I spent most of today with "Sin Wagon" running through my head. In hindsight, I changed my mind about what I said last night; I think Amy had the best performance of the week, period.
I think Kim Locke is swell and all, but I'm not so taken with this song.
Getting on to the results... how clueless are these contestants, anyway?
We've had more than two seasons to learn the ropes. It's a given that of the last two people whose results Ryan reports in a given week, one will be in the bottom three, and the other will be safe. It's an inflexible rule; if it weren't the case, the results would be obvious before he even got to the bottom two, which would be intolerable. So as soon as Camile got sent to the bottom three with three people remaining, it was an absolute given that the next person would be going on for another week. (On the other hand, if Camile had somehow made it, it would have been a given that the next person was bound for the bottom three.) Why, then, Jennifer's look of shock and surprise at the glad tidings once Ryan came out and said it? I mean, duh.
Camile, at least, seemed to have no illusions at all, knowing that she was going home. And I'm typing this paragraph before my tape has gotten to the final results, I'm that sure.
...and I'm wrong. Whoa. Matt is gone. I did not see that one coming.
...neither did anybody else in my pool (there are four of us, about which more anon), for that matter.
Huh.
Oh, for the record, Diana was third-to-last this week. Not terribly surprising, given that those she's most in direct competition with did better this week, although I would have been shocked if she'd actually been sent home.
Posted by Shmuel at March 24, 2004 10:35 PMI don't blame Jennifer for not sitting there and coolly doing the math-- that's got to be way nerve wracking, and I personally wouldn't count on safety until it was expressly said to me. Cut the kid some slack!
Posted by: mo pie at March 25, 2004 12:45 PMYep. Despite being able to see the odds in my head, I'd still be unable to feel safe. There's nothing like sitting there with a look of smug satisfaction on your face, only to have the camera capture your complete disbelief a few moments later. Bill Murray, anyone?
Posted by: annie at March 25, 2004 1:01 PMOk, since I'm on vacation next week, I'm going to try and guess ahead of time. Of course, if I do somehow both see the show and manage to get online, I might be back here saying "Wait wait!" but for now ...
1: Amy
2: LaToya
3: John
4: George
5: Fantasia
6: Jasmine
7: Jon
8: Jennifer
9: Diana
10: Camile
Mo, Annie, welcome to the dark side of my personality. [wry smile]
But you're both right, of course; I was being a jerk. I hereby resolve to stop mocking the contestants and return to my usual pastimes: taking candy away from babies and kicking defenseless puppies. (Or was it taking candy away from puppies and kicking defenseless babies? I can never remember for certain. Perhaps I'll try all four activities and see which is the most satisfying...)
Posted by: Shmuel at March 25, 2004 6:56 PM