First off, I saw this anti-hate YouTube collab on Towleroad and am now completely obsessed with Lily Allen's song Fuck You. I've never really listened to Lily Allen before, but I think I'll be buying her CD soon. The collab is great, too, and one of the guys in it is Michael from the 5 Awesome Gays, which is my own personal favorite collab channel on YouTube. All five of the guys on that channel are so hilarious.
All right, Tuesday was a Nuke day on As The World Turns and it provided a few of really sweet scenes for the guys as a couple.
The guys started out relaxing on Holden & Lily's patio, with Luke telling Noah that the shoe was now on the other foot and that he'd be taking care of him. The dialogue was playful and slightly suggestive and the guys are always adorable when they're being a bit naughty (or as naughty as you can be as a gay character on daytime TV!). The conversation turned to them getting their own place soon and how much they're looking forward to that.
Holden, meanwhile, wanted to take the two of them to a Cubs game in Chicago if Noah felt up to it, and there was some painfully awkward dialogue about how Holden is friends with the ticket agent and can get tickets to any Chicago based sporting event.
As it turned out, the Cubs were playing the Mets in New York, but Holden suggested they just borrow Lucinda's private jet and go to the game in New York. The guys loved the idea and off they went.
Lily ran into Damian at the Foundation office and he mentioned that he had a meeting with a friend in New York who runs a well know and respected philanthropic foundation that might be interested in partnering with Luke's foundation. Lily agreed to go along for the meeting.
All of which, of course, just set it up so Holden could run into Damian & Lily in New York together, in a ridiculous scene where Holden & Lily were talking on the phone with each other while sitting back to back in a restaurant in a typically clueless manner.
After the game (which must have been pretty short, since they were able to fly to NYC on a whim, see the game, and still have it be the middle of the day when it was all over) Luke & Noah went off on their own to explore the city a bit and Noah was very enthusiastic about how much he loved the place and could see himself living there. In fact, he suggested that he & Luke get a place there together and finish school in New York.
Luke couldn't see himself living so far away from his family (though, clearly, it's only ten minutes away by Lucinda's magic jet), but said maybe they could do it in ten years or so. Noah was rather giddy at the fact that Luke sees them as still being together in ten years and they laughed about their role reversal, how Noah is now Mr. Spontaneous and Luke is Captain Cautious.
They went to join Holden for lunch and Luke was up in arms when he saw Damian & Lily there as well, but once they'd explained the exciting new partnership they'd arranged for the foundation he was all smiles and Noah basically said "You've got the best two dads in the world, Luke!"
Holden invited Damian to come back on Lucinda's jet with the rest of them, but he said he wouldn't intrude on them any further. After they left, he place a shady phone call to someone saying that his part in their business must not come to light.
Maybe he's working with Jean Passanante and Chris Goutman, plotting to bring an end to Luke & Noah once and for all by killing As the World Turns?
Meanwhile, Rafe was present on The Young and The Restless on Tuesday for the first time since coming out, but he only had a few scenes in his capacity as Adam's lawyer. A slow build is one thing, but we're barely seeing the guy! I hope that changes soon.
Okay, on to American Idol. This was Rock Week, a week seemingly made for Adam Lambert, and he did not disappoint! I've loved him every week, as you know, but he was really in his element this time doing Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love. The guy is a rock star, there is just no question about it!
On Tuesday, the four remaining contestants each did their usual solo songs and then they were paired up for duets, which I thought was a good chance to see something a bit different.
Adam & Allison closed the show with their duet of Foghat's Slow Ride, which I completely loved! My hope all along has been for an Adam/Allison finale (with Kris coming in third) and this song just exemplified why I want that. They're the best two singers on the show and they sound incredible together.
I also just love the vibe they have going on with each other. Adam said after the end of the song that Allison was like his little sister, and that totally comes across. I also loved when Simon said that Adam may have just made it possible for Allison to move on to the Top Three and Adam mouthed "I hope so!"
I only wish Adam could also have done a duet with Kris, who was stuck with the egotistical black hole that is Danny Gokey. I'm sorry, I've tried not to be negative about any of the contestants, but Gokey drives me crazy with his smug smirk each week and his clear belief that he's God's gift to music.
The thing is, Gokey does have a great voice. He just isn't a performer, he's boring and basically does karaoke with a lot of pointing. Yet, the judges seem to love him most of the time. I honestly don't get why, when they're telling Allison again and again that she doesn't have enough personality, they're letting him slide. Maybe they're confusing self importance with personality?
Kris was paired up with Danny for the most awkward duet I've ever seen. In spite of Kris's efforts to sing with Danny, it was clear that Danny doesn't really share well. As a result, it came across as two guys who happened to be singing next to each other, more than anything else. Poor Kris looked seriously miserable by the end.
It wasn't as bad as Danny's solo, though. As I said, the guy has a good voice, but his painful performance of Aerosmith's Dream On, complete with a god awful scream at the end that Simon rightly said was like someone in a horror film, was the worst thing I've seen on this show since I started watching.
Many feel, though, that the show has been pushing for a Danny/Adam finale since the beginning, and instead of Simon telling Danny that he could be in trouble (as he's told other contestants who've done badly), Simon told him he'd probably move on to another week. That may be less Simon trying to sway things, though, than just his simple recognition that Danny seems to have a strong fan base who are going to put him through no matter what.
I voted like crazy for Adam after last week's inexplicable Bottom Two showing and the line was busy quite a bit, so that's probably a good sign. My hope is that Allison and Kris will both move on with him into the top three.
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