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Amazing Race: "I Like A Tuk Tuk Driver That Knows Everything"
Episode 6 Commentary by Jessi K.
November 3, 2008
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In this week’s Amazing Race, the six remaining teams set off from Siem Riep, Cambodia, which has survived the horrors of war and now an American reality television show production, to Delhi, India, a country that is no stranger to the horrors of The Amazing Race.
As teams ventured off from the pit stop in Cambodia to the travel agent to obtain airline tickets to India, we learned from Dallas that there’s a bit of attraction between him and Starr. How anyone on this race has eyes for anyone other than Phil I’ll never understand, but I find this romance very interesting indeed. What I also find very interesting is the music played when the two share the screen together. Starr sat next to Dallas while at the internet café and suddenly the music changed to “bow chicka a bow wow.” Yes, things got pretty steamy when they shared a mouse.
While love is blossoming between Dallas and Starr, Ken and Tina’s relationship seemed to be hanging on by a thread. “Our relationship has been a struggle, it’s gotta start moving forward and quickly,” Ken said. Unfortunately, their marriage seems to only be moving in a positive direction when they’re doing well in the Race. Last week’s third place finish has now filled the two with doubts again about where they stand with one another. Ken had all sorts of strategy for how to fix their issues but at this point, their relationship is about as permanent as Tina’s eyebrows.
Terence and Sarah started their leg thirty minutes behind due to Terence’s speeding infraction in last week’s episode and the two dashed off to catch up with all the other teams at the travel agent. Sarah asked her tuk tuk driver if he knew the location of the agency. “I know everything,” he replied. Sarah smiled at his response and said, “I like a tuk tuk driver that knows everything.” Apparently she also likes her boyfriends like she likes her tuk tuk drivers.
Once in Delhi, teams tried to make their way to Moon Light Motors. In the cab Nick and Starr couldn’t help but laugh at Kelly and Christy’s clothing—or lack thereof. Culturally sensitive Nick tried to tell them to cover up. Starr added, “I would not be comfortable wearing what they’re wearing,” while clad in a shirt of which her own “tuk tuks” were anything but tucked away.
As in seasons past of the Amazing Race in India, confusion abounded as teams tried to find their first destination in Delhi. Nick and Starr were first to arrive to the road block which required one member of the team to paint a tuk tuk. Ken and Tina were the last to arrive as their cab driver and well, most of Delhi had no idea where the roadblock was located. This didn’t stop Tina from repeating the destination or the address over and again with a little more force and volume each time she asked someone though: “MOONLIGHT MOTORS. 16 DD A.” This seemed to fall on deaf ears over and over again and for all we know, that address may have well been Ken’s shoe size. Nothing seemed to be working for the two of them and it was painful to watch. Every clueless Delhi dweller seemed to push Ken and Tina closer to divorce. I was actually holding my breath during various sequences, silently chanting to the universe “Come on, help a marriage out.”
Once they did arrive.....
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Jessi K. is a freelance writer from Iowa who has a penchant for reality TV, carbonated beverages, and boybands. She can be reached at Jessi@RealityTVCalendar.com.
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