The Amazing Race 23: Episode 6

The Amazing Race 23: Episode 6

By Daron Aldridge

November 4, 2013

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I don't understand why the other teams don't even entertain the thought of going after the Fast Forward. It seems as if they are just conceding that Jason & Amy or Travis & Nicole deserve to get it instead of them. If they never challenge the leaders, then they will never be more than followers and a million dollars poorer when this is all said and done.

And for the first time, I think, we actually see the teams read the disclaimer that the Fast Forward is “weather dependent.” That doesn't sound good. The fact that they actually say that weather could be a factor simply foreshadows that weather will be a factor. So those two teams race off to the Fast Forward tower while the other teams unanimously decide to all go to Masquerade. Sadly, all the effort the producers put into Light Brigade will be for nothing. Take off your powdered wigs and head home, gentlemen.

Rush…Rush…Rush…the two teams are in pursuit of the Fast Forward with Jason & Amy in front with a slight lead. During the race to the Fast Forward, Travis & Nicole rationalize that they won’t be able to beat the daters to the location and since only one team will actually get the Fast Forward, they decide to head straight to Masquerade as well.

The New Englanders arrive at the tower and it’s not rain or stormy weather that is the issue but it is very, very windy. As one can imagine, high winds and bungee jumping are not an ideal combination if safety is any type of priority for you. They get to the top of the tower and the instructor gives them the bad news that it is indeed too windy to jump but they can wait 10 to 15 minutes to see if it calms down. Then we get a shot of a random shrub at the top of the tower being blown over.




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And for only the second time this season, we see an argument break out between Jason & Amy. Amy is adamant that they should stay and wait to see if the wind will die down so they can do the challenge, but Jason thinks that is a waste of time. The motivation for Amy to wait is simply that they have claimed second place several times in a row now and she really wants first. But a first place finish in the middle of the Race is not nearly as important at being around to claim first place at the end. She rationalizes that it’s only a 15 minute wait or so but Jason (accurately) counters that could easily turn into an hour and then they have to travel back to the Detour location.

Following a well-placed commercial break, we pick where we left off as they are still debating the merits of waiting. Jason has conceded that they will wait even though he thinks it is “dumb.” As the passive-aggressive concession of Jason sets in, Amy, in turn, concedes that it really isn’t worth the wait because it will only put them farther and farther behind. They leave the Fast Forward location without a Fast Forward in hand and head to Masquerade.

One-by-one the other teams have converged on the museum for Masquerade. It doesn’t take long for them to realize that this task isn’t entirely cut and dry, since only slight variations on the mask’s color scheme up the difficulty. This could be a hard task, especially for those who seem to get ahead of themselves and don’t think through tasks or pay attention to detail. Yes, I’m talking about Leo & Jamal and the exes.

Once again, as expected, the major drama comes from Marie yelling at Tim that he is wrong. This shtick is really getting tiresome. I think I may pay a million dollars at this point to get this woman off of my TV.


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