Amazing Race, Season 30,
Episode 3
Tangier, Morocco –
OK, it was in Morocco, but it was Tangier, not Casablanca. No Bergman, no
Bogart, no planes in the fog.
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| #TeamBeautifulFriendship |
The Amazing Racers, flew in from Belgium, did some fish
stacking (hold your nose) and then huffed and puffed and got lost in a maze of
buildings.
Overcome by the fish stink, retired hoops star Cedric
Ceballos started the episode by vomiting (“I
gagged, I gave it all up, the little bit of breakfast I had, I gave it all up”.) And later he staggered to the line in ninth and last place, along with his
partner, the more fit Shawn Marion.
Told by host Phil Keoghan that it was a non-elimination
episode (so soon?), Ceballos responded: “As a person who has had three heart
attacks before…. I ain’t done yet. You’ll have to drag me out of here, Phil.”
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| High-ranking physician |
Yikes, does this mean the rest of the season, or as long as #TeamSlamDunk lasts, we'll be worried that C.C. might go into
cardiac arrest? This could be the start of an awkward friendship.
Late word: A high-ranking physicianshas just cleared Cedric for the rest of the race.
What else?
It doesn't matter, given the non-elimination ruling, but #TeamYale,
Evan and Henry, rebounded from its terrible bungling in Brussels to take first
place, just ahead of #TeamIndyCar, Alex and Conor.
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| This year's team |
This led the former Yale debaters to frame the
victory as a combo triumph of brains and physicality. This is reminiscent of
the models in previous seasons who were always out to show that beautiful
people were smart. Turn about is fair play.
But, what about Conor? He’s proving to be quite the dry wit,
getting off a really good crack about the lasting order of the fishy challenge.
Perhaps people who drive cars at 1,000 mph develop a droll streak. Whatever, the
guy cheers me up.
And, please don’t hold this against me, but I’m sort of
liking the escapees from another reality show, Jessica and Cody, aka
#TeamBigBrother.
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| Jessica with gnome |
Jessica is just gaga over Cody, and she’s happy to be out
in the real world after six years in captivity or however long they had to stay
shut up in the big bro house. (Is that worse than winter in western New York? I don’t
think so.)
Speaking of comebacks – actually I wasn’t speaking of
comebacks, but I needed a transition – wasn’t it nice to see the Tavelocity
roaming product placement gnome? There it was ziplining about Tangier. Then several gnomes
were lugged about by the racers. Whoops, Brittany of #TeamOceanRescue at one point forgot
her gnome. No harm done, but should Jessica have intervened, helped Courtney out?
She didn’t. Maybe Jessica is a meanie.
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| Brittany cries out for her gnome |
Finally, not sure what to say about #TeamChomp, the eager
eaters, Joey and Tim. They missed some clues by being the only people in the history
of mankind to watch belly dancing and not look at the belly dancers’ bellies.
Really? Eye contact?
Overheard
Evan: I think our
strength is we’re detail-oriented, analytic.
Brittany: Oh,
yummy, fish guts.
Cedric: Old age
and weight all came down on me at once.
Evan: Henry and I
are the complete package.
Conor: When you’re
breathing and everyone smells like dead fish, it’s not a great thing to breathe
in.
Joey: I was just
dancing. … I wasn’t looking for clues.
Tim: Look at that.
It’s right on her stomach.
Cedric: We’re
going into overtime; we’re still in the game.
Order of finish:
1) Evan and Henry #TeamYale
2) Alex and Conor #TeamIndyCar
3) Kristi and Jen #TeamExtreme
4) Chris and Trevor #TeamWellStrung
5) Cody and Jessica #TeamBigBrother
6) Joey and Tim #TeamChomp
7) Eric and Daniel #TheFirefighters
8) Lucas and Brittany #TeamOceanRescue
9) Cedric and Shawn #TeamSlamDunk
