AI5 - Round of 10 - Results
And then there were nine. . .
We came ::this close:: to a major upset this week. Ah, the glories of American Idol. But before I get to that:
Wasn’t it nice of Wyclef Jean and Shakira to lip synch? And wasn’t it nice of American Idol to find the most ADD-prone director to handle the live performance? No camera stayed still for longer than two seconds, and no shot lasted for three. I was getting sick by the end of it. Plus, they get a singer best known for her dancing (and her hips) and then refused to show more than half of it. Every time the hips got moving, they cut to Wyclef (doing nothing) or an extreme wide shot of the stage. If they were afraid of FCC fines, maybe they shouldn’t have invited her in the first place.
Now, the Idol singers were also on the show. And I almost nailed the bottom three this week, until they threw in the ringer. Oh, the ringer. . .
Lisa and Ace were not surprising. When it came down to being either Bucky or Katharine, it was obvious that Bucky was rounding out a most deserving bottom three. But then Ryan called Katharine down to the bottom three.
Oh, the drama!
Ace was the first sent back as safe.
Oh, the melodrama!
How does this happen? Have the country fans stuck around after last season’s success and now just vote for every country singer no matter how bad they are? Did Katharine sing so well that everyone assumed she was safe and so didn’t vote for her? Has America finally turned its back on the godawful song stylings of Christina Aguilera?
In the end, it didn’t matter — Lisa went home. It’s a shame, because she has a great voice and should have done much better in this competition. It all came down to song selection for her, and she never truly got it right. But I bet she’ll be back on Broadway about three months after this season completes and the contracts run up.
Katharine won’t make the bottom three next week because her fans will vote in droves next week no matter what. Again, she could sing “I’m A Little Tea Pot” next week and make it through.
An upset is coming, though. We’re running out of easy selections for the bottom three. Things are about to start getting ugly. And the longer Bucky lasts, the louder the ugliness will get.
De Blieck Out!
March 30th, 2006 at 9:50 am
I thought we were gonna have a hot one (upset) last night. Oh the ranting and raving that would have happened this morning. Oh well, it will happen soon enough. Luckily Mandissa was not in the bottom three or throw off last night. I read today they put Taylor’s number under Mandissa’s name for about 3 frames during the show on Tuesday. OH that would have been glorious. The conspiracy theories would have been flying.
In the end it was Lisa’s time. It’s too bad. You can see so much talent that did not translate to the show. I don’t think she’ll be diging ditches anytime soon for work. :)
March 30th, 2006 at 11:10 am
Lisa’s goodbye singing was much better than the night before.
March 30th, 2006 at 11:54 am
Yeah, way to let the big stars lip synch and show the contestants that when they hit the big time, they won’t have to sing anymore.
March 30th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
And remember Lisa is only 16 too. She’ll be somewhere down the line.
And Katharine making Bottom 3? BLASPHEMY. Again, I like the conspiracy theory that the producers want to make it interesting so they sit her and Bucky together. And when it comes down to the two, EVERYONE thinks it’s gonna be Bucky on the stage but…NOPE.
Next week, the theme is Country. Does that mean Kellie and Bucky get a free pass from the Bottom 3?
March 30th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
Augie: As I watched Katharine standing next to Lisa, fearful of what might come, all I could think was, “Man, that Augie has a lot more clout than I thought!” Hey, anything to make your predictions come true, right? Funny thing is, my co-worker said he had TONS of trouble getting through to vote for Katharine (i.e., her lines were very busy), while in earlier weeks when she was safe, he had no trouble whatsoever. Can you say “conspiracy”?
Cousar: I agree. Two other contestants (Gedeon and Patrick) also sang their songs better after being booted than while competing.
March 30th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
I love how the sound of Wyclef “singing” caught Wyclef off guard…
April 5th, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Yeah but it was just Wyclef lip synching cause he’s stupid and ruins Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie performances. Shakira wasn’t lip synching.