Guys, I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I really enjoyed this episode of Celebracadabra. I'm not sure what it is, maybe that they're getting better at magic? Maybe I'm developing more of a tolerance for annoying things? Maybe I just really like saying and typing Celebracadabra? Whatever it is, I approve! God knows that's what they've been waiting for.
The celebs gather at the Magic Castle, and Jonathan greets them by yelling, "You're still here!" I'm sure they're already ashamed, Jonathan, no need to rub it in. He makes a glass levitate as he pours champagne, which is sort of impressive but sort of looks like they just stuck it in digitally. Lisa yells, "Ooh! Ahh!" while everyone else stares blankly, so I'm assuming she's remarkably dumb and this trick isn't really happening. Makes me feel good! Anyway, the "trick" is an example of cabaret magic, the celebs' next challenge. They'll be performing in front of LA's top magicians, which is sort of an oxymoron if you ask me. Hal agrees.
Don't make me laugh!
Lisa is worried since she assumes the magicians won't give the female performers any respect. Let's be honest though, they're not going to respect any of these clowns. C. Thomas Howell is excited about their audience though. He says Hal is the most experienced, but the magicians won't know that, so they'll be more inclined to judge fairly. Nice thinking, C. Thomas Howell! Sadly, he's not optimistic for long.
Since Hal won the last challenge, he gets to choose which of the other contestants will perform this challenge in drag. This is so obviously set up for C. Thomas Howell to do it, you know? Who cares if Lisa or Kimberly comes out in a hat and pants? Hal says he wasn't given a special power; he was given a punishment. He says that now, yeah, but he happily picked Lisa's ketchup costume a few weeks ago! You know he's laughed harder than anyone at the stupid shit people have gone through with these powers, so it's kind of unbecoming that he's getting all high and mighty now. Be that way all along or just be cool, man! C. Thomas Howell makes a dumb comment about how Hal is used to dressing in drag, so just to spite him, Hal drops the power thatta way. C. Thomas Howell saw it coming but gets super manic-depressive about it anyway. Oh, C. Thomas Howell, sometimes you scare me.
Next, they have to address the coach issue. Luckily they'll all be back with their original coaches, so...issue resolved! That was easy. Even though Silly Billy bitched and moaned about being taken away from Lisa last week, he's not happy to be back with her. He is seriously intolerable! Upon hearing the news, he makes the bitchiest face ever, like snotty girls in your ninth grade class.
Stop trying to make "fetch" happen, Silly Billy.
Similarly, Hal isn't thrilled to be back with Rocco. I write these recaps and I sound like I'm PMSing so bad, but seriously, these people are never happy! I mean, maybe I've just never noticed it since I'm an asshole, but I'm gonna pin this one all on them. C. Thomas Howell isn't stoked either. He'd rather be with Murray, since apparently Murray has an amazing nightclub act. You'd think that would mean Kimberly's going to win this round straight off the bat, since she's got a cabaret kind of thang going on herself, but sadly she and Murray still aren't speaking. When she finds out they'll be together again, she stares down at the ground like every abused girlfriend does on soap operas. This will go well!
Kimberly and Murray meet up to go over their tricks, but they spend like ten minutes pouting first. Her first bit will be producing a human, and then she'll fold a napkin into a rose, light it on fire, and it'll turn into a real rose. That second one sounds like a bit of a letdown, but okay. The finale will be her levitating, which could be legitimately awesome if she can pull it off.
Elsewhere in the Magic Castle, Rocco decides Hal will perform 25 to 30 tricks during his five-minute performance. That one could go either way, like super awesome or just a big crapfest. He and Rocco choreograph the whole thing, and Hal says the only problem is that Rocco demands he stop and wait for applause. Hal never realizes this could get awkward if no one claps, which is a pretty big possibility. These are professional magicians! They don't want to see you pull a bunny out of a hat.
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Comments (2)
You are right BQ- Lisa's act was pretty darned cool and I kept thinking about it afterwards. That's always a good sign when I am trying later to figure out how they did it. I hope Lisa wins even though you don't really like her. She seems very aware of where she is and whats she's doing and that it is a bit....silly. She's got more balls than any of the other male contestants. And by the way, she was in "Shall We Dance" with Richard Gere and J Lo. She taught Richard Gere to ballroom dance and was the best part of the whole movie.
1 of 2 | Posted by bingo blog boy | Posted on May 31, 2008 7:47 AM
About C.Thomas Howell and aging.
He almost died a few years ago from a ruptured apendix. He had like 3 feet of colon removed. He also lost loads of weight.
Tommy actually looks healthier than he has in a long time. I guess he has a special diet and exercise that has helped him get more of the weight back on.
2 of 2 | Posted by hoxharding | Posted on June 8, 2008 5:55 PM