You're a tricky one Amazing Race! You decided to do one of those now infamous "Phil on the mat" non elimination eliminations last night that you usually reserve for the latter legs of the race. You definitely fooled me this once, but don't expect to fool me twice! And could they have picked a worse point in the competition to put up those dreaded three words ("To Be Continued...")? Who do they think they are? The evil producers from Deal or No Deal? Anyway, the teams started out the gate in Brotas, Brazil where they learned they would have to ride a 300-foot zip line to get their next clue. Nothing exciting transpired here, unless you count Lake getting lost and only partially blaming himself again. Oh, and there was the usual playfulness between friends Eric and Jeremy (Team Slacker). You know those two, they just can't start a leg without a fun pat on the rear end from each other. Speaking of Team Slacker, they apparently made some major strides at the Pit Stop with Team Double D, so maybe these crazy kids will find a way to make it last. That is, if Eric and Jeremy change into some clean underwear after that scare Team Hippie gave them at the zip line location. Seriously, have you ever seen someone jump so high out of their car seat? Awesome! Moving on, after the teams completed the zip line, they learned that they would be traveling to Moscow, Russia. The teams thought the language barrier was difficult in Brazil, just wait until they have to deal with another alphabet! Man, this edition is seriously making up for that family experiment. The prospect of going to Russia is very exciting to everyone, except for Lake. He apparently has a strange aversion to Russia, or rather "Freakin' Russia" as he put it. Speaking of Lake, did you know that he and Michelle haven't been "ugly" to each other yet? Yeah, I'm scared to see his definition of "ugly" too. The teams had to make their way to a bus stop, grab a departure time and head to the airport. Poor Fran and Barry were the only team on the last bus. At the airport, all of the teams landed on the same flight and made their way to "Freakin'" Moscow (TM Lake).Once in Moscow, the teams had to find Chaika Bassein, a water sports facility once used to train Olympic athletes. Team Hippie was first to arrive, and it was Roadblock time. The Roadblock required one member to dress in a bathing suit, face the ice cold temperatures and dive 10 meters into the pool. Once in the pool, the team member had to dive down and get a clue. This Roadblock doesn't sound too difficult, but it produced a lot of drama. First, Yolanda began instantly regretting her decision to complete the Roadblock. It seems she's not a very good swimmer, but after a lot of hesitation on the diving board, she completed the task. The second dose of drama arose after Wanda (Team Mother/Daughter) jumped in the pool. We soon learned that she has a fear of diving down into deep water. She tried to get the clue, but to no avail. It seemed like all hope was lost as the show faded to commercial. When it started back up, I expected the usual "everything is fine now" routine, but for the first time that I can remember in the history of The Amazing Race, this was not the case. Eventually, and after a lot of coaxing from her daughter, Wanda completed the task. Meanwhile, the rest of the teams had made their way to the next route marker in an old, beautiful cathedral, where they found a Detour: Scrub or Scour. In Scrub, teams would have to travel to a trolley depot and wash a trolley thoroughly on the outside and inside. In Scour, teams would have to search 1,500 multi-piece Russian nesting dolls to find one of 10 tiny clues hidden inside (I LOVE these challenges!). And when I say the "rest of the teams," I mean everyone except Team Double D who discovered that they had forgotten their fanny pack back at the Roadblock. The girls had to find a taxi back, get the fanny pack, and then find another taxi back to the cathedral before they could even get to the Detour. Yeah, they seemed like goners. But wait! As the girls pulled up to the Roadblock, Team Mother/Daughter was just leaving! All hope was not lost.
The rest of teams struggled with the language/ alphabet barrier (see, I knew that was going to be a problem) and wound up at the Scour Detour instead of Scrub, much to their dismay. Now, Team Hippies, Lake/Michelle, Team Slacker, Ray/Yolanda and Fran/Barry were all stuck searching for a tiny clue hidden in the nesting dolls while getting-on-your-last-nerve music played in the background. I figured this was going to be a worse case scenario for Lake, but he didn't get too frustrated. I guess that's because Michelle found the clue right after Team Slacker found theirs. So, Michelle earned some serious brownie points that might keep Lake from degrading her for a task or two, but probably not. The rest of the teams continued to search. Meanwhile, Team Nerds and Team MoJo shared a taxi, but ended up driving around in circles for what seemed like forever. They finally reached the Scrub Detour, but Team Mother/Daughter and Team Double D had already gotten there. Apparently, it didn't just seem like forever, it was forever! All four teams began scrubbing away as Ray/Yolanda and Team Hippies both found the hidden clue back at Scour and made their way to Phil. Team Slacker and Lake/Michelle wondered aimlessly around Red Square searching for Phil, but Team Slacker got there first. Too bad for them that this was just a Phil on the mat finish, and they would need to keep racing. Will Fran and Barry ever find the hidden clue at Scour? Will the trolley washers complete their task? We'll have to wait until next week to know for sure, but the previews made the answers pretty obvious (photos courtesy cbs.com).Once again, Scrubs continued to pack plenty of laughs into a 30-minute episode last night. I loved the Watchie-Talkies! We also had the return of JD's half acre, Crisco sunscreen, JD taking Turk to the fertility clinic, and Dr. Cox named the best doctor in the city, which led to the hilariously uncomfortable scene where Dr. Kelso had to admit that Perry is the best doctor. As usual, here's a look at last night's best, funniest and overall clever lines.
The Scrubies
"Perry, the last publication I read was the issue of Out my son left by the crapper when he was home this weekend asking for money." Dr. Kelso pretending to be ignorant about Dr. Cox's honor
"Yes I am. I'm going to give you a second so you can think about how lucky that makes you." Dr. Cox after a patient asks him if he's her doctor
"See, this is why I hate cancer." Elliot after learning that Keith wouldn't be able to come over that night because he had to tend to a patient with cancer
"Turk may be sterile." Carla after Elliot and Jordan were competing over who had it worse with their significant other
"We have a winner!" Jordan
"It's not weird that you know that at all." Dr. Cox to JD after learning that JD can tell when Turk's naked because his voice is higher
"People started talking and Perry ended up completely emasculated, so it worked out for me." Jordan on what happened after she got Perry his promotion
"Excuse me, are any of the reading materials in there available out here?" JD to the nurse at the fertility clinic
"If I wanted to waste my breath, I would have given my wife mouth-to-mouth last night when she went into cardiac arrest." Dr. Kelso to Dr. Cox
That's this week's edition of The Scrubies. If you have a quote that you would like to nominate for a Scrubie, be sure to leave me a comment and I'll publish it in a future edition. Or, if you would just like to comment on last night's episode of Scrubs or The Amazing Race, feel free to drop me a line as well.
About Last Night...Fox won the first hour of the night with American Idol, followed by CBS' NCIS and an hour of ABC's According to Jim. At 9, Fox's Idol continued its dominance, followed by CBS' The Unit and a tie between an hour of NBC's Scrubs and an hour of ABC's Sons & Daughters (NBC had more total viewers). The final hour of the night went to NBC's Law & Order: SVU (r), followed by ABC's Boston Legal and CBS' The Amazing Race. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.
~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - It's makeover night on UPN's America's Next Top Model and the girls get put on ice. Over on Fox, Bones moves to its new, temporary timeslot. CBS moves Survivor to this new slot while it airs the NCAA basketball tournament tomorrow night. Tonight's show is just a highlight reel from the first 15 days on the island.
@9 p.m. - UPN's Veronica Mars finally returns!! Tonight, Laguna Beach's Kristin Cavallari guest stars as a cheerleader who enlists Veronica's help to find out who is blackmailing her and other gay teens at Neptune High. And if you can't wait until the new episode airs tonight (like me), you can click on over to TV Guide's Insider column (beware, there are some minor spoilers) for the site's exclusive Q&A with the show's creator/ executive producer Rob Thomas. Over on Fox, we learn which contestant is going home on American Idol. At 9:30, Fox premieres its new comedy The Loop, which follows the youngest executive at the corporate headquarters of a major airline who also happens to be the first of his friends to get a real job.
Kristin Cavallari guest stars as a blackmailed cheerleader on tonight's Veronica Mars (photo courtesy UPN/Warner Bros. Not for use on other sites/blogs)@10 p.m. - ABC's Invasion airs its last episode before it upcoming hiatus. Tonight, Christina forces Mariel to perform an ultrasound to find out what’s growing inside her.
QUICK CUTS
*NBC and Microsoft are teaming up to give you more chances to catch NBC's new thriller Heist. Before the show premieres March 22nd, you'll have a chance to see 16 minutes of the pilot exclusively on MSN Video the network announced yesterday. The preview is available now. The Internet site will also have the exclusive rights to stream the entire first two episodes of the upcoming series after they air on NBC. Heist follows professional thief, Mickey O'Neil (Dougray Scott) as he "assembles an expert team of career criminals to attempt one of the biggest heists in history. Their plan: simultaneously rob three of the most renowned jewelry stores on Beverly Hills' famed Rodeo Drive during Academy Awards week" according to the release. It premieres March 22nd on NBC.
*And finally, it's Nielsen Wednesday! Fox won the week fueled by the ever-popular American Idol, which landed in the #1, 2 and 4th positions for the week. CSI (#3), Grey's Anatomy (#5), Desperate Housewives (#6), House (#7), Without a Trace (#8), CSI: Miami (#9) and The Unit (#10) rounded out the Top 10. To see which shows made the Top 20, visit USA Today.
That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for thoughts on the return of Veronica Mars (Do the happy dance!) and The Idol Moment! Plus, all the latest television news!
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