The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 17 - "Reunion"

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Hello everyone!

So, it's the end of another season of The Challenge which means Reunion episode.

Unfortunately, this season's Reunion was really poor and disappointing. There was barely any drama (the main reason why I like this Reunion Specials, to be honest) and there was no new things that we didn't see during the season. It was just more of the same and, to be completely real with you, I don't even know what to talk about in this rant. I'm going to try my best but don't expect a big post.

First things first, the hosts of this Reunion. I like Justina, don't get me wrong, but this was a poor duo and, to be honest, why two hosts? Like, Nick (I believe that's his name) barely did anything. It might as well just have been Justina. 

Then the whole Paulie and Cara thing. By now you already know that I despise them but, at least, Paulie can separate the show from real life where Cara just can't. I've said this many times but Cara have self-esteem issues and she just isn't happy in her own skin. It's obvious. And I truly believe she should step out of The Challenge for a couple of season because she needs to find herself and find her own peace. It's just like Laurel said - she wasn't in a good place and it was exhausting to be around Cara. I'm not a fan of Laurel but I believe her and I'm with her in this. I couldn't be friends with Cara. Besides her being fake as hell, she just have so many issues with herself and, to be honest, she needs to be single for a while. She has been with someone all this years that I've seen her on The Challenge and I think she's one of those cases of people that are so used to be with someone else that she doesn't know who she really is. Besides, it's clear that Paulie isn't good for her. But don't mistake this for sympathy, I still hate Cara, but she does need to work on herself. And talking about Paulie, I saw someone say this on a comment and I totally agree with this person - Paulie was high as f*ck in this episode. It was so noticeable in his eyes (and the way he was acting, which was worse than usual).

And well, this episode was just awesome for some good Bananas memes, which I appreciate. There was also a lot of talk about Jordan and the sides and the numbers and I don't even know what else to add to that because, again, it's the same thing that we've seen during the whole season.

I'm going to leave it at that and, if you wanna know my opinion on something specific, just hit me up and I will gladly talk about it.

That's it for now. There's no news of a new season and all my other shows are on hiatus so I guess I will only talk to you next season so, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'll see you in 2020.

Love,

Daniela.

Supernatural | Season 15 Episode 8 - "Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven"

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I'm sorry I'm kind of late with this review. I'm going to be completely honest, I forgot about it on Friday because I was really busy and yesterday I just couldn't post so yeah, I hope you're not too mad with him. Plus, this is the Mid-season finale so it's kind of okay if I don't post it on time. It's kind of a bummer though because I loved this episode! I haven't felt this happy with a Supernatural episode in a long time and I'm really thrilled with how this one turned out.

I think I can say that we got pretty much all that we wanted in this episode - Team Free-Will together, Adam/Michael and, the biggest surprise of all (but not really) Rowena as Queen of Hell! It was an hell of an episode (no pun intended) and I'm pretty excited to talk about it.

The episode starts right away with something that we haven't seen in a while - Dean hopeful and ready to defeat God. And in order to do that Dean starts digging and comes up with something - the Demon Tablet, who he thinks might have some clues on how to lock him up. For that they contact Donatello so he can decode the tablet (again) and tell them what they need to do. Donatello discovers from Metatron's notes that God as a fear that only his favorite knows - Michael. Learning about that, the Winchesters and Castiel travel into Hell where they learn that Rowena has become the new Queen of Hell. I can't say that this was a big surprise because some people theorized that this would happen but still, it has been some episodes since she 'died' so I guess we kind of forget about it so, in a way, it was a surprise. But most of all, it just left me really happy - not only because she's still 'alive' but also because Rowena finally got what she really wanted/deserved, to be a Queen. It was the right thing to happen to her and even herself says that in the episode.

Anyway, Rowena's demons discover that Michael is no longer in Hell and that's when we see Michael sharing control of his body with Adam (or should I say Adam's body). We also see Lilith approaching Michael who instantly kills her after she tries to take him to God. That was kind of a bummer because I was liking this Lilith, but in the end, it's one less 'bad guy' for the boys to worry about.

Well, Lilith wasn't able to take Michael to God but our boys are able to capture him. They attempt to convince him to help them with the assistance of Adam, but the archangel refuses to hear them out. Instead, Castiel shows him God's many betrayals including the war with the Darkness, the alternate reality Michael and the murder of Jack (who I'm still waiting to come back).

Completely disillusioned, Michael reveals that God can be trapped and provides them with the spell to do it. However, of course, there's a catch - the spell requires a flower that only exists in Purgatory and Michael opens a twelve-hour rift so they can go there and get it. Post that, Michael leaves, refusing to help them.

At the same time, another hunter seeks Eileen's help with a vampire case and Sam accompanies her when things go wrong. And, of course, it isn't really a case and it is, instead, a trap set by God. And that's how the episode ends.

As I said before, this was such a good episode! Not only with great moments but with so much plot details and an episode that truly felt like kept the story going. Sometimes you like episodes that the truth is, they don't add anything to the overall plot. Well, this isn't the case and, for once, it looks like we are going somewhere. Of course, things will most likely go wrong in the next episode, with Dean and Cas going to Purgatory and Sam getting trapped by God. This doesn't look good but we'll see.

Let me know what you thought of the episode and now we'll have to wait a month for the next episode. I'll still see you next week with a The Challenge rant so... Until then.

Love,

Daniela. 

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 16 - "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash"

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The end of the final is here and I couldn't be happier!

Not everything went the way I wanted and the it should've gone, but it was enough to make me happy and so I'm fine with it.

I was surprised right away because I told you in my last post that there was no way Paulie was able to keep going and guess what?! I was wrong. Not only he kept going but he also helped the Team on the next Checkpoint, which was a puzzle and he even made it to the last 4 of the US Team (unfortunately). But rewinding a bit, even if Paulie helped with the Puzzle, the UK Team still was way ahead of them of they got to the boat pretty quickly. After getting to the boat, they went to an island where they had to swim to the shore and then find where they were sleeping - with snakes. Of course, there wasn't much sleep but still they managed to rest.

The next day TJ appeared and let them know about the second and final stage of the final challenge. They basically had to run to a place where there was a puzzle for each of the players. Then, after finishing the puzzle they had to run to the beach and swim to the boat. The catch was that there were only four places for each team and that's when the 'not so good' part happened. Not only Tori was the only one that didn't go through in the UK Team, but also the 4 players to go through from the US Team where Cara, Paulie, Ninja and Zach. Yeah, Leroy didn't get it, again, and that was really sad. Not only because I don't like Cara and Paulie but because they were the worst in the first stage of the final and mostly Paulie didn't deserve it! But anyway, after that, the eight players went to another beach where they had to run a few miles, with their ankles chained to each other and then do a team puzzle and then paddle to the boat and who got there first were going to be the winners. There was another thing here. Because the UK Team won the first stage, they got a 5 minutes head start and that, to be honest, was what made them win.

Yes, Team UK won! Thank god! I could not bare with Paulie and Cara winning!

After all the time that they stayed in the game, when they didn't deserve, not having them winning was the least that could have happened! It was amazing to see Team UK win and to see Paulie defeated, as well as Cara crying, as we should have been expecting.

Overall I'm happy with this outcome. Of course I would've liked if Tori won, but at least Jordan and CT won and that is enough from me. Heck, I just didn't want Paulie and Cara to win.

This is the last 'proper' episode of the season but I think I'm going to review the Reunion because that is always really interesting. So, until then, let me know what you thought of this outcome. Where you happy that Team UK won? Let me know everything and I'll talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 6 Episode 9 - "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three"

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Part Three of the crossover is here and I have quite a few opinions so, let's get into it.

After really thinking about everything that has happened in the last three episodes, I've came to the conclusion that, so far, this crossover isn't as good as I wanted it to be. By the way, this review will not only have thoughts on this particular episode, but the Crisis overall, from what we've seen so far. That's right, I'm a bit disappointed with what we have seen until now. I was supper stoked about getting all my favorite heroes interaction with each other that I forgot that might be a problem. And what I felt was that they had to include so many heroes and so many Easter eggs that the magic of a crossover, and the overall plot, was lost. Truth be told, I don't even think that had put that much effort into the story as they have in the small details. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving all the little things (you know how excited I was with that two seconds Titans cameo) but I wanted more and, so for, I'm not getting it. There were a few great moments in this episode tho, so let's get into those.

Black Lightning was finally incorporated into the Arrowverse and that was definitely a good thing. So glad they did that. I'm not even the biggest fan of Black Lightning as a show, I mean, I watch it, and I like it, but I still prefer Arrow, The Flash and Legends, but seeing him among all my favorite heroes sure made me appreciate Black Lightning a lot more and I love his interaction with Barry. Who would have thought that they have so much in common? I really like that heartfelt conversation that they had and sure one of the highlights not only of the episode, but the whole crossover.

They also introduced a whole new character in this - Ryan Choi - who is played by Osric aka Kevin in Supernatural. Of course I liked this even though I'm still confused on why he's here and why is he a Paragon (that whole thing with Paragons is a whole other story, and I'll get into that in a minute).

But, for sure, the best part of this episode, with no doubt, was Lucifer! Yes, Tom Ellis made a cameo as Lucifer and I loved it! And I don't even watch Lucifer (yet, I've been planning to). I just loved his interaction with Constantine and, truth be told, it was just so surprising! A bit like the Titans cameo!

And speaking of Lucifer, Constantine, Diggle and Mia went to Lucifer for help to find Oliver's soul and getting a way into Purgatory which is, none other than Lian Yu. Of course, it had to be! And, although I loved this, mainly because they did get Oliver back, I have so many issues with this plot. I mean, the Purgatory and everything makes sense but then, as soon as they find Oliver, he doesn't recognize Diggle nor Mia and it only takes Diggle saying 'It's me Oliver, Diggle!' and, just like that, he remembers?! I mean, I get it, they had to get to the point but c'mon! It was such a sloppy writing! But it doesn't end there. As soon as they find Oliver's soul, Spectre appears and says that Oliver has to be the new Spectre and... Oliver just says Okay?! Once again, I get it, they have to get to the point, but it was way too quickly and I didn't like that. I liked that Oliver is back though and, for that, I can't be too mad.

What made me kind of made was something else. Or a few something elses.

First, they just find the remaining three Paragons in the beginning of  the episode - Barry, Paragon of Love, J'onn, Paragon of Honor, and Ryan Choi, Paragon of Humanity. The way they found that kind of annoyed me but what annoyed me the most was who were the Paragons. I mean, I should have seen that Barry was one of them, but they could come up with something different. Plus, they could make Black Lightning one of them and it would make a lot more sense to why they brought him instead of what they came up with, but I guess that's just me.

Something else that I was expecting but still, I didn't like, was the way around Barry vanishing that they found. The article said The Flash varnishes, but they didn't say which Flash. Yes, that's what they came up with and, instead of Barry vanishing, it was Flash from Earth-90, played by John-Wesley Shipp that vanished. It was a cute moment though, with some actual footage from the 90s The Flash show, but I guess that was it. And since I didn't watch that show, I didn't feel what most people felt.

Then, there were this whole West-Allen moments that you know how I feel about them. I just don't ship them and I don't even think the actor ship them because the chemistry between them, specially in this episode, was zero. 

And yeah, in the end, the Anti-Monitor while working through Lyla, kills the Monitor and destroys the last Earth, Earth-1, and everyone in them. Luckily, Pariah sends the seven Paragons to the Vanishing Point, where there is no time and space, and it's in that moment that they learn that Lex Luther used the Book of Destiny to replace Earth-96 Superman with himself. And that's it.

My bet is that this is going to be a Infinity War/Endgame scenario, where this was the lead up and now the last two episodes are going to be the final battle where actually all the heroes are going to be present. I also think that it's in those two episodes that some major deaths are going to take place because, so far, the only people dead are not important characters and there has to be some repercussion. 

Overall, it isn't the best crossover but it isn't finished yet so I'm hopeful (as always). Heck, at least, Oliver is not dead, and that does for me. Oh, and I forgot to mention, there were not enough Barry and Oliver interactions this crossover and they are one of the main reasons why I love crossovers so I guess that's why I'm not loving this one.

Anyway, let me know your overall thoughts of the Crisis so far. Are you happy? Are you disappointed? Tell me everything and the Crisis is only back in January but I'll talk to you tomorrow with a new The Challenge rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Batwoman | Season 1 Episode 9 - "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two"

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OMG! I knew there was a reason to believe that Oliver would come back! That's right guys, Oliver is kind of back. He's not 100% back but they're working on it. It's already a good thing that he's not dead so, I'm happy! And this episode, although still a bit slow, it was better. There were no Supergirl characters (apart from Kara, obviously, and Superman and Lois) and there were no Supergirl plots that could confuse me. Also, Mia was pretty quiet this episode so, everything worked in my favor.

As we saw in the preview, we saw a few people mourning Oliver's death but of course, that was really misleading because right away we find out that Barry was not okay with Oliver dying, as we all thought he wouldn't be, and starts working on a way to get him back. Surprisingly, it didn't involve time travel or anything. It was actually a lot more Arrow accurate, with Barry wanting to go to a Lazarus Pit to get him back. My thought right away was that Thea had destroyed all of them.Well, there's a lot of Earths they could look into and so that's what they do and go to a different Earth to get Oliver into a Lazarus Pit. For that, they ask for the help of Constantine who leads them (Barry, Sara, Oliver and Mia) there and also tries to help with getting Oliver's soul back. That's when things don't really work out and the spell doesn't work because of the Anti-Matter that is affecting Constantine. And that's it for the Oliver story-line.

But before they go there, the Monitor lets everyone know that, in order to defeat the Anti-Monitor they have to find the seven Paragons (aka the symbols that we saw in that scene with Nash). The Monitor also tell them that they have already find two of them  - The Paragon of Destiny, which is Sara, and The Paragon of Hope, which is Kara. The Monitor as information for two more and so two different teams go look for them. Iris, Lois and Clark go look for the Paragon of Truth, who's another Earth's Superman, and Kate and Kara go look for the Paragon of Courage who is Batman from another Earth.

With the first team we visit Smalville's Superman, who we learn that has given up his powers in exchange for a family and then they find the real Paragon - Brandon Routh's Superman, which we all knew was coming.

As for the second team, there's a whole thing with Batman which I don't think is that relevant. The only thing that we need to know is that this Batman killed Superman, which leads to a fight between him and Kara and in which Batman ends up dead - meaning, he's not the Paragon.

When back to the Waverider (yes, they're base is now the Waverider, from another Earth, I might had, which also brought us Mick from that same Earth) we find out that the new Paragon of Courage is Kate instead of Batman and that's it. We have our first four Paragons. There's still 3 more left which I'm sure we're going to find them in the next episode, as well as get Oliver back.

This episode, overall, was good. I'm just happy that they're bringing Oliver back, so that's enough from me. I'm pretty curious to see who will be the 3 remaining paragons. One might think that it's obviously Barry and Oliver, but I doubt it. My bet is that one of them is Black Lightning, and that's why he's the only one from that show in the crossover, and then the other two might be Killer Frost and Diggle as Green Lantern, which have been rumors about. Those are my three bets. I know the next episode is just a couple of hours away but well, let me know your bets.

I'll see you tomorrow with a new rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Supergirl | Season 5 Episode 9 - "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One"

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The Crisis is here and, to be honest, I don't know how to deal with it.

This was only the first episode and this crisis is already a nightmare. For numerous reasons, really, but let's start with the good stuff.

You might be confused with that banner, since this is the Supergirl episode and the banner says Gotham. Well, the crossover starts with an introduction to what is happening with this crisis while showing a bunch of Earths getting wiped out. That was basically the only really good moment this episode - the beginning. I got so pumped when they showed a glimpse of Titans! In case you don't know, I also watch pretty much all of the DC shows on the DC Universe streaming, Titans being one of them, and I heard rumors that Titans were going to be in the crossover. Well, this isn't really what I wanted but, to be honest, it was enough to get me excited and to leave me happy. If this is the only Titans thing we get in the crossover, I'm fine with it but, of course, I would love to see more of them in it. But my excitement ended there.

This being the Supergirl episode, of course they focused a lot more on the Supergirl characters and all the plot (basically) happened in Earth-38, where Supergirl is from. I mean, I was expecting that, but the thing is, I stopped watching Supergirl like 2 seasons ago (in the Crisis on Earth-X episode. I did watch Elseworlds, but that was it) and so, I wasn't ware of what had been happening with her and, truth be told, nor I cared. I stopped watching the show because I didn't like it anymore (plus, Melissa just annoys me so, there's that) and I would rather have Black Lightning be part of the crossover, with it's proper episode (I know he's going to be in the crossover) than Supergirl but okay, I knew that going into it. But what made it worse was that Mia was also part of the crossover. I didn't know they were going to include the kids from the future (in Arrow) in the crossover and so having Kara and Mia in the same episode?! That was annoying af! And I should prepare myself because I'm sure there's going to be more of that. But yeah, back to the plot.

The Anti-matter is getting to every planet and so Brainy, a character that I didn't know at all, warned Kara and the others of it being directed to Argo (the place where Superman, Lois and their baby are, apparently) and she warns them to leave the planet. Unfortunately, they can only save their baby in a really cute nod to the way Clark was sent to Earth.

Meanwhile on Earth-1, Harbinger (aka Lyla) recruits Barry, Batwoman, Oliver, Mia, Sara Lance and Ray, to fight this crisis, and sends them to Earth-38 as well as rescues Superman and Lois from Argo and also sends them to help Kara save the people from her Earth.

There's so much that goes on into this but basically the Anti-Monitor is the one that is sending all this anti-matter to destroy the universe and, before working on a plan to defeat him, our heroes try to save as many people as they can from Earth-38, working alongside with the DEO and Lena (who, apparently, is not in good terms with Kara nor Alex. Don't ask me why).

After learning that Jonathan (Superman's baby) ended up in Earth-16, Lois, Sara and Brainy leave to get him while the other stay behind to fight the dark forces of the Anti-Monitor.

During all of this, there's a few moments that are kind of important, such as Oliver passing the mantle of Green Arrow to Mia (which I didn't like) and Oliver talking with Barry and learning that Barry is supposed to die as well, leading Oliver to go and argue with the Monitor about the deal that they made in the last crossover. The Monitor basically says that it's a different situation now and that's it.

Then follows the 'usual' fight scenes of our heroes against some shadow demons that, to be honest, looked like dementors from Harry Potter which, if Cisco was there, he would totally point that out and, deeming the battle as lost, the Monitor breaches our heroes off-world. But not before the unthinkable happens! Oliver is the last one to be 'breached' and he 'fights' the Monitor saying that there's still people to save, fighting until his last breath, literally.

The Monitor does breach Oliver to Earth-1 but just in time for him to say his goodbyes. And just like that, Oliver dies. In the first our of the crossover. I still can't believe it. I'm pretty much in denial like, it just can't be possible! I knew that Oliver was going to die eventually, even if I still believed he wouldn't but like that?! It was so anti-climatic and just not the death he deserved! In the first hour of the crossover? Alone? Not even Diggle was there? In the Supergirl episode? I mean, c'mon! I know everyone was expecting him to die in the last hour but at least kill him in the Arrow episode! What the f*ck is this? I don't know what to think. I'm sad, I'm in denial, I'm angry... I just won't believe he's really dead until the crossover is over. There's still 4 more episodes to go and anything can happen. Barry can go back in time, Gideon in the Wave-rider might still be able to help him, I don't know! Something has to happen! This won't be the end of Oliver, Stephen Amell is still credited in the next episodes of the crossover (at least) but it won't be the same if it's just flashbacks or Oliver from another Earth. It has to be our Oliver. 

Anyway, the episode then ends with Nash Wells, now a "pariah"saying that he released the Anti-Monitor and that everything is doomed.

Well, needless to say that I can't wait to watch Part 2 because I just need to know more about Oliver and I just want him back already! Also, next episode is the Batwoman episode and that show I'm watching so it's going to be a lot better! However, I won't be able to live tweet because I watch the show with my sister and she can't watch it live with me so, I'm going to have to wait and watch it later. Hopefully I won't see many spoilers.

Please, let me know what you thought of this first part and tell me you have some theories on how Oliver might come back because I seriously need those! And I'll see you tomorrow with a new rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Supernatural | Season 15 Episode 7 - "Last Call"

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Supernatural is back for a couple more episodes before the winter break and I'm here to talk about them.

This week's episode was a pretty good one. I don't think it was as good as the last one because that one was crazy, but this one is still up there. For once, we see the boys deal with stuff separately (which is something that hasn't happen for a while) and that comes with not only a lot of fun but also a lot of danger so let's dive into that.

After 'kind of' a break last episode, this time Dean is the one looking for a case, where Sam is having fun with Eileen. After finding a case, Dean decides to go look but he sees Sam so happy with Eileen that he decides to not tell him and just goes handle it by himself. 

So, Dean heads to Texas where he then runs into an old friend, Lee Webb, who he used to hunt with alongside his dad. This little encounter made for a good musical scene where we saw Jensen singing for real. I mean, I'm pretty sure the intent for this whole episode was just that musical scene but I'm not mad about it because it was pretty good. Who I'm mad about is Lee. Yes, as expected, turns out that the 'monster' behind the case that Dean was looking into is Lee, who have been kidnapping and feeding people to a creature in exchange for riches and health. Lee explains that after a particularly bad hunt, he realized that the world is a bad place and that he should just basically give up and enjoy himself which, obviously, Dean disagrees. That also came with some pretty good lines, in true Supernatural fashion. In the end, Dean kills not only the creature but also Lee, who's really the 'monster' behind all of this.

At the same time, back in the bunker, Castiel comes back (in a really bad time, when something was about to happen between Sam and Eileen) and suggests exploring Sam's link with God to learn more. Sam agrees to but, of course, it goes wrong and Sam is left unconscious. With no other alternative, Castiel calls in shaman Sergei (which I was not expecting at all) who helps after Castiel threatens his niece. This was a weak plot point, in my opinion, but I let it slide. 

Dean then returns to the bunker and that's when Sam reveals that he has seen into God's memories and learned that God is weak, which makes them confident that they can beat him.

As I said, it was a fun episode, but not as strong as the previous one or as strong as others this season. But, from the preview, the next one looks pretty strong! We're getting Adam back, which is someone that I was highly looking forward to see come back so, I'm excited! Also, I need to mention this again - I miss Jack and I just can't wait to have him back as well.

This are my thoughts on this episode of Supernatural. Let me know yours and I'll talk to you next week with the CW Crossover!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 15 - "A Tale of Two Countries"

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Where we are! We arrived at the Final and there's quite a few stuff to talk about so let's get into it!

I have to say, I'm pretty stoked so far with what we saw. The final is still just halfway through but right away my predictions (and my hopes) I'm becoming true and not only the UK Team is smashing the challenges but also Paulie is failing! That's right, my wish is becoming true! I mean, Cara is still 'fine' but Paulie looks pretty rough and we don't know if he's going to make it till the end. I don't wish him bad, I just don't want him to win and so, if he isn't able to keep going, better. But we'll see. I'm getting a bit ahead of myself so let's rewind a bit.

TJ explains the Final and the first stage is a run (a pretty long one, as usual) with some relics and weights and, how this works is that the US has more weights because they also have more players in the Team. It's fair, but it does make it a tiny bit easier for the UK. But in the end, the US did this to themselves so... Anyway, there's a lot more to the challenge but I supposed you watched it so I don't need to explain every single bit. Just know that there's also some check points with challenges (again, as usual).

The Teams were pretty neck a neck until the third check point, which was the eating challenge. The UK Team did get there before the US but they also got a bit lucky because two of them, CT and Tori, didn't have to eat, and because they have less players, they were able to get going faster. The US, not only had more players but they didn't get to lucky. And then there's Cara. You would think by now she would be better at this challenges but nope. I knew this, but I'm sure most people forget that, just like Jordan said, Cara crumbles under pressure (as she also did on the Math check point) and yeah.

At this point Paulie also starts to give in. Yes, he has been carrying the thing with the weights this whole time (with others, I should say) but so is Leroy and he's not complaining. I mean, Paulie really did look bad and he should give up but he has so much pride and he just can't. I'm pretty he will in the beginning of the next episode but, until the end of this one, he still tried to keep going. I don't think that will last but, we'll see.

To end this rant I just want to mention that the UK Team did get a 10 minute penalty because CT messed with them when TJ said they couldn't. But even with that, they were still pretty ahead of the US when the episode ended so, I'm hopeful.

I really want the UK to win, not only because I don't want Paulie and Cara to win but also because everyone doubted them. Also, we see in the preview that only 4 people win which means not everyone for the Team wins. That's unfortunate for the UK Team because they have 5 players, which means there's just one that won't win which, in my opinion, should be Jordan or Tori, since the money is going to the same house. I'm sure they won't do it, even more because we see that everyone comes to a puzzle challenges. And, in the very end of the preview, we see TJ tell the four winners that they won and I'm pretty sure I heard Tori scream so, I'm really hopeful!

This season has been great (even if most of my favorite players went home in the beginning) and this final has been one of the best ones! Keep this going The Challenge!

That's it from now. Let me know what are you thinking of this final and who are you rooting for and I'll see you tomorrow with a new Supernatural rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Arrow | Season 8 Episode 7 - "Purgatory"

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Welcome to, basically, the last episode of Arrow.

Okay, it's not really the last one but, if you think about it, the next episode is Crisis, and after that is the Pilot for the spin-off about the Canaries and then that is the actual last episode. But the truth is, that last episode might not even have Oliver and I'm not prepared for that. And the overall plot of this episode, and the way it ended, was pretty much a goodbye and that already made me so emotional... I'm seriously not ready for that. So, let's not think about it and focus on this episode (which is already emotional enough).

This whole episode is a comeback to Season 1 and, although that wasn't my favorite season, it was so good to remember how everything start. It was a really good trip down memory lane (as was this whole season, really). So, our heroes wake up in Lian Yu, where Lyla tells them that William has to create a weapon for the Monitor while the plutonium is being transported by Dinah, Rene and Roy to the island.

Right there things start going wrong. Dinah, Rene and Roy are hit by a missile and they all crash in the island, with all of them in one side of the island and the plutonium in the other side of the island. And so, that's when Oliver and the rest of them decide to split up - Oliver and Laurel go get the plutonium while Diggle, Lyla and Connor go get the others, with Mia and William staying in the bunker so William can keep working on that weapon.

Oliver and Laurel do get the plutonium, but they are confronted by Edward Fyers and Billy Wintergreen - former enemies of Oliver. A fight takes place but Edward and Billy escape. Oliver can't just let them go so he tells Laurel to take the plutonium to William, since they have no time to waste, while Oliver goes look for his enemies to take care of them once and for all. That's when he encounters a familiar face - Yao Fei - who joins Oliver on the look for his former enemies. Unfortunately, pretty soon after that, they are caught on a net.

Meanwhile, Diggle's team find a pinned down Roy, whose right arm is pinned. With nothing else to do, they just amputate Roy's arm and everyone gets back to the bunker.

There, the teams reunite and William proceeds to build the weapon, which requires Lyla's DNA. Once she touches it, the Monitor calls out for her and she enters a portal. 

After that, a bunch of goodbyes are exchanging, and that was the part of the episode that got me. Mainly the William and Oliver scene. I know most people liked the Mia and Oliver one, but you all know that I don't care for her so the William and Oliver one did it for me. That one made me really emotional and by the end of the episode I was already crying - when Lyla arrives in her new alias as Harbinger to inform them that the Crisis has begun. And then, they showed the same scene they showed in the end of The Flash - the Nash one.

I'm going to say the same that I said on the The Flash rant - I'm super excited about Crisis, but I'm so not ready. I'm not ready to have Arrow end and to see Oliver (and possibly Barry) die. I still have hope that he won't die. I might be in denial but, until it really happens, I'm going to keep on believing.

Please, tell me what you think. Do you really believe Oliver is going to die by the end of the series? What do you think is going to happen? Tell me everything and I'll see you in my next rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 6 Episode 8 - "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Pt. 2"

Spoiler Alert!

Hello people!

Here we are with a brand new week of rants! Unfortunately, I'm not starting on the best note.

You know I love The Flash and they have been having such a great season but... This last couple of episodes weren't that great, specially this one. I don't know what it was, but it felt like they're just trying to fill in the time to get to the Crisis. At the same time, I feel like they wrapped the Rosso/Bloodwork thing way too quickly. I seriously didn't get it. Personally, I think it would be best if they kept Bloodwork as the villain for the rest of the season (doesn't matter if we have Barry back or not) but I guess they're planning on dealing with Barry's vanishing for the rest of the season (even though I don't think that's going to happen at all so... We'll see).

There's not much I can say about this episode, really. It was mostly Rosso attacking Central City and converting all the citizens into his "Blood Brothers and Sisters". And of course Team Flash had to do something.

Initially Iris and Cisco 'argue' on what they should do, since both have different plans. Iris tries her way to get Barry back to the good side but it doesn't work. Then, Cisco tries the light gun (or whatever it is called) but it doesn't work either. That's when Rosso basically let's them know his plan - taking the Particle Accelerator to spread his blood across all of Central City. As Rosso makes his way inside, Iris and Cisco think about what Barry said and realize that Barry saved them from Rosso and he's fighting inside his mind. That's when they understand Barry's plan.

Using a combination of Rosso's blood, the particle accelerator, and Allegra's powers, Team Flash subvert Rosso's plan and spread a cure to Central City. 

After seeing is plan failing, Rosso turns into  a skull monster, which was quite fun for me. It was creepy and gross and I love horror so... I loved it! However, this didn't make much sense to me. So, everyone else in the city was cured but not Rosso? I might be missing something here but it didn't make sense to me.

Anyway, in the end, Barry is able to distract Rosso and capture him, later sending him to ARGUS. 

The episode ends with the Team spending their last moments together before the Crisis, as wee see a red sky approaching. At the same time, at 7:58, Nash uncovers a wall of symbols before a blinding light pulls him in.

Even though this wasn't my favorite episode of The Flash, I'm still super stoked about Crisis. It's going to be as epic as Avengers: Endgame was! I cannot wait! I'm so damn afraid for the outcome though, but I'm also excited. Oh, and before I end this, where was Ralph in this episode? I mean, I know he was sent somewhere to be protected from Ramsey but... He should be back by the end of this episode... Does this mean that he isn't in the Crisis? Cause I'm going to be mad if that's the case. With so many superheroes there's no way they didn't have a spot for Ralph in the Crisis. I guess we'll see.

Let me know what you thought of the episode and which are your predictions for Crisis. Do you really think that Barry is going to die? Tell me everything and I'll see you soon with an Arrow rant.

Love,

Daniela.