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How incredibly
excellent was that? It was all so exciting that by the end of it I was finished from an overload of joy, pride and delight at every single moment.
As each of the racers said "Jawhaynessburrg" and sped to the airport to leave Argentina, it was like dying and going to heaven! Except when Deana and the Ray Pig got the comfy sleep in their first class seats. Urgh, how did he organise that?
I wasn't listening because I was too busy imagining them arriving when next thing they had. Seeing them traveling down Jozi’s buzzing highway was just too much.
My best was the people the racers spoke to - how cool are we? From the peeps on the side of the roads to the hospital staff who didn't want Rob and Amber to leave to the cave operator dudes to the tribesmen to the kids at the orphanage to Lindile - ha!
Without a doubt she was the fabbest out of everyone and I soo want to find her to kiss her for how awesomely her fandom took care of Rob and Amber.
Through it all I kept picturing each person in front of their TV's, feeling a gazillion times more delighted than even me. Like that pilot dude at the airport who was so seriously impressed with himself when he gave directions to ... mmmm .. who was it?
I think it was Deana and Ray. Little did he know how horrific they are obviously, but still - he must have been thrilled.
Lindile was most defs very beneficial to Rob and Amber, hurrying Amber (who seemed very sleepy to me) the way she did. The two of them weren't in the top form they've been in previously, which was triggered by their decision to go for the Fast Forward and the indecisiveness that followed.
Wow, did you know about that trippy tightrope at the Orlando Cooling Station? It's such a humdinger of a walk and I couldn't stand that Deana managed it.
Everything that happened with her and Ray annoyed me because suddenly she can do things and he's nice to her. He actually said the nicest thing to her he's ever said, when he told her he believes in her more than she does in herself. Do you think this could possibly be genuine?
If you ask me he just said it because it was convenient and with all the loser pressure off him he thought it made him look him good. Worst of all with them was how they impacted on Rob and Amber, who made a very bad mistake hanging around to see if Deana was gonna finish.
When it comes to Fast Forwards - if you know someone else is doing one you should just assume that it's done and resume the race. It's 99.9 percent guaranteed that when someone gets to a Fast Forward it has to be mega-extreme for them not to finish it.
Amber should have known this and I was actually a bit irritated with her throughout. Put it this way - I was as irritated with her as Rob was, i.e. very patient and understanding because she's her.
Clearly Rob wants her to take the lead and make decisions for them so that she has a sense of owning their experiences, but she didn't do anything. She just stood there, saying nothing, looking vacant and needing such a slap.
Thinking about it too much irritates me more, even though I don't want it to. I don't actually know how Rob managed to stay so patient with her, not only then but moments later too. There was something about her that suggested her voomah’s disappeared, which must have something to do with feeling tired.
Someone else I found very strange was Joyce. At the start of everything she was thrilled about South Africa but later, when they got to the Baragwanath Market, she seemed very odd.
The way she said she didn't want to do the shopping and that Uchenna should do it was very unlike anything she's ever said before. You'd think she'd have wanted to shop for the kids, loving them so much.
Also, she said she'd had such a good time at the orphanage yet she didn't get as close to the kids as the rest of the other racers did. It must have something to do with her situation of not being able to have them, don't you think?
When she broke down at the end and spoke about the orphanage, I'm absolutely sure she was pained about other things.
Speaking of pain - what happened to Gretchen was hectically juicy. When Meredith was calling "Heeelp" with his tortoise voice from the caves I was hysterical, espesh once I saw the blood. It served them right for choosing to go down a stupid cave instead of doing the tribal thang, which was way more interesting and much easier.
I was disappointed that the cave thing was part of the Detour because it was stuck away and took them right down underground, when they could have been doing something else where we could really see stuff.
Also, it was so claustrophobic with the narrow, dusty walls I was hyperventilating just watching Greg and Brian crawling through it.
They seemed to enjoy it though, which suggests they're used to climbing, rocky sorts of things. They had a very smooth run throughout, made more so by their comments.
They have such a good sense of humour about them and not once have they had an issue either with anyone else or each other. They’re also thick as thieves, which must have something to do with why it's impossible to tell them apart.
I wish they'd won the leg and those super cars rather than Deana and Ray. That was the only sucky thing, because as fun as it was having them all race through South Africa, my very worst did the best.
Could two people loathe each other more than Kelly and Ron do? Ron's toothy grimace when the chick at the cave place harnessed his package suggested that he defs doesn't get any libido action at all. This has to be because he never looks at Kelly. Did you hear him telling Phil that he doesn't?
As much as I can't stand her I felt slightly sad for her and imagined how she'd feel once she'd had a bath.
In contrast, Lynn and Alex ended up looking spotlessly clean, when what they deserved was a killer bitch-slapping by a herd of camels. I really thought it had become a cliche that there are those who think there are lions in the streets but
camels? Their stupidity was truly gobsmacking.
The way they minced into their fourth position with no hassle or sweat was very horrible, as is their consistancy. They continue to get along without a glitch by loathing everyone else and it's starting to worry me big-time.
The two who finished looking the best were Gretchen and Meredith though. She was hysterical when she said she couldn't go to Soweto looking the way she did - only chicks could understand the panic she was experiencing.
The interesting thing is - as the episode started I noticed she always has lipstick on, which means looking the way she currently does has to be torture in the extreme.
What's worse though is the fact that when she has a bath she has to put her same clothes (and undies!) back on. Having all their possessions taken away from them is such a hectically huge thing to happen. It's way worse than losing their moolah. I just don't see how they're gonna cope.
I was very pleased for them that it turned out to be a non-elimination leg because if anyone deserved staying in the race it was them. They'll have a sleep and get refreshed for their new beginnings, which is an absolutely purfect thing to happen in Africa.