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Tonight I'm going to divide my recap in facts and opinions.
Facts- Teams traveled throughout Utah in this leg, stopping in Monument Valley, Park Valley, Salt Lake City and visiting Bart, a giant bear
- The Linz family finally won a leg, followed by the Bransens & Godlewskis
- The Weaver family finished last, but were not eliminated because this was the (probably last) non-elimination leg
- The Linz family used a Yield on the Weavers, but that didn't really factor into the outcome as the Weavers were hopelessly behind after taking the scenic route to Park Valley
- The detour was biking or rappeling while the roadblock involved performing a ski jump into a pool.
- There was another glimpse of Nick Linz: wet, but sadly, he was wearing a wetsuit.
Opinions
Sure, this season stinks compared to the classic edition, but the Weavers are great television. They're possibly the biggest hypocrites I've ever seen this side of Jim & Tammy Faye Baker. One moment they're complaining about the rudeness of other teams and the next they're mocking the other teams by claiming they'll spend their winnings on boob jobs.
The Weavers think they're the only "nice" family in the race, but at the same time they never miss an opportunity to be downright nasty. Since they were so far behind most of the teams tonight, the entire state of Utah felt their ire instead. While the Linz family oooohed and aaahhed over the scenary, the Weavers just bitched about how "ugly" it was. Let me tell ya, the ugliest thing I saw tonight was Rolly Weaver yelling "You wish you were Lance Armstrong!" to a couple of innocent bikers on highway 92. Rolly and family, you only wish you were nice people. Ugh. I can't tell you how much I wanted them to be eliminated tonight. I haven't felt this way since Flo & Zach were saved in season three in Switzerland.
Moving away from the Weavers, I just have to say how much I wish the race could have been planned different. If the teams had to, for the most part, stay in America, then why not make the race a trip through the best America has to offer. Monument Valley was spectacular, but the giant chair in Alabama? Not so much. Why not replace those lackluster destinations with something a little more beautiful or historical or meaningful? There's a lot more to America than big chairs and gas stations.
Next week: the final four! Hot air balloon collisons! Weavers acting like loons!
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