The critics weigh in on last night’s X Factor
The X Factor Recap: Dallas (and Miami), We Have Multiple Problems
I kicked off my recap of The X Factor‘s series premiere with a multiple choice question, so it seems somehow fitting to also begin our discussion of its sophomore outing by asking everyone to get out their No. 2 pencils and grapple with this mind-bender: A mega-hyped talent competition is airing its second episode, and 50 minutes in, the most entertaining aspect is a cellphone ad starring the show’s ornery British judge: How many minutes until you change the channel, or else find yourself mesmerized by a filthy, half-deflated basketball that undoubtedly deserves the Emmy for Outstanding Prop in a Reality Series Backstory? (TVLine)
‘The X Factor’ recap: Miami Bleat
Oof. The Miami and Dallas audition rounds of The X Factor brought us a few solid acts — and one stunning one — and an utterly ridiculous amount of screentime dedicated to losers and fools. Have I been suckered into recapping America’s Got Talent? (EOnline)
‘X Factor’ Watch: A Bit of Magic Amid the Clunkers
Monday offered “Two and a Half Men.” Wednesday and Thursday offered one-and-a-half women.
That summarizes the entire collection of outstanding performances from the numbing two-night, four-hour initial dose of “The X Factor, ” Simon Cowell’s heavily hyped new singing competition show on Fox. Both of these memorable-in-a-good-way moments were by women, and both came during Thursday night’s show. Sure was a long wait. (NY Times)
Judges grumble as duds take the ‘X Factor’ stage
After a debut that was mostly focused on the positive, we got two hours of mostly underwhelming and downright horrifying acts. Those promos for FX’s upcoming “American Horror Story?” Some of the performances could be on the soundtrack, starting with the first singer to take the stage in Miami. That would be Ashley Sansone, the starving-artist-but-not-really-starving-because-she-had-two-hot-dogs-and-chatted-nervously-for-what-seemed-like-hour. (The Clicker)
‘The X Factor’ recap: Miami and Dallas prove un-Xciting
After “The X Factor’s” impressive debut Wednesday night, the second back-to-back audition episode proved to be a huge disappointment, featuring an endless parade of delusional losers and talent-free wannabes marching before the bemused judges. (Los Angeles)
