And then he tells her that he was just kidding. Man, talk about devastated. I was so sad to hear that he made that up.
Audition day rolls around, and Cassie isn't feeling very confident. Perhaps she'd feel better with a different choice of scarf?
NO, I LIKE LOOKING LIKE I HAVE A GIANT SHRIMP HUGGING MY NECK.
Autumn, on the other hand, could not feel more pleased with herself heading into the audition. She is certain that she is going to be awesome. But I think we all know better. We know that whenever someone starts to feel good about themselves, they end up sucking at their next audition.
The girls arrive at the audition theatre, where Duff reluctantly waits to greet them.
CAN'T GET OUT OF MY CONTRACT.
Then they get down to business with their auditions.
Rhiannon dazzles them, as usual. They like Bailey's performance, but feel like she is dishing out the same thing week after week. The same goes for Natalie.
And they just love Lauren's audition, feeling like she brought her own color to it. And they don't mean because she wore a purple dress instead of a pink one. She was all tough and sassy. Also, when did she get huge boobs? Did anyone else notice them?
HEY, DID YOU KNOW I'VE NEVER BEEN DUMPED BEFORE? IT'S A LITTLE SECRET I DON'T TELL MANY PEOPLE.
And then there was Cassie's performance, which confused the judges. Or maybe they were just making those faces while concentrating really hard, trying to think of a more professional-sounding word for her performance than "sucky."
MAYBE "LAME"?
They tell Cassie that they just aren't feeling it. "So, more in the moment?" Cassie asks. Well, that's not really what they were saying, but I guess that makes it sound like they were only giving you a tid bit of criticism.
SO, IT'S THE DRESS YOU DON'T LIKE. GOT IT.
Before Autumn goes into her audition, she is still pumped and tooting her own horn. "I'm just going to let my strength, my comedy just come through. Let it organically happen." Good grief. Can this woman possibly talk any more about how funny she is?
THIS COMPETITION'S MICHAEL SCOTT
But the proof is in the pudding, and Autumn's pudding is full of crap. The judges thought her timing was off and that she just overall gave a bad audition.
They were also less than impressed with Celina, who they have almost never liked and who they keep stringing along in this competition for some sick reason. Poor thing. But being perhaps the only smart one of the bunch, Celina is picking up on that. When they tell her they are trying to see her as Elle, she tells them, "Yeah and I can see you're having difficulty with that."
Then it's time for Emma to take the stage, bronchitis and all. And despite being stuffy and feeling run down, she gives a great performance that the judges absolutely love.
MAYBE I SHOULD'VE GOTTEN SICK SOONER
And then it's time to round up the ladies and bring three of them to the casting office so that they can be talked down to and insulted, before one of them is cut loose.
After reading off four names, Duff has sent all of the blondes to safety in the dressing room, while the non-blondes remain in peril.
I HAVE NO CHOICE. I'M ALLERGIC TO PEROXIDE.
Natalie's is the last name called. Looks like she is saved by her light brown hair.
Celina, ever the smart cookie, tells the camera that maybe Elle is just not her part. No, it's not, but that's okay! You are lovely.
Autumn confides that she gave a bad performance and deserves to be in the bottom three, but that there is no way she can be sent home.
And Cassie...well, Cassie has never been good with maturity. "Come on, give me some credit. I busted my ass." Whoopty freakin doo, Cass.
So they line up in front of the judges in the pink office of doom, where they are in for a real surprise. This week, the judges are sending two of them home. But they don't tell them that right away.
SITTING DUCKS
The judges begin their evaluations with Paul (the actor judge) telling Cassie that she is talented, but would make for a good understudy at this early stage in her career. Cassie cuts him off. "But that's not going to make me a Broadway star."
My god, woman. Are you trying to make them send you home?
Then the judges go on to tell Celina that her performance just wasn't funny. "It was probably way to subtle," Celina admits.
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Comments (4)
Just caught something today...I was watching Hairspray (2007) for the first time and noticed someone famiiar from Legally Blonde...Cassie S. So I checked with IMBD and yep it was her. She has a small part "Brenda" at the beginning of the movie with the dancers on the show. She looked great. It was just strange to recognize her.
1 of 4 | Posted by eellsinoc | Posted on June 28, 2008 10:21 PM
I got suckered into this show because of your recaps, HW, so I blame you for the fact that 'Oh my gawd' has been ringing my ears for two weeks now...and I only know the first line and a half, so it's really annoying. So thanks a heap.
I was sympathetic to Cassie for a while, but she really does seem to be thick as a brick.
Autumn is beautiful and probably should be successful elsewhere, but she's not showing much but pure dorkiness here.
The only real standout is Rhiannon (watch her full performances vids).
You have to figure that with all the millions that go into a Broadway show, they're not going to take a risk on a 'reality' show like this unless they stocked the fish tank with at least two highly likely possibilities.
I like Natalie in a weird way--she's had some good performances too, even though they edit her to look boring. She'd be awesome in a soft-core teen slasher/gore movie.
2 of 4 | Posted by itchy | Posted on June 29, 2008 12:39 AM
I'd like an encore of Lauren's boobs.
3 of 4 | Posted by EZ Rider | Posted on June 30, 2008 11:15 AM
I was actually surprised at how good Rhiannon was this week. I agree that the winner was selected long ago and chances are it will be someone who's has some experience in the theatre (like Emma).
Unlike most people, I don't find Bailey to be all that spectactular. She looks the part, but I don't see anything special about her. I did read an interview she gave to her hometown newspaper. She apparently is moving to NY although I don't think that necessarily means anything.
4 of 4 | Posted by murphena | Posted on June 30, 2008 12:14 PM