S01.E04: Anna Kendrick vs. John Krasinski - Lip Sync Battle [V]

Wow to the comments so far... I thought this one was a close one, but Anna definitely earned that win.

I love this show.  I get a solid laugh every episode.  However, this time, I disagree with the judgment.  John had that won, no question.

Anna did a good job of lip syncing.  She lacked on the performances though.  And let's face it, in the first round, Anna totally cheated.  No props in the first round is the rule, and she had the Emily vid.  Second round, yes, Anna did have JLo, one of the actual singers of the song, come out for the lip sync.  But JLo did not do anything but stand there.  JLo didn't sing her lyrics, she didn't even lip sync her lyrics.  Waste of a live prop.

John completely sold both performances.  He had the "Bye, Bye, Bye" puppet moves, and he absolutely rocked the smooth and rough sides of Tina Turner.  Underrated performances both.

Bad call, show.

She lacked in performance how exactly? She put all her energy into what she did. The timing of the choreography for both songs were tight (and yes that first one was choreographed, that spin and mic switching hands next to the screen with Emily's face on it was on point). 

And lets face it, they *both* cheated. Krazinski's headset was a prop, just as much as Anna's TV screen & t-shirt was. Has it actually been stated that there are no props allowed, or is it just that the first round is supposed to be stripped down compared to the second? 

As for JLo being a wasted live prop, the star power from her cameo and her butt were the props. It's a lip sync battle, and not even her battle, why would she sing/lip sync?

John sold his first performance perfectly. The second, however, started strong and even started the "rough" part strong, but he lost energy towards the end. It may have helped if there was more fringe on the top of the dress to see how much he was shaking his chest, but even then that was the easiest move to do to hide how tired he was. If Anna was tired during her second song, it didn't show, and she didn't lose character (posing at the fans giving 'tude was hilarious and so JLo she didn't really need to have the cameo).

I'm not really a fan of the booty song itself, but you could tell from the audience reaction and John himself from the very beginning of Anna's second song she had won the audience over.

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