Episode Report Card M. Giant: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Down Under Blunders
By M. Giant | Season 18 | Episode 2 | Aired on 02.27.2011
Jet and Cord's sailboat approaches the clue buoy. "Just run me right into it if you don't mind," Jet requests politely. The crew more than obliges, sending Jet swinging back into his brother riding abaft of him and knocking them both off the gunwale again. The collision sends a clue-baggie flying, and they're once more getting dragged through the drink, and as far as they know this is all just going through the motions en route to certain Philimination anyway, but Jet's got a clue firmly clutched in his mitt. And Cord has even better news: "We're still alive."
The Team Go Team/Team ASL axis reaches Town Hall and signs up for the third and fourth spots in the first flight. Jumping up and down and hugging all around.
Gary and Mallory are lost, and Gary tells her to stop and listen to him. "I am listening. I've been listening to you all day," she says. It's not at all clear what they're actually in disagreement about, though. Speaking of which, they run into Ron and Christina, who are also getting nowhere. Ron might at least be interested to know that the other father-daughter team returned to Sydney by taxi. Or, more accurately, I might be interested to see his reaction to that news.
Kris and Amanda are standing around outside the Maritime Museum, so at leas they're on the right track, maybe, even if they're completely devoid of momentum. They spot Mallory up in a bridge and all talk about how lost they are until the six of them kind of randomly accrete together, mainly out of a lack of any other ideas. It's Christina who finds a local who knows to send them to Town Hall.
Mike and Mel are the next to make it to Town Hall, and get the fifth slot on the first flight. I think they're just happy to be alive. Kent and Vyxsin get the last slot. Is "happy to be alive" a putdown to Goths?
Jet and Cord finally reach the mat where Phil's been waiting since last week. He tells them they're the last to arrive. "We know, "Cord says. But Phil tells them to redeem themselves, holding out a clue and telling them the race is still going. "Suh-WEET!" Cord says as the Heroic Cowboy Theme cues up. "Read that thing! Don't waste your time standing here talking to me," Phil tells them. They read it and head off down the beach. Saved by dumb luck again.
The Globetrotters reach the big anchor and sign up for the first spot in the last flight. The two father/daughter teams and Amanda/Kris arrive next, none of them thrilled to be a half hour behind the teams on the first flight. Everyone sees that the Cowboys are still unaccounted for. "I suggest we get to the airport," Ron suggests.