The Challenge: All Stars | Season 2 Episode 3 - "Firestarter"

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Yes, this time I was able to watch the new episode of All Stars on the day it comes out and so, obviously, I'm here to talk about it!

After last week's episode (and the previous one as well), I got my hopes high for this episode and... I guess I was really let down.

One thing that they got right was having challenge - nominations - elimination in this episode and just that already makes me happy. But because this episodes are 45 minutes and not an hour, like the main season, everything feels kind of rushed. Not that I mind that, I like an episode without much drama, but there was something missing in this episode. It wasn't the daily challenge though, because that one was really cool and it must have been pretty hard. However, they did set up to let us know that the Black Team would win because the main players were all there. Still, the other team had a fair chance and, as per usual, I was rooting for the underdogs but... No, they didn't win. 

Because this was a teams challenge, just like last season, they had to nominate two captains (guy and girl) and if the team wins they are save and pick four players to choose for elimination but, if the team looses, the go automatically into elimination, and this is where they make the Shield thing more clear.

So Ayanna is one of the captains of the loosing team so, because she had the Shield, she was safe and she picked someone else - Sophia - which was set up by an argument that they had previously in the episode. With that, Sophia and Ryan went straight to elimination and the two winning captains - Darrell and Tina - picked Cohutta, Jonna, Jodi and Teck. But again, Nehemiah had a Shield and he decided to use it on Teck and save him, so they exchange him for MJ. This created some drama because Darrell had said that he wasn't going to put in anyone from his room but then he picked three people from his room (it was because of Tina though, but still).

As for the house, they went with what Sophia and Ryan wanted, pretty much, and Jodi and Cohutta were the ones to go against them. And now it's where the episode gets really sh*tty - the elimination.

This elimination was so disappointing! It was a game of tic, tic, tac (is that the name? that's not the name we have for it here in Portugal so I don't know) and that was so awful to watch! It's not exciting and it just ended pretty quickly because they made some mistakes that made them loose - Ryan and Sophia.

I was kinda sad because I was rooting for Ryan, but I also like Cohutta so I'm not too mad... I just liked Ryan a little bit more. As for the girls, I like Jodi and I think she's strong without getting annoying (as of now, at least) so I was happy that she won.

And that was it, that was this episode. It was pretty disappointing and it would've really benefited from 15 more minutes but okay... Next one looks fun because it's Trivia, and you know I love the Trivia episodes! So that should be a good one!

But let me know what you thought of this episode and who were you rooting for. Also, let me know your thoughts on the whole Ayanna/Sophia drama because that escalated quickly. But that's it! I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies | Season 37 Episode 16 - "Riverdance"

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Hello people!

Back with a new episode of The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies and back to the same old thing...

That's right, after a f*cking great episode, we had this one that, not only had Emerald win the daily challenge again, but also we saw one of the remaining people that I like going home...

It's so sad and annoying because we, the viewers, can see that this always comes down to numbers. This time, I actually had hope that the Ruby Team would win, and they almost had it but Emerald won in the end and it really comes down to how many people you have in your team. It might not really look like it but, with this challenge, for example, if you have more people you can give the bag of money to each person in each trip, while if you only have two or three people, the same person has to carry the weight every single time, so it's clearly not fair!

But, post that...Yeah, Emerald won again and that only left three people to chose from to go into elimination - Tori, Big T and Emy. To me, the choice was pretty clear - Emy - but the thought process behind Emerald was not that. They really just were between Tori and Big T and, actually, I can't even believe that they were really considering sending Tori. Not only she was in their team but also she's friends with Devin and... I really have to comment on that.

Kyle said it best in the episode, to be honest - all these wins really got to Devin's head and... I'm actually afraid that Emerald Team will actually win this season. I've watched some of the Aftermath episodes and Devin is in almost every single one of them and the way everyone from Emerald speaks... It just gives me the vibe that they're happy with their performance aka they won. But who knows... I sure hope they don't because they don't really deserve it, to be honest. None of them has been in an elimination this season and, as I mentioned before, they mainly won because they have more people in their team and not because they're actually better than the other teams. Heck, the fact that Sapphire won last episode and Ruby got pretty close multiple times, just shows who really are the strong players this season.

Back to the elimination... They ended up choosing Big T - not only because she wanted to but, in the end, it would be the smarter move. They wouldn't piss off Tori and they would do what Big T wanted. Well, needless to say that I was rooting for Big T regardless of who she decided to go against.

When they got to the Lair, we saw that it was a puzzle but it also involved cold water - with ice - and right away I said that Big T should choose Tori to go against. She might be better at puzzles than Emy, but I don't know... And I guess we'll never know because Big T chose Emy and... Unfortunately, Emy won... It was really said because everyone was rooting for Emy (just like last episode everyone was rooting for Josh) and no one really believes in Big T. Everyone likes her but no one really wants her in their team and that's just sad. I guess in the beginning that was fun - yeah, Big T is not the best but she's good to be around - but after a few seasons, I feel like Big T wants to show that she's strong and capable and deserves to be there (which a lot of people don't believe she does) so I really wanted her to win. Well, not this time but I know she'll be back in a future season and she has said on Instagram that she has been working out she'll be better and stronger in a future season!

But that's it for this episode... Not the best and definitely not as good as the previous one but we're getting closer to the final so things are going to get juicy.

Let me know what you thought of this episode and who are you still rooting for - I gotta say, the only person I'm really rooting for is Kyle, no one else, so I just hope he makes it to the final! But tell me who you want to see in the final and I'll talk to you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela. 

The Challenge: All Stars | Season 2 Episode 2 - "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye"

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Finally! Yes, for some reason, this week it was super hard to find episode 2 of the new season of All Stars but I finally found a link (hit me up on twitter if you happen to need one) and so I'm here to talk about it.

This episode was the continuation of the last one and I'm a bit bitter about not having everything in one episode but, with the amount of stuff that happened in this episode, I guess I kind of get it.

What an emotional episode! Starting out with who they wanted to pick and ending with that elimination! And thank god they showed everything about the nominations and whatnot because I was super confused. But basically the two winners pick four people (two guys and two girls) and then, the rest of the house, pick the one girl and the one guy. So, Derrick and Jodi when to Nehemiah and Ayanna asking who they wanted, but Ayanna didn't give them any names and Nehemiah gave them two, but one of them was a good friend of Derrick - Ryan - so he didn't go for him. They did pick his other choice - Derek - and that's when things get emotional.

Their picks where Derek, Steve, Leah and Casey and, in the end, the house picked Derek and Leah. They had a party and then the episode hits us with something really deep. Before getting to the challenge, Derek got a phone call telling him that his little sister had killed herself and that just hits everyone - them in the house as well as the viewers. It's something so heavy and really makes us think, as well as root for Derek because we just feel really sorry for him. And when they get down into the elimination, we actually get our hopes up. It's guys vs guys and girls vs girls, no teams, and Nehemiah is doing pretty great, but suddenly Derek gets going and, in the end, it's really neck-a-neck. Nehemiah does end up winning, which is kinda sad, but we are just really happy and proud of Derek for giving his all.

When it comes to the girls, oh boy! Ayanna killed it!! She was even better than Nehemiah - it looked like those things were light as a feather... It was really impressive! And, to make the episode even more emotional, after Ayanna won, she went and helped Leah to finish the first round just to make her feel better and make her feel like she was a strong woman! It's amazing the camaraderie in this season! At least, as of now...

To finish it off, TJ told them that, because they won the elimination, they won a Shield, which means that they can save themselves from nominations or can save a friend but then can't vote on the Selection. I'm still a little bit confused by this but I guess I'll find out what it means in the next episode.

But that's it from me right now. Let me know what you thought of this emotional episode and I'll see you in my next rant.

Love,

Daniela.

The Sinner | Season 4 Episode 6 - "Part VI"

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Here I am with the final (for now) episode of The Sinner. It took me a while to catch up with the episodes but I finally did it and, to be honest, I'm glad I've done it this way because this way I didn't have to wait long for each episode and I could just get to the bottom of everything right away, which was what we got here.

I'm pretty sure the main mystery is over - we found out that, most likely, Percy saw what illegal things Brandon and her father and uncle were up to (heck, maybe they even got her to join them and she wanted out) and Brandon threatened her and she just ended up jumping off the cliff. To be honest, I think Brandon didn't want to do anything to her and who made her jump was Collin. I think Collin is the most guilty out of everyone so I'm going to stick with that prediction. But what illegal things were they up to? Well, I'm pretty sure it has something to do with trafficking.

Early in the season we predicted that they were trafficking drugs but it's so much worth - human trafficking. I don't know if it's human trafficking, sex trafficking or just 'simply' getting people illegally into the country, but is one of the three. To be honest, I'm leaning more into the last one, mainly because of what Mike Lam said in the station to his wife - he didn't want to say anything because he wanted to protect his wife and son, which probably means that he got into the country legally but the wife and son didn't so... I would say that, but it can really be any.

I don't know how Harry's going to prove that because in the end of the episode we see two guys that chased Harry burning the boat which, by the way, completely forgot to mention that Valerie was the name of the boat, which was really clever and never crossed my mind. But anyway, Harry will have a hard time proving anything but, honestly, I don't even think he'll get out alive.

The episode ends with Meg taking Harry into her house and Sean calling someone (most likely Collin) saying that Meg took Harry there so they'll do something about him and, having in mind that it was just announced that this will be The Sinner's last season... My bet is that Harry won't even survive, but who knows... One thing is for sure, Meg will find out about everything and I guess I was wrong about her. She might have been a b*tch to Percy, but she cared and didn't really do anything wrong. Also, she believed Harry and she really grew on me this last few episodes so, I hope she finds out everything and does something about it. But I guess that's it from me.

Let me know your thoughts on all this reveals - where you expecting this outcome? What do you think will happen in the next two episodes? Tell me everything and I'll see you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Sinner | Season 4 Episode 5 - "Part V"

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Hello everyone!

Back with the last couple episodes of The Sinner (as of now) and this one ended with another bang!

As if one dead body wasn't enough, now we have one more. And there's still one death to uncover! 

Most of this episode was a little bit boring, I gotta be honest. Though, once again, they played us really well. I saw some people theorize that the docs girl - Em Castillo's - was involved and, turns out she really was! In fact, she was involved with the whole 'ritual' thing, although I quite enjoyed that bit.

Unlike in most series and movies, this rituals/cults look really out there but here it was really grounded and, actually, something I could get behind. The whole thing about loving earth and nature being your 'god' is some that speaks to me so I liked that whole approach.

Of course all of that was to explain what Percy was involved in and, although it wasn't anything creepy (at least, not as of now), we did discover the meaning behind those objects. We already knew who two of them belonged to and we kind of assumed that the star was Colin's (just like Harry assumed) but no - the cross was Colin's object, and the star represented someone that Percy blamed herself for the death of.

Obviously whatever happened, happened in Colin's boat, so my prediction is that Colin was present when the death happened and, to be honest, I think Colin did it. I think it probably was because Percy was dating a guy and Colin didn't like this guy and he was the one that killed him. But because Percy was there, she blamed herself for his death. However, the mystery doesn't end here.

The next day, after speaking to Em, Harry calls Sonya and in this call she tells him about some photos that the intruders took - good thing she saved them on the cloud so she sent them to Harry and surprise - there's something shady going on between two boats in one of those photos. And in that exact moment, when Harry is looking at those photos, Meg rings the bell and Harry takes the opportunity to ask about those boats, to which she says one of them belongs to Brandon. They go to the docs and, as the boat is approaching them, they realize the boat was on auto-pilot and no one was on board. That's when Meg sees something odd and... they find Brandon's body hanging (underwater) which a bullet in his skull.

Needless to say, I'm super curious about this whole thing because it looks like we might be wrong about a baby and whatnot. I said this and I say it again - the show is really playing us and, to be honest, I love that about it - we are truly following Harry's footsteps and following the clues, which is really smart storytelling. 

Anyway, that's it for this episode but I'll be back pretty soon with the latest one! Until then...

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies | Season 37 Episode 15 - "The Cave of The Wolf"

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What a freaking great episode this was! Granted, this was awesome because it ended how I wanted it to end, but still awesome!

We knew that Amanda switching teams would shake up the house but oh damn! This was bonkers! 

The episode actually started pretty tamed. We saw how everyone reacted to Amanda being on Emerald and we saw Sapphire and Ruby finally waking up and Tori and CT talking about a possible team up in order to take down Emerald - and that was how the daily challenge started but... Kyle had to f*ck up.

This was the 'trenches' challenge so we knew it was going to be physical and damn it was! But mostly because Kyle f*cked up and instead of targeting the Emerald Team, he took a dynamite stick from Sapphire and, because it was Kyle, everyone assumed that he was turning on them - that he was a snake and that they shouldn't be working with Ruby anymore. Truthfully, I think Kyle really just got confused. It was sort of a confusing challenge and he probably wasn't paying much attention. Of course they can still argue with that and say that he doesn't know what he's doing most of the time so they can't trust him but c'mon! And then that fight with CT about them not being friends?! I don't know... I just know that I'm not really liking CT's attitude this season - first Big T and now Kyle? Yeah... I don't like it...

Anyway... Sapphire ended up winning in the end, which is better than Emerald winning, but that meant that, most likely, Kyle was going to elimination. Also, there was this whole argument between Tori and Devin and how Tori was targeting Emerald and not helping them... Excuse me! She's on Ruby now so, why would she be helping them?! I mean, I kind of get it but, at the same time, you gotta be looking out for your Team first... I truly felt bad for Tori at that moment, and then seeing her running to Kyle and crying and Kyle consoling her... That was a really touching moment and, honestly, a moment that truly felt real.

As far as nominations go, there wasn't really one person that was going for sure but we all knew Kyle was most likely the one, which is a bummer because he's my favorite guy in there right now (and one of the few that I like, to be honest). He tried to get away from elimination saying that he would go to Sapphire if he won the elimination, but CT didn't buy it and they threw Kyle into the Lair anyway. And that that point Emanuel really thought he was going in. Not only Kyle said that he would most likely pick him but also he's the only Rookie that hasn't been down there yet so... But, to be honest, how Kyle talked and after Amanda saying that he should be selfish and whatnot, for a moment I really thought he was going to pick Devin... But no... In the end, it was between Emanuel and Josh and everything came down to what he saw down there, and he ended up picking Josh.

Actually, I thought it was a good decision. It looked like something that involved agility and balance, like Kyle said, and Emanuel looks like he would be great at that. Not only that but, in the end, Kyle did end up winning! That's right, it was a really nerve-wrecking elimination and it was really neck-a-neck, but Kyle did win at the end and not just that but he also sent Josh home so, win-win! And, Kyle did go to Sapphire in the end so... I guess CT is now regretting his decision. I kind wish he went back to Ruby though, because they were the only one rooting for him, but I also like some payback so... I liked this.

Overall, this was a great episode - one of the best this season - and I can't wait to see what the next one brings! The preview didn't show much - just one of those challenges that resemble a final - so I have no idea what's going to happen. I just hope that Emerald looses again. I hope Ruby wins though, they're still my favorite team (I also want Big T to be save, to be honest) but, as long as Emerald doesn't win, I'm fine.

Let me know what you thought of this episode and which team where/are you rooting for and I'll talk to you in my next one!

Love,

Daniela.

The Flash | Season 8 Episode 1 - "Armageddon, Part 1"

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The Flash is back and... It brings the same old problems... 

I gotta be honest - I wasn't that excited about this season but because this first episodes are a 'crossover', anything could happen but... This crossover thing is just to mislead you. It just is your normal The Flash season with one or two special guests in each episode. It doesn't follow at all the structure of previous crossovers. First, this is an episode each week; second, this first episode only had Ray as 'the crossover', so there's no intertwine of multiple characters (not that I am aware of); and third, this is just part of the overall The Flash plot so... Yeah, it really feels like this was just marketing to make people watch this new season and, because of that, I felt even more cheated on.

The episode begins with some exposition about where the characters are now - Barry's powers have improved greatly, Iris now runs a bigger media - now called Central City Citizen Media - with a full on team and even a podcast. Kramer is also now the captain which, I don't know... I most have forgotten something that happened last season because Where is Joe?! Yeah, last season was a mess so it's pretty possible that I don't remember most of it.

As I mentioned before, the only 'crossover' bit of this episode was Ray Palmer appearing in Central City for CCTC, and that really was the only good thing about this episode. Ray was my favorite character on Legends and I was crushed when they basically fired him (not really, but they didn't renew his character because they didn't want to pay more for him when having new characters is cheaper) so having him back was a joy! However, the way they handled his character, like the part where he became the Atom was really odd and, as I said, it looks like that was it - he was in this episode and he won't be in the future crossover episodes so... Yeah, misleading marketing.

But, the main story of this crossover is Despero - a psychic alien that attacks the tech convention and attempts to kill Barry because he says that the Flash will destroy the world in the future. And, of course, in order to change Despero's mind about Barry destroying the world, what does Barry do?! Gives his real identity to Despero. Of course he did... 

This whole thing is getting so old. Barry keeps doing the same thing over and over again, the villains are so boring and not scary at all and, at this point, there's not likable characters in the show anymore - the only two characters I like are Caitlin/Frost and Barry. All the OGs left the show and yeah... This is harsh but I really hope they end the show with this season. It pains me to say this - I've been watching the show since it aired and I've been reviewing it since Season 3 but this has gone too far being such a mediocre/bad show and not even Grant wants to be in it anymore so... Let's just end and, hopefully, end with a slightly good season so I hope this switches some things and turns into a decent season but we'll see. As of now, it's the same old thing and I'm tired of it.

Anyway... Let me know what you thought of this Season Premiere and what are your thoughts on the crossover and I'll see you soon with more rants!

Love,

Daniela.