LJ Idol Presents:

 I did promise that I'd come back and say a few words about the final 3. 

So here goes - 

Words. Final 3. 

*bows* Good night... 

Wait.... I have to say more than that? 

OK. I guess... if people are insisting. 

This mini season has been a really strange one for me. I have the most disconnect than I ever have, just because I was going in so many directions for most of it. 

But one of those times I got to stop and just enjoy life involved going to San Francisco, where I got to meet D for the first time.  (Yes, I'm pulling a bleodswean and only using the first letter of their names) 

I did see her mention that she thought meeting me was probably going to be the reason she was eliminated, and I won't lie, that thought did occur to me as well. But for someone who spent the top 20 or so thinking she was about to be eliminated, I think it was a pretty amazing run. 

Thinking back on her runs through previous seasons, the one thing that strikes me about this one is that it felt a little bit all over the place in comparison... like she was using this opportunity as a chance to PLAY. 

Who else would take the "Soup's On" in THAT direction? That was just fun.

She would do things like that, and immediately pivot into something personal. 

I think she may have gotten the most out of the 3 Strikes format, because it gave her the freedom to fail in those crucial early weeks (not that she did, she didn't get that second strike until Week 18), but from an outsider's perspective, it did seem to free her up in ways that were really nice to see. 

D's long been someone that I thought had a decent shot at getting the finale in nearly every season she's entered. It was nice that she finally got that chance to shine. 

What were YOUR favorite moments/entries?