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Agent Double Uh-Oh now begins to work on another itinerary to get them in close to the original 7 a.m. time. Meanwhile, at the airport, the Afghanimals have opted for a flight connecting through London and arriving in Lisbon at 11 a.m. Oblivious to when the other teams are flying, the cousins are happy to only share the believed-to-be-awesome flight with Team Ice Girls Ally & Ashley. Even after just the first couple of teams, the show is already subjecting the team and the viewers to some of the most complicated travel days the Race has had in a long time. I will attempt to navigate this muddled flight mess.

Let’s take a brief break from wading through those waters to check in with daters Jason & Amy. They accurately point out the fact that they have struggled with the things that are out of their control, like taxis and flights. Sounds like a perfect segue into their cab ride to the airport. And what happens? Their driver smashes into the car in front of them. Before Jason can get the guy to pop the trunk so he can flag down another cab, so they aren’t delayed, the car they hit just lets them go. Huh? They didn’t exchange information or anything. Clearly, this is a foreign country.

At the travel agency, both Beards and footballers are booked for a flight via Sao Paulo arriving at noon. So, unbeknownst to them, it’s not that horrible of a flight. Unfortunately, they are stuck with the knowledge that Travis & Nicole will arrive five hours sooner.

The last four teams to leave the mat are Team Okies Tim & Danny, Ice girls Ally & Ashley, the exes Tim & Diablo Marie and bringing up the rear baseball wives Nicky & Kim. Marie once again reminds us that they will happily entice and extract useful information from other teams with a promise of the prospect of receiving the Express Pass. As soon as they get to the airport, that’s exactly what she does…scouting out her prey.

While everyone is showing up at the airport, Ephraim gets a phone call from the travel agent who flubbed their earlier reservation. Fueled by guilt, the agent had been looking for better flights and came up with an option but a risky one. The new route would be through two connections (Buenos Aires and then Madrid) but if it goes as scheduled, they would land at 7 a.m. The guys roll the dice and take the risk on the two connecting flights. Gonna be really good or really bad for Chester & Ephraim. Or it could be a nefarious plan by the agent, a secret Texans fan who also revels in misery for its own players.

The Ice Girls show up and immediately reconnect with Leo & Jamal, who inform them of their flight plans through London. As they are setting the girls up with the ticket info, Leo suggests that they share the plan with OK-Tim & Danny, so they will have a third team to compete against in case there are any delays.

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