Episode Recap: Amazing Race 10, Week 12

Episode: Dude, I'm Such a Hot Giant Chick Right Now Original Air Date: December 3, 2006 This episode begins with the teams directed to drive down a treacherous mountain road towards Casablanca, where they'll find their next clue. First the Pretty Boys leave, followed by the Single Moms, then the Bickering Couple, and finally the Doublemint Twins, who must finish this leg at least a half-hour before the last team if they are to avoid elimination. Rob and Kimberly are already off to a great start. Kimberly is riding in the back of their SUV, observing the mountain scenery. She tells Rob, "I don't like that there's so many dogs around here." "Those are goats, Babe." I don't know what it takes to get into the final four in this race, but it sure isn't brains. Pretty Boys James and Tyler are the first to find the clue, which presents them with a "Roadblock" (a task that only one team member may perform). They are instructed to find a certain market, pick up some camel meat, grind it, take it to specific cafe, have it cooked, then eat it. James and Tyler are the first to complete this task. Their next clue tells them to fly to Barcelona. They are followed closely by the Doublemint Twins, who easily go straight from last place to second. The Doublemint Twins didn't have the same difficulty as the other teams finding the market. As soon as they arrived in town, they convinced yet another local man to jump in their car and guide them to their destination. This guy even follows them to the market, then the cafe, and watches them eat the camel meat. Then he agrees to ride with them again and guide them to the airport. One thing I've learned from The Amazing Race is that people in other countries have tons of free time. The Bickering Couple and the Alabama Single Moms are struggling to find the first clue, in spite of seeing both the Pretty Boys and the Doublemint Twins leave the area. Rob decides to adopt the strategy of throwing his hands in the air and yelling, "Can anyone help us?!", as if Moroccans are going to rush to help some crazy white guy yelling in English. The last two teams finally find the clue, then the market and the cafe, which I believe is called McDumar's ("We do camel your way." "Over 1 million infidels served."). Karlyn calls upon her experience as a mother and is easily able to grind the camel meat, which she then rushes to the cafe. Kimberly, on the other hand, is finding the mechanics of a meat grander difficult to grasp. No wonder she finds it complicated - there are no instructions that say, "1) Push meat down. 2) Turn crank handle." As soon as Karlyn receives her camel meat hot off the grill, Lyn starts yelling at her to "hurry up and swallow". Karlyn tries to explain to Lyn that she can't swallow food that is still sizzling, but Lyn keeps yelling at her to "just swallow". Evidently, the scalding of Karlyn's mouth and esophagus is a sacrifice Lyn is willing to make. Still, Karlyn finishes ahead of Kimberly, who is gagging her way through her meal. All four teams eventually make their way to the airport and book tickets to Barcelona. Once again, all of the teams end up on the same flight, making all of the preceding drama completely unnecessary. All four teams then take taxis to their next destination, a huge labyrinth of hedges. Unfortunately, they all arrive after closing time, which means they'll have to wait until the next day. Once again, all preceding drama has been for naught. The next day, everyone arrives at the labyrinth before it opens, but no one has a cabby who is willing to wait for them to finish. The Doublemint Twins, who speak decent Spanish, ask a nearby construction worker to call for a cab to come so that they'll have a ride waiting for them by the time they leave the labyrinth. Rob and Kimberly think that's a pretty good idea, so they get the guy to call them a cab too. "They're always copying us," one of the Doublemint Twins whines, "every time we do something, they have to do it too." The labyrinth opens and everyone races to find the clue inside. All of the teams exit around the same time. The Doublemint Twins and the Bickering Couple take their cabs, which are waiting for them. The Pretty Boys and the Alabama Single Moms are left trying to chase down taxis. The teams' next task is a "Detour" (a choice between two tasks). Their choices this week are "Lug It" or "Lob It". In "Lug It", the racers are to don costumes that look like giant people and march down a specific street until they find a specific female "giant" and receive their next clue. In "Lug It", the racers are supposed to dig their way through a huge mountain of tomatoes until they find a tomato containing their next clue. While they do that, locals will be throwing tomatoes at them. Both of these tasks are related to some Spanish festival that takes place in Barcelona every year. See, this is the kind of stuff people do when they don't have digital cable. Anyway, the Bickering Couple and the Alabama Single Moms choose "Lob It", while the Pretty Boys and the Doublemint Twins choose "Lug It". Bickering Couple Rob and Kimberly are the first to arrive at their challenge and are promptly pelted with tomatoes. This immediately distresses Kimberly, who starts screaming at Rob that they should switch to the other task. Meanwhile, the locals are relentless, seeming to enjoy Kimberly's agony a little too much. Rob finally relents to Kimberly's screeching, and the couple agree to switch to the other task. But they change their minds and go back to the tomates once they find out the next task is 20 kilometers away. In spite of all that, they find the clue, which tells them the location of the Pit Stop, before any of the other teams get to start their challenges. Rob and Kimberly are the first to arrive at the Pit Stop, and are rewarded a trip to a resort in Barbados. When Phil asks Rob how he feels about making it to the final three and being closer to the million dollar prize, Rob starts to cry. He talks about how the money would change his life and enable him to start a family with Kimberly. "I love you so much," he sobs to Kimberly. I'd hate to see how much he would've cried if he had lost. Meanwhile, the other teams have found their challenges. The Alabama Single Moms, who are still griping at each other, don't seem to mind being attacked by tomato-weilding Spaniards. They just keep digging as one tomato after another bounce off of their heads. They actually find their clue before the the other two teams complete their challenge with the costumes. Finally, the three remaining teams are racing for the Pit Stop. All of them seem to be in the general area at around the same time (or maybe that's the way it was edited). First the Single Moms arrive on the mat, then the Pretty Boys, then the Doublemint Twins. Phil tells the blondes they've been eliminated. There is some crying, but even combined they don't shed as many tears as weepy Rob. Next week - the Finale.