Keep all winners, losers, filler, and has-beens here just in case anyone on the West Coast wants to hear it for themselves. I was going to say want to be surprised, but really, what are the chances of a surprise?
Oh hell no.*click*
So now you have standards?
I like to think of them as dosage limits.You did know that most of tonight's performers recorded their appearance a few days ago and are going to be faked out as live, right? No one wants to be in range of the actual smell.
Yeah, but a few of the promised may do something amusing with their few moments on the stage.
and how many times can they say 5 million...
I'm all swoony!
Because we'd think it was the auditions if they didn't spell it out for us.literally, in really really big letters scrolling across the stage.
The X factor judges to The Final Countdown.
I did not know you could put that color pink and red next to each other. I think it violates some kind of natural law.
Melanie's vocals are a standout.
Edge of Glory - GagaMore like the edge of a key and as a group hanging onto several different ones.
So help me, when Timekeeper said "Top Twelve", there was a second when I thought they were going to start the whole process over again.
Fakey squeezing the life out of her piece of the song?
No, I missed that part. I came in when the Lakodas were drawing and quartering the poor thing. I've mostly been watching the last-ever episode of Who's Still Standing while working on ordering some receipts. Tax season starts in a couple of weeks and I try to file early.Tax forms are less painful than Fakethis. And more attractive.
First time all season perform without the pressure, all three finalist will sing holiday songs.Simon says he is going to the north pole to play with penguins.
all i want for christmas - mariah carey
I am not typing out any judges comments tonight.
Oh, so now you have standards?
Usually what makes the finally results show palatable is the judges are basically stage props and not allowed to speak very much if at all.But not this "really it is all about the talent" show. *gag*
the minute Nicole says anything I'm like HUH? then I can re-read it here and see if it makes sense yet LOLShe was a princess what what warrior what?
LOL
I have her as a bard with -9 levels and an Intelligence score of 2.
Have yourself a merry little christmas.
LAST EDITED ON 12-22-11 AT 09:34 PM (EST)he sounds like someone letting air out of a balloon.
ETA: TK says "amazing, amazing!" It's amazing no one pulled him off the stage. Why are they blowing smoke?Wow ok they are big on the journey from where he was to where he is now. I give him credit and if he doesn't win I truly hope he sticks with the path he's on.
They are being a bit excessive in the praise.I'm not sure if they are trying to justify who made it to the finally or if they just really like setting them up for the fall they have to know is coming. As if it will only be fun to watch them fail if they really pump their egos up to fully inflated first.
Steve tries to get an invite to Nicole's for Christmas. Poor guy.Please come home for Christmas
what the heck was up with the babe in the snow globe in the background? Hilarious!As far as the singing, if he did "Silver and Gold" he would have sounded just like Burl Ives!
How about Diamonds And Pearls?And then Melanie's neck would be bare, and so is her place in Reid's theoretical heart.
She said no because of the pinky ring. A deal breaker.
LAST EDITED ON 12-22-11 AT 09:52 PM (EST)The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
with Stevie Wonder.
Gets a second song.Santa Claus is coming to town.
he called Drew onto the stage, that was just a cuteness overload.
To yodel a few words of the song.
*looks at post title*Um...
...right.
The floor should open up under you in about five, four, three...
Just flew by for a second but............I find Christmas to be a potentially dangerous time of year. People are singing about roasting nuts and others are dancing in a production where a main character cracks nuts!!!!!Yipes
yeahyeahyeahing a song to death does nothing to hide the sound of the autotune at work. Does anyone else hear that or is that really how he sounds?
I'm assuming whatever chemical alterations they've done to prevent puberty has some vocal side effects.
You are cracking me up!Just hope we aren't Krajciking up later.
Want to add onto the pitiful? They didn't even take it out in postproduction: that was one of the reportedly prerecorded segments.
or so Steve is promising.Finalists and Mentors coming out on stage.
In no particular order? Come on say it, you know you want to.
The act finishing in third place is...
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Chris Rene.
homey.
Fixed that for you.
Aw, poor Worsters. Let's all give them a consolation goat bleat.The good news for Chris: third place prize money is $Nothing, so if he feels the need to relapse, he has no way of paying for it!
Called the remaining contestants and mentors back just to throw it to the break???
that was weird.
Surprise duet?Stinky host?
*swallows*
Sing-off?
How many match the VFTW moments of the season?5. Alexander/Xander
4. Astro bottom two doesn't want to "sing".
3. Pretends to die on stage audition.
2. Mad Dad
1. Rachel Goes Home.
Mactor penis was robbed!
Leona Lewis sings a dirge.
And in the next filler segment, Drew will try to slow it down.
Open date.
Studio booths set up across the nation.
or the Website.
LAST EDITED ON 12-22-11 AT 10:23 PM (EST)Singing Pressure?
or did I finally find the drug combo Nicole is on?
Lets force Steve to try to interview the final two.
Let's all give Timekeeper credit. It's not easy to host an entire season and finish with the interview success rate of Donald Trump.
Wouldn't let Steve introduce him, got some random LA Laker to do it.
Wouldn't let Steve introduce himMoment of the night.
I didn't see it, but you've got to figure...
The Cry Off Montage
Let's wrap this up, huh?
So very clumsy sound cut outs for $0.50 and a complete freeze up for like a minute during this one.Top notch production there.
Steve talking to the families in the audience.
If I'm bored enough to look up the ratings for this, I'm going to find the one which gives fifteen-minute breakdowns. I think I'll actually see each hull flood compartment go one. by. one.
Ryan Seacrest Clone Tries out for AI??But then again this isn't AI where they have so much good filler they plan to run 17 minutes over and can't even do that.
Oh I forgot the long walk out with the opera music, that takes up a couple of minutes.
This
Is
It.
10s of thousand of hopefuls, down to the final two.
Josh Melanie judges the best of luck to you.
The winner of the X factor is at 9:53
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Melanie Amaro.
Simon gets what he wants.
What will the do with the remaining time?
and nearly gets run over by various family members flying out of the audience.Talks to Simon for a bit then pries her loose to sing a coronation dirge, I think she forgot a few words.
Of course, my immediate follow-up thoughts were, in order:How many people actually voted?
How many votes were actually counted?
How locked-in was Simon's script?
When the camera went to Melanie, just before her name was announced as the winner, it looked for all the world like she was putting out an arm so she could shake Josh's hands in congratulations. So no one told her what the plan was.
I'm glad to see the WGWG streak temporarily interrupted -- but as with so many things about this show, I can't find a real feeling of a legitimate win.
*standing ovation*
I am happy
I'm glad she won. I just can't feel sure she won on votes.I keep thinking that for however long her career lasts, Simon gets to boast about her as the one who almost got away. Look back at the storyline from Day One going forward. Her being brought back always felt scripted. This result makes the whole thing look like a bad Oscar bait screenplay.
Definitely scripted when he sent her home. Anyone with a clue could tell she had the most talent from the beginning. She will have a very good career.I am extremely happy with the show, the final two were exactly who should have been from the beginning and Melanie deserved to win. She will help build the show, I think next season will do much better.
