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The Amazing Recap: "Please Hold Me While I Singe My Skull"

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Previously, on The Amazing Race: Teams flew from New Zealand to Cambodia, but despite The Frat Boys being stupid, The Divorcées being bitchy, Terence and Sarah's boat breaking down and Tina being hopelessly lost, Ty and Aja clearly were at least an entire day behind all the other teams despite the best efforts of the show's crack team of editors, and were sadly eliminated. Even though we were overdue for a non-elimination leg. Which totally means tonight, nobody's getting eliminated. Oops! Spoiler!

Make the jump for the whole story, and find out why Ken looks like he's been crying. It's because he has been -- and it's not because Tina was yelling at him again. Or maybe it is... Jump in and see!

The delicious Phil Keoghan welcomes us to Cambodia and sends the teams on their way. He reminds us of Terence and Sarah's time penalty from last week's speeding ticket, but it makes so little difference that if he hadn't mentioned it, you'd never even notice. Nick and Starr are first out of the gate, and learn they must fly to Delhi, India. Upon landing, they will take a taxi to an auto court where they will find Moonlight Motors, and a nervous-looking man will hand them their next clue. Nick reads the part of the clue that explains they must use a very specific travel agency to book their tickets, and the pair hop in a tuk tuk to head to the airport. Toni and Dallas are next into their tuk tuk as Dallas reminds us that there's some flirting between him and Starr, but it's awkward doing it around his mom and her brother. Nick and Starr are booking their tickets when Toni and Dallas arrive, and Dallas and Starr decide to take advantage of the time to Google some stuff about India. Kama Sutra, anyone? Ken and Tina get going and remind us that their relationship is super-rocky. The Divorcées start out and promise to be quick-learning sponges. The teams arrive at the travel agent as Terence and Sarah finally get their start. But their delay clearly doesn't matter because the travel agency seems to be putting them all on the same flight. Even The Frat Boys, who start well after everyone else, catch up to them at the travel agent's. As they all wait their turn, Dallas attempts some feeble flirting. Starr interviews that there's an attraction there, but it's probably going to have to wait until after the race. I'd certainly prefer dating someone who's showered. Tina gets pushy again, and Ken has to step out of her way to avoid invoking the Wrath of Tina. The Frat Boys arrive, and sure enough, everyone's on the same plane to India. Tuk tuks are boarded, and everyone boasts about their big plans to take the lead. Yeah, we'll just see about that, Frat Boys.

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When the plane sets down in India, there is much running for exits and taxis, and hilariously, The Divorcées get off to a rough start when they find a door that is totally locked. Heh. Nick and Starr are first out of the gate, while Ken and Tina and Toni and Dallas pick drivers who aren't too confident about where they're going. Never pick those drivers. In their taxi, Nick and Starr gossip about how The Divorcées are dressed inappropriately for India and the lecherous men there, but honestly, Starr's wearing the same skimpy tank top. She's just wearing pants instead of hot pants. Everyone remarks on the heat, and the teeming crowds and traffic. Which is also made more complicated by the fact that there are cows wandering around and trying to cross the street. Alone! Without even a mommy cow to hold their hands! When Toni and Dallas' cab comes alongside Ken and Tina's, both guys laugh that they don't think their driver knows where they're going. Unfortunately, Ken's not kidding, because their driver is totally lost. Tina tries taking charge, and Ken gets a little put out that she doesn't trust him. Nick and Starr are the first to Moonlight Motors and the Roadblock. Starr takes the challenge, which finds her painting the black part of a yellow and black Auto Rickshaw green to signify that they're using environmentally friendly natural gas now. But before painting, they have to mask all the non-paintable areas with tape and newspapers. The Frat Boys are right on their heels, and Andrew takes it. Dan's thrilled to be in second place right behind a good team like Nick and Starr. Ken and Tina remain lost, as do The Divorcées. Terence and Sarah's cab comes up on them, and the girls admit their driver doesn't know where it is. Heh. Who knew cabbies in India would be so bad with directions. Toni and Dallas arrive, and she takes the Roadblock. Nick interviews that he thinks the "budding romance" betwen Dallas and Starr is cute. So he's not jealous, then? The Divorcées are next to Moonlight Motors, while Ken and Tina and Terence and Sarah still have no idea where they're going. Wow. Worst. Cab drivers. Ever. In the end, Terence and Sarah finally arrive while Ken and Tina remain lost as we go to commercials.

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When we return, Ken and Tina finally ask directions from someone who seems to know where Moonlight Motors is, and they arrive at the Roadblock in last place. Ken gets to work as Tina laments being in last. Starr gets permission to paint, so she puts on her gas mask and gloves and starts spraying. Andrew is right behind her and starts painting as well. Dallas is super-proud of his mom, who is nearly finished taping over the yellow areas. Unfortunately, Terence is being super-assy to Sarah. Every time he calls her "babe," it sounds like "bitch" to me. And what's awesome is that everyone else totally notices his behavior. In an interview, The Frat Boys can't believe Terence talks to his girlfriend like that. Tina's kind of doing the same thing to Ken, emasculating him with her condescending attitude. Seriously, she's talking to him like he's a child. Dan is very impressed with Andrew's painting speed while Dallas coaches his mom through the task. See! That's how you do it. Positive reinforcement. Terence and Tina, take notes. Because Terence is still up Sarah's ass. I bet right now she's wishing that their teammates weren't allowed to be in the same area for this challenge. In an interview, she basically says that his pissy attitude hurt her performance, and at the cars, she tells him she'd appreciate some support. "Okay," he says flatly. "You're doing a great job." Nice. The music builds to a crescendo and when Starr has to go back for more paint, The Frat Boys edge them out and finish first. They are absolutely thrilled to be in the lead for the very first time in the race. Yeah, don't count your chickens before they're hatched, boys. The clue sends them to a hotel where they must find a doorman who will give them their next clue. The Frat Boys run down the road in search of a taxi while Nick and Starr finish and do the same. Those masks didn't actually block all the paint, as both Andrew and Starr have traces of green paint around their noses. Sarah starts painting, so naturally Terence has to get right up her ass about the right way to do that, as well. Toni and Dallas finish and head for the Ambassador Hotel. Ken must have painted like a madman, because he's suddenly done. Way to move up out of last place, there. Maybe Tina will let you have your balls back. And luckily for them, they seem to be the only ones who asked their taxi driver to wait for them, so there's no searching for a cab for them. Of course, it's already been established that their driver sucks ass, so I'm not sure why they want him back. Sarah is politely losing patience with Terence's obnoxious and pushy behavior, especially when The Divorcées finish before them. Terence very helpfully interrupts her painting to let Sarah know that they're the last team left at the Roadblock as we go to commercial. What support!

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Back from the ads, I'm amazed that Sarah doesn't spray that paint right in Terence's face as he pesters her. Nick and Starr get their clue from the doorman and find the description of the Detour. In "Launder Money," teams must go to a banquet hall and create a wedding necklace with 10 individual rupee notes that add up to 780 rupees. They staple the bills to the necklace, then head into the banquet hall and fight through teeming crowds of dancing wedding guests to find the groom, who -- if they've done it right -- will give them their next clue. Interestingly, not only must the teams make change to get the right combination of notes to equal 780 rupees, but they have to use their own money to do it. Still, a quick check of a currency trading website tells me that 780 rupees equals just about $16, so I guess it's not that bad. But still, when someone has trouble paying for a cab in the next leg, they might regret that one! The other option is "Launder Clothes," where teams go to a laundry shop and take over an ironing station to use a charcoal-heated iron to press 20 pieces of clothing. The iron is literally filled with pieces of glowing coal to get it hot. Also, you're dealing with the opinion of a professional laundress, so that's sketchy. Still, I'd totally go for the laundry, because the other one involves math. I will always avoid math. Nick and Starr and Toni and Dallas both opt for laundry and hop in their cabs. Ken and Tina are struggling in the traffic on their way to the hotel, and continue freaking out. The Frat Boys, who have finally arrived after losing their lead trying to find a cab, opt for clothes, as do The Divorcées, who gloat about catching up to The Frat Boys. Who they've nicknamed "Dandrew." That's not bad. Too bad I'm already stuck with Frat Boys. In their cab, the boys lament the lucky breaks The Divorcées have gotten on this race. "Being two semi-attractive females," Dan notes. "That's helped them a lot." Andrew chuckles, "Semi-attractive. That was good." Heh. Don't make me like you, guys. That's when you go home. Oh, hey, I'd almost forgotten about Terence and Sarah, who have finally finished the painting, and hop in their cab, ordering their driver to get them to the hotel very fast. In the vehicle, we learn how these two have kept their relationship going when Sarah remarks about how bad he made her feel and he replies with "I don't want to talk about it." And what does she do? She agrees and shuts up. Way to work through your differences, people. Ignoring the problem won't make it go away. And by problem, I mean Terence. Sarah remarks that they've never been in last place, and doesn't seem to like it much.

Nick and Starr arrive at the laundry and when they find the handles of the irons are scorching hot, they go in their bags to grab the gloves they thought to bring on the race. Good planning! As they get to work ironing, Ken and Tina have finally swapped cabs for a driver who actually knows where he's going. Seriously, how do these cabbies get jobs if they don't know where anything is? I mean, the auto center I'd give you, because that's a little obscure, but you'd think The Ambassador Hotel is well-known enough that they'd be able to find it. Crazy. Anyway, Ken and Tina pay off their lousy driver and Terence and Sarah get to the hotel before them. They opt for the money, and when Ken and Tina arrive, they choose the money option as well. Toni and Dallas aren't having much luck with their driver, who is struggling to find the laundry. The Divorcées are actually next at the laundry, and are annoyed to see Nick and Starr. Of course. The rivalry that won't end and doesn't make sense. Kelly interviews that when she and Christy do eventually beat Nick and Starr, she's looking forward to bragging. Yeah, keep waiting for that. The Divorcées watch the ironing demonstration, but when they go to get started, they find their irons are too hot, and ask for gloves. None are forthcoming. Toni and Dallas are annoyed that the girls got there before them, and Starr regrets to inform them that they had brought their own gloves. Everyone complains about the heat and the ironing, and one of the Divorcées gives us our episode title. The Frat Boys arrive and are also annoyed that they don't get gloves. Those without gloves are basically wrapping extra fabric around the handle to avoid burning themselves. Terence and Sarah arrive at the banquet hall and find the necklace. There are a bajillion people dancing around. Sarah reminds Terence that they have to go make change, and they run into Ken and Tina as they all struggle to get people on the street to give them smaller bills. Meanwhile, back at the laundry, The Frat Boys lament their lack of ironing skills as Nick and Starr finish and are given the clue directing them to Baha'i House, the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. Nick and Starr race for the Pit Stop as he hopes the other Detour option wasn't faster. Don't worry, it wasn't. The two teams doing the money exchange finally get smaller bills, and Sarah politely declines to kiss the guy who helped her out. Oh, thank the poor guy! Nick and Starr hit the mat where there is an Indian woman standing next to Phil with a pot of flames on top of her head. Amazing balance. Phil informs them that they're team number one, so they've won an electric car. He tries to remind us about the green cabs they painted before, but I zone out when people talk about the environment. Nick and Starr talk about how they're not just siblings, but best friends, and they're gonna be a strong team. Well, they don't fight amongst themselves, so that's a plus for them. The Frat Boys are still complaining about ironing, but admit that it was the lesser of two evils compared to putting money on a necklace. Really? You still think that? The Divorcées finish their ironing and get on their way. Terence and Sarah start assembling their necklace as Ken helps Tina get money out of a guy who had previously told her no. He probably just didn't trust her scary eyebrows. The Divorcées are team number two, which annoys me because I don't like them. How DO they get so lucky? Terence and Sarah head into the packed reception hall to find a groom as Tina starts stapling bills to their necklace. Toni and Dallas finally finish and get on their way, leaving The Frat Boys to complain about how they were the first ones out of the Roadblock and now look at them. Ken and Tina start looking for their groom as The Frat Boys struggle with their laundress, who seems less than impressed with their ironing skills. The crowd in the hall is seriously like a mosh pit as the two teams struggle to get through the teeming throngs, and The Frat Boys hit another snag when a heavy gust of wind blows their pressed clothes onto the floor. Dan frowns in slow motion, sending us to commercials.

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The Frat Boys try to explain to the laundress that it's not their fault the wind ruined their clothes as Terence and Sarah find their groom and exchange their necklace for their clue. Ken and Tina do the same, and both seem more than happy to get out of that crazy crowd. Terence and Sarah are thrilled that they thought to ask their driver to wait for them and get on the road while Ken and Tina have to find a cab. Toni and Dallas are checked in as team number three while The Frat Boys still can't get approval on 20 items from their laundress. Ken and Tina are running for a cab when Phil tells Terence and Sarah they're fourth. Seriously? It took them this long to get a cab? And it's seriously taking The Frat Boys this long to finish ironing? Eventually they do wrap it up and head for the Pit Stop. Unfortunately for Ken and Tina, their driver is lost and pulls over for directions. Tina snaps at Ken and he snaps right back at her. It's starting to get ugly up in here. The cabs race for the Pit Stop, and the POV goes racing for the mat and who is it that reaches Phil first? It's The Frat Boys. Who are ecstatic to find out they're fifth, and still in the race. They're totally celebrating. Ken and Tina are stonefaced when they hit the mat and Phil tells them they're last. But lucky for them, it is a non-elimination (as I promised), so they're still in it. But Phil warns them that the penalty is that sometime during the next leg, they will hit a Speed Bump, which is an extra task that only they must perform. So basically, it'll keep them in last place unless they're good enough to get ahead so it doesn't hurt them. It's as good a solution as any. Certainly better than when they used to take away all their money or possessions. That just led to begging. And making them come in first or receive a time penalty was too complicated. I approve of the Speed Bump. We close out with an emotional Ken vowing to come back from behind while Tina sits coldly next to him. To her credit, she does smile and comfort him when he starts crying. Yes, I said crying.

Next week, some kind of task involving an Indian festival which sees residents throwing colored powder on the teams pisses Tina the hell off. And it makes one of The Divorcées fall on her face as she runs around. Heh. That looks like fun. Potentially better than the one where the residents threw tomatoes at the teams. That was awesome.

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