S22.E08:Top 24 in Hawaii 2 Part

[sempervivum]

First group of 12 on Sunday Apr 7; second group on Monday Apr 8

[sempervivum]

Second night generally stronger, no?

First night- Ian Tongi looks even bigger than last year, sounds the same.

Abi and Will, followed by Quintavious, were my faves.

Second night- Tristan should have waited another year or two. Right now, all I can think of with him is season 10 Scotty McCreery with the constant judge yelps of 'He's only 16!' Another baby face with an old man voice-although it worked out pretty well for Scotty.

And Jack Blocker's mouth contortions and (to me) lackluster vocals are so Phillip Phillips (season 11). Not as sweaty or handsome, though.

Would Emmy/Loretta's granddaughter be here if not for her pedigree? Doubt it, she's not very distinctive; right now, I just think 'Oh, yeah, she's the trembly one'.

KBlocks- oof. I've liked her, but that was terrible. She actually reminded me of Fantasia's crazy performance of 'Bore Me' that she did on Idol back in 2008 or so.

[Gemma Violet]

Not a KBlocks fan.  I don't mind her voice, but her histrionics are annoying, although there were less of them for this performance.  Maybe she was told to tone it down.

I agree about Emmy.  She has an OK voice (but this latest performance wasn't her best), but I don't think she'd still be on the show if not for who her grandmother was.  

I think Triston will be in the top 3 and may win the whole thing.  I'm not a country fan, but there's something very endearing about him.  

[Annber03]

Yeah, I'll be stunned if Tristan isn't one of the final competitors. 

I like Mackenzie. There's something that's kind of adorable about him. And I liked Mia's song paying tribute to her dad - she did indeed capture the emotion of the lyrics. 

I also rather liked that version of "HOw Sweet It Is" that Roman did, that was a good mix of changing it up and staying true to the original. Will's version of "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" was good, too. 

[ForReal]

On 4/10/2024 at 9:29 AM, sempervivum said:

Would Emmy/Loretta's granddaughter be here if not for her pedigree? Doubt it, she's not very distinctive; right now, I just think 'Oh, yeah, she's the trembly one'.

I forgot she was related to Loretta Lynn and when I was watching her perform, I thought, "How did she make it this far?!" Oof.

[Vermicious Knid]

I know a lot of people were happy Ziggy didn't go through, but he was definitely a better singer than KBlocks. I don't know why they decided a designated trainwreck needed to be in the top 24 but that was a waste of space that someone else could have occupied. 

[Diana Berry]

Watched the top 20.   All the worship leaders were great .  Hope they all make it.  Country guy has top two single - impressive.  Somehow the guys impressed me more than the gals.  If Emmy is writing that many songs , this will be great exposure for her to start selling the rights  to some of them.  

Edited April 15 by Diana Berry