The Search for Elle THOUGHTS! — Page 56

autumn - awesome, i love her so much
bailey - crying over her hair sealed the deal for me...i can't stand her. she is not very talented and she seems phony.
rhiannon - such a sweetie. i really wish her voice was there though ;-(
natalie - she's great, but i agree with the judges that she is just not elle.
lauren - she has a spectacular voice, i'm really happy that she makes the top 4!

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"Rhiannon was really weak vocally so I don't understand why they chose her over Natalie. She was awkwardly scream-singing sometimes. Natalie cried at the rehearsal, but didn't really have much emotion... her vocals were much better than Rhiannon though. "

Natalie is good, just not right for this role. I've said that from the first episode. I guess the judges chose to eliminate her instead of Rhiannon because even with the blonde hair, she didn't look right for the role. On the other hand, Rhiannon was so bad she should've been kicked offstage. Lauren was okay this week. I never liked her singing. It always sounded like she was screaming to me. The final note of the song when she stopped trying to belt it, sounded fantastic. Like SporkGoddess said, her singing can be more refined as she gets older. Autumn absolutely killed it this week. Compared to her, all the others girls(possibly with the exception of Lauren) look like a joke.

About Rhiannon: You guys need to understand, this is MUSICAL THEATRE. It's not MUSIC, it's not THEATRE, it's both, combined. Her dancing last week wasn't too hot, but it had alot of personality and was really in character. Her acting chops and dancing are top of the list. Although her singing is weak, just because her voice isn't all there in the high parts doesn't mean she can't do it. Laura's high parts are only there HALF the time, and they casted her.

Rhiannon is find on the parts that don't require belting. I wish she had it. Her acting is quite appealing.

So I didn't get to watch the episode until just now on line, and here's what I think.

I don't like Baily anymore. From the beginning she was one of my favorites and she did well with every challenge, but I think she does rely on her looks and impersonations of LBB. This just didn't cut it for me and I'm not rooting for here again unless next week is really good.

Lauren and Autumn are now my favorites, Lauren being my favorite from the 1st episode. I actually liked how she hit "drive" then slid down. It doesn't sound like the can't hit the note, because she did it beautiful. I feel it was more of an artistic choice. Autumn seems like a full package and I always love her performances.

I think that Rhiannon should've went home over Natalie. Natalie's singing and dancing is 10x's better. The acting could be fixed easily with rehearsal time. Rhiannon's singing on the other hand hurt my ears and I couldn't wait for it to be over. The whole moment was ruined for me because she screams and her speaking voice annoys me.

And I hate how MTV has to include drama in these shows. I mean, I LOVE IT but I hate it at the same time haha.

Autumn is the only one with the maturity (acting and vocal) to carry this role on Broadway. If she doesn't win, it is such a travesty.

That being said, for 18, Lauren is very talented!

Updated On: 7/8/08 at 01:21 AM

"Are you kidding?"

Yeah! LOLZLOLZ APRIL FULLS!

And I can't believe people claimed Emma as a good singer. She sounded like, as Simon would put it, a "drunk karaoke" singer.

Go figure, there is SOME sense on the board.

While I don't think a voice needs to be perfect on Broadway, Rhiannon wasn't even close to the actual notes. And as said, her dancing is awful too. I'm sure she's the next to go.

Autum is very talented but her voice doesn't fit Elle for me.

Here's my thoughts on last night's show. Overall I thought Lauren and Autumn were the best. I know Rhiannon's voice wasn't up to par last night, but I felt emotionally she still did well, and I think she had the best interaction with Andy Karl. The other girls seemed to use him more as a prop.

Bailey. uuuuhhhhh. So I know she looked ridiculous crying after the haircut, but will anybody agree with me that they ruined her hair? I loved her hair before, and I wish they didn't change it. I hope she does better next week, because I loved her last week.

I know I asked in another thread, but do you think the finalists will perform with Christian Borle? I'd love to see the chemistry, but maybe that doesn't matter as I've been told he is leaving LB in the fall.

Well, to be specific, they evened her hair up on the ends, so that it didn't have all the layers in it. That usually ends up making your hair look less full. Also I didn't like the color they put on it. I just thought she had beautiful hair before, but that's just my opinion. Definitely not worth crying over on tv though.