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jlhSo I'm definitely missing Nigel on this show right now, because he knew how to choreograph an elimination, and this year they've all been just sort of weird. And why was Ryan trying to talk to the bottom three before going to break and after Lady Gaga? Like, seriously, what the hell?
Okay, the elimination: I'm not sure why we had all that song and dance about three groups on the stage, when they ultimately didn't mean anything. I'm sad but not surprised that Allison was in the bottom three; despite her great performances she doesn't have a fan base and relies on people talking her up to get her across. This sucks, and has a lot to do with the usual ways that fangirls don't like girls, which is tiresome but I'm not going to get into that here. I'm going to vote for her like it's my mission from here on out, though, because I just don't think it should be all about the hot boys all the damn time.
I'm not surprised that Anoop was in the bottom, either, nor poor Megan, as I was back and forth all day about which of them would go. I had thought Anoop at first but changed my vote in my poll to Megan because I think Anoop has more of a fan base, and VFTW isn't the force it used to be.
Now, about the whole "we're not going to save you" thing. Obviously the person they would save was Allison, and frankly they should have, because it was their damn fault she was in the bottom three in the first place. And Simon had said something similar the night Alexis went home, implying that they wouldn't have saved Sarver. So what I want to know is, why the hell did they have a whole crazy debate about Michael last week, when they hated him and we all knew they wouldn't save him? Clearly since they went over time the producers were like, right, don't do that again.
While it's hard for Simon to be actually nice on cue in situations like that, because he finds straight-forwardness to be kinder in the end, I think he was trying, and when he told her to enjoy her moment, he meant it. And she knew, anyway, and got to have a nice goodbye. I'll just be glad to have the Megan-hate removed from the conversation; I hope it doesn't resettle on Lil or Allison now that Megan is gone.
Next week is songs from the year they were born. This is often a fun week, so my fingers are crossed. It's mostly mid-80s, with Adam and Danny early and Allison being this '92 outlier. Maybe Allison will sing Nirvana or Soundgarden or something.
- The only thing I liked about the Ford music video was Kris's bizarre rapping—or was that lipsynching? I don't know, because Matt sounded like he was rapping? Anyway, the visual effects were badly done.
- However, the group sing of "Don't Stop Believing" was awesome, especially Scott on the keyboards. My memory of that song is singing it at junior high music festivals, so the whole piano part at the beginning is key.
- Cook was awesome, but the awesomest part was when he said, "Not as much as I love you" straight-faced, in an almost-but-not-quite sarcastic tone. I feel like that was his entire pose on Idol: taking it seriously, but at the same time not. Which served him very well indeed. Go platinum! (But lose that straight-from-1985 chain pin on your jacket, dude; you're not in the New Power Generation.)
- Lady Gaga was also awesome, but she usually is. I'm impressed that she was not only live on the show, but also singing live and dancing; go her. I also liked her outfit, her vogueing dancers that were in some time warp from the Blonde Ambition tour, and her zipper eyepiece that
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ali_wildgoose thought made her look like she was in the Borg. Oh, and also the lucite piano full of bubbles.
Okay, the elimination: I'm not sure why we had all that song and dance about three groups on the stage, when they ultimately didn't mean anything. I'm sad but not surprised that Allison was in the bottom three; despite her great performances she doesn't have a fan base and relies on people talking her up to get her across. This sucks, and has a lot to do with the usual ways that fangirls don't like girls, which is tiresome but I'm not going to get into that here. I'm going to vote for her like it's my mission from here on out, though, because I just don't think it should be all about the hot boys all the damn time.
I'm not surprised that Anoop was in the bottom, either, nor poor Megan, as I was back and forth all day about which of them would go. I had thought Anoop at first but changed my vote in my poll to Megan because I think Anoop has more of a fan base, and VFTW isn't the force it used to be.
Now, about the whole "we're not going to save you" thing. Obviously the person they would save was Allison, and frankly they should have, because it was their damn fault she was in the bottom three in the first place. And Simon had said something similar the night Alexis went home, implying that they wouldn't have saved Sarver. So what I want to know is, why the hell did they have a whole crazy debate about Michael last week, when they hated him and we all knew they wouldn't save him? Clearly since they went over time the producers were like, right, don't do that again.
While it's hard for Simon to be actually nice on cue in situations like that, because he finds straight-forwardness to be kinder in the end, I think he was trying, and when he told her to enjoy her moment, he meant it. And she knew, anyway, and got to have a nice goodbye. I'll just be glad to have the Megan-hate removed from the conversation; I hope it doesn't resettle on Lil or Allison now that Megan is gone.
Next week is songs from the year they were born. This is often a fun week, so my fingers are crossed. It's mostly mid-80s, with Adam and Danny early and Allison being this '92 outlier. Maybe Allison will sing Nirvana or Soundgarden or something.
