S12.E04 : Sports Night

[Bookworm13]

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The second group of contestants premiere during a sports-themed episode

 

[Taeolas]

My thoughts as I'm watching the ep a few days later. 

 

Wasp was good. I can see him going far. He's got the moves and the range for the show and his costume is quite good. I suspect he'll make it to the end or get the ding dong bell save. He seems to be youngerish, maybe in his 30's.

Chess Piece, I'm not even sure if she's a woman. I got falsetto vibes from her singing, so it might be a male in drag again. But it could also be a woman. She seems older too in any case, both in her movements and her singing voice. 

(Speaking of Falsetto singing, Robin's singing of Rock you like a Hurricane was horrendous. He should've pitched it an octave lower and just belted it out)

Considering her ambassador was present for the episode, I expected her to be the one to be first out, but she sung quite well.

BlueBell is certainly a woman. She also seems a bit on the older side, but not as old as Chess Piece; maybe in her 40's. She sung well but probably not as good as the first two. 

Dust Bunny feels like it's the easy elimination one. Probably someone famous, but swinging a crowd pleasing song like Sweet Caroline is a giveaway. He does sing well, but I think he's only in for a one and done. His costume is decent but also pretty basic. Definitly an older guy, probably the oldest of the season I'd say. (once again see the Van Dyke ambassador and who he's costarred with). Great humour and showmanship though. 

First impressions, Goo seems to have a more awkward costume, more like a one and done as well. I expect the first two elims from this group will be Goo and Dustbunny in some order. Once he starts singing though, wow... I think he'll make it to the next ep or two, but not till the end. But he's got a good voice that should be good for 2-3 eps.  An older performer likely, 40's or 50's maybe, but the bulkiness of the costume may make him seem older than he actually is. 

The Voting is always rigged of course. But Chess Piece and Wasp are absolutely safe. BlueBell and Goo are probably safe, and I'd say DustBunny will be the first to unmask.

 

Spoiler

I guessed right. Dust Bunny was the first. 

Andy Richter. 57 years old, a bit younger but still up there in age. He did well for the show and did seem to legit have fun, but was obviously not long for the show. 

 

Predictions going forward: Goo and BlueBell will have the Battle Royale next week, and it will be Chess Piece and Wasp for the finale, probably with the Ding Dong Bell used. 

 

And while Joel's in everything; I'd still prefer him to Ken as usual. Though he also seems to be making a career out of riffing on Ken every time he guest hosts on anything Ken's involved with too.