I need to send a special thanks to Bored for doing the Treasure Hunter's recap last week. You did an awesome job. I'm glad you're busy with other things or I would be out of recapping this show. :)
I guess NBC thinks we forgot what happened last week because they start the show with a long recap. Teams went underground, got some rose colored glasses and had to make their way through a swamp. Slaves had it hard.
Yea think. They didn't even get a $30,000 prize for coming out of the swamp first. (Pul-ease... all this whining about how hard it is....you've got good shoes, bottled water and doctors on site if you should break a nail, but I degress.) We are reminded that the Southies have put aside
(for the moment) their distaste for the Fogal's and travel the swamp together. Sam slows down the Geniuses. And poor Keith Brown. He's fallin'
(and can't get up) in the mucky-muck and is taken away by an ambulance. To set everyone's mind at ease, he is still among the living but will not be able to continue in the race. He has a torn hamstring.
(Oh, are we gonna get the Hanlon's back since the Brown's can't possibly finish the task...no, I don't think so. Everyone breathe a sigh of relief.) His brother's decide to continue the race because he would have wanted it that way.
Oh happy day! When we left the show last week teams had a big decision to make. During the river section of the hunt, you could leave a team member behind or go back and get them. Would this help some of the teams catch up and/or destroy families/friendships???
Ok, bets on which team would be heartless enough to leave a team member alone on a riverbank and continue the race without them... anyone?? The Geniuses who are in sixth place have left Sam on the riverbank. Charles (the little blonde) is talking about how Sam has been slowing them down and this would be a good time to eliminate him. Ok.. now we can start this week's show. Teams are making their way to the Beneventum Plantation in Georgetown, South Carolina. It's explained that this safe house would be a place to rest for slaves who fought for their freedom. The message the teams receive is..."Look for clues to help you see the way to freedom." There are tons of folded quilts and gourds hanging from the ceiling. Also written on the wall is the word "Freedom" with the letter r,e and d written in red.
Hmmm, maybe a clue. Ex-CIA's are first in the safe house and spend 38 minutes searching. They are smashing the gourds on the floor. Looking at the quilts. Finally, they "feel" a lump in one of the quilts and find their next clue...Travel to Charleston, South Carolina and find the Dock Street Theatre and something is mentioned about reflection. Back in the woods/swamp the Fogal's and Southie's are still together. Miss Whiny Devil
(yes, I'm speaking of Kay-te Fogal) is hitting a new level of annoyance complaining about her legs and can't someone help. Daddy Fogal says he "doesn't know what hurts more, his feet or his ears." :D He goes on to explain that he and Mama are use to her over exaggeration after 24 years. He tells that is sounds alot worse than it is.
(We'll give fellow ART writer funnygirl a shameless shout out for calling a duck a duck when it came to Kay-te being a drama queen.) For some reason, the Southie's are hanging back and staying with the Fogal's. They are questioning themselves if they should do this as team Air Force catches up. Brooke from team AF gives Whiny Doll some words of encouragement as they blow past the two teams. The Southie's are left with their mouths hanging open and they start to whine... "They didn't even say hi, they're like so military."
(So now Air Force is supposed to stop and chat about the weather, the swamp mosquitos, and general game play. I think not.) Now we see the beautiful Miss USA team hiking away. There's some grumbling about all the bug bites, but the gals are still moving. Pan back to the riverbank and Sam from team Genius is still alone on the riverbank. Is his fate sealed??? Just then Charles comes around the bend to pick up his friend.
(Good move team Geniuses.) Air Force and Southie's spend a little over thirty minutes and find their clue in the quilt. (No one has paid attention to the word Freedom painted on the wall.)
Ex-CIA have traveled to Charleston and found the Dock Street Theatre. Inside there are mirrors hanging all over the place. We see a quick flash of a small clue on the back of a seat about "mist."
(Sorry didn't catch the whole clue.) The team has searched for 1 hour and 30 minutes and still no luck. They talk about the crown and lion crest over the stage. They continue to wonder aimlessly. At the 2 plus hour mark team Air Force and Southie's arrive. Finally a fresh set of eyes, the Ex-CIA's think. They all continue to stare at themselve in the mirror. After another half hour, Brooke breathes on the mirror and low and behold, there's the clue in the mist. Teams will travel to Fort Pulaski (National Monument in Georgia.) Ex-CIA think team Air Force must be "robots." :shifty
Back at the safe house, the Fogal's arrive and are the fourth to find their clue. Miss USA is fifth and complain about the patterns on the quilts making them dizzy. Their search for the pouch last for almost 50 minutes. The Geniuses are in sixth place. They know the Brown's are still the last team but don't know if they are right on their heels. Once they arrive at the safe house, Charles dons the rose colored glasses to look at the quilts. And sure enough, using the glasses leads to the clue hidden in the quilt. With the glasses on you can see a hidden star on the quilt that directs you to the clue pouch. Back to the Browns... they receive a call from host Laird. Since Keith is out of the race because of his injury, they can take a six hour penalty or quit the race now.
(WHAT??? We know that teams could drop a member at the river section, however, the Browns did not make it to this location. I call foul!!!) The two remaining Browns will continue because Keith would have wanted it that way, plus they joke that he would have just slowed them down.
The Fogals are now at the Dock Street Theatre. Daddy Fogal comments on all the mirrors and Miss Whiny thinks it's just decor. Close to two hours of searching the theatre for a clue, Katye whines,"I don't want to look stupid anymore." :suspicious She also tells her dad that continuing to look at the mirror is something that "totally doesn't make any sense." Miss USA arrives thirty minutes later with Kayte still berating her dad. Mama Fogal has a genuine spark of intelligence and says, "If Kayte would just shut up..." Shortly after this statement, Dad Fogal breathes on the mirror and they see their clue. Does Kayte give ole dad some credit??? Not yet.
Fort Pulaski National Monument: Soldiers from both sides (Union and Confederate) had to take special care with communication and become very inventive. Your next clue will be hiding in plain site. The three teams (Air Force, Ex-CIA, and Southies) arrive at the same time. They really aren't given much more of a clue than what was said above. The teams follow each other around and come upon a group of American flags. There are several different ones since our flags have changed some through the years. Everyone is confused until Brooke from team Air Force reads a stone monument set in the center of the area. It comments how the soldiers hid messages in the finial (the ornamental top) of the flag. Everyone is yelling..."Don't let it touch the ground," as each team grabs a flag pole and unscrews the top. Inside is their next clue, a map of a field 15 miles away in Savannah, Georgia. The three teams leave, tied for first place. After arriving at the site which is a bare field, the teams receive a call from Laird. Teams must dig through the field to uncover the identity of an American Revolution hero. They don't know where to start or even how deep to go. Somebody better start shovelin' because with seven teams and only six artifacts, one team will be eliminated. Ex-CIA, Southies, and team Air Force start digging at around 6:00 PM. After 17 minutes, team Air Force hits something. They've found their artifact which is a death mask. But who is it and how will his identity help lead them to the treasure? With their artifact in hand, they leave the site to get some rest.
(I am almost sure it's at another nice B&B) The Southie's and Ex-CIA teams must pick their chins up off the ground before continuing their hunt. The Ex-CIA's say that team Air Force used their "x-ray vision."
(After what the rest of the teams will endure to find this artifact, I'm not sure that they are too far off with this comment.)While the Geniuses have made it to the Dock Street Theatre, the Browns receive a call from Laird that their six hour penalty is up. As the Geniuses wonder the theatre, the Browns are only twenty mintues out. And who saves the day for team Genius?? Sam, the guy who was gonna get dumped by the river. He breathes on the mirror and the team has their clue. Ten minutes later the Browns arrive to do their search.
Back at the dig site, the Southies and Ex-CIA teams have been digging for 4 plus hours. Ex-CIA jokes that they found it and the Southies get so mad. It's almost childish they way they act.
(They've had too much time with Kayte Fogal and are picking up her bad habits.) Finally the Ex-CIA find their artifact and they are outta there. (The devil has come down to Georgia) Kayte, Ma and Pa Fogal and Miss USA arrive at the dig site. The Southies are now on 5 and a half hours of digging and it's starting to wear the guys down. As Daddy Fogal is digging, he asks Kayte to hold the flashlight and she once again whines. She "hates holding the flashlight."
(I am totally against child abuse of any kind, physical or verbal, but this girl needs a good shaking.) Some one asks about a prayer... I think maybe one of the Southie boys and Preacher Fogal is happy to lead. As the Fogals and Miss USA teams reach two hours, the Southies have now been digging for almost 7 hours. Finally, they hit their artifact and drop some f-bombs.
(That's nice, especially after the prayer.)It's now close to 2:00 AM and the Geniuses have made their way to Fort Pulaski. They think it's the size of Rhode Island and wonder how they will find their clue. Back at the dig, Devil Kayte is arguing with Daddy Fogal. She must know something about digging that he doesn't. He says to let him just dig a little more where he's at and if he doesn't find something he'll move. He asks for a little encouragement.
(This girl has taken the evil title I gave her dad to a new level due to her overall brattiness and needs some duct tape, around her mouth, now.) Suddenly as if on cue, Dad Fogal hits something and with that they are the fourth team to find the artifact. As they are leaving Kayte finally tells Daddy she's sorry she didn't show him more encouragement.
(Ok, as a parent we all want our kids to realize their mistakes and apologize, however it's a little late for this Devil Whiner.) Miss USA team is now alone at the site and feeling a little sorry for themselves. "They're just three girls, tryin' to dig some holes." They are now at the 4 plus hour mark and are starting to lose the desire to continue. They start saying that it's no problem if you want to quit, they're starving, they've been going non-stop.
(Girls, let's not give up now)The Browns have been at the Dock Street Theatre for almost 3 hours trying to find their clue. They wish Keith was still with them. Finally, they mist up the mirror
(I think the camera guys got tired of being at that place) and head to Fort Pulaski. The Geniuses are finally at the flags and figure out the clue is inside the finial. As Francis tips the flag pole over and the flag touches the ground, Charles starts freaking out, "You can't do that." It didn't slow their game down, because they leave for the dig site. They arrive as team Miss USA enters 4 hours and 41 minutes of digging. It is now close to 4:30 AM. The Browns are still pressing and working their way to Fort Pulaski. At 5 hours and 3 minutes Miss USA unearth their artifact and feel like they can do anything. There are now two teams and only one artifact left. The Geniuses are having a tough time because there are so many holes at the dig site. Finally with the sunrise of a new day and 2 hours and 39 minutes of digging, the Geniuses have the last artifact. The Browns can now say they have been eliminated twice from the hunt. The two remaining Browns feel like they let the Brown name down. And that's our show this week. Thanks for your time. Join us back next week when the teams head to Paris...no not Paris, Texas, Paris, France. ;)
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