OMG, Vyxin. Pull it together! The fact that her meltdown was practically EXACTLY like the one she had in her previous season in Italy makes me think that maybe she doesn't quite have the fortitude for the race.

It seems like whenever anything goes offtrack, she just spirals out of control and shuts down completely.

Also, from Hayden's review:

I missed their prior season, but here, Vyxsin has a remarkable meltdown while Kent showers the women he allegedly cares for with tender stony silences and lovingly passive-aggressive recrimination. A parallel is drawn for us of how they came to leave their prior Amazing Race.

So true.

After her navigating meltdown, I didn't understand why Kent didn't do the zodiac task. She obviously had passed her max ability to deal. (Yes, I know there was a plane ride and other travel between her two breakdowns...but still).

Yeah, it seemed odd to me that she was the one doing that task. She was clearly having a bad day.

And ho-BOY do I want Christina and her dad gone. They are horrible to each other. She is really grinding my nerves this race. What did he throw at the bus? And why do other teams like them?

I actually don't blame Christina for shutting down her dad- he can be absolutely HORRIBLE to her and just spin off in nasty epic proportions. I think she's figured out how to manage him, and I applaud it.

The question is, why on earth they decided to come back on the race to begin with.

I have to admit, I had half hoped that after his first stop to get food that he would get a mile case of food poisoning. Otherwise I didn't see why they gave it that much air time. I mean yes, he did keep wanting to stop, but hello - they ALL have to eat at some point. Why is that an issue? If you only eat at pit stops, maybe that explains mental breakdowns such as Vyxen's.

Ron & Christina don't bother me - they bicker, but not in a way that strikes me as worse than any other parent and child under stressful circumstances.

Her frustration with his stopping to snack seemed justified to me. He wasn't saying "I'm starving and unless we get some food I won't be able to race anymore," he was saying "Ooooh, fish! I love these!" Seriously dude, save the nostalgia tour!

And how badass was Christina just jumping out of that cab to catch the bus?!!

And poor Vyxen. I've had days like that, where I stare at a map or a page of text and just can't get my brain to shift into the proper gear to read it.

Kent seemed properly supportive during the meltdowns to me, or maybe I wouldn't do any better if I were in his shoes.

The "Keep Racing" finish is just so wicked and challenging. The producers are indeed trying to make this the hardest season yet -- much harder than it was for the All-Stars edition.

Everyone on Idol tonight but one has been born after I graduated high school. In one case ten years after. Dude.

No one but James has really done it for me tonight, either. I love Thea, but she needed to belt that song, and she just ... didn't.

I should clarify, so far. We're only one hour in. Stefano just killed it, though.