Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT You Can Dance If You Want To
By Miss Alli | Season 12 | Episode 4 | Aired on 11.24.2007
8:12 AM. TK and Rachel. TK says that putting pressure on themselves only makes them mess up, so they're just enjoying themselves. And fighting the munchies.
8:13 AM. Nate and Jen. Jen says that in the last couple of legs, they've finished close to the top but not at the top. "If we're this close, we're gonna make first place," she vows. Chase that feeling, Blondie! Attach yourself to the idea of first place! Pin your hopes on it!
8:14 AM. Kynt and Vyxsin. He interviews that "Gothic-oriented people" sometimes seem distant, but he swears that he and Vyxsin are both "sincere and genuine." I believe that. I don't know that I think they're poseurs, exactly, at least not anymore. I just think they're kind of...hangers-on, in a way. My guess is that at some point, they're going to figure out a way to actually be really individual and self-defined, rather than semi-piggybacking on a type that I don't think is necessarily them. I think that in a way, they're too cool to be members of somebody else's club, and in the end, they'll make up their own.
8:15 AM. Ronald and Christina. Ron (he's a herniac, heeeerniac on the floor) tells us that their relationship is improving over the course of the race. He tells her as they're running that he'll let her know when he needs to slow down and, like, put his intestines back where they go or something.
8:16 AM. Nicolas and Donald. I love the way Nick is so tall that when he reads the clue, unless he remembers to hold it down waist-high, his grandpa is basically standing on tiptoe trying to see it, like a little kid trying to look over your shoulder while you read the shopping list. That is a tall kid. Nick tells us that having Don with him (he calls him "Don") is great, because there's no advantage quite like "sixty years of life experience." Nick carries both packs as they run, and he encourages Don to let him know if the pace is too much for him. Don tells us that while he can't run all that fast, he's "got forty fuckin' years on them," and that has to be worth something. For some reason, while I often find old people swearing to be sort of tiresome and obvious, with Don it just seems salty and down-to-earth and awesome. I also love how Nick watches the interviewer for a reaction when Don starts spouting profanity. It's hilarious. Watch for it.
TK and Rachel and Nate and Jen pick up their complimentary chickens. Well, TK and Rachel do. The first time Jen tries to get the chicken to cooperate, she accidentally throws it away. But finally, these teams get going. In the cab, TK tries to get Rachel to kiss the chicken. So he's that boyfriend, is he?