Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Programmed To Receive
By Jacob Clifton | Season 6 | Episode 5 | Aired on 01.30.2007
And that was it for LA...until Simon noted Eric's resume, which included Eric's use of a vocal coaching program called Learn To Sing Like A Star, Paula and Randy's DVD, which the second Simon says it, Paula starts laughing her ass off, and Simon grins hugely and beautifully, begging for Ryan to bring Eric back in, and Ryan has no idea what's going on, and Paula and Randy are telling Simon to shut up, Eric to leave, Ryan to stay out of it, and Simon chases Eric out the door, with Paula and Randy stampeding after, and Ryan's like "What?" and Simon's like, "Dude!" and it's pretty sweet. Paula grabs Ryan's hand, and she and Randy run interference so that Simon won't be able to corner Eric. Ryan gets very Ryan on them: "Would I be in favor of this? Or against this? Eric, stand by." Finally Ryan gets it and has to divide his reaction between sympathy for Eric and OMG of the cross-promotional humor, and in the middle of it there's Eric going, "I say, goodbye."
He takes off, and Simon pretends to chase him through the theatre, giggling madly and adorably, and I...just don't have the energy anymore. What a very long week of this show. Nineteen more made it through, including a Bald White Man and a number of Girls with Hair, and next week Joe takes you first to San Antonio, then everywhere at once.