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The first challenge today requires the proper placement of some dead fish in a basket. One of the women doesn’t even want to touch them. Meanwhile, massive Cedric cannot deal with the smell. He vomits an impressive amount. And he’s not the only one struggling. Team Extreme’s taxi ride isn’t as communicative. They apparently speak French, Spanish, or English, but they wind up reduced to mimicking the action of fishing in hopes that he’ll know to take them to the water. Maybe there is no water. Maybe they were misinformed.

The funniest part of the fish handling segment is an observer. Well, several observers. You know who loves the smell of fish? Clearly, the answer isn’t Cedric Ceballos, but it is a bunch of cats. These outdoor creatures know where the good food is. They hang out and mewl in hopes that the kind humans will toss them a bite. Apparently, this is not a cast full of cat lovers, though. Jerks.

The trick to the first challenge is, in the words of Evan, “have all of the heads facing in the correct direction.” The problem is that the dead fish are slimy, causing them to slide the wrong way. You could feasibly line them up right only to find that some of them had turned by the time you showed your pile to the judge.

Once again, Team Big Brother is the first to finish the challenge. They’re on a hot streak. The second challenge today is at Kisariate Jbala Souk, where they must introduce themselves to a merchant with a traditional greeting. At this point, the teams will receive one of those infernal Travelocity Gnomes to lug around the rest of the challenge. Based on past history, we can say with confidence that someone will lose their gnome during this leg. It’s inevitable.

Hey, the firefighters finish second! That’s a huge morale boost for them after several challenges worth of failure. The NBA All-Stars, Team Yale, and Team Chomp are right behind them, though. Perhaps the most impressive performance comes from Team Extreme. They show up at the challenge and absolutely crush it, leaving the IndyCar drivers in their dust. Skiing >>> Driving!

Most of the contestants struggle to find the merchant. The streets look similar and have plenty of turns. The teams get turned around easily. Team Yale again demonstrates their intellectual savvy by beating the two teams ahead of them in the race for the gnome. They’re very impressive.

The Roadblock is at the same place where parts of The Bourne Trilogy were filmed. The challenge is to zipline over the narrow rooftops to a specified destination. Presuming that the editing is correct, the difference between first and last place is trivial. Team Chomp winds up in last due to a few wrong turns and a narrow miss while jaywalking in front of a moving car. Still, we’re talking a few minutes at most.

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