Recap: The Amazing Race 8, Episode 5 – “That lady needs to take her crazy pills”







EP 08-05: WE’RE GETTING OUT OF THE COUNTRY, GIRLS
(Was that even said in the episode???)

Okay, before I talk about the best episode of the season, let my get my nitpicks out of the way. TAR NEEDS to bring the FAST FORWARD back to its original and REAL purpose… a chance for a trailing team to get back into the Race… TAR! Bring it back to every leg of the Race… and make it more than just getting hair cut or jumping off a crane or bridge…

And then there was the huge atrocity of making Colin passing Karen in the Philippine Ascender ROAD BLOCK the AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT of TAR5? There were plenty other moments that actually deserved to be called amazing… How about Charla carrying that slab of meat? Or Linda climbing up to the bridge? geez… I just hope they pick a deserving moment for TAR6 next week (my 2nd favorite season)… how about Don crying after Mary Jean completed the salt ROAD BLOCK in Senegal?

Now on to the episode… best of the season so far… we get out of the United States and into Panama… There was really no reason to rush to the 2nd ticket counter since obviously the flights were probably pre-determined… And a common TAR-ism… the endless “RAPIDO!” or “ANDALE ANDALE!” por favors in Spanish-speaking countries… as well as the little racial cracks like the Weavers and their “burrito” or “conquistador” blurts… Speaking of the WEAVERS, yes, they are weird… yeah they lost their father, but cookiness has nothing to do with that… right?

“Bitch” was used a lot in this episode, including one outburst by Daddy Bill Gaghan right in front of little Carissa and Billy… “SON OF A BITCH!” … What a hit Tammy Gaghan took when her face just connected with the back of the van.. Thank God it wasn’t Carissa Gaghan who did the faceplant with the van, though she did make contact with the ground after tripping on her mother which probably caused her to fall into the van… but they escape last place again…

And the GODLEWSKIs, the first team to actually prepare for a non-elim and have it actually be a non-elim… the BRANSENs are falling on my list of teams…

My team, the LINZes got bad luck with the boats… (“That Florida lady was telling them to slow the boat down… bitch”) … Tommy Linz aka “Bone” is freakin’ hilarious… I love this team, GO LINZES!!

The DETOURs were simple enough… and the ROAD BLOCK was one of those “Go to the end of the line” ones… Bill Gaghan hit one of the park on his first at bat! Good going… and Nick Linz on his 3rd pitch too…

Seeing them in another culture definitely brought about the classic TAR into the Family Edition… this season has definitely been good still, but with them going out of the country it just made it better…


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QUOTES FROM EPISODE 08-05
Carissa Gaghan: “Better to be second to last than eliminated”

Carissa Gaghan: “I’m excited FINALLY that we’re getting out of the US”

DJ Paolo: “Ma I know! I’m not retarted”

Godlewski: “Be nice to your mom!”

Carissa Gaghan: “Darn it all!”

Tommy Linz: “Los al-e-gat-ors in la agua?”

Nick Linz: “We’re looking for a dude in a hammock”

Bransen Girl: “Dad, you’re on my thing”

Tommy Linz: “What’s up dude? I’m bone”

Tommy Linz: “That Florida lady was telling them to slow the boat down… bitch”

Alex Linz: “That lady needs to take her crazy pills”

A Linz Brother: “Let’s roll donkey”

Mama Marion Paolo: “52 years old and I’m bungeee jumping. What the hell was I thinking?”

Bill Gaghan: “Son of a bitch”

Nick Linz: “Son of a bitch”

Godlewski 1
: “Damn it! And I don’t usually swear.”
Godlewski 2: “This is baseball. You can swear”

Philiminator: “Do you know its illegal in Panama to wear underpants over your underpants over your pants?”

MY RANKINGS FOR EPISODE 08-05
LINZGAGHAN
GAP
PAOLO
GAP
GODLEWSKI
BRANSENWEAVER

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