TOTALLY...i am still pissed off about that one - evil twins!! Now, just hoping that the rocker dude's passports show up....

Spooked by Agman

Wouldn't it be a SLAP to the cab driver who drove off with the Rockers' stuff? He would truly be a stupid thief since the driver could clearly see he was being filmed. It seems the production staff could just show the video to the police or local taxi companies and easily find the guy...

Hard to tell how it happened. I think James & Abba said something about losing track of time and the cab driver may have thought they weren't coming back. He is trying to make a living and needs to pick up fares. I also never know when teams ask cabs to wait for them if they have paid them up to that point or not.

Slap For the blatant bunch point early in the Russia leg with an opening time of 9:30 am. (Too bad it didn't work.)

Clap Doing the library search task using the Cyrillic alphabet was a unique twist on an old theme.

Slap To be continued...

Actually, I might slap the Rockers for not putting their passports in their fanny packs, at least! If they lost track of time but had put their passports in their fanny packs so that only the rest of their stuff was inside the car, they might have been able to check in even without the rest of their stuff, as long as they had their passports with them.

Slap - My DVR for not recording the show.

Wait, you have my DVR?

Slap The Twins. Just because.

Хлопок Библиотека задачи. Потому что читать кириллицу это весело.

Slap The swimming task. If the powers-that-be decree that locals are involved in learning a task, make sure they speak English.

clap, high five, and big old WHOOP! "Pencils Down!" prof.

slap All those dolts that couldn't figure out the time zone map. SHEESH!

slap Maybe it was just editing with the rockers, but the Russian historical figures challenge sure looked way easier (just go up and ask "Are you Lenin?")

clap "The answer is -- INCORRECT!"

No Hand Movement The Double U-Turn is officially broken. It was never a wonderful part of game strategy and high point of every season, but having the rules allow teams to use it on someone they know is ahead of them -- negating a slot which could be used for retaliation -- means it's time to rewrite the book. No negative attaches because this particular abuse hasn't happened before (although you arguably should have seen it coming), but it's like six-finger backdoors: you let it go through once. Fix this or watch your competition fall apart.

Slap Not the best possible Switchback. It's the sort of thing that's generally funny once unless the right people fall into the ditch. And they didn't.

No Hand Movement Given all the flight scattering and the delays inherent in the U-Turn plus the potential time sink of the live tableau Detour branch, I've got one question. What happens to any organ grinder team which has to raise money at night? That did not look like a high-traffic evening party zone in the making.

Slap A lot of clues. A lot of point-to-point travel. Very little actually being done.

Slap In addition to being time-of-day dependent, the organ grinder task was also weather-dependent. I'm sure Abbie and Ryan had lots of foot traffic in the rain.

Begrudging clap To the Magpie Twins, Trey & Lexi, and Jaymes & James for their strategy regarding the double U-turn, and also for the flawless execution.

Slap This would have been a perfect leg for a non-elimination. Think there would've been some drama between Abbie & Ryan and the Chippendales?

Clap No unifying transportation bunch point even with the teams scattered?

LAST EDITED ON 11-26-12 AT 04:20 PM (EST)

Slap - For a Fast Forward this late in the Race. And in the same leg as a U-Turn. I hope a huge bunch point is coming next leg.

Clap - I really liked the bus that went into the water. I would take a ride on that bus if I ever visit Amsterdam.

LAST EDITED ON 11-26-12 AT 01:40 PM (EST)

Clap: The Chippendales, the Twins and Trey & Lexi for creating their strategy and executing it flawlessly -- even if the Chippendales had some qualms. That said, when I used this kind of strategy in my Amazing Race Winners Edition, I actually had one team U-Turn another that was right behind them and give the indication that the second team was to U-Turn the real targets.

Slap: I agree with the person who put a slap on Production for putting a Fast-Forward and a Double U-Turn on the same leg.

Sorry Estee, but I must call this a full-blown SLAP I agree, the Double U-Turn should go the way of the wall-mounted rotory telephone. But the idea that rules allow U-turning a team that has obviously already been there (as part of a conspiracy) is insane.

SLAP The devil-trio involved in that same conspiracy. This isn't Survivor, folks, where deception is part of the game.

CLAP The Goat Farmers. They've shown sportsmanship, compassion, and genuine fortitude throughout the race. Too bad they're probably doomed to be Philiminated next week. If I could, I'd grant them a Super Fast Forward to the final mat.

CLAP The civilian that donated €10 to the cause. (Which begs the question -- EPBvM; please tell us that the money was sent to a worthy local charity...)

Clap The powers-that-be for finding a way to put the evil ones to the back of the pack. God bless stick shift.

Slap The same powers for making this an NEL and keeping the evil ones alive.

Clap The Goat Brothers and their stick-to-it-ness throughout the race.

Slap The powers-that-be (again??!!) for giving us the devils -- most entertaining clue stop ever.

Sorry to disagree, however

Clap The Devils, I really enjoyed them getting into it

No hand movement OK it was a huge bunch point, but at least they let the teams enjoy it instead of making them wait in an airport

Slap Well I thought that Lexi should have been allowed to batter that Matador, after all that is what the bulls want to do

Slap To the team that wanted to go to Majorca (and were presumably dissuaded by the other teams)

CLAP - to the show for going to Spain, and specifically to Mallorca. I like to travel a little vicariously through the show, and the days in Bangladesh didn't feed my travel appetite. Mallorca? Beautiful, and I was glad they had some free time on the beach.

SLAP - has this race been too easy? Finally a self-driving leg with standard autos. The teams seem way too friendly to each other though, and they shouldn't be by this point in the race.

SLAP - to the Screetchers for their comment that the Goat Farmers are organized because they are gay. (it was a passing comment as the farmers pulled away from the windmill). So racists and bigots. I really don't like those girls. (double SLAP for NEL when they were last!)

The teams seem way too friendly to each other though, and they shouldn't be by this point in the race.

That's why this season is so borrrrinnnngg! I couldn't pinpoint it, but you nailed it. I fully expect the teams to race to the final line together, with a conversation such as: "After you! No! Please, after you!"

I actually prefer teams that work well together -- and get along well with others. Teams like Jonathan the Jerk and Victoria may be great for TV drama but make me want to shoot myself until they're gone!

I also don't like watching mean people and don't enjoy when they behave badly and win. (i.e. "I'm not here to make friends!") I do like watching a healthy competition, though, and it would be nice if it felt more like a competition than a whole bunch of college/high school buddies going on a European vacation.

I agree. Abbie/Ryan's partnership with Josh/Brent was a little too much for me (working together is fine, sticking together long after you've finished the task not so much). But overall, the everyone does their best and no backstabbing attitude has been nice.

Thanks to tribephyl for the sigpic!

I hadn't realized it, but it is really late in the race for the teams to be driving themselves for the first time.

Oh, and I caught that comment too. Thanks for reminding me about another reason not to like them.

Repeated slaps For blowing the opportunity to eliminate Team Magpie.

Clap With the obvious need for a giant bunch point, at least the racers were in a neat place. This would not have been entertaining in Bangladesh.

Clap I liked the windmill repair task, as it separated teams without randomness or searching factored into the outcome.

CLAP - Houdini challenge -- Best Road Block ever! (would have been even better if the following teams didn't know about the surprise drop ahead of time.)

SLAP - The final flag/greeting challenge. Why tell teams if they were right/wrong right away? (OK -- if they had to wait until all were up we'd still be there) -- make this a LIGHT WRIST TAP

SLAP - Those poor dogs having to eat food that the evil ones touched.

CLAP SHOUT HAPPY DANCE & WOOO HOOO! Phil telling the evil ones that they have been Philiminated.

Great to see a real underdog team come out on top. Congratulations to the Goat Boys!