The Challenge: Double Agents | Season 36 Episode 6 - "From Theresa With Love"

 

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Hello everybody and welcome to another great The Challenge episode!

This one didn't top last one but, in a way, I was much more into it.

As you can see by the title of the episode, this was all about Theresa and you never know what to expect from this titles - it can either be about the ones that win the challenge or the ones that go into elimination. This time it was the better option. I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but yes, Theresa and Jay won the week's challenge and that's why I was much more into this episode than the last one.

The week's challenge was so exciting - it's these types of challenges that I like, mini finals - these are the challenges that really show what type of competitor you are and, truly, if you have any chance in a final and, well, I guess Theresa and Jay could win this season if they end up getting their gold skull. And that is why Theresa targeted Ashley this episode - not only Ashley is so shady (as we all know) but she has also won two finals and she ended up in second place in this week's challenge so she was definitely a target.

(Also, before I continue, I need to mention and Lio decided to leave the challenge. It's a bummer because he's a professional wrestler and I was really looking forward to see more of him, but he felt like being in the house was triggering his mental health and so he decided to leave. Somehow, all the shows I've been watching lately have dealt with the same things that I've been going through... wow! Anyway, that decision also meant that Gabby was without a partner and, because Devin was also alone, they ended up getting paired up. Okay, let's go on with the episode...)

So, yes, Theresa and Jay won and so they worked on a plan to get Ashley out. I have to give props to Ashley though - her pitch in the deliberation was really good. She let everyone know that 1) they didn't know if this was a girls or guys elimination and 2) that she was a good competitor and that guys would like to be paired with her in the final. I'll give her that, she had good points, but she's still really annoying about her wins and, in the end, it didn't really matter, she ended up being the one voted in (her and Cory).

Post that, it was time to decide who would go against Ashley. Until the very last minute they were torn between sending in Nany or Kam and, in the end, without knowing if this was a girls elimination, Theresa and Jay decided to vote Kam and Kyle because, to be honest, Kam would most likely beat Ashley (and Nany wouldn't) which was Theresa's plan all along.

And guess what? Kam did send Ashley home (again)! This was a bittersweet win because, on one hand, Ashley is out and I don't like her and Theresa and Jay's plan worked but, on the other hand, Kam was also pissed because she was 'blind sided'. I don't know if I necessarily agree with this because Theresa did hint at Kam that she would go in... You never know, that's right, but she should've been prepared. Also, everyone said that Theresa and Jay made a dumb move but I don't know if I agree... Yes, they pissed of Cory (who's friends with Jay) and Kam but they have the rookie girls on their side and possibly the vets who voted Kam and Kyle in... But, I do think Jay should've given at least Cory a heads up, that's the only thing I think Jay should've done differently. Apart from that, I think this was a great move. Not only Kam got her Gold Skull, neither Cory nor Kyle had to compete and Ashley got eliminated so everyone has a better chance in the final so... I don't know why everyone's so mad at them...

Well, I feel like next week is going to be another great episode. We saw in the trailer that it's a 'water' challenge and we also saw that Fessy has some sort of fight with... Kyle?! I don't know... Josh was also in there but... He always is so, I don't know... My prediction is that Kyle and Kam win the challenge and are the double agents (because Kyle was laughing during that fight and also because Kam talks about not trusting Theresa during the challenge) and that Fessy and Aneesa are the ones to go in... The only thing that doesn't make sense in this scenario is that the next episode is called "Die Another Jay" so... Again, it either means that everything works out fine for him or that he goes into elimination/home so... I'm really curious for the next episode... Maybe it's Jay against Fessy?! That would be interesting but I would be afraid for Jay... Anyway, let me know what you thought of this episode. Would be angry at Jay and Theresa or do you agree with them and you wanted Ashley out? Let me know all your thoughts and I'll see you next week with more exciting rants!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 17 - "Reunion"

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So, here we are with the The Challenge Reunion (part 1, I might add. part 2 coming next week - as usual). Reunions are always difficult for me to review because, the truth is, I've been commenting during the whole season and now, it's just themselves commenting on stuff that I have already commented on. However, this time the Reunion was a bit different. Because of this whole pandemic thing, the reunion had to be via Zoom so it was a different environment. In a way, I liked it better how did it now. It felt more real (because everyone was in their own houses) and, in general, it looked like they were way more friendly with each other which, we know that most of we see in the show, is 'fake' and just to make the show interesting. Apart from that Zoom thing that was different, all the other things that they touched on were kind of boring.

They started out with the winners, as per usual, but there really wasn't much to talk about, to be honest. They did touch on Bayleigh's injury and, something that I was looking forward to, Melissa's pregnancy. The truth is, the was already 4 months pregnant when she got to the final and that really shocked me. I also liked the whole Bananas and Wes alliance and to see that most people truly didn't know that they were working together. Those two teaming up really cracked me up (during the season and in this episode). And speaking of Bananas, they also touched on the 'love triangle' between him, Jay and Morgan but, truth be told, there wasn't much to talk about. Jay and Bananas talked about it before going into the show and yeah, there's that. Ashley tried to make a thing out of it but it didn't work.

Something kind of major, not only during the season, but in this reunion was the whole Nany, Aneesa an Kaycee thing. This was what gave this episode the biggest 'argument' and then, what pissed me off the most, was that Nany left the video call because it was already her bed time... That really annoyed me! Nany sometimes is so annoying... I have such a love/hate relationship with her. I do feel like she's a bit underrated but she also doesn't do anything to establish herself and she does have some childish and annoying attitudes so... Yeah, there's that.

Apart from that they also touched on the whole Kailah and Bear thing but they didn't stay on that for long (I think because Bear wasn't there) and they also talked about the whole Jenna and Zach thing, which is another topic that really annoys me. I'm so tired of that drama. Although, I also have such a bittersweet 'connection' to that relationship like, I love to see them together and the whole Barbie and Ken thing is so cute but, at the same time, Zach really treats her badly and she's really possessive over her and don't really think that relationship is healthy so... I don't know... Maybe behind closed doors it is different but... I don't know.

Anyway, that's basically it for this first part of the reunion. Next week we'll see some behind the scenes footage so, maybe it will be more interesting. Regardless, it is still fun to see them react to the footage and interact with each other so... Yeah, looking forward to it.

I know there's not much to say about this Reunion but let me know your thoughts and I'll talk to you next week!

Love,

Daniela. 

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 4 - "Karma Chameleon"

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Back with a new The Challenge rant! However, not a so unexpected and exciting one. This was still pretty fun and entertaining, but not as good (in my opinion) as the previous one. I love me some karma though, so that was nice.

This overall episode was pretty straightforward. There was drama, that person was sent in, she went home. And the person I'm talking about is Ashley. The karma hits hard! It's amazing because last week she kept saying sh*t about Bananas and he wasn't even nominated in the end and then, this week, if last week wasn't enough, she had to screw things more and obviously, she was nominated... By the group, I mean. But well, I didn't even talk about the actual challenge so, let's rewind a bit.

As we saw in the previous last week, this week's challenge looked pretty extreme - with one people going to the hospital. So, as soon as they presented it, I was really excited to see where things would go. It did seem pretty hard - they had to 'swim' in an ice cold pool to get some puzzle pieces. Two teams gave up - one because they really couldn't take it anymore (Nelson was the one to go away in an ambulance because he could barely walk) and another one just because they knew they wouldn't win (this team being Kyle and Cory's). I mean, I kind of get it, but at least they could have given a bit more. Anyway, Bananas' team ended up winning, which I was so happy about, of course, and this time, the 5 members of the Team would be in the Tribunal, which I think is fair.

Then there were the house nominations which you already know that they all voted for Ashley. As or the Tribunal, it was odd. I was almost sure that Aneesa, who was part of Bananas' Team, would try and get her red skull, but I was wrong. Instead, none of the girls in the Tribunal (Aneesa, Big T and Kaycee) wanted to go into elimination and so, out of the ones they nominated (Mattie, Tori and Dee) they went with Dee. I guess I would do the same because I like both Mattie and Tori, even though that would mean either Dee or Ashley would stay in the house and get a red skull. 

In the end, Dee won against Ashley, which I'm fine with. The odds of Dee going into elimination again and get eliminated were higher than if it was with Ashley so it was a nice result. I still hope Dee goes home though because she has been really annoying this season.

And well, now I guess it's time to speculate about the next episode. We see a lot of things from the elimination in the preview so we know that Bear, Kyle, Josh, Swaggy C and Fessy aren't going into elimination; I'm pretty sure Swaggy C, Josh and Kaycee are the Tribunal; and, to me, it looked like the two guys were black and 'kinda big' so I would say it's two of these three - Cory, Nelson, Rogan. Plus, the name of the episode is "Break up with your BF, I'm bored" and we also know from the preview that Kailah and Bear will make out but the BF doesn't necessarily means boyfriend, it can be best-friend so I would say the two in the elimination are Cory and Nelson - BFFs. I don't know, that's just my theory.

Anyway, let me know your theories as well as what you thought of this episode and I'll see you next week with more rants!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 3 - "A Hard Jay's Night"

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Wow! What an amazing The Challenge episode!

This is what The Challenge should always be! Extreme, Surprising and just overall Epic! I must say, I did see some spoilers before watching the show but oh boy they weren't anything compared to what really happened. Overall, I think this episode was pretty great! Once again, a good balance between game and drama, which is just the way I like. Also, just like this game demands, people weren't afraid to make some moves and, even though it didn't end well for everybody, at least people aren't playing a scared game anymore. I've talked enough riddle so let's just get straight to the point. Yes, CT ended up going home after this week's elimination. And why? Well, not only him, but everybody underestimated Jay and he ended up winning the elimination against CT! I mean, he would be happy loosing against him because well it's CT but he won, and that is even better. I guess it was a bit bittersweet to me. I've grown to like CT over the last seasons and I'm sad to see him go, but at the same time I'm really a sucker for the underdogs and, let's be real, it always helps that this underdog is kinda cute (that isn't enough to save him from getting nominated tho - yes, I'm speaking at you Dee).

Anyway, I've talked enough about the end of the episode so let's rewind a bit.

Well, let's talk about the actual challenge of the week and who won. This week's challenge was a mix between a puzzle and a endurance game where they had to memorize some symbols in order to get a code. In the end, CT and Bayleigh won and, obviously, Bayleigh chose Swaggy C to be with them in the Tribunal. 

Then, there's this whole drama between Ashley and Bananas which results in Ashley leading a whole bunch of people on voting for Bananas (having in mind that, at this point, people are still keen on voting for Jay). This was actually pretty funny because, up until some point, the 'race' was between Jay and Bananas, but out of nowhere someone votes for Nelson and suddenly a lot of people votes for Nelson and that starts a whole other drama... The whole thing was even funnier after Wes keeping his alliance with Bananas and voting for Jay. That was so fun and left me pretty happy, to be honest. I never thought I would be happy with Wes. Well, in the end, Jay went to elimination anyway. As for the Tribunal, it didn't really matter who they were going to pick because their mind was pretty set on CT going in (that's what he wanted) but still they went with Rogan (who also wanted to go in), Nelson (because of the drama he created) and Bear (just because he loves the attention).

And, as far as the elimination goes... We already know what happened. I was happy that Jay won even if that meant that CT went home. I think CT should have gone with someone else. As soon as he saw a challenge that he didn't know what it was, he shouldn't have thrown himself in. But, even after seeing what the challenge was, I never thought CT would lose. His approach to the elimination looked smarter, in my opinion, but I guess Jay is really good at his mental game and he really has a lot of patience so, congrats to him and I seriously hope he gets to the final because now he really deserves it!

Next week's episode is a girls elimination week and the challenge looks extreme and someone is definitely going to the hospital so... I'm curious to see how it all unfolds.

Until then, let me know what you thought of this week's episode. Were you happy that Jay won? Or were you rooting for CT? Let me know everything and I'll see you next week with some new rants!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 2 - "Sweet Dreams Are Made of Dee"

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Back with a new The Challenge rant and there's quite a few things to discuss so let's jump right into it.

This episode kind o annoyed me, to be honest. Not that it had too much drama or they didn't show the elimination or something. No, it wasn't anything like that. It was more the dumb decisions that some players made. But before I get ahead of myself, let's talk about the proper challenge.

The challenge this week was a bit hard to understand, but once you saw everything happen you get it. There were multiple parts of it. In the beginning, Wes, Jenny and Jordan's Team crushed it. But once they got to the second stage of the challenge they were the worst team. And, as you can imagine, Jordan was pretty salty. And the thing is, because o the Red Skull thing the game completely changed. Now people want to get into elimination so they can get a place in the final. It's really hard to strategize for this so, in my opinion, I guess the best thing to do is just do well on the challenges and roll with it. Sooner or later you will rub someone the wrong way and you'll get into elimination, no problem.

Anyway, in the end, Dee, Cory and Swaggy's Team won and they were the Tribunal. And, as you can imagine, this episode was all about Dee (as for the title of the episode) and she was the one that made the worst decisions. First of all, after seeing Rogan flirt with Jenn, she decided right away to make her plan so she would be eliminated. She didn't have to nominate her because the house nominated her on what was the funniest part of the episode. Of course Wes and Bananas (now BFFs) had to do something and they instructed Jenn on a speech and this showed how really dumb she is. I'm sorry, she didn't look like a bad person, she just looked one of those dumb barbie girls that no nothing about life. I kinda felt sorry for her. But anyway, she had the worst speech ever but no matter what, she would be nominated. As for the Tribunal that was a whole other thing.

Because now everyone wants to go to an elimination, both Jenny and Tori wanted to go in now, against Jenn. However, Dee had both on her TOP List. With a slight difference - Jenny was her number one. And this is where the dumb decisions start. Tori talks to her because, apparently, Dee promised both of them (Tori an Jenny) things and Tori is with Jordan which makes Jordan also mad at Dee if she chooses Jenny instead which... She did.

When the elimination started, Dee went with Jenny... Even after TJ lets everyone know that one of the new rules are that if you are on the Tribunal, you can nominate yourself! How dumb was that?! You keep saying you are so good but when you get the chance to take down someone you have beef with and still pick someone else?! That was the worst decision ever! Not only both Tori and Jordan are against her, but everyone in the house thinks she's not that great (which she isn't, in my opinion). I'm happy for Jenny though because, yes, she did win the elimination, and I like Jenny, but Dee's plan just didn't work. Because now, besides all the thing that I said before, even if she gets to the final, she's going to run against Jenny and most likely loose (as TJ said, Jenny could take out basically everyone in the game) so... Yes Dee, you are really dumb.

So, these are my thoughts on the latest The Challenge episode. The next one looks fun. Not only the actual challenge but it looks like we're going to have some drama between Bananas and Ashley so... Can't wait for that!

Let me know what you thought of the episode and what you thought of Dee's plan/actions and I'll see you next week with a new rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 1 - "Mad World"

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I'm back with The Challenge rants, and what a perfect time for this series to be back! I feel like this was exactly what we needed right now - some 'mindless' TV that is entertaining, somehow educational and just fun! And, from the looks of it, this is going to be an hell of a season! (I know, I say this basically in the beginning of every The Challenge season but this one... Looks really promising!).

There are so many changes this time around. I really can't wait to talk about them so, let's not waste any time.

First things first - I guess they really payed attention to what the fans have been saying and they didn't waste any time. They jumped right away to the actual challenge and only after that we got to know a bit more about the players, mainly the new ones. The challenge itself wasn't that groundbreaking but you couldn't really ask for much because of all the players involved. I don't know if I just didn't pay much attention to it but it looks like this season they have a lot more players - 28. And, unlike some previous seasons, they didn't get rid of any in that first challenge (aka it wasn't a purge). Instead, it was an actual challenge, that lead to a tribunal, nominations and elimination - the whole thing. But before we get to the nominations an such, let's talk about their living conditions.

Finally they did something different with that. Instead of the 'usual' mansion, this time they're living in an underground bunker, with little to none 'pleasure' things (even though they have a pretty nice gym space and an inside pool). I liked that 'twist'. It makes the things more interesting and I bet this time they won't be going out to parties and such, which might just mean that there's going to be a lot more fights, because they're all inside this bunker, at all times.

The second main difference of the season is an unexpected alliance. Wes and Bananas. That's right, this two are teaming up and now all the others players have to be scared. If they were good by themselves, together they're going to make the perfect game and, even though I don't care much for Wes, I can't wait to see this thin unfold. The truth is, this whole 'vendetta' between them was just for fun now. It was obvious that they weren't 'enemies' for real, neither inside nor outside the house. It was pretty much only for the sake of the series and because it was 'tradition'. I'm kind of glad they are done with that and that they're teaming up.

And well, the last main difference of the season is really that, in order to get to the final, you must go to elimination. There's no free rides this season. That is huge and it's really going to impact the way they used to play this game. Now, everyone is going to want to go to elimination. And, if I were them, I would try to go as soon as possible because the possibilities of going against someone 'big' are less likely. 

As for the new players and the ones to go to elimination, before I end the review, I didn't care much for the Tribunal (Cory, Rogan and Jenny) and they went with the usual 'Rookies' thing (Asaf against Jay). Even though I liked both of them, you know, I'm a sucker for the underdog so I wanted Jay to win and he did, so I'm happy. And unless he does some dumb sh*t throughout the season, he's becoming one of my favorites. So, as of now, I'm rooting for Bananas (obvious), Jenna, Jenny, Mattie and Jay. That's it!

Let me know what you thought of this new season and who are you rooting for right now and I'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Daniela.

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

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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.

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.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 13 - "Dee-Day"

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I'm sorry I took a bit longer with this post but it has been some crazy days and just today I got to watch the episode. Post that, let's get into it.

This week, nothing changed. It was another stupid decisions filled episode. I swear, halfway through the season it just looks like they got dumb and decided to make the stupidest decisions.

The episode actually started on a good note - with a Purge challenge. We knew this was going to happen from the preview, but it was still super duper fun. This challenge was mainly based on swimming and, surprisingly, there's a lot of The Challenge players that either don't know how to swim or aren't really good at it (and to think that to be on The Challenge you had to be good at basically everything). And so, because of that, this was an interesting episode. The main focus was obviously Dee because of all the things that happened with Rogan and because she isn't a good swimmer. This challenge also required duos and the slowest swimming duo, from either Team, would go home right away and so, no one wanted to be paired with Dee (I felt really sorry for her). But you know what this does? Make her prove people wrong and that was exactly what she did! Rogan and her weren't even in the Top Two. However, who were in the Top Two were Leroy/Kam (which was expected because neither of them are that great at swimming) and, as a surprise to everyone (not me really, but to the contestants) Joss/Kayleigh. Yeah, who would've thought Joss would be in the Bottom Two. Actually, who would've thought that Joss was going home just like that? Yes, Him and Kayleigh here the ones sent home right away and, to be honest, it was Karma. I was pretty happy with this outcome! He decided to send Georgia into elimination which made her go home because he said Kayleigh was as good (or even better) than Georgia and now... Yeah, he regretted his decision. 

So, those two were sent home, which left Team UK with only 5 players. But that wasn't the end of it. They also lost this challenge which meant they had to nominated a guy to go into elimination. Personally I thought it would finally be Rogan but... I was wrong. Dee was naive again and she voted for Jordan, as did CT and Rogan and yeah, Jordan went into elimination again.

Then, the Tribunal (Ninja, Ashley and Zach) went with Josh - someone from their own Team. Of course Zach didn't vote for him but still, Ninja and Ashley voted the same way and so Josh went against Jordan.

It was a pretty epic elimination. Everything was in Josh's favor - it was a tug-a-war type of challenge we all know that Jordan has an disadvantaged but... Jordan is smart and he worked some genius plans and he eventually won, in a really big twist!

It was a pretty huge episode, mainly because of the elimination but, at this point, I'm losing faith that either Cara or Paulie are going to be sent home. Paulie really isn't because in the preview we see that all the guys are going to the final right away so... It's just the girls that are on the line next week.

This also means that the final is pretty close. At this point I hope either Zach, Tori or Jordan win (yeah, I never thought I would be saying I was rooting for Jordan) but they're the only ones against Paulie's alliance right now so... I just don't want anyone from Paulie's alliance to win.

Let me know who are you rooting for in the final and I'll talk to you soon, with another rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 12 - "The Right Honorable Rogan"

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Brand new week of rants and prepare yourselves - I have some strong opinions about this episode of The Challenge (as I always do, let's be honest).

This is a f*cking joke! For real. I was loving the beginning of the season. The big moves, sending home big players (even if one of those was Bananas) it was pretty exciting and something never seen on The Challenge. But now... It's just dumb! Ever since the UK won and still decided to send into elimination one of their own I knew this was doomed and there's no way Team UK is going to win this season. And that wasn't dumb enough, they were even dumber this episode.

The episode began with quite a lot of drama, to be honest. Right away we saw Rogan and Joss talking to Paulie saying that they wanted to throw in Dee (they said she was the weakest on their team *cough* Kayleigh *cough*) and this coming from Rogan, who looked like had feelings for her. That thing got a bit brushed over by Tori and Jordan's engagement. They threw a little party, with Zach even having a speech and it was pretty cute. Guess who didn't go to the party? Cara, yes. This just shows how awful she is as a human being. She just needs to sort her sh*t out. Only people who have miserable lives act like that so... Take some time off and work on yourself. You really need it.

Anyway, after that we get into the week's challenge and... It was awful. The challenge itself didn't look too difficult but what was the worst was that CT threw the challenge (aka making Team UK loose) because of all the things with Rogan, Joss and Paulie about throwing in Dee. For real, that was just the dumbest thing ever! And even more because, in the end of the day, Dee didn't even go into elimination. It was just really stupid!

But I'm getting ahead of myself. So, Team USA won and they chose Kam as the speaker and she chose to join the Tribunal Nany and Leroy. It was just a plan to keep an eye on Nany and... Ugh! This whole thing between the three just annoyed the hell out of me. I'm with Nany on this, to be honest. First, I never really liked Kam. Second, Kam just thinks she's the sh*t and she really isn't. And third, I'm really disappointed at Leroy for joining Paulie and not join the right alliance (who isn't even an alliance, they're just all friends). Basically everyone left this season is f*cking annoying and just can't deal with them. 

As for the nominations, there wasn't really a nomination. They all basically voted for Tori and that's it. I felt really sorry for her because not only she just went in, but also she just got engaged and... C'mon! Give her a break! As I said, it just messes with me on a whole another level.

Well, as I mentioned before, in the end, Tori went in but not against Dee - against Jenny. That was the worst scenario because not only I like both of them, but also they were the strongest of Team UK (one more proof that they're just dumb). And well, it looks like half of my prediction was right - Jenny did go into elimination but not against Dee, against Tori. But the biggest surprise of all was that Tori actually won against Jenny! Jenny looked like a beast and that no one could really beat her but I guess I was wrong. I'm still happy though because everyone keeps underestimate Tori and I believe she could take out all of the remaining girls.

Next episode looks like it's going to be a huge one. Not only it is called "Dee-Day", and after Rogan's betrayal she sure as hell is going to retaliate, but also because a guy and a girl are going to go home right away - the worst two of the challenge are going home... And it's a swimming challenge so finally Cara might be going home! I sure as hell hope so!

Post all that, let me know all your thoughts on this week's episode. Did you agree with what Team UK did? Or you agree that they were dumb? Tell me everything and I'll see you soon with new rants!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 11 - "All Is Fair In Love And War"

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Hello everybody!

Damn! This episode!

Unfortunately, I had already seen some spoilers so it wasn't all a surprise. The thing I saw though wasn't directly connected to the challenges so, I still had that as a surprise and I still had an overall good experience with this episode. Obviously, there's the usual issues, such as the b*tch in the banner (can't actually believe I have her as my banner).

This season of The Challenge is really going all in and, for that, I'm super excited! But, on the other hand, it made me hate people that I used to like, such as Cara. I was never a big fan of her but this season she is really messing with my nerves and her attitude in this episode in particular was so nasty that it just shows how awful as a person she is, not only in the game. But rewinding a bit...

There was a fair amount of drama in the episode, but nothing really major. The usual stuff of people talking about the numbers and such.

As for the week's challenge... I guess the UK winning last episode was a one time thing because they lost again, pretty badly. This week's challenge was wall climbing and the UK Team did awful! The US didn't do great either with 'good' competitors falling right away, such as Cara. Then, came the choosing of the Tribunal which, again, it's a lost cause and Paulie was the speaker choosing Cara and Zach to join him. 

In terms of nominations, again, it's a lost cause and the UK decided to throw in Theo. Like, they just don't learn! I know this is as much a numbers game as it is physical but Rogan hasn't been to elimination yet and it's about time! Also, I kind of agree with Theo when he said that CT has had a free ride and, after Rogan, CT definitely should go to elimination. But if Rogan doesn't go, I can't blame CT for not going either.

Anyway, Theo is the one to go into elimination and, at this point, the US is done with not throwing people from their Team (it only mattered when Paulie and Cara were on the line... It's a rigged game, for real) and so they decide to throw in Jordan. It wasn't that bad since Jordan wanted to go anyway and, after seeing what the elimination challenge was... He was thrilled!

Needless to say that Jordan did win and not only that but he proposed to Tori! I'm not a big fan of Jordan but, this time, not only I was rooting for him but I am also really happy for him and Tori and it was just a beautiful moment! Even Paulie was happy for him, which the same can't be said about Cara who just had a really nasty comment about the ring and the whole thing - and this is what shows that she's just too far gone and she needs to get away from The Challenge, do what Camilla did and just find out who she really is because Cara is either really lost in life or she just is a nasty person.

Post that, we see a preview for next week and it's girls elimination week with a physical challenge and, I played close attention to the shots so I'm pretty positive that the UK looses again and it's Jenny and Dee to go into elimination. I would love to see Jenny in this type of challenge and I would bet all my money on her, I just really hope that she wins. No matter what, it's going to be an intense elimination and I can't wait!

And that's it for this episode. Let me know what you thought. Do you agree that Cara should take a break? Tell me everything and I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 10 - "Infinity War"

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Hello everybody!

I'm sorry I took a bit longer to post this. Also, excuse me if this is a bit all over the place or if this ends up being too short, but I'm pretty tired right now so I might not make much sense, but I'll do my best!

This was the dumbest episode in The Challenge history. Not that episode was dumb or that it was bad, it's just the decisions that they made were so freaking dumb! I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

The episode actually starts with the aftermath of how the last episode ended. The whole thing between Turbo and Jordan took some big proportions and that ended up with Turbo going home. They didn't hit each other or anything, but Turbo was being really violent towards basically everybody (cast and crew) and, apparently, there had been another fight with him and Jordan so this time, they took action and Turbo was home. That was good and bad. Good because Paulie's alliance didn't 'win' this 'fight' since this was all a thing to try and get Jordan out but, it didn't work. But it's also Bad because Turbo was a good competitor and so this is kind of a loss to USA's Team. Well, this was such a big loss that Yes, Team UK finally won a challenge! Can you believe this?! Now that I had lost my faith in them they finally pulled through and it was even better because it was a physical challenge so, I'm proud of them.

What I'm not proud of is what happened next.

Obviously there was a lot going on on Team USA (we already know how they are) and this was their first Tribunal on the other side so there was a lot of talk about numbers and everything and, unfortunately, Paulie's alliance is better right now, in terms of numbers, and so Tori was the one to be sent into elimination. It was kind of fine because she was kind of already expecting it and she's not afraid of anyone from her team so it was fine to go against any of the girls. And everything looked like it was going fine - the UK decided to put Ashley into elimination but Kayleigh (who's part of the Tribunal, and who's also working with Paulie) decides to go with Cara's plan and, in the proving ground, she decides to throw in Georgia. Jenny didn't say her name, she said Ashley, as agreed, but Joss was really conflicted and, in the end, he did something that I was not expecting and he voted for Georgia and so, in a week where they won, they decided to throw in one of their own. If this isn't dumb, I don't know what is.

In the end, Tori ends up winning the elimination and... She changes sides. That's right, she was the first turn coat and I'm pretty excited that finally someone did it and I'm just excited overall. I have no idea if this is going to change the game a lot but, we'll see.

And yeah, that's pretty much it. This took a turn that I was not expecting so I'm so surprised. Let me know what was your reaction to this episode and I'll see you pretty soon with the AHS rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 9 - "The Royal Rumble"

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Hello guys!

Yes, I'm coming to you pretty soon with this The Challenge rant (even though I still have Arrow and The Flash to review). You know, The Challenge is a staple for me and I cannot deal with spoilers so I try to watch it as soon as possible and, most times, I get to see it the after it airs, which was the case today.

But enough of me rambling - let's get into the proper episode.

This week's episode feature a lot of drama. There was a lot of it in the beginning, before the challenge, and a lot after the elimination. It was all centered around the same thing - Paulie. Basically the people that aren't in Paulie and Cara's alliance have finally noticed that they are, pretty much, running the show and a lot of people are turning of them. Jordan being one of those people. It also doesn't help that he has never liked Cara and, even though I don't really like Jordan either, I do really hate Cara right now and I hate Paulie even more than I dislike Jordan (or Wes, for that matter) and I have to be on Jordan's side on this. Anyway, it all started because Jordan started poking on Cara and it soon led to him saying stuff about Turbo and... We all know how Turbo is and, Ashley knowing that, she went to Turbo telling him about the stuff that Jordan said. The thing is, Jordan as open to him and told him everything that he said before, but Ashley being part of Cara and Paulie's alliance just instigated the fight even more and... Yeah, I'm pretty pissed at Cara and Paulie (and Ashley too) and I really hope Cara goes home next week, since it is a girls elimination week. I feel like I say this in every post but this just shows how much I dislike her.

But the drama doesn't end here. In the beginning of the episode there's also drama between Theo and Paulie, where Paulie gives Theo a tongue-lashing. This just shows how big of himself Paulie is and, to be completely honest, this might also mean that he's not as confident as he wants people to think, because this is exactly the way bullies act and we all know what bullies are made of.

But enough of drama, let's talk about challenges and eliminations.

I always do but, this time, I really had hope that the UK would win (because of the episode title) but, again, I was wrong. They lost (again) and they had to send in someone - Idris. It was really unfortunate, and annoying really, because Rogan keeps dodging the elimination and, in the beginning, I was kind of fine but now... He just really needs to go into elimination and prove himself.

As for the Tribunal on the US Team - Josh was named the Speaker and he chose Ninja and Leroy to be with him on the Tribunal. It was an okay Tribunal, in my opinion, but of course, Ninja is part of the Devil's Cult (Paulie and Cara) and yeah, that was what instigated most of the fights, the fact that basically everyone is playing Paulie's game (and maybe without knowing so).

Anyway, the Tribunal chose Theo, again, to go against Idris and it was a really easy win. Theo won and got back to the UK Team. And that was it.

Now more than ever I'm rooting for the UK Team and, more than anything, I just cant Cara and Paulie to go home - they are trash.

Okay, this are my thoughts on the latest The Challenge episode. Let me know what you thought. Are you Team Cara and Paulie? (If you are just leave, please) Or are you with Jordan on this? Tell me everything and I'll see you pretty soon with a bunch of other reviews!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 8 - "Saving Private Esther"

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Hello people!

Yes, I know, I'm super late with a bunch of reviews but it's been a crazy week and the posts are going to be all over the place for the next week as well. Hopefully I'll get back on track by Thursday, but I can't promise anything.

Anyway, even though I'm late with everything, I did watch The Challenge's new episode so let's talk about it.

One more week, one more challenge that the US wins and the UK loses. Yes, that's right, the UK Team lost another challenge and, this time, this was awful for them because it was double elimination!

There was a lot of politics and drama and all that jazz in this episode. The teams are still split in two (both teams) and it really showed in this episode. Also, needless to say that my prayers weren't answered because the US Team didn't lose so neither Cara nor Paulie could go home. And, to make everything worse, they were both part of the Tribunal, alongside Ashley, so they weren't even up to go into elimination if the Tribunal decided to through in someone from their team. This was just awful. I mean, it was a great episode, but there's basically no one left that I actually like and right now I'm only rooting for Cara and Paulie to be sent home, basically.

So, it was a big mess when it came to the nominations. Like I said previously, the teams are split into two, including the UK Team and it looks like there teams are working together someway but, ultimately, it's UK vs US so some people went against their 'alliances'. Well, in the end, Kyle and Esther were the ones chosen. Esther because she volunteered herself since she hasn't gone into elimination yet and Kyle was just a 'numbers' thing and, to be completely honest, I think it was time for Rogan to go but, again, for some odd reason he was saved.

As for the Tribunal, they chose Georgie to go against Esther and Theo to go against Kyle. Both eliminations were pretty tied but ultimately Georgia and Theo won and both of them decided to stay in the UK Team. I have to say though, the UK Team looks pretty good right now, with some good competitors so I hope they win a challenge soon. We know that they are going to win eventually because it was shown in the preview but it can take time so I hope it doesn't.

This were my thoughts on the last The Challenge episode. I know I didn't say much but this last few episodes haven't been as exciting as the first ones but that can change anytime. In the mean time, let me know what you thought and who are you rooting for right now and I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 7 - "Zero Dark Turbo"

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Hello guys!

As promised, here I am again, today, with another rant - The Challenge this time.

Although this was a good episode, I feel like nothing will be as good as the first ones when all the 'major players' were going into elimination and going home. Yes, there was huge drama in this episode and that kept me wondering the whole time, but in the end, it wasn't that surprising or shocking so... I'm a tiny bit disappointed.

I didn't have much hope for the UK Team this week. I feel like every week I say that the UK Team is going to win the challenge and that never happens so I basically gave up on them. And from the previews it didn't look like they were going to win so... Yeah, I was right to not have faith in them because they didn't win - the USA did. However, even winning, they had to start a fight, and here comes the drama that I was talking about.

Basically Turbo was being Turbo and kicking stuff and whatnot and Jordan, being the cocky guy that he is, the go annoyed with it and had to say something, and of course not in the nicest way. Turbo isn't one to stay quiet so he answered in the same way Jordan approached him and that started an huge fight. Nothing really major happen but they kept a grudge throughout the whole episode, that until Tori talked with Turbo and Turbo agreed to drop it if Jordan apologized.

I have to say, they did an amazing job on keeping us on the edge because they didn't show the apologize until the Tribunal (Zach, Tori and Turbo) said who they were going to through into elimination. Needless to say that Turbo wanted to choose Jordan but Jordan did apologize to Turbo and so they all sent in Joss, the UK's strongest player, in their opinion.

As for the UK Team, there was huge drama as well because it was basically Bear against Rogan and, this time, CT did have to take a side, something that he didn't want to do yet. He voted for Bear, as well as a lot of other people so Bear was the one sent in by the UK Team. And so it was Joss vs Bear, on a physical challenge.

You would think that Joss would win... And you're totally right, he did, but Bear gave a pretty good performance as well and I was kinda sad to see him go, but either way, I would be fine.

Next episode doesn't look that interesting but let's see...

Let me know what you thought of this episode and, unfortunately, and American Horror Story rant is only coming tomorrow so, be on the lookout tomorrow afternoon.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 6 - "One Nation Under Leroy"

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Hello guys!

I'm back with a new The Challenge rant but, this time, a not so exciting one.

That's right, The Challenge basically got back to it's usual 'format' and this episode didn't have much surprises. It did still have drama, but the last few episodes have been 'action packed' and this one didn't, so it was a bit of a let down.

This week's challenge was Trivia, my favorite, but this time it was actually hard.

Usually I make a lot of fun of them because they are extremely stupid and dumb but I can't do it now. There were a few questions that were pretty hard and, apart from Nicole saying that 5 minutes are 50 seconds, nobody else said anything scandalous. And well, that is why Nicole was sent to the elimination.

Yest, I'm skipping a lot things but basically the UK lost the challenge and so they had to pick someone to go into elimination, which was Nicole.

As for the USA Team, they had to choose a Tribunal, which they had already picked even before the actual challenge - Nanny the speaker, and then Leroy and Ninja.

I had my hopes up with this Tribunal. I really wanted them to send Cara into elimination but Leroy started this whole thing about them forgetting the past and really play as a Team, so they did that... For this episode, at least. Let's see for how long this goes. And so the drama that happened was really between choosing Jenny, a strong player, or Esther, a weak player. Ninja, as well as the majority of Team USA, wanted to through Jenny in because they want to get rid of the UK's strong players, but Nanny, looking out for herself, wanted to through Esther because she was sure that Jenny was coming back, which leads me to the Elimination.

Jenny ended up being the one to go against Nicole (since Leroy went with her) and yes, you guessed it right, Jenny came back and Nicole was sent home. That was expected, to be honest, and Nanny did right in not throwing her in. I mean, Jenny doesn't strike me as the vengeance type, but you never know.

And well, that was basically it for this episode. As I said in the beginning, this wasn't the most exciting episode of all (I really wanted Cara to go home) but hopefully the next one will be good. From the preview it looks like some drama between Jordan and Turbo is going to go down and heck, I hope Paulie goes home. Yes, you're going to see me wishing both Cara and Paulie go home until they do, because I just can't stand them.

Anyway, let me know what you thought of this episode. Do you think Nanny did right in not choosing Jenny? Tell me everything.

I'll see you guys in a bit, with a new AHS rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 5 - "In Paulie We Trust"

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Hello everyone and here ends this season of the challenge for me.

No, I'm kidding because this season has been great but yeah, my main motivation just went home.

And, if I already was mostly rooting for the UK Team, now I'm 100% only rooting for them. You know what this means right? Yes, Bananas went home. I guess my prediction on my last rant was pretty accurate and it didn't end that well. I can't say I wasn't expecting it because I knew Bananas would go home around this time (either this episode or episode 7) but you can't help being hopeful. 

But let's talk about all the events that led up to Bananas going home.

The drama in the beginning was really foreshadowing Bananas' departure, but you never really know until it actually happens. There was a whole thing with Team USA debating the fact that they were split up and something happened that was huge for this episode - basically Paulie shook hands not only with Josh but also with Bananas' saying that if he was speaker he would not put anything from their team up for elimination. I was really skeptical about Paulie's word but it would be really hypocritical of him to not keep his word so... I had hope (as always). But first, they had to win the challenge, which wasn't that easy.

This week's challenge was pretty good (this season all of them have been, to be honest) - it was swimming related (mostly) and it showed what a lot of people are really made of.

In the end, Team US won and yes, Paulie was speaker and chose Cara and Jordan for the Tribunal with him. This left me really uneasy but again, I was hopeful.

When it came to nominations from the Team UK it was a real mess. 1) they chose a good competitor and 2) it was kind of fair because he kind of deserved it - I'm talking about Theo, by the way.

Well, needless to say that when it came to the Team US to send someone in they sent Bananas. Jordan chose Rogan though and, in the end, even himself realized that he was played by Paulie and Cara, but mostly Paulie, who said that wasn't going to throw in Bananas and... he did it anyway.

Bananas' was actually almost winning the elimination but he made a mistake and Theo won.

I really wanted to see Bananas win not only because he's my favorite but also because he said that he would change to the UK Team if he did win and I really wanted to see that. If there was anyone that would switch teams it would be him. Right now, I hope that Leroy switches teams - he doesn't really have anyone on that team and he's basically the only one that I like from Team US so it would be amazing for him to be on Team UK, the one that I'm rooting for right now.

Well, I guess that's it for this week's rant of The Challenge.

Obviously I'm not happy with the outcome but I can't say I'm surprised. Now I just hope the UK wins this season and I really hope Cara goes home next episode.

Let me know what you thought of the episode and I'll talk to you on my next rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 4 - "Benedict Laurel"

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Hello everyone!

What another great The Challenge episode!

As I said last time, this season is going all in and it's turning out to be one of (if not the) the best seasons of the show, even if I wasn't entirely pleased with the outcome in this episode.

So, I guess I can say I was right - the Brits really did win this week's challenge but... Just because Bananas basically sabotaged it. I was really surprised at how quiet Bananas has been this past few episodes and it was about it he started 'steering the pot' and, in a kind of plot twist, he aligned with Laurel and basically made a plan to drop the numbers on the 'Wes Alliance'. It was fun to see everything play out, and I was happy to see the UK team win, but it was a given win, which isn't that satisfactory, but let's roll with it.

Of course this whole thing crumbled down and divided the USA Team, which we all knew was bound to happen. 

Right away I need to say that I'm not a fan of Laurel. Heck, I don't really like her to be completely honest, but I also don't like Wes and don't like how he plays the game so I was on her side with this. Also, even though I don't like her, I can see that she's strong and everything so, there's also that. But anyway, in this, I was on her side and I was liking where this was going. I would much prefer to see Cara go into elimination than Ninja, but that's fine. Actually, Georgia then tried to throw Cara but... It didn't stick and, as she as already expecting, Laurel was thrown into elimination to go against Ninja. This had everything for Ninja to win and... Well, in the end she did win but for s few moments everyone thought Laurel had won and I was happy with that. Then, we learned the truth and she actually lost and was sent home. I can't say that I'm sad with that either because, like I said in the beginning, I don't really like her either, but I'm rooting for her alliance so it was a disappointment, mainly because of the smug on Cara's face, who I really dislike right now.

And well, I guess that's pretty much it for this episode. I know it doesn't look like much written down, but it was an hell of a roller-coaster watching everything unfoald.

From the title of the next episode, and keeping in mind everything that happened, I feel like the USA is going to win the next challenge and Paulie is going to be in the Tribunal. I also have a feeling that Bananas' time is almost up, but I don't know if it is in the next episode, mainly because I doubt Paulie and whoever is in the Tribunal will put more of their own, or at least it will look really bad if they do, since they were so bothered when Laurel threw Wes. It will be really hypocritical if they do the exact same thing, but I guess everything's fair game now. 

Well, this are my thoughts and predictions. Let me know yours and I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 3 - "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"

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Oh My God!

Hi everyone and welcome to the craziest episode of The Challenge.

Seriously, this episode got me so pumped for the rest of the season! They said that they were going all out and they weren't kidding.

I'm not even going to waste any time and I'm just going to talk about the end - Wow! Like wow! Wes going home defeated by Bear. This really couldn't get any better, to be honest.

Okay, now that we got that out, let's get to the 'usual programming'.

There was quite a lot of talk in the beginning of this episode, I guess foreshadowing everything that then happened but you know how I feel about the 'drama' and the 'fillers'... It's interesting, but I want to see some challenges. They didn't take too long, so that was nice.

I have to say, this week's challenge wasn't easy, and I guess it depended a lot on luck - and not cheating. I guess I was kind of right on my prediction, that the UK Team was going to win this week's challenge, and they did, but they cheated so, in the end, the USA Team won, which wasn't entirely bad because of everything that happened next.

The USA Team decided to 'nominate' Josh as the speaker, in a way to prove that he was with the team, and he chose for the tribunal Laurel and Zach. The initial thought was to choose Theo, because he's basically the strongest male in the UK Team, but then the UK chose Bear and they didn't want to 'waste' an elimination because the USA thought that Theo was going to win (plus, Laurel has been 'sleeping' with Bear so, there's also that). And then, of course, Wes had to say something and I guess he said too much when he said that Josh was expendable that it was just a matter of time before they would send him home. Well, Laurel didn't really like that and told Josh and came up with the plan to instead of Theo or anyone from the UK Team, to send Wes against Bear. That was genius! For some moments I even thought she was playing Josh but.. Now. When the elimination came she voted for Wes and so Josh did too (Zach voted for Theo, but that doesn't really matter). It was a shock for basically everyone (Laurel told Bananas who is always in favor of sending Wes home, even if, at this point, the whole thing between them is basically just for the show). I loved it! Even if he didn't lose, I'm also always up for trying to send Wes home and... I guess time worked! And it was a physical challenge! I think a lot of people underestimate Bear but he's not a bad competitor, he just has a pretty big mouth, which just fits right in on the challenge.

Anyway so Bear won and he chose to stay in the UK Team. Seriously, I can't wait for an elimination that someone from the USA wins because I bet that person is going to change teams, just wait.

And that's basically it. If I wasn't that pumped about this season, I am now. I freaking loved this episode! Seriously, I doubt there's a better one.

Let me know your thoughts on the whole thing and I'll see you in my next rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 | Season 34 Episode 2 - "God Save the Queen"

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Hello everyone!

Yes, I know, I'm pretty late with this rant but life has been crazy lately.

Anyway, last week's episode of The Challenge was... Interesting. I can't say I'm already pumped for this season, it feels like I'm still on defense, but I feel like it's getting there. This first episodes have been 'easy', in terms of people to put into elimination because there's still so many rookies that, once they go in, that's when stuff is going to get interesting.

The episode begins with Rogan deciding to stay in the UK Team and they move pretty quickly to the week's challenge. Before the challenge is explained, TJ lets us (and them) know that Zahida had to go home because her grandma died and so UK Team is even shorter on competitors.

When it comes to the actual challenge, it was kind of a fun one, but the USA Team beat the sh*t out of the other team like, the UK people were really bad (and I'm starting to realize that I'm kind of rooting for them, to be honest). So, once again, the USA has to pick a speaker and then a tribunal (which ends up being Kam, Ashley and Paulie, all people that I hate) and the UK has to nominate someone and, like I was mentioning before, it's still easy and they end up picking a rookie - Big T. This nomination was interesting though because there was some drama, but some drama that made sense. Basically they only wanted to pick between two rookies and leave out the other two, one because she was really strong and the other because she was friends with Georgia like... Where does that make sense? Well, in the end they end up picking between the four but no one voted for those two girls and yeah, like I said, Big T was the 'chosen one'.

However, the USA tribunal kind of played it right and Kam wanted to make big moves and choose one of the stronger girls, and so they ended up picking Georgia, who's basically the girl that runs the Team.

I have to say, the elimination was quite good and both Big T and Georgia were really good and really strong. I was rooting for Big T because I'm all for the underdogs but, unfortunately, Georgia won and Big T was sent home. Also, Faith decided to leave because of some drama that also happened in the house... Was a bit stupid but yeah.

And so, Georgia had to pick if she wanted to change Teams but, as expected, she didn't. And that was basically it.

From the preview, I feel like next episode the USA Team is going to lose the challenge so, if that happens, it's going to be an interesting episode.

Like I mentioned, it's not quite there yet for me, but it has potential and I'm hopeful.

Let me know what you have been thinking about this season and I'll see you soon with a new rant (hopefully on time).

Love,

Daniela.