Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Tea, totally
By Miss Alli | Season 7 | Episode 7 | Aired on 04.11.2005
12:46 AM. Ron and Kelly. As they leave the mat, Ron says that they've sat down and talked over their increased tendency to bicker, and that they're working to make things "more smooth." Kelly points out that all couples have "little spats" -- and really, who hasn't excoriated her boyfriend over imagined profane tirades at some point or another? -- and says that they both need to "work on communicating better." Because it's not really mean to call your boyfriend a piece of trash; it's vague. Better communication, Kelly! Use your words!
2:08 AM. Uchenna and Joyce. They are predictably happy at the thought of going to India, and off the mat, he comments quite correctly that they've "found a groove" where they're working well together. They sign up for the charter, and then as they head out, she lightly comments, "Walkin' in the rain with the one I love." "That's nice to hear you say that," he says appreciatively. Damn. Yeah, they definitely need to work on that relationship. You have to pity them, really. It's a wonder they're still together.
3:00 AM. Lynn and Alex. Lynn says, "I think this race is bringing Alex and I [sic] much closer together." Lynn chalks it up to the shared "adversity," by which he means "Rob and Amber." Who are such horrible people! Horrible! In an interview, Alex preens, "We're always shocked at how good we can do as a couple." Lynn fake-tosses his thinning non-hair and says, "We are so amazing!" The thing is, you can really only earn that joke by not acting every minute of every day as if you are, in fact, more awesome than everyone else there. When we know you mean it, that isn't funny. It's just...kind of embarrassing.
3:45 AM. Meredith and Gretchen. She sounds happy about India, which we can hope has no caves for her to fall down. She interviews that they never figured they'd make the top five, and at this point, she can only compare the competition to "ferocious lions." But then it turns into a metaphor about backstabbing, which...I'm not sure lions defeat you through trickery and manipulation so much as through bloodlust and pouncing, but she did, after all, hit her head recently. So we'll let it go, just this once. They sign up for the charter. Meredith notes that all the teams are on the same charter (making the whole exercise a bit stupid), and dryly adds, "Now, we don't want to break a hip." Snerk. Senior racers are allocated a very limited supply of broken-hip jokes; it's nice to see one used well.