strippedhalo

I also didn't understand why the only options they discussed were both of them going or neither of them going. If they felt like their relationship was too fragile to spend six months apart, then Alexis could go for a month or two in the middle.

The rich kid in Goonies is named Troy, and his father is Mr. Perkins. I don't remember Troy having a vanity license plate. (I thought it was SO COOL, but I was getting Troy confused with the rich kid in Adventures in Babysitting.) I think Night Cheese is right and it's simply a play on the Godfather.

I knew that Dan and Julia were unavailable so we would have new hosts, but it looks like there is a new judge, too! Judges: https://www.cbc.ca/life/greatcanadianbakingshow/about/bruno-feldeisen-and-kyla-kennaley-judges-1.5147335 Hosts: https://www.cbc.ca/life/greatcanadianbakingshow/about/welcome-to-the-tent-aurora-browne-and-carolyn-taylor-1.5145600

Steve and Robin stay BFFs. Someone gives Steve a hug. One of the existing (non-evil) adults takes Steve under their wing.

I think that was the real estate (?) guy whose file Jessica found in Erik's closet. It was definitely made to look like there's a possibility that Trish and Erik are working together, but as Trish has a history of finding her marks via snooping through other people's things, it could be circumstantial that they were both there at the same time. To me, that scene could either read as Erik staking out the bad guy and coming across Trish already getting "justice", or that they were working together to take him down and Erik was just surprised at how violent Trish got.

Poor, sweet Costa! I've really loved him this season, so I hope that things can work out with him getting a win (and not feeling betrayed by Jessica, because she needs a friend that isn't a disaster).

I cackled at Jessica's immediate declaration of love for the new couch once Trish's mom criticized it.

This is my least favourite villain trope, so I hope that they do something more original with him in the remaining episodes. I do like the asshole detection guy (preferably not as Jessica's love interest), but I am super not interested in Jeri or her storyline at all so far. Malcolm, do better!

I really agree! (That was my nomination, lol.)

I am willing to accept that hat ONLY if he continues to pair it with animals. :D

I personally would rather have Sharon than Zemo (but neither for romantic interests, please). Although I recognize that he was the catalyst for the events of Civil War, Zemo's gripe was about Sokovia, which neither Sam nor Bucky was involved in, and I didn't find him that interesting the first time. I've also never read the comics, so I don't have any expectations of the characters other than what has been shown in the MCU to date (so: Sam being a beautiful sass machine and Bucky being tragic and long-suffering). Give me six episodes of Sam and Bucky taking down criminals and bickering good-naturedly, and I will be happy.

Not at all judging the fear itself, but the protracted hissy fit came across as attention-seeking more than anything. So based on the times they showed us, Hunter is about 1.5 hours behind Theo at this point? And Wes is only 10 minutes out of first place? I wonder how Theo will do at eating, if that's one of the things they still have to do. I feel like it might be Theo's downfall (assuming any of them can move at all, after that first day).

My understanding (based on Wes's speculation of how they were scoring) is that Mattie and Da'Vonne failed at the same part (swinging across on the rope), but Mattie was faster getting there.

I am happy that Paulie won't be in the final, but that was pretty rough to watch. However, his sobbing about having failed etc. etc. was pretty over the top. Especially since that had to have been filmed at some remove from this, right? He held it together pretty well when he was actually being sent away. I wish they had said how much time they were given to complete the mission. Paulie must have gone incredibly fast to have fallen two (three?) times on the rope swinging part and then three more times from the top of the net in the same amount of time it took Mattie to fall once from the rope. Oh, Da'Vonne. So close! I hope she comes back, provided she can maintain her spirit. I'm rooting for Wes, and I think he has a shot (if Turbo, like, dies). I would also be fine with Georgia or Mattie winning. Probably Theo or Turbo as well, although Turbo has not been edited kindly the past couple of episodes.

It kind of seemed like his position was that Ninja and Dee had wronged him, so he needed to avenge himself by putting them into elimination, and once that happened they would be even. (Even from his perspective. Dee clearly felt differently.) I don't know if putting Ninja into consideration counts as enough revenge, or if revenge is had in a future episode, or maybe Turbo just learns to forgive and move on.

Right? That's some revisionist bull right there. Also, Ninja and Dee with their "we were his best friends from the beginning, how could he do this to us?" If he was your friend, maybe don't gang up and scream at him? That said, I wish someone would explain the no-forgiveness culture that Turbo comes from, because that is absolutely foreign to me. Then again, would I be so uncomfortable about Turbo refusing to forgive the girls if they were guys instead? I don't think I would. Hm. I like Theo, but I was rooting for Kyle to win that elimination. I do not like Dee, and I love Da'Vonne, so I hope our Lady of the Talking Heads can pull it out somehow. I was surprised that Mattie couldn't finish the puzzle, since she was so fast on the slider puzzle on top of the car, but I thought it was sweet how she was pep-talking Dee in the plane. I hope Mattie can make it to the final. How many people do we think will go to the final? Three of each? Four? I would like Da'Vonne, Mattie, and Georgia (plus Cara, I guess, since she's already in) for the girls and Turbo, Wes, and Theo for the guys. If I have to pick a fourth guy, I pick Wes again.

Oh! Also! This has been bugging me since they started in on soulless!Jack - he keeps saying he feels nothing, which is demonstrably untrue, because he keeps getting mad. Rage is an emotion, full stop.

Well, that was... something. But there was no Pellegrino! Let's try to keep it that way next season, please. (There is zero hope of this happening.) I did like it when Sam announced that Chuck was the bad guy and Dean said, "No, no, no" while backing up to stand with Sam. That was a nice little callback (possibly unintentional) to Sam saying "No, no" and backing up to stand with Dean in the first season when Dean figured out that John was possessed. Not everything in the graveyard now is a zombie, right? The souls flew up out of the ground, and a lot of their bodies would have been burned, so some of them are corporeal ghosts, maybe? Iron might work on those?

Yep. Knew I didn't like Ninja, glad to have confirmation. There was literally no need to throw a temper tantrum, even if they hadn't won, because she was never in jeopardy. Dee can shut up, too. In what world is Turbo, sitting on the ground with two women standing over him and yelling at him, the one being aggressive? I'm glad that Ninja was able to see (after the fact) that her behaviour was unnecessary and embarrassing. I would have accepted her apology, but Turbo is not at all obliged to, and getting mad at him for that is just doubling down on her own assholery. Da'vonne is the frigging best. Her talking heads were extra on-point this episode. I really like Georgia, too. Hunter is more like Ashley than he would care to believe. Cara's disdain for his quitting threat was the most relatable she's been all season. Shut up, Paulie. Shut up forever. The other guys are not required to give up picking a strong partner just because she happens to be sleeping with you.

Georgia, Georgia! That is way too much honesty for this game. Wes would have respected you so much more if you had taken the deal and then turned around and threw him in at your first opportunity. Paulie is awful. Cara didn't even have a tone, she was just trying to get a sentence out without him talking over her. Much as I appreciate Wes and his deals, I wish he had not given Paulie's head the opportunity to swell up even more. Ew.

I felt this way, too! Usually the seasons end on a happy, touching note and this one suddenly took a turn. Like, Moira crawling into the closet was funny, but I also feel like Moira did some growing and learning to be supportive of others this season, so I don't want things to go badly for her. Just that end scene felt like it belonged in a season opener, not at the end of a season finale.

I'm ready for the Jonathan plot to be over. I just don't care about him at all, and nothing against Luke Baines, but the previous actor was better at playing creepy/unhinged. I'm also, quite frankly, having a hard time feeling sympathetic towards Magnus. Iris's anger at being "cured" of her magic was way more interesting than Magnus's moping. I need him to have a new plot point. I don't usually like Simon, but his plot was my favourite in this episode! His confused face when Jace patted him on the shoulder was great. I liked the new half-Seelie Shadowhunter, too.

Oh! I never made that connection, and it's so obvious now that you have pointed it out.

I think the thing was that Hunter didn't want to get "blood" on his hands - he nominated Nany and Turbo to go in because they had previously nominated him and Georgia, and then he insisted on keeping them as his vote to avoid making the other nominated teams mad at him. When Georgia changed her vote to avoid whatever the consequences might be from the votes being tied, Hunter said something like because Georgia was the one who voted for Paulie and Ninja, he was hoping that Paulie wouldn't hold Georgia's vote against Hunter. Basically, when the power was in his hands, he played a scared game. (ETA: Georgia changed her vote because she was also scared, just of a different thing than Hunter was scared of.)

Not arguing about the low blow, but Wes said that to Da'Vonne. I don't think Kam has any kids. I like Kam, but I really disliked Ashley, so I'm fine that they went home. If only they could have taken Paulie with them. I want so much for Turbo to not turn into a dick. I want Hunter to lose, I want Paulie and Cara to lose, I want to not see any more shots of people vomiting (but we haven't had an eating challenge yet, you know that's coming). Cara, you are making me root for Kyle. I understand that he hurt your feelings, and nobody says you have to like him. But focusing so hard on getting "revenge" is not a good look, and I don't think it's helping you win. Let it gooooooooo.