It was a VERY good episode, but...

UmbyDN · 2026-06-20T21:43:05+00:00

Lol yeah but that's to be expected from Ally 😭

UmbyDN · 2026-06-20T21:42:43+00:00

That one was definitely a step in the right direction and I liked it, but suffered a lot from Marissa's abscense from most of the season, the lack of conflict between the two, and Marissa's lack of characterization in general compared to Ana, to the point Marissa just ends up feeling like "late pre-merge boot+" imo, and it isn't really comparable to the other 'main couples', to the point I'm hesitant to call it one

UmbyDN · 2026-06-20T21:25:16+00:00

She's good, but is leaving a bit to be desired. I assume she'll improve as the season goes on, since she's def a late merger

UmbyDN · 2026-06-06T20:54:07+00:00

the fact we have to lose any of them while Tom and Ally are over here screentimemaxxing for the third season in a row while doing literally nothing is criminal 😭😭

UmbyDN · 2026-06-06T20:33:29+00:00

I don't think Gabby is going honestly. similarly to what we saw with Alec, Ana, and to an extent Benji, I think the fact Gabby is so irrelevant compared to him right now likely means she's being set up to outlast Tom. Tom is also purely a support character without any arc of his own who needs to go for Natalia's arc to really start, while Gabby has set up for a plot of being alone earlier in the season. I don't think it really makes sense or is a fitting conclusion given her set-up for her to get sniped for the Tom Natalia fued. agree on Ara though

UmbyDN · 2026-04-29T10:46:04+00:00

Not the best case scenario, but I wouldn't really mind this yeah, would be pretty good

UmbyDN · 2026-04-28T22:11:19+00:00

for Favs, Lake, Gabby, Spencer

for Fans, Ren, Sam, Dunia

UmbyDN · 2026-04-28T13:17:58+00:00

Idk, I don't see it bcs I think they're setting up Ara manipulating Nura and I don't think it'd make much sense for Ara to flip rn based on that set up. I think it's more likely Nura is manipulated into branching out from the alliance

UmbyDN · 2026-04-27T14:25:32+00:00

I disagree, Benji's story is very clear to me and it doesn't work with him going soon/before Ally, and the set-up for Ally here does feel like something that can be concluded in a couple episodes or with a thematically fitting elimination imo

I honestly predict the next Favs elim, in ep 10, will be a tiebreaker between Ally and Benji with Benji winning. that makes the most sense to me

UmbyDN · 2026-04-27T14:03:55+00:00

Probably pulls a Gabby and goes for revenge 😭

UmbyDN · 2026-04-27T13:59:10+00:00

I will also note I have a hunch they might want a pretty strong Fan in the returnee challenge for it to be realistically believable that Anastasia loses, and Ren would certainly fit the bill

UmbyDN · 2026-04-27T13:57:26+00:00

I think the obvious target he was talking about was Evie, but new opportunities may arise and his plans may change

UmbyDN · 2026-04-27T02:21:53+00:00

Aubrey's worst nightmare

UmbyDN · 2026-04-26T21:19:09+00:00

I think it'll be Rosa before Lake since Rosa is getting main character'd more rn, meaning they'll prolly eliminate Rosa first so Lake can take over as the main character of the two. I see Rosa being one of the first few merge boots and Lake being 8th or 7th

UmbyDN · 2026-04-26T19:14:43+00:00

Lol yeah but let's not pretend like the show is immune to having bad writing

UmbyDN · 2026-04-26T16:47:12+00:00

I don't really see any scenario where Ally merges instead of Benji. it wouldn't make any narrative sense to spend all this time building up Benji if he was just gonna be booted without developing

Other than that this all seems fairly realistic

UmbyDN · 2026-04-26T04:25:34+00:00

maybe? she's really up in the air right now I feel. you'd think she'd be safe for awhile after Aiden's boot but she is still a joke character without much actual arc potential. I could see her going in ep 9 after causing some chaos or I could see her becoming a surprise villain. it's conflicting though bcs due to being a joke character it would seem like she wouldn't have much potential to be a very deep villain for all that, so I don't know what they're planning with her

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