Episode Report Card M. Giant: B- | 38 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT They Are The Egg Men
By M. Giant | Season 23 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.01.2013
She encounters Jamal on the footpath as she's climbing down and he's climbing up, and all he tells her is that it's straight down the path. So it turns out that there are times when he won't lie, which is when someone else is relying on him to do so. As for Marie, she's a little surprised to see the one she thought was in the lead now bringing up the rear. "It's kind of nice to see that everybody is still here, but they're still way ahead of us," she narrates. I'm not accustomed to hearing her say things that are actually helpful like this. She needs to get mad at the camera or something because this is messing with my paradigm.
Jason's eggs all meet the Egg Man's standards, so he and Amy are the first to finish the Road Block, goo goo g'joob. They go off to a more scenic spot overlooking the crater to read it, and it's for a Detour. Phil's on a scenic hillside as he says teams get the chance to "take part in a celebration or go to work in a field." He's not even trying to make the two tasks seem related any more. For "Paint Your Partner," they'll need to use some extreme cosmetics to paint each other up like traditional Javanese brides, "without the use of a mirror." Judging by the already-made-up model who will be at the task, it will include not only some extra-bright examples of standard cosmetics, but also a geisha-like wig accessorized with forehead paint, gold decals, and jewels. This will have to be accomplished to the satisfaction of the local beautician from whom they'll need to get their next clue. But why do that when you can be outside? From a hillside field of thick, chest-high bushes, Phil holds up some leaves and tells us, "Indonesia has the perfect climate for tea, which has been grown here for centuries." I don't know why the bushes aren't taller, then. For the Detour called "Turn Over a New Leaf," they'll have to dress up as local tea-pickers -- conical hats and all -- and "search the steep, terraced tea fields for a pair of clipping shears." These specialized shears have a plastic basket attached to one blade, presumably to collect the clipped leaves, but they're stuffed into the thick, dark-green leaves with nothing but the dark handles sticking out, so they're not even remotely conspicuous. Finding a pair to hand to the foreman will earn them their next clue. Jason & Amy are going with "Paint Your Partner," and run for their taxi, briefly wondering if they should wait for Travis & Nicole. Won't that just mean more partners to paint?