Episode 2 - Jakarta

Episode 2. Teams fly to Jakarta, Indonesia (by Air Asia, of course!)

Obviously the M&Ms got the home ground advantage. And good for them, they came in 2nd. And that’s because one other team beat them with a FastForward – the Indian models. All braun, but yet to prove they have brains. If they were indeed brainy, why would they proceed to get to the FastForward even though another went ahead first? Anyway, they were extremely lucky for the other team got lost. Ignorance is bliss eh? And what about the damn easy tasks? Dancing? If they were picky enough, then ALL participants would fail or take ages to complete the dancing task. But the way it was, even a monkey holding 2 plates would have passed the task and handed the next clue (and I’m surprised that not one team dropped a plate!). At least the other Bakso task was a little bit better.

Any monkey could do this

The snake task was just as mild. Only, as usual, snakes would cause some Asians so spasm in fear. But then again, those are non-poisonous snakes. And they’ve probably been overfed at the zoo and are too lazy to move anyway. You could step on them to get the clue, and still come out safe. Now compare this task to the US version – where the clue was hanging in a corner of a crocodile pit! Now that’s what we call a ROAD BLOCK!

Becareful, crocs rule!

All those mild and easy tasks put all teams ahead. Therefore, the team who got lost couldn’t catch up. Unlike the real TAR, where if teams got really lost, they’d arrive at the pit stop late at night (poor Phil have to stay up and wait for them). Unfortunately, the first team to be eliminated for the race are the fittest couple and the favourites to win the race. (I’d much rather see Beef and beauty go. Or at least feel a bit more satisfied if they were out first before this team)

Ernie and Jeena: Don't tell me Beef was here first?!