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As they ride the train, all three teams openly mock and make fun of Brendon & Rachel but mainly Rachel. Pathetically, they are doing so based upon her meltdowns from the previous season and it is truly sad to see that “60-year-old man” relishing in the moment. It’s just sad and shameful considering that the root of their scorn is the fact that Team Fetch would actually use a U-Turn on them and that twice in a row, the father/son team arrived at a Roadblock and Rachel wouldn’t tell them where to find the clue box. These guys were strong competitors but they must be hanging around Jennifer & Caroline too much because they think that the other teams should help them without question.

What else is sad and shameful is that I am NOW feeling sorry for a team that almost prevented me from wanting to watch this season at all. I haven’t come full circle on liking Brendon & Rachel but they are much more palatable this time and I give them props for being better Racers (save for last week’s U-Turn).

Moving on from sad to just mean, we have Jennifer & Caroline. Up to now, they have just been milquetoast Race-wise and co-dependent. With a new enemy in Rachel, their mean girl side rears its head and it is ugly. First, Caroline refers to them as “NLUs” which according to her stands for “Not Like Us.” Wow…she really just said that. And then they continue down the superficial slope of how they can’t believe that a team with such great hair would be U-Turned. I have no idea what relevance any of this has on the Race or strategy but apparently, they do. Look, kiddos, pretty people sure can be ugly.

Finally, the ones that are coming out looking the best in all this exchange and alliance are the Afghanimals. They admit to the camera that they will absolutely want to do what they can to make it to the final three against David & Connor and Jennifer & Caroline. Why? Because they are one big happy Race family? Nope... because Leo & Jamal know they can beat them in a footrace and this season just may come down to a sprint. I respect they are playing the game and their “looking at the bigger picture” is why they just may do it.

Admittedly, I might be just cranky and maybe it didn’t come across as that unsavory to the rest of you fine folks.

Moving on to - or rather catching up with - the wayward cowboys, they have hit the train station and are ticketed for departure about 30 minutes (I believe) after the others. Jet & Cord are content with their solo status and that’s how they prefer to race.

The scramble from the train station to their marked cars is pretty typical fare for the Race and the four teams speed off to the location of a William Tell statue. Just when you thought the train would be the primary playing field leveling device, the teams are faced with the dreaded "you get your clue at sunrise" situation. This news just means that Jet & Cord will no longer be bringing up the rear once their train arrives.

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