The Amazing Race 15 Insider, Episode 5: "No Matter What, Don't Give Up"

After the Race

Karma Comes Back: Big Easy takes us through what he's thinking while at the top of the slide. He recognizes if Mika slides down, the game is over for the Globetrotters. But Mika didn't slide down, and Big Easy believes it could be because they've been good and not conniving during the race. Flight Time agrees and thinks that all the good they've done over the previous legs was paid back to them by the Lord today. Or maybe it was just smart use of trash talk? Regardless, they're happy to be in the race and it's game on.

Freedom From Fear: Mika thinks that maybe one of the purposes for her being on the race was to conquer her fears. She thinks there is a reason why she was given the opportunity and failed to overcome. Canaan doesn't think it's cool if fear can control your life, whether it's fear of love, fear of happiness, or fear of snakes. He believes if you have fear, you need to address it. Canaan hopes she can nip her fear of water in the bud. He wants her to be free of this fear.

As for what's going to happen next, they're both going back to jobs that they love and the sky is the limit. Canaan is excited to pick up his guitar, while Mika looks forward to getting to know Canaan better. The race gave them a lot of time to know each other better already, and a lot of their relationship before the race was all about preparing for the race. So to have time now where it's just about them is something she's excited about.

Lost in Dubai: Gary & Matt explain that the toughest part today was trying to find the spice souk where they had to assemble the hookahs. Gary admits he got frustrated when Matt wanted to just keep moving as opposed to Gary who actually wanted to do some research to find the spice souk. Things got a little contentious at that point. Matt likes to keep moving and he thinks that's what actually helped them find the spice souk. Gary reluctantly agrees, but knows that they walked a lot of times out of the spice area so it was a lot of wasted effort. The stress can overwhelm you too and it's hard to understand while watching the show from home how bad it can get.

A Wave of Confidence: Meghan & Cheyne feel so much more empowered in life. Hailing cabs, asking strangers for help – all of these things are not big deals anymore. Traveling to all these different countries has also given Cheyne an appreciation for being an American. He appreciates how safe it is living in America but is also glad for the chance to break that bubble and see the rest of the world.

Extra Race Footage

Say What: Brian thinks Meghan & Cheyne are contenders for top three. They're good-looking people... Ericka immediately interrupts to point out that doesn't matter. Yet Brian points out that attractive people with their attractive legs (like Miss America here) can work their charms to sway the many male taxi drivers throughout the world. Ericka has a look of utter disgust on her face listening to Brian go on. She explains it was very weird and chauvinistic of him to say that. She doesn't deny that she wouldn't use the assets she has to get ahead, but is surprised that Brian would actually verbalize it. Brian continues on, noticing that during flights, Meghan will walk around the entire plane and flirt with guys throughout it, getting money, information, and maps from them. He can't fault that strategy.

The Art of Rowing: Fresh from finishing the rowing Roadblock, Brian is convinced some teams are going to have problems with it. Ericka wonders if it's because no one actually knows how to row. Brian bets some will try to row the boat while facing forward when he at least knew you have to row the boat backwards. He did have problems though when he accidentally turned the oars backwards. As for the watch itself, he was paranoid that while rowing back the watch's time might shift so he purposefully memorized the 8:35 time before leaving the yacht.

Don't Do It: At the top of the waterslide, we see the whole incident yet focus only on the Globetrotters. You hear Canaan's pleas to Mika while Big Easy & Flight Time constantly reinforce Mika's fears. It is still just as funny and brilliant a game move as any I've seen this season. Good on them for staying in the game with a very smart tactic. I just hope for their sake there are no more challenges involving reading analog time!

Maria's Fear: On their way to Atlantis, Maria discusses that she'll jump from heights into water if she needs to, but she won't like it. Both now read the clue material more closely and Tiffany speculates it's a water slide. That isn't what Maria wants to hear as she'd rather jump than go down a slide. Tiffany is amused and can't believe it. Maria has gotten hurt when she's tried to stop herself on water slides midway down at Raging Waters. She doesn't like going fast without being able to stop herself. Tiffany finds that cute.