no director's commentary?
my dash turned evil for a few Hours, sorry everypony
***SPOILERS***
did everyone have fun today i hope everyone had fun.
let's address it:
the decision to bring max back was something i sat on for a while. in my original draft of this season, NO ONE was coming back. remember courtney from tda? she sued. who else would sue? not patrick, he's making a ton of money just hosting the aftermath. julia, in my personal view of her life, wouldn't have the resources to do so. staci isn't petty like that. courtney wouldn't, and ass wouldn't care enough to go even if they were forced. max, on the other hand, comes from at least some wealth. he goes to a private school. and he'd be petty enough to sue.
also, motivation. why did courtney tda come back? because she felt she was cheated out of the million from harold tampering with the votes- it was unfair to her.
what reason would the other players have to come back? and besides the money? juluffy is still fanon (sorry) and courtney would feel confident enough about bonnie being with caesar. staci and ass wouldnt have any real motivation either, although you can argue they would, but for ass, they are incredibly apathetic and only really do things if they want to. they don't want to be on tta. staci, a) wouldn't have kin reasons to go back since td staci wasn't ever in a film set environment and b) wouldn't have alex reasons to go back because putting themselves back on the show would feel like they were trying to prove something again, which they're not interested in. they're a pretty confident person now on their own. i just wouldnt have an arc for them.
why max? consider if you will, for a moment, that max and michela (at the start of tta) were each other's only friends. max has to sit in a peanut gallery full of people who hate him, and michela has to compete on a team full of people she either doesn't know or who she hates. just from maxes pov, this is a little unfair! they only had a little time outside of shooting, and even then they were too busy to really spend time together (this'll be discussed later on). like imagine your girlfriend gets sent to a summer camp with her ex, her ex best friend who she's known from childhood and who she had a massive falling out with, multiple OTHER people you dislike, and a bunch of relative strangers. that would be stressful, and max has a very delicate psyche. he gets sick when he worries too much.
otherwise, joner was never a finalist for me because that would be weird to write. but I needed to give him something to do, and it felt right for him to rekindle his friendship with michela. his choice to convince chris was also important because he's learned that hey, romance happens! and it doesn't make friendships any less important. befriending sha-mod and bringing maxchela back together was a significant sign of his growth and it resolved some of his insecurities around his friends not needing him.
ultimately, max just felt like the right choice to balance out a lot of these character arcs. and besides scary, we don't really have any mean characters on the island, either, which is like what! what are we supposed to do here! but I also don't want to sit scary back and have a very intelligent, super main character baddie like julia take the stage, having max (who she already has a rivalry with) come back just makes more sense in writing.
also, a few months ago, tumblr user maxchael made a suggestion (though I mightve just made that up in my head tbh) for max's character that i want to include in a later episode. because it sounded funny.
a lot of people have already guessed who the next elim will be. for that i say, get ready
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Book Reviews: 2021
These are all of the book reviews I published in 2021. Visit the main book reviews page for more.
Bible Review: NIV Bible Speaks Today Study Bible
Romans 8: From Broken to Belonging, by Noe Garcia
Repurposed, by Noe Garcia
Bible Review: Grace and Truth NIV Study Bible
The Promise of Life, by Jonny Atkinson
The Darkest Day, by Jonny Atkinson
Prayers Around the World, by Deborah Lock and Helen Cann
Firstborn, by Leah Roberts
Bread of Life, by Abigail Dodds
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, by Mark Dever
Truth For Life, by Alistair Begg
Seek and Find: New Testament Bible Stories, by Sarah Parker
Isaiah For You, by Tim Chester
Dating with Discernment, by Sam A. Andreades
Hymns of Note - Rejoice, by William Long
You Are Not Your Own, by Alan Noble
God Dwells Among Us, by G. K. Beale and Mitchell Kim
The Pursuit of God, by A. W. Tozer
The Reformation of the Church, by Banner of Truth
Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship, by Jonathan Gibson
Tidings of Comfort and Joy, by Mark M. Yarbrough
Abiding in God’s Presence, by Stephanie O. Hubach
Living Faithfully, by Jenilyn Swett
Waiting with Hope, by Megan Hill
The First Songs of Christmas, by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
The Book of Psalms for Worship Hardcover Mini
Towards Rest, by Alabaster
Small Preaching, by Jonathan T. Pennington
Ministers of Reconciliation, edited by Daniel Darling
The Dawn of Redeeming Grace, by Sinclair B. Ferguson
Is Christmas Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLaughlin
Finding My Father, by Blair Linne
Making Faith Magnetic, by Daniel Strange
The Gospels Hardcover, by Alabaster
Called to Care, by Judith Allen Shelly, Arlene B. Miller, and Kimberly H. Fenstermacher
Sermons that Sing, by Noel A. Snyder
Bible Review: The ESV Search the Scriptures Bible
Bible Review: ESV Heirloom Bible, Omega Edition
Everyday Prayer with the Puritans, by Donald K. McKim
Piercing Leviathan, by Eric Ortlund
God Speaks Through Wombs, by Drew Jackson
Systematic Theology, by Louis Berkhof
ESV Expository Commentary: Matthew–Luke
Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer, by Laura Wifler
Count it All Joy, by John M. Perkins
The Church, by Media Gratiae
A Practical Guide to Family Worship, by Media Gratiae
8 Habits for Growth, by Darryl Dash
1 Corinthians For You, by Andrew Wilson
Just Ask, by J. D. Greear
Esther and the Very Brave Plan, by Tim Thornborough & Jennifer Davison
God’s Very Colorful Creation, by Tim Thornborough & Jennifer Davison
Abide in Christ, by Andrew Murray
The Glorious Pursuit, by Gary Thomas
Never Settle, by Greg Holder
The Promise, by Jason Helopoulos
Ephesians, by Alabaster
Transforming Grace, by Jerry Bridges
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
The Practice of Godliness, by Jerry Bridges
The Pursuit of Holiness, by Jerry Bridges
Our God, by Catechesis Books
The Puritan Path: Photographs of Puritan Sites, Joel R. Beeke and Stephen McCaskell
In The Lord I Take Refuge, by Dane Ortlund
Abuelita Faith, by Kat Armas
Virtual Reality Church, by Darrell L. Bock and Jonathan J. Armstrong
When Prayer is a Struggle, by Kevin P. Halloran
Big Feelings, Bigger God, by Michele Howe
Knowing and Enjoying God, by Tim Challies
Providence by John Piper
Joshua (Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary) by David G. Firth
75 Masterpieces Every Christian Should Know, by Terry Glaspey
The Child’s Story Bible by Katherine Vos
The Pastor by Faculty and Friends of ‘Old’ Princeton
Mark (Alabaster Guided Meditations) by IVP
Every Leaf, Line, and Letter, Edited by Timothy Larsen
Luke (Alabaster Guided Meditations) by IVP
Changed into His Likeness by J. Gary Millar
The Book of James by Alabaster
The Visual Word by Patrick Schreiner
Preaching to People in Pain by Matthew D. Kim
Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved by David M. King
Love Your Church by Tony Merida
Faith for Life by Richard Coekin
Hope in an Anxious World by Helen Thorne
From Weakness to Strength by Scott Sauls
Giving Thanks for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Michele Howe
The Book of Ruth by Alabaster
Discovering God through the Arts by Terry Glaspey
Bible Review: NIV Reference Bible, Deluxe Single Column, Premier Collection by Zondervan
Commentary Review: 1-2 Timothy and Titus by Andreas J. Kostenberger
Political Visions & Illusions by David T. Koyzis
7 Reasons to (Re)Consider Christianity by Ben Shaw
A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, really) by Rachel Jones
Brave by Faith by Alistair Begg
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson
Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News, by Jeffrey Bilbro
Hymns of Note by William Long
Deliver Us by Michele Howe
Acts by Alabaster
Theology is for Preaching edited by Chase R. Kuhn & Paul Grimmond
Moth by C. S. Fritz
Seekers by C. S. Fritz
The Love of Christ Compels Us: A Book Review of Becoming All Things by Michelle Ami Reyes
Creative God, Colorful Us by Trillia Newbell
Suffering & Glory by Lexham Press
Bible Review: ESV Panorama New Testament
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer (International Edition)
The White Chief of Cache Creek by Faith M. Martin and Charles R. McBurney
The End of Me by Liz Wann
Hebrews For You by Michael J. Kruger
Baptism & Fullness by John Stott
Knowing God by J. I. Packer
The Path of Faith by Brandon D. Crowe
Signs of the Messiah by Andreas J. Kostenberger
A Great Cloud of Witnesses by Trillia Newbell
Jeremiah by Alabaster
Disability and the Church by Lamar Hardwick
Searching Our Hearts in Difficult Times by John Owen
Evangelistic Sermons by D. M. Lloyd-Jones
An Ark for All God’s Noahs by Thomas Brooks
Word, Water, & Spirit by J. V. Fesko
Family Worship Bible Guide by Beeke, Barrett, Bilkes, and Smalley
Conspicuous in His Absence by Chloe T. Sun
Corporate Worship by Matt Merker
The Boy Who Shared His Sandwich by Steph Williams
The Easter Fix by Steph Williams
The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross by Carl Laferton
What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse
Morning & Evening by C. H. Spurgeon
Commentary Review: Daniel by Joe M. Sprinkle
Being the Bad Guys by Stephen McAlpine
“Gospelbound” by Collin Hansen and Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Worshiping with the Reformers by Karin Maag
The Servant of the Lord and His Servant People by Matthew S. Harmon
More Than a Battle by Joe Rigney
The Wisdom Pyramid by Brett McCracken
The Book of Esther by Alabaster
Journey to the Cross by Paul David Tripp
Evil and Creation by David Luy, Matthew Levering, and George Kalantzis
The God Contest by Carl Laferton and Catalina Echeverri
Commentary Review: Hebrews by Thomas R. Schreiner
An Ocean of Grace by Tim Chester
Meals With Jesus by Ed Drew
Closer by Adrian and Celia Reynolds
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl R. Trueman
Charitable Writing by Richard Hughes Gibson and James Edward Beitler III
J. I. Packer by Alister McGrath
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