Amazing Race holiday elimination vacation

Happy holiday, ho, ho, hum. There were few surprises last night on Leg 7 of “The Amazing Race 12″ on CBS, one of only two non-elimination legs this season.

The episode’s drama focused on relationship deteriorations foreshadowed by producers’ edits in previous legs. Here are a few notable quotes from the episode that saw Nick and Don win and Kynt and Vyxsin come in last (fifth) place:

• Jen to Nate: “Once we get riled up, we can’t stop.” “Nate, you’ve got a teammate back here.” [on their fiery relationship dynamics]

• Christina, Ron, about Kynt and Vyxsin: “It’s like a performance every time I see them.” Ron replied, “Yes, it’s like kabuki theater.” [watching them ask for help at the ferry terminal]

• Don to grandson Nick: “I never thought at my age that I’d be getting a tattoo.” [on their fast-forward task and reward, in possibly the cleanest mom-and-pop tat studio ever seen]
• TK to Rachel: “I don’t have pockets!” [while frantically searching their rental car for a lost clue card]
• Vyxsin to Kynt: “It’s been 30 hours since I slept!” [after she "started to get a sinking feeling" that they were on the road to being eliminated]

• Kynt to Vyxsin: “Stop the car, you’re not capable! You can’t be throwing your little temper tantrums.” [on them "bickering, and not in a cute way."]

Other notable developments included Nick and Don electing to use a fast forward, after several other teams opted not to; a flat tire for TK and Rachel; Vyxsin and Kynt breaking their rental vehicle; and Phil’s announcement, during the mat chat, of a new “Amazing Race” feature: the Speed Bump, which means Vyxsin and Kynt will have to accomplish an extra task during the next leg.

Related L.A. Times blog posts:
‘Amazing Race’ 12: ‘Blondes’ take a U-turn for the worse
‘Amazing Race’ 12: ‘No chicken, no check-in’
‘Amazing Race’ 12 Q&A w/ eliminated Miami sisters
‘Amazing Race’ 12 begins; episode 13 casting deadline Nov. 27, 2007
‘Amazing Race 2′ winner Alex Boylan travels the world

In adventure,
— Andrew D. Nystrom

Senior Editor/Producer, Los Angeles Times Travel
[Photos: CBS]

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