The Amazing Race 10 – Episode 7 Recap

The Amazing Race – Season 10 – Episode 7

The “six-pack” alliance won’t survive much longer. Moms (‘Bama), Coalminers (Kentucky), and Cho vs. Queens, Models, and Dysfuntion (Rob & Kimberly). If you aren’t strong enough to win the race on your own, then pairing up with other weak teams isn’t going to fix that. Three weak teams working together are not going to beat any one strong team. If you are strong enough and want to carry two weak teams to the end so that you can beat them – well I find that strategy flawed. My opinion is that every weakness you team yourself with is one more chance that *you* are going to be in the bottom racers – if not the very bottom – due to another team’s mistakes or slowness. You may be able to help a weak team stay in long enough to knock out one stronger team, but attrition *is* going to knock out one of your alliance partners. After that, the other partners are going to seriously consider turning the tables on the strongest team within their own alliance so they can avoid being the next to go. Consider a team like the Moms (‘Bama) who, when you listen to them talk throughout the race, will take anything given to them, but in the end have openly stated they’ll do what it takes to win. Cho Brothers, I wonder how you feel watching your “friends” after the race has finished? C’mon folks, a million dollar prize is a powerful motivator. Alliances work on Survivor, not The Amazing Race. In the end there are no votes to make you the winner, just the final dash to the last pitstop.

I said last week that my dream teams for the final three racers would be Queens, Models, and Coalminers. I was being hopeful for the Coalminers just because I can’t stand Rob & Kimberly, don’t respect the Cho’s strategy, and detest the Moms. I’m still hopeful for the Queens and the Models. Coalminers? I’d prefer them over what’s left (not by a lot) but I don’t think they can do it. My guess is the Moms have the best “six-pack” alliance strategy and it will be them or Rob & Kimberly.

This week’s rundown:

THIS WEEK – 1st – Won motorscooters!
LAST WEEK – 2nd, arrived at 3:40pm
Beauty Queens (Dustin & Kandice) – Well played this week girls. You deserved the win. Of course, getting motorscooters from Phil is kind of a gipp – but hey, you can buy your own cool prizes when you win this thing! Oh yeah, and maybe they’ll make you pay for the car you bashed up. I didn’t for one second count it as a dumb blonde moment; I counted it as aggressive. Unless you make one colossal mistake in weeks to come, you *will* be in the finals. Pissing off the Moms at the airport ticket counter? Good move. They’ll be playing with emotion and not logic when it comes to you two and that – hopefully – will be fatal to them.

THIS WEEK – 2nd
LAST WEEK – 6th, arrived at 4:55pm
Ex-Addict Models (Tyler & James) – Let’s just sum it all up boys. “STOP MAKING STUPID DECISIONS!” Ask the locals, read the map, just take a few extra minutes and pay attention. You did pretty well this week but it was touch and go for most of the episode. You can’t count on everybody else to screw up worse than you – you have to do better than them, even at their best.

THIS WEEK – 3rd
LAST WEEK – 3rd, arrived at 3:53pm
Rob & Kimberly – This week, back to the bickering that we are used to with these guys. Blah blah blah. I’m going to be so disgusted if they win.

THIS WEEK – 4th
LAST WEEK – 5th, arrived at 4:18pm
Erwin & Godwin – Well, they explained their reasoning for the six-pack alliance. They havn’t lost their confidence as I first said, they just have a really stupid strategy. Carry the weaker teams into the final three so you can then step up to the plate and win the whole thing. Only one team can step on the mat at a time, boys. I already said it earlier, with the alliance in the bottom three players of the game, it’s going to break apart – and soon. I’d find these two much more likable racers if they’d tell their friends, “Hey, we’ll buy you a helluva dinner, but we have a race to win. Bye.”

THIS WEEK – 5th
LAST WEEK – 4th, arrived at 4:10pm
Moms (Lyn & Karlyn) – I don’t like this team. It’s a one-way street with them. You help them. They use you up and throw you away. I think they’re kind of like the anti-Bowling-Moms from seasons of old. Disclaimer: If you do like this team, please skip the next part.
*** And now, a mini-play starring the Moms and Satan. ***
Lyn: Hey Kentucky, hey Chos, we don’t know how to do anything!
Karlyn: Don’t give us a hint. Please just do it for us.
Satan: Yes. Do it now or feel my wrath!
Lyn: Shh! Satan, stay behind us – we’re God fearing Alabamans!
Karlyn: Yeah, back off. We won’t need you for another episode.
Satan: But I must knife the other teams in the back. Especially that yappy coalminer’s wife.
Lyn: Not yet, Satan, they’re still our very best ever friends forever and ever!
Karlyn: Or at least until we can make the final three without them!
Everyone: Hee hee hee!

Who got kicked off?

THIS WEEK – 6th – SAVED BY NON-ELIMINATION!
LAST WEEK – 1st, arrived at 12:37pm
Coalminers (David & Mary) – Two times saved! I’m betting the Muslim team Bilal & Sa’eed from episode one are honked off. Remember them? They got kicked off indiscriminately half-way through the episode and these guys luck into *TWO* non-eliminations. They already did a fast forward so that’s no longer available to them – even if the Chos or Moms were silly enough to give one to them. Next week, they have to do the whole thing on their own *and* make it to the mat first or suffer a 30 minute penalty. I’m thinking they *can’t* wait for two other teams no matter how much they want to stick to their alliance. If he puts a gag on her, I give them half a chance.

Next week’s preview… Something new coming up called an “intersection”? Somehow one of the alliance teams are forced to team up with this episode’s first placers – the Queens. Interesting. If it’s the Moms, we’re going to see blood.