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Glee Amazing Race: Tenth Leg - Departure from Busan

True story: as noted in the previous leg, precedent said they were either heading to Alaska or Hawaii next. In the planning stages I messaged a friend—without giving him any context whatsoever as to what I was doing—and demanded "HAWAII OR ALASKA?"

"What?"

"HAWAII OR ALASKA PICK ONE RIGHT NOW."

And that is why they are headed for Alaska.

Last time, on The Amazing Race: Glee: Shipping crates are not giant legos, people look hilarious when they don't know how to ice skate, little kids are ruthless until a couple of hours have passed, Santana's revenge failed to completely materialize, and Kurt is getting a wee bit obsessed.

Holly's Voiceover
"As teams gear up for their last elimination leg before the final stretch to the finish line, it doesn't really matter when they leave the hotel. There is exactly one departure time for where they're going, one arrival time in the destination town, and a whole lot of waiting in-between. We went ahead and booked them all the way there because of that, which the teams are about to discover."

Team Inevitable Family Team
Burt raises his eyebrows at the note that tickets have already been purchased for them. Kurt makes a pained little noise, for airport wrangling is one of the areas in which you can show your skills and add drama to the show! His chances for good television are being undercut! He'll just have to work harder, then, in... "Ketchikan, Alaska," Kurt reads. Alaska! He knew it.

"I want you to be careful, okay?" Burt says as they head for the airport. He's in a tricky spot. Kurt's pushed himself way too far a few times on the race, yeah, but he remembers needing to be helped off the field in high school. He remembers getting hit so hard during a junior varsity game that he missed the rest of the season in a cast. Now he realizes how much he must have made his parents worry, but he understands pushing yourself to win. He's just worried that Kurt doesn't want to win, and has instead put his sights on something that Burt can't even figure out.

(Oh, for the characters to be able to read the commentary of the omniscient narrator. Spoiler, Burt: your son wants to either be the ultimate champion or to dramatically injure himself, and he really doesn't care which.)

"Ketchikan. Does that oil pipeline go there?" Kurt wonders. That can explode, right?

All Teams
As there's plenty of time to kill in the airport, the Humdel teams naturally gravitate to each other. Shannon gets along well with Emma, and after it quickly becomes apparent that Finn and Carole don't particularly want to be around Quinn, she excuses herself and says she'll go eat lunch with her work colleague while the others congregate.

At one table: Shannon Beiste, Emma Pillsbury, and Quinn Fabray. It is an odd combination, but they all seem to be getting along. Quinn and The Panther both understand being driven to lead your team or squad to victory, Shannon and Emma both care about running a fair race where everyone gets along, and Quinn and Emma have their... bizarre relationship that's developed over the course of the competition. It's nice. It's pleasant.

At the other table: "Don't tell them what that cruise is," Kurt whispers to Burt and Carole. "This is going to be hilarious."

Burt looks uncertain. Carole shakes her head at him to indicate that he shouldn't say a word, and privately agrees that Kurt's right. This will be hilarious.

Finn and Puck miss that exchange in favor of eating. Both stab a piece of grilled, marinated beef with their forks—chopsticks are hard and pointless—and shove it directly into their mouths. They ignore Carole pointing out that the lettuce on the side is probably meant to be used as a wrap. Why would they wrap delicious meat in green stuff when they can have delicious meat on its own, untainted by green stuff?

The teams eventually make their way to the gate after a long time spent waiting and get on a short flight to Beijing... where they have another layover. A layover of more than sixteen hours. Yep, the show sure is taking advantage of the contract loophole that says they can make them spend incredible amounts of time in airports without needing to be concerned about finding another luxury hotel. Finn and Puck don't mind, nor does Shannon. There are some delicious restaurants in that airport. Burt would agree with them, but Kurt keeps giving him That Look whenever he focuses too much on food.

Quinn and Emma trade off napping in chairs; they don't trust falling entirely asleep, even with their cameramen there. Finn and Puck pass out at a gate and snore. So do Shannon and Carole. Burt keeps telling Kurt to get some sleep, and Kurt promises him he will; then, once Burt falls asleep, he proceeds to make more plans.

After a long flight to Seattle, they're then faced with yet another layover and yet another flight before they finally land in Ketchikan. It's nearly a day and a half since they left Busan. Though they're all invigorated some minor amount by seeing English everywhere and the American flag upon exiting customs, the race isn't over yet. It's a cool, pleasant, and beautiful afternoon in Ketchikan...

...but once they find the marked cars in the parking lot, they still have to decide what to do for the next Detour.

Detour
Holly walks onscreen.

She's dressed as Sarah Palin.

Just nod and smile at this point.

"Teams must first take a ferry from the airport to the mainland, because that Bridge to Nowhere went nowhere, doncha know." Oh, stop it, Holly. "They'll then chose between Land and Sea."

Cut to a shot of a mountain trail. At first it's a controlled walk with stairs and pavers, but it soon turns into a more traditional trail through the woods.

(Giving a lot of detail to help you predict behaviors, since it's down to so few teams and one spot up or down makes a huge difference.)

"In Land, teams must go for a hike through the wilderness surrounding Ketchikan in search of some wooden boxes we've left by the trails." They show a shot of one of those boxes: made of red cedar and marked with a small red-and-yellow flag, they're pretty hard to miss once you get close. You probably can't see them from a distance through the trees, true, but you're unlikely to miss them once you're there. "Inside these boxes are five small stone figures: an eagle, salmon, bear, wolf, and orca. Teams must collect all five figures and bring them to a worker back at the start of the trail to receive their next clue. Some of the terrain is pretty steep, and if teams get turned around on the trails then they will both waste time and tire themselves out. But if they keep their heads about them and set a safe pace, they might be able to finish in as little as three miles of walking." Beat. "If they get lost, well, it'll be longer." One of their test teams finished in twenty short little minutes. Another got completely lost and exited the woods after two hours.

With the possibly-faster-but-also-possibly-longer Detour described, Holly goes for the more predictable one in the middle. "In Sea, teams will go to the harbor in Ketchikan and choose one of the fishing boats docked there. They'll leave with the teams on them and travel roughly fifteen minutes out into the water."

KETCHIKAN - Deadliest Catch Salmon Boat 13

"Once they've reached their destination, teams will help the crew with a variety of tasks common to a fishing boat. They'll bait a line and lay it into the water, drop a net, and—with pulleys, but by hand—haul up one full of fish. Once those live fish are squirming all around their feet on the deck, they'll head back into town and be given their clue at the dock." And there's the second task: extremely physically grueling for the last step, pretty gross at all stages, with all the (very real) risks of a fishing boat, and with a minimum completion time longer than the other task's. But they will not get lost, are not responsible for finding their own way at any stage, and don't run the risk of turning things into a much longer task than it needs to be.

Team Inevitable Family Team
Burt's the one given the clue-reading shot this time as all the teams reach their cars in the parking lot. His eyes light up at the fishing boat task description (which, of course, editorializes much less than I did). A fishing boat? In Alaska? That's like Deadliest Catch!

Then he looks at Kurt, who's reading a book he picked up in the airport (Look Out! All The Things In Alaska That Want To Hurt You) and hesitates.

Deadliest Catch is kind of, um... deadly.

Timeline Reminder
Teams are effectively tied. They're presented in the poll below in the order of their arrival at the Pit Stop.

There is a special poll question today. This possibility has been set up for a while, people have discussed it in the comments, and it's the last real possible leg to have any sort of decent implementation. But I need to ask this at the start of the leg rather than have it be a natural outcome of the vote, as a "yes" will affect my writeup pretty severely. Namely: does Team Inevitable Family Team go out in a blaze of glory not necessarily related to natural task performance, as Kurt's been gunning for?

If you vote "yes" on this, then it does decide who is eliminated this leg right at the start of things; however, you of course will vote for the 1-2-3 placements for the remaining three teams. If you vote "no" on this, it doesn't mean they can't be eliminated; they can still be the natural last-place finishers on checking in to the Pit Stop. This is all about setting up a unique situation that would affect their ability to even participate the next two votes, however. So! Early, weird elimination vote.

[Poll #1760078]

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Oh, this is going to be fun!!

Dudebros They look at each other. "DEADLIEST CATCH!" they shout, and unlike Burt they bypass the whole deadly aspect. They're definitely going with Sea, and they do awesome at it. Plus, there's no chance of getting lost. They're in 1st place.

HDTH They look at each other. This should be easy. Smelly, messy fish vs. clean open air. Air that has insects. And other creepy crawlies. And dirt. But, fish guts! Not a lot of upper body strength. They go with Land, and despite Emma having a couple near freakouts, they both have a good eye for detail and actually got some decent rest on the flights. They're in 2nd.

PTA They could do either, but agree that Sea will be faster. They finish with a minimum of drama, and Shannon gets several of the fisheman's numbers much to her surprise. Carole would have gotten a few too, but she has that whole married thing going on. But it's very nice to know that the Mom Jeans are working for her.

IFT Well. Well, Kurt thinks. His eyes are shining with excitement. Both of these options could prove to be wonderful chances for drama. He looks at his dad. He needs to make the smartest choice that would lead to drama for him without too much physical stress or actual danger for his Dad. Land it is. And off they go.

Much though the blaze of glory option would be hysterical, I'd almost prefer to see Kurt just sort of roll through the final legs continuing to try to find dramatic moments, but failing miserably. There's a twisted sort of entertainment in a reality show contestant seeking drama and failing at it.

As for this challenge, I think PTA and Dudebro would go for the fishing boats. Dudebro knows they get lost. PTA would go with the safe option as they've made it though the whole race that way, and Shannon can handle the physical aspect.

Team How Did This Happen absolutely goes for land. Emma and fishing? Ha! No. Quinn is fast and would have no problem basically do this one by herself. I also think Burt and Kurt eventually decide on land as Burt does not like the look in Kurt's eye at the sea option. He'll play the his own safety card if he has to.

Quinn is fast and should finish this fairly efficiently, especially with Burt and Kurt arguing awhile over the options. Since both teams doing land seem unlikely to get lost, I'd say they both finish ahead of the fishing teams. For those, I'd give Dudebro a slight advantage. They're strong and won't care that it's gross. In fact, next they meet up I suspect Kurt is getting a big fishy-scented hug from one or both just so they can hear him make that high-pitched scream of horror (so not the drama Kurt is seeking, but the cameras catch it all).

I do think watching Kurt try and fail at his blaze of glory is more fun than him actually accomplishing it.

Ditto!

He's like a hair away from spritzing himself in Eau de BBQ Sauce and wandering off alone into the woods...

(Well, alone + cameraman, because there's no way he's not getting it on video!)

i had to flip a coin in the end to decide.

It's funnier to watch Kurt keep making dramatic plans and none of them coming to fruition. I think Dudebro will choose fishing and spent a bit too long being excited about what they're doing and running after slippery fish and come in last. The other teams will choose land -Burt mainly because he doesn't care for the gleam in Kurt's eye when faced with the more dramatic water option - and finish in varying orders in he first three places with little fuss given that all teams have perfectly capable people who are good with details and directions.

Alright, I put Team PTA and Dudebro for Sea and IFT and HDTH for Land, with the finishing order as PTA, HDTH, Dudebro, and IFT. Shannon has got fishing. On. Lock. Manual labor? Awesome. Carole is good at following Shannon's lead and the directions of the crew. Emma has already proven to be excellent when it comes to directions and such, so hiking should be easy enough for her and Quinn. She'll just take it at a comfortable pace and not get too sweaty. Puck and Finn are badass fishing machines! Like Deadliest Catch! But Kurt? He wants that blaze of glory. BADLY. He'd definitely be on a steeper part of the trail and "accidentally" lose his footing, causing him to take a tumble. And yet, astoundingly, he manages to not break or twist anything! He wouldn't even hit a tree! All he manages to do is get really, really dirty. And ruin his designer clothes and awesome earflap hat (they are in Alaska, after all). Blaze of glory: denied. That would be some good TV. But it cost a lot of time.

I like to think Kurt is endearing himself to the entire portion of the nation that watch TAR, just because he TRIES SO HARD to put himself in danger and is so adorably pouty when it doesn't work to his advantage. *kurt bias is showing*

Oh, I agree, for sure. But I also think that there's a portion of the audience that is only watching to see people stressed out of their minds because it makes them feel better about their own personal anxieties. Also, they're sadists.

... That came out much darker than it was in my head.

Tasks: Sea: IFT and DudeBro; Land: PTA and HdtH

First: Dudebro. This is toally their forte: not getting lost, on a boat with fish and fish guts, a mostly physical task. They rock it out and suddenly, unexpectedly find themselves in first place (Dude! Bro!). I'm a little confused as to why they're coming in last in the polls. They may be doofuses, but the end is in sight now, and they're probably more focused than they've been the whole game. I mean, who thought they'd be in the Final 4? Most surely, they did not.

Second: Team PTA. They don't want to get dirty and smelly this early, and they both are detail-oriented. They trek through the forest and find all the stones on the first try. However, the task is a little long for Carole, who is now somewhat tired (first because of her night-time activities with Burt catching up with her and also from the long flight), so they go a little slow but don't get lost.

Third: Team IFT. Burt considers the dangers and realizes that the forest is probably more dangerous (and Kurt would totally "wander" off the path and get lost in the forest; there's no better TV than a dramatic "nature" rescue - 127 Hours, anyone?) and insists on the boat (plus: Deadliest Catch! How could he pass up this story for his buds?). He does most of the work on the boat, so it goes slow, but he's so stoked he does pretty well. Also, the guys on the boat take a little pity on him seeing how his partner is no way not ever never getting near any of the fish with his fancy pants.

Fourth: Team HdtH. They take the safer choice, but Emma nearly jumps out of her skin every 30 seconds. Despite her best efforts to control her anxiety, she spends more time looking for bugs and carefully stepping on the path to avoid the dirt than looking for the boxes. Although Quinn has a good eye for detail and finds the stones, they get turned around because Emma keeps swinging around trying to figure out what "that noise" was. They leave the forest quite far behind the other teams.

I would looooooove to see Kurt go out in a cheerful blaze of glory. Especially if it wasn't a planned blaze of glory. Like, the thing that finally takes him out is something he didn't plan for at all.

Meanwhile though...

Team PTA - The Sea one sounds pretty easy but it also sounds longer than the Land one (assuming they do the Land one correctly). Carole and Shannon decide to take a risk and go for Land. It pays off since neither of them have any trouble navigating the trails and they move at a very brisk pace.

Team IFT - Kurt wants to do Sea, which is a major tip off to Burt that they absolutely should not do that. Since when does Kurt want to do a challenge that will leave him wet and smelling like fish? Fishing boats are dangerous and while Burt isn't sure where his son's masochistic streak came from, he's none too thrilled with it. They'll take Land. They do fine, but it takes them slightly longer than Shannon and Carole because Kurt is looking for wild animals more than red boxes.

Team Dudebro - A challenge in which they could potentially get lost in the woods for hours or a challenge in which they get to do manly things on a fishing boat? That's not even a question worth debating. Puck and Finn head for the Sea option and with the exception of a few fumbles (Finn asks repeatedly whether or not he could capsize the boat) they're done as fast as they possibly could have been. They know they've lost ground to anybody who was good at the Land challenge, but they hope for somebody to have done poorly at it. And they're in luck.

Team HdtH - A challenge involving them going on an absolutely filthy fishing vessel in order to catch slimy, nasty fish or a challenge about walking on dirt paths through the woods that gradually gets less and less man-made as they go? They are so screwed. They take Land because it involves a slightly smaller chance of Emma having an anxiety attack, but it's not that much better. Emma can't and won't go very fast through the woods, there are bugs everywhere, and Quinn basically does this entire challenge by herself. Which she's more than capable of doing, but it puts her at a disadvantage. Emma won't even carry the small statues. Because they've been in a box in the woods for god knows how long. They leave in last place, but they're not actually that far behind Team Dudebro.

I would looooooove to see Kurt go out in a cheerful blaze of glory. Especially if it wasn't a planned blaze of glory. Like, the thing that finally takes him out is something he didn't plan for at all.

Ha!! I love this. Kurt tried to hurl himself over the Detour boat but is foiled, much to his frustration. But then something equally dramatic, but unplanned, happens and Kurt is furious because it wasn't part of his plan.

I'm voting for PTA to take the Land option ... then they get lost. It's a lot easier than you think to get lost on a seldom-used trail, you can get into a rocky area and loose the trail; or you can be mislead by old logging trails or old trail branches; or you make one little detour to go around a fallen tree and start drifting away from the trail.

What might be interesting is if Emma and Quinn loose this leg, then the Hummel-Hudson family are all going to be competing against each other.

Blaze of Glory?

YES PLEASE. WANT WANT WANT WANT.

Not only will it be hilarious, but it will also make the outcome of this race more surprising. Who would have thunk a final three not including Kurt?

Your question made me think about it. My first reaction was to go all "nooooo!" because Kurt is my favourite and I don't want him hurt. But I considered both options and came to the conclusion that it would likely be funnier to NOT have him go out like that, just because he is so obviously gunning for it!

And I voted for Team Inevitable Family Team to take the Sea option because while Burt realises the inherent dangers of Kurt on that fishing boat, I'm sure he will al so realise there are a lot of 'things that want to hurt you' on land. And Kurt is liable to wander off in search of them... At least on the boat there's only so far he can go, and there's more eyes around from experienced crew that doesn't want accidents to happen on their boat because it will screw with their livelyhood.

Ooooooh! Possibly they will take Sea and Kurt will be too seasick to do anything he might have planned... And it doesn't make for dramatic television either...

I like this idea! (Even though I voted for a Kurt spectacular flameout, I think it'll be excellent either way - either we get a spectacular flameout, or a spectacular tantrum!) But I'm also rooting for NOT having a Very Hudmels Final Three, especially given how far Quinn and Emma have come as the underdogs. I, um, may have a thing for the underdogs. *G*

I'm fully expecting team Dudebro to go out this leg. You know they will just spectacularly underestimate these 'manly things', especially since they assume they will excel purely on the basis of their testosterone.

...Now I want them to fail and Kurt to be an awesome fisherman...

...Oh no. If anyone is going to fall in, it's Finn. Kurt's face...

This is EXACTLY what I was thinking! lol

Kurt's eyes sparkle with all the horribly dramatic things that could happen on a boat. And then by the end of the 15 minute boat ride out there he's feeling sea sick. Puking does not qualify as a blaze of glory. Neither do feeble attempts at being dramatic while trying not to puke. Although his pouting and mumbling something about a whale knocking his overboard are vaguely amusing

And when we cut to Holly, she's laughing over the footage of him hanging on the railing...

The remaining teams are so... drama-free.
I would have voted for Kurt to get his wish if that wasn't what he wanted.

I think it helps that 3/4 of the remaining teams have responsible adult team members. I mean, just thinking of the "what ifs" had Will and Terri made it this far, f'rex >_>

Dudebro pick land and do awesome at it because Finn was a boy scout and his mom was so awesome about taking him to every meeting, every camping trip, every hike.
HDTH pick land because sea sounds too messy.
PTA pick sea because Shannon has fishing somewhere in her background.
Family pick land and Kurt starts their decline.

as hilarious as blaze of glory!kurt would be, i'm with the people above and say that with all the sane adult pairings, we need our adorable ball of crazy to stick around...

Don't forget Dudebro, though! I wouldn't exactly call them sane adults ... :D

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miggy, this has been so much fun, I don't want it to end! Thank you for running it.)

this is so incredibly true i'm sad that i didn't think about it earlier...

I'm kinda confused how people have Dudebro coming in last...the sea challenge is almost tailor made for them....*puzzled* I could understand last place if most people had them doing land, but sea? Not so much...

Edited 2011-07-09 02:14 (UTC)

I agree. I figure the timing something like this:
Sea: 30 minutes round trip. If DudeBro do a good, quick job, they could probably be done in 30-40 minutes. So about an hour to do the detour.
Land: Minimum 3-mile hike through (rough) terrain while looking for a camouflaged small box with a small flag. Even if the teams are super fast and catch every box the first time they pass it, they'll spend at least 20 minutes/mile. So fastest time here is an hour, and I'll guess that they miss at least one box and/or get turned around at least once as well.

It seems to me like people may be meta-voting for Team HdtH (which I do understand) because I can see no way that Emma doesn't have at least one freak-out during the *3-mile* hike through the Alaskan woods, no matter how quick or efficient Quinn is. So I'm completely befuddled as to how they could ever come in first at this task.

Well, for clarification, I showed pictures of the trails and they're actually not rough; there are steep sections like on that staircase (which is big!) but then the trail shown without planks is quite easy.

Because of that, a minimum timeline was given that matches what really athletic hiking friends of mine can do when it's just a matter of climbing a heck of a lot of stairs and then hauling ass across gentle trails.

Thanks for the clarification - I looked at the photos, and it looked like a hard hike to me (but I don't hike, so there's that). The possible 20-minute turn-around makes more sense knowing that.

Granted, that was a time given for the best possible performance model: about a 23 year old dude who launches himself up mountainsides at the slightest chance. ;) Dudebro would be the only team who has a chance of anywhere approaching the best time, really.

I don't think a lot of people are voting based on merit anymore. They're voting based on who they like the most, regardless of how ill-suited they may be for a task. Which is legitimate, I guess, but it kind of takes some of the fun out of things.

I think we all have our favourites, and that *is* part of the fun! I seem to recall a few comments on the merits of Team Dudebro, for example ;)

I think "fun" was the wrong word to use. It's still super fun and super awesome seeing how Miggy finds ways to make it all fit. I probably should have used the word 'suspense' instead.

I think people are willing to shake things up a little - "put gas in the diesel tank" - since the teams are relatively well-matched when it comes to skill, energy and level-headedness for some of these tasks and it's getting down to the wire. Honestly, I wouldn't care if Miggy just took the polls as suggestions - there are interesting anomalous scenarios being tossed about and if something strikes her fancy, I'd say go for it. I mean, I'm here because I like her creativity and ability to spin a story in the first place. :)

Don't forget that, for example, one needs coordination to move around and do things on a rocking boat. Coordination and Finn are not friends.

These challenges often wind up with somebody discovering they get seasick or already knowing it and for whatever reason thinking they can power through. Fishing boats generally need to be agile, so they get the side effect of also bouncing around a lot. This isn't a sedate ferry. People who don't usually get seasick on those kinds of boats might have trouble with this - especially if they just ate their way through some dull airport wait time.

HDTH: This is not really a choice, as sea would be an absolutely guaranteed disaster. So they pick land, and honestly, I figure Quinn just tells Emma "stay" at the trail head and takes off on her own, because even disregarding the potential for freakouts, Emma really just is not going to keep up remotely the pace Quinn sets for this. Excellent time, and a small lead on:

Dudebros: Getting lost v fishing? FISHING! they rock this, altough the turn around time on going out to sea and back keeps them out of first place.
PTA: Fishing seems like a safe option, and that has been their tactic so far, so they stick with it. Not as fast as the massively enthusiastic dudebros, but a solid third place over..
TIFT: Kurt is mildly disappointed burt vetoed fishing, but hey, he can work with this! Now, which way is canada?...

Clarification: So, for Land, do they both have to go around to all the boxes? Because the best way I can see to justify HDTH's current front-runner status is if athletic Quinn leaves Emma just inside the trailhead, maybe somewhere on the stairs, and goes trail running on her own. She collects the five figures, collects Emma back near the exit, and they go back the the start of the trail together to receive the next clue.

HDTH - Land: If it's permissible for Quinn to ditch Emma as mentioned above, I actually think it becomes logical for them to be in the lead. I could totally see Quinn doing the task on her own and finishing in just over half an hour. And I don't think Emma would mind letting Quinn take it. Afterall, they both know Emma's stuck with whatever the Roadblock is, so it would make sense to let her rest up as much as possible, mentally and physically. (If it's not permissible for Quinn to ditch Emma and run the trail on her own, this placement doesn't hold. Then they'd be 4th and Emma would maybe not be in the best shape going into the Roadblock.)

IFT - Land: Kurt would see this and think, "Ah! Running off on my own into the woods! A chance to either be dashingly athletic or to get myself dramatically injured." He would try to justify it on the grounds that Burt should rest up for the Roadblock, since whatever that is will be all on him. But Burt is having none of that. He gave up a chance to go out on an Alaskan fishing boat to make sure Kurt didn't do anything . . . fishy; he's sure not letting the kid run off into the woods on his own. He takes a firm grip of Kurt's hand/arm/sleeve and marches them steadily through the woods together at a pace that is brisk but allows for neither heroics nor calamities. They don't get lost, but they don't get anywhere near Quinn's speed. They finish in about an hour; Kurt is petulant but trying to put on a telegenic face for the cameras. If he can get past pouting about having his plans foiled, perhaps he'll try to have a Touching Father-Son Moment, since those also make for good television.

PTA - Sea: The ride out and back would take about half an hour, and someone above estimated that the tasks on the boat might take about 30-40 minutes if done competently (I have no idea, so I'll go with that). If that's a reasonable estimate, I think the ladies could finish this task in about an hour, about the same time as IFT. It's a toss up which of them is second and which is third.

Dudebro - Sea: Hauling up the net poses no problem. But I could see them not being as efficient as Carole and Shannon at baiting and laying the line. I could also see them getting into a fish-slapping fight once all the catch are wriggling around their feet. Basically, they loose time having fun with gross things the way only teenage boys can. They finish in a bit over an hour, not too far behind IFT and PTA.

It's not permissible to ditch your partner, but I already have ways in mind to make it work for them to come in first.

I actually want Kurt to get his blaze of dramatic glory, just so an exec can say at the end, "Oh, and by the way, you're not going to be the host for the next season of Survivor." Just so I can imagine the look on his face.

It would be even better if it was followed with, "You're going to be a contestant instead. Risk taking like that is wasted in a hosting position"

And then they give the host position to Santana...

And Kurt headdesks himself to a concussion.

But just to spite Santana, Kurt ends up on a team wtih Sue and Rachel, and their Unholy Alliance gets them to the final Three

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