Is there still magic in the midnight sun?
Or did you leave it back in '61?
In the cadence of a young man's eyes,
I wouldn't dream so high ..
This one's a little late, I apologise.
The Loveable Rogues got through, which I'm quite chuffed about because they actually seem pretty cool. Enjoyable to watch and listen to, presumably because they just seem more down to earth than the array of crazy people they battled against to get here. The other one is Molly Rainford, the 11 year old who sang It Must Have Been Love, which was a little awkward. It wasn't anything mindblowing, but at least she can sing well.
Falling by the wayside were:
Ashley Elliott - played the xylophone. His brief 'story' bit that came on before his act was him being a farmer with his parents somewhere remote looking, in a very The Hills Have Eyes-looking setup. He was good at playing xylophone, but no dice.
The Zimmers - admirable for the determination, confidence, defiance of expectation thing, but not actually that good and occasionally a little cringey.
Honey Shazad - pretty and soulful. She was good.
Area 51 - mindblowing. Should have been in the final hands down. Easily the most effort and as much coordination skill as the street-dance groups.
Twist and Pulse Dance Company - I originally mistyped that as 'compnay', which I think they should consider using. Twist and Pulse Dance Compnaaaaayyyy, pronounced like that. The little black kid saved the act from boring, but seriously, when don't they?
Lucky - will give me nightmares forever. The walking on her back thing was too close to The Grudge for my liking and the creepy china doll paint is exactly what it says on the tin. if she'd managed to pour the cup of tea with her feet perfectly, it would have been terrifying. Amanda Holden's comment "It was like Alice in Wonderland on acid" would have been good if Lewis Carroll hadn't written Alice in Wonderland while already on acid.
Dennis Egel - on some level, he should have won by default. What a man. It's the kind of act that you imagine goes home to his hotel room after filming, rings his mates in Germany and says 'guys, this is really going too far. The Brits actually think I'm serious; the bet's off." The outfit was a definite upgrade from the auditions, I prefer his Asgardian style helmet over the gold shower cap. And nothing broke this time.
Stay Tuned.
