At some point, it becomes endearing.  Dan and Andrew, the bumbling fools that they are, aren't even taking themselves remotely seriously now, and are as surprised as we are by their continued presence on The Amazing Race 13.  It's beyond comprehension that Dandrew remain on the race, alive and well, while other, now vanquished teams watch from the comfort of their own homes and watch these two genial buffoons run around, strapped for cash, shoe-less, unable to perform simple tasks like marching.  Terence and Sarah probably watched tonight's The Amazing Race silently shaking their heads in shame.  That Andrew and Dan have beaten seven teams this season is near incomprehensible. 

Recap of The Amazing Race 13: Episode 9

Andrew and Dan must have been Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. in previous lives.  They have a massive well of collective karma built up.  I wouldn't be surprised if they won the million dollars.  To run as bad a leg as they did last night and get blessed with one of the non-elimination legs is just another in a long line of seemingly lucky survival tales for the frat boys.  And, if the promos make one of the team's situations out to be as dire as it really is, they could advance to the final three.  Really, at this point, the only way they could beat one of the top three teams would be if one of those teams lost all their money and their passports – AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS.  Unreal.  After this season is over, I'm going to fly down to Tempe, Arizona, find Dandrew and then take them to a local gas station and buy some scratch tickets. 

Seriously, Dan – that's the best march you can do?  Never have I seen someone so uncoordinated.  I'm not trying to be mean – I am genuinely baffled.  Marching isn't hard.  There's not a lot of complicated moves.  Dan looked like he was applying for a license at the Ministry of Silly Walks.  It looked like his extremities were injected with near-lethal doses of jello.  It was like he was on peyote.  I was slack-jawed watching my TV. 

In non-Dandrew matters, this Dallas-Starr relationship looks to be the real deal.  You don't cuddle in front of your mother/brother without there being some real feelings there.  I've tried to hate Dallas, and part of me still does – that gelled hair is damn near unforgivable.  But, he's a good enough guy.  I hope those crazy kids can work it out. 

Based on the promo for next week, I'm going to guess that Ken and Tina are the ones who lost their money/passport.  If so, that's going to be an absurd stomach punch, and a horrible way to be eliminated from the race.  I hope justice reigns supreme, and Dandrew gets eliminated, but I suspect that this will not be the case. 


Best in Show

Best Quote: “I'm not musically and art based.  I'm sports and TV based.” - Dan, explaining his inability to march.

Best Scene: Dan and Andrew's entire Detour ordeal.  It can't be fun where Russian soldiers are openly laughing at you.  Pretty demeaning, albeit deserved. 

Best User Comment: “Someone please tell me that a former nuclear superpower, such as Russia, knows what a pair of socks are. What was with the foot-wraps??? Dandrew probably should have offered their socks to that cab driver instead of their shoes. That cabby would have been thrilled to own something that nobody in his country had ever seen or smelled before!” - DeltaDawn5, going on an entertaining little rant

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