Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Peach Wobbler
By Miss Alli | Season 2 | Episode 7 | Aired on 04.16.2002
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Things aren't going well for the Teeth at the Roadblock. Blake's crane is not cooperating. Finally, though, he clomps the jaws down on the container, and it lifts up off the truck. They read the pit stop clue, and they're off.
Back at the tea shop, Peach is apologizing for her behavior. "I'm sorry," she says. "We've had a slightly rough day," Mary dryly exposits to the shop lady, who finally coughs up the clue. As she and Mary sit and talk, Peach says that she's just run out of steam, and she's done her best, but she's plum worn out. When Peach says that her legs don't just "keep going," Mary gently points out that they don't have to walk anymore, they can just take a taxi and stop and have something to eat, and then they can make a decision when they're feeling a little more rested. I suspect that Mary knows they're eliminated, she just would rather not actually quit in the middle of the leg. She wants to finish the leg, no matter how slowly.
The Adultery Alliance whizzes toward the pit stop in dueling cabs. Wil eventually grabs the cab's radio and just starts asking for directions himself. I'm not sure that's a terribly promising plan, but I suppose it's better than sitting in the back seat and hoping for the best. Meanwhile, Danny and Oswald are still at the container port looking for a cab. "If they don't understand where we're going, we're in trouble," Oswald says. Despite the fact that they can't find a driver who really understands where they need to go, Danny successfully pushes for the option of getting out of the port and the chaos to somewhere where they can think. Could be a good idea, actually -- I think that's what I wound up wishing Nancy had done when she got so flustered in the market in India. Get out of the noise and get somewhere quiet, because at some point, chaos becomes counterproductive. They eventually wind up relying on the famous cabdriver "hunch." Eek!
Boston de-cabs and heads for the little boat that will take them to the pit stop boat. As it moves across, we get the famous Horns of Perseverance. They land on the mat, and Phil tells them they're in second place. They bump-hug again, and yell and crow about being number two. You know, these guys have a great system that's very good for their morale, which is that they keep letting themselves fall back, and then they feel really terrific when they once again surge forward in the pack. Seriously, here are their placements for the first seven legs of the race: sixth, second, seventh, seventh, first, sixth, second. I haven't seen so much bouncing around since the old days of Charlie's Angels.