After another plane mishap, Abbie & Ryan deliberately continued to run at the back of the pack in The Amazing Race 21 Episode 9, sticking with the hopeless farmers until the bitter end. After Abbie & Ryan were U-turned and the other half of the double U-turn was wasted so they could not use it, they were eliminated.
Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.
First: Natalie & Nadiya – 2:55AM
Second: Jaymes & James – 5:57AM
Third: Trey & Lexi – 6:38AM
Fourth: Josh & Brent – 9:38AM
Teams must now fly south to Barcelona, Spain, where they will catch an overnight ferry to the island of Mallorca.
As the first team to depart because of their fast forward advantage, Natalie & Nadiya catch the 6:00 flight. Chippendales catch the 7:20 flight, as clearly there are constant flights all day. Trey & Lexi are on the 7:55 flight.
None of this matters because the first boat does not leave until 11:00 at night, equalizing everybody. The top three teams meet up and celebrate their brilliant victory over a team that was several hours behind them.
It’s not long before Josh & Brent are separated from the pack and find themselves back in last. This time they are thrown off by the name of their destination, which happens to be the same name as another place. Luckily for them, this leg will not be about taxis, though. Natalie & Nadiya do not have a competent stick driver, which has sunk many a team in the past.
The road block will require them to return 20 tennis balls in bounds before their bucket is empty.
Road block (in order of arrival): Trey, James, Josh, Nadiya
Trey’s a decent enough tennis player that he can complete this the first time. James only gets 6, but his second attempt is good enough. For whatever reason, Josh volunteers to do the sporty task, despite an injured ankle. This will not end well. After two failed attempts, the twins show up, and he sits on the ground and watches them play. Eventually, he gets up and completes the task on his third attempt, but the twins get it done in two, putting them neck and neck.
One of the twins is worried that Josh & Brent have a map. She informs us they’re super prepared because they’re gay.
The detour is a choice between spin it or bull it. In spin it, teams will repair a giant windmill. In bull it, they must become bulls and run into matadors.
Bull it: Trey & Lexi
Spin it: Jaymes & James (switched from bull it because they found this one instead), Josh & Brent, Natalie & Nadiya
In the bull task, only one player can see, meaning they have to guide the other. As the person unable to see, Lexi nearly completes the task successfully, but on the last part, she slams into the target, injuring her finger. The Chippendales, however, have no problem with their task nor the YMCA construction outfits.
Somehow, Trey & Lexi overtake Jaymes & James on their way to the pit stop, but the real drama comes down to the two trailing teams, who are doing the same task and only minutes apart.
The pit stop for this leg of the race is Castell de Bellver, the castle with a lovely view that used to be a prison.
First: Trey & Lexi (win a trip to Mexico)
Second: Jaymes & James
Third: Josh & Brent
Non-eliminated: Natalie & Nadiya
Seemingly done in by not being able to drive stick, Natalie & Nadiya have been saved by non-elimination, while Josh & Brent barely limp through yet again.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 21 Episode 11, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.