This blog post is so unbelievably overdue that I can only apologise for taking this long to write it. The only possible explanation I can offer is that I was simply so outraged and utterly perplexed by the ridiculous decisions made on X Factor recently, that I needed time to properly digest things before I could write about them...
The Judges Houses episodes were shocking in a number of ways, and, perhaps ironically, I found myself making these faces much more than I thought I would:
The Judges Houses episodes were shocking in a number of ways, and, perhaps ironically, I found myself making these faces much more than I thought I would:
In fact, I would go as far to say that the face displayed on the right is the exact expression I pulled when Blonde Electra - I swear they used to be called Blonde Electric? - were put through by the insane, and undoubtedly tone deaf, Louis Walsh. At some point during the X Factor series so far - there have been so many times when this could have happened that I’m struggling to pinpoint what the catalyst was exactly - I posted a tweet to the Mad Hatter Reviews Twitter account that said Louis Walsh shouldn’t be allowed to make decisions. And, it seems that I’m finding it much easier to stand by my words than the judges are this series, because I stand by that statement!
Firstly, what’s with all the swapping and changing in those ridiculous chairs? You can’t swap out someone under sixteen, because it’s too emotionally taxing, but it’s completely okay to tell a twenty-six year old to stand up, and then sit down again, oh, no, wait… yep, stand up, you’re out.
Maybe next year we should entertain the idea of letting the audience pick the judges, and see who from that judging panel would actually get a chair; because - I’m just going to come out and say it - the only one out of the whole bunch that I can stand right now is Mel. I know, I know, I can’t quite believe that I’m saying it either, but the rest of them seem to have made such ridiculous decisions in the past week’s worth of episodes that I’m beginning to wonder - and yes, Simon is included in this - why three quarters of the judging panel are even there.
I do have to admit that I absolutely love the articles floating around the internet right now that are accusing Cheryl Cole of being fattist because she only put through slim girls. Side note from me here though, irrespective of the size and shape of the girls she did or didn’t put through, she still didn’t put through the best singers - and that’s what annoys me most.
And don’t even think about playing the ‘we’re looking for the whole package’ card, Chez, because I’m just not interested…
Admittedly, when I saw that Andrea, Jake, and Paul had made it though to the live shows, I was happy. Super happy, in fact. Like, this happy:
Firstly, what’s with all the swapping and changing in those ridiculous chairs? You can’t swap out someone under sixteen, because it’s too emotionally taxing, but it’s completely okay to tell a twenty-six year old to stand up, and then sit down again, oh, no, wait… yep, stand up, you’re out.
Maybe next year we should entertain the idea of letting the audience pick the judges, and see who from that judging panel would actually get a chair; because - I’m just going to come out and say it - the only one out of the whole bunch that I can stand right now is Mel. I know, I know, I can’t quite believe that I’m saying it either, but the rest of them seem to have made such ridiculous decisions in the past week’s worth of episodes that I’m beginning to wonder - and yes, Simon is included in this - why three quarters of the judging panel are even there.
I do have to admit that I absolutely love the articles floating around the internet right now that are accusing Cheryl Cole of being fattist because she only put through slim girls. Side note from me here though, irrespective of the size and shape of the girls she did or didn’t put through, she still didn’t put through the best singers - and that’s what annoys me most.
And don’t even think about playing the ‘we’re looking for the whole package’ card, Chez, because I’m just not interested…
Admittedly, when I saw that Andrea, Jake, and Paul had made it though to the live shows, I was happy. Super happy, in fact. Like, this happy:
Unfortunately, they’re probably the only contestants that I’m actually bothered about this year. I am massively concerned that Blonde Electra will be the annoying act of this series - that’s assuming that they aren’t already - although they do admittedly have some serious competition for that role when it comes to Chloe Jasmine. Chloe Jasmine who, for those of you who haven’t heard, has actually been on the show before, as a cow girl no less! Don’t worry, there’s evidence of the audition all over the internet right now - go, laugh, be merry.
Seriously, though, why is she in the live shows? She’s stunning, and she’s a model, and she has an interesting voice, that probably works wonders with jazz music. But what’s she going to sound like in disco week? Honestly, when it dawned on me that she was going through to the live shows while Emily, Kerrianne and Lola were being sent home, I was like:
Seriously, though, why is she in the live shows? She’s stunning, and she’s a model, and she has an interesting voice, that probably works wonders with jazz music. But what’s she going to sound like in disco week? Honestly, when it dawned on me that she was going through to the live shows while Emily, Kerrianne and Lola were being sent home, I was like:
It’s unbelievable. Although, not really, because it is after all The X Factor and these are, after all, exactly the sorts of stunts that they pull absolutely every year that this show airs. The producers, the judges, even the contestants can’t help but lap up to the cameras, and maybe I shouldn’t even be criticising them for it because after all, I’m one of the many schmuks who actually sits down to watch this show. But damn it, I reserve the right to be outraged anyway!
The live shows kick off this weekend - right? - and will hopefully bring with them the news of some exciting wild cards, although there are plenty of hopefully-true rumours floating around the internet about this already. So brace yourselves, X Factor-viewers, because things are undoubtedly about to get much more interesting/annoying/frustrating (delete as appropriate).
C x
The live shows kick off this weekend - right? - and will hopefully bring with them the news of some exciting wild cards, although there are plenty of hopefully-true rumours floating around the internet about this already. So brace yourselves, X Factor-viewers, because things are undoubtedly about to get much more interesting/annoying/frustrating (delete as appropriate).
C x
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