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

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Hey!

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.

American Horror Story: Double Feature | Season 10 Episode 8 - "Inside"

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Hello everyone!

New episode of AHS and can you believe that we only have 2 more episodes left?!

That's right and, to be honest, I don't know how I feel about the whole thing. I really enjoyed Part 1 (apart from the ending) but I really disliked last week's episode. However, I think I got my expectations so low that now I enjoyed it?! I mean, they did present us a lot more stuff, but I guess I just accepted the fact that this Part is a lot more cheesy so I'm just rolling with it.

What I'm not rolling with is the acting in this part - specially all the actors from the present day. Once again, I guess their intent is to be cheesy, but their acting is so bad! Specially Kaia Gerber's... Ugh, it's a shame because she looks like such a nice girl but she's not a good actress...

However, I do have to say that, because of the whole thing with the pregnancy, I'm kind of curious to see where this story-line is going. On a technical level, the story that takes place in the past is a lot better and better acted, but because the story in present day is so over the top, I actually felt myself wanting to see more of it so... I just hope the cringe factor is intentional.

And well, I guess that's it from me.

Let me know your thoughts on this episode and I'll talk to you on my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

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

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Hello everyone!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Love,

Daniela

The Challenge: All Stars | Season 1 Episode 8 - "Mo Money Mo Problems"

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Hello everyone!

First part of the final! This episode was actually so dope! This season has been pretty good but, let's be honest - this final was so much better than all the other episodes of the season.

The thing with the remaining of the season is that it lacked "suspense" and, even though there isn't like major surprises in this ones, there's the excitement of tho is ahead and who's doing better so... Let's talk about that!

Right away TJ lets everyone know that this would be a final with multiple days and run in pairs, but with a twist - in each checkpoint the pairs had to change and they couldn't repeat so everyone had to run with everyone, which I liked. Oh, and the last team to get to checkpoint 2 would go home right away.

I can't spend much time on each checkpoint and each pair because there was a lot but to start they had to solve a puzzle to see who would be paired with who. The first two to finish were Alton and Aneesa, and that got me so excited! However, Alton sucked at canoeing and a lot of the other teams passed them. Still, they were not the last ones - Jisela and Derrick were. They weren't the last ones to finish the puzzle though, but Kellyanne and Big Easy passed them and so Jisela and Derrick were the ones to go home. After the whole thing with Jisela last episode, I wasn't so mad at it, I just wanted to see a bit more of Derrick.

Then, the second checkpoint was to build a bike and then ride it till the third checkpoint. There's not a lot I can say about that one just that Jonna was really smart to pick Yes for that part of the final.

At the end of that, they had to do another puzzle, but a math one now, and again I was so impressed with Yes because he barely looked at it and it was done.

From that one to checkpoint 4 it was walking/running and, for that portion I have to highlight Darrell who was paired with Ruthie and even carried her for part of that run. And then, the dreadful checkpoint - the one where they had to eat two Caroline Reaper peppers, solve a puzzle and run again to the next checkpoint, and that's when everyone starts crumbling (apart from Big Easy, he looked pretty fine after eating those peppers). 

A lot of people got sick and the ones that looked the worst were Darrell (who's paired with Kellyanne) and Jemmye (who's paired with Mark) and, from what TJ said, if you quit, your partner leaves as well so... Let's see what happens in the next episode, because that's where this one ended. We do see in the preview though that Kellyanne is still in the game, so I assume nothing happens to Darrell, but we see Jemmye crying while TJ says something about quitters so... At least we do see Aneesa and Jonna and Alton so... There's a ton of people that makes it, now we just gotta see what happens to Jemmye and Mark.

Anyway, let me know what you thought of this episode, were you sad to see Jisela and Derrick leave? Who do you think will win? Tell me everything and I'll see you next week with more rants!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: All Stars | Season 1 Episode 5 - "Nuthin' but an OG Thang"

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Heya people!

After that lack luster All Stars episode last week we have an exciting one! Basically everything about this episode was interesting and, most of all surprising. Starting out with the week's challenge.

This week's daily challenge was a mini final, and I love when they do that! It's when they do these that we know who's fit for a final and who's not, and this one had an interesting twist. It started out as a group challenge, with teams carrying a trunk and, right away we could see who was getting tired and who was pumped and just had all the endurance, one of the latter being Mark (which we already expected, I mean, I know I did). Then, after that part of the challenge, the teams split up into pairs and had to solve a puzzle (one of those that involve memory most of all) and, to be honest, it looked fairly easy so... I don't know why they were struggling so much. I did notice that some of the pieces the letters also changed colors so... That made it harder but still, I didn't think it was too hard. And after that the pairs split and it became an individual race where each person had to carry a log. This was a men's elimination week and, plot twist - no more life savers. Well, in the end, Laterrian was the first one to finish so he was safe, as well as the first female who was Kendall. As for last and going into elimination was Syrus. Also last was Beth and that actually mattered, but I'll get into that later.

After the challenge came the deliberation and now things started to get interesting. Syrus wanted Alton because he let the team down in the first part of the challenge, but Alton though it should be the second to last guy to go in which was Big Easy... Part of the house thought the same but then there was also the whole friendships thing and... Yeah, in the end it was Alton to go against Syrus. But not only him!

As they got into the elimination TJ drops a bomb - from now on it's a double elimination every single time so that meant that Beth went into elimination alongside Syrus and, as for Alton, he had the opportunity to chose a girl apart from Kendall (because she was safe) and he chose Aneesa. It was actually well thought out because the elimination was the one that Beth should've done last week but with a twist - this time one person had to go over the blocks and they had to do it five times. Obviously the guys were the ones to climb the blocks but the thing is, Syrus had a twisted ankle and that made him struggle and, in the end, loose the elimination and go home, alongside Beth. 

I was actually happy because I didn't want Aneesa to go home. I really think it's about time Aneesa goes into a final and wins and, to be honest, I think she has a better chance in this All Stars season than in the other seasons so... Let's hope that happens! 

And I guess that's it from me. This was a good episode in my opinion but let me know what you thought of this episode and what you thought of the double elimination twist, and I guess I'll see you next week with new rants!

Love,

Daniela.

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Season 2 Episode 10 - "Zoey's Extraordinary Girls' Night"

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Hello everyone!

Oh My God, I don't even know where to start! When I think this show can't surprise me anymore, it always does, and always in a good way. Truly, one of the best shows I've seen lately. It's incredible how they can touch on so many important subjects on a light but still meaningful way.

So, this episode starts right where the last one left of - with Zoey seeing that Emily isn't fine. However, Emily still doesn't acknowledge that she has a problem and so, the remaining of the episode is Zoey trying to get through her. And in the process, she discovers all kinds of issues that her friends have as well as some issues within her, which was such a big surprise.

Where do I start? I guess I'll start with Zoey and Simon. Even though this episode was mostly about Emily (but we already know that she's not fine, so it's mostly making her realize that) the other thing that was pretty prominent in the episode was Zoey and Simon's relationship that is being a little it rocky. I mean, they acknowledge in the episode that everyone's relationships are facing some type of issues, which is later on talked in such an interesting set of scenes, but Simon is having this issue that Zoey isn't spending as much time with him as he wanted. Part of me is happy that they're having some troubles because I'm a Max & Zoey shipper (still don't know their ship name) but on the other hand, I can see that Simon is a great guy and him and Zoey work really well together so... I don't know how I feel about them yet. Anyway so Zoey has been so focused on Emily that Simon is feeling left out, and Zoey realizes that on some of the best scenes in this episode!

It started out with Simon, Max and Mo having a musical number expressing their feelings which I loved and then, on a really interesting turn of events, what Zoey thought would be a Girls Night In with Emily, turned into a Girls Night Out, which was so much fun to see Zoey so out of place in a club and all of that. But the best part really was that the boys were at Mo's house and they were the ones to have a night in - where they even did some face masks as well as some feet thing. It was so interesting to see the duality of something that the girls where doing that it's typically seen as more of a guys thing and the boys doing what is seen as a girls thing. I just loved that!

Then, what might have been my favorite musical number in the episode, Zoey finally gets through to Emily after Emily sings Gasoline by Halsey on the club's bathroom. I love Halsey and it was so surprising to her one of her songs in a show like this, and even more not one of her most mainstream songs so... Yeah, super surprised but loved it! Also, Emily's version was so powerful! Really loved it!

And well, in the end not only Emily comes to terms that she has Post-partum Depression but she also tells David and realizes that she needs professional help. That was huge and is something that is so true - people have to come to terms themselves about their problems so I loved that the show tackled that. And then, in the very end, while listening to Mo singing about leaning on each other, Zoey realizes something about herself as well - she also needs help - and that's when we see her go to a therapist and saying that she has a power that might not be good for her. That was such a huge twist that I  did not see coming! I always saw this power as somewhat a good thing but, if you really think about it, it must be such a burden - mostly if you are an empath and you need to help people, which is Zoey's case so... Interested to see where this goes, as well as to see if she tells Simon about her powers because he already got a feeling of them in, again, a really funny scene where he asked Mo and Max about Zoey 'knowing what everyone is thinking'.

More on the side there was also a plot with Maggie finding herself and going to casinos with Deb. Fun, but might be a problem in the future, and there was also Max and Rose, which I do not ship, that are moving forward with their relationship (let's see where this leads, having in mind that next episode is called 'Zoey's Extraordinary Double Date', that should be interesting) and Mo and the Fire Marshall that are take a step forward with their relationship as well.

Overall, great episode, truly loved it! And now I'm super curious where everything is going - Zoey and her powers, the couples, Maggie's possible addiction... We'll see. Unfortunately, Zoey's Playlist is also taking a break so no new rant next week but the show will be back in May! In the meantime, let me know what you thought of this episode and tell me, are you team Max or team Simon? I don't think I asked it that so, let me know, and I'll talk to you in my next rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Season 2 Episode 4 - "Zoey's Extraordinary Employee"

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Hello people!

Back with a new Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist rant and again, this one hit me right in the feels. Not in the same way as the previous ones - those ones were more "sad" and this one had a great underlining message.

This week's episode was all about being happy and doing the thing that make you happy. And it started right away with the first scene of the episode.

It started out with Mo presenting some of his drink creations, to which Zoey says she can't drink otherwise she might feel bad again (not that she's feeling good already). After that she asks Mo how is he able to be so happy all the time, to which he says that he wakes up and he decided that that day will be a good day - aka you decide if your day will be a good one or not and you basically have to manifest it in order for it to become true, which I completely agree and I've been practicing that myself (once again, Zoey being so relatable to be and my life).

From that point on, the whole episode revolved around their jobs and job problems - Zoey with having to fire people from the company, Mo and Max not agreeing with how each other work on the restaurant thing, Maggie having to deal with a flirtatious client and David wanting to quit his job as a lawyer. Well, I guess I'll start with the last one and move on till the main story of the episode (which is Zoey, obviously).

When it comes to David there's really not much to say. Obviously Emily wasn't happy with him wanting to quit his job, but after a talk with Zoey, she realized that she was wrong and so she supported him on his decision - she also wanted to go back to work anyway so... Although a really simple story-line, I really liked that they put it in because it's a bit unusual, let's be honest. Usually it's the man that works and the woman that stays home forever to take care of the kid and here it's the guy that wants to be home with his kid and that's super cute. What's not so cute is how Roger went so hard on Maggie. I mean, it was pretty obvious in the last episode that this would evolve to some flirting, but that was not okay. Maggie lost Mitch so recently (at least it feels really recent to me)... I did like that they mention that she feels kind of guilty for liking to feel desired... Once again, that's a really interesting point and something that isn't really addressed in TV shows and such... However, that whole thing did bring out something nice - Maggie and Jenna's relationship! The both of them playing drinking games! It's something that I never knew I wanted. But now, onto something a bit more concerning...

This whole plot between Max and Mo is great - them being friends and having a project together... I really enjoy it, and I did enjoy the overall message of their story-line - that people have different ways to work and people have to adapt. That is great! However, I don't like where the producers are taking Max's character. He was one of my favorites and this Max doesn't look like the Max from Season 1. Where is the loving and supporting Max? In this season he has been so grumpy and mad at everyone... I understand that he's bummed about the whole thing with Zoey but... C'mon! Ugh!! I guess this makes him more believable?! I mean, the truth is that, in real life, people have good and bad days and you can't be all lovey dovey all the time but... I don't know... I just don't like it... Also, I hope there's something else to it. I know that we'll find out more about Max's relationship with his father so hopefully that explains his odd behavior.

Now, onto the main event.

I can't imagine how hard it is to fire people. But that wasn't the "worst". I'm really sad that George is gone. He was one of my favorite new additions to the show and see him leave so early... It's sad. But, on the bright side, that gave us an amazing musical number with "Stronger" by Britney Spears so... Love that! But, I guess my favorite musical number of the episode was Simon singing "Juice" by Lizzo. That was great! And, since we're talking about the musical numbers, how come there was no Max song in this episode?! I know that the last few episodes have been filled with Max songs but I just love Skylar's voice (and him faking that he's a bad singer?! That was hilarious but it doesn't count).

And well, I guess it's time to talk about the elephant in the room - new love interest for Zoey. At least, that's what we're assuming. So, now it's a love square?

I mean, I read some people's comments on how they didn't understand how they're introducing another love interest when Zoey said she wasn't ready for Max. My explanation is that Max (or Simon, for that matter) was a serious thing, while this new guy, will most likely be just a fling and nothing serious. I don't think he will really be competition for Max or Simon, but we'll see. And I guess that's it for this episode.

I'm really curious for the next episode. Will we see some jealous Max? That sounds interesting to me. Let me know your thoughts on this episode and on this new love interest and I'll talk to you tomorrow with a new The Challenge rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Season 2 Episode 3 - "Zoey's Extraordinary Dreams"

 

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I swear to god, this past few episodes have been a little bit triggering.

Hello everybody and welcome to a knew Zoey's Playlist rant.

As I said, this season, and this episode in particular, really hit home with me. Luckily everything is fine with my family, so I'm not exactly feeling what Zoey is feeling but, in a way, I've also been feeling too overwhelmed and with a lot on my mind so her feelings are really relatable. I'm still enjoying this season a lot. I mean, the core of this show is comedy (and musical) but I love how relatable they make it. Anyway, I already told that this episode really touched me so now let's really get into the episode.

The episode opens up with Zoey singing. That was already a shock to me. But soon we realize that's a dream. Well, actually, more of a nightmare and, I gotta be honest - the first thing that I thought when I heard her singing that song was that she felt trapped with Max. (Well, it turned out not to be exactly that, but it still affected their relationship).

Well, after talking to Max about it, she suspects that what she needs is to go back to her own house and so she decides to go tell her mum. However, when she's about to tell her, her mum sings a song basically saying that she doesn't feel well and "herself" and so Zoey doesn't go through with it and decides to wait 'till her mum feels better. And that's when the "second main plot" of the episode comes in.

It's not only Zoey that isn't well - her mother isn't feeling the best either but she decides to take a new job. Unfortunately, the pitch doesn't go well and she goes home and tries to think of a different way to express herself in her work (and that's when Emily's sister, Jenna, comes into action and helps Maggie get her "mojo" back). With that out of the way, it's time to focus again on Zoey.

Back at SPRQ Point, she talks with Simon about her dreams/nightmares and he tells her that it's completely  normal to have nightmares after loosing someone - he himself had them when he lost his father - and he told her that reducing stress helped, and that's what Zoey did. All the things that she had to do as "the boss" she gave most of it to everyone else. But, it kind of backfired and everything turned out wrong. And, on top of that, her nightmares didn't stop, even after going back to her place. And here enters the most emotional musical number of the episode - Max singing "Say Something".

I read some comments on this and I kind of agree - Max's complaints don't fit with his character and how close he was with Zoey. He would support her and not pressure her. So yeah, this was probably just a way for Skylar Astin to sing "Say Something". Am I mad about it? Not really. It doesn't 100% fit with the character but I can see someone that never got through something like that thinking that the other person, after 2 months, is "better" and be confused and just wanting to know (because let's be real - Zoey should have opened up to Max). Plus, Skylar's voice is amazing so...

And yeah, Zoey ends up talking to him and that's when our (Team Max) nightmare happens - they decide to take a break.

We all knew this was bound to happen but it didn't make it any less sad. However, yes, it's the right thing to do. I just want to see Zoey happy again and have them together and both feeling happy.

Well, that's basically it. A really important and relatable episode which, although not as happy, still pretty good.

Let me know in the comments what you thought of the episode and if agree that this is super relatable. Also, tell me what you think about how Max reacted, I would love to know what's everyone's opinion on that. And I'll see you tomorrow with a new The Challenge rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Supernatural | Season 15 Episode 19 - "Inherit the Earth"

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Wow! Wow! I don't know how this rant is going to turn out because this was a lot to take in.

Hello everybody! Here we are with Supernatural's second to last episode.

Once again, I'm sorry I'm one day late with this rant. I had a lot to do and, to be honest, I needed some time to process that episode that really felt like the last episode of the series! I know that we have another one (which I'm going to react to on my YouTube channel so stay tuned for that) but this one was just an ending. It really was and now I'm kind of confused.

Well, usually I start with how the episode started and all of that but, this time, I just need to get all of this things out of my chest. There was so much going on in this episode and I don't even know where to start. From the preview we knew they were going to meet with someone and, because of that 'previously' in the beginning, I figured it was Michael (also because I saw Jake Abel's name on the credits) so that's who they went to meet. Then later Lucifer appeared out of no where and that really was a shock to me. A lot of stuff went down between Lucifer 'helping' Sam and Dean, showing up with a reaper, killing it in order for this reaper to become Death and read God's book of his death. Actually, that was a great plan, if if wasn't for the fact that he killed this new Death before she read everything because this was all a plan from God to get his book. Luckily (or not), Michael kills Lucifer and there's that. The book was left open, however, and so they started working on a way to translate it which ended up in them doing a spell which revealed Michael's betrayal when God appeared. That betrayal was for nothing though because then God killed him. With that, God had enough of the Winchesters and decided to just end them, but not before getting his hands dirty and punching them over and over. That was when the brothers revealed that all of this was part of their plan. They noticed what was going on with Jack (the thing about him killing plants) which turns out he was not killing things, he was 'capturing' their energy and, because of that, he was getting more powerful by the minute. With Michael killing Lucifer, Jack absorbed Lucifer's energy and later on, after God kills Michael he also absorbed Michael's energy and, if that wasn't enough, he absorbed God's energy from all the punching. All of this just made him super powerful - more powerful than God - and that was 'the end'. Jack absorbed all of God's power, leaving God just a regular human and Jack... Well, basically God. To that, Sam and Dean decided to not kill God and just leave him being a 'nobody'. Jack brought everyone back (the world) but we don't know anything about the people from the other world and we also don't know if he brought Castiel back. (and like that I just said everything about the episode)

The episode really ended with Jack disappearing because he's not God and the brothers going back to the bunker, having a toast to the people that they lost along the way, them getting into the Impala and driving into the sunset while a montage of all the other seasons played. And that really looked like a Season Finale.

After that, I was basically in denial. I know there's one episode left but this really felt like the end and I was not prepared. The whole thing also didn't play out like I thought it would. I always said that Sam would become God - guess I was wrong about that. And in my last rant I said that Dean would be Amara and Jack would be Death. Well, I don't think that's going to happen either. However, I do believe my ending would've been better. Not that I didn't like this episode/ending. It was as close to an happy ending as we would ever get, and I'm so proud of Jack. He's character arc is beautiful - this basically tells that, even if you come from a 'bad place' (being Lucifer's child), you're in control of yourself and your decisions and you don't need to be a bad person, you can over come it and now look - he's God. That was beautiful! But, in a way, it was easy. A lot happened in this episode but God's actual defeat was a bit anti-climatic so I have mixed feelings.

Also, there's a final episode. What is going to happen?! It looks like everything is dealt with so... I have two predictions. 1) Either the next episode is how they life went on, like growing old and whatnot or 2) this whole episode 19 was 'fake' and there's a big plot twist in the end. Also, the preview showed something with them leaving a set which automatically made me think that the show would end saying that this was all a show and 'none of that ever happened' (like the character's aren't real) which would suck, to be honest. Either way, I'm really curious to see how everything is going to end, even though I will be so sad.

So, I've talked enough about this episode so let me know what you thought of this 'ending' and what do you think will be the next episode. Until then, just need to let you know that the next post will come later because, as I said, I'm filming a reaction. That's all!

Love,

Daniela.

Supernatural | Season 15 Episode 18 - "Despair"

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Like, REALLY big spoilers ahead this time!

Hello everybody! I didn't know what I had ahead of me when I watched this episode and I had no idea that I would have to write something like this so soon!

That's right everybody. Three episodes away from the finale we loose our first Team Free Will member. I'm just going to rip the band-aid right away and say it - RIP Castiel. Yes, we lost Castiel this soon and, although we knew this would most likely happen, I was not prepared and I certainly didn't see this coming (at least, not in this episode). But, as per usual, I'm getting ahead of myself. There's a ton of stuff that happens in this episode so, let's start in the beginning.

So, you know how that last episode ended - with God leaving, Jack almost dying and the preview suggesting that Billie would be the new enemy to take out. Oh, how we were wrong! The episode starts right away with Billie appearing, taking take of Jack aka sending him to The Empty to explode there (the only place that could take that amount of energy and power). Then, Billie admits her plan and asks Sam for her book in exchange for bringing Jack back from The Empty. I was so not okay with this but Sam does indeed give her the book and yes, she brings Jack back. However, Jack is back to 'normal' and doesn't have his powers back. But even with that, Billie reads how God's death is going to be now that things changed and, for some reason, says that Jack can still help and tries to take him back with her, which, surprisingly, Dean says no and injures Death with her own scythe, forcing her to leave without Jack, the book or her scythe. Shortly after that, another problem rises - people from the Apocalypse World start disappearing.

Assuming that Death is the one behind this disappearances, Sam starts working with Charlie, Bobby, Donna and Jack to find a place and protect the people from that world while Dean and Castiel hunt Billie. When confronting Billie, Dean and Castiel are faced with something new - Billie tells them that she's not the one behind the vanishes but, instead, it is God. That's also when she reveals that when Dean injured her he didn't just do that - that wound is actually killing her and, as she's bound to die, the last thing she wants to do is kill Dean. So she chases Dean and Castiel and that's when Castiel realizes that Death is too strong and only The Empty can stop her. And that's when things get a bit bittersweet. 

Cas tells Dean about the deal that he made with The Empty and finally experiences a moment of true happiness when he reveals his feelings for Dean. That scene, for me, although it was so sentimental and really 'sad', it was also so corny and... Ugh, in the end, I didn't really like it because it was so obvious it was to please the Destiel shippers. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love their friendship but this was clearly to please the hardcore Destiel shippers and it's kind of bad how a show goes to those lengths just to please a group of people... I mean, I love when shows do something for the fans but this looks a bit too much. I don't know, it just felt off to me. 

Anyway, after that declaration, The Empty appears and absorbs both Billie and Castiel. That leaves Dean all alone mourning his friend. And, at the same time, all the people from the Apocalypse World, and not only them, disappear leaving Sam and Jack all alone. And with everyone gone, Sam, Dean and Jack are faced with the fact that they're all alone on this and only them can face God.

The ending, as well as the preview, are so stressful. I thought I had an idea where the show was going but I don't think I know anything anymore. I mean, I still stand by my prediction of Sam being God but I read another theory that complements my own which is, indeed, Sam will be God, but also Dean will be Amara aka the Darkness, Castiel the new Empty and Jack the new Death which, if we think about it, makes a lot of sense. One has already happened - Castiel 'died' and went to The Empty so that might come into play again, then we also see in this episode that Jack has some new power that makes things die so that really supports the idea of him becoming Death and then it's kind of obvious, and I've been saying this for awhile, Sam has always been the good one so he has to become God and then there can't be light without darkness and Dean has always been the 'darker' one so, I never thought about that but he can become the Darkness (Sam and Dean are also brothers, just like Chuck and Amara) and he can also stay on Earth and still fight monsters because, let's be honest, the show has to end with, at least, one of them still haunting. I don't know, I feel like that theory, which supports what I've been saying for a long time, is something that is nice and impactful at the same time and a great way to end the series.

Okay, I've said enough for one post so, let me know what you thought of this episode, how you feel about Castiel's death and what you thought about the whole 'declaration' and tell me your theories and if you agree with 'mine' and I'll see you in the second to last episode.

Love,

Daniela.

Supernatural | Season 15 Episode 15 - "Gimme Shelter"

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Back with a new Supernatural rant and, although this didn't develop the main story again (just like last episode) I feel like this one was a lot more enjoyable. 

This one followed a lot more Cas and Jack, while Sam and Dean took a bit of a backseat. What the brothers did in the episode is actually important for the main plot but this episode was really dedicated to Cas and even more to Jack - which we find out why by the end of the episode.

So, let's start with Sam and Dean's story-line because that's shorter and easier to explain. They basically go after Amara to kill her (I can't exactly remember why they need to do that but I'll just roll with it) and when they find her (or more like when she finds them) she tells the brothers that she and Chuck were actually conjoined twins and their separations was what caused the Big Bang. The Winchesters plan is to get Amara to think that they need her to lock Chuck which she says no to up until Dean confronts her about her bringing back Mary. She ends up kind of agreeing to help them so... That's the end of Dean and Sam's story for this episode.

As for Jack and Castiel they go investigate a murder that, turns out, it's just a 'normal' non-supernatural murder. But, with all that has been going on, Castiel agrees to keep on investigating this 'human case', which makes Jack very happy. And this dynamic was what made me love this episode so much. Jack has become an equal to Sam, Dean and Cas in the eyes of the fans and, I think I can talk for everyone, we always want a bit more of Jack. And an only Cas/Jack investigation was something that I didn't know I needed but I was very happy that I got it.

The murder part of this episode was very interesting because it was a mix of Saw - with some really gory scenes and interesting torture devices - and Seven - with the killer going after people that have sinned. Well, int he end, it is revealed that the killer is the pastor's daughter from the center that everyone that was killed attended.

With the case resolved, Cas and Jack head back to the bunker and that's when Jack drops a bomb not only on Cas but also on all of us - that Billie's spell is turning him into a bomb that will cause Chuck and Amara to die but it will also kill him (Jack). I mean, I'm not really surprised. Someone has to die in the end of the show and Jack would be a 'good one'. He's not Sam and Dean, which would make fans really sad, but he's loved almost as much as the brothers and will have the same emotional impact without making the fans angry, which would happen if any of the brothers die. Something must happen to them by the end of the show, I'm sure, but I don't think they'll die. Actually, I have a new addition to my theory - I always said that Sam is going to be the new God. Well, with all this Amara thing and finding out that they were twins and their separation created the Big Bag, I think Dean will be the new Darkness. Sam and Dean are brothers, Dean has always been the darkest/angrier one and Dean even said in this episode that he and Amara had a thing which, is true, but in this case I feel like it means something else. So yeah, that's my new theory - Sam is God and Dean the Darkness.

Anyway, the episode actually ends with Castiel going to find another way where Jack doesn't die but before he tells Dean that there's something he needs to know and... The episode just ends like that. I'm really curious to see what the next episode brings! We are really in the final stretch so... I just want this season to be worth it and have a fairly good ending.

Let me know what you thought of this episode, if you enjoyed Cas and Jack's dynamic as much as I did and which are your new (or old) theories, I would love to know that. And I guess I'll see you next week with a new rant!

Love,

Daniela.

Supernatural | Season 15 Episode 14 - "Last Holiday"

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Hello people!

That's right, I'm back with my reviews and what better way to come back than with Supernatural!

I must say, it's a bit odd not only coming back writing after all this time but also writing for Supernatural. I have been writing, but mainly for The Challenge, which is a completely different show, and writing for a scripted show is a bit different. Also, the last Supernatural episode aired in March and this is still the same Season and the same story so it was a bit difficult to get the hang of it when this new episode started. Nonetheless, I'm so happy that one of my favorite shows is back and I'm so happy to be writing again.

This week's episode was a bit of a filler one, which makes me feel mixed emotions. On one hand we only have seven episodes left so they shouldn't be wasting time on filler episodes but, on the other hand, this episode was so cute and so wholesome and, in a way, the perfect episode for the 'come back'. I don't know... That's just how I feel. But anyway so, this episode follows basically the brothers (obviously) after having some plumbing issues in the bunker, pushing the 'reset' button and releasing a wood nymph named Mrs. Butters who used to serve the Men of Letters before they were wiped out by Abaddon. With Mrs. Butters in the picture, the work is so much easier and the Winchesters are able to, not only go on multiple successful hunts but also celebrate several holidays, and that's the part that makes this episode so wholesome. But, of course, things can't be that easy so something goes wrong and Jack finds a dark past of Mrs. Butters.

Jack finds out that the Men of Letters tortured Mrs. Butters so much that she started seeing the threats only as good or bad and, perceiving Jack as a threat to the boys, she locks him up and tries to get Dean to kill Jack. However, Dean doesn't do it so he ends up locked with Jack. Post that, she goes to Sam but, of course, he doesn't want to kill Jack either so she tortures him, which make for some pretty gruesome and gory scenes which, personally, I loved (I was just kind of surprised they did that for a PG show and one that airs on prime-time).

Dean and Jack break out and convince Mrs. Butters that she is wrong and was only used by the Men of Letters, which makes her stand down. Post that, Mrs. Butters go back to the woods, where she belonged and the episode ends in a pretty nice note with Dean throwing Jack a birthday party and making in a cake, which wasn't the best but was so adorable and, again, so wholesome. 

As I said, this episode is pretty much a filler, but I guess we needed this so, I'm not that mad that the story didn't develop. And I mean, that's what we think, maybe this is important to the story, who knows...

Anyway, so this are my thoughts on the new Supernatural episode. I'm sorry if I my thoughts were a bit spread out and not really coherent but I'm getting back to writing so, I'll get the hang of it, I promise, just give me a break this time.

Well, let me know what you thought of the episode and if you think this was just a filler or if you were happy that this was a filler and I'll see you next week with a new rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episoe 18 - "Behind the Total Madness"

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So, here we are with the last rant for a while. It's kind of a bummer because we're ending with kind of boring episodes, although I already knew going into them. The truth is, the Reunion episodes never are as good as the rest of the season but still... I like to watch them and, of course, talk to you about what happens in them.

In this last one they kind of did things differently. This time, they didn't separate the Reunion into two parts (technically). Episode 17 was the real reunion while this episode was only showing 'scenes' that were cut out of the official episodes which, in a way, makes things more interesting. Overall, I feel like this episode was more interesting than the previous one, but still pretty boring compared to the overall season.

In this one was saw a bit more about people's mental state with, once again, people complaining about the bunker and what that did to them. I mean, I wasn't there so I can't say for sure but it looks like it wouldn't be that difficult. Heck, I was stuff at home for 3 months during this quarantine so... How hard can it be to be in a bunker?!

Anyway... Besides that, of course, there were a few more hookups that we didn't see, such as Melissa and Josh which wasn't really a hookup, just a snuggling, and Melissa and Nany and, to be honest, a bunch of girls. From what they said, they were playing truth or dare or something like that and they dares Melissa to kiss Nany and suddenly Aneesa was also kissing Jenny and apparently they all kissed each other?! I don't know, but it was a lot of hookups just between the girls.

They also went into some of the 'fails' such as the whole Kyle and Nelson thing with the car but, to be honest, that was pretty lame.

Something that was kind of surprising was that Jenna wasn't the only one with love trouble back home. Turns out that Nelson also had some fights with his now ex-girlfriend, Angela, who was also on The Challenge a few seasons ago, and apparently she was accusing him of cheating on her with Dee?! I mean, that was totally fake because we didn't see that at all! Regardless, it looks like they're not together anymore...

And well, there's a few other stuff that they talked about (Zach and Jenna again, Kailah and Bear and her boyfriend finding out) but those things were pretty boring to me. I did like though when they talked about Big T's injury and how she wanted to be all glamours to go to the hospital. That was pretty funny and that's the type of content I feel like we need to see in this type's of reunions and on The Challenge in general.

To finish things up they also went into their nights out and how Nany lost a tooth/veneer when she was drunk. Again, the type of content that it's funny and interesting at the same time.

But that was it guys. I know, not a lot and, overall, a bit lame but that's what we've got. Regardless, I would love to know your thoughts on not only this episode but on the season in general and when do you think we'll have a new season?! I mean, the show was renew for Season 36 and I've heard a rumor that they're starting filming it in August so... I would love to have a new season in October but maybe only November... We'll see. But that's it from me.

Once again, tell me all your thoughts and I'll see you when the shows (all the ones that I cover on the blog) come back on air.

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 16 - "It's the End of the World As We Know It"

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Hello everybody and OMG this episode!

The final is here and, actually, this was the last episode of the season before the reunion (which caught me a bit off guard) and... F*ck yeah my favorites won!

I'm sorry but I have to start with this. That's right, both Bananas and Jenny won! It was actually two winners, a girl and a guy, which I wasn't expecting - I thought it would be only one winner - but what matters is that the right people won this season! Also, I'm sorry but I have to say this - I've been saying for weeks that Bananas was going to win this season and I was right! I just had a feeling. And, if I had known that it would be a guy and girl winning I would totally say that Jenny was going to win but yeah. Now that I've expressed how happy I am with this outcome, let's rewind a bit and talk about the actual final.

I must say that I'm a bit disappointed. I mean, they did do kind of a twist after the first part of the final where the first place guy and first place girl formed a tribunal and there would be an elimination. I wasn't expecting that so that was nice. So the two members of the Tribunal were Cory an Jenny, who picked Bananas and Kaycee to go into this last elimination, and then the rest of the 'house' went with Rogan and Melissa both who actually nominated themselves. Rogan said it was because he wanted to prove himself again and Melissa just basically volunteered to later quit. I mean, it gave Kaycee an unfair advantage and I was actually rooting a little bit for Melissa but now, thinking about it, I guess she did the right thing - keeping in mind that she was pregnant at the time. Anyway so that left Rogan an Bananas to battle it out in this last elimination which looked pretty easy but once they started didn't look so easy. Well, needless to say that Bananas won that elimination (and later on won the entire season). With that, the winners of both the first part of the final and the elimination got to sleep in a house, where it was warm, while the remaining two - Fessy and Kyle - had to wait four hours in the cold. Oh, and I guess I should mention that Bayleigh also had to 'quit' because she had a knee injury and couldn't continue so, for the girls, it was only Jenny vs Kaycee. 

Moving to the next day, this second part of the final was just a pretty long run, with a bit of math in the middle, and that's where it disappointed me. It didn't have any big checkpoints that could turn things around. I mean, the math problem did give Kyle and Fessy an advantage over Cory who, at that point, was in the lead but that was pretty much it. And then it wasn't even about the best time, it was just a run with who got to the top of the mountain first would win (and you already know who did).

I do have to mention though that Kyle got second place for the guys and I'm really happy about that and really proud of him. Cory even said in this episode that he wasn't a threat. Well, he got second place and Cory in third so... And Fessy, who everyone thought was a big threat, gassed out and ended in 4th. This just shows that you shouldn't underestimate anyone, and I'm also looking forward to see Kyle again in The Challenge because I actually think he has a shot at winning one day.

Well, and I guess that's it for this season. There will be a Reunion episode, which was shot through Zoom and I'm still going to cover that but, after next episode, the blog will be a bit quite for some time. Still, I would love to know your thoughts on who won and what you thought of the actual final and yeah... I'll see you next week!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 15 - "Crash Into Me"

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Hello everyone!

I'm so stoked to talk to you about this week's episode like...! OMG what a freaking amazing episode!

I was a bit bored int he beginning but as soon as it got to the elimination... That made up for the entire episode! Oh and, once again, I guess I was pretty much right about this episode (which is always nice). There's a ton to say about this episode so let's get into it!

As I said, the beginning was a bit boring. The truth is, with the red skulls thing, everyone wanted to go into elimination and so that kept the show from getting a ton of drama. Everyone was okay with sending in the people that wanted to go and that just made basically everyone be friends with everyone. Well, now everyone had red skulls so that created a bit more tension, but only after the week's challenge.

This week's challenge was one that wasn't really that interesting. It was basically a giant bowling, with one person in a car trying to make as many barrels as they could fall down. It was funny because of some people (aka Kyle and Nelson) but that was it. I did like the outcome though, with Bananas winning for the guys (and basically winning over everyone since he was the one that knocked out the most barrels) and Kaycee winning for the girls. Well, then for the third person in the Tribunal, Kaycee wanted Fessy, but Bananas talked her out of it saying that Kyle needed it the most otherwise he would be the house vote and he was sure Fessy wouldn't be the house vote so yeah... In the end the Tribunal members were Bananas, Kaycee and Kyle. A good Tribunal, in my opinion. Then, trouble began.

With not many people in the house, and everyone being okay with everyone, the voting became hard and a bit controversial. Right away Bananas, Kyle, Jenny and a few others said that they would vote Rogan in. Knowing that, Nelson told Rogan and that just made the voting easier. He knew that he was outnumbered so Rogan just voted himself in. As for the girls, it was a bit more difficult. The girls basically split the voted between themselves, with each having one vote, and then the guys voted and, because she went behind Rogan's back, a lot of people turned on Jenny and she was the house vote. I must say, I wasn't that worried because I knew what the elimination was going to be and I knew she was going against Dee so... Yeah, I really didn't need to be worried.

Anyway, when it came for the Tribunal to vote, once again, I wasn't really focused on the girls nominations because I knew Dee was going in, but I was curious to see who they were going to nominate for the guys mainly because Bananas made a deal with Fessy saying that he wasn't going to nominate him and... Well, we all know how Bananas is so... But, I was happily surprised to see that he kept his part of the deal and he didn't nominate Fessy. So, there was only Cory and Nelson left and, against Rogan, I really didn't know who would be a better match and who the Tribunal was going to vote in. I was really leaning into Cory, because I feel like he would do better in a Final so they wanted to get rid of him but then, something changed. Nelson went to Kyle and Bananas saying that he wanted to go in because Cory needed the money the most and that was so sweet of Nelson. Really, he might not think before he speaks sometimes but in this last few episodes we have seen that he is a really loyal friend and I appreciate that.

Well, in the end, the Tribunal did vote Dee to go against Jenny, as I already knew, and they did answered Nelson's request and put him in against Rogan so... To anyone saying that Bananas is a snake... Well, he was pretty trustworthy in this episode.

And now it was time for the actual elimination. The girls went in first and OMG what was that?! I mean, I knew Jenny would beat Dee but like that?! She literally carried Dee and... WOW! It truly was one of the best, if not the best, eliminations that I've ever seen! And yes, Jenny won, of course.

The guys round was equally as impressive, but they were better matched. I did not know that Nelson was that strong though! They wrestled for a long time in the middle of that wall thing, in both rounds but, in the end, Rogan won. It might have been the fact that Rogan was a Rugby player before but again, it's just curious that the ones that won were the house votes... Just getting that out there again.

So, with this amazing elimination done... It's time for the final!

That's right, the final is next episode and I keep my prediction - Bananas is going to win this season. Not only because I see everyone that he's going up against (mainly rookies) but also because he has been doing this for a long time and there has been rumors that he's going to become a producer and not compete anymore and what better way to 'end' than as a winner of the latest season?! I'm pretty stuck on that and I can't really see anyone else winning this season, to be honest (and obviously, I'm rooting for him to win).

Anyway, that's it for me this week. I'm so happy with this episode and so stoked for the final! Let me know what you thought of this episode and who do you think is going to win? Next episode isn't going to be the last one, I'm pretty sure, but episode 17 is most likely the end of the final and then episode 18 the reunion.

So, tell me all your thoughts and predictions and I'll see you next week with the final!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 14 - "Your Time Is Gonna Come"

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Back with a new The Challenge rant (feeling so much better than last week, I might add) and with quite a few thoughts so... Let's get into it.

Once again, I was half right. For some odd reason I feel like my predictions are way better than what they actually end up doing in the show (so you MTV if you wanna hire me for the creative department of The Challenge or something, hit me up @danixinhahhh) but it's fine. It's still pretty interesting to see where I was right and where I got way ahead of myself and got way too creative and 'complicated'.

So, this week's episode I feel like went by very quickly (even though it was an hour long) and a lot smoother. We didn't have much drama in the beginning and we jumped right into the week's challenge, which apparently appeared out of nowhere for them, what was really funny to see - everyone's sleep face and going to a challenge in the middle of the night. And well, there wasn't much to the challenge - they just had to put heavy stuff in someone's container and, in the end, those people had to hold their container and who lasted the longest would be in the Tribunal. Pretty straight forward. My prediction was that it would play a part on the red skulls thing or that someone would be automatically eliminated but... No. It was just for the Tribunal and nothing happened to the people who lost.

In the end, Fessy and Jenny were the ones to win (Jenny was an easy win). This created a bit of drama between Fessy and Cory because Fessy promised both Cory and Josh to put them as the third member of the Tribunal if they 'gave up' which was totally wrong of Fessy to do, to promise two people the same thing (we saw how that worked for Nelson) but again, Cory really overreacted and, to be honest, I don't know what was the big deal here - both Josh and Kyle were the ones that didn't have a Red Skull, both wanted to go in so... It was pretty simple to me but, of course, this being The Challenge, they had to create some drama. Anyway, in the end, Jenny decided to go with Josh as the third member of the Tribunal and then, they had to pick two guys and two girls because yes, this was a double elimination week. My prediction was that it was Kyle vs Josh and Dee vs Bayleigh and... I was also half right with that. Kyle did go against Josh (Kyle being the house vote) and Bayleigh also went as the house vote but then... The Tribunal nominated Melissa and Aneesa so... Something was up there. Right away I knew this wasn't going to be the last episode before the final. I know Dee is going in again (in that wall elimination) and I have a few more thoughts and theories when it comes to that but I'll get into them in a minute.

Well, in the end, the Tribunal went with Aneesa to go against Bayleigh which I guess was fine with me. I felt bad for Aneesa though because she never got into a final, but I also didn't want Melissa to go in not just because she just got her Red Skull but also because I feel like I like her a bit more than Aneesa. Still, it was shady of them to put her in just because they don't want to be paired with her in the final-

Anyway so the elimination was a knots one which would be a nightmare for me but I said right away that Kyle and Bayleigh had an advantage, they are smaller and thinner than both Aneesa and Josh so they would do better at going in and out of the car. And guess what?! Yes, both won! I don't know if it was that but my sister has a theory that everyone that goes as the house vote ends up winning and if you really think about it, most of the people that are still there went as the house vote so... I don't know, just something interesting to think about.

Now, to my predictions for next week. As we see in the preview, it's that well elimination so we know that Dee is going in. My theory now is that it's going to be another double elimination. I say that because there's way too many people to run a final. Six guys and five girls. They will most likely be four of each. I'm just torn between the next episode being the one before the final or if there's going to be another episode and then the final. It looks to me that they're stretching this season so... I don't know. I really have no clue on that. The only think I know is that Dee is going in next week and I would love to see her against Jenny in that particular challenge. And if it is a double elimination, I would like to see Rogan against Fessy - that would be a good match in my opinion (obviously I don't want Bananas to go in because I want to see him run and probably win the final - yes, I still think he will win this season).

So, this are my thoughts on this episode and my predictions for the rest of the season.

Let me know your thoughts and predictions and I'll talk to you next week.

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 13 - "Victim of Love"

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Hello everyone.

So... Excuse me for anything that I don't talk about in this rant but I'm not feeling 100% so this might not 'feel' like my usual rants. I'm going to try and write like I normally do but... Just a warning.

With that said, let's talk about the episode. I can't say that this one was a big surprise, but I was still surprised at some stuff. By now I had already figured out that everyone is going to be able to have a chance at a red skull (it is even more obvious in the end of this episode and in the preview for the next one). As per usual, I was expecting to see Dee again down in Purgatory but as soon as the challenge of the week started, I knew that wasn't the case. The challenge was a Team one - two Teams with seven people and the winning Team would be the Tribunal, all of them. And even if Dee's team lost, which they did, by the way, I was sure that she wasn't going to be the Tribunal vote. There was no way she was going to be the house vote - it was either Bayleigh or Melissa - and Nany was int he Tribunal so I knew she was going into Purgatory this time. I mean, I hope she would, with everything that she has been saying she had too. And well, I was right. Nany did end up going into Purgatory against Melissa. Yes, Melissa was the house vote and that was a huge part of the episode.

This was the Kaycee/Nany/Bayleigh triangle episode and the whole drama revolved around them. Not only Bayleigh was all by herself now, but the last drop was when Kaycee voted for Melissa - basically because Nany said that she would prefer to go against Melissa instead of Bayleigh. Well, I guess that bite her in the ass.

I did now care much about that whole drama, and it's way too much for me to talk about in this post so let's just jump straight into the elimination.

It wasn't the wall thing (that is going to be the Dee one) and it was the one that we saw in last week's preview for the rest of the season. I had a feeling Melissa would do that one, where they had to grab red skull's from their opponents. I was also rooting for Melissa, to be honest. Nany has been pretty annoying this season and I'm not over the fact that she waiting till now to go into purgatory so yeah, I was rooting for Melissa and... Guess what?! Melissa won and I'm pretty happy about that. I feel like Melissa is also pretty underestimated so I love to see the underdogs winning.

As for this episode, that was it. We did see a preview where not only they say that it's going to be a double elimination but it also looks like there's going to be some type of purge. My prediction is that the week's challenge will be to take out someone's red skull (not eliminate them, just take out their red skull) and that will be for either just one person or for a girl and a guy. Then, there will be a double elimination - Kyle against Josh and Dee against Bayleigh, most likely. I might be wrong but we saw that both Kyle and Dee are going in so... Let's see who their opponents are.

And, that's it for this week's review.

Let me know what you thought of this episode and what are your predictions for the next one and I'll talk to you next week (hopefully feeling better).

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 12 - "Pictures of You"

Spoiler Alert!

Hello everybody!

Wow! This episode really took me by surprise! I guess I was wrong this time... (I also have a few new predictions, but I'll leave that for the end).

So, let's talk about the elephant in the room. This had already happened last week, but this time MTV really let us know and had a 'warning' type of thing in the beginning letting us know about the whole Dee situation. And if it wasn't obvious last week, this week was really obvious that they tried to cut her out of the episode as much as possible. Unfortunately, she has been winning and stuff so it was harder for production to cut her out but... I guess they did a good job. It was obvious, but now we know.

Now, let's talk about where my predictions went wrong. I said (and I've been saying this for a while) that this week it would be Cory against Kyle, and I was almost right. I thought Kyle would be the one to win the challenge and he almost did. Can we talk about that for a moment? This week's challenge looked pretty hard, but pretty cool at the same time, and it must have taken them hours to fill those tanks. And, to everyone's surprise, the two teams to move to the second part of the challenge were the ones with two girls in the team. Who would've thought, huh?! Guys are nothing without the girls... Anyway, unfortunately, Kyle, Aneesa and Jenny lost against Fessy, Bayleigh and Dee and... Well, it was pretty obvious that Swaggy was going in as the Tribunal pick. They tried to trick us though, but he did go into purgatory in the end. As for the house vote, unlike my prediction, it was between Cory and Kyle (instead of Josh and Kyle) and, unfortunately, Cory got the majority of the votes. Right away I felt really sad and bad for Kyle because, in my mind, this would be the last guys elimination. (But I'm doubting that now).

Before I get into my final predictions, let's talk about the elimination. It was a pretty fair one - Cory against Swaggy C. And I wasn't necessarily rooting for either of them so... I guess I was fine either way. Cory won in the end, which is fine by me and now... Well, I guess there's more to this season than meets the eye.

This week we didn't have a Preview for next week. Instead, we had another of those previews for the rest of the season and it looks like there will be more eliminations than the one next week. We knew there would be another girls elimination because we saw Dee going into one of those wall eliminations so we knew that. We also knew that Kyle was going and, with this preview, it's even more clear that he's going so, right now, I feel like everyone is going to have a chance to get their red skull, which is kind of shame because I would love to see their faces when TJ tells them that they wouldn't even be able to get a chance at that. Although, I'm happy that, at least, Kyle can fight for it. Well, but not only that. I feel like even after everyone has a red skull, there will be some type of Purge were a bunch of people, already with red skulls, will be eliminated and then it will be the final.

I'm just happy because, as of now, it looks like it's an easy win for Bananas. I don't want to be that hopeful and jinx it but, considering the competition, Bananas has a pretty good shot at winning this season, and I'm going to be rooting for him (obviously).

And I guess that's it for my predictions and this week's post. Let me know what you thought of the episode and which are your predictions and I'll see you next week with a brand new rant!

Love,

Daniela.

The Challenge: Total Madness | Season 35 Episode 11 - "You Ain't Right"

Spoiler Alert!

Hello everybody!
So, this was a short one. However, we have a lot to talk about so let's get into it.

First of, let's talk about the actual running time of the episode. You might have noticed that it was way shorter than the previous episodes, and I think I know why. I don't know if you're up to the news but Dee was recently fired from The Challenge due to racist comments. The show did tweet that they were going to keep airing the episodes because of the fans but I'm pretty sure they tried to cut as much as they could from her in this specific episode. And because she was a big part of it, the episode turned out shorter than usual. You might have not noticed her 'absence' but if you go back and re-watch the episode, it's pretty clear that she 'should've' been more permanent (mainly with the whole Tribunal thing - that was pretty obvious, in my opinion).

Apart from that, well, it looks like I was half right. My prediction last week was that there were going to be two more eliminations - a girls one, in this episode, and a guys one in the next. Well, I don't think that anymore. I'm pretty sure there will be one more girls elimination. Not only because, this way, the girls will be outnumbered but also because I remember vividly Dee's elimination (which was that wall thing) and that wasn't the elimination this episode so, I'm getting ahead of myself (as usual) and I predict that Dee is going in again. Because yes, that's right, she did go in this week but she came back.

However, I was right about Mattie going in. I mean, I think I said that Bayleigh was most likely but I wanted Mattie. Not only because I like Mattie but also because I thought the could take out Dee on that wall elimination. Well, turns out that wasn't the elimination and so Mattie lost. I pretty sure if it was a more physical one Mattie would nail it but... Oh well, at least Bananas is still in the game.

Well, I don't know if there's a lot more that I need to talk about. There wasn't much drama in this episode (for obvious reasons) and the actual challenge was pretty cool and not a lot happened. I mean, a bunch of people were disqualified because they 'cheated', there's that. And because of it, it was easier to pick the people for the Tribunal - which ended up being Melissa and Josh (who won the challenge) and Bananas, who they picked. I'm having a feeling this might be Bananas' come back and he might have a good shot at winning this season (I mean, look at the people that already have a Red Skull - they're not much of a competition for Bananas. Maybe Fessy and Jenny but I don't know how they are in a final with eating challenges involved and endurance so, they might not do great in those things) but I don't want to jinx it so I'm just keep rooting for him.

Next week is a guys elimination and the preview didn't give us much. However, I do know that Kyle and Cory both go into elimination so, I still think they're going against each other and this is going to be the last guys elimination. The preview did show Cory with some sort of injury so I don't know how that's going to work but... Let's see... Maybe it's nothing really serious and he can still get it. The only think really relevant that the preview showed was Melissa and Josh arguing (obviously about the whole Dee thing that happened in this episode) so my bet is that both Josh and Kyle will want to be the house vote and so the house will have to vote which one of the two is going in. Hence why Melissa is yelling basically saying that she's not going to vote for him.

And I guess that's it from in this week.

Let me know what you thought of the episode and what you think of this whole Dee thing (her being fired and what not) and I'll see you next week with a brand new rant!

Love,

Daniela.