violet and green

That was a very satisfying ending. First Danielle, then Brittney, with the over-acting and undue aggression. Goodbye! Farewell! Then I really thought the four were going to banish again, and get out Gabby or Dylan, which would have been a shame. I really want Lala to put out a calendar with all her Traitors' outfits.

I think he said 'stunt move' - and David is an actual stunt man, so maybe he did see the net and pull that move. He certainly recovered from the jump as if he had.

It was a practical decision, I think, as Star only learnt to swim a week or so before coming onto the show, I've read.

On the plus side, Mary stayed. On the negative, Cedrek, for god's sake. For starters, he is unfit, and uncoordinated. He is also a surgeon, who being unfit and uncoordinated should not be risking his livelihood doing physical challenges. But more than that, he should not be ruining a perfectly good plan to get out someone with an idol in their pocket, who is also obnoxious and controlling. Poor Kevin. This is so far a very dull season.

Oh my god. A cliffhanger. Danielle has got to go or all my teeth will fall out!

Yeah, they didn't have time to show his shoulder dislocation as they had to fit in all those people clasping their face and gasping and hyperventilating about being cast. Riveting viewing.

I think Eva and Joe were just being who they were in that moment, which was nice to see. He really showed his very good heart. I'm slighty bummed as I love the Californian Girls, and at some point Thomas will be forced to lose his ally Bianca, as Joe won't budge over Eva. Star is an amazing challenge beast. There is no-one to cut from Lagi - so their only way out of this conundrum is to win every immunity challenge, which I hope they do.

It took me a while to recover from that heinous intro with all the squealing recipients of the good news. Jeff really does want to pitch the show to the under tens. I'm a bit bummed Stephanie went out, and not Sai. I really hope Mary can recover from that! I really like Kevin and his enthusiasm, and also Justin with his interesting medieval face. I read he has a degree from Yale in political science. Lagi is cool. That's all I've got.

So bummed Acacia is gone. Pretty impressive to be singing that beautifully, and handling all the physical pressure of the schedule while living with Cystic Fybrosis. I really liked her, and was hoping she'd stick around a while longer. I don't find the rest of the cast at all likable. I guess there's still Onya to kind of root for...

Yeah, I loved that. I was thinking it was a robot, and then that it was a guy in a cleverly designed suit, maybe on rollerblades! I'd love to know how they got that motion. So completely bummed that a) Carolyn is out and b) that obnoxious Danielle got her way. I hated the aggressive way she interupted Carolyn and derailed her chain of thought, leaving her unable to formulate the arguments she was about to present at the round table. It will be a boring end game if Brittany sails to the end. I am now hoping for any combo of or all three of Gabby, Dylan, and Tom to make it to the end. Tom's facial reactions are really enjoyable, and he is often spot on in his assessments.

So good to have Alyssa back on my screen looking glorious. I enjoyed her reactions during the SG, and appreciated that huge hideous wig as a nod to the heinous George Washington she wore in AS. But that was a travesty saving Lana over Crystal after that lipsync, especially given Lana's trajectory so far and lack of promise on the show. The wig coming off, the furious blocking in retaliation, and the lack of stage awareness in that messy repetitive lipsync should have been an automatic out.

I really like Carolyn, but it was so annoying the way she didn't pick up Rob's openness to work with her. They could have engineered a Danielle out, and taken some of the heat off Rob for a little while longer with that. I also wish Rob had gotten the vote on Dylan, knowing he had the shield. I don't think Rob would have lasted a lot longer either way, but it is a flat feeling to think about the show going forward without his presence and voice.

Oh, it's such a relief. I can't bear the extended hugging scenes in other versions. I also appreciate they don't show the boring, pointless, and ultimately puncturing of the illusion of the castle atmosphere footage of them getting into their cars to leave for the night, as per the UK version. Which also lacks Alan's wonderful campery and witticisms and fabulous outfits.

I cheered when Acacia was safe.

I was so pleased for Lydia with that lipsync. As the track began, Rue looked her way, took her in for a second or so, and flicked her eyes over to Arrietty and then her gaze was pulled back to Lydia. From that point on, Arrietty seemed like a really out-of-time back up dancer.