Very good points. I too have been looking at her facial expressions when the judges talk to her. She is genuinely surprised when they say she is good, or she had a good song choice. That being said, she also knows this is a competition and can (and does) look threatened when someone is "working the crowd" better than she is. I've watched and re-watched all of the episodes, there is one in particular, in the old studio with the red circular couch, where Katharine is sitting apart from the rest of the girls. This may be to clear her own head (she had already performed) or to not let another girls' success mess with her own head. You gotta do what you gotta do to win!
I'm thrilled to see someone like her in this competition. Her voice, especially in the lower range is so soothing, and we haven't had someone like that since Karen Carpenter.
Originally posted by saraj26Here's what my crystal ball is saying will happen on Love Song week:
TAYLOR opens the show with a boogie-woogie version of "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic, complete with an "I'm the King of the World" shout in the middle. The judges do not get to comment because the thunderous applause is too loud and lasts to the commercial break.
KATHARINE is next. She doesn't even sing. She smiles at the camera very charmingly for 2 minutes. Simon LOVES it and predicts her the winner by a mile.
PARIS sings an electrifying version of Garth's "Shameless" while wearing a leather aviator jacket and sunglasses.
CHRIS, in an effort to show more versatility, rocks out "The Love Boat" theme, and, unbelievable as it seems, he pulls it off to the loudest applause of the night. Simon shrugs his shoulders and says, "Chris, you're not even trying anymore." Chris finally throws the mike stand at Simon.
KELLIE sings "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Ryan asks her why she chose this song for Love Songs week. She said France seemed like a very romantic country.
ELLIOTT sings "My Funny Valentine" and makes the entire audience's, even Constantine's, eyes fill with tears as they are so completely moved by his amazing rendition. Randy, Paula, AND Simon are visibly weeping with raw emotion that Elliott's singing brought to the surface. Simon throws his hands in the air, and says "You could hear that at any wedding across the country and the entire audience would cry just because they're in a bubble. Whoopie!"
Chris retrieves the mike stand and gives it to Elliott to throw at Simon.