Episode Report Card M. Giant: B | 44 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Fast Forward, Fall Back
By M. Giant | Season 23 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.03.2013
In the cab to the Fast Forward, Amy is clearly wanting this bad. "Having the opportunity to come in first using a Fast Forward, it just felt right," she interviews. Does skipping most of a leg ever seem like a bad idea to anyone? Has anyone ever done a Fast Forward and gotten eliminated in the same leg? I'm sure John would have found a way last season if he'd stuck around longer. Soon they can spot the tower in the distance from their cab, and figure that they'll probably be bungee-jumping from it. "I'm a little terrified of this," Jason admits. When they reach the building, they take a number (1, obviously) at the entrance. Then we cut to Phil standing out on the platform with the bungee harness on, telling us that they can "leap at the chance to win the Fast Forward and go directly to the Pit Stop." All it takes is a 500-foot bungee jump. Which Phil does not perform for the camera, alas.
Amy's heart is racing as they ride the elevator up to the observation deck. But when they come outside, a guide tells them he's really sorry, but it's too windy to jump right now. I suppose that Fast Forward or no, it won't save any time in the long run if a gust bashes you against the side of the building while you're hundreds of feet in the air. The guide says it might be better in ten or fifteen minutes -- don't ask me how he could possibly know that -- but the shot of leaves blowing in the wind is not encouraging. Jason thinks they should bail on this right away, but Amy would rather wait, like the wind is on a schedule and she's taking the guide at his word. "You're gonna bank on the weather?" Jason asks, as we see a potted plant nearby being blown over. Apparently she is.
Post-ads, they're still disagreeing. But Jason ends up giving in and agreeing to wait, though he's clearly not happy about it. Amy tries to explain further until he cuts her off with a brusque, "I'm waitin'." Teamwork!
At the Detour, Marie is getting loud and snippy with Tim, as usual. Nicole finds a match for Travis's mask, but that dancer's partner isn't wearing one that matches Nicole's. Ally & Ashley show up at the ballroom, with Tim & Danny right behind them. Tim & Marie are actually the first team to finish this (her obvious eye for detail is another clue supporting my totally unqualified and pop-culture-based diagnosis of her spectrum disorder), and their clue tells them to find their next clue at a place called Wiener Sängerknaben. Even if there were no clues there, I'd still go just for the name. Leo finds another close-but-no-cigar, the baseball wives find a perfect match and leave in second place, the Afghanimals finish in third on their third try, and Ally & Ashley get their clue in fourth place on their first try. And somehow the Ice-Ghanimals are in taxis and en route to the next clue while the exes are still trying to hail a cab. Perhaps Marie's reputation has preceded her among Europe's cabdrivers.