What "The Amazing Race" 10-th episode about
The teams begin in Borneo, where they receive a clue telling them to head to a temple. There, they have to search for a Buddha figurine that contains the names of the respective members of their teams. All teams complete the task and receive a clue to go to the airport and get to Seoul, South Korea, which is approximately 4,000 miles away. Despite a rule that requires the teams to leave for the airport in vans at one-hour intervals, the teams all end up together at the airport. There, they take a plane that heads to Singapore and then connects to Seoul. Once at Singapore, two teams, David and Jeff and Jon and Al find that a flight heading to Hong Kong will arrive in Seoul one hour earlier. They take this flight and form a sort of alliance, arriving in Seoul first. Once in Seoul, the teams find a clue that takes them to an icy area close to the South Korean border. This creates confusion, with David and Jeff getting lost and having a harrowing experience when their taxi driver takes them past where they should be and are surrounded by military vehicles. Meanwhile, Reichen and Chip benefit from an excellent taxi driver and arrive first, despite not even being on the earlier flight. The rest of the teams arrive shortly after. The task is a Roadblock, requiring one team member to dive into icy water swimming to a hole at the other end. Once they're out, they'll then have to wait for their body temperature to warm up before they can get the clue. The teams complete the task in order and then receive a clue to head back to Seoul and find Subway Station 228. The traffic is heavy and some teams to choose to ditch their taxis and opt for the subway instead. Kelly and Jon get into a heated argument over this, but still manage to get to the clue first. It's a detour, "Strong Hands" or "Strong Stomachs." In "Strong Hands," the teams have to head to a location to learn tae kwon do and then have each team member break three sets of wooden boards. The location isn't quite nearby and the task could be physically demanding, but if they learn well, they could finish quickly. "Strong Stomachs" requires each team member eating a full plate of live octopus. It's right nearby and not physically demanding, but it'll only be as fast as they can eat, if they even can at all. Jon and Kelly opt for the karate, whereas Chip and Reichen, who arrive soon afterwards, go for the octopus. Jon breezes through the boards, but Kelly has a bit of a difficult time. Still, they manage to complete the task rather quickly. Reichen and Chip have a more difficult time with the octopus, but still manage to use their mental shugs to consume it all and head onwards. As those two teams head for the pit stop, Jon and Al and David and Jeff lag behind. Jon and Al choose the boards and complete the task quickly. David and Jeff initially go for the octopus, but find themselves on the verge of vomiting. They switch to the boards and complete that task quickly. In the end, Kelly and Jon find themselves in first place, after a couple of previous poor finishes. David and Jeff come in last, but remain in the race, as this is the second of three nonelimination legs.
Episode number: 10
Episode name: "That's Me. That's My Face. Just Hit My Face. Hit My Face!"
Episode release date: 1 august 2003 at 00:00
Status: aired
Rating: 7.5
