"The Amazing Race" Episode 1804 Recap: "This Is The Most Stupid Day Ever"

Sunday’s Amazing Race opened with the teams leaving Japan on a pre-booked, required flight to Kunming, China. Kisha and Jen reminisced about their time in China in Season 14. “I called a deaf guy a bitch,” said Jen. Cut to the scene in Season 14 where Margie informed Luke that Jen had called him a bitch, and Luke responded with a saucer-eyed “oh no she didn’t” look as he punched the air futilely with his hands. Cut back to the current episode. “I do apologize for that,” remarked Jen.

The Goths started the leg with a new motto: PMA, or “positive mental attitude.” Unfortunately, the directionally challenged Kent and Vyxsin ended up lost on the way to the airport, and PMA quickly morphed into a case of PMS, as Vyxsin curled into a fetal position on top of the maps. They ended up missing the required flight, leaving them in last place.

The rest of the teams landed in Kunming on time and boarded trains to Lijian. Ron and Christina, who speak Chinese, were able to hustle their way onto an early train, and after arriving in Lijian, Ron decided that he wanted to stop for steamed buns and mushrooms. What was he thinking? Basic bodily needs, such as hunger and emptying one’s bladder, have no place in this game. Remember when a quick pee break ended the race for Kisha and Jen in Season 14? Luckily, Ron and Christina still arrived earlier than the other teams, although they were forced to wait until the driver of the shuttle arrived, allowing the rest of the teams to catch up. Looks like Ron could have stopped and eaten an entire three course meal.

Meanwhile, Kent and Vyxsin were busy losing passports at the Kunming Airport and running around like headless neon pink chickens. “Vyxsin,” deadpanned Kent. “I am going to shoot you. I am going to shoot you. I am going to shoot you.” After some histrionics and aimless sprinting, they were able to locate the passports and board a plane to Lijiang, and ultimately, Vyxsin did not sustain any gunshot wounds.

At 8 am, the teams, minus the Goths, headed via shuttle to their next challenge: riding a yak across a river on Jade Dragon Mountain. Cowboy Cord felt right at home atop the bovine – Zev, not so much. The locals snickered as Zev slid off the yak when he tried to mount it. The yak looked like it was laughing too.