Episode Report Card Miss Alli: A+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Clueless, in every sense of the word
By Miss Alli | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 05.14.2002
The sun sets.
We reset as the teams rest at the pit stop. Blake mentions that everyone is within an hour or an hour and a half, which would indicate that Chris and Alex are an hour and a half or so behind the Teeth and Taraweasel, who are presumably tied. Alex says he hopes for a physical contest at the end, which he thinks will favor him and Chris.
Phil says that after a mandatory rest period (during which unspecified activities presumably ensued), the teams are ready to get on the road again. Wil and Tara and Blake and Paige are tied, and are leaving at 11:13 PM. The clue tells them to get to Queen Kaahumanu's birthplace, another local landmark. First, they need to drive to Hana Bay. They get one dollar for this leg of the race. Ha! Cute. "Make sure you've got the maps," Tara says as she and Wil go to their car. Foreshadowing circles overhead, squawking.
"Paiger," Blake says in their car, "we really made it this far, huh? The final stretch." Oh, shut up, Blake. Seriously. Congratulations on the final leg and everything, but SHUT UP. Taraweasel is first to reach the bay. They borrow headlamps and start climbing up in search of the flag. The Teeth follow. Taraweasel reaches the clue box. It tells them to fly to Anchorage, Alaska and get themselves to Rust's Flying Service. (Miss Alli's Mom: "While they're in Alaska, they should look for the Guidos. They might still be there.") The Teeth pull the clue. "I sure didn't think we were going there," Blake says gamely.
Tara and Wil decide to go to a hotel rather than to an airport that's certain to be closed. (Well, he decides. She refuses to decide anything.) They proceed to the hotel, where the people are very accommodating about letting them use the phone.
12:39 AM. Boston. (Look at that time difference -- they really did screw up the driving in that last stretch.) They note the rather skimpy funding for the leg. "It's all or nothing, it's showtime," Alex interviews. In the car, Chris bites his nails. (He bites his nails a lot, you'll notice. Chris! Stop biting your nails! And don't sit so close to the TV!) They get to the beach and find the Anchorage clue.
At the hotel, Tara and Wil confirm their flights on United (hey, those are the folks who took me to the TARcon! Thanks, United!), and they head for the airport.
Speaking of the Maui airport at 2:40 AM, here we are, with the Teeth. "It's a beautiful morning in Hawaii," Blake sings. Yes, sings. Blake? It's 2:40 in the morning. In the airport. SHUT UP, or someone will come along, strap you to a luggage cart, and roll you down the escalator. They snooze at the counter at Hawaiian Airlines.