Friday, September 18, 2026

WondLa Season 2 Review


Hello friends, I am back with season 2 of WondLa. Season One had me hooked, but it's about to get far more chaotic this season. 

Episode 1 - Turns out that the human was a hologram, like back in the sanctuary. Until another one comes out: a younger man and an older man. The group travels to New Attica. But Kit and Otto don't want to stay. Eva gets in the transport; Meego pops up to give her a history lesson. 2.2 million people live there; she is no longer the last human. The transport leaves her in a park. She finally meets Cadmus, the guy who has been sending her hologram messages a few times to her. His children show her around, and she is treated like a celebrity, and not in a good way. The girls take her into a game about the outside world; it's all wrong. She doesn't feel at home. Cadmus leaves a gift for her in her room, and she thinks it's her mother, but it's just another mother bot. She closes the door to her balcony and spots someone who looks just like her.

Episode 2 - The next day, Eva sees that woman again and chases after her. She jumps into a waterfall to follow this woman; it's a sanctuary. Eva meets Eva 8, the one who came before her. Eva 8 goes to the meeting with Eva 9 to see Cadmus, where they get swarmed by birds, and she gets a message from Otto in her mind that the flicker man is not nice. Otto means Cadmus.

Episode 3 - Eva finds her friends with Eva 8's help. Eva 8 gets scared of the aliens, but from what it seems, no one else has been able to communicate with the aliens. Kit is injured, so they all help to get him back to his people in his village. Then a giant metal spider thing starts shooting at them, Hayley, the first human Eva ever met. They escape and fly towards the wasteland.

Episode 4 - They crash because of the metal spider thing shooting at them, taking out a thruster. The ship they were flying in kind of looks like Eve's from WALL-E. They have to walk through the wasteland after they crash-landed because of the sky Whales taking out the other thruster. They run to the walking tree for cover. They meet the bartender's cousin from the place with the fish race; Eva gets advice from these characters, and they head into the sandstorm. In the sandstorm, they come across bones that they had been warned to stay away from, as a monster was there. They run to a nearby car for shelter and camp out there. Eva wakes up, and Kit is missing; she walks out of the cave to find him limping off to be eaten by the monster so the rest will be saved. The monster then makes contact with Eva and lands right in front of her. This is the biggest, most stunningly beautiful butterfly just staring right at her. Eva thinks she has made a friend, but the butterfly was ready to strike when Eva 8 attacked it, saving Eva. The three of them all go back to camp, and Eva 8 tells them of her experience in the wasteland. That's where she lost Freya, because of that butterfly.

Episode 5 - They make it back to Kit's home, but the people at the gate turn them away, saying they can't help humans and it's no home to Kit. She sneaks Kit in through the gate, past the guards, and heads towards where she can get some medicine. She steals the medicine but gets discovered; the leader of the village is Kit's father but turns him away. Eva stands up to the leader and leaves to find a bird of truth for a ceremony. Eva is about to get a lesson on the Serulians. If Eva wins, Kit will be treated; if he fails, he gets banished. The leader tells a story of a storm taking lots of villagers' lives, and they needed Kit to find a new path for a new home, but instead he left. This is the storm where Kit lost his family. Eva has a turn to speak, declaring that Kit is her father because he saved her and stayed by her side. The leader decides he wants to save his son. The community celebrates, and Eva 8 looks upset, probably because she doesn't have a father, just her sister.

Episode 6 - Eva gets shown around the village, and the leader says she is welcome in the village, and it's her home now. Eva 8 leaves to go find her friends because the village is not her home. There is a celebration in the village: dancing, music, flowers, the whole shebang. Eva gets a vision of the heart of the forest. The war machine spiders find the village, and Eva leads them away with Otto and Haley. Kit helps save the three on his pet with another villager and their pet after they had nowhere else to run. Otto tells them to head for sticky mud, and the three spider things get trapped, but one escapes and starts shooting at all of them. Eva gets stranded on an island, and Teal,  Kit's pet, jumps back over to save her but gets a foot stuck in the mud. Teal throws Eva to safety, and Kit jumps over, frees Teal's foot, and they all run off together. Haley gets knocked down while running and hurts his leg, calling for Eva. They are trapped once again, and another machine lands. Cadmus lands. He reveals Haley had them tracked. Eva 8 shows up and gets electrocuted trying to save her sister, who had also been electrocuted. Cadmus wants to save the human race with the source. The heart of the forest can save the humans, but the humans have become lazy and spoiled with technology from Cadmus.

Episode 7 - Eva 8 wakes up in a cell; Eva 9 is being held in some seat thing. Cadmus tells her a small amount of alien spores contaminated her sanctuary; that's why she is able to communicate with all of the life forms. Cadmus starts driving the machine using Eva as a compass towards the heart. Cadmus crashes when Eva escapes, and 8 manages to escape, but Eva runs off before 8 can make her stick around. Cadmus stuns 8 and tries to convince her that Eva needs their help. 8 accepts his hand and tackles him to the floor, stunning him with his electrocution omnipod. 8 announces she will protect Eva. Eva is bleeding internally but still continues on and finds sanctuary 118. The heart seems to be calling her to the tunnel. Eva goes down the tunnel, her injury worsening. The heart is in a mother unit. That's why the voice she was hearing was her mother; it was a mother, just not her own. The heart connects to Eva. Eva wakes up in her sanctuary with Meego and her mother, but Eva realises that she is not her mother; she is the heart. 8 finds her in the sanctuary and starts undoing all the vines between her and the heart, but stops and moves towards the mother unit. 8 pulls the heart out of the mother unit's hands, and all the plant life starts dying around her. 8 takes the vines off Eva to reveal Eva has gone grey, and then 8 gets kidnapped by Cadmus. As the camera pans back, we see all the surrounding trees and plant life dying.

It's a very sad moment to see Eva get defeated by Cadmus. It did seem like he would be the villain, but I am getting bad vibes from 8; maybe it's because she is traumatised by the outside world, but I just don't really like her character. She seems too needy, but again that could just be trauma, but I am loving this series, es and I cannot believe I didn't look this up sooner because it seems to just get more interesting the longer you watch. My eyes are glued to the screen. This cannot be the end of Obona (what the aliens are calling Earth now). I am very much looking forward to seeing what happens next season. 

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Marvel Movie Reviews w/ Rambo - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

  

I was under the impression this movie was going to bring back the other Black Panther and replace the original actor who passed away with him. That was not the case here. I enjoyed seeing the tribute to the actor who passed away. I am unsure if the funeral at the beginning was meant to also be a tribute to him, since there was also a funeral for the mother, but I still think it was a meaningful moment regardless. And watching as Shuri embraced the traditions to become fully, authentically herself, rather than like the cousin who just sought to prosper his own life. I would love to learn more in the future about if there are other meteorite bits around the world that can create more of these powerful beings. I am also curious to know what made it so that the underwater flower changed the beings to adapt to water life, while the Panther plant just gave them the strength of the panther.

!!! SPOILERS BELOW !!!

  • She made a fake heart? Like how Tony needed a fake heart thing with magnets?
  • It is pretty cool to see their funeral ceremony since we didn't get to for the father.
  • Why was the logo purple?
  • Is that the mom?
  • Oof, the use of force to steal the vibranium is a bit much, no?
  • Why were the warriors hiding behind the doors?
  • The way she mentions the king is dead and that it is their time to strike makes it sound like the world KOd the king and that they seek revenge.
  • Was that the sister of Black Widow?
  • Why did everything just lose power?
  • A phantom jellyfish?
  • What is that poking out of the water? Are there sirens? Would explain the music.
  • Blue Avatar People!
  • How the heck did they jump up there and grab it to manipulate it like that??
  • Saying that sitting too long thinking about your brother makes you sad means you need to sit longer.
  • Is that Hercules? Where did he get Icarus flying shoes?
  • I'm sorry but why is Wakanda's fault? They have protections in place that prevent folks from stealing from them, why don't you?
  • How many asteroids with Vibranium do we think there are? Do we think there are some in the glaciers?
  • Who is her favorite colonizer?
    • Oh, Agent Ross. Now I really want to know what happened to the brother.
  • Do you think they know that the scientist is a child? Or do you think they think that the one person from the boat is the scientist? Oh, nevermind, they KOd her.
  • She doesn't even know she made it for the government.
  • That is a huge dorm room.
  • This is a lot of tech and supplies in a garage for a 19 year old.
  • I THOUGHT IT WAS A PLANE OF SOME TYPE NOT AN IRON MAN SUIT!
  • She's not half bad!
  • Uhoh, quick, get out of the suit before they pull you into the water.
  • I am very surprised that cable was not made of vibranium.
  • They didn't even give the Wakanda people a chance to take the scientist to them.
  • Does the mask on his face contain water? Does he need water to breathe like a fish?
  • Who is this lady talking to Ross?
  • She is part of the royal family?
  • They spoke Mayan? Is that language still spoken? I thought the Mayans were an ancient civilization that was lost.
  • Who is she? Why did she leave Wakanda?
  • Ooo, an underwater cave. Very cool.
  • Why is black panther gone?
  • I guess her earrings don't work for translation there?
  • How is it that he speaks english?
  • He is thousands of years old?
  • Why did the plant turn them into merpeople?
  • They stole the diver suits lol.
  • It's like Atlantis/Atlantia, mixed with El Derado.
  • Do the people only appear blue above water?
  • I am astonished he is giving her the bracelet.
  • Wow, doesn't even want to try and establish their nation just as Wakanda did, they would rather rage war on the entire planet.
  • Well, now the war will begin I guess.
  • What did he do to her when she asked to be saved?
  • She knew pretty quickly but not quickly enough.
  • "You just hung up on the queen." "I just hung up on my mother; there's a difference."
  • He is far too excited to try fighting this guy lol.
  • Jesus that Icarus guy is strong!
  • How do water balloons take down something that a speer could barely puncture?
  • Her dress is very pretty in the water.
  • Two funerals in one movie, dang.
  • I think it is time for you to start sharing your technology with the rest of the world and use them to stand against this fish nation instead of the fish against the world.
  • Dreaming of your country being the only one with the most powerful element is crazy.
  • Ooo, the guy gave her the key to bringing back the Panther.
  • So does that mean they evacuated and left Shuri behind to solve this? That is crazy.
  • Why did she appear under the water like that? Was it because she used the water people's bracelet?
  • See but I still think he took it for different reasons than she did. She wants to save her country. He wanted to save himself by taking over the country.
  • Why doesn't she just tell them the truth?
  • LMFAO "Can I get some of that too?"
  • That is one big ship.
  • How are they climbing the walls like Spider-Man?
  • They are still on your boat though, why would you head back while they are on you?
  • Oof, not far enough into the desert.
  • Looks like a cat just got it's first taste of catching a bird lol.
  • Quick Shuri! Pull it out and throw it back at him!
  • Oh dang, she burnt him to a crisp.
  • Did her suit repair itself?
  • Wanakanda lost a lot of people on that ship...
  • So he still has an ulterior motive for yielding to her. At least he won't start the war I guess.
  • Will his little foot wing grow back? Can't be Icarus if he doesn't fly.
  • Did she just throw her own robes into the fire?
  • Aww, she can finally mourn them.
  • There is still a member of their Black Panther bloodline!
  • Aww, that is precious, teaching him of his true heritage.

Friday, September 11, 2026

Game Reviews Part 7 - Everyone Has Their Vices

Hello and welcome to the seventh installment of my game reviews. I really hope you have enjoyed these games if you have played them, and about 90% of them should be free on Steam, so this should be very inclusive to Steam gamers. Eventually, I will review some games on epic but for now, I have a lot in my Steam library that I have tried and want to share my thoughts and feelings with you. 

Palia - Such a cozy game! You can explore, play games, and develop the storyline. Interact with the characters and give them gifts to level up your friendship with them. You can run around and catch bugs either to keep or sell, make furniture on your plot, hunt the animals in the various locations, mine rocks to find precious gems, and a whole lot more. There is a lot to this game, but not in a way that I would say is overwhelming. I will say it may be overwhelming to catch up with the storyline, especially if you have a friend who has finished it all, but don't worry, you can play at your own speed. It has a wonderful community, and most of the people I have come into contact with have been so lovely. They brought in a new area called the elderwood. If you have motion sickness, you may struggle exploring this area, as I struggle with it, but it might just be a me thing. 4/5

Dung Beetle Adventure - This is a very cozy game, and I don't want to give too many spoilers if others would like to try it, but I got to the last puzzle and had to consult a guide. I only check Steam guides if I am really stuck. The last puzzle needs you to click something so it lights up, and then you can reach the thing your beetle has been asking for since the start of the game. I really could not figure out what I had missed throughout the game in order for it not to just light up at a click. It's a very cozy little game, probably a one-and-done if you are going to try it. I probably will go back and try to figure out what I had missed previously, but for now, I am taking some time away from that one. I might watch someone else play it and see what the difference is. 3.5/5

Placid Plastic Duck Simulator - This game is so chill, I actually fell asleep playing, or more watching what was going to spawn next. There are a lot of dlc's for this game. I would wait for them to be on sale, so it isn't a huge cost when you do choose to buy them. 48 achievements to get, but you may want it running in the background, or if you have multiple screens, you may want it off to the side so you can enjoy it, but do something else at the same time.41 Achievements to get as you progress through the game. 4.5/5

Lost In Random: The Eternal Die - If you want to roll dice and battle one, this is the game for you. There are really cool power-up type things, basically, you pull cards and get through a maze to reach the boss fight. I didn't do terribly well with this one, but the characters you meet along the way are cool, and you don't have to voice said characters yourself. I will be going back to this game eventually because I would love to know what the rest of the storyline is. 3.5/5

Three out of four of these I would call cozy games so if you want a chill day/ night of gaming these could be a good fit for you to try, Lost In Random is not something I would call a cozy game but there aren't too many of these style games that I have tried and it was rather irritating dying in the same few places for a while but once you work out what went well it feels really rewarding. Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you have a great weekend. :)