TAR - what's important - relationships and passports.

This season has been about paying attention. Several teams have made mistakes that took a toll but tonight's was perhaps the biggest one. I am sure that the experience is nerve wracking, exhilarating and often confusing. It is those that can keep their head on straight in spite of the tension that do the best. The relationship of the two partners seems to be crucial but it always amazes me how well most of them seem to get along even after they are eliminated. Some of them do break up later but a stressful race cannot cure the ills in a weak relationship. The adversity they go through seems to strengthen those bonds and relationships that start out strong. To succeed in this race, the teams must pay attention, read their clues, and keep their wits about them while under a great deal of pressure in a foreign country. What a great concept for a reality show!


The teams leave Moscow to hunt for Red October. Andrew and Dan have a penalty from last week, a speed bump, something they must do that the other teams don't have to do. They realize they've made a lot of mistakes. Dallas and Tony find the submarine, Ken and Tina find it as well and Nick and Starr. They must go to a national park and find a monument. Andrew and Dan find the submarine last. On the way to the monument everyone hits heavy traffic in their taxis. Ken and Tina are in a taxi with the driver smoking and she wants Ken to ask him to smoke later. He does not.

The next part is complicated. They find the statues of Stalin and Lenin and add up the number on them to get to the number 62, then go to an antique book shop give her the correct number to get a book, turn to that page in the book.

The boys are now standing at the wrong park while Dallas is working on the mystery and Nick is also working on it. The non-participating partner goes to a designated area. Toni gives Dallas the money and his passport as he goes off to solve the mystery (finding the statues and adding the two numbers.)

Ken and Tina get in an argument. She gets a jacket and says something about her money and starts off to do the mystery. Nick has the number and gets into Tina and Ken's cab (with GPS) and goes to the book store. Dallas gets to the book store but has the wrong number. He tries again in ten minutes as required, and gets the wrong number again.

Now teams go to another park and look for a lady with a Shetland pony where they get their next clue.

Andrew and Dan get to the right park and Andrew goes to do the task. The Dan gives him all of his money.

Detour is "ride the rails" or "ride the lines". In the first one they must get a pastry that has their clue on the wrapper.
Nick and Starr choose the rails. In ride the lines they ride the trolley cars and must find a key maker. The metro (the tube) is confusing but a lot of trains run so you can make a mistake and still not lose too much time. In the trolley cars you can get stuck in traffic or take the wrong one and lose a lot of time.
Dallas gets the number wrong again. Tina gets it right, and after they had discussed it, he now knows the right number but she takes off ahead of him. Finally he gets it right. The frat boys seem to be missing the count. The number comes from counting the number of Stalins and the number of Lenins and putting it together. Six of one and two of another = 62.
Tina admits to Ken in the cab that she helped Dallas and he's upset with her.

Dallas hasj ust realized he left his bag with all of the money and passports in the taxi he was just in when leaving the book store.

Andrew guesses the number 61 and is told no.

Dallas and Toni read the next clue, which is to travel by taxi and they have no money. He realizes this when he gets to the designated area and tells his mom. The other frat boy is there and they tell him. He asks if they will be ok, to which they say no.

Dallas and Toni ask some kids on the street about how much the metro or trolley is and they give them some money.

Nick and Starr get to the pastry shop.
Ken and Tina get to the lady withthe poney.
Andrew and Dan get to their speed bump. They must perform with a troupe of Russian dancers and perform to their satisfaction.

Dallas and Toni get some help from some guys in the park and get money to take the trolley back to where they must go by taxi.

The frat boys don't get the dance right, because they are awful. They must try again.

Ken and Tina realize they are on the wrong bus.

Nick and Starr get to the place they turn in their pastry. Ken and Tina are going back to the trolley to do it again. He's sure they are in big trouble.

The boys finish their dance and continue on.

Dallas and Toni have enough for the taxi. While Ken and Tina take another trolly and argue.

Andrew is the red haired boy.
Nick and Starr get to their next clue box and head for the pit stop. They arrive well ahead of the others. They are one of the three teams racing for the million dollars in the final leg of the race.

Ken and Tina find the keymaker. They must take the trolley bus. Andrew and Dan also find the keymaker.

Ken and Tina go to the station and open the box with the key that is where their next clue is. Tina sees the picture of the pitstop and thinks they have to search the station for their next clue.

Dallas and Toni find a young lady on the street that helps them again giving them the money they need.

Dan and Andrew find the pitstop and Tina and Ken see them and follow, arriving just after them. They are team 2 and Ken and Tina are their but are told they do not have the clue that tells them to go to the pitstop. Dallas and Toni are still working on it while Ken and Tina are searching for a clue box they don't see.

Ken and Tina finally find the clue box and make it to the pitstop as team 3. Dallas and Toni

Phil finds Toni and Dallas and tells them they have been eliminated. Dallas is feeling very badthat he let his mom down and she of course tells him he didn't let her down. They are very touching in the interview and clearly love each other ery much.

Nick and Starr are confident. Ken says now it's time to take control. The frat boys are thinking they want a million dollars as a graduation present. All three teams are ready for the final leg of the race.

Note: three times this episode there were Russian people on the street that gave Dallas and Toni the money they needed to get on a taxi or trolley. This show is entertaining and often re-affirms my faith in humanity, all humanity whatever culture or country all over the globe.