America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 11

The last of the auditions in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 10 brought us singer Luigi Seno and not much else. Now we’re heading to Vegas. Over 100 acts have arrived to compete for 1 of the 48 spots in the show.

The contestants are divided into three groups. Will they follow last season, where they just cut a whole bunch of random acts on the spot? Group A consists of the judges’ favorites, and they will be performing today. Group B had worse acts, but they will be granted the remaining spots after the first group performs, if there are any. Group C, their journey here ends today because they’re going straight to Hollywood.

The ten acts going straight through to the live shows are:

The Belly Dancing Duo
Polina Volchek
Strikers All Stars
Cheer SF
Haspop
Future Funk
ArcAttack
Da Maniacs
Fighting Gravity
South Philly Vikings

First up are the magicians. William Scott Anderson will be going first. I see he’s still wearing the uniform. Michael Grasso follows him, and he is going for slight of hand this time. Good, but was going small instead of big the right risk to take? Ryan makes a car appear behind a banner. Chipps Cooney is the last magician left, except he’s not really a magician. Piers finds him utterly pointless and not funny.

Harmonica players is apparently a category. Jia-Yi He has brought 5 harmonicas with him this time, but Harmonica Pierre has a gold one.

The acrobats are next. AscenDance go first. Then Michael and Ashley go, and he gets stuck near the end. At least nobody got hurt. Rudi Macaggi doesn’t balance his head on any sports equipment, but he does perform with a chick who’s probably stronger than he is.

Danger is here. Twisted Trystan has his fiancee hammer a nail through his tongue, then he swallows some blades. Ms. Donna again makes the judges fear for their lives, seeing as she’s half blind and dropping things that are on fire. John Beatty can pick up girls, six of them, then he hooks his arms up to motorcycles as smoke from their wheels surrounds him. Antonio Restivo is back to do a magic act that is pretty much the same thing Michael Grasso did in his audition, but with fire and leather and not as flawlessly executed.

The next category is classical singers. Prince Poppycock is back. If only he’d get rid of the ridiculous outfit. Regardless, he’s sick and not singing at his best. Hannibal Means will be wearing a rooster on his head. Carlos Aponte follows him. Howie’s not as impressed, but the other two think his vocals are great.

Dance starts off with the tappers. The Hot Shots realize they crumbled under pressure. Then we move to Bollywood, hip hop, and apparently hip hop violin.

The female singers are the next group. April Lane sings Whitney. Debra Romer is going to nail it, or at least try. She succeeds with her sad song. Mary Ellen missed more notes than she hit the first time around, and she also thinks that Howie’s real name is Holly. Piers wants to know why his X is not working tonight, and her musical torture lasts and lasts until Howie pulls her off the stage after more than 10 minutes (she had 90 seconds).

The kids are going to have trouble standing out because they’re cute since they’re all going to be compared against each other. Connor Doran’s indoor kite flying was worth watching the first time, but how long can it really last? CJ Dippa may well be the next Eminem yet.

There are a pair of comedians, one of whom is named Doogie. Piers liked him better when 3000 people wanted to kill him.

Novelty acts means people who don’t fit elsewhere. The chick in leather and her chest are first. Then we see a whole lotta dogs. And a flaming lasso. One man band Arthur Nakane will be taking another three hours to set up his instrument, and Piers still wants his X back. Sally Cohn is the hand whistler. She’d like to go to Hollywood, to visit.

With the women having already performed, it’s time for the male singers. Taylor Matthews returns with another very original rendition, this time of Smokey Robinson’s Tracks of My Tears. Michael Grimm goes way over 90 seconds, which gets him a warning from Piers.

With the end of the first day, the judges now have to decide who will be advancing to the live shows. 38 spots remain. The acts advancing include:

Antonio Restivo
Ascendance
Chipps Cooney
CJ Dippa
Debra Romer
Doogie Horner
Hanibal Means
Harmonica Pierre
John Beatty
Mary Ellen (what’s the point?)
Michael Grimm
Prince Poppycock
Rudi Macaggi
Sally Cohn
Taylor Matthews
Twisted Trystan & Krystan

In total, 27 acts additional are on their way to Hollywood.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 12, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 10

Fran was finally sent home in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 9 after being nominated again and again and again.

The red team’s surprisingly happy to have Autumn back.

For the challenge, they have to get creative with 10 pound lobsters. They’ll have 45 minutes to divide the lobster between themselves so that they can each create a unique dish.

Ed grills his lobster tail, which concerns Jay, although Ed is unconcerned about all of Jay’s talk. Ben and Nilka are fighting over their tail. Once again Ben gets his way. When he rips it out of the shell, Nilka’s going to have to change her plans.

Red team is granted 30 seconds to decide who has the weakest dish. Not another lame attempt at mock drama with a fake tie. This time they have the sense to taste the dishes, although it doesn’t look like they would have without Autumn there. Nilka’s dish is the reject. It was lobster with potato puree. The judges will be Michelin starred chefs.

Holli’s dish is good. Ed’s dish is slightly rubbery, as Jay feared. Ed’s dish is more creative, but Holli’s is executed better. Red team leads 1-0.

Jay has cooked something really quite massive, which could feed a family of four (or be a one person meal in some cases, mostly in America). Fairly good flavors, and the lobster’s not too bad. Autumn’s stir fry is overflavored. Blue team ties it 1-1.

Ben’s presentation is sloppy. Jay’s lobster is raw. No winner.

Now there will be a tiebreaker. Saw that coming. But it won’t be based on Nilka’s dish. Rather, the person with the best dish overall will score the win. That would be Holli, despite her lack of creativity.

For their reward, the red team will go to a caviar house, then they will have a $1,000 shopping spree. Blue team will have to clean the dorm top to bottom. Jay disagrees that you can undercook lobster, and that chef was wrong.

When red team gets back from their reward, blue team has none of their own stuff prepped. At least they prepped for the other team. The lucky break for them is that the kitchens have now been combined into one.

Holli will be serving caviar tableside.

Nilka plans to show chef her full capability. On the very first table, she delivers raw food.

Jason’s beef is cooked perfectly. The same still can’t be said for Nilka, who’s going from bad to worse. Raw food, dropping things, and not delivering the correct items. Once Nilka starts to recover, Ed is struggling to not burn the place down. It’s not long before Nilka falls apart again, though. She doesn’t know where her spoon is, and she doesn’t know how much time she needs. And her lobster is raw. Out she goes. Not content with merely being thrown out, Nilka yells that she’s going, so now she can take her jacket off as well. She should know better than to act like that without thinking his ego’s going to get in the way.

Not ready to leave just yet, Nilka returns to plead her case. He doesn’t want to hear anything from her. After some more badgering, she finally accepts her fate. Ramsay’s waiting for out in the parking lot, but he does not have any thugs waiting over his shoulders to defend him (unlike last season). He tells her she’s not quite ready for the head chef job, but she did well. Oh, and he wants that chef’s jacket back.

Following their best service ever, they can go upstairs and decide which two people are weighing them down. Jason nominates Ed and Autumn. Jay would also pick Autumn. Ben and Autumn nominate Ed and Jason. This despite the fact that Jason has been told his meat cooking was perfect for the night.

Ed is the first nominee; Autumn is the second nominee. All this drama leads to one thing. They’re in the final six, and they can switch over to black jackets.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 11, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 9

Fran… was not eliminated in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 8. Instead, the petty Ben got what he wanted and got rid of Siobhan.

Ben has his sights set on Fran now.

Ramsay pulls out a TV dinner. They all love it. Not that they were going to trash something they thought the yelling chef cooked. So who has got the best palettes?

Fran and Autumn step forward with blindfolds and headphones first. Fran guesses the brussel sprouts are white cabbage. Autumn agrees. Autumn goes with turkey for the pork tenderloin, while Fran thinks it’s roast beef. Sweet potatoes? Autumn says carrots; Fran says parsnip. Coconut is the last ingredient. Autumn finally gets one right. Fran, however, says potato. Potato.

Holli and Ed are next. Ricotta cheese is the first item. Ed guesses creamy polenta. Holli agrees. For the chickpea, Ed says turnip, and Holli says lima beans. Holli thinks the heart of palm is pickled cabbage, and Ed says artichoke. Trout is the last ingredient. Ed says canned tuna. Holli is finally right.

Benjamin and Jason are the third duo. Ben guesses fennel correct, and so does Jason. They are both wrong on kidney beans, butter lettuce, and mussels.

Nilka and Jay are the last pair. Kobe beef is their first test. Jay goes with corn beef; Nilka thinks it tastes like turkey. Both are in the nut family for cashews but not close enough. Silantro is guessed correctly by both of them. The final ingredient is eggplant. Nilka guesses prunes. Seriously? Jay is correct, and the blue team wins 4-3.

The reward is a VIP pass to SeaWorld. They’ll be swimming with Shamu and the dolphins.

For their punishment, red team will have to unload everything on delivery day. Holli blames Fran for not getting any right. Ben takes control of the delivery. After they unload everything from one truck, JP informs them it was delivered to the wrong place. Ben might want to read what he’s signing.

The teams are to create their own menus. Red team will apparently be making whatever Ben tells them to make, which does not include things like rice (rice is poor food). Blue team wants to keep it simple and not go with anything that nobody knows how to make.

Before service, Ramsay will taste everything. Red team’s first dish is bland. Their second dish is spit out. Their other dishes are all just okay, and Fran is glad that all of Ben’s dishes fell flat. The bright spot is that Holli gets compliments on all her desserts. Jay’s salad is too much like rabbit food. The rest of their dishes are similarly bland and boring, except for Autumn’s dessert that passes for terrible. He’s not falling for their plan, which was too simple.

Blue team jumps right into making improvements. The red team, though, plans to stick with what Ramsay told them was no good.

With diners from the same table ordering from both menus, both kitchens must bring food to the pass at the same time. Ed gets ahead of everybody else, but both kitchens manage to get in sync after some shouting.

Ben has shrimp pasta rejected because both the shrimp and the pasta are undercooked. The women want him to communicate if he needs any help. His theory is that if he ignores him they will shut up. After Ramsay yells at them, Ben agrees to let Nilka put his food on a plate. Or not.

Blue team is getting all the orders for some tables. Because of that, Jay’s struggling to keep up.

Fran doesn’t know which part of the chickens are to be cooked.

Autumn delivers raw pork. She can go out in the dining room and explain why their meals are stalled.

Nilka has decided to change the menu because she’s unable to cook the asparagus correctly.

Jason’s bacon gets turned down. Then he gets flustered and unresponsive.

Fran is upset because nobody talks in her kitchen. After that, she decides she wants them to leave her alone so she can bring up the meat.

Apparently, Autumn’s attitude stinks. She’s not yelling and running around, so therefore she sucks. She will be exiled to the dessert station, where she manages to recover.

Fran has finally delivered her chicken. It’s raw. Bad Fran.

Both teams lose. They can each pick one nominee. Jason’s not happy that they lost despite the fact that their menu was the clear favorite. Fingers point at Jay and Autumn. Fran continues to harp on lack of communication. Holli thinks Ben has a large share of the responsibility because he had a lot of input into the menu, and she’d like to see a threat go home anyway.

Autumn has been nominated by the blue team; Fran has been nominated by the red team (again). Fran is finally gone. Autumn can take off her jacket as well, so she can go back to the red team.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 10, which airs next on Fox.

The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 7

The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 6 started off with fireworks. The wrestler’s girlfriend, who was fully onboard and involved with hatching the plan for him to come on the show and try to become famous (didn’t work), got jealous of him when she found out he had another girlfriend. With that, she decided to screw him over and tell Ali not to trust him, but instead to trust her because she only tried to trick her for a little while but Justin wanted to go all the way to the final three with the lie. In the end, Justin found his way off the show, as we listened to the desperate voicemails he left for his (ex?) girlfriend. In the anticlimactic conclusion, Ali made it obvious she had no interest in Craig, so nobody was surprised when he did not get a rose.

This week the destination is Lisbon, Portugal, where there will be 4 dates and no roses.

Roberto gets the first individual date. Ali hopes to find out if Roberto can be fun. Apparently to him this means hearing music and stopping to dance in the middle of the street. Their destination is the outside of a castle. He says he’s not nervous about the hometown date. More excited than anything. As the sun sets in the background, Ali tells us that Roberto could possibly be the one.

The two-on-one date goes to Frank and Ty. They go to a castle, too. I’m seeing a theme here. When they sit down for dinner, Ali’s acting weird already. It’s not you. It’s me. Once they’re done eating, Ty is the first person pulled aside. Her concern is about his upbringing where the women did not work. Seems a little silly to hold that against him, and he hopes to ease her concerns. As for Frank, Ali doesn’t seem to be worried about him. But he has something to tell her. He lives at home with his parents. She says she doesn’t care where he lives, although she could see why he withheld that information basically until he was forced to reveal it with the hometown dates incoming.

The next date is with Kirk, and Ali’s still acting weird. Their chariot awaits, a horsedrawn carriage, which takes them to a palace. It’s been a few years since he’s brought somebody home to meet his parents, so it’s a big step for him as well. She’s not sure about, well, something. Whatever it is, it’s making her act withdrawn with each of the guys. Kirk feels that his heart’s open now, and he feels like he deserves this.

Chris is the last one to go on a date, which will take place on the day of the rose ceremony. Ali’s really sort of digging him as a friend. He’s good as long as it doesn’t involve oil wrestling or Icelandic horses. Wait until he finds out he’s gotta drive a scooter. His main goal is to not be the one who kills The Bachelorette. This slowness on the moped reminds Ali of their relationship. Once she’s in the driver’s seat, she floors it, even if that means going in the wrong lane on blind corners. Unlike the other dates, they go to a winery. He likes how they’ve talked and progressed, not too quickly, although that does not exactly lend itself to a silly process in which someone’s getting down on one knee after a few dates. He’s been holding on to a bracelet since the beginning, wanting to make sure he liked her enough to give it to her, so now would be that time.

Roses
Chris
Frank
Roberto
Kirk

Ty has been eliminated. She just can’t see them working. He hopes she realizes that she made the wrong choice.

It doesn’t end there. Now we head back to last season, with a couple that’s already broken up, which did not seem like that good a fit to begin with. Jake and Vienna are here to tell their sides of the story and call each other liars.

Before we get into that, Chris tells us many people have found love on this show. What number qualifies as many?

Jake’s story is that he was out of town, and all of a sudden he gets back and is on the cover of 5 magazines. Vienna blames the changing relationship. After the first month, the relationship was just for the cameras. She says she was emotionally abused, which by her definition means someone who doesn’t show any emotion. Oh. Good to know.

He’s disgusted with her for selling him out to a tabloid. But that’s okay because he’s a fame whore. He wants to be an actor, but at least he wants to be something. She denies cheating with some guy she doesn’t know, and she also didn’t cheat with a gay guy.

Chris wants to know why they didn’t just split and go their separate ways. Jake would like to know that as well. Vienna acknowledges that she didn’t want to give him the opportunity to do that.

For all her whining about wanting to go back to Florida and being Jake’s prisoner, Vienna has decided to take a job in LA and stay there.

How can you get sick of somebody in six months? I think the girls in the house last season would be able to answer that. It doesn’t seem as if she really wants him to get a word out. Try as he might to finish a sentence, her yapping won’t let him do so.

Vienna’s done talking about it. Well, that’s a start. After he finally raises his voice somewhat, she storms out of the interview and wants to go home. Jake says that’s what one of their arguments looks like. Not a hard thing to believe.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 8, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 11

The top 9 danced in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 10. Tonight one more will go home.

Alex Wong, Ashley Galvan, Adechike Torbert, and Kent Boyd are up first. Alex is safe. Ashley is also safe. Adechike is safe, and so is Kent.

Lauren Froderman, Billy Bell, and Robert Roldan are next. Lauren is safe. The first member of the bottom three is Billy. And Robert is joining him.

The final two contestants are Jose Ruiz and Melinda Sullivan. Melinda rounds out the bottom three.

That leaves Billy, Robert, and Melinda dancing for their lives.

Tonight’s result is unanimous. Billy and Robert will have to go figure out where they went wrong so they can fix it next time. With that said, Melinda Sullivan has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 12, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 10

Chicago brought us Strikers All Stars, Carlos Aponte, and Debra Romer in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 9. Tonight we conclude the audition tour.

Jimmy Dinh (not the sausage guy) from Vietnam is a comedian. He starts off asking that people laugh slowly and clearly so he can understand. Maybe Howie is his father. With that, Piers buzzes him and the audience starts to boo. His joke about chicken cluking ultimately gets him axed. It’s a no for now.

Kaya and Sadie, The Belly Dancing Duo, will be going through regardless of how they perform based on what they’re wearing and their manmade parts.

Lindsey Stirling plays hip hop violin, whatever that is. Team X-Pogo make pogo sticks somewhat cool. Da Maniacs are a group of dancers. They’re all going to Vegas.

Clownvis is the king of clowns. Wow. Points for ridiculousness. He pulls some hankies out of his mouth, then he begins singing Old McDonald Had a Farm. Three buzzers. Worst act Piers has ever seen. Clownie proceeds to insult all of the judges and Ozzy. Sharon tells him to **** off. Howie follows suit just for fun.

Sumo Champs is, well, some fat guys wrestling. The Tap Dancing Sarah Palins get on stage and dance with a bear. Frequent Flyers Productions hang on a contraption about 5 feet off the ground, which Howie proves he can do (he’s going to Vegas at least).

Rick Smith, Jr. holds a world record with playing cards. Nick comes out on stage and holds a piece of celery, which is then sliced by the cards that are being thrown.

Phil Trau will be doing a tap dance routine from half a century ago. Hopefully people back then were easier to entertain. Piers buzzes, but he agrees to take it back when the act is over.

Luigi Seno and his family moved from the Philippines 8 years ago. He sings and plays guitar. Not at all the voice I expected from this guy. Howie calls him a great entertainer. Piers thinks his charm will go a long way.

Arthur Nakane is a one man band and the final act. It takes him three hours to prepare his instrument. He gets the crowd cheering “Yes we can,” which is a saying that was stolen from him. Howie says thanks, but no thanks. The other two agree to send him to Vegas.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 11, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 10

Cristina Santana was eliminated in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 9. Tonight the top 9 perform.

Adechike Torbert with Lauren
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Dave Scott
Song: HOT-N-FUN by N.E.R.D. feat. Nelly Furtado
Nigel: Something that hasn’t been there before. A lack of nerves. Fun and swagger (one of the most overused words on this kind of show).
Mia: Yay for the smile, personality, and performance.
Adam: That’s what I’m talking about.

Ashley Galvan with Ade
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Dee Caspary
Song: Cosmic Love by Florence & The Machine
Nigel: Completely different dance than the last two weeks. Beautiful smooth fluidity.
Mia: Like a hurricane and a summer breeze. My favorite still.
Adam: Breathtaking. One of the best contemporary female performances in any season.

Robert Roldan with Courtney
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: XXXO by M.I.A.
Nigel: Choreography suited you. Very strong dancer.
Mia: Take ballet.
Adam: Commitment and performance was great. Don’t jump down.

Melinda Sullivan with Pasha
Style: Salsa
Choreographer: Fabian Sanchez
Song: Magdalena, Mi Amor (Quimbara) by D.L.G.
Nigel: Don’t feel the fluidity of your movement. Don’t know if you feel that flow of music.
Mia: Danced as hard as you could. Felt at moments like just trying to survive. Very obvious pigeon toes. Letting Cristina go was a mistake.
Adam: Sort of felt the same way. A lot of gumption.

Lauren Froderman with Neil
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Joey Dowling
Song: Let Me Entertain You by Debbie Gibson
Nigel: That was a seduction and a half.
Mia: Great piece danced really well. Need to work harder to have more of a feminine quality.
Adam: Like a young Cyd Charisse.

Billy Bell with Kathryn
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Song: Jars of Hearts by Christina Perri
Nigel: Such a brilliant dancer. Gotta to learn to partner.
Mia: Agree with Nigel. Have to bring the element of connection to the masses.
Adam: Watch the playback.

Jose Ruiz with Anya
Style: Samba
Choreographer: Dmitry Chaplin
Song: Long Time by Shakira
Nigel: Not the best dancer on this show. But you have magic and charisma.
Mia: Clearly not a great dancer in different genres, but I love your performances.
Adam: You made the dance work for you.

Kent Boyd with Allison
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: Heartburn by Alicia Keys
Nigel: Need to be careful that you keep an honesty to your work. Magical quality in your eyes. Don’t lose yourself in the audience.
Mia: A little green. Like a competition dancer. Have to take the choreography to another level.
Adam: One of the most hireable dancers on the show. Gotta lose the hungry jazz face.

Alex Wong with Twitch
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: Outta Your Mind by Lil Jon & LM*AO
Nigel: Brilliant concept. Napoleon & Tabitha’s best routine ever. This is about a ballet dancer doing the most incredible hip hop. Should be up for an Emmy.
Mia: Who the hell are you? Held your own with Twitch, who’s the best in the business.
Adam: This is your world, and I am just visiting. Proud to be on this show.

Numbers
Billy: 1-888-6-BEST-01
Jose: 1-888-6-BEST-02
Kent: 1-888-6-BEST-03
Alex: 1-888-6-BEST-04
Ashley: 1-888-6-BEST-05
Robert: 1-888-6-BEST-06
Melinda: 1-888-6-BEST-07
Adechike: 1-888-6-BEST-08
Lauren: 1-888-6-BEST-09

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 11, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 9

Day 2 of Portland in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 8 brought us AscenDance and Christina & Ali. Tonight we head to Chicago.

Zach Carty plans to surprise, astound, and disgust. He will be sneezing with his eyes open, hoping that his eyes don’t fall out of his head. Howie buzzes him before he begins, then he walks away. The first part of the act is to make himself sneeze with Q-tips. The second part of the act will remain a mystery because he’s unable to sneeze. Now get out before Howie gets the pig flu.

Strikers All Stars is a dance group made up of eight roommates. Sharon thought that was good. Howie disagrees. He thought that was great.

The Gentlemen of NUCO want to break the stereotype of classical music. NU Covenant is a gospel group. Naishon Jones is a dancer. They’re all going to Vegas.

The Spellbinder is an illusionist who’s a little lost in a previous decade. He makes his handkerchief dance by putting a little boogie in it. He’s quickly buzzed off the stage.

Tom Zemke makes the most disastrous music video ever. Laura Ernst is stuck in a bubble. Buddy Holly Cheesehead sings a song about cheese and sneezing. Go back to Wisconsin, dude.

Carlos Aponte has come from Puerto Rico, which I guess we’re counting as the 51st state for the purposes of this audition. You know there are auditions in Florida, right? He promises his voice is nice and sweet. By some minor miracle, he’s right. Howie calls this one of those unexpected fantastic moments that he wanted to be part of.

Polina Volchek is a performance artist who does a hula hoop act. Howie tells her she’s like Hooters on steroids. That’s a good thing.

John Beatty is a strongman whose day job is registered nurse. He rolls up a frying pan. Then he drives a nail into boards and a license plate with his hand. Piers is unimpressed and happy he’s got security, but he’s willing to be the third yes.

Debra Romer ran away from home 4 years ago and hasn’t been back since, but she thanks music for saving her life. She sings Sarah McLachlan’s Angel. Howie senses her fear, despite her talent, and he declines. Piers found her vulnerability really appealing. Sharon is not sure, but she will give her a second chance.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 10, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.