So, was that a blah season because of the dearth of
talent or was it a blah season because of the quarantine issues? Actually,
maybe the talent was there, it was just not given an opportunity to shine
because of the limitations imposed by the quarantine.
No, I think they were all, for the most part, crap.
I don’t think Prisons Tats Sam (I refuse to call
her by that pretentious stage name of hers) would have won under normal
circumstances, and not because of what the quarantine took from her performances, but
what the in-studio setting would have added to others. I am sure one or more of
the pretty white guys with guitars would have gotten further if those
mass-voting tweens saw them all gussied up. Or maybe one of the other girls
might have reaped the benefits of professional makeup artists and lighting and
a live band and an audience that did not just consist of who happened to be
hanging out in the garage that night.
So, after the show went into lock down, I fast-forwarded
through most of the performances and the critiques so I cannot fairly judge whether
Sam deserved to win. But my mind was already made up that she did not because
of how her sob story probably garnered her sympathy votes. I HATE sympathy votes. But at least she did not milk it as much as Louis
“My friend killed himself and the producers are going to make me bring it up as
much as possible for the sympathy votes but I am OK with that because at least
that means I’ll get votes because I am not going to get them based on my mediocre
voice and looks” Knight, or, as I like to call him, the One Direction Reject.
And what was that about those in certain time zones not
being able to vote because the show started after voting closed? That just
proves what I said last year that this is a popularity contest and not a talent
competition. Because the contestants kept the same phone number anyone in any time
zone could vote for their favorites. But what about those who vote on that night’s
performance? Nope, they were screwed. I wonder why they chose to do it that way
this year? Last year they were live in every time zone.
And I know this is simply because of the circumstances,
but I missed the montages that usually pepper the final show of the season.
Well, I guess they could have created some but seeing someone’s dad sweeping
out the garage or their mother string bistro lights on trees in their back yard
would have made for a very dull montage indeed!
