Teams must travel from Lithuania to the Fort of St. Lawrence in Dubrovnik, Croatia, to find their next clue. TK and Rachel, who won the last leg of the race, are off first to the airport. They extol the virtues of remaining chill at all times during the race, staying focused and sticking to their original plan. Is that their strategy, or are they just smoking tons of weed? Kynt and Vyxsin fly away from that windmill like pink bats out of hell, while Hendekea gripes about Azaria's control issues.
Ron and Christina stop at a hotel along the way to the airport to make a phone call and reserve tickets in advance for one of the earliest flights to Dubrovnik. Kynt and Vyxsin go directly to the ticket agent office, while most other teams line up outside an airline office. Jennifer announces that the race is a test of her relationship with Nate. Hello?! You shouldn't be in it, honey... and give Dr. Phil a call when you get home.
Teams are darting back and forth from ticket agency to airline trying to book the fastest flights to Dubrovnik, via Prague, Frankfort and Zagreb. Azaria and Hendekea get incorrectly booked in business class, a strict no-no on the show, and must go back and rebook in economy, losing precious time. Nate and Jennifer also have a few issues booking their tickets, but finally snag a pair via Warsaw.
Nate and Jennifer, Kynt and Vyxsin and Ron and Christina are the first teams to arrive and head to the next clue. The Road Block involves assisting with the renovation of an old stone wall that was repeatedly hit during the Yugoslav wars. Racers must search for specific stones that will fit perfectly when placed into the wall. Jennifer agrees with Vyxsin that this task is like playing Tetris, and promptly lets Nate do it.
Next, racers must head to the roof of the fort to ride a tandem zip line to get their next clue, revealing the Detour. In Short and Long, racers must repel down the side of the fort, then scale a wall using a rope ladder, then navigate the city to get the next clue. In Long and Short, racers have to do another tandem zip line, this time right into the water, and swim to a floating platform where they will take a rowboat and paddle around the city walls to the harbor.
Ron and Christina decide to row the boat--and how this is good for Ron's hernia is anyone's guess. Jennifer and Nate also decide to row their boat--straight into relationship Hell! Not two seconds into the water, they start verbally scrapping with each other. Jennifer is practically walking all around the tiny rowboat while Nate is desperately trying to row, and she's barking that she hates him with a passion. She's clearly in the red zone of aggression, and it might be time to call in Cesar Millan, Dog Whisperer, for help. We've seen rabid pit bulls that were less frightening.
Meanwhile, Kynt and Vyxsin are tearing it up all over Dubrovnik! Like pink flashes, they zip line, then repel and scale the wall, and make their way to the plaza to receive their next clue. Racers must now take a taxi to the Stone Cross, the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. Hurricane Jennifer and her boy Nate have made landfall, but she's still on a ferocious tear, screaming that "I am so miserable. Our relationship sucks!" They are refused by a taxi driver, apparently because they are wet, but manage to flag down a local who is willing to take them to the Pit Stop.
THE PIT STOP
Ron and Christina manage their first ever first-place finish, and win a catamaran. Nate and Jennifer arrive second, but because they didn't specifically take a taxi as directed by the clue, they must go back and return via taxi. Kynt and Vyxsin arrive third, but take second place. Like an icy cold front, Nate and Jennifer arrive on the mat to claim third.
OUSTED
The surprise of the night was the last place finish of Azaria and Hendekea, who won a big fat goodbye from Phil, and were sent packing.
NEXT EPISODE
Pay attention, race fans! The next episode is in two weeks in order to make way for the Survivor finale. When AR 12 resumes on December 23, it looks like Gramps gets the shock of his life during a Fast Forward, and trouble is brewing when Kynt loses faith in Vyxsin. Does Grandpa Don have what it takes? Will the Energizer Goths get sidetracked by conflict? Will Nate and Jennifer go all Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots on each other? We'll have all the answers and action when the race returns in two weeks!
