The Challenge: USA | Season 1 Episode 3 - "Declarations of Independence"

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Hello everyone!

I'm back from my holidays and of course, the first thing I had to catch up on was The Challenge: USA.

I gotta say that this new spin-off has been pretty refreshing. I like the fact that I'm not necessarily rooting for anyone. With saying that, I was indeed rooting for James in this episode (after last episode I grew fond of him) and I was crushed when he was sent home at the end. Plus, I really disliked everything that Domenick said and did in this episode so it just made everything worse. From the feedback I saw online, people found it funny the interactions between Cashay and Domenick. Personally, I just thought he was so damn rude to her, diminished her based on her age and looks and, at the end, she was the reason why they won the elimination. Granted, just like everyone online, I also think he did it on purpose - he wanted to go home and just faked forgetting to plug the drain so... But, I'm getting a little ahead of myself. Let's talk about the weekly challenge first.

Just like that elimination, the weekly challenge was sort of complicated. It had multiple steps, starting with running to then build a ladder and lastly one part of the duo had to balance on a narrow plank while the other got letters to form  a phrase. I was sad that James and Tasha lost right away, and then Kyland and Angela won - Ben and Kyra almost had it and I was rooting for them so it was double sad for me.

Then, when it came to the deliberation, the winning pair always asks the loosing pair who they want to go against and, this time, they knew they weren't going to pick anyone from Big Brother so they only had two options - Domenick and Cashey (who they went with) or Leo and Justine, which created a lot of drama right away. I can't blame them though because I really didn't expect that from James. However, I just couldn't help it still be rooting for him, and that's why I was said when he lost the elimination.

Well, since I've talked about the elimination already, I don't think I have anything else to add. I'm excited for the next episode because it's Trivia, which is my favourite. Plus, I'm curious to see how these new players are with Trivia - it's going to be interesting for sure! And well, without James the only two people I sort of like is Cayla and Tyson... Let's see if I warm up to anyone else.

Post that, let me know who are you rooting for, what you thought about James wanting to go against Leo and who were you rooting for in that elimination? Let me know everything and I'll talk to you very soon with a rant for Episode 4.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: USA | Season 1 Episode 2 - "Oh Say Can You See Tiffany"

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Hello people!

Yes, I'm back already with a new post and I'm actually really excited to talk to you about this new episode of The Challenge: USA.

If you remember, in my last post (aka Episode 1), I wasn't really feeling this season yet. I mean, I was excited, but because I didn't know anyone, I was just going along with what was happening and not really rooting for anyone in particular. Well, that kind of changed in this episode.

We got to know some people a bit better and, on top of that, we got to see the new pairings - which was interesting having some exes  teaming up together and like people from the same show, like Cayla and James, that were pretty major in this episode. And speaking of those, they're starting to become some of my favourites in this season and actually, I think people  from The Amazing Race are pretty good competitors as well. That's the show I'm least familiar with so I had no idea what to expect from them but, from this episode, and this elimination, I think they can go pretty far. Someone else that I figured last episode was good and kept on being good in this episode was Tyson. He was paired with Justine in this episode and, although she was a little bitter with him for sending her best friend home last episode, they got along pretty well and they even won the daily, so that's two daily challenges in a row that Tyson won. And, fast forward to the elimination, I think they were able to get rid of his biggest competition, which was Cashel so... I think Tyson is becoming the new Wes... We'll see..

Surprisingly, I also enjoyed the drama in this episode. Maybe it was because I don't know any of the previous dramas  between people in other shows, but it looks like Tiffany created a lot of drama and manipulated a lot of people during her season of Big Brother and, because of that, a lot of the Big Brother people didn't really like her and that's why she was sent into elimination (alongside with her partner Cashel). That, and because she was basically trying to get rid of all the Love Island girls and, even though I don't think they're the strongest girls in this competition, they were pretty good at creating a plan to get rid of her - a plan that both Tyson and Justine went along with, I gotta add.

And yeah, I've talked about the elimination, which was a really good one and different from other things that we have seen before, as well as the actual daily challenge and, as I said, Cashel and Tiffany were the ones to go against James and Cayla (who lost the daily challenge) and the later completely smashed it and sent Cashel and Tiffany home, which was what everyone wanted.

So, I guess that's it from me. I'm actually really excited about this spin-off - it has new players (at least, for me) and new challenges that are pretty interesting so... Let's bring it on!

Let me know what you thought of this episode and what are your thoughts on this season so far and I'll talk to you in my next rant (which might come a little later than usual because I'm going on holidays). Until then..

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 20 - "Negative, Part Two"

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Hello!

I know, I know... This is super long overdue and I apologise not only for that but for the lack of detail I'm going to give in this rant because, truth is, I've seen this episode almost a month ago and I don't remember a lot of details. I'm going to try and be as detailed as I can get, but I can't promise you anything. With that disclaimer, let's get into the Season Finale of The Flash!

Something I can tell you right away is that this was pretty lame. Everything this season that revolved around the forces wasn't great and honestly the only interesting thing about this episode was actually the turn that Iris' storyline took. I still think it's lame that they didn't make a bigger deal about her death (like, really make it look like she died and only bring her back next season) but I liked the attention to detail that they gave her, which I wasn't expecting and I barely remembered that Time Stone thing. Well, turns out that that stone that Damian Darhk gave Joe in Armageddon meant something and now the stone felt like Iris still had more to give to the world so it saved her in there. I know, it's pretty cringey, but at least they brought back something from previous episodes and tied everything together.

Apart from that, I really didn't like the whole Cecile thing of her reaching to Bashir and bringing the good forces back to fight the negative forces... That was so cringey! And I honestly don't know what else to tell you about that because that was it! They brought them back and Barry alongside with them fought Thawne and defeated him - end of story.

After that, everything went back to normal - Iris was cured from her time sickness, Meena looses her powers, Tinya and her mother are reunited and the only different thing is that Cecile now has the power of telekinesis which, again, is pretty cringey. And lastly they just showed a little bit of that Caitlin storyline where we see Mark encounter someone that he claims to be "a friend". 

Overall, nothing was really exciting about this episode, and for a season finale, it was pretty disappointing. I seriously hope the next season is the last because they don't have exciting stories to tell anymore, and on top of that, the CGI has become worse and worse so... Yeah, just try to end on a better note but end it. 

That's it from me guys. I know I'm posting this really late but let me know what you thought of this episode and the season overall and I'll see you with a new The Flash rant next season!

Love,

Daniela.

 

The Challenge: USA | Season 1 Episode 1 - "The United States of Challenge"

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Hello everyone!

So this is something new! I mean, it's still The Challenge and still follows the same The Challenge rules but, this times, the contestants are all new and that's something quite interesting for me! Well, they're not entirely new because they're from other reality shows such as Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, etc... But, because I don't watch any of those shows, they're all new to me and I don't have anyone that I'm rooting for right away. That can be a good and a bad thing because, on one hand it's interesting to see how everyone plays and starting to side with some people, but at the same time I don't have a lot to say in these first rants because I'm not attached to anyone. With that said, let's get into the actual episode.

This is one of those cases where episodes take a long time introducing everyone - they aren't able to really introduce everyone but they try. As I said previously, right away, I don't have a favourite. I'm still seeing how everyone plays and who seems strong but I can tell you that I'm not vibing with the girls from Love Island. Also, I always vibe a lot more with the people  from Survivor because I think that's the show that's the most similar to The Challenge and they are the strongest so I'm paying attention to those from Survivor.

As far as challenges go, this first one was nice - tamed, but nice - and basically everyone did pretty well. And, for the rules, they had to team up in this first challenge and we were led to believe that these were going to be the duos for the whole season but, at the end of the episode, TJ reveals that the teams are going to change every single week and, not only that but they will also be picked randomly and they won't get the same partner (for as long as they can do it). 

We did have an elimination in this episode, which was one of those where you have to tangle the rope but, honestly, I can't really remember who won and who lost, or even who went into the elimination (I'm sorry, I'm still trying to remmeber everyone). Also, I completely forgot to mention that there's also another twist where you have to have a certain amount of money in your personal bank account in order ro run a final so, for each daily challenge you win and for each elimination, you get a certain amount of money and, in the end, only those with 5000$ can run the final (which was the amount Angela and Tyson won for the daily challenge). And since we're talking about Angela and Tyson, they do look like a pretty strong duo so I'm paying attention to them. If I'm not mistaken, Tyson is from Survivor so, obviously, he was going to be good. Let's see how he does in the future.

Well, I guess I don't really have anything else to say so let me know what you thought of this first episode (I know there's a new one coming out tomorrow) and if you are familiar with any of the contestans and, as of now, who are you rooting for. Tell me everything and I'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: All Stars | Season 3 Episode 10 - "Coming For The Crown"

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Hello people!

(I know, no need to remind me of the rant for the last The Flash episode).

Back with a new and last The Challenge: All Stars episode so let's get to it!

This time around I was indeed right about some stuff - just not the overnight challenge.

That's right, there was no overnight challenge, which was kind of a bummer because I love those! However, we did get a one-on-one fight before the day was over and that was fun. It was pretty quick the whole thing because the matches were really unbalanced, but I was pretty happy with the outcome - with both Jonna and Mark wining their matches (alongside with Brad and Nia).

Moving on to the next day (because nothing really major happened overnight) we were hit with an elimination!

That's right, TJ let them know who was in the lead in terms of points - which were Jonna and Nia for the girls and Nehemiah and Wes for the guys - and then, who had the least amount of points had to face eachother and only one guy and girl would keep going (the other one was going home).

Obviously I was rooting for Mark and KellyAnne. Unfortunately, both lost, which was really such a  bummer. I was okay with Brad winning but honestly Kailah is just so lucky! Somehow she figured out the "puzzle" and won - even though she had no idea of what she was doing! It's really not fair but... yeah... That's life...

So, after KellyAnne and Mark left, they went on with the final and, from that point on, it was individual and no more points - who got to the yacht where the money was would win - which is sort of bittersweet because, in a way, it makes sense that the first to finish the race wins but at the same time it's way more exciting with the points, but okay...

First checkpoint was, right away, the best - eating challenge, where everyone strugled. Then, a puzzle and, lastly, another sort of puzzle that was honestly so nerve wracking.

Well, in the end, Wes won, which was pretty obvious, I think we all thought he was going to win, AND JONNA WON! I'm actually really happy because not only she grew so much but also everyone sort of thought she only won last time because of MJ and that's not true! So I'm really happy that she won!

And that's basically it guys! The end of another season but we have The Challenge: USA airing right now so... Expect rants for that one as well. Until then...

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: All Stars | Season 3 Episode 9 - "Cheater! Cheater!"

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Hello everyone!

Okay, so I was wrong about a lot of things in my predictions for this episode so let's not waste any time and let's get into it.

I guess we should start with the biggest elephant in the room - no, Derrick didn't win againt Nehemiah and I was so wrong about that. You know why I believed Derrick was going to win, but I guess the way they edited the preview was really misleading and I fell for it. Also, maybe it was just wishful thinking because I do like Derrick more. Unfortunately, he lost and Nehemiah stayed. I also thought this was going to be a "Best out of 3" situation but no - it was one and done, which I think wasn't really fair but okay...

Next thing that I was wrong was the girls elimination - it didn't even happen! I don't know why I never saw that coming because I knew this episode was going to be the final and obviously the girls were outnumbered so it made sense. But again, maybe I never thought about it because I just really wanted to see Kailah and KellyAnne fighting in a Pole Wrestle. Again, didn't happen and not only I was but Kailah also was really mad that they never got around to actually fight!

The good thing about this elimination though was that they had a challenge right then and there with everyone, and it was a really interesting one that was about memory but also about moments in previous eliminations on The Challenge (in previous seasons) so that was nice - I always like when they ask about the actual show. The outcome wasn't really major - no one went home but the order they finished this challenge made up the order that they would start the final so... I guess that is still pretty important.

And now you ask - What about the stars? Well, that we found out right in the beginning of the final.

Turns out who had more stars had a 5 points advantage in the final because yes, this final is made of points you get for each place you are when you get to a checkpoint. And then there's like a 'face off' in this checkpoints and you also get points if you win the 'face off'. But, back to the stars... That meant only one guy and one girl got 5 points right away and, because Nehemiah won all of Derrick's points, he had the most points and, therefore, he got the 5 points. As for the girls it was Jonna who got them, which was pretty huge for her because she also had another advantage being the first one to win the previous challenge and getting an head start on the final (I hope all of that made sense).

I can't get really into specifics when it comes to the final because there's a lot to it but I have a feeling Nia is going to win. I don't know why because she's not even in the lead, but they focused a lot on her in this episode so... I have that feeling (but I was wrong about all my predictions last time so take my predictions with a grain of salt).

As for the boys, the only one that I genuinly like is Mark so obviously I'm rooting for him. Unfortunately, he isn't doing very well and I guess we all suspect who's going to win - Wes. Yes, he's annoying, but the truth is, he is indeed really good at most things and he does really well in finals and he's being great in this one so, as much as it pains me to say it, I think Wes is going to win...

Well, all I know is that I don't want Kailah to win nor Nehemiah... Everyone else, as much as I don't love them, I think they're fine and they're good competitors. And, just a quick opinion on the actual final - I think they have a little bit of everything and I'm excited for what's to come. So far we had endurence, memory, strategy, water stuff, and from the preview we will also get food challenges, which are my favourites, and also an overnight challenge, which I also really enjoy so... So far, I'm enjoying this final! Let's just hope it ends well (aka how I want it to end). 

So, post all of that, let me know your thoughts on this episode - where your predictions right? Did you think Nehemiah was going to win? What are your thoughts on the final so far? Let me know everything and I'll see you pretty soon with The Flash season finale rant!

Love,

Daniela.