I know, I know. I didn’t post about the results of everything recently - Mark won, Craig was the Mole, so on, so forth.
I may post on occasion over here, but not until after Big Brother is over. *L* Come on over and play!
We’re down to four, and I’m still leaning toward Paul being the Mole - how about you? of course, that may see him eliminated, as I thought it could be Clay last week and yeah, bye bye Clay!
We start off dividing up into young at heart and a camera guy. Paul and Mark are together, and Nicole and Craig. It’s dexterity tests for tots though the catch is the young at heart player is blindfolded with their only view from the camera in their partner’s hands - which is a mirrored image. Harder then it looks, as the mind plays tricks on you, and your partner with the camera can not give you a good enough view. They put shaped blocks into the proper holes, kick a soccer ball into the net, and pour tea into teacups. There’s a whole bunch of mole-ish behavior, with zoomed cameras and spilled tea, and no one making a soccer goal. And then it’s the big test…
They have to walk across a plank between two buildings 2 stories high. Still with the camera/blindfold deal. So much for tot tasks! And of course it’s not that easy, they have to stop halfway across, pick up a piece of chalk, and then on the other end write “the Mole was here” on a chalkboard. Nice. (And also? not happening for me! Yikes! Sure, they’re all safety lined in and all, but still…)
Mark and Paul are first, and Paul is laughing, but it’s very shaky and nervous laughter. Oh and after the get the chalk, they only have 1 minute to get the message written. He makes it with seconds to spare! But of course, this makes Mark suspicious that Paul is the Mole since he did well on that one, but couldn’t make a goal with the soccer ball.
It’s Craigs turn, and his vertigo is kicking in, and he’s scared to death. Nicole follows his instructions as he says zoom in on the chalk - and he’s not even close to it… he makes it and picks up the chalk, and he starts across to the other side, and he’s taking too long to get to the other side. He makes it across without falling, but not in time to write the message on the board. Nicole says “even if he’s the mole, he didn’t have to mole it up that bad!”
Total pot is $353,500 after today’s efforts. Paul says Craig is his top suspect, especially after today.
That’s right -it’s almost that time, next week is the Nashville Star finale! So who are the final three? We have to wait a while to see, as each of the final four get to show us what happened on a visit home, sing a song, then only the final three will sing a second song selection.
Hope ya’ll voted the right way! Cuz I know I did, right? Right.
After everyone gets to sing once and show off the visit home - and how many of you awww’d when Melissa’s first stop was home with her boys and changing diapers? - we get to discover who the final three are.
First named… Shawn. Hm. i’m perplexed, but then again, I was perplexed about her and Coffey last week, so between the two…. anyway, she sings better then ever, I think, and maybe it’s a good choice after all.
America is saved from my wrath when Melissa Lawson is named next and she blows the roof off with “Jesus take the wheel” and gets a standing ovation from John Rich. Richly deserved, too. Of anyone, I think she has the pipes to make it in this business, and deserves the chance.
Last up…. Gabe! Alrighty, I can get behind this trio, then. Coffey (and his massive pit stains… ew, man, just ew…) is going home tonight, and I think it’s really past time. He is a hell of a showman, but he’s just not got the pipes for the long haul, not yet.
So - what are you all waiting for? GO VOTE FOR MELISSA! I mean, go vote. Yes. (grin) Video’s to come as soon as they’re available!
So by now, you all likely know who has been eliminated, and what happened this week on SYTYCD - so I thought I’d post my favorite dance of the night. Katee and Twitch dancing a very different Mia Michaels contemporary routine! Hands down the BEST dance of the night.
I’m sad to see Will go, but there is no doubt at all that he’ll continue to work as a dancer. He’s beautiful, but I’m glad that Twitch is still with the competition! Comfort was the girl eliminated, and that was no real surprise either, though her performance on Wednesday night was pretty darn good. It just wasn’t quite good enough.
This is the best season of So You Think You Can Dance yet!
Jon Kelly splits off the finalistsinto three smart players and two dumb ones - no hard feelings there, hm? Nicole and Craig volunteer to be the idiots, and Jon gives them all cluse to lead them around Mendoza, where they have to answer brainteasers that have numerical answers. If they all come back with the right answers, they get $30k added to the pot. The smart trio have three puzzles, while the dummys have five. It’s a great opportunity for sabotage!
They all race around Mendoza and solve the puzzles while time clicks away. Nicole and Craig get the job done pretty fast, while Paul gets the smart team lost. They all get back with minutes to spare, but the dumb team got one number wrong! They have 20 minutes to get the right answer and Nicole races off to take another look at the puzzle. Since everyone thinks she’s the mole, they ignore her and her eventual answer, figuring out the correct one on their own. They get it right with just 9 seconds to spare!
They fly to Buenos Aires for the next challenge, which is worth a possible $50k. They tell Jon who they trust the most, and they discover everyone’s family members are on the train. Pared with the person they trust, they have 3 minutes to answer 30 random questions about their loved one, and then their trusted partner has to answer 5 random questions correctly in order to have the doors of the train open and see their loved ones.
How awful would it be if someone didn’t get to see those doors open, with their famly RIGHT THERE? Fortunately no one had to feel awful about it, there are no crushed hopes and dreams, and everyone is reunited with their family. They all have a nice dinner with their families, before the execution quiz. In the end, Clay is eliminated and gets to ride home with his family - Nicole had considered throwing the quiz and giving up, but decided not too.
So, who do YOU think is the Mole? I’m leaning more and more toward Paul, myself. Nicole is too obvious!
That’s right - the next Broadway Star in the form of Elle Woods of Legally Blonde The Musical, has been found! The final was Monday, and we jump right back into the cut short elimination of last week. The judges decide that the only two that will move forward in the competition are Autumn and Bailey.
There’s quite a bit of tension in the air as they prepare for the final audition, but it’s trumped by excitement when they discover their next audition will be at The Palace Theater, where Legally blonde: The Musical is actually performed! They’re excitement is catching as they giggle and hold stands and take it al in.
For the audition, they’ll be performing “Omigod you guys” “positive” and “so much better” on the actual sets with the cast members and a full orchestra…. the next day. It’s time to prove who the real triple threat is - by singing, dancing and acting around the sets, moving parts and trap doors - in heels!
After a really long, and overwhelming audition, the girls are glad to relax, but take different tactics back at the loft. Bailey is confident and rests, while Autumn practices every moment she can.
The next morning, at the audition, the girls are surprised backstage by their parents, who have been invited to the final audition. Bailey kicks it off with omigod you guys, and the judges are amazed with how much she looks the part. Autumn is impressive as well, with her powerful voice. During the moves needed for Positive, Autumn flubs a line, and isn’t hitting the steps, while Bailey’s dancing is amazing, but her singing is off. In the final number, Autumn rocks the vocals, and bailey steps it up and proves she’s almost as strong vocally.
The judges hold nothing back, and point out they were impressed with boy, but Autumn started off on the wrong foot, while Bailey has a bad habit of “shmacting” and looking at the audience instead of her scene partners. Autumn has the best voice, but doens’t come across as a Sorority girl. Both girls have different strengths, and if they could just meld them together, it’d be perfect.
In the end, though, there can only be one! And that one is Bailey! She falls to the ground and cries, before dancing under the streamers and giving her encore - she’s Broadway bound!
It’s original song night on Nashville star, and surprise, surprise, Coffey is back on top by Viewer votes. I don’t understand it, really, as his voice isn’t as strong as the others. he has stage presence though, and maybe that’s what is pushing him through. His song, Southern Man, has pretty catchy lyrics as well, so I figure he’s a sho-in for the finals at this point. Rich isn’t a fan, still, but the other judges are.
YAY! Melissa is up next and she’s only been writing for a few months, but her ballad is traditional and strong - Ready to Stand. It’s somewhat typical, but sometimes that’s what the crowd wants - and the judges love it too.
Gabe makes it into the automatic finalist spot last, and sings his original song “Lost Weekend. It’s something straight up radio, I think I could listen to any channel and hear it. He gets nagged, again, about his need to connect with the audience.
Ashley and Shawn are in the bottom two, and they both get to sing. Ashlee sings Mike’s Hard Lemonade, which is really pretty good - better then the others tonight, I think. Which naturally means she’s in big trouble tonight.
Shawn’s song is “Not looking back” which gets her very emotional - though it’s extremely typical, and the worst of the bunch.
Which, as I expected, means she gets a second chance. After a 15 minute delay (not really, but it was LONG) Ashlee is eliminated.
