The X Factor Recap: Party at Simon’s House

X Factor

By RaeRae | Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 6:47 pm | 12 Comments
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Next up is Emblem 3. I gotta say, I don’t get the hype. I wasn’t impressed by their audition, nor by their performances in boot camp. Alls I see is a trio of not quite hideous, not quite cute stoner dudes who decided to audition for this show on a whim. I’m not into it. 

And like, LFO already did this. RIP Rich Chronin :-( .

The boys sing Sting & The Police’s “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.” For me, the performance was okay, and the boys weren’t helped by one of them spacing all the way the fuck out when it was his turn to come in for a verse. Of course Mark liked them, citing that the guys were so easy-going, they seemed to be taking in the sun while performing. Simon is much less impressed by their lack of focus.

Next up is Sister C,  a group of 3 very pretty but very bland sisters from small town Texas. We’re being reintroduced to them with a montage, because the producers have probably realized that the audience has completely forgotten who they are. But wait! Maybe there’s something to them, as we’re treated to a clip of Britney Spears calling declaring rather emphatically–or, as emphatically as a Zoloft zombie can–that Sister C is annoying. What could these chicks have possibly done to her? I wanna seeeeeeeeeeee! During their pre-performance meet, Simon tells the girls that they seem standoffish, and that that’s probably why they haven’t yet been signed to a record label. The girls explain that they’re only just introverted, and they usually open up when they are comfortable. They decide they want to prove to Simon that they can be likable. The girls go before Simon and Mark Anthony looking a little shy, and it’s actually really sweet. They sing a gorgeous country version of Natalie Cole’s “Leavin.’” They know they just killed it, too, and for the first time, we see a smile out of the girls. 

Look at all those pretty teeth! I’ve been converted!

Mark loves them, and so does Simon. Only, Simon worries that they might have a hard time getting the audience to pick up the phone and vote for them come the live shows.

Next up is a rap group made up of Lyric Da Queen, a gritty female MC with an early 90s Aaliyah swag, and rap duo One4Five, who were put together when the judges made their cuts at boot camp.  They’re black rappers, so of course the producers need to work the “we need to win this show to save ourselves from the ills of the hood” angle, and we’re treated to super serious music and a close up of Lyric talking about the many funerals she’s attended back home in Flint, MI. I don’t get the sense, though, that the two boys have had it nearly as rough as Lyric has, and one of them remarks half-assedly that “things like this don’t happen in Queens.”

“The producers told us the only way white people will vote for us is if we tell them our mother is Precious.”

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12 Comments

  1. 1
    DJ
    Posted October 18, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    Hello RaeRae, welcome to tvgasm. Great recap, I like everyone you said and I’m glad I’m not the only one not feeling Jillian.

    My favorite line was “Then there’s Darryl Black, who, though chocolate, is easily the most vanilla person on the show.” LOL

  2. 2
    keebler elf
    Posted October 18, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    i thought i was the only one not feeling jillian. im also not a fan on ene- whatever that name is- 3, they are a bit too cocky

    im rooting for jennel, willie, & diamond. carly & beatrice are good though too!

  3. 3
    Lauren
    Posted October 18, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    Ok first of all, i had absolutely NO idea that Rich Cronin had died. So thank you for that tidbit, and now I’m sad after looking up the how on wikipedia. Emblem 3 really are a wannabe LFO.
    I did not like Jillian at first, but she has grown on me. Probably because girls like Cece have such terrible personalities, that someone like Jillian seems normal in comparison. I think her performances have gotten better and better.
    The only person I really disagre with you on is Paige. I like her personality, but her voice isnt great, especially when she sings songs way out of her range.
    I was very surprised by LYLAS, the only weak singer was whoever was on the far left during the performance. Bjt thy were great for 5 girls who had like 3 days to get it together. Funny how the 3 manufactured groups did better than the 2 groups who had been together awhile.
    Great recap, excited for more.

  4. 4
    Lauren
    Posted October 18, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    Also, thank u for pinpointing exactly why I like Vino Allen so much. SOA is like my crack, and If you put Vino in some SAMCRO gear, and had him bang Gemma, he’d be one of the crew

  5. 5
    itchy itchy
    Posted October 19, 2012 at 1:55 am

    CeCe is awesome. Let’s face it — this is a television show, and we NEED CeCe to keep this interesting.

    She’s especially great because she knows she not quite pretty enough to make it (compared to that Rihanna-type vision of beauty they keep pitting her up against), doesn’t sing quite well enough (compared to say, that Carly Rose teenybopper), and isn’t nearly cute enough (if cuteness were bullets, that Beatrice Miller would have shot down every single one of these clowns, including Simon and LAndy and that creepy judgette with the cross tattoo on her fucking hand. Britney’s bulletproof, of course).

    But all of that clearly fuels her drive to do this anyway. And I bet as the weeks go on, she’ll get stronger and stronger, drinking off the fading energy of all the others. Hopefully the producers will back off on the bitch edit they’ve been given her (apparently, she’s actually the opposite of that in real life). And she’s got the VFTW vote, too, so don’t count her out yet.

    But in terms of the competition, it’s already clear that the real competition will be between the two teenybopper girls (well, Diamond –is that a real name? – is amazingly cute too, but she’s not nearly as prepared for this as the other two).

    It’s just that, they’ll be so damn boring to watch.

  6. 6
    RaeRae RaeRae
    Posted October 19, 2012 at 8:09 am

    Aww you guys, thanks for reading and commenting. I’m super glad you’re reading! The next 2 recaps are forthcoming. Gimme a couple hours.

    @DJ! I’ll be working on making you guys laugh as much as possible.

    @Keebler watching the next episode, i fell all the way in love with beatrice. i’m not sure who my favorite is, but u’ve definitely listed some of the ones i’m in support of. i feel a lot like willie could be my little brother, so i wanna take care of him, though i’m pretty confident he doesn’t win.

    @lauren paige isn’t great, but she has this powerful weakness that draws me in. i didn’t like her initial audition, but everything else she did before the judge’s house was beautiful to me. it might also just be that she’s super gorgeous and humble, like u said. i dunno, if she’s not talented, i’ll tire of her. we’ll see.

    @itchy u’re absolutely right. i really enjoy not liking CeCe, although, if it’s at the machinations of the producers, i’m gonna be super upset. i like to think i don’t fall for those kinds of edits. thanks for putting me on to VFTW, that is fucking hilarious! i haven’t a clue who will win nor who i want to, but i’m not sure i can stomach CeCe for much longer.

  7. 7
    yeknom
    Posted October 19, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    Cece Frey is more annoying than anything. Anyone who takes that much time to paint leopard spots on their face (& leg) every damned day is too TOO high maintenance and must be stopped.

    I love Willie Jones. It’s like he was raised country but somehow got his hands on Kid and Play movies.

    Paige. Meh….sure she’s pretty, but she seems almost as gimmicky as Cece to me. I want to know if she bought a whole new wardrobe for the show or are these the outfits she wears in eher very day single mom life?

    The kid who sang Tik Tok Sucked. ‘Nuff said.

    I kinda like Jillian and I kinda don’t. Good singer though.

    Jennel. I like her voice, but someone has got to tell her there are other things she can wear aside from short shorts.

    The groups? I could not stand Emblem 3 even when they weren’t singing…and even less after they did.

    Loved Playback. I hope they go far, but I thought Rich Girl was by Hall & Oates.

    I agree with Britney, those three sisters are annoying, but man can one of them Sing.

    I can’t remember Dope Crisis. At all.

    I’m torn on Lylas. Not sure if I like them all that much, but they could grow on me.

    The group w/Lyric? Love. Them. Her more than the boys. So much that I’ll stop calling her a wannabe-Left Eye. But I am a little ticked that they made me like a Miley Cyrus song a little.

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    Pari
    Posted October 19, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Great recap of a great episode! I really feel like the talent lies in the teens and groups this year. I LOVE the Lylas and Lyric 143. Both of those groups are better than the ones that already existed. I found it kind of odd though that there were 6 groups to make it through to the top 60(?), they kept 3, cut 3, and then put together 3 more from scratch. If I were one of the groups that got cut I wouldn’t know how to feel! But I guess that’s just how the show works. I missed the auditions last season but I guess that’s probably how they did it then too.

  9. 9
    Pat Ledoux
    Posted October 19, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    Rae Rae you are a godsend, though I love baseball, the playoffs on the East Coast are disrupting my X Factor viewing…so pissed! I am SO happy at least I will know what the hell is going on because of you…I heart you….

    That being said, I saw nothing this week because of said baseball, but I will tell you:

    Hate Tara- hope she’s gone

    Bieber mentoring the old folks- Seriously how stupid is that?

    Paige is a Rhianna wanna be, not too crazy about her…

    CeCe..douchebag.. nuff said

    I love Marc Anthony, is that wrong? Jlo’s an idiot, just put a bag over his face, Girl, Casper is SUCH a loser!
    Looking forward to your fab recaps!

  10. 10
    itchy itchy
    Posted October 20, 2012 at 10:28 am

    The fact is, CeCe got picked out of the crowd because 1) the stupid dots on her face, and 2) her willingness to play along with the show’s creep-edit of her.

    And be honest: did you really remember any other contestant before the judges’ houses thing?

    So kudoes to her for finding a schtick — and if it’s true that she’s actually a big sweetheart (and the show lets us see this), then she might actually make something of herself.

    At any rate, I’d much rather root for a grown woman than a teenybopper (even if this year’s crop is much less annoying than last year’s).

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    XxinnocentexX
    Posted October 20, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Team Jennel and Vino for me!!! I can’t choose on the young’uns. I feel too guilty. :(

  12. 12
    juddfan
    Posted October 22, 2012 at 11:23 am

    @yeknom, don’t hate yourself for liking the Miley song, it’s definitely addictive, I even liked her version, but agree with all that the version they did was awesome!!!!

    @itchy, I’m with you liking Cece more than hating her. I found her a little fun in the early rounds when she was talking people up, ala Seacrest. I really felt like the producers knew her then and put her up to it, knowing she would go through. I think the throw down with her and Paige is interesting, and frankly, Cece is killing her vocals. I especially enjoy it when they can sing well. Also, her gimmick was smart for something like this, it IS hard to be memorable in such a crowd.

    Feel bad for the oldies . . . the cowboy is meh, tara does not nail her vocal anytime, Vino is hot tho, in a seriously bad boy way. I’m afraid the chances of anyone but a teen, or group of teens winning are slim tho. It’s about who votes.

    And I do like Paige, and I do like her outfits, for the most part, but she should embrace some Toni Braxton and stop trying for the Mariah notes, they’re just not in her wheelhouse, and I want to totally enjoy a whole performance without having to cringe on straining. Even her initial audition was out of her range. And Cece slaughtered her on the dueling Whitney song.

    I can’t tell what happened to the next episode after, I saw some total recap of this episode, and FF’d the whole thing, and there was no reveal. I heard Simon say it’s on Tues (tomorrow) but then I’ve seen some video clips of cuts on-line.

    I really liked the contestants in the back watching and listening to the auditions, the tension was palpable!!!

    LA continues to be a super douche, I think he can only recognize “hot girl” artists as stars. His attitude toward the oldies makes the whole premise of including them a joke. What an insult the bring in the Beibs . . . sigh . . . for both parties!!! The chances of LA getting Vino as an artist are slim, so I hope he puts him through.

    In the words of Pink, “LA told me, you’ll be a pop star, all you have to change, is everything you are”

    I so love that she showed him!!!!

    @ RaeRae, loved the cap doll, and you look adorable in your avatar!!! Mwah!

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