The Amazing Race Season 10; Episode 1, Part 2

Real Fast! Quack, Quack!

By Stephanie DeGateo

September 21, 2006

Generally, the Most Valuable Player doesn't come from a last place team.

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Leaving at their scheduled times the next morning, the teams are to take a motor bike to a pedicab stand, where they will get their next clue. Sarah notes that her leg is leaking hydraulic fluid. Vipul & Arti have significant trouble finding the pedicab stand, placing them in last place. As each team arrives, they receive a detour clue from the pedicab manager, with the choice of Labor or Leisure. In Labor, the teams travel one mile by pedicab to get to a market where they will pave a square in a pattern. In Leisure, the teams travel two miles by pedicab to get to a park where they will need to perform a relaxation routine involving a paddle, a ball and sweeping movements in unison. There's a sex joke there that I'm not going to touch. All of the teams except the cheerleaders and Tom & Terry pick Labor.

The trick to the Labor task is realizing that the gray bricks that border the pattern in the model must be part of the pattern the teams will make themselves. The models are the first to realize this and the other teams eventually figure it out. Tyler & James leave first and get a clue directing them to the pit stop at Juyongguan, a gateway to the Great Wall. Phil informs us that before the teams arrive at the mat, they must scale the Wall. Peter & Sarah leave next, with Karlyn complaining about Peter's micromanagement and opining that "they can kiss my behind." Really, she should be more worried about how long this detour is taking her. Lauren & Duke leave next, finally followed by Karlyn & Lyn. The beauty queens seem to have finished the task really quickly and they are off too.

Meanwhile, Jamie & Kellie are cheering "Let's Go!" in their pedicab, with Tom & Terry joining along. I hope they don't ruin their manicure. Anyway, their task turns out to be quite difficult, between the balancing of the balls on racquets and the swooshing of arms and twirls and so forth.

The early teams are getting to the Wall. Peter & Sarah go up the wrong way, losing time and energy. Tyler & James reach the ropes first and up they go easily. They arrive at the Pit Stop as Team Number 1 and win $20,000. Once Sarah & Peter get to the ropes, Sarah has an extremely difficult time of it. Once she gets a foothold, she makes it up the Wall. Duke & Lauren have an easier time with the climb and complete the task next, checking in as Team Number 2. Peter & Sarah are Team Number 3.




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David & Mary leave the market and are on their way to the Wall. Meanwhile, Dustin & Kandice are now climbing. Kimberly & Rob finish their paving and are on their way to the Wall. Karma is out to get Karlyn & Lyn at the climb however. As Karlyn starts up, it's clear she's in for trouble.

Back in the park, Tom & Terry finally swoosh through their routine and are off to the ropes. Meanwhile the beauty queens do a nice job at the climb and are greeted as Team Number 4. The cheerleaders finish their swooshing and are off to the Wall right behind Tom and Terry.

Karlyn is still having a terrible time of it at the ropes. Godwin & Erwin finish their paving and decide to help Kimberly & Rob find the Wall, which is probably not the best strategy given how far behind they are. David & Mary and Tom & Terry finally arrive at the Wall. Tom goes first for his team and he seems to be having as many problems as Karlyn. Finally, Vipul & Arti are done with their pattern and they are off to the pit stop.

Kimberly kicks ass at the rope climb, as do the cheerleaders. Mary, on the other hand, is also having a rough climb and decides yelling at David is going to help her make it up the Wall. Rob & Kimberly are Team Number 5. Jamie & Kellie are Team Number 6, while Erwin & Godwin are Team 7. Tom finally finishes, Terry climbs and they are checked in as Team Number 8, doing another silly dance on the mat.

Karlyn finally finishes her climb and now Lyn is struggling up the Wall with Mary to her right. Unfortunately for the very sweet married team who I liked a hell of a lot, Arti and Vipul are still in the cab. Lyn & Karlyn check in as Team Number 9. David & Mary are Team Number 10. Finally, Vipul & Arti make it to the Wall and to the mat. They are the Last Team to Arrive and are eliminated. They interview that they complete each other and are each other's true love. Aww!


     


 
 

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