Sir Duke they ain't

[jlh]

Seriously, Ryan and Simon are trying to kill me. Well, me and Joe R. at TWOP.

Ryan is so gay moment #437: Taking off Mandisa's shoes. They had a real fag and his hag dynamic didn't they? Also, he complimented her "moisturized" ankles.
Signs that Ryan and Simon had a bunch of sex this weekend
—or—
Signs that despite her best efforts Clio is sliding into the great RPS abyss:

• Ryan throwing Mandisa's shoe to Simon.
  
• Ryan, after teasing Simon about hair: "That's as good as it gets." (Also awesome that Bucky completely didn't get the joke.)
  
• Simon staring at Ryan as Ryan tells him to watch Lisa
  
• Simon's little smile of "yeah, and you love it" when Ryan said, "Simon is my hell."
  
• And of course, Simon's wink after Chris sang which I watched 5 times

But let's move on to all Stevie all the time. I continue to have little patience for the walk and wave; it's so parade of nations at the Miss World pageant. Clearly they'll be singing "My Cherie Amour" tomorrow night during the results show which is too bad because I think it's really boring.

1. Ace, "Do I Do." Eh. But it didn't completely suck and he's cute and they picked a good segment of it for the recap. Besides, he's still hot. No worries.
   
2. Kellie, "Blame It on the Sun." Why did they make Kellie look like Jessica Simpson? How awful. I'm not on the Kellie train but my god she was boring. Ugh, the schtick, enough already.
   
3. Elliott, "Knocks Me Off My Feet." While Elliott is a boo, I fear that because he isn't a charming hottie that he will be gone if he has an off night. He didn't tonight but it wasn't awesome either. He got my vote at least.
   
4. Mandisa, "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." Mandisa rules me. This wasn't her best but even her B game is better than almost anyone else in this competition. They styled her beautifully, too; I love that they didn't feel the need to cover her up and I agree as her skin is gorgeous.
   
5. Bucky, "Superstition." In Julie's words, Bucky looks like a Breck girl. Ace he ain't. I really love this song and Bucky didn't exactly do him proud but it was okay. Eh.
   
6. Melissa, "Lately." I continue to be overwhelmed by Melissa. Her voice has a really lovely smoky tone but she isn't really connecting with anyone at all and I feel rather badly about that. Meanwhile, pick a key, honey. Preferably the one the band is playing in.
   
7. Lisa, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." Say no to the hip belt Lisa. She still strikes me as someone who is acting as a singer, rather than being one. I don't get feeling, just technique. I wish she'd take her guitar and start some awesome band.
   
8. Kevin, "Part Time Lover." Are you fucking kidding me? He hugs a nine year old girl and then sings that? America, for the love of mike, end the joke!
   
9. Katharine, "Until You Come Back to Me." Gorgeous from the waist up, 1974 Karen Carpenter from the waist down for reasons that escape me. I mean, if she didn't have that perfect ass ladyjaida and I wouldn't want to tap it. Singing was truly awesome once again.
   
10. Taylor, "Living for the City." Perfect song, great performance, weird blues brothers-esque dancing, finally no more "wooo!"
    
11. Paris, "All I Do." She was fantastic but she still has to watch sounding like she's in Vegas. Apparently when she gets overexcited she either sounds like a pickaninny ("It do!") or she starts singing.
    
12. Chris, "Higher Ground." My other personal lust object of the competition. Perfect, perfect, perfect. I'm a little taken aback by the overly groomed facial hair. The smoke machine almost made up for that though.

As Simon noted it was an incredibly uneven show as it is in the early rounds until the pretenders shake out. Unfortunately someone actually good often falls out along the way.

[Poll #691416]

Comments

[adjudicated.livejournal.com]

I am still feeling the shiny love of Bucky's flowing locks.

I had a hard time choosing between Mandisa and Katharine this week for my favorite. I opted for Katharine because, as you stated, Mandisa wasn't at HER personal best. I really thought last night was Katharine's night.

[jlh.livejournal.com]

A pint of dark liquid! Could be a guiness, but there's a straw. Could be a rootbeer float but all the ice cream has melted. I love the ambiguity. Thank you so much sweetie! Right back atcha!

I want to say Bucky is out because he really just wasn't very good, but I feel that is wishful thinking.

[adjudicated.livejournal.com]

♥ Cheers!

Well, I'm no fan of Bucky really (just of his luxurious mane), but I didn't think Ace was all that hot either. But since he's Teh Pretteh, I doubt he'll go. Is it too much to ask for that Kevin finally gets a pat on the head and shoo out the door?

[nmalfoy.livejournal.com]

Kevin could stick around. Weirder things have happened. Carrie "They're all gonna laugh at you!" White did make Prom Queen, even if it was in a movie.

[sisterpandora.livejournal.com]

Oh! You've just reminded me that there is fic in the nest of my inbox to read when I get back home! I LOVE YOU! (It's something you sent me that I couldn't get the compy to load last week because it was being bitchy.)

[jlh.livejournal.com]

and YOU remind me that the story was revised slightly thanks to comments from Carrie, so I'll send it again. Should I send it as a txt file to make it easier for you? We all hate microsoft anyway.

[sisterpandora.livejournal.com]

Oooooo, you know what would be a dream? If you just put into the body of the email, I can probably read it off my phone while in the waiting room! That would be AWESOME. (I feel my license to use that word, caps or no, may soon be revoked.) But if not, text would be lovely.

[ladyjaida.livejournal.com]

For real, she has the perfect butt. I am all over that

[jlh.livejournal.com]

She is my official current girlcrush. Fully.

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Kevin, "Part Time Lover." Are you fucking kidding me? He hugs a nine year old girl and then sings that? America, for the love of mike, end the joke!

Oh puhLEEEZE. Would anybody believe that Kevin won't be a virgin until he's 40?? :-O

Didn't see any Idol last night as I was off watching my own favorite musician in the world. So did everyone HAVE to cover Stevie, or was this just a case of extreme group-think?? ;)

[jlh.livejournal.com]

Um, so like, AI has theme nights once they go into the finals? and tonight's theme was Stevie Wonder, and so he was there and stuff.

For a fuller recap you might want to read Television Without Pity (http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com?). I'm just trying to put down my impressions of the show but my posts really aren't full recaps and I know you have questions I don't answer in the posts.

[didi75.livejournal.com]

Apparently when she gets overexcited she either sounds like a pickaninny ("It do!") or she starts singing.

It so do!

Bucky's hair, OMG! I was in tears. I couldn't even look at him without laughing, so I really don't know how his performance went.

Katharine: What do you mean Karen Carpenter from the waist down? I'm clearly missing something. I love her! I think she'll be in the top three, if not two. Actually, I can see her and Chris fighting it out for the top spot.

If Kevin doesn't get voted off tonight, I might stop watching. *makes angry face*

[jlh.livejournal.com]

The skirt of her dress looked like a maxi dress (http://www.peacockvintage.citymaker.com/catalog/item/846932/994711.htm) of which Karen Carptenter wore a lot in the early-to-mid 70s.

I fear that Kevin is the one who will stay a really long time and we will all be annoyed, like Anthony Federov two years ago (or was that last year?). So I'm trying not to go there since I've been so disappointed by that in the past.

Yeah, when Paris kicked up her feet and said, "It do! Hurry up y'all!" I was like, are you in a minstrel show? What the shit was that?

VM! VM! VM!

[didi75.livejournal.com]

Hee! VM, yay!

Did you watch the first season? I remember getting so upset because that stupid karaoke girl was in the top three--the one that always sang Pat Benatar. She was a joke! I wish I could remember her name. I'm hoping Kevin gets the boot, but if Kellie gets voted off tonight I wouldn't mind one bit (I don't think that's going to happen either).

I see, it was the dress. I had a baby doll dress kind of like that when I was 18-19. I remember it being a lot cuter though.

[nmalfoy.livejournal.com]

Debby Boone and Courtney Love? Ahahaha. Fuck, you're funny.