And with the poker players: why was Tiffany doing all the moving of the animal statue in the detour? Makes no sense.

Because they have those ridiculous rolling suitcases rather than backpacks like sensible people who know something about how TAR works. So Maria wound up having tho wheel both suitcases through Ho Chi Minh City while her partner was left to push the statue alone. Stupid poker players.

As for the lawyers, I was hoping that they'd never figure out the bullet clue.

Tell me that either DB Sweeney, Moira Kelly or Roy Dotrice are somehow involved with this show. Tell me that at some point, someone said "Toe pick!"

Not that I've seen yet, but I'll be sure to update if and when it happens. Unfortunately, it mostly conflicts with TAR, and that's my first love.

Because they have those ridiculous rolling suitcases rather than backpacks like sensible people who know something about how TAR works.

Actually, I'm pretty sure those bags are backpacks too. (Because I think I have the same one.) It may be kind of a toss up - having the wheel mechanism adds some weight, and I can see where it might be unwieldy to lug two of them, but it could ease some of the physical wear and tear over the course of the race.

The stupider part was not thinking, as most of the teams did, to load at least one of the bags on the dolley with the animal.

Very sorry to see the nice older couple go, and so frustrated the yelling nasty lawyers didn't.

I'm really surprised that the lawyer wasn't disqualified for breaking up the VCR instead of taking it apart (I hope he gets a nasty infection in his hands), and I wonder if the local judge was afraid of him. Darn Vietnamese hospitality....

Stupid poker players.

I think this about sums it up.

Man, that was rough. It was pretty clear when the couple got to the roadblock that they were way behind, but I kept hoping Asshat Lawyer would be stuck in traffic or something.

I'm still peeved generally about the lack of choice in transportation options of the past several seasons. I get that permits to film on buses and trains are tricky and expensive, but UGH, taxis.

I wish they drove themselves more often, but that's really tough in places that don't use the Roman alphabet on signs.

Tom Tom and the other GPS companies really should buy a sponsorship for one episode where they have the use of one to navigate by -- showing off how easy(er) it makes it.

Tom Tom and the other GPS companies really should buy a sponsorship for one episode where they have the use of one to navigate by -- showing off how easy(er) it makes it.

That would be a product placement I could get behind! Really, anything that gets them OUT OF THE FRACKING TAXIS.

If I had to guess, though, I'd say the state of the auto industry is making it harder to get free cars for the teams to drive these days.

Oh, reading the thread for episode one over on TWOP somebody commented on the Poker Players being recognized - that they couldn't even bluff their way out of that. Seriously. And yet, they really thought that they could bluff their way through their entire run on the race?

Did anyone watch the Next Iron Chef premiere?

Oh my, it's the Battle of the Blades results show! They're recapping things that I missed, so yay! This is soooo Canadian cheesy, eh!