Episode Report Card M. Giant: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Auckland and Uncomfortable
By M. Giant | Season 13 | Episode 4 | Aired on 10.19.2008
Terence and Sarah are excited to have found their rooftop. Apparently the clue points them to the rack of binoculars, which they will now have to use for "gnome-spotting." Yes, there are Travelocity gnomes positioned all over the downtown area, in locations visible from this rooftop. And they're "New Zealand wish list activities," Phil says. What, Travelocity has branded the phrase "wish list" now? Whatever. Anyway, each of the teams has to find a gnome and then go pick it up, since it has their next clue printed on the bottom. Sarah wants to search systematically, which sends Terence running in the other direction. "You are seriously killing me," she complains as she follows him to the other side of the roof, very much alive. Behind her, their camera swoops up to zoom in on the spire of the Sky Tower.
Dude, nice segue. Ken and Tina are up there somewhere, with her taking the lead and Ken cheering her on from the landing immediately below. They notice the tower swaying in the breeze. I know it's supposed to do that, but that can't be a good feeling. Tina has a minor freak-out, but holds it together quite well. Better than I probably would, in fact, and I'm six-two.
Marisa and Brooke have finally arrived at the marina. Apparently they can't navigate in the dark and had to wait for full morning to locate the place. The fact that they can't find the last knot isn't helping. Of course, their Amazing Cameraman knows right where it is, and keeps shooting right past them to zoom in tight on it. Dude, if I'm ever on the Amazing Race, I hope that when I'm this lost I'll remember to keep an eye on what my camera guy is pointing at. Unfortunately for the Belles, their cameraman has gone back to shooting a pair of idiots. Finally, after an entire commercial break, they find it and go to work. "It's like a puzzle," one of them says.
Kelly and Christy have broken into a jog when Andrew and Dan pull up next to them. Dan calls out of his window, "Why are you running? It says, 'drive up to the summit.'" "We decided to walk," comes the answer. "Okay, cool," Dan responds, and then snickers as Andrew drives on ahead. You'd think Team Divorced would be a bit more scrupulous about following the letter of their clues, even if this isn't saving them any time. And back at the marina, the Belles have finally gotten their clue. "Let's just go," one of them says, as though there's any way the Fast Forward could still be an option for them, short of the Sky Tower toppling over and somehow taking out all seven other teams at once.
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