This week on The Glee Project, Darren Criss was back to teach the contenders a bit about “Pairability,” aka the ability to perform a duet. The eight contenders paired off for the Homework Challenge to sing a part of Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now,” and they had to get over any problems with intimacy quickly — something a few of the contestants had real trouble with. Hannah was shy around Damien and Matheus wasn’t comfortable pretending to be gay (Alex was his partner), but they got past it and performed fairly well. Cameron, on the other hand, made it clear that he was uncomfortable being "intimate" with someone other than his girlfriend because he’s a Christian and… I pretty much tuned him out after that. The kid's an actor, and all actors eventually have to feign intimate with someone other than their significant other. So suck it up Cameron.
Despite Cameron’s total awkwardness, his partner Marissa did very well and won the challenge. As a result she got to choose her partner for the video shoot, and to Cameron’s dismay she chose Samuel, who Darren called “electric” during his critique of their performances. That was definitely a shrewd decision on her part.
This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2011.