Alliance So Far: Fireworks, Strategy, and One Kid Who Won’t Stop Playing Target Practice

A few episodes into Alliance and Prime Video’s daily reality experiment is already delivering exactly what it promised: high-stakes mind games, shifting loyalties, and enough ego clashes to power the underground bunker. Kunal Kemmu is killing it as host—witty, sharp, and clearly enjoying watching these celebs navigate the System like it’s their personal chessboard on steroids. The format clicks when the challenges hit and alliances get tested, but the real juice is coming from the personalities who refuse to play safe.

Standouts for me? Ravi Kishan brings that effortless veteran charm and scene-stealing energy every time he appears—he feels like the uncle who’s seen every trick and is three steps ahead while laughing about it. Niti Taylor and Payal Gaming are adding sharp, unfiltered presence that cuts through the noise. Nikhil Chinapa dropping calculated moves early shows he understands this isn’t just about brute force; it’s about reading the room and the reset button. And some of the Gen-Z/duo energy (minus the drama) is refreshing in a bunker full of calculated veterans.

Then there’s Vanshaj Singh.Look, the kid comes in swinging and immediately locks onto a target like it’s his entire game plan. That constant poking at Kushal Tandon—age jabs, attitude, whatever the flavor of the hour is—doesn’t read as authentic chaos or fearless gameplay to me. It reads premeditated. He walks in with a target pinned to someone’s back and glues himself to it, episode after episode. It’s not organic rivalry; it feels like a scripted heel move he’s rehearsed. Real strategy adapts. Real personalities evolve with the game. Vanshaj so far feels one-note: find the biggest personality, irritate them relentlessly, and hope the clips go viral.

It’s painful to watch because it cheapens the potential. The show has economy, Ace powers, weekly votes, and psychological resets—there’s so much room for clever, layered gameplay. Instead, we get this repetitive antagonism that screams “I need screen time” more than “I’m here to win.” Kushal isn’t innocent in the blow-ups, but Vanshaj’s approach comes off less like a bold disruptor and more like a calculated agitator who brought one trick and is milking it dry. It’s exhausting rather than electric.

Overall, Alliance is gripping when it leans into the format’s strengths—the challenges, the point economy, the forced rebuilds. The early episodes have sparks, solid entertainment from the bigger names, and enough twists to keep me checking daily drops. But if Vanshaj keeps playing the same “poke the bear” record, it risks turning compelling psychological warfare into tired playground beef.The bunker is still young. Alliances will shatter, leaders will rise, and some calculated players will reveal deeper games. I’m here for the evolution especially if certain one-trick targets get left behind in the reset dust.

Keep the daily drops coming, Prime. Just don’t let the noise overshadow the actual strategy.