Victims of a bad cab driver, Amy & Daniel were eliminated in The Amazing Race 21 Episode 2. Good thing they handed away first place the week before, or that $2 million twist would be over already.
I thought this show might possibly start on time from now on with the 30 minute delays every other week. Guess not.
Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.
First: Natalie & Nadiya – 6:07AM
Second: Trey & Lexi – 6:12AM
Third: Jaymes & James – 6:16AM
Fourth: Abbie & Ryan – 6:19AM
Fifth: Josh & Brent – 6:26AM
Sixth: James & Abba – 6:34AM
Seventh: Caitlin & Brittany – 7:08AM
Eighth: Rob & Kelley – 7:22AM
Ninth: Gary & Will – 7:32AM
The road block requires teams to serve 20 plates of food all at once. If they drop or break anything, they’ll have to start all over, though they are allowed to spill stuff. Haven’t they ever heard of trays?
Road block (in order of arrival): Lexi, Brent, Ryan, Jaymes, James, Nadiya, Brittany, Rob, Gary
Some teams get it on their first try, but those who don’t seem to get it fairly quickly after smashing some dishes.
The first 5 teams catch the first train to Bangil at 7:36AM. Natalie & Nadiya, whose cab driver got lost, are the only team that departed earliest who were unable to do so. The remaining teams are way behind, as the next train does not leave until 10:50.
Because they’re in front of the others and using the U-turn would be a complete waste, the front teams agree not to use it, except for James & Abba, who are running their own race and by themselves on the back of the train.
The detour is a choice between lion’s head or egg head. In egg head, they will cook eggs on a coconut on fire on their head. In lion’s head, they will join a traditional Japanese procession wearing giant lion’s masks.
Lion’s head: Jaymes & James, Abbie & Ryan, Trey & Lexi, James & Abba, Natalie & Nadiya, Rob & Kelley, Gary & Will, Caitlin & Brittany
Egg head: Josh & Brent
The market with the eggs is more difficult to find, but the masks for the other task weigh over 40 pounds. As uncomfortable as the lion’s head task is, the females are able to struggle through it in fairly short order, an indication it’s the better task.
The double U-turn is anonymous. As expected, the top five teams do not waste it. It will be a race for the trailing teams and a large determining factor in who gets eliminated. Since all of them have chosen the same detour, it comes down to who can get there first and then finish it faster.
As the first team among the stragglers, Natalie & Nadiya opt not to use it. Despite having a fairly good lead over the eighth and ninth place teams, Rob & Kelley U-turn Gary & Will because they are the only ones they know for sure are behind them, having taken so long to get to the detour. Caitlin & Brittany continue to struggle with their drivers. First they lost 15 minutes trying to pay one of them, then the next one took them in a circle. Luckily for them, Gary & Will made the wrong choice, U-turning Rob & Kelley.
And here I was thinking they were just trying to fake us out with less than clever editing, but despite the U-turn these two teams actually are neck and neck. On the ride to the pit stop, Caitlin & Brittany pass Gary & Will. Though their driver is faster, he’s not better. As the two teams go different routes in a fork in the road, Gary & Will sneak into eighth place.
The pit stop for this leg of the race is SMA Negeri 1 Bangil School.
First: Abbie & Ryan (win a trip to Fiji)
Second: Trey & Lexi
Third: Jaymes & James
Fourth: James & Abba
Fifth: Josh & Brent
Sixth: Natalie & Nadiya
Seventh: Rob & Kelley
Eighth: Gary & Will
Eliminated: Caitlin & Brittany
As the last team to arrive, Caitlin & Brittany have been eliminated.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 21 Episode 4, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.