Benjelle Analyses in Buffalo

Thanks go out to Mishelly on idolforums and Jonesy for posting it on here. Much love!


Jonesy said...
Don't know if you had this on here yet so here you go

Buffalo Review from LJ forum

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SPOILERS: Buffalo
October 1st, 2006 (09:01 am)
current location: my room
current mood: weird
current song: "Samson" by Regina Spektor
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I'm sure everyone has seen this already, but I figured I should bring it to the community.

Early spoilers from Buffalo:


Posted by mishelly888 on the FOX boards

The Buffalo Show

Okay ladies,
I am still in absolute and complete shock that I just saw Benji and Donyelle live and met them in person, so forgive me if I seem to make no sense at all!

So I decided pretty late yesterday that I would try to get a ticket for Buffalo and managed to get one at the last moment. Long story short - I ended up missing the beginning of the show :( I missed TMB and the tango intro which made me ridiculously sad.

The show itself was amazing, but I am mainly going to give you my observations on Benjelle - of course
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Benji's solo left me drooling. That man is hotter than words can describe. And when he ripped his shirt off at the end. WOW. He exuded confidence and sex appeal. It was cute though cause he looked so proud of himself and was just drinking in the audience reaction. Loved it.

Donny's solo was very sexy. She commanded that stage and it was impossible to take your eyes off of her. I screamed "Go Donny" at the end of her solo, she laughed and just stood there with a big grin on her face. Her intro to Benji and Heidi was also fantastic. The crowd loved it and she was so entertaining. Love her!

Okay so the VFW left me close to tears. It was honestly (and I might be slightly biased here) the most beautiful performance of the night. They just seemed to be really enjoying the dance and each other. Even though I've watched that dance sooo many times, seeing it live left me absolutely speechless. I can't remember the intro too well but my friend recorded it so I should have the exact words that were used later. It's funny because everyone was screaming when he said the "What's going on with you and Donyelle?" part of the speech, but at the "I don't know" there was almost no reaction. It was like everybody was thinking "Yeah right - you know what's up, Benji stop lying!". Well that's what I was thinking lol.

The shippiest moment of the VFW for me was during the ending pose - it was sooo romantic. It was very similar to the pose we saw in Jacquelyn's video. However, I did notice that as he cradled her face he lovingly stroked her face over and over again while they stared at each other. They stayed in that position for what seemed quite a long time. The vibe between them was very intense. Once they finished their bows, they looked at each other and she gave a cute little shrug with her shoulders and they both smiled. Then they held hands for again a very long time until the lights went down, they walked off holding hands.

Unfortunately I only got to see Benjelle dance together during Chicago. Jaymz danced for Benji in the disco - by the way he almost dropped Donyelle at one point so I had to restrain myself from running on stage to slap him. Jessica danced for Donny in Ramalama - I love that dance but just not as impressive without Donyelle IMO. Sexy Back was incredible! At one point they turn around to face each other during the dance and I swear they were so close together I was hoping their lips would somehow collide but unfortunately that did not happen.

Benjelle's Broadway was so much fun!! I know I said it before but they honestly look like they were having the most fun on stage together, definitely more than any other pair. Benji slapped Donyelle's booty not once but twice during that dance. I could not stop smiling!! She just looked at him and gave him a flirty smile and laugh. Only Benjelle could make that routine look sexy lol. When the routine ended they turned to each other, smiled, and then hugged each other for a while - it was very cute.

At the end they all came back out for their final Broadway dance and it was great. However I did not appreciate Natalie grabbing Benji by the tie and leading him off stage while Benji kind of dry-humped her all the way off the stage. That was just not necessary in my shippy world. But they all just looked really playful with each other and like they were having fun with each other, Travis slapped Benji on the butt a couple times. So I didn't take any of that too seriously.

Then there was the meet and greet. I only had to wait about 20 to 25 minutes before Jessica came out. Then it was Travis who is really cute in person but definitely seemed to be all business. Then Benji came out and started signing autographs on the opposite side of the line. Benji and Travis met up in the middle and were goofing and joking around with each other for a little bit, it was cute.

Then Donny came out and I almost lost my voice because I kept screaming for her. Benji had his head down so he didn't know she was walking by him until the fans started screaming for her. As soon as we started screaming her name his face lit up and he got this huge smile on his face. He kept his head down and continued to sign autographs but it was so cute to me how much his face changed when he heard her name.

Donyelle is hands down the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on. And as every one has already stated she is absolutely tiny. She started signing autographs right in front of me and I got to hear the Donny laugh a few times. I am in love with the Donny laugh. She is so sweet and seemed to really really care about the fans. She kept having to warn people not to push and promised that everyone would get an autograph and picture. I got to speak to her and when she looked at me I think I almost passed out. I asked her if she wanted to perform on Broadway and she thought about it for a little bit and then said "Not right now". I got super excited because I noticed Benji and Donyelle were heading towards each other while signing autographs and knew at some point they would have to cross paths, so I was on high alert. But Donyelle walked by Benji with no interaction taking place. He had his back to her and was talking to a couple of fans so she might not have wanted to disturb him. She looked like she was doing her best to avoid him and not touch him. It was very odd.

So then Benji came over to me and again I almost started drooling. He is kind of a mixture of hot and cute which is very hard to find. And he is a major sweetheart. Again I was kind of in shock because the fabulous Benji Schwimmer was standing within feet of me, so I just kept staring at him with my mouth slightly opened - super embarassing. I managed to calm down enough to get his autograph but when we made eye contact I honestly felt like we were the only ones around. When he looks at you - he really looks at you. He managed to make me melt with one look, so I've said it before and I'll say it again, Donyelle did not and does not stand a chance against the Benji charm.

I stuck around a little bit more to see if I could get any more Benjelle interaction. At one point they were standing right next to each other again - still no acknowledgement of one another. So I yelled out "Go Benjelle", they both continued signing autographs but Benji had a little smile on his face, Donny however had her game face on - no clues from her. Then Benji had to walk by Donyelle again, the gates were pretty close to the bus and it was kind of a tight fit. Her back was facing him, and I swear he got way closer to her than he needed to while he was walking by, IMO.

So that was it. The vibe that I got from the two of them was very different. It felt like I was observing two people in an undercover relationship that were doing anything and everything possible to avoid each other. I definitely sensed a tension between them that had NOTHING to do with friendship. I mean Travis and Benji walked by each other once and were goofing around and acting silly with each other. Donyelle and Benji pass by each other twice and were right beside each other while doing autographs for quite a while and there was absolutely no interaction. No eye contact. Just a little booty to Benji contact when he squeezed by her.

And those are my thoughts, any questions?

11:32 PM, October 02, 2006


Oh, and I updated my fic... *hint hint*

~ Moosey ~