Amazing Race update - Everybody was kung-fu racing

The final four teams started out from Kuala Lumpur and needed to head to Hong Kong. Everybody's looking for flights but the airport is completely closed down until at least 4am so teams camp out in front of Malaysia Air and China Air. Danny & Oswald bypass the ticket counter and find the secret service counter in the basement; they're the first team on the 9:15am standby. They also finagle onto the China Air waitlist ahead of the Beauty Queens and Eric & Danielle. At check-in time, only Danny & Oswald manage to get on the China Air flight, leaving the other three behind. The claws come out between Mirna and the Blondies when they're trying to figure out who has the first standby position on the next flight out on Malaysia Air.

After all the sharp words, it doesn't matter since Dustin & Kandace and Charla & Mirna make the next flight out. Eric & Danielle take another flight but it doesn't arrive in Hong Kong for many hours later, so it's very bad for them. Oswald & Danny hit the clue first and it's a Detour/Fast Forward. Since they're far ahead, the Fast Forward is the obvious choice and they head to perform a movie stunt. A lot of safety equipment is involved.

At the Detour, it's Kung-fu fighting or Lost in Translation: teams may either climb a bamboo scaffold or match up a picture of a sign with all the signs on a crowded Hong Kong street. Meanwhile, Danny & Oswald are shown riding in a car that flips over - and that's it. They head to the Pit Stop at the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The Beauty Queens start climbing the bamboo ladders, throwing good-natured karate chops at the ninjas trying to distract them. They climb up and the next clue directs them to the Old Police Building. Eric & Danielle arrive at the airport just as Charla & Mirna are climbing the scaffold; sadly, Mirna doesn't fall to her death. Thus we get to hear the standard speech about how Charla can do things despite her size. Again.

But wait! Charla & Mirna rush to the ferry taking them to Hong Kong Island but it looks like they took the wrong boat. Now they're heading to some other island which means they're stuck on this ferry until they can get off and turn around. This seems like a pretty significant delay so Eric & Danielle may be able to catch up.

Dustin & Kandace arrive at the Police Headquarters and it's the Roadblock: one team member must kick down doors (kung-fu style!) until they find the room with the next clue. They complete this and then head to Victoria Park to pull model boats across a pond; however, if the Travelocity gnome tips over they need to start over. The Beauty Queens do this easily and head to the Pit Stop.

Charla & Mirna are shown as lost in Hong Kong and then delayed by toll booths, but I'm getting the sinking feeling that it's the standard TAR ruse to give viewers the impression that the last team can catch up. Boy, I hate to see Eric & Danielle go; well, I hate to see Danielle go. But now they're lost and most assuredly destined for elimination. Eric & Danielle stumble into the jockey club but it's a non-elimination leg so they need to finish first on the next leg of the Race or incur a 30-minute penalty.

Final standings:

#1 - Oswald & Danny - Prize: trip (back) to Hong Kong
#2 - Dustin & Kandace
#3 - Charla & Mirna
#4 - Eric & Danielle - Non-elimination leg

Next week - Not the season finale? Ugh.

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