Alrighty. Ya know? I almost don't hate any of the teams yet. Save one.

1. Oswald & Danny (1) -- They've run the race at a solid #2 so far, but they've stayed a solid #1 in my heart.

2. Teri & Ian (3) -- I can't help myself. Maybe I've caught a touch of the Jslice-itus, but I find Ian the Mellow Curmudgeon charming. Nothing at all like his last appearance. And the preview showing his wife going after -- THEM -- next week just boosts them even more.

3. Dustin & Kandace (2) -- I liked them even more now, because the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Right, Batman?

4. Romber (5) -- God help me. I just can't justify any reason not to.

5. Uchenna & Joyce (7) -- Nice people. Lousy showing thus far, but nice people.

6. Joe & Bill (6) -- I want to see their evil side, dammit!

7. David & Mary (10) -- Could there be any more redneck-ish detour than tightening nuts on a monster truck? And they still couldn't do it right! Hey, why didn't Danny & Oswald get a "tightening nuts" line?

8. Eric & Danielle (8) -- Oh, yeah. It was really exciting when they...Um...That part when...You know, when Eric did the...ZZZZZZZZZZ.

9. Charla & Mirna (9) -- That's right. I remember now. That seething hatred I had for you the last time, if for no other reason, for the obnoxious pidgeon English you revert to any time you speak to someone for whom English is not their primary language. Hint -- you talking worse does not make you easier to understand.

Gone -- the bald grumps. I missed the first season. Were they called "The Festers" because they bring to mind pus-generating, inflamed sores?

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