I Don't Have Money, I Only Have Love: Gaghan Family Philiminated

Tonight's episode reminds me of why I both love and hate this show. I hate that the Gaghans, who I've really come to like, were eliminated in Costa Rica. I hated watching poor Carissa Gaghan tear up. But, on the other hand, I loved that you could tell Phil just wanted to hug her.

Tonight, the Gaghans were "Lenaed". For those of you new to the show, Lena & Kristy were a pair of sisters from season six. They looked to be a likable and capable team until Lena hit a roadblock where she had to find a clue rolled into one of a hundred or so bales of hay in Sweden. Lena unrolled bale after bale after bale and found no clue. Every other team passed her, but she still kept unrolling. The poor girl unrolled bales of hay for eight hours before Phil finally left the mat and mercifully eliminated the girls right there in the field. Similarly, Tammy Gaghan had to find the one red coffee bean in a pile of 800 lbs of coffee beans. So, basically it was a needle in a, err, haystack (sorry Lena). It took her forever and every team passed her, including the hated Weavers, who had been yielded by the the Paolos.

Speaking of the Paolos, they again kicked some ass to finish first. DJ Paolo should note that the nicer he is to his mom, the more attractive he is. Seriously.

The Linz family had another good second place finish, while the Bransens were third. The Paolos are good because they seem to instinctly choose the better detours (tonight they chose to gather bunches of bananas rather than search a rain forest for Mayan relics). The Linzes and Bransens, on the other hand, seem to excel through superior navigation skills.

Despite starting the leg with no money or possession, the Godlewski sisters finished fourth, followed by the Weavers.

A few comments on the Weavers. First, must they pray to God for help at every difficult pointin the Race? Second, for such a wonderful group of christians, they sure are hateful. They called the Paolos "retards" and mocked them for standing next to a garbage truck in their yield photo. They sneeringly wondered how much the Godlewskis paid for their breasts. They are just nasty people. It's no wonder all of the other teams hate them.

So that's the bad. Some good moments from tonight:

Bill and Billy Gaghan watching Tammy search for the red coffee bean. They talk about how it probably doesn't help Tammy when they yell at her during the Roadblock. Almost immmediately after saying that, they both start yelling at her again. Billy pulls out a perfect "You can DO it!". Heh. I really grew to love Billy
The Godlewskis tried to use their feminine wiles to get money from locals. One local man tells them that he has no money. But he does have love. Boom chicka waa waa.
Costa Rica was beautiful. I have nothing against the good 'ole USA, but it was refreshing to see a beautiful, exotic, foreign location again.

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