The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies | Season 37 Episode 8 - "The Threat"

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Finally! Finally something was done about the Vet Alliance! Not before another rookie/rookie team went home, but at least it was done and now the real game will begin!

So, after the whole betrayal from last episode, this one was mainly focused on Berna. Basically everyone wanted her gone (including me). However, I kind of wanted to see her win as well, but just because I wanted a rookie/rookie team to win so it would screw up the vets plan. But after what happened in the end of this episode, I'm happy with how things went.

Surprisingly, this episode went by really quickly (it wasn't short, no, I just felt like everything happened really fast, which is a good thing, actually). We got into the week's challenge pretty quickly, the actual challenge went by really fast, with some pretty good teams winning their rounds but, ultimately, CT and Emy were the winners which, as TJ said, the move from last week paid off so... 

Then, it didn't last long on the 'drama' and partying and they moved really quickly to the nominations, and that's when things got spicy. Not only Berna went on about Emy but also about how she doesn't like Amber and, I'll give her that - she was pretty classy and she just said straight away that she doesn't like Amber and that's fine... People don't like her either (Berna) and she's fine with it! I liked that part, but that didn't change my take on wanting her go home though... Then, Priscilla talked about Amber saying that she wanted to go win and then, in my opinion, Ashley was the one to screw things when she basically revealed the vets plan - basically they 'made' the elimination winners choose a vet from a vet/rookie pair, so that way there was always two rookies left alone... Well, Priscilla started thinking and didn't like Ashley's threat and just decided that she would mess with their game! Well, in case she went into elimination which... She did!

It was Berna and Hughie against Jeremiah and Priscilla and the later won easy and yes, Priscilla made a power move and picked none other than Ashley's partner - Josh. He wouldn't be my pick, to be honest, but I get why she did what she did. And then Jeremiah picked Tori. In the end the teams ended as following - Jeremiah/Tori, Priscilla/Josh, Ashley/Ed, Big T/Nelson. 

Now things are going to get real and I can't wait for that! From the preview, it looks like they are going to start targeting Vets that have won before but also there's sort of a fight between Cory and Josh because apparently Cory is working with Jeremiah?!! I don't know... I guess we'll see... Regardless, now I'm super excited to see what happens because now things are unpredictable! I love to have all my favorite vets still in the game, but it was getting old and I can't wait to see some vets go into elimination!

So, let me know what you thought of this episode and if you liked Priscilla's power move. Do you agree with me that it was Ashley's fault? Tell me everything and I'll see you soon with a new rant!

Love,

Daniela.

American Horror Story: Double Feature | Season 10 Episode 6 - "Winter Kills"

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Here we are with the end of Part 1, and oh boy... Why?! Why did Ryan Murphy had to do this?! I mean, why did Brad Falchuk had to do this?! This season has been great so far and they had to ruin it like that. Ryan Murphy really can't make a good ending.

I don't know if it was the runtime of the episode (this one was way shorter than the previous ones) or what it was, but it sucked!

Unlike all season, this episode was so predictable and cringe. Starting of with leaving Alma alive and ending with basically turning LA into an apocalypse.

Not only they left the worst character alive - Alma - but they completely ruined Ursula's character. She was smart and wanted to be successful so it was really out of her character to just give the pill to anyone and everyone and basically just turning LA into hell (maybe that was the message - LA changes people and just make them monsters sucking the life out of everyone). I guess it's an interesting message, but it still was a poor ending.

Ursula's monologue at the end made me feel the same - I get it, it's a commentary on Hollywood, but it was too on the nose (again, unlike the remaining of the season).

And yeah, I don't know what else to say... It was a poor ending that didn't even connect to the next part. Hopefully they can make the next one worth this end... We'll see...

In the meantime, let me know if you feel the same about this ending and if you're hopeful for Part 2 and I'll talk to you next time!

Love,

Daniela

The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies | Season 37 Episode 7 - "Uncle CT"

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New week of rants! However, this episode of The Challenge was just a part 2 of the last one.

I can't say I'm surprised, because I'm not. And in a way, I'm glad this episode was just this - more drama and the elimination - because that means that the next episode will get back on track with challenge, nominations and elimination, and that's what I like to see.

Well, I don't really know where to start with this one. As I said, this was mainly drama and the repercussions of the whole fight that happened in the last episode. 

Not much else happened in terms of fights. We saw clearly Fessy putting his hands on Josh and, after that, it was just everyone trying to make amends. Esther talked to Amber (but clearly she wasn't over it) and apologized for throwing the drink at her and, the next day, Josh and Fessy talked and I guess they were back in good terms but, fortunately, TJ went to the house and sent Fessy home. Again, I can't say I'm surprised. Nor am I sad. It was pretty obvious someone was going home and, out of everyone, Fessy was the only one to actually put his hands on someone. Not only that but also we knew Fessy was going home early, I just thought it was because of Ramadan... But oh well, not mad at it. Actually, I'm happy that he's gone. And, with him gone, something else that I was already expecting happened - it was a girls only elimination. What I was not expecting was the house throwing Esther in. And with that, it was Esther against Emy (Emanuele and Kaycee sent Emy in, because she wanted to change partners). And yes, it was Hall Brawl - a new version of Hall Brawl called Rage Cage which was a bit more difficult and, therefore, more interesting.

Again, karma came in and sent Esther home. So yes, Emy won and... I'm a bit conflicted. I liked Esther more but her whole thing with Amber really pissed me off. Again, I'm not a huge fan of Amber either, but it's getting really old all this hate towards Amber. Also, on that note, karma also came for Berna and Emy stole her partner CT so... Karma is a bitch and I love it! Now there's only Berna who deserves to go home. I'm not really confident on that because the preview made it look like she and Hughie might actually win the week's challenge but... You never know...

But I guess that's it from me. Another uneventful episode but with karma coming for a lot of people. Let me know what you thought of this episode and if you're tired of  all this hate towards Amber and I'll see you soon with an AHS rant!

Love,

Daniela.

American Horror Story: Double Feature | Season 10 Episode 5 - "Gaslight"

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Yes, Episode 5! Let's talk about this one!

I actually thought this would be the last episode of Part 1 but, in a way, I'm glad it wasn't because I'm really enjoying this season.Yes, this episode ended up being a little predictable in some aspects but I think overall the season has been pretty solid - not only in terms of story but also performances, cinematography and message. I've seen some comments and I feel like most people aren't getting all the topics this season is touching, which is a shame because it's actually pretty deep. Might be a bit cliché, but it's still an interesting message about art and artists and what greed does to people. Amazing!

And on the topic of predictability, this episode starts out right with something that I was not expecting - Doris giving birth to a baby boy. I truly believed something was going to happen to the baby or to her while she was still pregnant but I guess I was wrong which is actually a good thing. However, from that point on, the episode becomes a little more predictable. I do have to mention though  that scene where Harry drinks the blood that comes out with the baby?! That was messed  up!

Anyway... So Doris and the baby go home and, as you can expect, things go south really fast. Alma drinks some of the baby's blood and, eventually, they have to tell Doris about the pills. And we all knew that Doris wasn't talented enough to take the pills, everyone knew, to be honest, and that was the plan. Harry tried to prevent it but Alma tricks Doris, that  sneaky little thing. Truly, that kid needs to learn a lesson! She truly got under my skin this episode, so props to the actress because she's doing an amazing job!

But yeah... Alma tricks Doris and Doris does take the pill and... Yes, she becomes one of the pale people... As expected. And all of this happens while she's alone at home and while Karen and Mickey break into her house to 'steal' the baby.

Turns out  Belle knows about the baby and tells Karen to steal the baby for her. But Karen is enough of it and says that the only way to protect the baby is to steal him and keep him, and so that's what she does. However, when  Karen and Mickey break into Harry's home, they are faced with Doris becoming a pale people and everything  goes downhill, to the point where Karen is basically forced to take the pill otherwise she will be killed by the other pale people that are now chasing after her. Which was what Mickey wanted all along, to be honest. Not in a mean way though.. He just wanted to be with Karen and be successful together, which is kind of cute.

And well... The episode ends in an unexpected way. Not the part where Harry sets Doris free to 'be' with the other pale people, but the part where Karen and Mickey go to the beach and she feeds on him, creates her masterpiece and then kills herself and and walks into the sea.

It was a really bittersweet ending but, the truth is, we don't know what really happened to them. Not only we don't know if Mickey could be killed liked that but also we see in the preview that they take someone from the sea which I bet is Karen and maybe she's alive?! We don't know, but I would like Mickey to be alive. Regardless, the next episode - the finale of part 1 - looks like it's going to be a ride so... I'm curious to see where this ends.

In the meantime, let me know what you thought of this episode and which are your predictions for the 'finale' and I'll talk to you, hopefully, next week!

Love,

Daniela.

American Horror Story: Double Feature | Season 10 Episode 4 - "Blood Buffet"

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I know, late with this one... But I promise you I won't take long with this one and I'm gonna post Episode 5 right after so... Be on the look out for that.

So episode 4 was all about how it all started. And even though we didn't really need to know, it was an interesting episode. At least it gave us Drag Queen Evan Peters so that's already enough. No, but for real, I liked to see how it all started with The Chemist going into town and I loved the fact that it was Mickey who basically got this pill thing going. (In case you haven't noticed yet, Mickey is probably my favorite character this season! Macaulay Culkin is doing an amazing job!).

As I said, we see the progression of people who take the pill and it's interesting because the first person that takes it becomes one of those pale people. And actually, it was someone that, to me, sounded like a good singer but, turns out, he wasn't talented enough. This just shows that, you might be good at something, but to be a true artist you gotta have a spark and I liked that aspect. A bit depressing though, but still interesting.

After that guy, we see how Belle started  as a failed self-published author and, fed up with not having the credit she deserves (as well as a fight with her husband) she takes the pill and right away she rights a full novel and then kills her husband. It was pretty interesting and kind of brutal. And in the meantime we also find out that Lark (Billie Lourd) took the pill to become a successful tattoo artist - which means that it's not just your usual singer/writer/actor that can be true artists - people like tattoo artist and designers are artists as well.

The last person that we see take the pill is Austin who, as I said, is working as a failed Drag Queen because the owner of the theater where he was going to show his play, suddenly vanished (we then find out that it was Belle who killed him).

And yeah, I guess that's it for this episode. As I said, not really necessary, but still interesting. I mostly liked the part where The Chemist explains her job and the experiments that she did previously. Oh, and of course, I liked how relevant Mickey was this episode.

Okay, I'm going to start working on that episode 5 rant now because there's a lot to that one so, in the meantime, let me know how you felt about this 'flashback' episode and I'll talk to you very soon!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies | Season 37 Episode 6 - "Alien"

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This week's episode of The Challenge was underwhelming (and yes, I know I'm behind on AHS, I've been having a lot on my plate lately, I'm sorry).

The episode this week was one of those without an elimination and, because of that, this is already a not so good episode. But it wasn't only that - this episode had way too much drama and not even the challenge of the week was that interesting. At least someone other than Fessy won so... That's already a plus. It was Kaycee and Emmanuel though, and even though I do like Emmanuel, Kaycee is siding with Fessy and that rubs me the wrong way. And because we're already on that topic, let's talk about that!

So the drama with Fessy/Josh/Amber is back and this time it heats up. It was all because of Tori, to be honest, but it was long overdue so it didn't take time to escalate.

Once again, it started because of Pizza (remember that Kaycee/CT "fight" last season?) and then Amber started again on being blindsided by Fessy, and then they get Josh and, out of a sudden, Esther gets in the mix as well and throws a drink at Amber's face (that's was we saw in the preview last week).

Turns out Esther and a lot of other girls are tired of hearing Amber complain and they just think she's fake and... I don't know if there's more to it, but I don't get all this hate towards Amber. I mean, I'm not her biggest fan but she was treated badly all last season and Fessy was super shady with her and... Yeah... Then, somehow, Josh gets into this and that's actually when the episode ends but we do see in the preview that Fessy puts his hands on Josh and so I some predictions!

I'm pretty sure Fessy is going home and, because of that, it will be a only girls elimination. And I'm even more certain of that because we see it is a Hall Brawl and there's no way they can make a pairs Hall Brawl so, my prediction is that it will be a girls only Hall Brawl. Should be interesting!

And I guess that's it from me. As I said, this episode was pretty uneventful, with only the week's challenge and a lot of drama. Nonetheless, let me know what you thought and which are your predictions and I'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Daniela

The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies | Season 37 Episode 5 - "Good Vibes and Gladiator"

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Another week, another The Challenge rant.

I gotta say, this one wasn't my favorite. Not that it was boring or stuff that annoys me happened, it just felt like this episode was... Middle ground... The challenge of the week was interesting, and there was some leftover drama from the previous episode but, in the end, it was another episode with rookies going into elimination and that is getting old. I mean,I realize that last week Amber went to elimination but, apart from that, it has only been rookies going in. The only difference though, this time, was that both rookies wanted to go in so... That was new.

But back tracking a bit, let's talk about the leftover drama from the previous episode.

As we saw in the preview for this episode, Kaycee was going to "sever ties" with someone and that someone ends up being Josh. I can't believe the producers made me side with Josh because this whole thing with the Big Brother Alliance is bonkers! I don't know why people are siding with Fessy (and Kaycee) because he's not right! Amber never did anything to him (or the Alliance) and she was ready to forget everything and work with them this season. Still, Fessy showed who he is and still sent her in (with no reason). And also, Kaycee?! Why you siding with the guy that made you loose last season?! I really don't get it and I'm also kind of sad that Tori and Nany are also siding with him... I mean, I get it but it's still disappointing.

On a more positive note, CT and Berna won the week's challenge and for once a good team won! They did not have to do much when it comes to the voting though, but it was nice seeing them perform and being safe.

Also, the romance this season! Big T and Logan! They really are cute together. And well, this leads me to the next thing which is Aneesa going home. That was why everyone was crying in the preview!

It's sad to see Aneesa not be able to win again, and just not having her around, and that also left Logan unprotected and that's why he decided he wanted to go into elimination. They all realized that, with Aneesa gone, it would be a guys only elimination and both Logan and Gabo wanted to change partners so... They both went in and, luckily, Logan won! It's not that I didn't like Gabo, he just didn't give me anything, I felt nothing towards him so... Plus, I do like Logan so... Best of both worlds. However, he picked Nany as his partner, which left Hughie with Emy, such an unhinged duo and what also means that they are probably going in next episode which, again, is becoming kind of boring.

And yeah... I guess that's it from me. Let me know what you thought of the episode and how you feel about all this rookies going in, and I'll see you soon with my next rant!!

Love,

Daniela.

American Horror Story: Double Feature | Season 10 Episode 3 - "Thirst"

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I don't know what everyone's been watching but I'm loving this season! I've seen some pretty harsh comments and I don't get them. So far I feel like they have been doing a great job building story, the characters and just making me interesting in what's to come. Yes, it might be a bit predictable (I feel like I know where this is going) but you never know! Plus, at least they are keeping the momentum going and, for once, I like pretty much all the characters. The little girl Alma is disappointing me and she's becoming a bit annoying, but I think that's the intent. I'm pretty sure this is to show that she's not fully developed so that's why you can't a have a child vampire. That has been a concern in pretty much all the vampire things I've been watching throughout the years and this is another of those cases. Also, I'm still fascinated by the way they're writing the story and grounding it in reality. I know vampires aren't exactly believable but, if there's vampires out there, this is how it could happen so... Yeah, I'm still digging that part of the story. But let's talk about the actual events of this episode because there's quite a few things to talk about.

To me, the star of this episode, and the story-line that I was the most interested in is Ursula's story-line. She arrives in Provincetown to check on Harry and gets herself involved in all this mess. Not that she's really phased by it, no. She meets Mickey and, after reading his scripts, she figures something is up and Mickey actually tells her right away (I guess he has nothing to lose), and instead of being shocked or something, she wants to turn this pill thing into a business, and it's through her that we get to meet The Chemist.

The scene where we learn more about The Chemist is actually pretty interestingly put together, moving from past to present, and that's when another plot evolves. This Chemist wants basically everyone dead - Ursula, Mickey, Harry, Alma and Doris. The thing is, Austin and Belle had thought about killing Harry and Alma already so... Right now there's two plots with Harry in the middle, and I'm so interested in the whole thing!

And then there's also Alma. She also comes clean to Harry who initially tells her to stop taking the pills but she's smarter and says that she only does it if he does as well which... He fails and so Harry starts collecting blood for Alma as well. And that's actually because of that that Austin and Belle say that they need to kill Harry and Alma. I'm pretty sure there's more than meets the eye and I'm super interested in finding what it is but, for now, I'm really happy with how the season is going.

The episode actually ends with Alma killing the police officer and Ursula just being 'okay' with it and Harry arriving home and finding the dead police in the middle of their living room.

Again, I'm so curious to find out where this is going and, as I said, as of now, I'm happy with this season. I'm pretty sure this first half is almost over because there's only 10 episodes total and this is the 3rd one so... Maybe only two more? I don't know... Regardless, I'm pretty sure the stories are connected.

Anyway, that's it from me. Let me know what you thought of this third episode and if you're still enjoying this season and I'll talk to you on my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies | Season 37 Episode 4 - "Messy"

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Brand new week of rants and we're starting with a banger!

This week's episode of The Challenge was sort of predictable but oh so entertaining! Starting of with that unnecessary drama between Kyle and Devin, to all the little romances that are starting to happen and ending with that huge bomb of an elimination.

I'm not going to spend a lot of time on the daily challenge because that elimination was really the highlight of this episode and I need to talk about it. But I'm gonna say that 1) I have mixed feelings about Fessy and Esther winning (again) because I despise Fessy but I really like Esther so I'm happy for her. 2) That drama between Devin and Kyle, as I said, was really unnecessary.

First of, I had no idea they were these best friends. I mean, I'm not mad about it! Kyle has been one of my favorites almost since day one and Devin is growing on me and I honestly like him right now so... I like their little bromance, but that 'fight'... I truly believe that Kyle was just confused because, to me, it looked like everyone was at the same level. That plus the fact that he wanted to win... I think it's understandable. And luckily, there were other things happening in this episode that I don't think anyone is really going to remember this drama.

And speaking of which... Let's get into the juicy stuff!

There's so many layers to this elimination, to be honest. Starting with Corey L and Michele just accepting the fact that they are going in, so that was nice. I actually liked their reasoning on who to vote against them but, it pains me to say, Ashley also had a point. Yes, vote for someone that you don't want to be paired with but also you have to keep in mind that, in the end, you are going to have to face those strong competitors so... Maybe keep the weaker ones? Yeah, it's a double edge sword. Still, Corey L and Michele were the ones going in and now it's up to Fessy and Esther who they are going against.

Corey L actually went to Fessy asking for Hughie and Bettina, and they gave them Hughie but not Bettina. That's when Fessy's ego just started to really show off and he didn't care who he hurt in the process. Just like what he did to Nelson, here he decided to go for Amber B, even after Josh telling him that if he did that, the Big Brother Alliance was over. Well, Fessy did it anyway and this created a huge fight between Josh and Fessy. And you know what's surprising in the middle of all of this? I was on Josh's side! Can you believe?! Yeah, I just don't like Fessy and, as much annoying as Josh is, at least he sticks to the people that he cares about and Fessy doesn't care about anyone. 

What's even funnier is the fact that Fessy's decision bit him in the ass and Amber B and Hughie ended up winning the elimination. Again, I was kind of torn on who I was rooting for because I like Corey L and Michele, but I also wanted to see Amber B back just to piss off Fessy so... I guess I'm happy with this outcome!!

There was also a bit of drama between Corey L and Hughie which in the end I really felt bad for Corey L (his confessional was pretty sentimental) but now it was time for Hughie and Amber to decide who they wanted to be paired with, and here I have to give props to the Vets because, for once, they have been pretty smart about this game (I guess it pays off being in this for years and years).

Starting of with Hughie he decided to leave Ashley and chose Nany has his new partner. I don't know how well that's gonna go, but we'll see... As for Amber (and this is when the Vets are smarter) she goes for Devin - not only it was what Josh said but also, this way, both Gabo and Emy are without a partner, which means they get paired up, and so they have another rookie/rookie team to throw in next week. As for Josh he's paired with Ashley which... Again, don't know if that's going to work, but I'm curious to see Amber and Devin working together.

Next week looks like it will be the week that Fessy leaves. We see an ambulance arrive and a ton of people crying so... I don't know but I hope so... Don't know how that's going to work with Esther tho... Might be another woman's elimination maybe... I don't have a lot of predictions for next week so let me know your predictions and I guess I'll talk to you pretty soon with a new AHS rant!

Love,

Daniela.