Okay, so I finally got the opportunity to sit down and watch this (with the fun Graham Norton commentary). It was one of the better Eurovision shows without too much that was absolutely horrific, though there were some hilarious moments. The butterfly dresses and giant apricot pit on stage come to mind.
It was hard to tell how awful the UK song was because it was so atrociously performed. Those girls were off-key the entire song! It was probably the worst train-wreck Eurovision performance I've seen yet. And that includes the guy running up on stage to spoil the performance from Spain this year.
My favorites were Iceland, Denmark, Germany, Albania, Azerbaijan and Russia. Why was Russia always booed? I enjoyed the song and thought there was much worse in the competition. France and Portugal weren't bad. I can't remember which country it was, but there was one particularly nightmarish man/lady with a hideous haircut that gave me nightmares. He was worse than when Plushenko made an appearance.
Honestly, I thought Iceland was robbed. I guess everyone was mad about the volcano, which is hardly their fault. But it sounded like a winning Eurovision song to me and the audience seemed to eat it up. I'm happy for Germany, though. I think they have had many good songs and this one was quite fun and charming. Lena was adorable to watch.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
