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mashitandsmashit · 5 years

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America’s Got Talent: The Champions - Final Results

I’VE BEEN LIED TO!!!

Like I said, I heard the final results from some random Youtuber(s) commenting on various videos, and they said that the winner was Darci Lynne...They also said that Angelica Hale came in Fifth and Susan Boyle came in Fourth, which would have made sense since the former has become stupid popular for some reason and the latter is practically Got Talent royalty...While I would have been fine with those results (even if I disagreed with Angelica’s ranking), the actual Top 5 was more like it!

Preacher has always been more personality than laugh-out-loud jokes, but he’s easily one of the most (if not THE most) memorable comedians we’ve seen on this show, and I’m very happy that he made the Top 5 this time...As for Cristina, well, I think she speaks...or belts out at the top of her lungs...for herself...

Of course, the Top 3 was still Shin, Darci and Kseniya as I was told, and Kseniya still came in Third...But by the time Shin and Darci were the last two standing, I did start to put those other comments saying that Shin actually wins into consideration...And in the end, is it really any surprise that the pretty-boy magician fresh off of his victory from the previous season of the main series was crowned champion? (And I love how they built up whether he or Deadly Games would get the last spot in the Top 5, as if ANYONE thought it could go any differently!) Maybe Darci would have had a better chance if she wasn’t only the third act of the night last week, but still...

As I was gonna point out, when I “knew” Darci was gonna win, first of all it would have made her the first wildcard to win on this show...But I guess second place is still a record! Also, the main reason why she was at the top of my “rooting for” list prior to last week’s show was because “knowing” she was gonna win, I was REALLY hoping she’d do something special to earn that win...And I’d say she didn’t disappoint...

Nonetheless, Shin was my favorite last week for taking the mind-blowingness to a new level, and I’d say he very well earned his victory! Had he done that for his final performance last season, I’d have been less conflicted over him winning over Zurcaroh and Brian King Joseph...Hell, I might have been about ready to name him my favorite of that season, but against those two acts, it’s hard to say...

And Kseniya is the newest entry in a series of Third-Placers who were arguably the most unique and creative of the season...The only difference this time is that the two who beat her were indeed superior in my opinion...Nonetheless, like last season, the Top 3 were also MY Top 3...except this time they actually ranked how I would rank them! Hell, even #4 was pretty much my #4! And I like #5 enough to have no complaints...

Quite ironic that such a poorly-handled “season” had the most satisfying final results to date! Sure, I would have loved a winner who didn’t already win in the past, especially a recent AGT season (as I’ve been detecting bias towards acts from the last three seasons...when Simon was a judge...as well as BGT, where Simon is also a judge...) But again, said winners were the ones who rose above and beyond for the final round!

And despite all the singers in the finals who I would have traded for someone like Tape Face, Prince Poppycock or even Kenichi Ebina despite his recent limitations...Well...None of them made the Top 5! The only singers who made the Top 5 were the young ventriloquist and the rock opera diva, singers who have unique quirks that make them MEMORABLE!

This might be a sign that despite Simon’s constant pushing for homogenization with singers meant to inspire you...to take Prozac, voters are starting to push back and make it about who THEY came to see! Perhaps Cowellization (Copyright, frankensteindr, 2016) is finally starting to lose its power over America! But I guess I’ll just have to wait and see how things go next season before I jump to conclusions...

As for the performances, they were pretty much all great! Some people have picked apart The Clairvoyants’ trick, and when you get down to it, I guess it’s not THAT impressive...But they definitely had me going for a moment...That said, they’re no Shin Lim...

Speaking of whom, of course he performs his trick with a random celebrity, and since they couldn’t afford Andy Samberg, they got the next name down on Terry’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” connections...Like last week, it started off simple, but got pretty nuts by the end...Not his best trick, but overall pretty solid! Also, it looks like Shin’s finally gaining some confidence in speaking during performances...He’s no Jon Dorenbos in THAT department yet, but he’s getting somewhere...

Preacher’s video package of him trying to team up with the other acts was just great! Even putting him aside (and believe me, he DESERVES to have a TV show or something), it’s just great watching all the other acts (and Terry) take part in his little comedy video...They should do something like this more often!

Also, Brian Justin Crum needs to team up with Cristina Ramos more often, because that performance was beyond electrifying! Easily Brian’s best singing so far, and his harmonies with Cristina only boosted it! I guess it makes sense seeing that both of them sang Queen in the past...Oh yeah, and they tacked Deadly Games in there...Well, I’ll give them credit for speeding through all those stunts while two people were belting it out behind them; It must have been a LITTLE distracting...But it was all tricks we’ve seen them do before...For once, I was paying more attention to the singers than the danger act...

Speaking of awesome acts boosting less awesome acts...Or perhaps the other way around...I guess while Voices of Hope was not the act from last season I was hoping to see perform with Tokio Myers (I already named who two weeks ago, so I won’t bother), this really is what they were always meant for: Performing back-up! Overall, it was still all about Tokio, but I guess the choir is a nice touch...Much better than just them performing...

Glad to see they’re at least showing SOME appreciation for the impact Jackie Evancho has had on the show by bringing her back as a guest to promote her new album...And once again, a beautiful performance! I’m not gonna lie, when I first heard the line-up, I was actually kinda rooting for her to win Champions (because as a non-winner, she had a better chance than Susan Boyle, let’s be honest here...) At the very least, again, I would have loved to have her in the finals, instead of all these last-three-seasons acts who WISH they could have a FRACTION of the impact that Jackie has made...(The best of the best, my tailbone!)

Cirque du Soleil was awesome...In other news, the sky is blue...A MYSTIC BLUE!

And finally, since they used up both Terry Fator AND Jeff Dunham on the same night for Darci, that just left the Muppets...I guess Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie and the Electric Mayhem weren’t available, but I like Rowlf...Rowlf is cool...And he worked really well with Edna! Not much else to say: Darci Lynne plus even just ONE of the Muppets equals magic! Not Shin Lim magic, just...Never mind...

As for the OTHER half of the acts...(Cue crickets chirping.) I guess there’s only so many guests you can bring in during the winter to perform duets with most of these singers...But they didn’t even let Dorenbos perform with Shin!? The only thing we got with those two together was that segment of the Preacher video...They didn’t even do the obvious thing and match them up when one made the Top 5 and the other didn’t...Whatever, this show’s made far more questionable decisions in the past (many of them in this “season” alone), and if it means not slowing the night down with less interesting singing performances, I’m not complaining...

Anyway, good show, good results...But if they’re ever gonna do Champions again, they should make some adjustments to the format...But knowing AGT, they’ll instead introduce even more head-scratching decisions...Still much better than Season 4, even though at some points I was debating whether or not it’s even worse...But I guess seeing the actual performances made enough sense of everything...

So with this...complicated spin-off season behind us, it’s time to talk briefly about what to expect in Season 14 of the main show...First of all, Terry Crews will be staying as host since Tyra’s out...So far, he seems like a likable presence as host, but we haven’t seen a whole lot of his persona yet, so I’ll wait until the following season to decide what I think...But as both Nick and Tyra have shown, if he’s gonna be the host, he NEEDS to brush up on his wacky neon outfits!

I know next to nothing about the two ladies replacing Mel and Heidi, but I DO know that Julianne Hough is a professional dancer who has some experience in reality TV from “Dancing with the Stars”, and she sings as well, so that might give her some credibility to consider...And I’m sure Gabrielle Union is capable of being funny and likable...HOPEFULLY they do more than just look pretty and make useless comments, because if not, I’m gonna be more suspicious about this show than I already am...

And I can’t help but wonder if this is going to be like “The Voice”, where they keep switching out the black/female judges while the two white guys remain...I hope not, since I think Howie could use a replacement sooner or later, and don’t even get me started on Simon!

Right now, I’m still considering my previous ideas of doing Youtube streams as the omnipresent fifth judge, as well as going back to the beginning of the show and reviewing earlier episodes...But they’re still just ideas, and since I’m still working retail, it’s gonna be hard if not impossible to prepare them...

I’ll see what I can do...For now, I guess all that’s guaranteed is looking forward to Season 14...So with that said, I’ll see you all (or at least FrankDoc) in three months! Until then!

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chunsoftie · 7 years

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85 Question Game

I was tagged by: @themoonslayer. Thanks, babe.

the last

1. drink: Strawberry iced tea.

2. phone call: My dad.

3. text message: (telling my dad how much tuition will be for my next semester)

4. song you listened to: “The Brazilian” by Genesis

5. time you cried: an hour ago when I talked to my dad on the phone – work stress.

6. dated someone twice: Nope.

7. kissed someone and regretted it: I never regretted kissing anyone since I’ve only kissed twice.

8. been cheated on: If anyone had ever ‘cheated’ on me I wouldn’t know.

9. lost someone special: My grandparents on my Dad’s side, but never knew them too well. I guess my grandma more?

10. been depressed: In and out.

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: Yup.

three favourite colours

1. Yellow

2. Black

3. Turquoise

in the last year have you

1. made new friends: A few, yeah.

2. fallen out of love: I would say yes.

3. laughed until you cried: Countless amounts of time.

4. found out someone was talking about you: Probably not, can’t think of it.

5. met someone who changed you: Probably my new Tumblr friends.

6. found out who your friends are: I found out a few new friends, yeah

7. kissed someone on your facebook list: Yes.

general

1. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life? Probably 90%.

2. do you have any pets? I used to have pets but currently I do not.

3. do you want to change your name? No way.

4. what did you do for your last birthday? I went out for my 21st and one of my friends almost got ran over ‘cause she ran out in the middle of the street. That was fun.

5. what time did you wake up? 9:20 A.M. (ish, I snoozed).

6. what were you doing at midnight last night? Eating Applebee’s and watching analysis videos on YouTube.

7. name something you can’t wait for: The Fractured but Whole to come out.

8. when was the last time you saw your mum: Last Christmas/New Year’s.

9. what are you listening to right now? Diablo by Simon Curtis. (my jalph playlist haha)

10. have you ever talked to a person named tom? Probably, but I don’t remember.

11. something that is getting on your nerves: My period

12. most visited website: YouTube.

13. hair colour: Naturally, I’m brunette, but I have blonde highlights right now.

14. long or short hair: Long, for now.

15. do you have a crush on someone? Nope.

16. what do you like about yourself? I’m pretty “go-with-the-flow” and I have a great memory.

17. piercings: Two, with my lobes only – for now.

18. blood type: B (I forgot if it’s positive or negative…)

19. nickname: Bri, B. Wookie.

20. relationship status: Single.

21. zodiac: Cancer.

22. pronouns: She/her

23. favourite tv show(s): South Park, Steven Universe, BoJack Horseman, Avatar: The Last Airbender,

24. tattoos: Not yet, but I am planning on getting on with Piggy’s specs relatively soon.

25. right or left handed: Right

26. surgery: Wisdom teeth.

27. sport: When I was little, I played soccer, basketball, and going into middle/high school, I played softball, volleyball, tennis, and golf. The only sports I had a blast playing were softball, tennis, and golf though.

28. vacation: I’ve been on a lot of trips, honestly. My last trip was a cruise to Bermuda for like, five days. It was pretty chill, got to see a pink-sand beach.

29. pair of trainers: My black close-toed sneakers, when I work, and otherwise, my Nike sneakers or sandals.

more general

1. eating: Lean Cuisine, some pasta thing I don’t remember the name of.

2. drinking: Strawberry iced tea from Publix.

3. i’m about to: Honestly? Take a nap. I’m worn out, and then probably study and write Broken Road.

4. waiting for: Tomorrow – it’s my day off.

5. want: I would like to have more money…

6. get married: I can’t really see myself ever being married, but it’d be nice.

7. career: English Professor, or technical writer…something with writing or editing.

which is better?

1. hugs or kisses: Depends on the circumstance, but there’s nothing wrong with hugs.

2. lips or eyes: Eyes.

3. shorter or taller: Taller.

4. older or younger: Older, older, older. I shrink thinking of dating someone younger.

5. nice arms or nice stomach: Arms, baby – but let’s talk about shoulders, too.

6. hookup or relationship: Probably hookup because the idea of me sticking around a committed relationship sounds weird.

7. troublemaker or hesitant: I was a troublemaker when I was little, but definitely hesitant as I grew older.

have you ever

1. kissed a stranger: No, but doesn’t mean I haven’t been tempted to.

2. drank hard liquor: Probably too much lately.

3. lose glasses/contact lenses: Yes to both – I would lose contacts constantly or drop them and can’t find them. I’ve lost probably two pairs of glasses in my life.

4. turned someone down: Kind of. Most of the time it’s the other way around.

5. sex on the first date: Nah, doesn’t mean I’m against the idea, just haven’t had the circumstance.

1. had your heart broken: A few times.

2. been arrested: No way, I did get a ticket, though.

3. cried when someone died: Nope.

4. fallen for a friend: All I do is fall for my friends.

do you believe in

1. yourself: Hell yeah. I’m fucking awesome.

2. miracles: …Not sure?

3. love at first sight: Definitely not.

4. santa claus: I did, up unil I got into fourth grade?

5. kiss on the first date: I’ve never kissed on the FIRST date. I’ve kissed on the second, third…

6. angels: I would say, yes?

other

1. eye colour: Hazel.

2. favourite movie: Lord of the Flies (1963), Atlantis: The Lost Empire, When Harry Met Sally, Across the Universe, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Star Wars (Favorite is probably Episode V), The Fox and the Hound, The Princess and the Frog.

I will tag:

@savajack, @insanelycoolzoemurphy, @amsayy, @polarspicecaps-blog, @nicholeloveskyman, @meme-rice, @shortstackedkyman, @rohamburger, @candy-cavities, @theboringprincess.

#answered #personal #me

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emilyfalencki · 5 years

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You may or may not have read this book before but if you haven’t it low-key tears at your heart strings. I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone so if you haven’t read “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, I urge you to skip over this post.

“Lord of the Flies” is a fictional book during an unnamed time of war, that follows a bunch of young British school boys whose plane was shot down over the Pacific. The boys then try to make the most of it until they are rescued, by making a society of rules, having a leader, and having jobs. The first quote is Piggy basically talking about how everyone was all for helping until they actually had to help. Piggy was in charge of making the shelters and the “littluns” who were the youngest of the group were suppose to help, but didn’t when it proved too difficult for them. As the book goes on, the boys think there is a beast on the island that seems to be hunting them as they hunt pigs for food. In the second quote Simon basically says that they know there isn’t a beast, but it is easier to fear the beast than it is to face the reality that they were actually afraid of each other. Simon is just trying to reassure the boys that they do not need to fear the beast.

Throughout the book they start to lose hope of ever being rescued and lose their faith in their system, and soon turn on each other. The third and fourth quote are complimentary to each other as they talk about the world they thought they knew slipping away. They are no longer the English boys, they were savages now. The two quotes talk about how they did everything like adults would have but it didn’t seem to work out like they had originally thought, and “that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away”. At this point they started turning on each other because they no longer agreed with each others morals and ideas. SPOILER ALERT!! Back tracking for a minute, the last quote refers to Ralph talking with Piggy after participating in the death of Simon. Simon found a dead parachute pilot on the island, and decides to go and tell the group that he was right that they didn’t have to fear the beast because there wasn’t one. The boys were having a feast from the pig that was killed and were in their frenzy of a chant, and see a shadowy figure emerge from the forest—which is Simon. Needless to say, them being all hype they thought it was the beast and didn’t realize it was Simon and killed him by tearing him to pieces by their teeth and bare hands. After Simon is officially dead Ralph looks back on what he just participated in and is disgusted with himself and everyone for killing a fellow schoolboy. He then says “I’m frightened. Of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go home.” Smh, boys.

#517words

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