The Amazing Online Race - Season 5 (unfinished)

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PHIL: Previously, on The Amazing Online Race, seven teams continued their journey through Malaysia, from a tribal settlement to a traditional farm. Helena's lack of a work-ethic rubbed Max the wrong way...

Helena barely holds on to the ladder as Max searches another mask. Helena lets go and Max dangles from the top, barely avoiding a heavy fall.
MAX: WHAT YOU DOIN'!?
HELENA: Oh, stop complaining, you're young enough to survive a few falls.

PHIL: ...causing a communication breakdown, as Helena forced them to take the Fast Forward...

Max starts throwing rocks at the tau-taus to knock them down. Helena yawns.
MAX: Are you going to join in?
HELENA: This isn't a team activity, dear, you do the grunt work.

PHIL: ...snatching it from a struggling Leonard/Jessica.

Jessica fakes difficulty in the sea-cucumber task to trick him into taking the Fast Forward for his own good.

PHIL: Emile started to worry at Marlo tried to convert Tess to her cult...

Emile watches Marlo talk Tess out of her fear of heights.

PHIL: ...but still went along with her plan to target rivals, and suspected easy targets, Leonard/Jessica.

Emile/Tess discuss who to use the Rewind on.
Marlo was saying she sees something in Leonard, they're going to be harder to beat if we keep them around.
EMILE: Are you positive?
TESS: Definitely.

PHIL: But once again, Leonard's never-say-die attitude was enough to narrowly keep them in the race...

In the post-leg confessional:
LEONARD: As the oldest team here, we know more about how to stay around than anyone here and we plan on staying around till the Final 3.

PHIL: ...while Emile/Tess said farewell. Six teams remain. Who will be eliminated...next?

THE BABY TREE

Somber music plays as Phil respectfully walks past the landmark.
PHIL: This is the Baby Tree, a poignant symbol of loss of life and nature's power over us all. It is also the sixth pitstop in a race around the world. Teams arrived here at the end of the last leg for a chance to eat, sleep and mingle with the other teams. Despite dominating the first half of the game, will Martin/Kayleigh be able to keep up with their alliance partners, despite falling into last place in the past two legs?

Quick cuts show them mistakenly buying extra flowers at the tsunami market and being stuck at the sea-cucumber roadblock, tied for last with Tess.

PHIL: And after two legs in a row finishing in second-to-last place, will Leonard/Jessica have the drive to make up for their physical limitations? Max/Helena, who were the first to arrive, are first to depart.

Helena makes a big show of holding up the clue envelope.
HELENA: See, look, I'm going to open the clue. Don't you dare say I don't do any work!

PHIL: Teams must now drive themselves to Soekarno-Hatta Airport and arrange a flight to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Once there, they must find the Mannekin Pis, where they will find their next cluebox.

HELENA: Oooh...Belgium. It's the ONLY place to get chocolate. Except from your kisses.
MAX: You ain't goin' ta be gettin' any of those until you do your share.

MAX: When I got into dis relationship, I though I had it good, man, like it was something to brag about. I came up from a small African fishing village and made it an America. But I'm startin' to realise that maybe I had to sacrifice a lot to get it. Helena has a lot of money, but not a lot of kindness. I've been tryin' to teach her as much as I can, but it is hard to teach old dogs new tricks. Literally!

MAX: So, are we agreed you will do a little more this leg?
HELENA: Oh, we're going to Belgium, there's nothing to do there anyway.

Marlo/Laurie hustle into their jeep, after Laurie says a little prayer, as they wait for Martin/Kayleigh to join them.

LAURIE: I was worried that Marlo being so easily influenced would be the death of us, but it's actually been a huge help. She's adapted well to all the countries we've gone to and we've been in the Top 3 every single leg. Haven't gotten a win yet, which may be for the best, because I don't think I could cope with Marlo praising the Brotherhood for it.

MARLO: I was hoping I'd get a chance to spread the word a little more, but we're in and out of these places so fast, there hasn't been any time to stop and do my good work. And I can't even convince Martin!

Goofy music plays as Martin/Kayleigh leave. Martin peers past the pitstop.
MARTIN: They ain't there are they?
KAYLEIGH: They're waiting for us. And you're going to appreciate it.
MARTIN: Like I appreciate a hole in the head.

MARTIN: I guess I'm startin' to tolerate Kayleigh a little more. She might be dumb, and she might be slutty, but she ain't nutso like some of these other girls out here! So maybe my son made the right choice - he might have picked one of the only girls left who ain't a lunatic.

Marlo/Laurie greet them and both teams drive off, packed into the same vehicle. Marlo begins chanting while Martin rolls his eyes.

KAYLEIGH: I don't really know what's happened to our winning formula. I know I'm still putting in 110%, so Martin must be wearing down and it's affecting us as a team. Martin thinks he's tough but he's pretty intolerant and I think that's what's getting to him. If he opens up a little more, I know we're going to be number one again.

Graham/Missy leave.

MISSY: A lot of these teams are used to competing with each other and we don't really have that experience.
GRAHAM: We don't like to cause any trouble. We just think that doing the right thing means that everyone will want to do right things by us. It saved us from elimination before and it's keeping us in the game.
MISSY: Yeah, and we don't have to beat ourselves up like Leonard to be here!

Clark/Elisha quickly hike up their backpacks and hustle to the car.

CLARK: Things have been pretty good with 'Lish' and me, but we're still not in the winning groove. I guess it's hard to get something that fat in any groove. But, you know, she has her uses.

CLARK: Belgium, that's a small country, right? You think you'll fit?
Elisha hits him with the clue.
ELISHA: Ass.

ELISHA: Working with Clark it's always about finding a balance between putting up with his crap and trying not to strangle him. He finds it so easy to blame all his faults on other people. He needs to start taking ownership of his failures. And believe me there's plenty of them - I've seen the baby pictures to prove it!

Last out of the gate, Jessica helps a still badly injured Leonard hobble into their vehicle.
LEONARD: You don't need to help me, I'm fine.
Leonard walks away from her and almost falls.

JESSICA: Leonard has more fight in him than anyone I know. That can be a good thing - and it is keeping us in the race - but he doesn't really care about anyone's feelings apart from mine. And least of all his own. Sometimes I wish he'd just slow down and take care of himself, not worry so much about taking care of me.

LEONARD: Bah, Belgium? What's extreme about Belgium? What a waste of time.

AIRPORT

Max/Helena quickly pick up tickets.
MAX: We are confirmed on the flight to Singapore, leaving there at 12:55pm to London, getting to Brussels at 10:55pm tonight.
HELENA: And I'm holding the tickets. Once again, a very important job, that I am willing to do, to prove myself.
MAX: That ain't workin', woman. You try putting in a hard day's work once in your life.
HELENA: Now you sound like my father. Even though you're the age of my son.
MAX: Stop reminding me o' that.

Marlo/Laurie and Martin/Kayleigh reach the counter together. Martin immediately wanders off to another counter, where Graham/Missy are waiting.

GRAHAM: We still owe Martin for saving us back in Japan. One good deed deserves another, so we told him about the flight we'd found.

GRAHAM: We're getting in at 10:15. There aren't many seats, so you need to keep it a secret.
KAYLEIGH: Can't we tell the girls?
MISSY: There aren't enough seats.
MARTIN: You know what they say about gifthorses, just take 'em. Thank you.

MISSY: Marlo is a nice girl, but she doesn't have Christ in her heart. I'm sure she'll realise how great he is eventually, but she's getting more and more adamant about her cult and it's getting kind of scary.

KAYLEIGH: Let's just try calling up the airlines
MARTIN: You're that desperate to have Marlo yak in your ear? Go ahead, I'm takin' a nap.
Kayleigh gets on the payphones.

Clark and Jessica queue behind Marlo/Laurie, who confirm their seats on the 10:55pm flight. After they both sort things out, Elisha sneaks back over.
ELISHA: Hi, I'm with Clark, the guy who just booked the tickets. Can you just pretend that we aren't on the flight?
TICKETER: I'm not an actress.
ELISHA: But...we'll pay you.
TICKETER: I was going to say that I'd love to be an actress so I'd do it for free, but thanks.
ELISHA: Oy.

Elisha puts on a sad face and goes over to her brother.
ELISHA: Clark! You didn't book the flight!!
CLARK: I put us on the waiting list.
ELISHA: Were they sold out?
CLARK: Errr...I...think...maybe.
ELISHA: You could have just bought us tickets, they weren't out! Now they are and you put us on the list for no freakin' reason.
CLARK: At least we're on the top of the list.
ELISHA: Grrr... This is your fault!
CLARK: But...
ELISHA: Deal with it!

Clark mopes, as Elisha runs off grinning.

Kayleigh wakes up Martin, who slumbers on a bench.
KAYLEIGH: There's another flight, London to Belgium, leaving at 8pm, we get in 5 minutes ahead of the flight Graham got us.
MARTIN: Is it worth the risk? I don't want them AND the girls hating us.
KAYLEIGH: We're not hurting anyone, we're just helping ourselves. And given how we've done the last two legs, that's what we need.
MARTIN: You make the call. I'll make the nap.
Martin turns over to sleep.

Tense music plays as Elisha goes to the desk.
ELISHA: Hi, Clark's gone, so can we get our real tickets now.
TICKETER: What tickets? You said you wanted to cancel them?
ELISHA: No, you were supposed to PRETEND TO cancel them.
TICKETER: Well, they're off the computer now. We can put you on the waiting list.
ELISHA: Yes, hurry, GAWD!

The other five teams board the shared flight to Singapore.
HELENA: Well, I'm certainly not going to hustle anymore. Let's just take it easy and watch them get eliminated.
A rattlesnake noise plays alongside Max's sighs.

Elisha begs at the ticket counter.

On board the plane, the flight attendants usher the final people to their seats.

Back at the counter, Elisha continues to plead.

On the plane, the attendants get ready to close the door.

Insider, the ticketer finally responds.
TICKETER: Good news, you're on the flight to Singapore.
ELISHA: Thank you!
TICKETER: The one leaving at 1:35pm

The door closes on the flight carrying all five other teams.
CLARK: This is hopeless. And it's all my fault - how did THAT happen?!
Elisha looks guilty, as the screen fades to black.

MANNEKIN PIS

Stock footage from Belgium at night.

PHIL: A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with their own pros and cons. For this Detour, teams must immerse themselves in Belgium's rich history of the arts: DRAWN TOGETHER or DRAWN APART.

PHIL: In 'Drawn Together', teams will celebrate Hergé's most popular creation: Tintin. They must first visit Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Arts to collect a Tintin comic and a map of destinations around Brussels most closely associated with the character. Then, they must head to these locations, where they will find actors dressed as Tintin, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the Thompson Twins. Teams collect three of these characters and bring them to La Boutique Tintin in order to get their clue. However, figures dressed as characters from Lucky Luke and The Adventures Of Nero, two entirely different comics, will appear along the route and if they don't use their comic for references, they could waste a huge amount of time.

PHIL: In 'Drawn Apart', teams will celebrate the most famous painting to come out of Belgium: Rene Magritte's 'Son Of Man'. They must head to the Rollebeek gallery, where they will be handed a photo of a man in a suit, with his face obscured by an apple, as in the classic artwork. They must search the 25 suit-wearing men in the gallery to find the one they think is depicted in the photograph. Then, they must paint his his picture using the paints and canvas provided and present it to the judge. Once the artwork recognisably depicts the right man, they will be handed their next clue.

MARTIN: "Opening hours of the museum and gallery: 7am-6pm".
Graham/Missy reach the cluebox, as Martin/Kayleigh settle down for the night. The five teams lead teams reach the cluebox and get into their sleeping bags to sleep on the streets.

LAURIE: I'm a little concerned about Kayleigh taking a flight without telling us about it. They haven't done anything against us, but I'd say our trust is down from 100% right now. Down to 99% but still, when it comes down to that Final 4, I don't know if we'll know that we have our back. Marlo may think it's her crazy StarGod that's protecting her, but I know it's my work liasing with the other teams. If they turn against us at the end, all our hard work'll be for nothing.

GRAHAM: Martin took a flight we offered him and found another one - I don't know if you'd call that biting the hand that feeds you, but I think it shows that they're fine doing anything to win. Which is great if you're at the top of your game, but I'd rather have people I can rely on.

Leonard cramps uncomfortably while sleeping on the floor.

JESSICA: Leonard and I both like to think we're immortal. The difference between us is that I know we're not; Leonard still lives like he's Superman. Sometimes he is and sometimes he comes back down to reality. I just hope that doesn't happen tomorrow.

Time passes, day comes and the teams split up to go for the different Detours.
HELENA: Art! Now there's something I know.
GRAHAM: I don't know much about art, but I don't trust comic books. All those superheroes, they're just unchristian.
KAYLEIGH: You want to work together again, girls?
MARLO: The Great Protector wills it so.
As those four teams depart, Leonard grumbles.
LEONARD: Bah! All these tasks are for lightweights. Frou-frou paintings?! Maybe the Fast Forward's a little tougher.

PHIL: A Fast Forward lets a team skip all tasks and head directly to the pitstop. For this task, teams must find their sweettooth and work with that most delicious of treats: Belgian chocolates. At Neuhaus Chocolatier, teams will find a chocolate fountain and, using the parts provided, must direct the flow of chocolate into a marked container to cover up their next clue. Once the container has been filled, it will be freezed and, once ready, teams must consume the chocolate to get the clue back and claim the Fast Forward.

LEONARD: Hmmm...that's not very terrifying either, but at least I'll be able to make a nice present for you, Jessica.

ROLLEBEEK GALLERY

Max/Helena and Graham/Missy enter, as string quartets play a refined tune in the background.
HELENA: Now this is the sort of place I'm used to. Watch and learn.
MAX: I'm watchin' you do anythin' - the shock'll kill me.

MISSY: It's nice being somewhere relaxing and all classy. Especially with all those handsome gentlemen around. *blushes*

Handsome men in suits walk around. Missy and Helena take the photographs and start trying to identify the men.
HELENA: This one's head's too fat. He needs liposuction - if only Emile were still here.
MAX: Don't judge them!
HELENA: Why? Are you afraid I'll trade you for a better model?
Helena picks a subject and starts painting him.

HELENA: Oh, I'm willing to do the work sometimes. But if I do, I'm going to make sure he really knows it.

While she draws, Helena sneers at Max.
HELENA: I say, do you know what painting technique I'm using here?
MAX: I don't.
HELENA: Well, that's pretty dumb of you isn't it. It's sfumato. You know how to spell that?
MAX: ...No
HELENA: Well, maybe you should read up on your English.

BRUSSELS STREETS

Martin/Kayleigh and Marlo/Laurie travel along the streets together, picking up the same Tintin figures. As they go past people, Marlo hands out flyers.
MARLO: Trust in the Brotherhood of the Shattered Stars!
LAURIE: Stop that.
MARLO: Why? We're finally in a tourist spot, some of the people speak English, they might learn something...
MARTIN: Yeah, they'll learn never to listen to Americans.

ROLLEBEEK GALLERY

Helena finishes up the painting and presents it to the judges.
HELENA: [Currently in First Place] Now that's art. It takes class. That's not something you can get easily, dear.
MAX: No need t' rub it in.

PHIL: Teams must now travel by train to Liege and make their way to the town of Malmedy and make their way to the Musée du carnaval. In front of this mask, teams will find their next clue.

HELENA: Chop, chop, maybe I can teach you a few more things on the way.

MAX: I t'ink I preferred it when Helena did nothin'. She goes on power trips enough as it is

MANNEKIN PIS

Clark/Elisha finally land and get to the cluebox.
ELISHA: [Currently in Last Place] We're the only ones left. Shocker.
CLARK: I just hope someone else screwed up as badly as we did. Okay, as I did. Hurts to say that.

NEUHAUS CHOCOLATIER

Quaint harpsicord music plays as Leonard/Jessica barge in the shop and head to the chocolate fountain. They look in horror when they see how many pieces need to be put together to correctly transport the molten chocolate into the correct container.
LEONARD: Damnit, I'm not an engineer. I don't work with plans, I go in head-on and don't care about the consequences.
JESSICA: Well, let me try...
LEONARD: I don't like sitting by and not doing anything.
JESSICA: Just pretend it's a Roadblock, give me a chance to shine...
LEONARD: But you're doing that because you have to, you're doing this because I can't. And I won't stand for that - I'm going to try this and finish it if it kills me.
JESSICA: If it kills you, we're both dead.
Leonard works assembling some pieces, which fail to connect. He throws them in the fountain splashing warm chocolate everywhere.
LEONARD: They don't fit!! But we're not giving up...

PHIL: Will Leonard/Jessica claim the Fast Forward? Will Helena carry her and Max to a second consecutive first place finish? And who will be eliminated...next?

NEUHAUS CHOCOLATIER

Leonard wipes the molten chocolate off his brow and digs in the fountain to pick up the missing pieces.
JESSICA: There's still time to go back.
LEONARD: I told you, we're not quitting anyway.
JESSICA: But this isn't quitting - it's an optional task. That's like saying we "quit" because we haven't done both detours every leg.
Leonard looks devastated but nods.
LEONARD: I...I guess I'll go with what you're saying.

LEONARD: Even if we make it through this, it's like...we haven't There's something here that I can't do. This race was supposed to be about proving that we're still tough, even though we're older. All it's done so far is prove that we're older. I don't like that at all.

BRUSSELS STREETS

Martin/Kayleigh and Marlo/Laurie stick close together, sharing the same map and quickly going down the streets. Together, they run into their first character: a Tintin lookalike, with pale white skin and a light blue sweater, carrying a candlestick.
MARTIN: Aww...crap!

KAYLEIGH: We thought that there would be enough actors to collect at each location. However, some of them only had one, so it was first come, first served.

MARTIN: At least the two of us got there first. We gotta get this done before the Sibs.
MARLO: Relax, the cosmic aura's on our side.
MARTIN: Good for you, but I don't see it.
KAYLEIGH: You take this Tintin guy, we'll get one at the next stop.
A rattlesnake noise plays.

KAYLEIGH: I thought we needed to make the peace a little after we snuck out ahead earlier, but I knew it was going to be a gamble.

MARLO: [Currently in 2nd Place] Hey there, I know you're supposed to be a comic-book character, but you still might be interested in reading this leaflet about my Brotherhood...

ROLLEBEEK GALLERY

Missy blushes as she looks up at the handsome suit-wearing gentleman to finish painting him.
GRAHAM: Don't look too closely. Strictly above the waist.
MISSY: Done!
GRAHAM: Phew. Wouldn't want you to have to spend too much time around strange men.
MISSY: They seemed nice.
GRAHAM: [Currently in 2nd Place] They're actors, Missy, they make a living by lying to people - that's what acting is.

Clark/Elisha head in as the father-daughter leave.
CLARK: You take care of this, I don't want to screw up again. This esd my first mistake in the history of ever. I don't want to make two mistakes in 24 hours.
ELISHA: I can't draw!
CLARK: You watch lots of cartoons, you know how they work.
ELISHA: I think you spend more time looking at men that I do.
Clark raises his eyebrows as Elisha starts the task.

BRUSSELS STREETS

Leonard/Jessica collect their map and begin checking the nearby destinations.
LEONARD: *sighs* I can't believe we're reduced to looking for comic book nerds. We chase tornados, not geeks.

An overhead map shows that Martin/Kayleigh and Marlo/Laurie decided to start with the furthest destination and work their way inwards.

LAURIE: We found a really direct route between four different spots and assumed we could just collect a different actor at each one. We didn't realise some of them would be missing.

The two aligned teams stumble upon a group of drunken Captain Haddock impersonators.
HADDOCK: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Curse you landlubbers, let's away with ourselves!
MARTIN: Why did the show pay these guys for a speaking part?

TRAIN STATION

While Max/Helena board the train to Malmedy, Graham/Missy hop on board.
HELENA: Hmmmh - competition! The nerve of it.

BRUSSELS STREETS

Leonard/Jessica luckily stumble upon a Captain Haddock actor, along with two Thompson Twins. Leonard starts limping again.
JESSICA: [Currently in 5th Place] Are you okay?
LEONARD: If I can't just do a simple walk, I don't deserve to be here. So I'm going to keep on trucking.

MUSEE DU CARNAVAL

Bunched up, Max/Helena and Graham/Missy run up to the cluebox.
MAX: [Currently in First Place] There's the mask. (grumbles) Wish I was wearin' one so no-one'd see me with her.

PHIL: A Roadblock is a task only one team-member can perform. That team-member will have to get deep in the heart of the crowds and join in an amalmagation of Malmedy and Stavelot's carnival traditions. Teams will have to join this group of 800 revellers, wearing costumes, each marked with a different number of stars, moons and suns. The competing team-member must use long wooden pincers, known as hapes-tchar, to grab revellers and drag them to their starting mat. Once the team has pulled people from the crowd whose stars, moons and suns total up to the required amount, they will be able to leave. While the revellers cannot struggle free from the pincers once they have been caught, the blanc-moussis in the crowd will continue their attempts at distraction. If the pincers are released, the reveller may run back into the carnival, needing to be sought out once again.

MAX: And you're doin' this.
HELENA: Aren't you going to be a gentleman? You shouldn't want me grabbing other men.
MAX: I shouldn't but I don't. (to Graham) Hey, you want to share a minibus?
GRAHAM: Erm...okay.

GRAHAM: Max and Helena are a weird couple. But they had a church wedding and if God ordained it, it's alright by me. Especially when it saves us some money. Which we can donate to our church.

BRUSSELS STREETS

Martin/Kayleigh and Marlo/Laurie tramp down the streets, having failed to find any additional characters.
MARTIN: The map says there's some Tintins up North. We need to go up there.
LAURIE: Okay, good luck.
MARLO: I sense a dark cloud coming over them.
LAURIE: That's just Captain Haddock's beard.

Elsewhere, Leonard/Jessica collect their final character.
LEONARD: We've gone out too far. It's going to take forever to walk back.

ROLLEBEEK GALLERY

Elisha finishes her painting and presents it to the judge, who shakes his head.
ELISHA: [Currently in Last Place] Damnit, it must have been the wrong guy. You need to help me.
CLARK: I'm losing my mojo today with that whole ticket thing, I need a breather.
ELISHA: Clark, you've messed up before, you've just ignored it. Just ignore it again.
CLARK: But I didn't know I was being oblivious.
ELISHA: You did not seriously think you were perfect.
CLARK: Perfect enough by human standards, yeah.
ELISHA: Fine, you..."recuperate".
CLARK: Thanks, sis. I owe you.

BRUSSELS STREETS

Triumphant music plays as Martin/Kayleigh stumble upon Professor Calculus, their last remaining actor to collect, right next to the check-in point.
KAYLEIGH: Lucked into that one.
MARTIN: [Currently in 3rd Place] Don't talk about luck till Phil's telling us we're number one.

Leonard/Jessica, with their completed motley crew, slowly head to the check-in point.
LEONARD: I wish we could just run and get this over with. Damned age.

Marlo/Laurie run up to one of the marked locations: unfortunately, Leonard/Jessica already took the only actor who was waiting there.
LAURIE: What a waste of time.
MARLO: It wasn't a waste if we learnt something.

STAVELOT STREETS

Graham/Missy and Max/Helena look concerned as their non-English speaking minicab driver starts stopping to talk to passersby.
GRAHAM: He doesn't know where it is.
HELENA: And he's a Walloon!
MISSY: No need to insult him.
MAX: Yet

Despite the long walk, Leonard/Jessica reach their final destination and grab their clue.

TRAIN STATION

Martin/Kayleigh board and see Leonard/Jessica queueing for tickets.
MARTIN: Just two more minutes. I don't think the girls'll make it.

BRUSSELS STREETS

Marlo prays as Laurie drags her, and their comic-book entourage, up to the judge, who hands them the clue.
MARLO: I knew the Great He would lead us...
LAURIE: Yeah, let's ignore me and the all the map-reading I did.

ROLLEBEEK GALLERY

Elisha hands in another painting, which is rejected yet again.
ELISHA: Was that the right guy? Or was the painting not good enough?! Gawwwwd...
CLARK: We all make mistakes. I've made one, you've made hundreds.
Elisha glares at him.
CLARK: I'm being supportive, I know what you're going through now.
ELISHA: Then know to shut up.

TRAIN STATION

Marlo/Laurie narrowily make it onto the train as it pulls away from the station.
MARTIN: So, what, are we tied for last now? Fantastic...
KAYLEIGH: The sibs are probably still stuck there.
MARTIN: We underestimated them last leg. And the leg before that. They'll probably sneak past us again.

ROLLEBEEK GALLERY

Elisha makes her third attempt at the task, and is handed a pity clue by the judge, despite the awful drawing.
ELISHA: I'm praying for bunching. Or non-elimination.
CLARK: Just pray for a miracle, they work better.

MUSEE DU CARNAVAL

Martin/Kayleigh, Marlo/Laurie and Leonard/Jessica are shown in quick succession reaching the cluebox.

STAVELOT STREETS

Max/Helena get tetchy as their driver continues to go round in circles. Graham/Missy sit patiently.
HELENA: I won't stomach this any more. Stop the car, we're getting out.
GRAHAM: But we were going to split the fare.
HELENA: When we arrived. We haven't arrived and we're never going to arrive and I'm not sitting in purgatory any longer!
Helena gets out of the car, planning to stiff them for the ride. But wanting to show some independence, Max slips them the money as he leaves.
MAX: (whispers) Don't tell her.

STAVELOT SQUARE

The first team to arrive steps out of a taxi.
MARTIN: [Currently in 1st Place] I'm doin' this one.

MARTIN: As a cop, it's pretty easy for me to spot a perp in crowd. And using the pincers was just like usin' some crazy handcuffs.

MARTIN: Hey, youse, outta the way.
Martin shoves his way through the revellers, who beat him over the head with sticks with dried herrings on the end.
MARTIN: Why can't these people get some good customs?
Despite the distracting folk music beaten out on loud drums, Martin quickly gets to work by rushing into the crowd.
MARTIN: Okay, I need 14 moons...that guy's got 7...so's that guy...That's a perfect total.

Graham/Missy's minibus finally reaches its destination, having bled 45 minutes.
GRAHAM: Gosh, I think you need to do another Roadblock, but I don't want you getting lost again.

A quick black-and-white flashback shows Missy in Tokyo, being shoved out of site by the heavy flow of travellers.

MISSY: You can come with me and help, you just aren't allowed to use the pincey-things.
GRAHAM: Well, that's the smart thing to do then.

TRAIN STATION

Clark frets as the last train, 30 minutes behind the previous, heads to its destination.
ELISHA: We've shocked people before, we can shock them again.
CLARK: I shocked myself by screwing up. That's the only kind of shocks we'll be doing now.

STAVELOT SQUARE

Max/Helena, in a smaller taxi, run out and enter the melee.
HELENA: I'll do the grabbing - you just push everyone out of the way.

Ignoring the chaos around him, Martin aggressively drags two mask-wearers to the finish mat, where he is handed a clue.
MARTIN: Blue force - it always works.

PHIL: Teams can now travel on foot directly to the pitstop, Stavelot Abbey. The last team to reach the steps of this religious structure...may be eliminated.

Helena waves large sums of money in the air to attract attention.
HELENA: We're looking for someone with 25 stars on their jacket. Come forward and claim your reward. Don't make us come and get you.
The partying crowds ignore her, and one bops her on the head.

HELENA: These crazy Belgians don't appreciate the value of money. No wonder they're such an insignificant country.

Marlo/Laurie join the hunt, with Marlo rushing into the crowd unaided.
LAURIE: I wouldn't usually trust her to go off on her own. But she knows what she has to do, she's not going to get distracted.

Leonard/Jessica finally reach the cluebox.
LEONARD: This isn't about speed - it's about being tough. And I can be tough.
Leonard barges through the crowd, accidentally knocking over some revellers in the process.

STAVELOT ABBEY

PHIL: Martin and Kayleigh...you're team number one.
MARTIN: First team to do it twice - now that's what I wanted.
KAYLEIGH: See, we can get along together.
MARTIN: It's easy to get along when we get prizes.

KAYLEIGH: This was the first time I felt like we ran the race as a team - he wasn't relying on Graham, I wasn't relying on the girls. We didn't have to try to get away from each other. We worked together and kicked booty.

STAVELOT SQUARE

Graham locks arms with Missy, to make sure she doesn't get lost in the crowd. Unfortunately, this slows her down, as she can't follow her targets easily. Graham looks for the symbols, so Missy will know who to target.
GRAHAM: We're looking for 20 stars. There's a 14 and an 11, let's get them.
MISSY: That's not 20.
GRAHAM: It's more than 20 - there's no harm in going a little over. Better safe than sorry.

LEONARD: Imagine you're out in the desert, a guy tells you he drank 2 gallons of water. But he actually drank 5 gallons of water. I mean, he's telling the truth, that he did drink 2 gallons. He just drank another 5 on top it and that doesn't make it right!

LEONARD: "23 stars"...this guy has 18 stars. So I need someone with 5 stars to add to that...

Helena spots her prey.
HELENA: Max, grab him!
MAX: You're supposed to use the pincers.
HELENA: And that'll be easier if you throw him against a wall.
MAX: I'm not accostin' a local for you.
HELENA: You really don't have any passion, do you?
Despite his limp, Leonard drags two revellers onto the finish mat and is rewarded with a clue. Missy, lacking his strength, struggles, but finally manages the same feat. However, the judge is less impressed.
GRAHAM: Oh, come on, there's at least 20 stars there.
The judge continues to shake his head and lets the actors at their station free, bringing them back to square one.

HELENA: Graham was as broad is in his interpretation of the clues as he has to be with the Bible!

MISSY: We have to do it all over again.
Missy throws the pincers down in annoyance. She looks over and sees that every other team present has at least one reveller already checked-in.
GRAHAM: I hate crowds.

STAVELOT ABBEY

PHIL: Leonard and Jessica. You're team number two.
JESSICA: And we didn't even have to make chocolate.

LEONARD: We've got grit. We don't have the skills of some of these teams, but no-one else is giving it their all. They're all buddy-buddy friends, but we have something more important than friends to focus on: the race!

STAVELOT SQUARE

Clark/Elisha hurriedly get to the task.
CLARK: You do it, you're bolshy.
ELISHA: That's a more tactful description that you'd usually give me.

CLARK: This was a scavenger hunt. If you were asked to find a flag with...four stars on it, you wouldn't give them the US flag. It's like hundreds of them!
ELISHA: 50
CLARK: I'm no good with big numbers. My point is, if you try to take the easy way out, don't be shocked if it backfires and the teams who try harder benefit.

MISSY: Daddy, they're catching up, we're going to have to go faster.
GRAHAM: But...but I can't keep track of you.
MISSY: Let go, the guy's over there...
Missy fusses to stop locking arms with her dad, but Graham doesn't let go.
GRAHAM: It's too dangerous.
MISSY: I'm going.
She sneaks free and runs off further away.

Helena's pestering and Max's bulk lets them finish quickly.
HELENA: And we didn't even have to bribe anyway. That's good, we'll need that money...

Elisha's weight helps her get through the crowd, but every time she sees someone to try to grab, she is too slow to run after them.
ELISHA: Maybe if I act like I'm one of them...
Elisha picks up an abandoned mask from the ground and starts pretending to be one of the actors (which is hard with the cameraman following her around).

STAVELOT ABBEY

PHIL: Max and Helena. You're team number three.
HELENA: And it was all me.
MAX: What?!
HELENA: I got us out of the cab, I did the Detour, I did the Roadblock. And last leg, I chose to do the Fast Forward. So both our best positions were down to me so you'd better start earning your keep, buster!
Phil looks agog at Helena's backlash, which Max tactfully decides not to respond to.
MAX: Whatevah.

STAVELOT SQUARE

Marlo, having been in her own dream world, fails to notice Graham/Missy's mistake.
MARLO: "23 stars". So if I just find the two with the most stars, I'll definitely have enough. Please come and help me. Stand still.
The jesters in the crowd shake and jiggle, mocking Marlo, as she tries to grab them with the pincers.

Missy returns to Graham with a newly captured reveller, who brings their total up to the right amount. As he breaks free, Elisha grabs him with the pincers.
ELISHA: Gotcha!

[quote]ELISHA: I thought grabbing the people as the other teams were done with them would be smarter than tiring myself out by running after them. But...that meant I kept having to wait for everyone else to finish.[/quote

ELISHA: Anymore? Anymore? Crap.

STAVELOT ABBEY

PHIL: Graham and Missy. You're team number four.
MISSY: Good old fourth place.
PHIL: Seems like there's never any change with you guys.
GRAHAM: That's what I'm hoping.

GRAHAM: My little girl's growing up more than ever - I knew it was happening but I was hoping it wouldn't happen so soon. Now it just may be too late.

STAVELOT SQUARE

LAURIE: Go Marlo! I'm getting anxious. It took seven legs, but I'm finally anxious.
CLARK: Go Elisha! Redeem the family name!

STAVELOT ABBEY

The jongleur juggles for Phil in anticipation, until he checks in the penultimate team.

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A team throws their carnival masks on the ground.

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They step on the mat.

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PHIL: Clark and Elisha...you're team number five. You ARE still in the race.
CLARK: Even with my screw-up.
ELISHA: Yeah...YOUR screw-up.
CLARK: I used to think I was doing 90% of the race and just learning how to delegate the unimportant stuff to sis. But I guess I need her to check what I'm doing sometimes.
ELISHA: It's not all about you. But it's a start.

ELISHA: I know it's not good to lie, usually, but if you're lying to someone who's already deluded, what's the difference?

Slow piano chords ring out, as Marlo/Laurie run through the now-empty courtyard to hear their fate.
MARLO: Namaste.
GREETER: Welcome to Stavelot, Belgium.
PHIL: Marlo and Laurie. You're the last team to arrive.

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PHIL: I'm sorry to tell you...

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PHIL: ...that you've both been eliminated from the race.
LAURIE: And we never got that first.
PHIL: You were definitely one of the most competitive teams we've ever had. I thought you were going to be the first girls to win.
MARLO: That's what we all thought. I don't know why the spirits lied to me.

MARLO: It's nice to think that I have my life all mapped out for me. And the Brotherhood gives me a great deal of support that I really need. But I've learned I can't just trust that everything will be alright. I have to realise that sometimes something bad will happen - we couldn't stay on top forever. But it doesn't matter because I've got something to believe in. And a good friend to stand beside me even if she thinks I'm a little crazy sometimes.

LAURIE: I came into this thinking I needed to change Marlo, but she was already ready to take on anything that came her way. She's changed a lot since she was a scared gullible teenager - I can trust her judgement and respect her opinion so much now.

PHIL: You said you weren't expecting it - do you feel let down by anyone?
MARLO: It just wasn't in the "plan". But we got to see the world...
LAURIE: And dominated enough that we didn't really bicker. So it got us closer.
MARLO: Besides, the Brotherhood says my real big break will come in 2015.
LAURIE: And I'll be there to see it with you. Even if I roll my eyes a little.
They hug and laugh, as Phil looks on, sad to see one of the least argumentative teams leaving.

PHIL: Next, on a special two-hour episode of The Amazing Race. Some teams face persecution....
LOCAL: SHE'S A WITCH! BURN HER!!!
PHIL: ... while Leonard shocks the other teams once again.

[Daniel]

Great first part CFK, can't wait for the second part!

[Dennis]

Okay, now I am officially nervous!

[Brendan]

What I really wanna know is who makes that humble statement featured in the title.

[Erika]

Originally Posted by Brendan

What I really wanna know is who makes that humble statement featured in the title.

Sounds like Helena to me!

[Daniel]

*is a little nervous *

[CFK]

Part 2 up.

Scores up a little later. Leg 8-9 (double leg) up in a few days probably, I'd like a little break By Saturday at the latest

[Daniel]

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LOL yeah I knew we screwed up big time this leg I never panicked before, but this time I panicked and my feelings were right lol.
Thanks for the great game CFK and good luck to the other teams!

[Mooyou]

Oh my gosh.

[Erika]

Sorry to the eliminated team

Good luck to those us that remain in the next leg(s)!

[Dennis]

I'm double shocked. Shocked at our first place finish and even more shocked at the eliminated team! Sorry to see you both go.

[AngelOfWater]

sorry to see the eliminated team go

I'm also surprised at my placing.. although I'm not gonna lie.. the roadblock and the detour.. I found extremely easy. I guess my risk paid off..

[Erika]

I found the Detour easy, but the Roadblock was completely confusing for the longest time for me.

On the roadblock we got the Real Gilligan's Island video in less than a minute, but when I went after the TAR screencap, I understand the clue to read it said a team in Cortina d'Ampezzo COMPLETING the 2nd leg. Instantly I remembered the snow rides there from season 4 (I used images for another TAOR season task from this exact season), but the teams did not COMPLETE in Leg 2 there - they COMPLETED Leg 2 in Venice, Italy. They began the leg there, but in Leg 1 they COMPLETED it there - so I had no idea if it was meant to COMPETE in Leg 2 there or COMPLETE Leg 1 there...went with COMPETED in Leg 2 there and provided a screenshot of the snowrafts. I spent way too much time trying to work on that one and reading and re-reading that clue...drove me nuts.

[kungfuhippie]

Sorry to see you two go! - My favorite characters!

[nawlinsgal]

Sorry to see the eliminated team leave. Congrats to Martin/Kayleigh for coming in first.