Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | 2 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT The Gods Must Be in the Tub
By M. Giant | Season 22 | Episode 6 | Aired on 03.24.2013
After the ads, the girls are excited about their safari flight and Anthony is excited about being crammed on a small plane with them. "Maybe hold hands? A little romantic?" The tiny plane goes up, and Bates & Anthony -- together in the back seat -- are a little nervous and the girls tease them for it from the middle row of seats. The plane flies low enough for them to be able to spot herds of elephants and if any hand-holding is going on, it's all intra-team.
The second flight goes up and it's not an ideal experience for either team. Joey says it was scary because it was the smallest plane he'd ever been in, and Max & Katie interview later that they would have rather enjoyed this with another team. Finally the third plane is boarded and waiting to take off and Chuck remarks, "This is where The Lion King was made, right here," as though it was a location shoot. Beth laughs that it was a cartoon and Pam is like, "You guys know that, right?" Chuck assures them he did. Which I'm sure he did. They take off at 9:30 and run into some turbulence right off the ground, which is not where you want that to happen. Team Mullet is still worried about being on the last flight, especially with great runners like Pam, Winnie, Mona and Beth, who will outstrip them the minute they hit the ground. Looking out the window, Pam remarks on how flat the land is. I live in Minnesota and it looks totally normal to me.
There are more wildlife glamour-shots and then the first charter flight touches down on a dirt airstrip somewhere in the wilderness. The first two teams run to the "airstrip lounge," with the country singers in the lead. They read the clue: "Drive down Old Xhumaga Road, following the marked route and search for your next clue." They follow another sign, this one hand-painted on a hunk of driftwood, pointing them to "Airstrip Parking" down a long dirt road. Once they reach that facility, which is roughly the opposite of a multi-story airport ramp you find stateside, they get into SUVs, with Anthony driving the lead vehicle and Caroline driving the other. "Four heads better than two, I guess," Anthony says. Depends on which four.
The second flight lands -- with Joey afraid to open his eyes -- and they get their clue in third place, just ahead of Max & Katie. Then it's a run to the parking lot for these four as well. I notice as Joey drives away, with Max right behind him, that there are printed instructions taped to the center of each vehicle's steering wheel. I speculate that it might be a warning not to get out of the vehicle to approach wildlife and to stay in the car if it approaches you. Or maybe it just says, "Diesel only, dummy."