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To be honest I think you've hit the nail on the head with all of them! Luke's intelligence is quirky like Luna's, so I think he's definitely Ravenclaw

Hey, let’s sort the new team! It has been done with the previous boys by @anisha-d03​ (here is the post: http://anisha-d03.tumblr.com/post/145879434465/took-ages-to-make-but-worth-it-nowhere-boys) I’m pretty sure Nicco and Jesse go to Griffindor (Wiki: Gryffindor values bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry).

Heath is very likely to be a Slytherin (Wiki: Slytherin house values ambition, cunning and resourcefulness). Luke gave me most trouble, I’m still not sure about him. Chose Ravenclaw because Pottermore says Ravenclaw people are the most individual.

Ben is CERTAINLY a Ravenclaw. Quoting Pottermore, “Without wishing to boast, this is the house where the cleverest witches and wizards live”. And also Wiki, “Ravenclaws are so competitive when it comes to academic success that they are known to back stab each other, and likely other students, in order to get top marks“.

I know, Ben’s reputation is somewhat that of a Hufflepuff but let’s remember that Hufflepuff values hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play. Not all of which can be applied to Ben.))

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Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising, Episodes 1 & 2 Review

Above the cut is spoiler free, below is spoiler filled

Overall, I must say I was impressed by the first two episodes of the new season. There were a few things that I thought didn’t work, but as a whole I think it shows a lot of promise. It has a similar vibe to the very first season, particularly with the mystery element of the show, and certainly not in a bad way. The new characters have small, familiar traits to their ‘counterparts’ from the previous seasons, but they’re different enough that already I’m not thinking of them as “Felix’s replacement” or “Jake’s replacement”. It’s also great to see more diversity in the main cast, for Australian ‘kids’ TV I’m quite proud! In fact, as a piece of Australian TV, the show has been outstanding right from the first season, and you can see that talent continuing.

I know I’m really looking forward to what the rest of the season has in store. If you’ve been on the fence about watching the new season, give it a shot, you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised like I was.

Overall, I give the first 2 episodes 8.5/10

Review continues below with spoilers!

The Good Stuff:

One thing I think is particularly working well in this new season is surprisingly the new characters. As I said before, there are parts of them that are familiar, but they are definitely their own characters. From the opening credits, we know what all their ‘elements’ are, and I think it’s great that instead of a ‘fire’ element as the lead of the show, we now have an ‘air’ element. And Luke is so incredibly different from Sam, but after watching him through two episodes, I can clearly see why he’s the air element (and I want to protect this nerd from the world). The more we keep getting to know these nowhere boys and girl, the more I think we’ll get to know why each character is that particular element, and also grow to care about them the same way we did the others. I know I’m already starting to love them!

I think it’s a credit to the creators of the show that this season seems to be working well so far. It’s not a complete reboot, but there are parts of it that feel like I’m watching a brand new series that is just similar to an old favourite. I think a big part of what is looking good about this season is the mystery of what has happened to Bremin. Someone (*cough* Ben *cough*) has been messing with magic, so is this an alternate universe or something else?  I think the fantastic mystery was a large part of what made the very first season of Nowhere Boys so successful (along with loveable main character). By bringing us back to the ‘start’ so to speak, before all the magic and supernatural parts really revealed themselves, I think the new season is on the right track to follow in the footsteps of that season, and turn out to be something really great.

Pet Peeves:

As a student teacher myself, I absolutely cannot buy Ellen’s role this season. I LOVE that they’ve brought her back, but I wish they’d paid a little more attention to how being a student teacher actually works. But over all, it didn’t affect my enjoyment of the episode too much, I just rolled my eyes and ignored it!

I miss the boys! Felix, Jake, Sam, and Andy will always have a special place in my heart. Kinda desperately hoping they cameo at some point during the season besides Jesse’s musical poster!

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A Theory Regarding Alice

Supposedly everything between the boy's universe and the alternate one are the same expect for the people the boys made an impact on.

That being said, as far as we know the boys have had nothing to do with Alice before recent times. Because of this I think the Alice of the boys universe is also a demon, just maybe not a restoring one.

When the boys first found out about the restoring demon in season one, it was because they were looking in the 'demonology section' of Alice's book of shadows. I think maybe Alice (in both universes) was looking into demonology ten years ago when she 'disappeared' and she became one because of that.

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Andy Lau in next episode preview

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This has been a Felix Ferne appreciation post.

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The boy’s universe vs. the alternate universe

At first I was amused that Felix said, “We’re the only thing that’s supposed to be different in these two universes.” But then it struck me, yeah, everything that is different about each universe is because of the boys.

If you never played the 5th boy game (or watched someone else play it on YouTube) then you may be as confused as the boys over why Roland is different. Long story short: in the boy’s universe Andy gave Roland’s son directions so that father and son could get back to the highway while in the other universe Roland and son got lost in the bush and son ended up in a sort of world between worlds. Therefore we get detective Roland and forest Roland.

In a similar way we have Goth Ellen and non-Goth Ellen. Most probably because of her lifelong friendship with Felix, Ellen in the boy’s universe is a Goth. I wonder whether we’ll ever hear/ see in a flashback more about their friendship and how they became Goths.

There's also Viv who has two very different styles in each universe. In the boy's universe she dresses fairly conservatively while in the alternate universe she had an almost 'visual-k' style. I think that Viv and Andy must have a pretty good relationship for his mere existence to have that great an influence on her style.

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