Totally agree Glow that Ryan did a great job answering that loaded question and did fantastic with the anchor, but after tonight’s edit of Ryan I am now worried about him long-term.

A couple of editing tricks by Mark Burnett made me go hmmm tonight. First was the very mild reaction of SN of the encore. Only a quick shot of Tommy giving mild applause was used and very little crowd enthusiasm. Second was Jason saying that Ryan only won the encore by a very small margin. While I thought Storm, Dilana, and Josh did fantastic, it wasn’t that close in my mind.

And why did they go to Ryan for that question? Wasn’t it only Patrice & Josh who were shown to have any interest in performing that song with Tommy? Were they hoping Ryan would give a poor answer to take him down a peg or two after a spectacular surprising performance?

Not saying Ryan is going to get the boot anytime soon but does SN want him to make it as far as week 11, 12, the finale, or to win the gig? I don’t know, but on a night when praise should have flooded into Ryan’s ears, it just didn’t happen. It was almost as though they felt obligated to give it to him.

On an editing plus for Ryan, he was the first shown when Gilby told the rockers about the next task. Knowing what I do about Ryan, I totally think he is going to step-up to the plate with something special for lyrics. This task is also right up Lukas and Magni's alley. They will excel!

I never did have the patience to wait out my buffering problem to see the group song writing clinic. Who was shown to excel & who fizzled?

About Ryan. If SuperNova wants him to get suspicious editing like you say...which I seriously doubt....then so be it....if they don't want to hire him as their singer than that is there choice. Also, Burnett does not have to edit Ryan in A particular way....because he will by default be in the bottom three at some point. Personally, I don't think Ryan won the encore by that much either....I don't think his perfromance was all that great....he was a little better last night than the night before.

I tend to agree and think if it were not for the fact that Storm had the anchor the week before, she would have been picked last night. That rendition of "Changes" blew me away!

I didn't get to see the Q&A, but it sounds like Lukas said the right things when asked about his performance. I like that answer a lot better than the one in his other interview.

I missed the anchor, but knew I could count on you guys to fill me in.

LOL at Jason telling Dana "That is SO Rockstar!" regarding her spa appointment. I think they'd have given any other rocker a hard time about it, but knew she'd be going either that night or the next time, so just wanted to make her laugh & feel good.

I thought all three performances were pretty good. Although I don't think that Alone is a technically difficult song to sing if you have a big voice. It was smart of Jill to tone it down for last night. Maybe she IS actually paying attention. But man I wish she'd go.

Our next bootees should be pretty obvious: Zayra, Patrice, Josh, Jill...in some mixed up order.

When Ryan responded to the question (about playing with T Lee) by saying they all should be answering this question. I think he was wishing someone else had been asked it. But he made the perfect answer.

Lukas was probably feeling mixed emotions lastnight. Part of him was probably hoping to perform and show everyone that he could bounce back after a so-so performance. But he also had to realize he does have alot of fans if they saved him from even being in the bottom 3 at any time during the night. That is something that SN has to notice too. Lukas, Dilana and Storm are now the only rawkers who have never hit the bottom 3 at all during voting. SN wants a singer that has a built-in fan base. It makes their job easier.

As much as I don't like Jill. I admit she did a very good job lastnight and deserved to be saved. Singing the Heart song was obviously done because of Gilby.

I think Dana has a great voice. But I wasn't that impressed with her lastnight. She didn't come out and save herself. She could have made it harder for the band to boot her.

Patrice was kind of boring lastnight. I thought she was excellent when she was in the bottom 3 last time. But this time she didn't nail it.

So I understand why they sent Jill back to the rawker pod first. And I think they could have justified sending home either Patrice or Dana lastnight. I think they know that Dana will never be right for them. So it was time to cut her loose before she changed too much just to suit them. And they probably still have some hope for Patrice.

I am really looking forward to the individual song writing clinic. I think this will be a big eye opener to the band about who can measure up and who can't. Some of the rawkers have struggled and complained about doing covers. So lets see if they excel at song writing. And will they write a song that SN can use or one that suits their own taste instead.

Ryan is a very smart guy whose very quick on his feet.

Jill still sucks tennis balls. "Alone" is not enough for me.

>I am really looking forward to
>the individual song writing clinic.
> I think this will
>be a big eye opener
>to the band about who
>can measure up and who
>can't. Some of the
>rawkers have struggled and complained
>about doing covers. So
>lets see if they excel
>at song writing. And
>will they write a song
>that SN can use or
>one that suits their own
>taste instead.

Yes! I can't wait for this. Last season, this was the most telling moment of the whole season. I really think it all turned on this for JD. It was pretty much no contest afterward.