I Thought We Were Playing It Nice is the ninth episode of The Amazing Race 29.
Story[]
An extreme fear of heights paralyzes one Racer at a Roadblock when faced with bungee jumping 240 feet from a bridge into the Corinth Canal. A dispute at the Detour causes one team to self-destruct.
Route Markers[]
The order of departure from Volterou Street are as follows:
- Tara & Joey (2:40 pm)
- Matt & Redmond (3:01 pm)
- Brooke & Scott (3:39 pm)
- London & Logan (4:00 pm)
- Becca & Floyd (5:23 pm)
Teams must take a taxi to the Corinth Canal bridge, where they would find their next clue.
"Who's ready for the long stretch?"
The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must bungee jump 240-feet into the Corinth Canal. Once they have complete the jump, they would receive their next clue from the bungee master.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must fly to Hanoi, Vietnam. Upon arrival teams must make their way to the Lý Thái Tổ Garden, where they would find a group of locals doing their morning exercises using fans. Teams must figure out that they would receive their next clue from one of the five locals with a yellow marker on their fan.
Teams must make their way to Quán Sứ Temple, where they would find their next clue.
Choice A: Bamboo Climb
Teams must make their way to 42A Hàng Vải Street, where they must pick up a marked 15-foot bamboo ladder and carry it to 56 Cầu Gỗ Street, and squeeze themselves and their ladder up the narrow stairway to the roof. On the roof, they must use the ladder to retrieve a birdcage. Once they have the birdcage, they must return the ladder and bring the birdcage back to the shop at 42A Hàng Vải Street to receive their next clue. Only three ladders are available at a time.
Becca & Floyd, London & Logan, and Matt & Redmond chose this task.
Choice B: Window Design
Teams must make their way to Mannequins Thành Tuyết, where they must pick up three mannequins; a male, a female, and a child, and bring them to a marked shop on Chân Cầm Street. Once there, they must use a provided photo as reference to dress the mannequins in a window display to the shop owner's satisfaction to receive their next clue.
Teams must make their way to Thống Nhất Park to check in.
For coming in first place, Becca & Floyd won a trip for two to the Galápagos Islands, provided by Travelocity.
Leaderboard[]
First Place • Eliminated • Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg or continue racing on a No-Rest Leg • Season winner • Season 2nd place • Season 3rd place • ► Used the Fast Forward• ϵ Used the Express Pass• ⊂ User of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⊃ Recipient of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⋐ User of the second Double U-Turn slot • ⋑ Recipient of the second Double U-Turn slot
Becca & Floyd
#TeamFun |
Matt & Redmond
#TheBoys |
London & Logan
#TeamLoLo |
Brooke & Scott
#TeamBrookeandScott |
Tara & Joey
#TeamMomandDad |
Trivia[]
- This episode aired at a special time on Thursday, 9:00 p.m.
- This episode's Roadblock is a Switchback to the one seen in "Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes" in The Amazing Race 9.[1]
- This marks the first episode using standard Route Marker colors of yellow and red in Vietnam in the American version. Previous Vietnam legs had alternate yellow and white colors to avoid confusion of the former flag of South Vietnam.
- The episode title is said by London Kaye.
References[]
| The Amazing Race 29 Episodes |
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"We're Coming for You, Phil!" · "Scared Spitless" · "Bucket List Type Stuff" · "Another One Bites the Dust" · "Have Faith in Me, Broski" · "Double U-Turn Ahead" · "Have Fun and Get It Done" · "Good Job, Donkey" · "I Thought We Were Playing It Nice" · "Riding a Bike Is Like Riding a Bike" · "As Easy as Stacking Cups" · "We're Going to Victory Lane" |