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Racers, meet Lithuania! The teams finally got out of Africa and boarded several flights for Vilnius, Lithuania, and the travel alone nearly took out the group. We got to see clumsy Nicolas piss everyone off at the ticket counter as he tried to be calculating, but it backfired when an angry ticketing agent screwed them out of a better flight. Never has karma been more efficient than on this season of the Race.

Finally the teams arrived in Vilnius and found the Detour, find an old lady and deliver her basket to a freshly scrubbed coed at the local university who then had the racers deliver a book to yet another Lithuanian. This challenge almost put the final nail in Nate and Jen’s coffin, and now it is so obvious why Nate cheated on her. Why wouldn’t he? She brings out the worst in him and lacks any apparent virtue herself. These two went back and forth with insults and Nate actually told Jen, “I can’t believe what kind of person you’ve turned into…it’s the ugliest things I’ve ever seen in my life”. Wow! That cuts to the quick bro. Those comments, however true, are the kind of terrible daggers that kill any love and trust in a relationship; if you’ve gotten to the place where you’re casually slinging morsels like that your union is doomed. Later on at the Detour Jen and Nate could not agree on a method for counting fence pickets, so Nate resorted to his own system of annihilating the remnants of his girlfriend’s self esteem by calling her a bitch. These two say dreadful things when they think the cameras aren’t catching the action, and they are exactly the kind of people who claim they were the victims of bad editing.

Daddy Dearest Ronald was at it again with his incessant haranguing and chatter, and he drove his poor daughter and everyone else within earshot to drink. In fact, you could turn Ronald’s negativity in a drinking game. Every time Ronald says something critical (and every time you wish him an early grave) you take a swig, and guaranteed you’ll be drunk as a skid row floozy by act two. Last week Lynn and Alex (actually it was just Alex) bet me Ronald and Christina would be eliminated and I totally disagreed. If they were eliminated I’d have to kiss Alex on the mouth, but if they placed better than last (they had a 5/6 shot) the married men would have to bring me cupcakes. Needless to say I was snacking on frosted nibble bits all Monday morning.

Unemotional TK and Rachel finally had reason to celebrate. This mysterious twosome celebrated like a couple of Manchester United fans when they finally reached the mat first as their good karma and constant support bolstered them to a win. I hope a positive, well-balanced team wins this season of the Race. I know toxic couples have a way of doing well, but the last thing we need is a repeat of Eric and Danielle in a encore celebration of dysfunction.

by Kennedy, host of Reality Remix

Shock of all shocking eliminations, we haven’t seen a jaw dropping finish like this since Rob and Amber were done in by Charla and Mirna in the mail room!

The teams had to leave Lithuania for greener Balkan pastures on their way to Croatia, but just getting out of Lithuania proved to be a Herculean task that almost no one was up to meeting. Airports and flights are always the great equalizer on the race. You may have a stellar lead and great momentum, but one bad booking or delayed flight and you are out of the game. Teams were all over the map getting out of Vilnius, but it was only Ronald and Christina, Kynt and Vyxsin and Nate and Jennifer who made it out with any hope of hitting the mat first.

First of all, let’s talk about Nate and Jen. Their relationship has completely unraveled and it seems these two have totally given up on each other. They were looking for the Race to help them decide whether or not to marry, and now as a nation of reality lovers and cautious citizens we BEG them, PLEASE do not procreate! There are enough poorly mixed sets of genes out there, and your guys’ toxic gametes belong no where near each other. Jen told Nate she hated him with a passion (frankly I am starting to share her sentiment), and from there it only got worse. They could not get into a rhythm and every time an element fell further out of sync Jen had kittens and threw diva fits with abandon, and by the time they made it to the mat she was pouting with arms crossed essentially begging to get off the show. Go! Leave! Sabotage yourselves before you go a day further.

Ronald and Christina were somewhat improved on the race, at least Christina was and it was her patience and altered strategy that propelled these two to a win. He is still a pain in the ass, but every week that goes by she figures out a new way of dealing with her over bearing naggy old father

Azaria and Hendekea WERE the team to beat, but after carelessly neglecting to check what class they were booked into they were mortally delayed and could not fly business to Dubrovnik. For all their smarts and teamwork they were undone by another overbearing and arrogant fool, Azaria. He was manhandling his sister like a jealous lover, and come to think of it he is awfully touchy with her. Maybe he suffers from that same syndrome Spencer’s sister has fallen ill with, incestuitis. They were kicked off the show, which is weird because it seemed like with his confidence and her foresight, not to mention their combined intelligence and physical skill, they could find a way to maneuver any obstacle on the show. You must pay attention to detail on The Amazing Race, otherwise you end up in 6th place and take your spot on the wall of infamous could-have-beens who were unable to seal the deal in a trek around the world.