Wow, so right off on last night’s Amazing Race, we see a tearful Sarah trying to explain to Terrance during the ESM portion of the leg (that’s Eat, Sleep & Mingle) that she kind of likes having the mingling parts, that she actually enjoys interacting with human beings other than just him, but fears he sees her speaking - at all - to anyone other than him as some kind of personal betrayal. He walks away, she calls him back saying they haven’t resolved anything, and he says, “there is no resolution.” Just….wow. Seriously, Terrance? You know what I say? RUN, SARAH!! RUN FAST!!! And, also, there’s this part: Yes, he’s a nightmare of passive aggressive assholiness, but why is she, this smart, bright, personable person, putting up with it? Yikes.

Then, bam, we also get Ken and Tina, explaining that they’d already decided before the race that if they didn’t move forward and figure things out, post-cheating, that there would be no marriage healing, and they were done. And he was clearly leaning toward being done. Now, no excuses for betraying of the vows. None. Zip. Zero. However, given they are now looking at the future, thinking of going forward, and he says he wants a life partner, not a life sentence, and I say? IT ‘S A LIFE SENTENCE, KEN, RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. RUN or DIE! RUN!!

Just sayin.

Then we get the fun-derful comic relief of Comic Book Dudes saying, essentially, thank god they aren’t on the race with significant others so they can just behave normally and not have to live with the repercussions of living with other person afterward, to which, after seeing the previously commented on two couples? I say, AMEN, COMIC GUYS! Can I be on your team?

Sheesh.

Not as fond of Team Recently Divorced, Team Marry Me, Now Already, or Team Fratnfurters. Well, I like one of them, but Dan, dark haired dude, stop being such a whiner.

Team Super Sibs is still okay, except for teaming up with Team RUN, KEN! RUN NOW! Team Long Distance Daters…like them, too. Team Southern Belles isn’t really making much of an impression either way. Like Team Mom/Son okay. It’s only hinting at borderline creepy how close he is to his mom, and I say that having a great relationship with both of my grown sons, but…I dunno. I’m taking it at face value. For now. And liking them. For now. She plays hard with a sense of humor. I like that about her.

Okay, now for the racing stuff parts.

First off…Tina? Shut UP about rescuing the entire race by getting a bigger plane so all the teams could be together. Seriously? Show of hands as to who thinks they owe Tina squat? Yeah, me either. And, because it truly can’t be said often enough, RUN KEN!! RUN SARAH!! while I’m at it. Karma sends Ken/Tina to the back of the pack, but totally doesn’t pay attention to punishing Terrance. Ah well. Oh, and Dan? STOP WHINING. Wow, when does it get fun? Thank you, Stephanie, for having a “wow, we’re lucky” epiphany when seeing a country filled with people way less fortunate than you. Also, ha, on the “a mechanic could get rich here” comment. Come on, it was a little funny.

So was Team Comic Book, channeling Yoda. Way to go with your strength. As did Terrance, whose strength is not listening to anyone. Which got him as far as he deserved to go. Which was running all the way back to the cabs, and the back of the pack. Ha on Team Divorced digging for the empty tube….from the other Detour they didn’t choose. Oh, and shut up, again, Tina. And Terrance. Why do the biggest asses have to be good racers? It’s like nightmare Colin all over again. Squared. I’m sure enjoying the Mom/Son team a LOT more with every passing minute. And thanks, Sarah, for at least ONE snarky response. “Yeah, because we’re sightseeing.” HA.

And while it was very nice of Dallas to give them info, I agree on not giving a team a ride because they couldn’t read the clue. Most especially when the team includes Terrance. And it seems as if almost all teams have clued in on him already, and they’ve only hit one pit stop. Yeah.

I liked that the Road Block made them figure out the clue. And how Team Comic Book (and most of the other teams) decided to beat it. And their sense of humor all the way to the end. Also noted: Ken and Tina still don’t like each other much. Anytime they have to actually, you know, like hug, or kiss? Very awkward and forced. They are so over. And the love for the Comic Book Guys grows. The Road Block totally turned the order of things upside down. Ken/Tina come in first. Yeah, I know, Karma’s memory, so shortlived. Anthony/Stephanie were bounced when A couldn’t figure the Road Block out. All in all, a very fractious leg. I’m happier with the teams I was liking, feeling no different about the teams I didn’t. And still not sure I’m loving this season, yet. Bring back the Bee Keepers!

Also? Did you see the Survivor commercial? They are totally picking new teams this week. Now that? Rocks! Ha!

Okay, on to the SHaQ Attack contestportion of this week’s festivities. To win a free book this week, just send an email to donna@donnakauffman.com with “I dish because I care, I deserve free stuff” in the subject line. And because clue reading was such an important part of this week’s episode of Amazing Race, well, if you were Team Divorced & Can’t Read Clues, reading the rules of the contest matter. Just sayin. Winner announced Friday!

In the meantimem you know you want to….DISH!

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