RE: Happy for Haley
"For those Haliens who came 'late' to the Haley Train,"
That is all true history and well told, but if you missed the Haley Train, that is not a full representation of Slezak and his reviews. He admits he was slow recognizing Haley, but by the end of the season he adored her and became perhaps her most staunch fan during the competition, writing and producing video commentary of each episode explaining why Haley is so fantastic in cutting detail. All this DURING season 10 and before some of the epic performances that were to come.
Many of us watch over and over again the multi-part interview with Haley after the season where he recounts her incredible AI journey complete with performances, judging injustices, righteous opinions and Haley's insights regarding the going's on at the show. It really is a masterpiece and if I ever met him I would buy him a beer. He said everything I would want to say, and seeing it said directly to Haley herself, and hear her laugh and see her delight, was an incredible thing.
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