Previously, Teams were sent from Gachurt Village, Outer Mongolia to Phõ Vác, Vietnam. Along the way, they sold flowers and either made coal bricks or a bird cage. The D&Ds overcame their money issues but they had so much navigational problems late in the leg that they took one wrong turn too many on the streets of Phõ Vác and ended up eliminated. Just in time for them to declare that they love each other and it's one blow against prejudice all over the world! So, where will the Teams be ferried to next and will any Team manage to get lost even if the Race tries very hard to make sure that everybody reaches the finish line together?

Philo Koughie steps out to explain that he's at Canh Dong Dia, a "rice paddy" (as he erroneously calls it) in the "lush countryside" just "beyond" Hanoi. This is the Pit Stop for the previous leg of the Race and therefore the starting line for this leg of the Race. But first, some urgent news from the Pit Stop: Rob collapsed after the previous leg, but after what seems like a long soak in ice water while having an equally soaked towel on his head that passed for "medical attention", he'll be okay. He may sneeze a few times later in this episode though. Mary's ankle is still hurting. And with that, we're back to the Race where the first Team is about to leave.

10:55 pm. The Russells open their clue envelope and realize that Teams must board a cab back to Hanoi, a journey of about 20 miles, where they will locate the Ly Thai To Garden. As the camera zooms in on some locals seated at the bottom of the monument of Ly Thai To, the first king of the Great Ly Dynasty who made Hanoi the capital of his empire, Philo says mysteriously that Teams will have to "listen" for their next clue. The Russells also realize that Teams will receive 588,000 Vietnamese dongs for this leg of the Race - they have to pick up the money from someone described by the clue as "the man at the table". As the Russells pick up their money from an elderly fellow (who must be related to Cao Boi on Survivor: Cook Islands) waiting for them behind a table a distance away from their starting position, they tell the camera about how it is a "responsibility" for them as Asian-Americans to "prove" that they can break stereotypes and be competitive. It's the "competitive" part that floors me because so far from what I've seen, these two are more eager to show off how great they are as human beings rather than to "compete" on the Race. Besides, why are they competing? Didn't they say last week that they consider themselves winners already just for getting onto the Race? The Russells also want everyone to know that Asian-Americans have a great sense of humor too. As the Russells leave the old man to look for cab, they cry, "We're going to Disneyland!" Oh, that will so funny if Long Duk Dong hasn't gotten there first. Oh, what a waste of those buff bodies. The Russells get into a cab and practise saying "Ly Thai To".

11:22 pm. The Bennies are leaving now. Tyler says that when he's down, James will pick him up and vice versa. "It's always been that way in our friendship," he says. He must be describing those times when one of them OD'ed in the past and had to be sent to the hospital quickly. As the two leave in a cab after collecting their money, they make predictable jokes about "honking for dongs". I'm impressed it takes this show two episodes in Vietnam to come up with that angle. The Teams must be slow when the two addled ex-junkies are the ones who are the first to realize the obvious punning quality of the dong. Kudos to the Bennies, by the way, for bringing up the "honking for dong" part even if this means some people must be thinking at the moment, "Wait a minute, these two are ex-junkies... so does this mean they honked for dong in order to pay off their dealers in the past?" It is indeed a courageous thing to make fun of their tragic past. It's also heartwarming to know that these two have found love or something with each other after all they've been through. We can all learn a thing or two from the Bennies. With them and the Russells, the Coala Bears, and the Christinas all coming here to break down stereotypes and spreading the love and courage and hope and Slurpees around, this must be the Most Important Season to the Human Heart ever. We should be watching every episode of this season surrounded by a thousand burning candles while white doves are flying all around us.

11:26 pm. The Whatevers get to leave now. As they collect their money from Cao Boi's grandfather and get into a cab, Rob tells the driver to go fast while Kimberly tells Rob not to speak that loud. Rob tells the camera that control is a "big thing" between them and clearly he needs to "work on" control "as much as if not harder than she does". Is he talking about needing to control himself or is he saying that Kimberly is a big control freak who keep bossing him and he needs to learn how to boss her back? I'm leaning towards the latter. Maybe he and David can sit down one day at some pub and bitch about their respective bossy significant others. The Bennies can always give them advice on picking up the unconscious partner from the floor while the Russells always know how to lessen the competitiveness between each other. Everyone will be a big family, so isn't that lovely, people?

11:27 pm. The Christinas depart. As they collect their money, they tell the camera that they are still disproving dumb blonde stereotypes everywhere. They hope everyone on the Race will learn something from them at the end of the day. In an obviously edited sequence, one of the Christinas speculates as their cab leaves that it will be easy to pay off the cab drivers waiting around to leave so that other Teams won't get any cabs that quickly and the other Christina apparently goes "Easy peasy!" to this suggestion. That will be a waste of money, if you ask me, especially if this leg is like any other previous leg and the Garden won't open until the next morning.

11:29 pm. Here are the Androids. As they leave in a cab (I hope they forget to collect the money, but nah, I'm sure they did), SaR2D2 tells the camera that while Pe3P0 is a "complicated guy" and she loves some of the "things" she has learned about him since they began the Race, she has also realized that he has, in her own words, "other things that I've seen where I'm kind of... I don't know if disappointed is the right word but it surprises me. It's not what I would think about his character." Oh, Pe3P0 is going to get dumped soon and I can't wait!

11:31 pm. The Wisterias make their way out of the starting line. As they get their money and leave to look for a cab with Karlyn making this bizarre puckering thing with her lips - she's trying to impersonate a zombie, I think - they tell the camera that oh, this is so hard, being away from their kids for so long but they will feel better when they come home with the money. I wonder what happens if they don't end up with the million dollars. Run off to Vegas and don't come home until they win a million bucks? I hope the kids pray hard every day while their Mommies are away that Mommies will get a fast cab and bring home the money.

On the road, the Wisterias are just behind the Christinas and the Androids. The Androids overtake the Christinas, causing SaR2D2 to cheerlessly clap her hands while the Christinas urge their driver to go faster. The editors must be trying to keep me awake past the five minute mark of this episode.

11:37 pm. The Coala Bears are getting ready to leave. Today, they are wearing matching adorable "Friends In Low Places" T-shirts that I'd love to get my hands on. Hmm, it's odd how two self-proclaimed bumpkins manage to get their hands on such calculatedly adorable T-shirts. Anyway, as they leave in a cab, Mary tells the camera that with her ankle and all, she's going to have to be "Superwoman" if the Race gets any tougher. She explains that back home she's a "couch potato" who loves to watching "reality TV". But she's - yup, you guess it - doing it for her kids too. As they leave in the cab, Mary points out that Teams are leaving within minutes so they can still catch up.

11:48 pm. The Merry Melodies finally get to leave. As they do their thing with Cao Boi's grandfather and leave in a cab, they predictably say to the camera that it's not so fun being last but they will not give up, instead shouldering on with the "same energy" while "paying more attention", heh, to the clues and all. Man, they run like dorks to the cab, did anyone see that?

Ahead, the Russells wonder "where the hell" their driver is taking them. Well, it's probably not in the right direction since the Bennies are right now showing up at the Ly Thai To Garden. The Bennies get out of their cab and hear something ("Attention, Racers!") from the loudspeakers. They start to try to locate the source of the sound. It's a good thing they are now sober or they will start going, "The aliens are coming!" or even better, "Jesus is speaking to me!" Somewhere behind, the Androids pass the Whatevers, causing Kimberly to say that Pe3P0 bugs her - she's not the only one who feels that way, I'm sure - while Rob says that he'd love to beat the Androids to the mat. And wave his behind at Pe3P0's face, no doubt.

The Androids reach the Garden and Pe3P0 just stands around. SaR2D2 asks what he is doing and he says that he is trying to "listen". His reasoning is understandable, I think, but it's still funny how he expects to be bombarded by secret sounds or something the moment he steps out of the cab. The Whatevers now reach the Garden and try to go in the same direction as the Androids. Rob seems to be freaking out over where the Androids are and Kimberly tells him to calm down. Behind, the Christinas are approaching the Garden. Is it just me or do they have dead "I'm so drunk and I'm just leering because my tongue rolls out of my mouth and I don't have the necessary control to put it back in!" looks in that scene? As they get out of their cab at the Garden, they tell the cab to wait for them before running off while complimenting each other for being "auditory" people. So they stop by what seems like a cricket farm and listen in hushed reverance at the secret messages of the crickets that only beauty queens can decipher. Ooh. I think the message is "Ha, ha, suckers!"

The Russells look frustrated as their cab driver stops at a hotel to ask for directions. This is a blow against Asian-Americans! People will think that Asian-Americans are bad at finding directions! The Wisterias are the next to show up at the Garden where they manage to catch the "Attention, Racers!" coming from the loudspeakers. Ahead, the Bennies are worried that they are just hearing sounds in their heads - they are speaking from experience, I suppose - but they reassure each other that the sounds are real and not just hallucinations brought on by their happy pills. The Christinas must have heard the same sound - or maybe the crickets tell them to take this direction - and head in the direction.

All three Teams end up before the statue of Ly Thai To where nearby speakers pipe in this metallic voice in thick Vietnamese accent that tells them, "Attention, Racers! Taxi across the Red River to Bèn Xe Già Lam. Then take a bus to Bèn Xe Bäi Cháy. Then find the Hydrofoil Harbor." "Bèn xe" is "bus station" in Vietnamese, so the Teams pretty much have to take a bus from Già Lam, home to one of the oldest military airbases in Vietnam, to Bäi Cháy, which is the location of the artificial beach that now functions as a tourist attraction. As SaR2D2 starts writing down the instructions, Pe3P0 sees her and tells her to write down the instructions. Huh? Does he think that she is writing down her thoughts in her journal or something? All three Teams act like the instructions are the craziest thing ever, as if they have just been told to swim across the Red River to Benzene Gear Lamp and then frogwalk all the way to Benzene By Day.

The Wisterias and the Christinas head on back to their cabs. The Wisterias' driver is wide-eyed in bewilderment as the Wisterias go "Benzy Gear Lump!" at him. Lyn just tells him in resignation to "just go!" Heh, heh, heh. Somewhat more wisely, once they stop a cab, the Bennies and the Androids think that it is better to get their cab drivers over to listen to dead Ly Thai To themselves. Perhaps the cab drivers find Vietnamese-accented English easier to understand compared to American-accented English? The Bennies' cab driver has an expression that suggests that he may be thinking at that moment, "Now I've seen and heard everything!" as he and the Bennies head back to his cab. The Whatevers follow the Bennies' cab in their own cab. The two Teams seem happy with the arrangement. Their alliance has been pretty obvious by now so that's no surprise. The Androids' cab driver thinks he knows where to take the Androids so now the Androids are on the move as well.

Ahead, the Whatevers' cab driver is a bit slow so they are about to lose the Bennies, causing Rob to announce to Kimberly that he's about to "freak out". What, does this mean he will go crazy and start mooning at passing cars? A bunch of motorcyclists who must really want to see Rob freak out - he's right now punching the notepad he is holding repeatedly while biting on his teeth and making soft animalistic groans, heh heh heh - come between the two cabs. And with that, the Bennies and the Whatevers lose sight of each other. Kimberly tells Rob that they've better get out of the cab and go back. Goodness me, does this mean those two didn't even take notes back there in the Garden? And they just leave hoping to follow the Bennies? With no knowledge themselves as to where to go? I don't know what to say except... good thinking, Whatevers! Bravo, bravo!

The Russells finally show up at the Garden and the Merry Melodies are close behind them. Meanwhile, Mary is happily practising her Vietnamese on the Coala Bears' cab driver and announces that she likes him. Better than her own husband, judging from how she speaks to him sometimes, I tell you. David tells Mary that she can't take the cab driver home and Mary insists that the cab driver is so cool and she loves him. I wonder if she'll be this excited if David expresses similar exuberance to a waitress in a restaurant. At any rate, the Coala Bears soon join up with the other two Teams. The three Teams are getting out of their cabs when the Whatevers show up too. Rob is loudly trying not to pay the Whatevers' cab driver, or so it seems anyway from his loud claims that the driver merely drove around the block.

Rob grabs a local so that he can come with Rob to listen to Ly Thai To himself. The Merry Melodies have the same idea, so they grab a young man standing by. Soon two puzzled locals are listening hard at a metallic voice coming from a loudspeaker and thinking about the fantastic conversations they will have later with the wife or parents back home. As the Merry Melodies board a cab with their helpful guide, the Russells ask the Merry Melodies whether the Russells can tell their cab driver to follow the Merry Melodies' cab. Oh dear, not another Team doing this foolish thing. At any rate, the Merry Melodies are fine with that, since they are all in some Backpack Alliance thingie. The Coala Bears have more faith in Mary's Vietnamese than I do - they trust that their cab driver understands what they are saying about Benzene Lumps and all. They too are off.

The Whatevers get another cab and have their new local buddy tell the cab driver where to take the Whatevers. Rob is really losing it. As they get into their cab, he keeps pointing at his right ear with his hand while telling the cab driver, "Remember? Remember!" Rob then complains aloud that their driver looks stoned, the driver can't speak English (how dare anyone not know English!), the driver is taking them in circles, and, later, the driver is just toying with them (Rob must have seen the driver sneering as he strokes his Snidely Whiplash moustache). Kimberly, getting worried herself, suggests that they get out of the cab before Rob loses it and starts pounding his fists against the glass window and screaming that he needs to get out. Amusingly enough, the cab driver just keeps going despite repeated instructions to stop by Kimberly and Rob. I think he wants to see Rob break down as much as I do. Finally, Kimberly has to shout in order to get the cab to stop.

They refuse to pay this cab driver as well. I have to laugh when the episode I am watching runs a promo at the bottom of the screen for How I Met Your Mother the very moment Rob is pointing his finger angrily at the cab driver. The timing and the context all work in beautiful synchrony at that very moment and suddenly, the universe makes sense. Or maybe I've been laughing so hard at Rob all this while, I'm just being silly. Anyway, after the Whatevers flagged down their third cab, only now do they drag the cab driver to listen to Ly Thai To. I'm surprised any cab driver at this point will want to deal with them. I would expect the other two cab drivers to warn the others that they are dealing with two crazy high-strung Americans or something. For saying that he knows where to take them, the cab driver earns himself Rob's approval: "Finally, a competent cab driver!" Oh, and Rob also says, "I'm done talking with foreigners!" Hmm, how can you call a native a "foreigner" when it's you who's visiting their country? At any rate, I look forward to seeing how Rob will manage not to speak at all to "foreigners" for the rest of this leg, especially if this driver turns out to be another one prone to driving in circles. I have a hunch he'll have a complete breakdown soon enough trying to mime directions to the next cab driver that he encounters.

The Coala Bears realize that Mary's Vietnamese isn't getting them anywhere, not to Bèn Xe Già Lam at least, and they return to the Garden where the cab driver can listen to the words of Ly Thai To himself. Ahead, the Wisterias are lost, which should be obvious when Karlyn grumbles to Lyn that she doesn't know how to tell the cab driver in Vietnamese to take them to "Hydrofoam Tavern". For all she knows, the driver could have passed Hydrofoil Harbor seven times in the last twenty minutes squinting in vain to look for a building called Hydrofoam Tavern, heh. Ahead, the Christinas must really be auditory people since their cab driver manage to take them to the Bèn Xe Già Lam, even ahead of the Bennies who show up shortly after them. As Pe3P0 wonders whether their cab driver is taking them to the correct place, the Merry Melodies are the next to show up at Bèn Xe Già Lam only to be followed by the Russells. When they meet up, the Russells thank the Merry Melodies for letting them follow the cab and tell the Merry Melodies that the Russells now owe them a favor. That's nice, even if a part of me wonders whether the Russells are showboating to the camera. The Wisterias manage to get directions from a helpful local. The Androids show up at Bèn Xe Già Lam next and the Wisterias are right behind, thanks to the directions given to the Wisterias. The Whatevers are convinced that they are last, but they aren't, although at that point they have no idea that the Coala Bears are trailing behind them. It doesn't matter because the bus station is closed until 5:00 am.

Since nobody can get tickets for the time being, the Whatevers catch up with the Bennies with Rob talking about having experienced "the worst taxi experience in the history of taxi drivers". I think he's still in his about-to-break-down mode. He watches sheepishly as Kimberly and the Bennies go "Whoa!" about how Rob overreacted with the cab drivers, with the Bennies saying profoundly that "freaking out" at cab drivers, like Kimberly would say, is a "global killer". Like AIDS? Ohmigosh, does this mean I need protection before I place my vulnerable backside on the seat of a cab? The Coala Bears show up next with the cab driver looking pleased at finally getting to escape from Mary's constant kissing and hugging and the Coala Bears are even happier, I bet, to realize that everyone is bunched up once again at this point in the Race.

5:00 am. All Teams board a bus to Hạ Long Bay, which makes sense as Bäi Cháy is located along Hạ Long Bay. As Teams board the bus, the Merry Melodies talk about how it inspires them as bottom-feeders to see other bottom-feeders come in first like the Russells did in the previous leg. Eh, I'd think it's more inspiring not to be a bottom-feeder in the first place but that's just me, I suppose. Tyler tells James that James looks like how Tyler is feeling at the moment. Oh, I'd bet. These two have lots of practice in the past getting all crap-faced in each other's company. They pick each other up when the other starts foaming at the mouth and doing funny twitching, after all. With that touching scene of "From bong to dong, nothing can divide us blood brothers!" heartfelt poignancy, the bus takes off into the darkness. Philo voices over that the bus ride will cover a distance of 103 miles through Vietnam's "lush" countryside (what's with this overuse of the word "lush", Philo?). Oh, and he also reminds everyone that Teams must locate the Hydrofoil Harbor for their next clue.

Well, next thing I know, it's bright daylight and the bus is he-eeee-ere in Bäi Cháy. Teams admire the scenery as per the requirement in the etiquette handbook. The Hydrofoil Harbor is just nearby and Teams can see the clue stand from the bus stop that they get off at. The Coala Bears are the first to reach the clue stand and they realize that it's now time for a Roadblock. The clue says simply, "Who's got strong arms and legs?" Mary of course takes this one. No, of course not, David takes it. Philo explains that this Roadblock is a standard ascending task where the Team member uses a "mechanical ascender" to move up a "sheer face" of ninety-feet rock wall. The rock wall looks like one that I have seen in Cat Ba Island, the largest of the islands located just off Hạ Long Bay, but since Philo never specifically identified which island the Roadblock takes place in, I can't be sure. Philo does say that there are only three ascenders available at any moment so this Roadblock operates on a "first come, first served" basis. For the other Teams, Terry, Godwin, Dustin, Rob, SaR2D2, Karlyn, and Tyler take one for their Teams. Yes, SaR2D2 is going to do this Roadblock. What is the wuss Pe3P0 doing, you ask? Well, SaR2D2 did tell him she has "arm strength" so I guess she's partly to blame for the upcoming "I can't do it!" drama that I'm sure you know enough by now will happen every time SaR2D2 has to do something.

First Teams have to board the boats that will take them to the island where the Roadblock will take place. Dave is the first to get into one but Mary slowly inches her way down the stone steps due to her ankle. This allows the Merry Melodies to get into a boat and leave first. The Whatevers and the Androids round out the first three Teams that head off first to the island. The Russells and the Bennies take off next. The Wisterias are waiting for what they expect to their boat to stop when the Christinas happily jump onto that boat while the Wisterias are stupidly trying to direct the boat driver as if he needs any help in the first place to park the boat. One of the Christinas manages to get a cut as she does her vault to glory, earning her a derisive dismissal from Karlyn, "She got what she deserved for cutting in front of us. She got cut!"

I can understand why the Wisterias get all puffed-up like enraged puffer fish there. The Christinas should be able to see that the Wisterias are waiting to get on that boat since the Wisterias are all bent over just waiting to climb on that boat. And besides, the Wisterias manage to hop onto another boat so it's not as if there is a shortage of boats at that moment. To me, therefore, what the Christinas just did is really unnecessary and they have only themselves to blame if other Teams start perceiving them as the enemy. I don't know if the Christinas think they are being smart to do things this way, but they are annoying the Wisterias unnecessarily and it may bite them in their behinds if they ever find themselves staring at their own photo in front of the Yield stand one of these days.

On the water, the Coala Bears' boat overtakes the three Teams that left earlier with Mary going "Backpack!" to the Merry Melodies. Shortly after the Russells overtake the Androids but they aren't fast enough to beat the other Teams. The Bennies and the Wisterias lament that their boats are slow or "crappy" if you're the Bennies. The first three Teams to reach the island are the Coala Bears, then the Merry Melodies, and finally the Whatevers. As Dave, Terry, and Rob get geared up and listen to the instructions from the supervisors, the Wisterias, the Russells, and the Androids show up next in that order. Karlyn says that she's worried but tries not to dwell too much on her feelings or she will lose her nerves completely. I understand completely. Meanwhile, SaR2D2 gets worried when she realizes that the Roadblock is all about "pure rock-climbing". I wonder what she expects from the Roadblock. A task where she sits on a chair and pulls herself up the wall using a lever? Pe3P0 assures her that she will be fine as long as she goes "one step at a time". Make your own one-legged joke here. Judging from Pe3P0's sneer when he speaks to SaR2D2, I think he may have a few jokes himself to start things off.

Rob and Dave grit their teeth as they try to ascend the wall while Terry is concerned about the tightness of the harness around his crotch. It doesn't matter. Tom can buy him a new one with a million bucks. Erwin calls out encouragement to David who is getting ahead of Rob and a trailing Terry. As the Androids get off their boat, SaR2D2 is happily hyperventilating herself into drama-mama mode just like I predicted earlier while Pe3P0 is giving her asinine lectures that he considers motivational. Sometimes I think SaR2D2 craves being lectured by Pe3P0. I don't know, these people are two dysfunctional whackjobs. As the Bennies' boat approaches the island, they are understandably puzzled that SaR2D2 and not Pe3P0 will be the one doing the Roadblock. It's pretty telling when even ex-junkies start to think that the Androids are crazy. Pe3P0 is, as expected, shouting his "motivational" yammerings at this moment to SaR2D2 who is, predictably, close to tears even before she has touched the ascender. Last to show up are the Christinas - so much for boat-stealing, huh? - and it turns out that Dustin is the one who hurt her leg and she's the one who will be performing the Roadblock. Great, now the Wisterias will really think that Jesus is on their side.

Up on the rock wall, Rob huffs and puffs his way past Dave and - woosh - he's the first to make it to the top. He gets his clue, attaches it to his belt, and starts rappeling down to the ground. Then David reaches the top too. As Terry continues to struggle, Tom says out loud that he's definitely doing the next Roadblock. Oh, I'd bet. Rob reaches the ground and the Whatevers learn that Teams must now travel 1.2 miles in a boat to Sung Sot Bay, home of the famous Cave of Surprises. Sure enough, inside the Cave of Surprises is their next clue stand. That Whatevers get back into their boat and share a kiss as their boat takes them to Sung Sot Bay. Back at the rock wall, Godwin dons the climbing gear and says that he's willing all his possessions to Erwin. This earns him a "You look like a stud right now!" from Dustin who then taps fist with him and he tells her to enjoy the climb. I'm still waiting for the punchline in this scene. There's one, right? Right? Meanwhile, David rejoins Mary in the boat and they take off to "Song Set Bay". Karlyn gears up as well. It turns out that Terry has reached the top and then back down, which explains why Karlyn is now getting ready to climb. Terry rejoins Tom and they take off after the Whatevers and the Coala Bears.

As SaR2D2 works herself into the biggest hysterical psych-out ever, Godwin starts to climb. Karlyn begins climbing also, with Lynn telling the camera that she hopes their kids watch this and realize that their mothers are more than mothers, whatever that means. Maybe Lynn is trying to say that they will end up being more than mere mothers, they will be the Special Mothers Who Won A Million Bucks In The Amazing Race. As Dustin watches the other two climb, Pe3P0 tells SaR2D2 "jokingly" to "pull the handicapped placard out and tell them you're next in line." I think Pe3P0 really wants to make everybody watching this show hate him. Dustin gives an "I can't believe these people!" expression while SaR2D2 continues to look like she's swallowing raw pepper and trying not to choke. Godwin is halfway up. Lyn tells Karlyn that if Karlyn can have a baby without anesthesia, she can climb the rock wall, no problem. And to think, if Karlyn falls and splits her skull open, they won't need anesthesia on her because she's a pro at dealing with pain already!

SaR2D2 is all geared up and ready to climb. Pe3P0 has resumed shouting his gibberish and she shouts back at him to shut up. Ahead, Godwin reaches the top and having collected his clue, starts rappeling back down. He's concerned that his arms may not have any energy left to help him get back down but he ends up doing just fine. The SaR2D2 Drama begins when she realizes that her hooked artificial leg has ended up entangled among the ropes. Don't worry if you miss out the subsequent drama because SaR2D2 will provide running commentary on her progress like she always does. Karlyn makes her way up slowly but surely.

SaR2D2 begins muttering Pe3P0's name even if he's out of her earshot and saying that she "can't". I look at my watch. Dang, it's only seven seconds since she started climbing and not ten like I said so I have to hand over ten bucks to my smirking husband who predicted five seconds. "I just can't!" wails SaR2D2. Oh be quiet, I just lost ten bucks. I will never underestimate her level of wussiness again. And then, suddenly, she apparently can because she's now muttering about inner strength and what not as she resumes climbing. See? She's all about the drama. She works herself up into hysterics and then creepily enough undergoes an instant metamorphosis into the running soundtrack to Chariots of Fire at the oddest moments. No wonder she is with Pe3P0. She must crave the drama of feeling like a failure until she miraculously finds some inner strength to overcome her odds so that her life is constantly a Hallmark special. Throughout all this, Pe3P0 is lolling around the boat with his shades and a creepy grin on, acting like he's a pimp who has just seen SaR2D2 being auctioned off to the highest bidder at a price that he finds very satisfactory. Oh, just go away, the two of them. Please just go.

Ahead, the Whatevers are approached the Cave of Surprises while Mary goes "Hah!" in an annoyed manner when the Coala Bears are overtaken by the Merry Melodies. Oops, she's not going to be shouting "Backpack!" now, I see. The Whatevers by now have reached the Cave of Surprises where they learn like most tourists do that the Cave is accessible only through a steep stone staircase. The Cave is packed with tourists. I don't know why Rob is trying to crawl into a hole but he does, and knocks his head hard when he tries to make his way back out. Back at the rock wall, the Russells are reunited and they too are coming to Sung Sot Bay.

Back to the Cave, Kimberly finally spots the clue stand in a corner right out in the open, causing Rob to go in disbelief, "No way!" Yes way, dude. Seriously, why is he crawling into holes and all? Overthinking about the clue, is he? They learn that it's now time for a Detour. Philo explains that Teams will have to choose between one of two "everyday jobs vital to the economy of this part of Vietnam". No, not prostitution and corruption, silly, "over" and "under". In "over", Teams must ride a junk to a red marked buoy, then row a sampan to a "supply boat" and collect some "supplies", and deliver the supplies to two addresses as indicated on an invoice that comes with the supplies: houses QN4617-TS and QN4639-TS at a nearby "floating village". The floating village consists of houses that are actually boats. There are a few floating villages located in the water around the islands and it is not specifically told which one they went to. Anyway, the person at each house will sign the invoice once the supplies are delivered. Teams will return the signed invoice to the supply boat to receive their next clue. In "under", Teams ride a junk to the same marked buoy and then row a sampan to the Dai Viet Pearl Farm of Sung Sot Bay. There are rows of buoys in the water and Teams will pull up the basket under each buoy until they have collected 30 oysters from these baskets. The Whatevers decide to pick "under" because there seems to be less rowing involved and then wonder what the clue means when it asks them to head over to some "marked junks". What does "marked junks" mean? I don't know, probably a boat? They have to take something to the buoy, after all, and I don't think it will be a car. Just a guess, really. Rob decides that they should look for something marked with white and yellow.

Back at the rock wall, Karlyn finally reaches the top. Tyler is about to pass SaR2D2 who is asking herself why she is doing the Roadblock. A good question and one she should have asked before she attempted to do it. Pe3P0, enjoying a can of Coke, calls out to her to spit on Tyler who is about to overtake her. He then laughs out loud as if he has just made a really funny joke. I think he has really gone insane this time around. Ahead, Kimberly finally spots a junk with the white and yellow flag and the Whatevers board it. Back at the rock wall, Karlyn rappels down the rock wall until she is reunited with Lyn. The token "The kids are so proud of me!" self-congratulation to the camera follows as they leave for Sung Sot Bay. Then Tyler has reached the top as well and now he's making his back down. "There you go, buddy! It's like freakin' Spiderman! Yeah!" James calls out from the boat. He sounds like he's said such things to Tyler many times in the past. Especially the "Yeah!" part, heh. As Dustin finally gets a chance to climb the rock wall, SaR2D2 is busy psyching herself out while telling Pe3P0 to shut up. Pe3P0 is really obnoxious enough already with his shades and smarmy grin so yeah, he can just shut up. The Bennies are finally reunited (James clearly has practice in helping Tyler return to earth) and they leave for Sung Sot Bay. Ahead, the Merry Melodies and the Coala Bears are climbing the stairs to the Cave of Surprises with Mary grumbling all the way about the strain on her ankle. SaR2D2 finally reaches the top while Dustin is already halfway up.

SaR2D2 is finally reunited with her gruesome boyfriend and the Androids take off. Ahead, the Merry Melodies decide to farm for pearls and Tom says that he can row a boat. The Whatevers' junk has stopped at the red marked buoy and Rob is dismayed when he sees a local rowing a sampan towards them and he realizes that they will have to row the sampan themselves in order to get to the Pearl Farm. Rob at first takes the oars himself, saying that he has never rowed a boat before. Kimberly then takes the right oar while telling Rob not to yell at her, to control himself, and communicate with her. Now, what makes her so sure that Rob will go mental on her, hmmm? Then she loses her balance while trying to demonstrate the rowing to Rob, and as Rob makes to help her back on her feet, she once again reminds him to not start freaking out. Then she's back at sitting at the front of the boat while Rob is telling her that she has to help him "do one side". She agrees and once again tells him not to freak out on her. He insists that he will not. Then Rob makes funny He-man faces as he tries to row while a voice-over of him saying that the Whatevers are never going to leave the "harbor" comes on. It's really funny if you get to see yourself the Whatevers bungle things up - I can't do justice to the comedy that is the Whatevers, especially the comedy that is Rob's many faces of frustration, by words alone!

The Coala Bears decide to deliver supplies because David is "scared of deep water". Meanwhile, the Christinas are reunited and tell themselves that they are still in the Race and things can still change. I'm sure the Wisterias are at that moment going, "Yeah? But Jesus loves us and hates you, so get ready to burn in hell, Barbies!" Ahead, the Merry Melodies board a junk and enjoy resting on the armchairs on the deck, with Terry saying that they can get used to the idea of living in this place "as long as there is a Starbucks nearby". The Coala Bears have some friction when David tells Mary to hurry up while she's struggling to get down the stairs onto the boat and he's like, "Yeah, yeah". As the junk departs, she scolds him for being inconsiderate about her ankle and he responds by telling her to go sit down if her ankle is hurting instead of nagging him on her feet like that. He's only thinking about her ankle when he says that, of course, and not about not having to listen to her and all that, oh no. Mary insists on standing there - and nagging him - and tells him, "Now when you become my boss, you can tell me what to do!" Since she's always telling him what to do, I guess that makes her his boss then. Poor David. His daddy did tell him those stories about Despair and Pain in Vietnam.

The Whatevers are trying to coordinate their rowing with each of them taking an oar on one side, but they seem to be getting to the Pearl Farm slowly but surely. The Russells have reached the clue stand in the Cave at about this time and they too are going to farm for oysters. The Whatevers spot a few buoys which are yellow in color and therefore not the buoys that they are supposed to be looking for (the buoys seen during Philo's narration about the Roadblock are grey) and Rob fails to locate any baskets. "Where are the baskets, dude?" goes Rob. Gee, beats me, dude. As the Russells admire themselves for getting to "do this" while they are relaxing on the deck of the junk they have boarded, Kimberly tells Rob to get out of the way so that she can see for herself whether there are any baskets around. Rob refuses to move, saying that he "can't do anything" and there is much arguing as Kimberly keeps telling him to get out of her way. "Get back there!" she finally shrieks, pointing angrily at the other end of the boat. Rob obeys at once, shutting up, bwahaha, as she goes, "God!" I think he deliberately provokes her because he likes it when his lady gets all mean and nasty on him.

The Bennies find the clue stand at the Cave of Surprises and also decide to farm for oysters. As they walk out of the Cave, they pass the clueless Wisterias who ask the Bennies whether the men have found the clue. The Bennies lie and say that they haven't. Karlyn casts the Bennies a suspicious glance as the Bennies walk away. Oh no, the Bennies will incur the wrath of Jesus now for crossing the Wisterias! The Wisterias eventually locate the clue stand and are so taken aback by the thirty basket requirement in the "under" Detour that they opt to deliver supplies instead. Ahead at the Pearl Farm, the Whatevers have later located the correct buoys because Kimberly is now pulling up a basket from under a grey buoy. Rob is now being very effusive in complimenting Kimberly and now that everything is going well, they are back to being all sweet and kind to each other again. These two are so adorable that way. At the Cave of Surprises, the Androids have located the clue stand and they decide to farm for oysters since Pe3P0 is sure the other Detour is harder as it involves going to "two locations". Huh?

Ahead, the Merry Melodies are getting into the sampan. At first Terry wants the two of them to row together but Tom decides that he isn't "that kind of rower" and the two of them just end up sitting on the sampan with Tom saying that he really doesn't know how to "do this". Wait, didn't he say earlier that he knows how to row a boat? These people, I tell you. The Coala Bears are also getting into their sampan, with Mary scolding David for letting her hand go too soon. I think she hasn't stopped scolding him since the last time we saw them. The Christinas have found the clue stand in the Cave at around this time and they opt to deliver supplies. As they leave for the marked junks, they vow to "run all the way to the mat".

Ahead, David is rowing and Mary is as usual being the boss of him. He tells her to be patient with him because he's never done anything like rowing a boat before and Mary warns him that he's going to send their boat straight into a "mountain". To the camera, Mary says that they have never really been to the sea so it's pretty much "water over your head - if you fell, you're dead." David must be wondering whether it's better to drown or stay in the boat and listen to his wife because Mary keeps scolding him for apparently rowing not fast enough. But to give him the credit that Mary won't, even if he's rowing the sampan like he's rowing a longboat (with his back facing the direction he's going towards instead of the other way around like it should be), he's actually taking them somewhere. Unlike the Merry Melodies who are the moment still trying to figure out who should do the rowing.

The Russells have reached the marked buoy and they now get into their sampan. Each brother takes one oar and then looks at each other as they wonder how to even start rowing the sampan. Oh, this is going to be fun. The Bennies get into their sampan as well and they take turns at the oars instead of having the two of them trying to paddle an oar each. And they are rowing the sampan exactly how it should be done as well! It's disconcerting how the ex-junkies always turn out to the only ones that do something right. Meanwhile, the Russells realize that they are paddling in a circle, the consequences of the lack of coordination between two people who are trying to row a boat at the same time. Godwin says that clearly Erwin is the one doing something wrong and Erwin goes in a tone that is just perfect, "Shut up!" Oh, now they're making me laugh.

The Androids are also in their sampan with Pe3P0 rowing. SaR2D2 wants to help him so she asks him to tell her what she can do to help. I wish she would just be quiet or just goes ahead and "help", because I don't like the way she asks him to tell her what to do. It makes her look weak. Pe3P0 says rudely to her, "I don't need encouragement. I just need directions!" It looks like Pe3P0 can give her unwanted hackneyed advice all he wants but she cannot even try to be useful to him. He must like her completely dependent on him at all times. If that is the case, I suggest he cut off her other leg so that she will be stuck in a wheelchair and he can then happily parade her around like his newest toy while she parrots lifelessly like he has trained her to, "Pe3P0 is the best! He is the only one who can take care of me! I love him! He is the best!"

The Wisterias now attempt to row their sampan with Karlyn squealing that it is too windy and she can't row while Lyn telling her straight in a no-nonsense way, "Yes you can!" Think of the kids, Karlyn, and think of the money. The Christinas are also getting into their sampan. The two ladies opt for the worst strategy ever: each Christina position herself at different ends of the boat and take an oar each. Which means they are trying to row in opposite directions at the same time. Needless to say, they aren't going anywhere fast and they eventually realize that they are rowing the sampan all wrong. Ahead, the Merry Melodies realize that Terry has taken them to the floating village instead of the Pearl Farm. Oopsie. Back to the Christinas, they are now paddling in the same direction, which is good, but their backs are facing the direction they are paddling towards. I wonder how they think they will know where they are going if they can't see where they going, but hey, don't let me stop them from rowing right into a rock cliff or something. Mary is still nagging David senseless as he tries to get the Coala Bears to the floating village. David is probably happy at that point to get them somewhere, anywhere, that he can step foot on and run far, far away from Mary. David finally groans and concedes that he has no idea what he is doing. The Merry Melodies also feel the same, while the Christinas now sob and say that "this" sucks "so bad" since they aren't going anywhere like they hope they will. It's a montage of despair and hopelessness all around, people. Eventually the Christinas and the Coala Bears spot the sign pointing towards the Pearl Farm and decide to switch Detours (even if the Coala Bears spot what seems like the supply boat just ahead of them) since it's clear they aren't going to go very far in a Detour that involves constant rowing of the sampan.

Speaking of the Pearl Farm, Rob leans over to see why Kimberly is taking so long to pull up a basket and gets a kick and shove from Kimberly who shrieks at him not to tip the sampan over. Ouch. And heh heh heh. "Shut up!" is Rob's weak response. She pulls up the last basket and now they are rowing back to the Detour supervisor. She claims that Rob doesn't have to yell "Up! Down!" at her as they row because she's just right next to him. As usual, he isn't yelling but hey, she's the one sitting next to him, I guess. He insists that he's not yelling and she insists that he is. They can really go on for a long time, I tell you, and still somehow manage to get things done. I'm impressed. The Bennies are also pulling up baskets. Meanwhile, the Merry Melodies finally show up with Tom complaining that some part of his body is bleeding and Terry, who has been rowing all this while, telling him kindly, "So what? Don't be a baby!" Oh, it turns out that Terry is asking Tom to go pull up the baskets and Tom is trying to use his bleeding as an excuse not to. Oh, selfish Terry. Does he expect Tom to do all the work around here? Someone has to keep watch and complain and that's tough work, you know! "I don't know how to do this," Tom grumbles. What, he doesn't know how to pull up a basket from the sea?

The Whatevers exchange their thirty baskets with an oyster in each of them for their next clue from the Detour supervisor. They can now row themselves back to their junk and then travel on the junk for about nine miles to the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race, a beach on "rocky island" Soi Sim Island. This island is well known for its trees, many of which are centuries old, as well as for its beaches. Kimberly is not too excited about having to row back to the junk. The Wisterias meanwhile manage to reach the supply boat and they collect two big bunch of bananas, some coconuts, and an invoice. Now it's a matter of delivering the fruits to the addresses indicated on the invoice. Lyn is understandably exhausted by this point since she's the one doing the rowing. The Whatevers are arguing all the way to the junk ("I know how to row!" insists Rob and Kimberly snorts back, "Oh, yeah, I forgot. You went to school for that!") where they then unanimously come to an agreement: "Screw this thing! Get us out of here!" Oh, the Whatevers are so entertaining to watch. Please don't let them pull a LaMichie on me and get eliminated too soon, okay? As Rob takes off his shirt in the boat - woo! - Kimberly tells the camera that it is "frustrating" when Rob loses his patience with her and the Race has only made them argue some more. It's nice that she seems to be placing all the blame on him only.

The Russells pick up their first basket at the Pearl Farm while the Merry Melodies are doing... something, I suppose. SaR2D2 points out a boat near them as Pe3P0 rows and I honestly can't blame Pe3P0 when he tells her to be quiet because really now, they are now looking for a pearl farm, not sightseeing for boats. The Androids are soon joining the Russells, the Bennies, and the Merry Melodies in pulling up baskets of oysters, although Pe3P0 keeps leaning too far over the sampan in the process and causes them to take in water, heh. SaR2D2 starts shrieking because she doesn't want them to get all rusty. Elsewhere, the Wisterias realize that the people in the floating village actually live in those boats and they find the concept "pretty cool". They make their first delivery at QN4617-TS and get their invoice signed. Just one more delivery left to make.

Meanwhile, the Merry Melodies get too close to the Androids' sampan, causing Pe3P0 to shove at the boat while saying, "Get the fuck out of here!" Nice one there, Pe3P0. He then orders SaR2D2 to hold on to a rope to prevent their sampan from drifting away. She is already saying that she can't do that even as she reaches out for the rope. Pe3P0 impatiently grabs for the rope but SaR2D2 is already there first. He tells her impatiently to hold that rope and leave everything else to him. He also says, "I'm done after this. I don't want to do this anymore! I really don't!" I also don't want to see the Androids again on TV. Meanwhile, the Merry Melodies stop their sampan by the yellow buoys which the Whatevers have learned previously are not the correct buoys. Terry has to look for the baskets on top of rowing since Tom is busy, um, doing something else and he can't find the baskets. "I don't know what to do!" he says. I think "I don't want to do!" must be this Team's catchphrase.

The Coala Bears show up at the Pearl Farm and begin looking for the baskets. Mary says that they have to look for "yellow buoys" but they search around the grey buoys nonetheless and pull up their first basket. The Wisterias finish delivering their supplies and now make their way back to the supply boat. The Christinas are on their way to the Pearl Farm while James, with a "This is gnarly!", pulls up the final basket for the Bennies.

Ahead, the Whatevers spot Philo waiting at the beach with the VIP as their junk approaches the Soi Sim Island. They get off the junk when it stops, runs up some stone staircases, and along the beach onto the finishing mat. First Team to arrive, suckers! Philo gives them a pair of jet skis and asks them whether they have been nice to each other. Rob says that they are just being competitive, that's all. I can see that. They're competing to see who can shriek at each other the loudest and longest. He adds that they need to learn how to chill. I don't know. I haven't really seen these two really getting at it so far and they always seem to be able to make up very easily once the argument is over, so I don't think they are that bad, not now at least.

Out at sea, the Wisterias are experiencing problems as the winds become stronger and they find it harder to row back to the supply boat. Lyn is trying to keep rowing but Karlyn is throwing a fit. Now, now, Karlyn, what will the children say? Meanwhile, the Russells pull up their thirtieth basket while the Bennies receive their clue from the Detour supervisor. They notice as they get ready to row back to their junk that the Russells are just behind them. The Coala Bears continue pulling up baskets, the Russells receive their instructions to head to the Pit Stop, and the Christinas are still rowing towards the Pearl Farm. The Christinas point out that they are almost there. The Androids have picked up their thirtieth basket and are now rowing towards the Detour supervisor's office. Back to the Wisterias, they are still rowing and Karlyn is still shrieking that the wind actually blew them away in the opposite direction. "This is ridiculous!" she shrieks. The children, Karlyn! Think about the children! As the Androids get ready to leave, the Bennies are making their way back to their junk with Tyler going "Phwoar! Phwoar!" each time he strains on the oars and James telling Tyler admiringly, "You are just the muscle man today, bro!" This scene will be so much more romantic if they are both naked and gazing deeply into each other's eyes. They climb onto the junk and give each other a high five with James calling Tyler "Superman!". Their heads bend closer towards each other and... damn, the show cuts to the Bennies now having moved to the front of the junk and talking about what a great day it is or something, arrgh! What did I miss? Did they kiss? Make out? Do it right there on the table? I wanna know, damn it!

The Russells are rowing their way to their junk. So are the Androids, with Pe3P0 now making some reconciliatory chit-chat to SaR2D2 and she's responding in a lukewarm manner to his overtures. They reach their junk and SaR2D2 is not happy when Pe3P0 climbs onboard the junk and leaves SaR2D2 to fend for herself. She tells him to help her and then he remembers to do so. The Russells climb onboard their junk while SaR2D2 on the Androids' junk tells Pe3P0 that he did awesomely back at the Detour and he just ignores her to check on his arms. To the camera, SaR2D2 in a solo confessional says that her feelings for Pe3P0 have changed. "Sometimes I'm not always impressed with his temperament in this situation, or even his treatment towards me," she says. In a different confessional where she is now with Pe3P0 on the junk, she says to the camera that it "kills" her when Pe3P0 talks about giving up because she herself gives "100%" to all the tasks she has to do. As Pe3P0 checks his arm and looks at the camera in an "Oh, please!" manner, SaR2D2 says that she should have been happy that they made up so much ground in the Detour but due to Pe3P0's attitude back there, she's not feeling very good about the Team at that moment. Well, there's only one thing to do, SaR2D2. Dump that jerk! Dump him hard!

Mary pulls up the last basket for the Coala Bears. Watching the Coala Bears leave for the Detour supervisor's office, Tom goes on and on about how hard this Detour is. I should point out during this time that Terry is busy trying to pull up a basket while telling Tom not to give up. The fact that the one not doing anything is the one who complains about how hard the task is makes me want to either laugh at the ridiculousness of that situation or cry for poor Terry for being in that situation. The Christinas have reached the Pearl Farm in the meantime and are pulling up baskets. Unlike a fellow in a certain Team, they don't stop working even if they think what they are doing is "gross". The Coala Bears leave the Pearl Farm rowing towards their junk. Ahead, the Androids spot the Bennies' junk and SaR2D2 hopes that they can beat the Bennies to the Pit Stop while the Bennies cannot understand why their junk is traveling so slowly. It turns out that the crew on the Bennies' junk neglected to pull up their anchor, which earns them a earful from the Bennies: "Nice one guys. No wonder we're going damn slow." Tyler even gives a two thumbs up sign to the captain, saying "Good job, man!" The oblivious captain smiles and waves back at Tyler. Come on, Bennies, it's not nice to be sarcastic towards people who don't get the sarcasm. That's like kicking babies, there's no glory in it. My, what bitchy males do we have on the show this season!

Whoa, the Androids manage to beat the Bennies to the mat, after all. The Androids are team number two. The Wisterias are still struggling against the winds while the Coala Bears reach their junk. The Bennies check in with Philo as team number three. Back at the Pearl Farm, the Christinas count their baskets and realize that they have 22 of them. Separately the Merry Melodies count their own baskets and they have 16. I can't imagine why the Merry Melodies, who arrived at the Pearl Farm considerably ahead of the Christinas, are taking so long in collecting the baskets. Ahead, the Russells check in with Philo as team number four. The Christinas are done with their baskets and are quite pleased to be leaving at least one Team (the Merry Melodies) behind because that means that the Christinas will not be eliminated now. As Tom miserably sticks his hand into the water, he sighs that the Christinas are finished and leaving now. Terry says to Tom not to give up in a manner that suggests that he is gritting his teeth in frustration at his partner's behavior. The Coala Bears are relaxing on the junk when they approach Soi Sim Island. David wonders whether he's seen Philo standing at the beach and Mary confirms that he has. She says that the man in the orange shirt is definitely Philo because Mary knows Philo. "Scrawny little ol' gorgeous thing!" is what she calls Philo. Oh, Mary. I wonder what Philo bribes the production crew with to get them to remove "scrawny" from the title of this episode, heh.

The Christinas retrieve their instructions to get to the Pit Stop from the Detour supervisor... and then tell each other that they have to row all the way to the Pit Stop. Now this is something I'd like to see. The Wisterias finally reach the supply boat and now they are free to make their way to the Pit Stop as well. The Coala Bears are in the meantime being checked in by Philo as team number five. The Coala Bears are shocked because they expect to come in at a lower position. As the Merry Melodies finally pull up their thirtieth basket, the Christinas wonder which island they are supposed to row to. Well, the island that is nine miles away, dears. Keep rowing, you'll get there eventually. They wail that they can't see Philo. "There is no Soi Sim Island!" they wail dramatically. I'm sure the Vietnamese will beg to differ. The Christinas try to reread their clue but apparently it must be soaked and torn since they wail about the clue, "It's so shredded!" As the Christinas begin to argue with each other about Kandice apparently not taking good care of the clue, the Merry Melodies start rowing back to their junk. Tom, who hasn't been doing much, is now freaking out about having to row back to the junk. Terry asks him to stop whining. Tom responds by saying that he's not whining, he's just "physically exhausted". It's too bad his mouth isn't similarly exhausted.

Dustin begins crying as the Christinas row, but as Kandice starts to comfort her, she tells Kandice not to worry and just let her cry because she's going to keep rowing while she is crying. Now that's the spirit! The Christinas may have their moments of embarrassing silliness but they are troopers in every way that counts. The Wisterias are relaxing on their junk where Lyn is trying to give Karlyn some prep talk while Karlyn is crying because she is sure that the Wisterias will be eliminated. As they explain to the camera, the Christinas finally guess that they most likely have to row back to their junk and the junk will take them to the Pit Stop. Now that's what I call a lucky guess as the two ladies start to row towards their junk. Meanwhile, I don't know what the Merry Melodies are doing but they've decided to stop rowing the sampan and instead climb onto some rocks nearby and holler at their junk to come "rescue" them. Are they trying to cheat their way out of rowing the sampan to the junk? Ahead, Karlyn can stop crying now because the Wisterias reach the Pit Stop and Philo checks them in as team number six.

The Christinas complain that they can't feel their arms as they row towards their junk. The Merry Melodies realize that they won't be rescued anytime soon so Tom decides to jump into the sea and drag the sampan along as he swims towards the junk while Terry tries to paddle alone. The Christinas climb onboard their junk where they begin arguing again when they realize that not just the clue is torn to pieces, parts of it are missing. As Dustin begins crying, Kandice says indignantly that she always gets blamed when something goes wrong with the Team. As the Merry Melodies reach their junk and struggle to climb onboard, the Christinas hug and make up so all is right in Pageantville again. I like how Dustin says to Kandice that she's not crying because she's mad at Kandice, she's crying because she needs to let out all her frustrations that welled up during the day. That's a nice way to make Kandice feel better. Has there been any all-female Team that treat each other so nicely before? I really like this Team even after witnessing their sillier moments on the Race. On the Merry Melodies' junk, Tom is having a minor breakdown, saying that he's had one of the toughest days in his life. His leg is bleeding as well. As Tom sobs, Terry tries to comfort Tom by telling Tom how great Tom was to "pull the freaking boat". Tom says that he had to because he needed to get out of the sampan. I understand, Tom. Don't cry, everything will be over soon.

So which Team will make it just in time to avoid elimination? Da-da-dum, a junk is coming towards the beach at Soi Sim Island. Whose junk is it? It's the Christinas'. They check in as team number seven. They are so relieved to realize that they are still in the Race. It is dark when the Merry Melodies' junk finally reaches Soi Sim Island. They must have spent a long time out there in the sea trying to get back to their junk, I must say. They know they are the last time to arrive, so they spend their time relaxing on the junk, holding hands and even acting like they will be shot at gunpoint rather than be merely eliminated from the Race as they steel their breath and get off the junk to face Philo. Terry reassures everyone that Tom did an amazing thing by jumping off the boat and the action only reaffirms Terry's feelings for Tom, who he calls his "soulmate". How nice for Terry, really, since I'm sure less charitable people are more likely to find Tom so silly for trying to pull the boat along instead of rowing it. At any rate, Terry may still be able to keep racing after this leg but Tom clearly has hit the wall so I suppose it's a good thing that they leave the Race before Tom loses his mind some more and starts wrestling with sharks or something.

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