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We did not think we would say that, but the big problem of "The X Factor for the Eurovision" is Neta Barzilai
The production of "The X Factor for Eurovision" is sweet, the mix of contestants in the opening episode is successful, but by and large the program felt like a recipe that all its ingredients individually are delicious and the connection between them is really not.
The chemistry between the judges is far from amazing, and in particular there is one big problem in the form of Neta Barzilai
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Strider Schleider Putschnik
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 08:08 Updated: 08:21
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In the Thanksgiving episode of the ninth season of "Friends," Rachel steps out of her comfort zone and decides to make a triple - a traditional layered dessert. But a random dangling causes confusion in the pages of the recipe book, causing her to make a recipe that is half dessert and half shepherd's pie. The result is a disgusting layered event of cake, whipped cream, mashed potatoes and minced meat, to which most of its members react with a grin, except for the glutton Joey, who says each of the ingredients is good on its own, so what is there to dislike? The new season of "The X Factor for the Eurovision" is a bit reminiscent of that triple.
It has ingredients that if you think about each of them on its own - good.
But the combination of all of them together does not really yield the taste you would expect, and something there also does not really go smoothly down the throat.
Let's start with the good: First, Simon Cowell - the successful British music producer, who created the "X Factor" format and was also supposed to be on the judges' battery in the current Israeli season and got cold feet after Operation "The Guardian" - not really noticeable in his absence.
In "Ex" they put together a wide, varied and interesting judging panel, which includes big names of the moment like Neta Barzilai.
She alone brings with her the Eurovision context, for a season that is set to crown our next representative for the singing competition she has long been much more than that.
Alongside her is Ran Danker, the Harry Styles we always knew we deserved here in the Levant as well, and there are expected judging panel clusters, but of the kind needed in programs of this kind: Aviv Geffen and Miri Mesika.
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The chemistry is not amazing.
"X Factor for Eurovision" (Photo: Screenshot, Network 13)
Also all around, the so-called "production", ticks at the precise and expected pace of the metronome: the mix of contestants (weirdo, diva, young nightingale, the neighbor's [Italy] daughter, a reality ternary with battle scars and insights into life, and finally: a tear-jerking human story) Selected and treasured with extreme care for the opening program.
But already at the first audition (the creepy and mesmerizing Azeri Camila arose) the cracks appeared on the judging table, and not necessarily because of the disagreement between the judges.
Since we have already gotten to know Geffen, Mesika and Margol as judges in reality shows of this kind, most of the curiosity and interest has probably been directed at those who have their first experience of this past of the judging panel - Barzilai and Danker.
Barzilai arrives not only with the exact receipts of someone who has recently stood the test of time on stage at the grandiose Eurovision stage and Nild It, but also as one of the most prominent and opinionated artists of recent times.
She often expresses herself in interviews and social networks on important and burning issues of body image, equality, feminism.
And so there is an expectation that she will also bring this aspect to the table.
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Fails to abandon the "candidate" position.
Neta Barzilai, "X Factor for the Eurovision Song Contest" (Photo: Screenshot, Network 13)
But unfortunately (which is really unfortunate, because Barzilai is a bombshell of talent and intelligence) her judgmental character, at least as far as one can see from one show, is disappointing. It may not have been long enough since she stood on the other side of the barricade and lacked the perspective and chronological and emotional distance, or perhaps because she is who she is and has gone through the past, Barzilai has a hard time (or does not want) to break away from the "candidate" position. She lacks the distance and impartiality required of a good judge.
Her decisions seem at times unbalanced, and as influenced too much by empathy on the verge of complete identification with the contestant. This comes at the expense of a professional opinion, or at least one that also takes into account the overarching goal of the program - to find a performer with a reasonable chance of winning the Eurovision (of all those who auditioned yesterday, the one who looks the most Eurovision material is Camilla Azeri with the drum Such curiosities are the bread and butter of the Eurovision, even if they almost never win).
Made it difficult for Neta to disengage.
Kama Camila, "The X Factor for the Eurovision Song Contest" (Photo: Screenshot, Network 13)
But more than that, what was jarring about Neta Barzilai's performance last night was the way she reacted when one of her fellow judges disagreed with her.
These emotional reactions, from the stomach, in which she seems to speak not her mind but pretends to reflect the contestant's own experience (this was especially evident in the auditions of Camila and Inbal Bibi - with one identifying on the Ward section and the other on a reality-shaded aud section), made her To sound biased and at times also very insecure, in stark contrast to the character we are used to getting to know.
In general the chemistry around the judges' table is not amazing.
It could be a combination of too many big egos and maybe it's just a squeak of start that will get better later in the season.
But for now “The X Factor for Eurovision” is a very impressive-looking layered dessert, but with a mashed taste.
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