Paris/Rotterdam/The
Hague, Season 27, Episode 8 preview
All you need to know:
Don’t do the math:
If Episode 8 challenges the Texans with a mathematics problem, cover your eyes,
plug your ears, run from the room.
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| The Texas work on a math problem |
Really, watching Josh and Tanner try to subtract 128 from 152 in Episode 7 was more cringe inducing than watching their fellow Texan, Sen. Ted Cruz, tell a joke.
(OK, I know that’s an unfair insertion of political comment
into this blog. I take it back. Honest. I do.)
A sense of where you
are: Someone in Episode 8 is bound to get lost. How do I know? Well several
of the contestants this season are geography-challenged. That's strange, I
know, for competitors on a reality show that features round-the-world travel.
Episode 7 highlighted confusion over Rotterdam with
Amsterdam. Turns out they are not the same city. Who knew? And neither one
of
those cities is in Germany. Go figure.
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| Diana and Justin looking the other way |
Justin time: He’s
goofy, he’s annoying; he and his fiancée Diana keep winning. They’ll be going
for a fifth first place in Episode 8. They would see to be unstoppable.
In Episode 7, Justin was his dependable obtuse and dominating self, badgering Diana because at one point she preferred walking to
taking a cab. “Stop arguing with me and
just admit you made a wrong decision,” he grumped.
Turns out it was the right decision, as all of those steps
(measured, of course, by Fitbit) counted toward the nearly $32,000 bonus they got for
winning.
Did Justin apologize? No. He’s Justin.
Men taking charge.
Cindy and Rick were eliminated (along with poolsters Bob and Sandy Wilcox)
because he confused those two cities ending in "dam," and he insisted on waiting for a bus instead of hopping on a tram.
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| Rick after realizing Rotterdam and Amsterdam are different |
Why did
he do this? It wasn’t because of the mosquito bite that turned his lip hideous. No. It was because of control issues going back to his childhood. Waaa, waaa. Now that they're out of the running, they hope to start a family. (How many contestants have said this?)
Give me a cheer.
The camera continues to love Tiffany and Krista, the former New York Jets
cheerleaders. Why not? They can dance. They can do Double Dutch. They seem to
like each other. Look for more of them in Episode 8.
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| Tiffany and Krista jump for joy |
Other predictions:
Logan and Chris will implode. I doubt if there has ever been an unhappier team
on The Amazing Race.
Speaking of implosions, Denise and James Earl, the mother and
son team who escaped elimination in Episode 7, are overdue for a quarrel.
Joey and Kelsey, the reporters? They’re solid. I think
they’ll win. (That said, watch them go out in Episode 8.)
Another season: The word is out. There will be a Season 28 for Amazing Race, which is good news to all of us who have been worried about the show's survival since CBS moved it to the black hole of Friday night.
In a blatant play to draw millennials into the audience, the Season 28 cast members all have a social media connection. They're big on You Tube (Tyler Oakley) or on Instagram (Jessica Versteeg) or somewhere else in cyberspace.
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| Jessica Versteeg |
I'm not sure why Amazing Race doesn't just throw in the towel and have an AARP-eligible season. Don't hold your breath.
Overheard
Josh (on sightseeing
in Paris): That was stupid. Why did we do that?
Denise: Our
disagreements haven’t affected our racing.
Denise (to Justin):
You just turned around and gave me a dirty look.
Joey: Kelsey’s a
horrible driver; it doesn’t matter if it’s a car or a shopping cart.
Cindy (upon losing):
Rick is my soulmate.
1. Justin and Diana
2. Joey and Kelsey
3. Krista and Tiffany
4. Josh and Tanner
5. Chris and Logan
6. Denise and James Earl
7. Cindy and Rick (eliminated)
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