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The girls are now heading a place where locals are performing a traditional bamboo dance.

After sitting through the next performance, Chuck, Katie and Caroline (?) all get it right and the strategy of Meghan YouTube and roller mom Beth working together almost pays off but ultimately, Meghan’s sweet nature to not leave Beth high and dry without her own correct poster bites her in the end. They are unable to find a second one before the next performance. So back in their seats they go. Alas, they are not alone because Anthony is still toiling away at the task too.

As Pam & Winnie search for the bamboo dance, the three aforementioned last place teams are finally with clues in their hands and no longer subjected to Vietnamese propaganda.

The girls (Pam & Winnie, that is…since the other all-girl teams aren’t there yet) have the Detour clue and must choose between Make Your Move and Make Your Meal. Move has the teams assemble human “chess pieces” on a giant chess board with the correct color and name according to the example. For Meal, they have to make a traditional soup by gathering supplies and ingredients at two different points and then cooking it at a third place. My vote would be for the one that has all the pieces in one location. So, Make Your Move for me, but let’s see what these guys pick.

Pam & Winnie wisely go my way and choose Move. Hopefully, it was a wise choice.

At the bamboo dance, the Mullets and Cape Fear are denied their clue because they didn’t hold hands as they completed the dance. Max & Katie recognize their error but Chuck & Wynona do not. So one-by-one the teams pass the business in the front/party in back team, with Joey & Meghan and Bates & Anthony heading to the Detour. Cape Fear opts for Meal; while the other two go with Move.

Make Your Move is about to get really crowded because nearly all the teams are heading there now. Except Max & Katie and Chuck & Wynona, who will be playing the role of Mona & Beth this week as the only teams to select a certain task. Pam & Winnie are struggling right off because they disregard the need to make the symbol and the color for it to be cleared. A swing and a miss for them.

Team Chameleon corrects their error and stays ahead of the pack but as they are leaving the Make Your Move task, Joey & Meghan are arriving. Pam & Winnie are now heading to the B-52 Memorial, which is home to this leg’s U-Turn. But no fear, ladies, Max & Katie are having only a semi-productive outing in the market. They are a couple ingredients short, which prevents them from even starting to prep their soup.

Chuck & Wynona stumble on Meal before they really start by not being able to find the market AND Mr. Mullet leaving his chickens at the starting point.

Wait, kiddos…it’s not just a U-Turn…it’s a Double U-Turn. Wait…it’s a Blind Double U-Turn. So you can remain anonymous in your sneakiness. Pam & Winnie gleefully levy the penalty against Joey & Meghan before heading off to their next clue, which points them to the Pit Stop at the Vietnam National Museum of History. Short a John-esque error, Pam & Winnie will be the first place team this leg.

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