Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake
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After a whirlwind few weeks, Luann and Sonjas work here is done.
The mayors to-do list has been checked off.
These good-byes are hard.
First of all, CRAIG!
I want a spinoff where Sonja and Luann crash bachelorette parties with Craig.
If Craig is tearing up, then Akash iscrying.
He cant even finish what hes saying because hes choking up.
(Does Andy Cohen need an assistant??)
But enough skipping ahead.
Theres still a show to put on.
Its time for the Benton Follies!
I am also deeply stuck on a day-of revelation from Luann.
Having the shits and also forgetting underwear?
That is true bravery from a real professional.
I do appreciate that Lu is so serious about every show, including this one.
It doesnt matter that theyre in Benton!
Attendees are coming to support friends and family and to have a good time.
That being said, Sonja is too lax about this.
Sonja, shows can be close to perfect!
Girl, people paid for tickets!
Give em a show!
Give Courtney what he needs, and lets move on!
Jay-Alexander directs and cuts through the bickering by reminding Sonja and Luann that theyre friends before anything else.
That seems to work, because it has to.
No one else has the time to get Lu and Sonj to knock it off.
At least Paula Abdul is spared.
Its the most fitting role for the gentlest of originalAmerican Idoljudges.
Maybe theres still time for Sanjaya to fly in for a guest appearance?
We hear from councilmember/undervalued town hottie Lee Messersmith briefly right before the show begins.
What happened to him?
Who is this mysterious rando weve met like two times?
I looked it up, and it turns out that he was recentlyelectedthe MAYOR!!
And in Benton goss (?
), he unseated Mayor Fred, who had been running for a third term.
Could we see it in either of their eyes?
On top of that, Mayor Fred gotpunchedin the face in a grocery-store parking lot in 2017.
The Countess and Ms. Morgan have more in common with this town than we all thought.
Sorry for the tangent.
Luann and Sonja start the show with a clumsy introduction and cue-card malfunction.
I know Id be as pissed off as Lu, but I have to say, Sonja is charming.
First major snafu of the night: Theres no mic onstage when the national-anthem singer walks up.
Also, how long is this show?
Theres like, 45938320498 acts.
Maybe everyones getting like, 90 seconds?
These children are all doing amazing.
Sonja and Luanns song is a little rocky, but it crushes.
It feels like a sweet farewell to Benton.
(Speaking of fights, I wonder if the guy who punched Mayor Fred came to the show?)
And then, its time to go.
Akash covertly leads them to where everyone in town is holding signs to send them off.
Everyones sad to see them go!
Sonja and Luann are crying!
You wont, but its nice to think that you might.
And if that wasnt what our girls partially set out to do, then I dont know what was!
Sonja and Luann drive away, passing a billboard that says, Theres no place like Benton!
with Sonja and Luann waving.
Its an image that does look a little in memoriam, but who knows?
