Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | 119 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT So Near and Yet Safari
By M. Giant | Season 22 | Episode 7 | Aired on 2013.03.31
At the police station, Jennifer finds someone who tells her where she can exchange cash in town. Except she can't leave Caroline because of that rule about partners staying together, so she has no choice but to give a hundred U.S. dollars to this total stranger and beg him to come back with pula. "This is a big mistake, which might cost us the race," Jennifer tells us, explaining that the cops are keeping Caroline as collateral and all she can do is hope that the guy will come back. "This is such a nightmare," she frets. Well, on the plus side, maybe the guy will be able to get to the money place more quickly than she and Caroline could have? And then take their cash and run for Namibia? "The first speeding ticket in my life cost us the race," Jennifer smiles ruefully after the ad break, still hoping the dude is going to come back.
Out on the very same stretch of road where the country singers got pulled over, Katie spots the speed limit 60 sign and tells Max to slow down. Oops, too late. "African speed trap," Max groans as a familiar police officer waves them down. While Max is out of the car getting the ticket (he was going 76, a lot slower than the country singers, but then he's a lot less blonde), Katie bitches to the camera, "He's supposed to be the man. He can't find the parked car, now he gets the speeding ticket. Like, really? He's just digging himself his own grave." I agree that Max isn't exactly covering himself with glory this leg, but what's this "supposed to be the man" shit? Back in the car, Max says that at least they have enough pula to pay, unlike a certain other team, but he wonders, "Can we just call this our Speed Bump and be done with it?" Well, maybe if Caroline and Jennifer hadn't gotten it too.
Jennifer is still waiting outside the police station when her new friend drives up with the pula they need to pay their ticket. Which they do, and go rushing out, but not without giving him a hug first. I suspect that's the reason he came back.