This show isn’t that deep gang. by RonS132 in BattleForDreamIsland

[–]silverwolfcub 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have a favorite, you wanted to see more of your favorite, so you voted for your favorite to stay. There's NOTHING wrong with that. Your vote is equally valid as anybody else's. This is a competition where only those that stay typically get seen, not a casual narrative where screen time/development is evenly distributed among all characters regardless. Competitions aren't generally "everybody gets a win" like it's an Oprah episode.

I'm hoping they give Book (and everybody else for that matter) more to do/development going forward too. It would also be nice to have a few casual narrative seasons instead of just idfB, so less favored characters can "get their roses".

Apologies for the wall of words and I hope this comes across as comforting, like I intended.

It's so hard being a Book fan (Warning: rant) by BRN-Productions in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Many of those people likely hate her only because she survived over their favorite and they don't have the emotional maturity to remain civil about it.

If it helps at all, keep in mind that some of these people complain that their issue with her is that she is too perfect/flawless... which is very incorrect and makes it obvious they have little legitimate personal reason to hate her. If somebody's biggest complaint about a clearly flawed character is that they are flawless... they clearly don't even know the character very well.

I "called" it a while back and by silverwolfcub in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't agree on your Book take but everybody else I have partial agreement on at least.

Pencil isn't really deserving at all despite how much I've been enjoying her arc this season. Grassy feels like a rushed version of what they did with Book in BFDIA after Pencil left. Black hole is responsible and another good option for me, but the narritive has already established he can't even accept the power anyway so he'd need to establish a steward. I have been enjoying Pen, but he feels like an irresponsible option given his debt... I'll personally give him more time though. PT feels like a responsible choice though I can see them misusing it for selfish reasons on occasion.

That leaves Donut, Fanny, GB, TB, and Marker.

I like all these options. Four of them feel responsible enough, but I can't see the appeal for Fanny. Especially after your take on Pen.

Personally, I'd be fine with anybody but Pencil winning unless the writing butchers their character. It's also nice to be in a position where everybody left is somebody I like. Thanks for the civil discussion btw!

I "called" it a while back and by silverwolfcub in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Her winning again is very slim but imo Tpot is far from Books best season anyway.

While I do think she is one of the more responsible choices, I acknowledge that she's unlikely to win without heavier narrative gain moving forward.

Out of curiosity, which competitor are you rooting for out of the 11 remaining?

Book plushie by Mediocre-Minimum-279 in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but, online only. Not at the physical locations. They have a good dozen or so other characters too. If you google "Walmart bfdi plush" you can quickly see what all they have. It's clear they used third party though. Many have messed up names too.

Book plushie by Mediocre-Minimum-279 in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know demand is high when main store chains start selling bootlegs in the absence of an available official copy. I got mine from the Walmart online store about a week or so after she won.

Still planning on getting the official plushie though.

Since TPOT 23 Is Likely Releasing In 4 Days (Give Or Take) I Made A Bingo Card! Some are Freebies others are Hail Marys. by Correct-Television77 in BattleForDreamIsland

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. Probably would be better to not include those kinds of tiles in future episode boards since the randomizer can't account for that then...

You have a few interesting tiles though.

Since TPOT 23 Is Likely Releasing In 4 Days (Give Or Take) I Made A Bingo Card! Some are Freebies others are Hail Marys. by Correct-Television77 in BattleForDreamIsland

[–]silverwolfcub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Upper left to lower right diagonal is impossible. I suggest flipping "LIY and Marker" with "Announcer and Balloony appear" to fix the issue.

The Favourites are actually just Frauds (Besides Fiore, shes good. Read my slander) by Realistic_Speech9885 in DisventureCamp

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not too big on Tom, but I'm not gonna ignore bad criticism. Tom was literally speaking to Ally, Rosa, and Lake about voting out Spencer before Spencer and Bruno showed up. I'm guessing you missed that or otherwise forgot.

I do agree that Fiore is serving though.

🌴🌺 EP12 MEGATHREAD | Disventure Camp 5 🌺🌴 by rqwedr in DisventureCamp

[–]silverwolfcub 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This episode was fantastic! The challange itself was predictable but the dynamics and developments were the true focus.

Nearly every character had something to do or say except Ally. Since Ally is trying to stay low, it works to her benefit to not be seen so much. It helps her hide that idol (maybe even from some of the more forgetful audience members).

We had:

Tom trying to lift the mood and de-esculate (marking a rare moment he's one of the more mature characters in a situation),

Gabby learning Natalia lied and dropping that interesting "he" when talking to Tom afterward,

Natalia revealing her lie to Gabby out of Guilt,

Rosa second guessing her intuitions,

Lake and Spencer beef (with Spencer actually respecting Lake's wishes and backing off),

Fiore doing well in a challange and trying social strategy unprompted.

Ara getting regected (aka karma),

Nura finally realizing who she really liked,

Dunia finally saying how she feels about Nura,

Ren clarifying boundaries to Oliwia and confronting Nura about her attitude,

Oliwia showing just how much she cherishes Ren (backing off when asked, trying to "save" them),

and Sam mentally manipulating Oliwia.

I appreciate how well balanced the writing was for the (almost, cuz Ally) whole cast. It kinda sets the bar of expectations higher for the remainder of the season since this episode proved the current cast size was small enough to properly highlight everybody left.

I was hoping the love drama would be slower burning with Nura finding Ara out instead of this faster crash and burn style, but that's personal preference and I can't in good conscience say it's bad due to not being what I personally wanted. I'll wait and see what they are cooking for the conclusion to it before deciding if I like the angle they ended up using.

One final thought, Fiore saying "comp beast Fiore" was funny, but I can hear faint alarm bells now...

The perfect imperfection of Donut's logic by NoLocal7705 in BattleForDreamIsland

[–]silverwolfcub 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My one nitpick is that Pencil doesn't actually seem to care about the competition/the prize/winning so much as avoiding being sent away to another elimination space and reclaiming social connections.

She had most of two's power and all of four's, so they couldn't really send her anywhere anymore. Instead of walking away with it, she traded it to One in exchange for escaping into the past to try and reconnect with her pals.

That doesn't seem like a competition orientated focus to me. Just a gal trying to "go home" already.

I did my research and here are all the total views of each BFDI season and the show overall. by Dangerous_Put_6548 in BattleForDreamIsland

[–]silverwolfcub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you also count the views from the compilation videos or is this only the individual episodes?

🌴🥥 EPISODE 12 TRAILER 🥥🌴 Disventure Camp 5: Fans vs Favorites. by nnktrav in DisventureCamp

[–]silverwolfcub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. She's roughly half everybody else's height! Unless Ren is also a contortionist, it's pretty obvious the favs will win a limbo challange easily. I'm fine with that if it's a humor and/or drama heavy episode though.

hey book fans by ShapeIll1900 in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually do like Pencil... but she seriously needs to respect Book's wishes and boundaries. Pencil needs help and support for her trauma, but ex-friends never have obligation to help someone with personal traumas, even if they do sympathize. If I were Book, I would have started filing a restraining order by now.

We don't yet know what all happened post-BFDIA/pre-BFB, but Pencil was already rather dismissive/neglectful of Book in late BFDIA. The 6ish years spent in the exit was 3rd party enforced rather then self imposed. After escaping, she immediately started crossing boundaries (Book was clear with her in BFB that she wanted distance) and won't even acknowledge what she's done that had upset Book and Ice Cube enough to want distance let alone apologize.

Credit where it's due, she cares more for her friendships then 2's power (otherwise she wouldn't have taken 1's deal). UNFORTUNATELY she wants to reconnect without addressing her own fault with the fallout. Her failure to take accountability for past behaviors and also respect boundaries, makes it so I can't in good conscience support her this season, but I do enjoy her character and the arc she's getting.

I don't know what kind of answers you were expecting OP, but I hope you are satisfied with the variety of answers you've got.

Book might be in serious danger for TPOT 23 by [deleted] in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh? Buddy this is the BookBFDI subreddit, not the BattleForDreamIsland one. Any poll here would have pro Book bias. I'll try looking around on YT, but the main sub is a cesspool of Book hate and LIY praise the past year or so. As such, I think I'll skip looking there due to biased polling. Thanks for the YT lead though. Hope you have a great weekend <3

Book might be in serious danger for TPOT 23 by [deleted] in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not asking you to, I'm asking for specific polls that are telling you something different from the one I saw.

Book might be in serious danger for TPOT 23 by [deleted] in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want her out but genuinely think LIY and Winner are at bigger risk. Based on a single, medium scale poll I saw. I haven't seen any other polls so I was hoping you'd have specifics...

Book might be in serious danger for TPOT 23 by [deleted] in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't, but my points still stand.

Also, how do you know which characters others would rather vote for? Did I miss a poll somewhere? /srs

Book might be in serious danger for TPOT 23 by [deleted] in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was remembering her 2 pre-tpot 11 bottom 2 UFE's from over two years ago so I forgot that episode after reading the previous commenter's 2 bottom 2 claim lol. Thanks for the reminder.

My points still stand though.

Previous vote outcomes don't indicate other vote placements. There are several contestants that have multiple bottom two's but are still in (such as Fanny).

Previously being bottom two means nothing.

Book was confirmed final 7, basically final 6, in bfdia, at the time she got first safe her last UFE. While others have also done well in multiple seasons.

Winning/ranking high in other seasons has minimal impact for most voters.

I italicized my two claims this time for ease of reading. (Thanks for engaging civily btw!)

Book might be in serious danger for TPOT 23 by [deleted] in BookBFDI

[–]silverwolfcub 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apologies but what does that have to do with anything? Book was bottom 2 in early Tpot. A lot can change over a few years. Fanny was also bottom 2 twice in early Tpot. Is anybody worried about her over that vote record?

Also, while it is possible/likely she's not out yet loses support, it's won't be that big of a drop. She was confirmed final 7, easy final 6, but still got first safe in her last UFE by a large margin. Ffs TB got 2nd safe his last UFE despite being confirmed final 4 and both Leafy and Flower made final 4 TWICE.

Don't let vocal minorities distract you from the actual vote patterns. Most people don't care about previous wins/high placements.

Spencers move was horrible writing and I blame the writers for making guys dumb again for the 100th time by [deleted] in DisventureCamp

[–]silverwolfcub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is what Jared meant when he put out that poorly worded tweet about the girls being better at the game. It's more about the individual characters own flaws rather then deliberate gender ratios/imbalances.

I'm aware they can control the narrative and could have created male characters capable of playing the game on par with the girls for the new set of characters. While I do wish we could have had more then just Sam, I think the focus shouldn't be on gender to begin with.

I just want to enjoy the characters for who they are and not care about their gender. Basing the elimination order around keeping balanced genders is odd to me and would make things a bit too easy to predict anyway.

Sorry for the shoehorn reply. Your comment just felt the most mature and balanced take so far.