If she did The Edge of Glory right after Born This Way (with a good music video) it would have gone straight to #1. After that the hype could carry the rest to top ten positions.
Judas should have been a promo single, released with the same music video. The controversy was good publicity.
She pegged Quentin Tarantino (whom allegedly wanted her in a movie) to a tee in Telephone.
The part where Gaga was admitted to the insane asylum in Marry The Night was also quite good.
I think she could be a very good dramatic actress if she had the right part. But she was also great in SNL.
She was sooo good in Marry The Night. I could see her nailing a dramatic or femme fatale role in a dark, stylized, sci-fi thriller like Total Recall. I could also see her in a dark, gritty crime thriller.