User blog comment:BarBar/Looking at the TDPI auditions../@comment-24781217-20140703010501

It's an okay bunch. Nothing incredible, but they're pretty good ways to meet the characters. Is it just me or is the "doing nothing except talking into a camera" concept getting irritating?

I may be biased but I think Ella's is the best as well. We get a cute introduction to her, a preview of her singing voice, a little bit about her background, and a nice reference to Tom, too. Very enjoyable.

While I prefer Samey as a character, I agree that Amy's tape is better because the whole thing is her trying to one up her sister. And we learn how Amy's done better than Samey since birth. Yay, family history. Samey's audition is kind of a pain to sit through. They definitely work better together than individually.

Rodney's not on track to becoming a favorite of mine. I don't really have anything else to say about him, so moving on. Topher's is funny. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing his interactions with Chris.

In the two weeks we've had Sugar's tape and a few of the previews I still haven't gotten used to her voice. I like the accent, but beyond that, eh. Her tape does stand by itself; the commercial route is refreshing. I could've gone without the stupid fart joke, though. Max's was predictable from what we knew about him beforehand. One thing I do like is how listening to his voice from the early trailers, I thought it would be grating, and it's not (at least not to me). Actually, I love it and I really think it suits him.

Scarlett's voice is perfect, the dialogue is great, her personality shows through very well, she's beautiful, and we get some nice, subtle hints, too. Absolutely one of the best tapes. Absolutely. Jasmine's for me is the most disappointing. With her character they could have had her filming while swinging on a vine, building a fire, taking a stroll through the forest, something to do with her survivalist thing, but no, we just get more rambling. I LOVE her voice/accent. What is it with this idiots and getting attacked by their cats?

Beardo's audition makes me like him and I'm sad about what happens to him. Leonard's is...eh. Dave seems like a cute, sweet kid I'm going to enjoy. I wonder if his lines are made of gold like Noah's are? "I'm gonna play it cold." Yeah, you keep telling yourself that, hun.

I discourage you from judging the season based on the auditions. From what I've heard, we're in for a great couple of weeks.