Eurovision Semis 2

[quinctia]

Eurovision Semis 2

Back again, with my thoughts on the second Semifinal. I think this was a bit more enjoyable than the first. Let's go!

Comments

[i_nightblade]

Honestly, I thought Europe was going to take pity on Poland. I think after last year, they went in precisely the OPPOSITE direction with a Eurovision-pandering ballad sung by a pretty woman with a "tragic" backstory. (I haven't read her profile, but ZOMG SHE'S VISIBLY HANDICAPPED.) I kind of liked her, though.

Latvia reminded me of Solange Knowles, actually. Prince works as well - although Prince would have worn a purple dress (obviously).

Sweden had the best production, hands down. It's not GREAT for Sweden, but not great for Sweden blows most other countries out of the water.

Slovenia sounded really out of tune to me in semis. (She was better in finals.) Maybe I just needed to listen to her better. Although, what is with the headphones?

Israel reminded me of Justin Timberlake. An Arab Justin Timberlake. (A Sephardic Justin Timberlake?) Honestly I didn't care too much about what he was doing because his backup dancers were hot. I'm shallow.

I was kind of hoping for Malta to qualify and face off with Georgia. That would have been...something.

San Marino probably DIDN'T finish puberty! They were the youngest duo in Eurovision history, and I believe the qualifying age for the main ESC is 16.

[i_nightblade]

Also, is it just me or is the interstitial inversely proportional to how good the act is? Sweden's was lame. (HI LET'S SEND YOU TO SPACE EXCEPT HAHA NOT REALLY YOU'RE GOING TO GO CAVE EXPLORING IN A SPACESUIT) Latvia's was also lame-ish (her package contained...a hoodie! That she ran around with a bunch of people cramming themselves into strange shapes with!)

(Also, I may have rated the Czech Republic disproportionately high because their male singer is fucking hot. No, seriously, I looked at him and literally said, "Czech, please," in real life.)