they do for a living. Jamil says they are delivery men, which Winnie calls them out for lying on. He admits they are OB/GYNs, so technically he wasn’t fibbing. And my nickname of Team Dead Ringers is a bit more accurate now. Let’s just hope that the smiles and gentle nature aren’t hiding Jeremy Irons-like madness.

The next shuttle carries Caroline & Jen (Cowboy Royalty), Anthony & Bates (Team Slapshot Lockout) and David & Connor (Team Livestrong). The country music pair immediately catches the eye of our hockey players. That was fast, as Anthony is quick to offer them the seats next to them.

With John & Jessica also at the airport, simple math will show that two of these teams en route to a ticket counter will get their first dose of Amazing Race disappointment. And the odd men (and women) out are Team Slapshot and Cowboy Royalty. For the record, the five pairs on the first flight are Chuck & Wynonna, Pam & Winnie, Jamil & Idries, David & Connor and John & Jessica.

That means wannabe villains and confessed friendless Honeymooners Katie & Max, Team YouTube Joey & Meghan, Team Sock ‘er Moms Mona & Beth, and firefighters Matt & Daniel are all joining Anthony & Bates and Caroline & Jen on the second flight. Despite apathy to socializing and admittedly being unlikeable, Katie & Max attempt to play the friendly game. Well, Team YouTube falls for their faux sincerity and declares that they really like them. Poor naïve Joey & Meghan.

While waiting for their connecting flight from Tahiti to Bora Bora, Jamil & Idries make the bold move to remove jockeying for the second gifted Express Pass. They propose to the other four teams that if one of them gets first place and the Express Passes, then that team will give the second pass to which of the other teams on the first flight gets in second. Surprisingly, everyone agrees and there is a supposed very hush-hush alliance immediately formed ("You don't talk about the agreement...a la Fight Club"). Now one of these teams has to get first place. If any of these teams fails to honor this agreement, my money is on Pam & Winnie. They just don’t seem like team players and have the probability to be villain-esque.

In Bora Bora, we get our first Roadblock of the season. It is not for the faint of heart. One person will do a 10,000 feet tandem skydive from a helicopter, while their partner will take a boat to the landing zone. Only two teams can go at a time and the first two up are John (of Team MC2.0) and Dr. Jamil. Next is Connor (of Team Livestrong) and Winnie. That leaves Chuck and his glorious mullet flying solo.

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