TAR8/EP2: "The Sea is Green"

EPISODE 2

The teams, last night, departed Lancaster county for Washington DC. In Washington, a few teams had lots of problems just finding that a clue that happen to be by the reflective pool in front of the capitol building, not the one in front of the Lincoln memorial. Also in Washington, teams had to undertake a spy mission and find a person dressed fancy and with a briefcase. The person with the briefcase would have to respond, "the sea is green" when the team member said "the sky is blue." After that roadblock, teams made their way to rural Virginia where they completed their Roadblock in the middle of a Civil War reenactment. It was a close race to the finish line, but the Rogers family ultimately was eliminated last night.

THE LINZ COMEBACK

The comeback by the Linz family was absolutely amazing! They were in 9th place when they departed the pit stop and then finished this leg of the race in 2nd place. They really didn't have to put much effort into that accomplishment either. They just worked together and didn't get lost. I think that was one of the saving aspects for the Linz family: they never got lost. Many teams had trouble with that last night, but not this one. I think we might see them more often more the top of the bracket from now on. Also notice how few arguments that they got into last night. The brothers didn't pester their sister that much (compared to EP1), and they finished better. I see a connection, but that is just a sticking point with me. I think teams also do better when they argue little; it just always seems to help.

PAOLO POWER

This team is just freaking hilarious! I don't want this family to win, but I certainly want them to stick around a little. They certainly add some comic relief to show. They constantly argue about everything, especially the mom. It is just so funny how they argued through the entire leg last night! I was surprised how well they did last night (finished 5th). They made a little comeback themselves. These Greeks are crazy, and I love watching them on the Race!

FOR PETE'S SAKE, ASK SOMEONE!

I really don't understand why the teams last night did not ask people about where to go. It seems like they would rather spend valuable time lost than asking a local where something is. This is one thing some of the teams are going to have to learn! It is just like the Race when it goes overseas. The people that find locals to help them out or to just ask directions always do well in the Race. One of the best strategies in the Race is to learn the locals very quickly. The Gaghan family spent two hours walking around the wrong reflective pool and didn't even think to ask someone if there was another pool or if they had seen a Race flag. The Aiello family
spent forever just trying to find a gas station and wasted all their time hunting one down. If they had just asked someone on the street where the nearest station was at, I am sure they could have got their a whole lot quicker. One team did do somewhat well in the category: the Godlewski family. The asked people where the reflective pool was at and also asked where available parking was at. I truly think some of the teams would do much better if they would only ask directions, which we saw most of them did not do last night.

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