Ep. 57: Gagging from Excitement in Napoli
The Gaymazing Race
We’ve reached leg 9 of The Amazing Race, and all of the teams are excited by the old world charm and “verticality” of Napoli, Italy–and it’s the first time TAR has visited this destination. Mark is “gagged” to be there, and we learn more about his and Brett’s backstory as godpoppas and donors to their lesbian BFF neighbors in Las Vegas. Jonathan and Ana have their best detour yet and work well together assembling a mandolin, while all the other teams fondle, plait and braid mozzarella. Carson himself eventually makes a “son” (i.e. a littler pizza compared to a “mother”...
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Ep. 56: Klek it Like It’s Hot in Sofia, Bulgaria
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race continues in Sofia, Bulgaria, and we wonder: which TAR intern had to book the dungeon on Peer Space for the fire-walking Express Pass challenge? Nicole thinks this episode in the “A”-range for its gay score when all of our straight guy competitors take tremendous joy dancing in the water with circles of local men,, as the teams have to dive “Like a Prayer”-style to fetch an ornate cross out of the water. What About Bob (Han and Holden) switch affiliations in the middle of a Davinci Code-style cipher challenge. Cirque du so Gay (Mark and Brett) continue to bring the...
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Ep. 55: Who Wants to Fill ‘er Up in Bulgaria?
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race teams face their first self-drive in Bulgaria, as well as another double U-turn. Our Gaymers end up lost beyond all hope, it seems, after struggling with navigation lagging nearly three hours behind everyone else. This leaves teams What About Bob (Han and Holden) and the Basic Bros (Nick and Mike) vulnerable to the U-turn, which is exactly what Erika and Melinda do to the boys. Ana endures more of Jonathan’s craptastic attitude, as he blames her for every little thing that goes wrong even though he gets them stuck in a ditch. Meanwhile, our soccersexuals Alyssa...
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Ep. 54: “That’s my girl! And by that I mean my sister” in Dubai
The Gaymazing Race
We’ve reached the halfway point of The Amazing Race, and the teams are in Dubai for some SATC2-coded adventures, along with two roadblocks, a fast forward and lots of diving. We learn that Han has a boyfriend (sad) after she says “YES, CHEF” during a tea challenge, but where the Lorde taketh, they also giveth, and we get a few Gaymazing moments (perhaps unintentionally) courtesy of Holden. Our Gaymers can no longer hide that they’re a threat, while Brett composes a song on the beach in Dubai. Tragically, Pops and Jeff join us in our Elimination Station after narrowly losing a footrace...
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Ep. 53: Gaycation and Domination in Bali
The Gaymazing Race
Nicole and Karen get into the gayest episode of The Amazing Race this season, as Cirque du So Gay (Mark and Brett), and The Gaymers (Jack and Carson) both wind up on top–but who tops whom between them? Meanwhile, the tragedy of heterosexuality plays out as two of the remaining three straight couples face the dreaded double U-Turn. Karen, who is based in NY until the end of the season made her way to the Gaymers’ weekly watch party at Berry Park in Brooklyn, where she hung out and got some awesome vox pop commentary from perennial faves Ricky & César, as well as Jack and Carson...
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EP. 52: Taxicab Tingles & Gay Choreo in Bali
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race heads to Bali, and our special guest co-hosts Ricky & César, the winners of season 36, join Karen to process the first ever “Driver’s Seat” aka “Knee Deep in the Passenger Seat” challenge. Our Gaymers Carson and Jack bring multiple gaymazing moments in taxicabs and on their ATVs this episode. Meanwhile, Team Cirque du so Gay, Mark and Brett hustle hard while telling us about their skin care routine and the importance of Zen. Our last sapphic-coded duo, Team Cardigan (Bernie and Carrigain) are in the back of the pack and we are on pins and needles figuring out if...
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Ep. 51: Knee Deep in the Passenger Seat in Kyoto
The Gaymazing Race
Both Karen and Nicole are recording on the road after their own planes, trains and automobiles, so their Amazing Race recap is a little more “gestalt” than precise for S37, E4, as the teams travel to Kyoto on the bullet train. Ironically, both our sapphic fanfic team, Bernie and Carrigain and our actual sapphic team, Courney and Jasmin are in trouble on this leg after being confronted by a sporty challenge. Soccer opens our eyes to the bisexual potential of a couple of the other teams. While all the teams struggle with being ninjas, including our gaymers, Mark does give good face during...
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Ep. 50: Gays Know How to Drape in Osaka
The Gaymazing Race
The Amazing Race continues onto Osaka, Japan, and some of our gaymazing suspicions are confirmed, as we learn about the gamers (aka “gaymers”) cute back-story of coming out to each other as young gays who weren’t gay for each other. We’ve rechristened Carrigain with the sapphic Gaylor nickname, “Cardigan,” and Nicole has pointed out that Bernie’s tongue is pierced and looks good with her hoodie. Meanwhile, the teams drum, wrestle sumos and make mochi, while Karen insists on adding “making mochi” to the gay lexicon. We sit down with Bubblegum, aka Bridget and her rappin’ dad...
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Ep. 49: Bun Scrambling & Getting Forked in Hong Kong
The Gaymazing Race
What is bun-scrambling, and who’s good at it? And which daddy gets to be “a female” in an opera singing challenge in Hong Kong? Welcome back to the Gaymazing Race!!! Season 37 of The Amazing Race debuts with 14 teams, the most ever to compete on the first leg. This is owed to the introduction of a NEW challenge structure, the “Fork in the Road,” where teams are divided for the detour and the pit stop, effectively narrowing the competition to just 7 teams on each side. Who survives this cutthroat best-of-seven showdown in Hong Kong?! We meet several gaymazing teams, including cirque...
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Ep. 48: The Most Gaymazing Episode EVER in Philadelphia (S36, Ep 10)
The Gaymazing Race
info_outlineThe Amazing Race teams head to Uruguay where Brokeback Fannypack is under the weather, and Sunny and Bizzy are looking forward to a “Girls night out, girls night in.”
Parenting emerges as a leitmotif in this episode, and we see Walla Walla Momma and Son emerge from the pack to run their own race. Ricky and César and Yvo and Melissa–aka, THE GAYS–all take on a Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence-style Detour, and we are devastated (but also thrilled) to welcome our favorite Midwestern firefighter ladies, Sunny and Bizzy into our Elimination Station.