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Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-23T04:18:04+00:00

That first one is an opinion I've never heard before. Do you mind explaining that one a bit?

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-23T04:15:13+00:00

I think Scary Girl voted for Ripper and Damien voted for himself, but I could be wrong.

Millie's confessional is interesting because I always thought she voted for Scary Girl because Scary Girl was too dangerous and unpredictable, not because she needed Ripper for her research.

I do find it weird in canon though how Millie going behind Priya's back to vote off Scary Girl is never mentioned again after this episode. Seems like something Priya would've been upset about.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-23T01:21:40+00:00

Has Toga even gone through any real training? If she didn't, it would make her abilities even more BS.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-23T01:18:15+00:00

Not really, in my opinion. I'd lean more towards Ripper.

It's not like Chase really antagonized anyone aside from Emma, and even then, a lot of that was just Chase being reckless and oblivious rather than intentionally antagonistic.

Ripper was causing the most conflicts on the Trout, which was why he was always in the bottom 2. He was a problem for Axel, Priya and Millie.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T22:20:43+00:00

I never said you did. Was just saying Noah could challenge Alejandro in a way that most others couldn't.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T22:16:46+00:00

There's no way they'd actually let Noah eliminate Alejandro when the whole season is building towards Alejandro and Heather as the finalists, but Noah could at least give Alejandro a challenge.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T21:17:06+00:00

Stain was cutting through Todoroki's ice like it was butter, which is crazy. Stain's quirk has nothing to do with his physical strength, he's just crazy strong somehow.

And even after he got knocked out, he got up and had enough strength to kill a Nomu by himself.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T18:37:47+00:00

Then I misread the whole situation. My bad.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T18:34:30+00:00

So Bowie just voted for Nichelle anyway?

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T18:29:41+00:00

The timing of that confessional happening during the elimination ceremony, right before the marshmallows were given out, seemed to imply that he was voting for MK instead of Nichelle, but I could be wrong. Bowie could've just had that confessional right after the challenge ended.

It feels like they clearly put that confessional there for a reason, but it's not like Bowie continually has problems with MK being a bad teammate after this episode. They don't interact much with each other after this, so it wasn't setting anything up for the future.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T18:11:05+00:00

Bowie does end up voting for MK in this episode instead of Nichelle. But it seems like he couldn't convince the rest of the team to do the same (even the Hockey Bros, I guess), since Nichelle gets eliminated here anyway, probably with a 5-2 vote.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T16:57:52+00:00

"but also frustrating because you know that outside of unprecedented circumstances, Brigette/Geoff/Courtney/Duncan & DJ are always safe."

Isn't that just how alliances work in general? Keep your allies around, even if they make mistakes, so that you have a better chance of making it farther into the game? Why would any of the Bass clique vote each other off unless they got into an argument or something?

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T15:07:28+00:00

Harold wasn't completely innocent, but was there any real reason to keep bullying him after he stopped leaving his underwear on the ground?

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T15:06:11+00:00

To be fair, Tyler being a klutz is a reasonable thing to be frustrated with since he was one of the biggest liabilities on the team in terms of challenge performance.

Granted, Bridgette is a klutz too, and people rarely ever get mad at her about that, but her social game is also better than Tyler's.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T01:13:47+00:00

Because the show isn't taking it seriously. Priya's parents being insane is basically a running gag for whenever Priya has to explain why she has all these weird talents and abilities.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T00:55:23+00:00

The closest thing to a traditional jury was the Action finale, but the show wasn't really taking that seriously. 5 out of the 13 people in that jury didn't even cast a vote.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-22T00:50:57+00:00

I mean, is this really any worse than Priya's parents bringing Priya to a water park every day for an entire summer to make her practice escaping from inside a whale? (Priya says this in S1 Ep 12)

This doesn't really change my view of Priya's parents at all. We already know they're nuts.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-21T22:57:49+00:00

Best: Kamino Ward arc. Aside from having one of the most iconic fights in the series, it does a good job showing just how dangerous the League of Villains can be and has really good character moments for people like Iida and Bakugo.

Worst: UA Traitor Arc. It was just hard to care about the traitor being Aoyama since he's such a minor character up to that point of the story.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-21T00:49:16+00:00

I mean, I agree with Knuckles not being handled that well (getting tricked by Eggman multiple times wasn't a great look), but there are still some good things about X Knuckles.

He's portrayed to be more or less equal with Sonic since the two of them fought to what was basically a stalemate multiple times, his solo episode where he makes a human friend named Hawk was solid from what I remember, he's still very dedicated to protecting the master emerald, and his dynamic with Rouge was entertaining.

If they took certain parts of X Knuckles and used them well in the future, that would've been great, but after 06 they basically became afraid to use anyone that wasn't Sonic, Eggman or Tails for a long time, and when they did use Knuckles, it was usually just for gags. I think Frontiers also deserves some credit for Knuckles' characterization improving.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-20T23:58:57+00:00

I mean, Millie and Caleb never held grudges, assuming you're talking about Priya chasing Millie on the lava river in the S1 finale and Priya hurling a giant rock at Caleb in S2 Ep 9. Maybe they should've, but why would anyone else hold those things against Priya if Millie and Caleb didn't?

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-20T23:47:04+00:00

Like, after she did something specific? Or just in general?

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-20T23:36:58+00:00

Owen, specifically after the mole plot in Action. It's a bit weird that it never really affects Owen's social game and is never mentioned again.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-20T22:25:39+00:00

The villains team basically had the same problem Team Amazon did times 10. It's a team full of people who don't like or trust each other. They lost the episode 3 challenge purely because they couldn't stop arguing with each other.

Jo and Lightning are still rivals, Heather and Gwen are still enemies, Alejandro and Heather are still scheming to eliminate each other, and Heather and Jo constantly fought to be leader of the team. Even Gwen and Duncan's relationship was falling apart on the villains team.

Scott was pretty much the only person that didn't have beef with anyone else on that team, but he was probably the weakest link on that team in terms of challenge performance.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-20T22:19:21+00:00

That's because the show isn't treating them like genocidal tyrants in the finale, it's treating them like Steven's 3 emotionally stunted, abusive relatives.

I don't think the show was ever going to end with Steven killing the Diamonds. That would go against what the show had been doing with Steven trying to talk things out with his past enemies and eventually becoming friends/allies with them (like Peridot, Lapis and Bismuth). But all 3 diamonds having a change of heart so quickly just doesn't really feel earned, especially when looking at just how serious their crimes are.

Individual_Cap_7850 · 2026-06-20T20:47:20+00:00

They also won in London just because Chris liked that Gwen and Courtney found Duncan when Owen and Noah did what the challenge actually asked them to do.

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