As soon as they announced that it would be songs from the year of their births, I started holding my breath for Heart's Alone - the quintessential 80s pop power ballad. I had to wait til the last song, but I got it, and my boy Jacob didn't disappoint. He started off a little warbly but when he got warmed up, I got goosebumpy! I texted a friend that Jacob reminds me a bit of a friend of mine from Berkeley, if the friend was black, gay, and from Compton. They just move the same! And of course, that is just my gaydar speaking ( and it's been known to backfire) bc we all know the producers won't let anyone come out til after the show.
So, Jacob's in again. I kind of want to go out on a limb and say I think all the boys will be safe again - we'll have another all female bottom 3. I didn't think Stephano was amazing, but J.Lo's rapt attention to him and the accolades shoved at him show the judges think otherwise. Paul did a great job on Elton John's I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, but the judges surprisingly gave him a lot of shit for it. My country boy Scotty has the country vote locked up (sorry Lauren Alaina, and I honestly will have to look up what country song you attempted since I don't remember anything about you, other than I jotted down you redeemed yourself) and Casey is weird enough with the Nirvana choice to skate through on the power of his voice. I actually though James wasn't that great with his Bon Jovi, and if any boy were to make a surprise appearance in the bottom 3, it would be him or Paul in my opinion.
I'm pretty worried for cute little Hayley. Despite the judges saying she has no personality (the pop, blues, and country choices) I think she has a GREAT voice and I love her runs and stuff. She has the most textured voice of any of the girls, but the red lipstick debacle last night was pretty rough to watch. Don't even get me started on Thia Megia. You really fucking chose a song from fucking Pocahontas? Are you trying to be as Asian teenager as possible? A) it scares the shit out of me that she was born in 1995. B) DISNEY C) you looked like a tween pageant queen. Get it together. And now I remember that Lauren Sang I'm the Only One, which I have to admit is one of my favorite songs, and that she did a great job, hence me writing down "redemption" next to her name. Sidebar, her parents looked 30. FRIGHTENING. Compared to Casey's 60+ parents (who were the funniest, except Lusk's mom) they looked like children. I guess this is a preview to what the babies from Teen Mom will end up like....
So... bottom 3, in my humble opinion will be Hayley (alas! I hope she makes it through, she's my dark horse), Karen (whom I've hated since day 1, so I'm glad she sucked last night) and Naima. Naima will bounce. I just don't think audiences connect with her - it's no surprise she was a wild card. It's also no surprise that if my predictions ring true, 2 of the 3 wild cards will be out first. There's a reason they didn't get the votes themselves. If there is a surprise male candidate, I'd say James or Paul, with Paul prob being the choice. But I think it'll be girl centric again.
Bye Naima!
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