Episode Report Card M. Giant: A- | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Philimination, Where Is Thy Sting?
By M. Giant | Season 13 | Episode 1 | Aired on 09.28.2008
Funicular! I love funicular! It's like a particular kind of fun. Or, in case you've never seen other Amazing Race episodes which feature a funicular, it's more or less a tram that goes uphill on a steep track or chain instead of an overhead cable. It's funicular! Bill and Mark reach the station first, but end up sharing their funicular ride with Terence and Sarah. Which makes it just an ickular.
Meanwhile, Ken and Tina seem to have found a groove, and are making progress without having to stop all the time. "You're not moving very fast," she comments. Instead of arguing, Ken cuts to an interview in which he says, "I cheated on Tina. I've got to prove to her on a daily basis that I'm worthy of her love." Read: he left his balls at home in Tampa, in the safety deposit box where Tina put them the day she found out.
Aja and Ty get going with their cart as Terence/Sarah and Mark/Bill offload theirs from the funicular. The former team has stolen the lead, and is the first to locate Indio. After doing a quick inventory of their cart to make sure they delivered everything, Indio reaches into a cunning little compartment in his own cart for a clue to hand over to Terence and Sarah, currently in first place. The clue sends them to the world-famous Salvador landmark known as "Military Base," which they will travel to by taxi. Phil elaborates, "They'll spend the night outdoors, under mosquito nets." But first, they'll sign in to get a departure time for the following morning: 9:00, 9:30, and 9:45. And they're off, as Terence shows that he can make even a fist bump more annoying than it has to be.
Back to the task: Ken and Tina are still dropping crap as Starr and Nick get on the funicular without them. They find Indio, and their clue, and their cab. "I hate to say it, but at least we're in front of Kenny and Tina," Nick says, not hating to say it very much at all.
Terence and Sarah arrive at Military Base, and rejoice to see the blank sign-up sheet telling them they're in first place, meaning they get to leave at 9:00 the next morning. Tina and Ken get their clue, as Team Geek's taxi hits traffic. Thus Nick and Starr end up arriving second. Team Geek gets there third, but at least they still get to leave at 9:00 the next morning with the actual leaders.
Kelly and Christy have apparently given up on their cabdriver and have decided to try and find the damn place themselves, to the point where the sight of the word "Sanduiche" on a sign is enough to get them to stop. Of course the proprietor of the 7-11-like place they're at has no idea what they're talking about. Or why they're hardly wearing any clothes.