I remember "Opposites Attract" from back in the day. I loved Paula then. LOL. Now, I don't think AI will be the same without her. However, last season, I was nearly hoping she'd go away because she was getting ridiculously overboard emotional and snappy at Simon seemingly just for the sake of being snappy. Also, she was saying "Yes" more often then she should have. This season, she seems to be more honest and in touch with reality. Maybe it's because of Kara's influence, but it seems that since Kara is willing to say "No" when a contestant really isn't any good, Paula feels it's okay to be more honest too instead of just being "nice" all the time. I definitely think she hasn't been spiking her cola cup this season. LOL
To be fair, I think Kara managed to fit right in and seems totally at home. I agree with her calls more than I do Randy's or Paula's overall.
As for Simon, I too think he's a little nicer this season while still being honest and offering more constructive criticism. Previously, he did as well, just that he goes overboard mean in doing it sometimes, while most of the time, I still agree with him. However, I think even he was being a little gentler on Scott. I had been looking forward to seeing Scott perform in front of the piano again, however, Tuesday night was very disappointing to say the least. Simon was kinder than I would have been were I to treat Scott no differently from any other person competing. It's hard to say if people are nicer because he has to work harder, but in the end, it shouldn't be about sympathy votes. Scott has held his own through the weeks, but maybe he just needs a little more time to work on the pieces or just to keep to performing ones he's more familiar with. At least he should be in the AI concert tour. |