Another Reality Show Fiasco?!?

I am a fan of reality shows, be it from the Kapuso or the Kapamilya station. And as expected, I always have my bets, placing my stakes even during the early parts of the competition. I also wrote before that I have a good passing rate in choosing who the winner will be; but just the same, I also have my lapses. What’s more interesting though is that I tend to over-analyze the results, which I always think was a valid scrutiny.

Here comes another…

Today’s booting-out of Sef Cadayona (of the Selecta Cornetto 20-pesos ad) was to me an unfair decision of the people behind Starstruck 5. I honestly feel that now is not yet the time for this multi-talented star-wanna-be to bid the show adieu. My thoughts…

• It was acceptable that Sef be in the Bottom 3 since the Kiss Flick between him and Rox (forgot her surname) was a bit off, but…
• The other actors in the Kiss Flicks deserve more boos. Nina Kodaka, Steven (surname forgotten as well), Sarah Labahti (did I spell it correctly?) and Ian Batherson were lame kissers and actors must I say.
• To me, Enzo Pineda was on the safe side. He did not falter but he also did not stood out in his kiss flick with Sarah.
• No doubt the good actors were Rocco Nacino, Pierro Vergara, Diva Montelaba and Princess Snell, that’s why they were chosen by no less than Gina Alajar to be paired with Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal for the Real-Kiss-Flick challenge.
• The kiss between Princess and Rocco was really the most passionate; thanks to the expertise of Princess (the flick was really showing how good she is as a kisser). No doubt it got the Viewer’s Choice Award for Best Kiss.
• Pierro and Diva’s kiss had the most “kilig” factor ~ parang pang high school.
• It was really clear that Rocco, Pierro, Diva and Princess were the real winners. I had to agree when Rocco and Diva were proclaimed Best Actor and Actress, respectively. Not a single doubt about their performances when paired with Kris and Aljur.
• But lo and behold, when the Bottom 3 was revealed, the trio was Princess, Rox and Sef!
• Now, we needed to ask ~ why was Princess there in the Bottom 3? She was chosen by Gina Alajar and was voted by the audience for the Best Kiss. These should have cemented her status on the safe side already (Starstruck’s scoring is 50% Challenge Score and 50% Text Votes, just an FYI). Confusing, right?
• If Princess was safe (which should really be the case), then who should be on the Bottom 3 instead? Nina or Steven who both lacked the energy during their kiss flick (watching them was like watching a non-rating Koreanovela romance)? Sarah whom Gina Alajar had difficulty directing? Enzo Pineda who has a fan-base already that can give him a solid 50% score on the text votes? OR Ian Batherson whose inclusion on the Bottom 3 again (would be his third time already) means an automatic expulsion from the search?
• Among the 5, my take would be Ian Batherson. I have nothing against the guy, but I felt he did not deliver a good acting in the kiss flick with Sarah. I also thought he has no solid fan-base to vote for him coz if that is the case then he wouldn’t be in the Bottom 3 twice in a row. Remember his “Ako na yata ang Pinakamagandang Lalake” Music Video? It was commended by its own director and I thought he was really good then, but he still landed a spot on the Bottom 3. That made me ask “Is he getting text votes?”
• Text votes wise, I think Nina, Steven, Sarah and Enzo have winning edge over Ian. It would be quite impractical for Starstruck 5 to vote out any of these four. More text votes, more income. Right?
• If it was then Ian in the Bottom 3, an automatic expulsion should have happened. Rox and Sef should have been safe.

Apologies if I again over-analyzed the results of tonight’s Starstruck 5 episode. But for the purpose of impartiality, sticking with the real scores and following the show’s rules, I guess we, the viewers have a BIG say on who should stay or go. After all, the show itself is airing what are the comments of each mentor to each survivor to each challenge, which also are indicative of who amongst them are safe and not. And more than anything else, it is our pennies that we spend for the millions of text votes were giving these star-wanna-bes.

I honestly think that the credibility of some reality shows here in the Philippines is getting questionable. But it was more disappointing to know that the pioneer of this kind of shows here in the Philippines have been tainted as well of this kind of dirty tactics. Calling people from Starstruck 5, prove me wrong!

Ooh by the way, Rocco Nacino is my sure winner. If he won’t win, then I wouldn’t know what to say anymore.