This week's destination: Ouagadougou, which is almost as much fun to spell as it is to say. C'mon, say it with me. Ouagadougou. The racers found this ever-so-slightly difficult to say and we got our first set of mangled pronunciations of the season.

Just before the teams got to learn of Ouagadoogiehowser, a short Pit Stop sequence informed us that Ronald had gotten a hernia due to the sweet, sweet touch of karma exerting himself riding the bakfiets.

Just like people who almost die tend tend to come back with a different world view, Ronald's hernia appears to have made a new man of him. He was very willing to admit what a hosebeast he'd been to Christina and was desperate to change his ways. What's more, he may have actually done so, at least for this episode. We'll see if he gets his Jekyll on in later episodes when he and Christina are once again doing badly.

We also learned that Vyxsin is the dude in the Kynt/Vyxsin relationship. Yeah, we kinda already got that, guys. Vyxsin described herself as "chivalrous". Ooh, like a knight. She's Sir Mopesalot.

There was only one flight to Ouagieboogiewoogie and it departed from Paris. Nathan and Jennifer were the only ones who were able to book earlier tickets to Paris. The rest of the teams were all on a slightly later flight. This almost sunk them when the captain announced that the plane was experiencing a "slight mechanical problem". Oh god, there's something on the wing! Will Jen and Nate automatically win if the gremlins kill the other teams?

The plane finally took off and landed in Paris but getting on the daily Ouagadoughnut flight was tight. Nate and Jen watched the airplane doors like hawks but just as they were about to pop open the champagne, the other teams boarded in the nick of time. Jen told them all how glad she was they made it with all the sincerity of a used car salesman.

Welcome to Africa, racers. Azaria and Hendekea interviewed about how excited they were to be in Africa. Ah yes, I was waiting for the obligatory "Motherland, yay!" ra ra. The siblings revealed that they were from Ethiopia and that they felt like they were home. And not to rain on their homecoming parade but take a look at where Ethiopia is on a map compared to Burkina Faso.

Shana and Jennifer were not so pleased to touch down in the Motherland. Their cabbie seemed as if he wasn't going to give them the right change and the locals were looking at 'em funny. "Where are we going?" Shana wondered. Jennifer, who had noticed the shifty inhabitants of darkest Africa, had the reply: "To be sold for people for money". I think it's time to lay off the Wilbur Smith novels, girls.

To top off their near-brush with white slavery, their cabbie stiffed them on the change. "Bon voyage," he said as they walked away, disgusted. I doubt it's quite so bon for them now, thanks to you. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

The next part of the leg was to take place in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere, known as Bingo. That's an even better name than Ouagadougou, I reckon, although not as much fun to say. There was only one train leaving in the morning so all teams were once again on equal footing.

On the train, the Blondes once again showed their appreciation for the people of Burkina Faso. "What?s that smell? A new perfume?" they said disdainfully of the aroma. Then, while giving locals the stink-eye, they said of the clothes "Salon D'Afrique". See, the girls prefer to shop at the far more high-end Boutique D'bimbo, located right up their own arses.

A happy surprise awaited us, the viewers, at Bingo: a Roadblock featuring finicky animals.