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By M. Giant | Season 23 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.03.2013
On the final walk to the Gloriette, the blondes talk about how happy they are to be in such a beautiful setting. Their mood has rapidly declined after a quick check-in with the Tim & Danny, however: "Dammit, Phil, why do you pick hills? This is gonna suck." By now the Okies have also found the clue, and know enough to follow the blondes up the hill after having stayed out of sight until now to keep the latter team from speeding up. On the final approach Ashley says something about the Stanley Cup finals (because hockey), the Okies say "I love you, man" and "I love you too, bro," and the sixth team to arrive is…Ally & Ashley. They're clearly relieved, and Phil remarks, "There's a lot of girl power on this race." Yes, on other teams.
Tim & Danny finally jog up to the mat after the blondes have vacated it (so it couldn't have been that close after all), and Phil gets right down to the Philiminating. Tim takes it pretty well, though Danny looks like his ankle is now hurting him all the way up to his face. "You can let it out, it's all right," Phil says. Better TV, too. Tim says they had high expectations for themselves, but they also feel pretty good about how they did for a couple of travel newbies. Over a farewell montage of some of their least embarrassing moments of the season, they say all the usual things about how the Amazing Race was an unbelievable experience that they got to do with each other and now memories that will last them a lifetime. Whereas I have forgotten them already.
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