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Previously on The Amazing Race, it was a non-elimination leg. So far this year, almost every other episode has effectively featured a non-elimination leg , even if it’s not quite semantically true. During the last leg, #TeamTexas became the first team to be the beneficiary of a non-elimination, but we’d had two previous “to be continued” legs where the race continued immediately from the Pit Stop.

Annoyed as we are by the non-elimination, it was virtually guaranteed by virtue of the fact that it was Tanner & Josh who finished at the bottom. Since they’re one of two teams that has any chance to compete with Justin & Diana, there’s no way The Amazing Race was going to let them go that easily.

Speaking of Justin & Diana, they won so handily that we see no reason to worry about them tonight, particularly because the previews showed Josh cackling with glee over something or other. Instead, we’ll be keeping an eye on Tanner & Josh to see if they can overcome both a Speed Bump and an impending U-Turn. We could see Kelsey & Joey wanting to get rid of the only competitive team besides #TheGreenTeam, but more to the point, one of the terrible teams will probably to use the U-Turn to avoid their own elimination.

The leg begins with Tanner & Josh talking to the cheerleaders, and what is their conversation about? “The first thing we’ve got to do is figure out what Justin & Diana are thinking,” says Josh. No. Just no. Justin & Diana are worlds apart from you right now. You need to figure out what the other teams are thinking, because you’re the competition standing in the way of their getting into the top three.

As we’ve said many, many times during the course of this season, #TeamTexas’s obsession with Justin & Diana will be their demise.

Anyway, they worry that Justin & Diana will U-Turn them, but Justin & Diana have no need to U-Turn #TeamTexas. Tanner & Josh are like the ants under their shoes.

We cut to Justin & Diana opening their clue, which tells them they’ll be heading to New Delhi, India. Once there, they’ll catch a train to Agra, home of the Taj Majal. The next clue box is located somewhere on the Yamuna River.

We’re once again reminded of the impending U-Turn. Kelsey & Joey both worry about it and hope they can use it to get first place for a change. #TheCheerleaders lament having wasted their U-Turn on an already secure Justin & Diana in a previous leg.

Since it’s such a long distance to travel, of course all the teams are bunched at the airport. This gives the teams a chance to socialize, and when Justin learns that #TeamTexas came in last, he speculates that they’re probably going to have to deal with both the Speed Bump and the U-Turn. Then, he giggles like a supervillain.

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