The Race 2 is a production of ICTV that’s structured similarly to The Amazing Race. Watch The Race 2 online.
In The Race 2 Episode 4, Dave & Matt kept pushing and ended up going too far, receiving a time penalty that dropped them to last for a prank they played. Their actions were enough to get the other teams to form an “alliance” with a common goal of getting rid of Dave & Matt. This all led to one of the best tasks I’ve seen in quite some time, with much drama ensuing, climaxing with a physical altercation. It wasn’t long before the alliance started ditching each other, and all it ultimately did was get them so worked up that they were willing to all rush in the wrong direction. But at the end of the day, unable to get any directions (still not sure why they asked a random person in a gas station rather than the person behind the counter), Dave & Matt were finally eliminated after a strong, albeit perhaps questionable, run.
In episode 5, part 1 of the finale, I’m expecting the alliance to just completely crumble, as there is no basis for it any more, not that using an alliance to complain about one team had basis to begin with.
Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.
First: Hal & Matilda
Second: Daniel & Jeff
Third: Sadie & Ginalola (right behind)
Fourth: Jon & Jenna
They first head to the Side Hill Acres Dairy Goat Farm in Candor. The challenge is to find a goat with a specific numbered tag, holding hands until they do, and milk it. They receive instructions from the kids on the farm how to milk the goats. Hal & Matilda arrive first. Daniel & Jeff arrive second with no trouble. Sadie & Ginalola stop to ask for directions but still get lost. Daniel & Jeff manage to finish first, and Matilda accidentally spilling hers halfway through doesn’t help Hal & Matilda any. Sadie & Ginalola see both Daniel & Jeff and Hal & Matilda driving in the opposite direction as they’re heading toward the challenge, and they arrive in third. Jon & Jenna depart 25 minutes behind the other teams, a huge gap to make up, and if they have a chance will be up to whether there’s another challenge like the one that killed them in the last episode. If the order of the editing is any indication, they arrive at this challenge after the other teams have finished the next one.
The next destination is the only operating flax field in New York state, down the street. They must pick and bundle 5 bundles of flax for each teammate and stack them in the proper formation. Doesn’t appear to be any real trick to this one, so all the teams should finish within a similar amount of time. Daniel & Jeff arrive first, with Hal & Matilda close behind. Sadie & Ginalola arrive third, having finished the previous challenge the fastest of all.
After this, teams must return to Ithaca and go to Gino’s Pizzeria. The task is to deliver pizzas to three different addresses in Ithaca. Hal & Matilda, who aren’t sure where they’re going, take the lead as Daniel & Jeff stop for directions. Sadie & Ginalola are the only team of the three completely aware of where they’re going and catch up to and are behind Daniel & Jeff, hoping they keep going the wrong way and get lost. They eventually just decide to pass them, though, and then figure out how to lose them. When they arrive in Ithaca, parking proves to be a problem for all the teams, so they have to find a spot to park and run from there.
Hal & Matilda arrive first, with Sadie & Ginalola right behind. Daniel & Jeff have absolutely no idea where they’re going and have to keep stopping for directions, but they do arrive in third. This is the break last place Jon & Jenna were hoping for, and as Daniel & Jeff are leaving to deliver their pizzas, Jon & Jenna see them. Sadie & Ginalola get off to an early lead with their first delivery. Daniel & Jeff decide to make the initial delivery by foot, which is Sadie & Ginalola’s second stop shortly thereafter, and after leaving, Daniel & Jeff decide to just follow them… briefly anyway. Jon & Jenna, who know the area and have developed a strategy instead of just driving aimlessly, manage to work their way up to first place. Sadie & Ginalola get to the last apartment second and ask whether a blonde arrived there, not being able to figure out what the response actually meant.
The pitstop is the top of the parking garage nearby.
First: Jon & Jenna
Second: Sadie & Ginalola
Third: Hal & Matilda
Fourth: Daniel & Jeff (eliminated)
This leg ultimately came down to familiarity with the area, or lack thereof, but it did keep things interesting, even if what seemed like a predictable Jon & Jenna boot was merely replaced by a predictable Daniel & Jeff boot. They remain upbeat as they’re being eliminated.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Race 2 Episode 6.