Monday, May 8, 2017

TAR 29, Recap Leg 7, 5/4/17

Welcome to Leg 7! Last time, on Oh My God I’m Brooke and I’m Going to Complain About Everything, seven teams continued racing from Norway to Italy.  There was another Double U-Turn, so the teams devised a plan to get rid of the now hated Vanck and Ashton.  While Becca and Floyd rock climbed their way into first place, Vanck and Ashton had to do both Detours and were eliminated.  Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)


Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Becca and Floyd, Team Nerdgasm, #TeamFun
2nd – Matt and Redmond, Team Athletic Men. #TheBoys 
3rd – Tara and Joey, Team Old Folks, #TeamMomAndDad
4th – Liz and Michael, Team Backwoods Hipster, #TeamLizandMike
5th – Brooke and Scott, Team Will and Grace, #TeamBrookeandScott
6th – London and Logan, Team Vapid Models, #TeamLoLo

Teresio Olivelli Park, Lake Como, Tremezzo, Italy

Overnight, teams were moved from the Pit Stop location to Pizza Risorgimento in Cernobbio, Italy, in order to begin the next leg.  So that’s where we depart from.

3:07 AM Becca/Floyd (1st)
Clue: Make your way to Venice, Italy!  Take one of two busses at either 4:15 AM or 4:30 AM four hours to a water taxi stand.  From there, take a water taxi to Piazza San Marco and find a spazzino, a traditional street sweeper dressed in green in order to get their next clue. You have $250 for this leg of the race.

3:08 AM Matt/Redmond (2nd) 
3:33 AM Tara/Joey (3rd)
3:37 AM Liz/Michael (4th) 
3:38 AM Brooke/Scott (5th) 
4:21 AM London/Logan (6th) 

Teams make their way to the bus stand and pull tags for busses in the following order:

Bus 1, departs 4:15 AM
1) Becca/Floyd
2) Matt/Redmond
3) Tara/Joey

Bus 2, departs 4:30 AM
1) Liz/Michael
2) Brooke/Scott – and Scott has pretty much resigned to dealing with Brooke at this point.
3) London/Logan

(Toyouke: “They should have had to get their own bus tickets.”)  Teams take the four hour bus ride to the water taxi stand and arrive in the following order:

1- Becca/Floyd  
2- Matt/Redmond
3- Tara/Joey 
4- Liz/Michael 
5- Brooke/Scott
6- London/Logan

Teams now take water taxis to Piazza San Marco and arrive in the following order:

1- Tara/Joey  
2- Matt/Redmond
3- Becca/Floyd 
4- Liz/Michael 
5- London/Logan
6- Brooke/Scott

Teams now search for the street sweeper, whom they find and get their clue from in the following order:

1- Tara/Joey  
2- Becca/Floyd
3- Matt/Redmond 
4- London/Logan 
5- Liz/Michael – who are upset that Team Lolo is unhelpful.  (Toyouke: “Not telling another team where to find the next clue is not a bad thing. They can figure it out like everyone else did. There aren't that many people in this square.”)
6- Brooke/Scott

And we get the Detour Clue.

DETOUR:
Sing It OR Bring It
*Sing It: Teams make their way to Trattoria al Ponte del Megio and don traditional gondolier costumes. They must then learn a traditional Venetian song, and sing it in a gondola for a couple in love.  Once completed to the mandolin player’s satisfaction, teams get their next clue.
*Bring It: Teams travel to Campo San Polo and pick up a set of luggage that they must take through the streets of Venice in a cart to the hotel on the luggage tag.  Once delivered, teams receive their next clue.

(Toyouke: “I think I could learn a song in a language I don't know faster than wandering alleyways.”)

1- Matt/Redmond choose Bring It 
2- Becca/Floyd choose Sing It – and run off to learn the song.  (Toyouke: “I kind of wish they had let them learn the song in the square with everyone standing there. You know? With the instruments and everything.”)
3- Tara/Joey choose Bring It
4- London/Logan choose Bring It
5- Liz/Michael choose Sing It  
6- Brooke/Scott choose Sing It  

Much singing and luggage carrying ensues.  So, teams complete the detour in the following order:

1- Matt/Redmond
2- Tara/Joey   
3- Becca/Floyd
4- London/Logan
5- Brooke/Scott
6- Liz/Michael

Teams are now instructed to take a water taxi to Ca’Zenobio to get their next clue.  Teams arrive in the following order:

1- Matt/Redmond – (Toyouke: “It is hilarious that Redmond has his other leg just sticking out of his backpack.”)
2- Tara/Joey   
3- Becca/Floyd
4- Liz/Michael
5- London/Logan
6- Brooke/Scott

Once they arrive, teams get the sixth roadblock clue.  

ROADBLOCK:

Who has masked intentions?

In this roadblock, one team member must enter a room filled with performers from Commedia dell’arte, and choose a masked performer to replicate their mask exactly.  Once the mask is painted to the artist’s expectations, teams will get their next clue.

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Redmond
2- Tara – who doesn’t shade correctly, and has to restart.
3- Floyd
4- Liz – who doesn’t shade correctly, and has to restart.
5- London
6- Brooke – (Toyouke: “Oh great. Another task for Brooke to do and fail at and shriek about.”)  And she still Flos her way through the task. 

After much mask painting, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Matt/Redmond
2- Becca/Floyd  
3- Tara/Joey  
4- Brooke/Scott  
5- London/Logan
6- Liz/Michael

Teams find now that they must travel to Campo San Vio, the PIT STOP of the seventh leg of this racearoundtheworld.  The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Matt/Redmond – who win a trip for two from Travelocity to Grenada.  Phil: “So was that the best leg ever?”  Redmond, taking off his prosthetic: “No, this is the best leg ever!”  (Toyouke: “Phil, don't encourage his terrible dad jokes.”)
2- Becca/Floyd 
3- Tara/Joey
4- Brooke/Scott 
5- London/Logan 
6- Liz/Michael

And Liz and Michael are the last to arrive. . . but this is the second of three pre-determined non-elimination legs and they are still in the Race!  But there will be a Speed Bump for them on the next leg.

ORDER NOW:
1st – Matt/Redmond  
2nd – Becca/Floyd 
3rd – Tara/Joey  
4th – Brooke/Scott  
5th – London/Logan  
6th – Liz/Michael

Next week: To Greece we go!  Teams have to drive themselves again.  Oh, and another Double U-turn.  (Toyouke: “ANOTHER U-Turn!? That's too many.”)  Until next time!

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