Tonight's theme is Sinatra songs (how's that for themes that are current?), and the mentor is Harry Connick, Jr. Why isn't the theme for this week (and every other week), "Songs that are currently on the Billboard Hot 100" and the mentor Lady Gaga?
Or why isn't the theme, "Duets of songs that are currently on the Billboard Hot 100" or "The Karaoke Wheel of Death of songs that are currently on the Billboard Hot 100"? Or Better yet, why isn't the theme "Screw Your Buddy Night™"?
In any event, there are five singers left and we're not at the point where they're doing two songs each, so that means 7½ minutes of singing and 52½ minutes of filler, Seacrest, product placement and advertising.
Over on ABC, they're going to kick another celeb off; my money is on Pamela or Niecy; both have big boobs, both have struggled with the dancing and both have been in the bottom 2. Just don't put one of them next to a radiator and don't leave the other alone in a room with a bag of M&Ms (you decide which one is which).
The person I'd like to kick off is Grumpy Len because he has apparently made it his life's mission to be the biggest jackass he can be. I'm all for honesty and fair criticism, but he's being even more contrarian than usual and it's really starting to grate on me. Last night he whipped out his 10 paddle for Evan and Anna, giving them the first perfect 30 of the season. While I don't have a problem with Evan getting a perfect score, Nicole should have two of them by now . . . if not for Grumpy Len.
I appreciate that they want to keep things interesting (because everyone knows that the competition is Nicole's to lose) and that they have gone away from the slew of 30s that plagued the show several years ago, but for Nicole & Derek to have earned the same score as Erin and Maks (three points behind Evan & Anna) is criminal. I'd like for someone to pull the broom stick out of Len's bum and give out fair and consistent scores.
Meanwhile on Idol, we get a little bit of background on Harry, whom Mrs. High Lord thinks should win. I think some of the singers are going to struggle this week, and I wonder which of them will be left standing after a theme that is very different from most of their styles.
Leading off the show is Rachel Maddow (sorry to steal your nickname, Beckeye). Is Kara going to say that she doesn't know how he can relate to a song that is five times as old as he is? He seems flat for most of the song. He gets to croon, which is an unexpected strength. I'm sure his followers will only lurve him more. I'm meh on him, but it was probably better than I think it was. The judges, of course, patronise him because of his age.
Can Kara talk to anyone without sounding condescending? (The correct answer is "no", by the way.)
Next up is Casey who got a code B style makeover this week. He's ditches the guitar, a first(?) for this season. His voice is better than I thought it was going to be. It helps that Sinatra himself never had much range and relied more on his cool than on his actual talent. He and Maks apparently use the same razer. Mrs. High Lord would like to see him back in jeans. I just wish I had decided to watch this show no-filler because the judges are annoying the dickens out of me.
Over on ABC, Niecy was just declared safe after promising that she would get naked if that's what it takes to win.
We're thirty-three minutes into the show and there are still three singers left. CBX is next and it looks like they're going to have to rush through the end or it's going to run over (again). I think this is the first week when she has just featured a straight vocal; no guitar or piano, no stage-stunt like a diggery-doo. In a night of lackluster performances, she can afford to sandbag a little bit and still be the best of the evening.
All of the singers are struggling with the theme. Randy says Crystal was sleepy; Duh! It's the theme, stupid! Kara talks down to her, too. If they're going to have a big band night, it shouldn't be this late in the season.
I'm really excited about Iron Man 2; I'll be the one at the midnight show on Thursday night and sucking at work on Friday morning.
Big Mike is singing another song that fits him nicely in the box Kara has locked him in and then thrown away the key. If Simon doesn't call him sleepy, too, I'm going to be ticked off. Idol, please make next year's top 5 theme Screw Your Buddy Night™!!!!!! I'm seriously contemplating switching over to ABC to watch the DWTS elimination instead of this schlock. The judges slurp him, he wasn't as good as the tongue baths they gave him, but it was better than he's been in a while.
To avoid changing channels, let's talk about my hunter for a few minutes: I'm up to level 64 and should make level 65 by this weekend. Then I just need to find some partners to run the Grand Staircase and/or the Hall of Crafting to start collecting tokens for radiance gear. Then I think I'm going to head over to the Ettenmoors and Mirkwood before I wrap up some of the book quests. I also need to start finding rune balls I can use on level 61+ weapons because most of the ones that have dropped for me are only for level 50-60 legendary weapons.
I'm also going to start forging some level 65 legendary MHO weapons, but I need to find someone to make me a level 65 legendary bow. I also finally got my rep with the Galadhrim up to Kindred; now I just need a few thousand more points to get it up there with the Iron Garrison Guards . . .
Is anyone watching the show with Lieutenant Jones and Josh? It looks really stupid, but it might also be funny.
Drawing the Pimp Spot is Lee. If he's half as sleepy as he usually is, I think I'm going to have a narcoleptic fit. Harry says that Lee is a younger version of him . . . sure thing, Harry . . . maybe if you were 24 again and ate two small Cambodian children. It's sad when Lee is the most upbeat singer of the evening. He does a good job of not boring me to death, and for that I'm grateful.
Mrs. High Lord was distracted by Harry's organ, too. And she's not even a lesbian. I think. By the way, our anniversary is on Sunday. If you see her, ask how long we've been married. I'll bet she'll have to think about it for a minute.
The Good
Lee, "That's Life"
Mike, "The Way You Look Tonight"
Crystal, "Summer Wind"
The Bad
Casey, "Blue Skies"
The Ugly
Aaron, "Fly Me to the Moon"
Tonight the great enemy of the singers was the theme. None of them were outstanding, but the weaknesses of a couple were exposed.
Who should be in the bottom 3: Aaron, Casey, Crystal
Who will be in the bottom 3: Aaron, Casey, Crystal
Who should go home: Aaron
Who will go home: Aaron
Casey could also be in play for elimination because Aaron has been getting all of the tween votes of the recently departed.
Over on DWTS, Pam & Damien just got eliminated, which has made Mrs. High Lord very, very happy. I'm sorry that the boobage quotient just dropped by four cup sizes.
Tomorrow night, we'll find out who get eliminated from Idol. Now I'm going to go see if I can get halfway up to level 65.
High Lord. Out.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
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9 comments:
I did turn over to Dancing with the Stars - I would rather watch their long drawn out elimination show than this. I thought tonights show was even more boring than "show tunes" night from season 4. What a disappointing season and i say it all the time, it's not the fault of the contestants.
Connie
I've never called Aaron Rachel Maddow, just a generic lesbian. I think that was one of my commenters.
yeah, it wasn't a pretty night. I hope you are right and Aaron gets the el booto
as for rad gear, no point in heading back to Moria. In Dol Goldur, you will want to find 2 others and run Sword Halls over and over and over. SH takes 20-30 minutes per run depending how quickly you kill, offers 3 tokens per run, plus ixp runes you are looking for (don't forget to start running all the dailies in Mirk either). And I believe you're class trainer in Emyn Lun will have your Rad gear (3 1pieces will be the same as the Loth rad gear +10-15, and 3 are Mirk only, and +25). These run 10-25 coins from SH.
There are more instances at the end, but SH is the easiest, and people are running it constantly to get the coins. Enjoy
Go home Aaron, and hello it doesn't matter who wins, I won't be buying your music.
This has got to be the worst season of AI ever. EVER. Even worse than Season 5 (Blake Lewis and the winner, whatshername, were the top 2).
Crystal is a truly talented singer.Mike is a better than good singer, but his demeanor is so off-putting that who cares. Still, if Mike were on last year, he'd have been canned right away. The rest of them are just good singers. No confidence, no style, no greatness. They'd ALL be at the bottom of last year's heap.
It's just sad, really.
-betsy
That's an interesting debate Betsy.
Thinking back, I'd say 2/3 & 6 were pretty weak as well.
This one has lost it's interesting personalities in the past few weeks, so it's feeling sluggish after this week, perhaps it'll pick up next week. Perhaps a CBX/Lee finale could save this season if they both pull out the right songs/arrangements.
Perhaps it's the judges making this season feel bad? or the commercials :)
I will give Harry props for truly attempting to help the contestants. He did the arrangements and brought some of his own staff to fill in the band.
Yes, He's playing with Lady GaGa tonight, but, I thought he was the best mentor in the history of the show. To bad the theme stunk!
Harry was a good mentor, who seemed to be there to do more than shill for his latest project. I'm always happy when a guest mentor does more than look bored and actually calls the judges out for making up the word "pitchy".
As I recall, Barry Manilow, Elton John and Gloria Estefan were also good mentors who seemed to have the singers's bests interests at heart.
I thought Manilow was the best until last night. And I love Harry telling the judges, straight out, pitchy is NOT a word. You were out of tune is the proper phrase Randy/Kara.
Happy Anniversary to you and the Mrs. High Lord! My hubby and I will celebrate 12 years together on May 16th.
I saw Harry Connick Jr when I was in high school. I had 6th row center seats, and Harry and I made eye contact.
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