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Bertie Bott's Results Aug 15, 2016
So I didn't get EVERY flavor, but I'll put down what I thought of each one.  Order of which I got were:

Vomit
Sausage (There were a LOT of Sausage ones in my packet)
Earthworm
Soap
Rotten Egg
Marshmellow
Grass
Dirt
Blueberry
Watermelon
Candy Floss
Green Apple
Earwax
Black Pepper

Which means sorry Banana, Booger, Cherry, Cinnamon, Lemon, and Tutti Frutti, you did not make it onto my package!

Now from those that actually tasted good to those that were downright intolerable.

Very Good:
Watermelon

Good:
Green Apple
Marshmallow
Blueberry

Not bad:
Candy Floss (It was a bit on the sour side)
Sausage
Grass
Soap

Bad, but still edible, I suppose:
Black Pepper
Vomit (I almost spit this one out, but ultimately didn't)

Intolerable:
Earwax (took time, but spit out)
Dirt (took time, but spit out; interchangeable with Earwax)
Earthworm
Rotten Egg

And that's the 14 flavors I got.  What do you all think?  What flavors did you like and didn't like?  Is there any you feel I missed out on?  Comment below!  :)

#casting
#BertieBotts
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Trying the Bertie Bott's Beans thing Aug 15, 2016
They had packets sold @ Barnes & Noble and bought a packet of the Bertie Bott's Beans.  Good luck me!

I'll try to rank these once I finish.
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Descendants Assessment 7 (Eps. 28 - 30; SEASON 3 FAREWELL) Aug 15, 2016
Welcome back to another assessment of Aydanmac01’s Descendants of the Guardians.  To view the last assessment, click on the link below:

http://www.tengaged.com/blog/Icarus_Mark/7552266/descendants-assessment-6-eps-24-27

First, let me apologize for taking so long.  Without being able to bring the laptop to work, I can't just work on these on the go like I used to, and so I end having to just go to work and then go to sleep.  But we have it now!

Season 3 of the Descendants is at a close, and Season 4 has been set up to what I think will be another insane season.  One I feel will be a "Who am I" kind of season, kind of like what Shadow the Hedgehog went through in the video game named after him, except much better.  Once again I will be handing out Awards and I will also take a look at how my theories did in Season 3.  But before we get to that, let's say a heartfelt farewell to those who were just cut short from being alive at the end of Season 3.

In Memorium:

Sabrina's ability to control her envy and jealousy - EPISODE 1 - EPISODE 20  Cause of death: Being shot in the funeral and becoming lost in Sabrina's resurrection  Because this was revealed in "United We Stand", I'm including this now.  It was a huge part of what made Sabrina Sabrina.  She's lost one of her best aspects without it.
Abnormal - (Gabriel Montez - Magic Male) - EPISODE 12 - EPISODE 28  Cause of death: Shot in the head by Ruthie  I didn't really expect Gabriel to die, but I also am not sad he's gone.  He was much too careless and it cost him.  Anywho, rest in peace.
tkoj555 - (Quinton Benjamin - Water Male) - EPISODE 1 - EPISODE 28  Cause of death: Devoured by demons  He got what was coming to him from Tisha.  He put his hands in Crimson's cookie jar for too long, continued being a slimeball, and now not only did he lose Tisha, he's lost his life.  I've never liked Quinton, so hopefully Wendy can become a better character than he could ever be.
imprincearthur - (Edward Mott - Shadow Male) - EPISODE 1 - EPISODE 29  Cause of death: Body smashed by a tree during the tornado  It was sad to see him die, but I knew his time was up once I saw his ghost visitors back in Episode 26.  He at least gets to see his family again and reunite with them, so that is the one silver lining I see from Edward getting axed.
Topazisqueen - (Evelyn Shields - Air Female) - EPISODE 5 - EPISODE 29  Cause: Shot in the heart by Ruthie to save Tisha's life  Just like Edward, Evelyn was someone I knew was on borrowed time for a while.  It was heartwarming though to see her come back and help Tisha out in her final moments as well as be the one to take down Samuel!

Retired?:
Fell6 (Jenni Valentine - Energy Female) - EPISODE 1 - I'm glad to see Jenni see that peace isn't always possible.  That being said, I do wish she thought over her decision to leave New Haven.  I hope she comes back in Season 4, and she, like I said, she could become this series' version of Morgan!

Final Words: "Evelyn, you ma have been a rat, but you at least kicked ass at crunch time.

Jenni, good luck finding who you are!"

(Arlene Giles - Shadow Female) - EPISODE 12 - Of the 2 characters I have, I love Arlene more.  Unlike her brother who doesn't have to deal with change to be on the winning side quite so much, Arlene is showing more dynamics by being willing to adjust her lifestyle with the help of her brother.  I anticipate Season 4 will be a season of Arlene figuring out how best to fit in once she does adapt to having a more heroic alignment.  She will have her struggles of course, but I think Arlene can pull through for a long time.
(Carlisle Giles - Energy Male) - EPISOPE 21 - Just because I said I preferred Arlene to Carlisle doesn't mean I don't like him.  On the contrary, I think he's an amazing character.  It's just that he's not as easy to think about how I would want to see him grow from Season 3 like his siste.  I want him to grow as his own character too though.  When I made his application, I almost put he was going to be a direct heir to an Ultimate Energy Descendant.  Maybe this can be helpful in developing who Carlisle is because he has a lot of mystery behind him.  Maybe that Ultimate Descendant was still an Ultimate Descendant when planting their seed in one of his direct ancestors or gave birth as an Ultimate Descendant and that is how Carlisle got so powerful.

hints - (Tisha Mai - Water Female) - EPISODE 1 - Overall, Tisha did fall for me in Season 3 because she seemed so untouchable until Episode 29.  Once Ivy came close to killing Tisha though, that's when Tisha finally had a moment of vulnerability and I began to grow into Tisha again.  Basically, Tisha just needs to be in harm's way from time to time enough so I am reminded that she is just as touchable as the rest of the cast and the rest will write itself about her.
(Ivy Lange - Poison Female) - EPISODE 22 - Speaking of, this character hasn't had a lot of development in Season 3.  Her power is no doubt great, but we need to point blank know more about Ivy if we want to care about her.
tkoj555 - (Wendy Mayweather - Shadow Female) - EPISODE 11 - With Wendy finally getting past Mia, I feel Season 4 will a good chance for Wendy to branch out and show just what she's capable of on her own.  With Trinity coming to replace Quinton in the cast list, what if, storywise, she replaces Mia instead of Quinton?  That would actually be cool and work out in Wendy's favor.
Macda27 - (Mac Anderson - Nature Male) - EPISODE 1 - I think cutting Sabrina off was the best thing Mac could have done.  His relationship with Sabrina was hopelessly irreparable throughout this season, so it was the only thing Mac could do.  I still think Mac can die in the near future, and now Sabrina won't want anything to do with him.  In a nutshell, I still think Mac is on borrowed time.
(Kate Anderson - Nature Female) - EPISODE 12 - I get why she showed Evan her power, but did she ever THINK about the consequences of doing so!?  Jesus Christ was she being stupid!  Now, I get how people think she was redeemed as a character, but for me personally, to be redeemed, you have to do something to make me hate you in a sense, and Kate still hasn't done that despite making stupid choices from time to time.
Fell6 - (Violet Summer - Magic Female) - EPISODE 12 - With Jenni possibl being cut soon, Violet will need to step up her game in Season 4.  I expect she'll disappoint like usual, but one can hope, right?  And because of hope, I am giving Violet one more chance.
ForYouSelena - (Sabrina Del Rosa - Holy Female) - EPISODE 1 - Sabrina should have seen the break-up coming.  Her failure to trust Mac as a lover was her ultimate downfall.  I get that her resurrection had side effects, but that is no excuse to just push Mac off just because he was teaching Alexis.  I hope she grows up in Season 4.
Coolkat - (Chandler Park - Poison Female) - EPISODE 1 - Chandler is still an amazing character, having figured out that Crimson wasn't all she has been made out to be.  With her best friend's brother coming into the cast in Season 4, we know it's going to affect to affect Chandler in some manner, and I'd be interested to see how it does affect Chandler.
IceIceBaby - (Crimson Wilson - Fire Female) - EPISODE 2 - Crimson has finally gotten her redemption, no question about it.  In the process, we got to find out who exactly "Norissi Wimlic" was.  To be honest, I would have Norissi was one of the ancient Guardians the title of the series was referring to, but to find that Norissi was Crimson was a cool consolation.  The biggest thing I want to see from Crimson now is to find how she can open herself as a person in a manner that still keeps her mysterious aura in check.  Just like I said, Season 4, I feel, will be an identity driven kind of season where the big question is who am I and this I feel will definitely pertain a lot with Crimson.
RyanAndrews - (Samuel Weeks - Air Male) - EPISODE 1 - With Evelyn gone, Samuel is now the lone Air Descendant left in the series.  Of course, Samuel has fallen so far since losing John that his emtional scar does not look like it will ever heal, so he could be too far gone.  I hope he can rebound soon, but all might be lost for him at this point, meaning he might as well be dead.  It seems like Air is not exactly the luckiest power to have.
_Ivyyy_445 - (Bailey Jaxxon - Human) - EPISODE 1 - Bailey has had callbacks to her Season 1 self in the finale, but thankfully, it wasn't in a manner that made me want to hate her again because we ALL know how awful Bailey was in Season 1.  I also find it interesting Bailey would want to be a Descendant, but how exactly would this pan out?  And what kind of powers would she have?  Honestly, Air and Nature would be good choices since we haven't had any new Air or Nature characters since Season 1.  Additionally, there is only 1 Air Descendant left in this story who is still alive (that being Samuel), so if Bailey became an Air Descendant, that would fill in the void quite well.
topazisqueen - (Brittany Rose - Poison Female) - EPISODE 11 - While Arlene got a twin brother who was her opposite, and Anthony is getting a twin brother who will be HIS opposite, Brittany will be getting a twin sister who acts just about the same as her.  Lord help me!  As you can probably tell, I am not looking forward to Briana at all.  BUT I think this can present a good chance for development for Brittany in Season 4 that we haven't gotten in past seasons.  Also, when can see Brittany use her powers?  I don't think I've ever seen Brittany USE her powers even once, but I could be wrong.
JourdanBabyXoXo - (Adore Laison - Fire Female) - EPISODE 11 - Adore has been an audience member at this point, being the one to ask questions.  I do like that she was the one to say the "United We Stand" line in Episode 28, but that's about all.
KaseyHope101 - ("Ruthie" Margaritiana - Human) - EPISODE 12 - The Ruthie death toll continues to climb as she has iced both Gabriel AND Evelyn!  But all she has had so far is that she is some gun-wielding psycho bitch who has fun killing people.  So basically, Ruthie is a sadist, and I feel she will stay a sadist until the bitter end with her pleasure in killing people.
Rawr121 - (Anthony Kuryente - Magic Male) - EPISODE 12 - So Anthony is getting a twin brother in Michael, kind of like Arlene getting her twin brother Carlisle!  It seems like looking at the applications though that the roles will be reversed in that Anthony is the virtuous one and Michael is the one with questionable morals.  It will be interesting to see how that pans out because so far Anthony has not fulfilled his potential.
KatarinaDuCouteau - (Esdeath R.L. Quinn - Water Female) - EPISODE 22 - So Esdeath had a hand in the killing of the Giles family when Arlene and Carlisle were little!  So in THAT sense, I already know that Esdeath is not above raping people to get what she wants.  She also is intelligent, knowing exactly what she needs to get done and how to do it.  Esdeath has been nothing but interesting throughout Season 3.  In a sense, she could be the Negan of the Descendants.
QueenMichelle - (Alexis Ahore - Shadow Female) - EPISODE 21 - Alexis has wrecked the relationship of Mac and Sabrina, but she didn't mean to, AND she has proven she can help when she needs to.  But who is Alexis?  How does she differ from the rest of the cast?  This and more I am hoping will be revealed soon.
Katherinee_ - (Katherine Montgomery - Shadow Female) - EPISODE 21 - She's joined Esdeath!  Just as I expected!  But didn't she want to rule the world too?  So wouldn't that mean she would have to overthrow Esdeath at some point to do that?  The only thing about Katherine to me that is certain is that she gives more questions than answers.
Turkeylover - (Angel Devon - Holy Female) - EPISODE 22 - Angel has had some role at the end of Season 3 as opposed to being killed off.  Wasn't she going to a job interview in Season 3?  That needs to be checked up on because that can't just be mentioned and then thrown out like that.  With that said, I feel Angel will suit some kind of role in Season 4, but I also think she will get killed off in Season 4.
Aerodynamics - (Evan Decker - Human) - EPISODE 21 - See, this is the reason I didn't want to jump the gun to set opinions on Evan.  He didn't know about Kate being a Descendant, and now he does!  And his reaction, just as I feared, was hostile.  But he's still alive when he could have been killed off, so Season 4 could deal with Evan's dealing with just who the Descendants are and which ones he should trust.  I also have a feeling Evan and Kate will make amends in some fashion in Season 4.
Kelly2722 - (Tori Michaels - Shadow Female) - EPISODE 23 - Tori is still just getting into the waters of this whole series, so expect Season 4 to touch on more of who this girl is and how being related to Mada will affect her.  Basically, the big question with Tori is "Who is she" and I feel Season 4 will answer that in some way.  It might touch up some more even on who MADA is too!

People whose characters sadly did not make it to the final 3 episodes of the season:
Lynette
Jkjkjk15

Next, we'll look at the Awards Segment of this Assessment!  You all voted, so first, let's take a look at how you all voted when giving these out.  These are the Audience Awards:

Best Episode – "Choice"
Favorite Moment – Carlisle's introduction in Episode 24
Most Insane Moment – Jayla's death
Favorite Character Overall – Crimson Wilson
Favorite Newcomer – Carlisle Giles
Least Favorite Character – Quinton Benjamin
Most Shocking Twist – Quinton's role in the drugging  NOTE: We all know this happened in Season 2, so I didn't consider that one when I made my choice, but it was what you voted that counts
Most Shocking Death – Jayla Helix
Saddest Death – Evelyn Shields
Saddest Moment – Mac dumping Sabrina
Most Robbed Male – Gabriel Montez
Most Robbed Female – Natalya Hernandez
Most Improved Character – Crimson Wilson
Most Wanted to see more of – Angel Devon
Most Redeemed Character (meaning I needed to have warmed up to the character in some way after hating their guts at some point) – Crimson Wilson
Biggest Fall From Grace (means I really liked the character coming into the season, only for them to fall flat on their face throughout the season) – Sabrina Del Rosa
Dumbest Decision – anything Jayla did, mainly the suicide blackmail
Best Human – a TIE between Bailey Jaxxon and Ruthie Margaritiana

And now that we know what the Audience picked, here is who and what I will be giving each Award to!

Best Episode – "Choice"  While the season finale did come into consideration, Choice is the episode I go back to a lot
Favorite Moment – the whole reunion scene in Choice that also included Natalya's death; it is the reason why I keep coming back to choice
Most Insane Moment – The whole scene in "Choice" that included Arlene's reunion with Carlisle as well as Natalya's death; Tori being Mada's grandchild comes in a close second
Favorite Character Overall – Chandler Parks; this time, Arlene is the one who almost takes this Award from Chandler instead of Jenni
Favorite Newcomer – a TIE between Carlisle Giles and Esdeath Quinn
Least Favorite Character – Quinton Benjamin without a doubt
Most Shocking Twist – Crimson's past as Norissi Wimlic
Most Shocking Death – Crimson because of her past
Saddest Death – a TIE between the Giles parents and Edward Mott
Saddest Moment – Arlene's tragic childhood
Most Robbed Male – a TIE between John Doe's ghost and Edward Mott
Most Robbed Female – Jayla Helix
Most Improved Character – Arlene Giles
Most Wanted to see more of – Violet Summer
Most Redeemed Character (meaning I needed to have warmed up to the character in some way after hating their guts at some point) – Crimson Wilson, even though I have never "hated" her
Biggest Fall From Grace (means I really liked the character coming into the season, only for them to fall flat on their face throughout the season) – Sabrina Del Rosa, though Samuel Weeks is a close second
Dumbest Decision – Quinton blackmailing Crimson  It did absolutel nothing for Quinton in the long run.
Best Human – Bailey Jaxxon  The reason Evan did NOT snatch this Award away was because of his reaction to Kate in the season finale.  I knew he would be hostile to who Kate was, so Bailey gets to keep her streak alive

And finally, here is how my theories did and which ones will be rolled over to Season 4:
Theory 1: Kate and Evan will become a couple. - CONFIRMED (The 2 had sex in Episode 27 "The Unravelling", but this was short-lived as the broke up in the season finale once Kate revealed her powers)
Theory 2: Samuel will get Crimson’s Season 2 storyline - CONFIRMED? (He fell into a villainous decline throughout all of Season 3 and is now paying for his actions, just Crimson was paying for her despicable actions from Season 2 when we were coming into Season 3)
Theory 3: Evelyn will die in Season 3 - CONFIRMED (She was killed by Ruthie in Episode 29 "Eye of the Storm")
Theory 4: Arlene will actually turn good, or an anti-hero at the least.
Theory 5: Carlisle was resurrected by a Holy Descendant - DEBUNKED (He survived the lightning strike as a child, as shown at the end of the season finale in a flashback)
Theory 6: Natalya will die in Season 3 - CONFIRMED (Natalya was killed by Esdeath in Episode 25 "Choice")
Theory 7: Natalya was Danny’s mother
Theory 8: Crimson was Danny’s mother
Theory 9: Bobby and Carlisle will die in the same episode towards the end of Season 3 - DEBUNKED (Bobby died in Episode 24 "Sins of My Past" whereas Carlisle is still alive)
Theory 10: Arlene transforms from a Shadow Descendant back into an Energy Descendant
Theory 11: Crimson will reveal her past as WELL as expose Quinton. - CONFIRMED (She exposed Quinton to Tisha in Episode 27 "The Unravelling" and then explained her past as Norissi Wimlic to a few people in the season finale without Quinton's help)
Theory 12: Alexis is working for Esdeath - DEBUNKED (Alexis worked Esdeath in Episode 28 "United We Stand")
Theory 13: One of Sabrina and Mac will die, ending the crumbling relationship the 2 have - DEBUNKED, though part of it could still come true (The relationship ended in the season finale because they broke up)
Theory 14: Edward will die - CONFIRMED (He died in Episode 29 "Eye of the Storm" by getting killed via a tree)
Theory 15: One of Arlene or Carlisle will die - DEBUNKED, though this will roll over to the Season 4 line-up (Both are still alive at the end of Season 3)

Looking at what Season 4's applications were like, I can't say I am too excited about the new Descendants coming into the series as a whole, but the humans look like they're going to be intruging, especially Cam and Henry.  With people striving to find an identity, Season 4 will have alot of bases to cover and we'll get to some of these people better!  Farewell to Season 3!  It has truly been an amazing season!

#Descendants
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Descendants Awards Nominations Blog for Season 3 Aug 12, 2016
imprincearthur - (Edward Mott - Shadow Male) [DECEASED]
(Bobby Mott - Shadow Male) [DECEASED]
hints - (Tisha Mai - Water Female)
(Ivy Lange - Poison Female)
tkoj555 - (Quinton Benjamin - Water Male) [DECEASED]
(Wendy Mayweather - Shadow Female)
Macda27 - (Mac Anderson - Nature Male)
(Kate Anderson - Nature Female)
Fell6 (Jenni Valentine - Energy Female)
(Violet Summer - Magic Female)
ForYouSelena - (Sabrina Del Rosa - Holy Female)
Coolkat - (Chandler Park - Poison Female)
Lynette - (Natalya Hernandez - Fire Female) [DECEASED]
IceIceBaby - (Crimson Wilson - Fire Female)
RyanAndrews - (Samuel Weeks - Air Male)
_Ivyyy_445 - (Bailey Jaxxon - Human)
Topazisqueen - (Evelyn Shields - Air Female) [DECEASED]
(Brittany Rose - Poison Female)
JourdanBabyXoXo - (Adore Laison - Fire Female)
KaseyHope101 - ("Ruthie" Margaritiana - Human)
Me - (Arlene Giles - Shadow Female)
(Carlisle Giles - Energy Male)
Rawr121 - (Anthony Kuryente - Magic Male)
Jkjkjk15 - (Jayla Helix - Human) [DECEASED]
Abnormal - (Gabriel Montez - Magic Male) [DECEASED]
KatarinaDuCouteau - (Esdeath R.L. Quinn - Water Female)
QueenMichelle - (Alexis Ahore - Shadow Female)
Katherinee_ - (Katherine Montgomery - Shadow Female)
Turkeylover - (Angel Devon - Holy Female)
Aerodynamics - (Evan Decker - Human)
Kelly2722 - (Tori Michaels - Shadow Female)

Season 3 of Aydanmac01's Descendants is at a close, which means that it's time once again to hand out Awards.  But tonight, I don't have the time to do an Assessment, so in the meantime, I've provided y'all with a little activity to do until the Assessment goes up.

Simply put, you'll vote who or what you think deserves to win each of the Awards below for Season 3.  The choice with the most votes in each categor become the Audience Recipient for that Award.  The Awards are below:

Best Episode –
Favorite Moment –
Most Insane Moment –
Favorite Character Overall – *
Favorite Newcomer – *
Least Favorite Character –
Most Shocking Twist –
Most Shocking Death –
Saddest Death – *
Saddest Moment –
Most Robbed Male – *
Most Robbed Female – *
Most Improved Character –
Most Wanted to see more of –
Most Redeemed Character (meaning I needed to have warmed up to the character in some way after hating their guts at some point) –
Biggest Fall From Grace (means I really liked the character coming into the season, only for them to fall flat on their face throughout the season) –
Dumbest Decision –
Best Human –

Please do not self-nominate for the Awards that are marked with an asterisk.

Happy voting!  I'll count all the votes once I get home from work tomorrow night!  All votes are welcome!

#Descendants
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You might say that now Aug 7, 2016
Scononduders

But try having the same person neg all of your blogs after they are off the Blogs Page and THEN come and talk to me about bitching about your blogs being negged.

#YouKnowNothing
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Okay Aug 7, 2016
Which one of you Gold Levels keeps negging my blogs AFTER they are off the Blogs page?  I've already noticed this happen with my last 2 blogs.  Come on out and explain your problem with me!  I ain't scared!
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