User blog comment:Nalyd Renrut/Walk Like an Egyptian - Part 1 Review/@comment-1734566-20100620013123

You summed up a majority of the episode for me, Nalyd. The abundance of Ezekiel was truly satisfying, and I hope that he truly does return after being eliminated. I mean, the creators finally realize that they've got an awesome story and awesome character on their hands, and they clearly expressed it in Zeke's solo; they're not just gonna throw that away so soon AGAIN! ...Then again, they threw the possibility of a DCG love triangle away...:|

As you stated, the musical started out cheesy, but it got so much better once they were into it!

I'm surprised you didn't comment on Duncan. My opinion? It was a complete b**** move for him to quit like that. I mean, come on!! Contestants on this show have had to wrestle alligators, give a bear a purple nurple, go through a broken jaw, almost get drowned, chased by monster beavers, walk on a narrow platform over a pit of man-eating sharks, have to retrieve a key from alligators, run from a psychotic chainsaw killer, rodeo-ride an angry moose, skydive from several thousand feet, walk across a narrow bridge above a canyon blindfolded, and....well, you get the idea. And yet he quits just because he has to SING?! And this being the winner of the previous season, and arguably one of the strongest competitors on the show? What a wimp. And I loved it. XD

Me? I'd give the episode a 9, or even 9.5 out of 10! To me, it was everything a premiere should be! Just like you, I was expecting it to be lame, like the TDA premiere should be. Yet it had its fair amount of gags, good moments, and character development. It was flawless. I think what truly won it over for me was the musical number. Pure...awesomeness.