Nancy analysis

I was just going over song choice that all the girls have been given so far and noticed something interesting.

You know how Rachel's constantly being given judges praise so the audience favour her?

This...isn't the whole story. I think she's being kept in for back-up.

The girls who're *always* given songs in their range, guaranteed audience pleasers, choreography that suits them, that show off their different acting ranges and lyrics that you can act to?

Sarah and Jodie.

Rachel gets some good songs, but she's also given things like 'Oh what a Night'. And most of her songs have the section that she always noticeably shouts on.

Not to mention? If Sarah and Jodie aren't being given 'oh my god you're a star' praise, they're getting constructive criticism and notes for next week that they can actually *work* with. Not to mention the cutesy behind the scenes and rehearsal stuff we're shown is always, always in their favour to give good audience impression. (nice supportive but not nutso-supporter family, the teapot thing which is a cute quirk but *also* has a dedicated work reason behind it, the engagement news...)

...I should've seen this coming.

Dad yelled for music to be put on for dinner. I put on the Julie Atherton cd, a tad trepidatiously.

Dad comes out of kitchen.

Dad : What's this?
Me : Er... Julie Atherton?
Dad : Is it new?
Me : Um, yeah, she's a musicals performer. She's kind of an acquired taste, I-
Dad : It is new. It will stay on.
Me : Uh, I did say a bit of an acquired taste -
Dad : It is new and it's someone I can blather on at work about that no-one else will have heard of!

:facepalm: Yes, my father wants to be John Peel.