On The Air

In one of the most awesomely off-the-rails episodes of this show so far, Rob completely loses the ability to function. First he spends fifteen hours dicking around with a handmade signpost, exploring every possible spelling of the word “Philippines”. Then he follows that up with a string of rookie mistakes that make it look like he’s lost possession of his body and been taken over by, like, the ghost of Mary or something. He gets lost, the takes the wrong path, he goes to the wrong museum, he basically makes every wrong decision that is possible on this leg, plus invents a few dozen more. Of course his trademark cockiness is firmly in place the whole time, which just looks stupid on him when he’s losing. And then, this is the most wild part of the whole thing, and then Rob and Amber lose a footrace. To Charla! To Charla!!! So the two of them are eliminated, beyond the wildest hopes of a nation. You just know that somewhere, right now, Rob is silently crying into a pillow.

But that’s not even all, That’s only the A Plot in this weird, wacky, wild, wonderful episode. We also get a B Plot where Charla and Mirna run out of locals and other racers to yell at, so they turn on each other. And it is magnificent, people. Viciously beautiful. We’ve also got flying hats, stolen cabs, plenty of ups and downs for everyone, the first of many wins for Danny and Oswald, and the disembodied spirit of Flo, shrieking at us from beyond the grave. In all, this is one of the best episodes I can remember seeing in a long time.

And Rob and Amber lost a footrace. To Charla!!!

Check back at On The Air later in the week for a full recap.