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Previously on The Amazing Race, the show introduced a gimmick that annoyed us. This season, they had an entire cast of Internet celebrities, and we worried that these people would all try to outshine each other and gain the limelight in such a way that the show would be supremely irritating. To our extremely pleasant surprise, almost everyone in the cast was likable. Some were even lovable. It’s been a delightful season thus far, and we now come to the end.

The one problem is that there is in fact one person in the cast who does bother us, and she did happen to make the Final Three. Dancer Dana has been abrasive and obnoxious on several occasions, though her boyfriend Matt is decent enough that he almost makes up for it. Anyway, the Final Three include the dancers (Dana & Matt), mother/son team Sheri & Cole and our favorites throughout the season, Tyler & Korey. Obviously, you know who we’re rooting for to win the million dollars, but we suspect that a lot of these people got a nice bump to their fan base during the course of the season. There’s a reason that they’ve developed a following.

For the final leg, teams will be racing to Los Angeles, California. Even better, all teams will be pampered in Premium Class on the flight home. Once they arrive, they will need to make their way to Angelus Plaza (which we presume is the home of Wolfram & Hart) for their next clue… assuming they can stay clear of demons, vampires and other various undead.

Upon arrival, everyone races for a cab. Tyler & Korey’s driver gets them out ahead, but seems to drop them off in a weird place that doesn’t look like what Phil had described. This allows Dana & Matt to get to the clue box first. It’s time for a Roadblock, which asks, “Who’s ready to take a leap of faith?” It’s a doozy, too. Teams have to jump from a tall building to grab their clue. If they miss it, they have to rappel to the bottom and then return to the top and jump again. Let’s hope that Cole, who’s afraid of heights, doesn’t decide to take this one for his team.

Dana & Matt agonize a bit over who will do the task, but ultimately decide it will be Matt. Tyler & Korey are still wandering around (yikes), which means that Sheri & Cole are now in second place. Luckily, they decide that Sheri will be the one to jump from the building. Eventually, the guys make their way to the proper Angelus Plaza location and they’re finally off to do the task as well. Their “rappeler” puts stars in Tyler’s eyes.

On his very first try, Matt plucks the clue from the air. It directs them to take a helicopter flight up the coastline to Santa Barbara. Once they arrive, they’ll have to search through a maze of boats for the Theresa Ann, which will have their next clue.

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