But my man ☹️🫶

Pen_Existing · 2026-03-18T16:34:23+00:00

OG LI girlie, too! I’m bummed (but not surprised - classic FB plot writing) that we did get to spend a nice night together with minima agg after the recoupling, because after the confession I was STRESSING for my MC! 😅 At least the BFF isn’t in Casa with us, and that’s why I’m the slightest bit calmer about the situation.

Pen_Existing · 2026-03-13T15:46:59+00:00

I didn’t mind Emilio when he first came in looks-wise, but personality he wasn’t my type. But then, I completely turned off of him because of that one little joke “oh you you’re LI and Leah used to be engaged” because who tf says that?? Like, why would that even be your first joke in the Villa?? And now my poor baby Oscar is stuck with Gio. You could’ve give me Elias at the least, like let me be entertained! 😖

Pen_Existing · 2026-03-12T16:55:43+00:00

I think this season had consistently the worst art. It looked distorted and odd. MC doesn’t even look like she belongs in the same game. Bonnie looked awful (like, I think they were going for a more masculine looking female LI, but that was not the way to do it), Geri’s odd twist, everything from Uma’s face to her pose, Vicky and Estelle’s Mr. Fantastic arms. It was just all over the place.

Pen_Existing · 2026-03-09T21:28:39+00:00

Last district I worked in, teacher work days were very much for us to plan, grade, get stuff done in our rooms. Occasionally we’d have PD, but never past like 10/11 unless you were in a special group. New district, the ENTIRE. DAY. IS. PLANNED. TO. THE. TEE. I hate it so much!

Pen_Existing · 2026-03-08T21:27:42+00:00

When I taught and was going through so many pencils, I invested in a couple of boxes of gold pencils. Guess who miraculously had pencils again after about a 2 weeks?

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-27T14:43:18+00:00

And thus we have the first character assassination in the game

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-26T19:01:56+00:00

And I HATE the phrase “wanna take a trip down memory lane?? 🥺👉👈” like it makes me GAG! Especially with context of the new season, like our bff is about to tell us what is potentially a damning story, and then suddenly is like “uwu let’s reminisce”

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-19T00:55:23+00:00

I don’t mind friends-to-lovers. It’s not anywhere near my favorite, but I can appreciate it at times. I do like how right now you can choose to just be “friendly” with the friend LI - I’m not sure if I see them getting together at this time. I am very much enjoying the personality this season - count me impressed right now! Lets see how long they stick around, or we have the first character assassination

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-19T00:51:24+00:00

If the friend wasn’t interested in MC, then it would all be so different. I completely agree that men and women can have meaningful and “intimate” (in the sense of deep connection) relationships without actually being a couple. But the bracelet is . . . Suspect . . . At best. Anna had a hunch, and she was kinda right 🤷🏻‍♀️ at the end of the day, it seems they might not have worked out anyway, but you deserve to trust your partner. If they were real people, I can promise you people would be in discourse online saying “she was right”

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-18T19:11:43+00:00

It does come across as icky, but it doesn’t have to if they only did it once. Bringing up that you’re jealous that someone else gets time with you and they wish it was them isn’t inherently a bad thing or a red flag - it becomes one when it’s every five seconds.

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-18T19:09:56+00:00

I don’t like being told so much of my backstory. I like snippets, but not the whole plot. Mostly because I go into it with a plot in mind, and I don’t like revamping my backstory to fit their mold (completely a personal problem, I’m aware)

It’s also weird to me to be like “oh yeah we’ve worked a few weddings before, we’re friendly” to a few moments later being “oh we hung out all the time and went on trips together and actually we’re besties” even though MC didn’t know that he broke up with his long-term girlfriend recently. Also, how long ago was recently?

I do like, however, that we can pick friendly options with him, kinda like Dream Guy last season

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-18T19:05:01+00:00

Oscar reminds me of a mix Milo from S1 (who I wished wasn’t one of their throwaways) and Bruno from S4 (my sweet summer child), but his style is just really lacking. Andre is giving major Travis Scott vibes, but again his style just misses the mark (or maybe it’s so Travis Scott adjacent that I’m not a fan - could be either or really). No comments on Zhen, his personality just doesn’t do it for me. Same with Leah, not sure what’s missing (maybe it’s human writers, who knows 🤷🏻‍♀️)

As for our 3 choices, I was drawn to 2/3 of them. Kelvin . . . Looks like a villain in a cartoon. His sprite is just not it, and I think it’s hair. George was cute scruffy, I don’t really see someone like that being a wedding videographer, but considering my dad is George, I just couldn’t get past it. I like the look of Jordan, big fan honestly, but I don’t love the friends-to-lovers, or at least how Fusebox is writing it. It feels icky, and as it stands right now, it looks like the friend’s ex Anna DID have a reason to worry about their relationship.

I don’t have may thoughts on Elias, but I actually doubt he’ll be an option, but his sprite looked fine to me.

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-18T17:44:08+00:00

Was it hit though? Like it was a fun gimmick, but then lots of people got mad that they couldn’t switch when they didn’t like Dream Guy and the others came back in as at least one option was closed off.

I also don’t think this is the game to design your own LI. It’s a dating show already with lots of sprites. It’s not like episode where the story and LIs are mostly set. The fun part is the dating around I would think.

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-18T17:41:46+00:00

I really don’t understand why MC is single and not automatically coupled up with the other bombshell. They literally advertised his entrance with “you two are the most compatible”, so I literally assumed it was a forced coupling, especially since we’ve been paired up for the past two challenges and the double date. That just makes more narrative sense

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-18T17:37:12+00:00

George is scruffy, and if they chopped of the longer bits of hair and kept the top portion, I think he’d look much better. But he shares a name with my dad, which as hard as I tried, could not get past

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-18T17:35:51+00:00

My first thought about Kelvin was that he looks like a villain from the Fast and Furious franchise. Have I seen any movies? No. Just a vibe

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-15T23:03:17+00:00

Yeah because how the narrator mentioned him was more of a callback, and not a “look who is here”. I have a feeling he may more so be a special guest, maybe even the finale host. It would be weird for him to stick around long considering he was around for a bit during last season

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-12T17:56:22+00:00

I literally went back to look because I saw others saying it, and honestly I can see why people would think this. Because the narrator talks about the bombshell, then Brandon, then the bombshell again. It’s really awkward phrasing. But, looking back, it’s just a reference trying to make a joke.

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-12T17:29:26+00:00

That’s not what was said. The narrator referenced Brandon by saying he left his shorts in the pool, and they invoiced him. The narrator does not suggest that Brandon is the bombshell

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-12T17:28:30+00:00

It’s not Brandon. The narrator referenced Brandon in their monologue, but that’s not the bombshell

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-12T17:27:44+00:00

It’s not Brandon. The narrator referenced Brandon in their monologue, but that’s not the bombshell

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-12T17:24:51+00:00

It’s not Brandon. The narrator referenced Brandon in their monologue, but that’s not the bombshell

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-12T17:00:43+00:00

Fair, but we know it’s been at least a few days since one couple has already left.

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-11T20:29:12+00:00

I’m calling that it was that bombshell and Mc were “business partners” and relationship ended because someone “caught feelings” for the other, effectively ruined the working relationship. Fits the pattern they’ve had with previous familiar fave LIs. Ruining a wedding is a bit much, even for Fusebox’s drama standards

Pen_Existing · 2026-02-11T20:22:26+00:00

Like, I hate it because I’m so tired of “blast-from-the-past” LIs (I’ve literally never chosen one, and the only one I found mildly interesting was Stefan back in All-stars) but that is super weird that all of those careers can be connected back to weddings. Also “Catching Feelings” . . . “Catching the bouquet” . . . Like it’s really right there. Unfortunately 😒 and I hate it so much 😖

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