I thought Kansas City was great, and the night before was pretty boring. I guess that's how AI has been the past few years--ranging from great to boring. Let's talk about the great.
Kara, as a whole, is a great new additon. She says "honey" and "sweetie" way too much and wears a little too much print...but she's a nice balance to the show. And different vibe to the judges, which so far has only included snarky, stupid, and simple (guess which pertains to who!) She's "sassy."
Simon was pretty funny both nights too. Oh, and get this...Paula was unbelievably coherent!!! Only a few fragmented sentences! Is she straightening up her act in fear of New Girl Envy?
Now the singers...
First night--the girl everyone is talking about--Bikini Girl.
Everyone is talking about her because she did 2 things that were great for reality TV--wore a bikini and got into a fight with a judge. After Kara criticized her song choice, Bikini Girl basically told her "I'm better than you!" like all mean-spirited, daddy-issue hotties like to do. Then she practically frenched Ryan after making it through the next round.
Also Blind Guy was prominent on the first night. He is blind, has beatiful blue eyes, sings good, and allowed Ryan to make a fool out of himself after Ryan asks him for a high-five. Remember, he's blind.
But last night...wow! We had prerequisite singers with tragedy stories, a sibling of a former American Idol contestant, and a geek-potentially-chic transformation ready to happen.
The tragedy story belongs to Danny Gokey. He is a good-looking church director man and his young wife has died of a long-suffering heeart illness. There were tears shed...but he had the vocal stylings to back up his sad story, no doubt. Very soulful.
Then there was Micheal Castro.
Yep, the dread-locked beauty queen of last year's brother. And you know what? He was good too! he claimed he only started singing around last season of American Idol, just to prove he is as good as his brother. He sang Gavin DeGraw and pulled it off. He may not be as pretty as Jason but he could be as prolific in this competetion.
One of the last memorable contestants of the show was Anoop Desai. He doesn't look like a typical AI idol...and he dresses like a geek...but like all the Clay Aiken's before him, he can sing! He belted out some Boyz II Men (see, that says a little how out of touch he is with current hits).
All in all, we're got some charming contestants, people.
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