Puppets on strings

The puppet masters were very obvious this week - a ham fisted roller coaster ride of emotions which did not seem like real auditions at all. I rather liked Different Dreams and was mighty disappointed when they turned out to be the "human angle" stunt. Friendship is so much more important isn't it? Sure it is. An amusing pair of ladies and I hope they return next year after more work.

Olivia Archbold was great - a superb voice, and, as Piers pointed out, someone who perhaps does not realise how talented she is? AKA were a gaudy mess and difficult to watch, spirited but not served well by all that lamé and the hectic pace. Flute Magic, an unsettling pair indeed. Paul Daniels is a dislikeable dwarf - and I'm sure Debbie McGee gets the better of him over the cornflakes - these two don't have the same magic connection. They reminded me of Bluto and Olive Oyl. Of course she can't play the flute either which doesn't help matters.

Connected? As Simon correctly pointed out they were only connected to the past. Annoyingly we were only given the briefest glimpse of one really good act this evening - Bionik Funk. Georgia Overton gave an impressive performance and was the other very talented act this evening. Neither act served the needs of the emotion junkies in telly land and so got passed over rather quickly.