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Ryan Seacrest revealed on Oprah that he is one of two people that knows who gets voted off before the American Idol Results Show happens. So when Ryan opened the show by ominously declaring that the results would shock us, I believed him. We were also reminded that the Judges are able to save one contestant before the Top 5 with the Judges’ Save.
It’s very hard to type right now, as I’m on the couch with my laptop and my cat, Barkley, who is attempting to do the happy paws dance on my stomach. I’m thinking it might be time for some sit-ups.
I smiled as the recap from Tuesday played, and Adam’s version of “Ring Of Fire” was shown. Here’s what my new blog friend Beverly thought of his sitar-inspired arrangement:
I think Johnny Cash rolled over in his grave Tuesday night. I am a huge country fan! (Please have Kellie P, Josh G and Bucky C back to sing more!) But I actually thought Adam was interesting.
Thanks for the comment, Beverly! And please keep the comments coming—you are awesome. We love hearing what YOU think of the season so far.
The awkward group song for this week was “T-R-O-U-B-L-E.” Scott Mac was tickling the ivories at the piano while the rest of the kids gathered around to sing. Alexis was sprawled across the top, and for a second I thought we might have a Michelle Pfeiffer/Fabulous Baker Boys moment.
Ryan held up something that was either a small pink balloon or small pink breast implant, and said that it was involved in the filming of the new Ford video the kids did over the weekend. It turned out to be…a water balloon! Those wacky kids! The video involved a Ford pulling up, only to be hit with water balloons. That’s one way to wash a car, I suppose.
More hi-larity in the studio: Ryan chucked the little pink water balloon at Simon and nailed an innocent bystander sitting behind him.
How many times do we have to see Jasmine and Jorge (who got voted off last week) cry? This made me so sad—we were shown a video of their farewell dinner, with all of the other contestants giving speeches and also crying. Alexis confessed she had no idea how emotional this would be. You think you know. But you have no idea. Michael said that his little 3 ½ year-old daughter recently asked him why he didn’t want to be with her anymore. He then turned to the camera and said that he loved her. Awwwwww….
Danny was first up, as the lights went down and the ominous music began. He made it! As we get our Top 10 this week, all these kids will be on the Idols Live Tour. BTW, one of the stations in the cluster I work for just interviewed Danny’s pastor in Wisconsin. He was fantastic, and talked about how Danny was so nervous when he was asked to be their worship leader that he went in the bathroom and threw up. Look at him now!
Lil was made to stand up, and then told to sit back down and enjoy herself.
Anoop Dogg will be on the tour as well!
Ryan asked Paula who she thought would be in the Bottom Three, and she had serious trouble answering the question. She said something about how even if they went home, they weren’t going home, because home is a totally different place now. ???
Allison and Oil Rig Worker Michael were both invited to come on down and sit in the hot seat, as they were both in the Bottom Three. Michael, I get—but Allison? That was a shocker! Is the rocker presentation too much?
YUCK! Just saw a horrifying commercial for this LeAnn Rimes Lifetime movie where she finds her father, and he is FROZEN TO DEATH!!! They need to warn us before they show us this. The preview alone for The Last House On The Left has kept me awake for weeks.
In honor of Grand Ole Opry Night, Brad Paisley performed. In his cowboy hat and goatee, he looked young enough to be an Idol contestant himself. Why were people in the audience doing overhead claps to his ballad?
Scott Mac will be packing his bags…for the Idol Tour!!!! Yay!!!
Megan Joy, looking beautiful in crimped hair, also made it!
Dueling Piano Player Matt was also safe!
And Heartthrob Kris? Welcome to the Top 10!
Alexis and Adam both stood up, and you could just tell from the look on her face that she was headed to the Hot Seat. She was.
Allison, Michael, and Alexis all stood together on the stage, and then Ryan sent Allison back to the couch and the safety of the Top 10. Time for a strategically placed commercial break!
Carrie Underwood, American Idol and newest member of the Grand Ole Opry, took to the ginormous Idol stage with Randy Travis. I gasped in shock as I saw her short hair (she normally has Megan Joy-quality golden locks), but breathed a sigh of relief as I realized it was only a faux-bob. You just pin the ends of the hair under, and voila—a bob. This was one of the better performances I’ve seen on the Idol Results Shows—they did a fab, emotional duet on Randy’s song “I Told You So.”
Alexis and Michael looked like they didn’t enjoy a second of the performance. Simon said there was only one of them the judges would consider saving. Cue to a commercial break, featuring a Carrie Underwood Vitamin Water spot, where she crooned “So Small” to a miniature horse. Really.
Back to the elimination. After 31 million votes, Michael was safe. SHOCKER! The fate of Alexis was now in the hands of the judges. She was the one they were thinking about singing, so she was handed the mic to sing “Jolene” once again. Unfortunately, it was the same arrangement. Also unfortunately, as she sang the lyrics about begging, she was looking right at the judges as they huddled and whispered. Did you feel as uncomfortable as I did while watching this?
Simon said it was good, but…not good enough. Goodbye, Alexis. I was so bummed for her! One bad week, and you’re gone.
Were you shocked about Alexis? Maybe America really disliked her version of “Jolene.” Maybe America assumed she was safe and voted for Scott Mac instead. Or…there’s a random theory already floating around online that goes like this:
The producers had already decided that they wanted Lil, Alexis, Danny, and Adam as the Final Four. When word of THAT leaked out, they had to get rid of one of them to disprove the theory, and Alexis was deemed the weakest one. Or perhaps we’ve all been watching too many episodes of LOST, and can’t watch anything without looking for the hidden meaning and conspiracy theory.
Let us know YOUR Idol thoughts by positing your comments below! Remember that Idol is on Wednesday and Thursday next week, as someone even more important than Ryan Seacrest will be on on Tuesday: President Obama. Have a wonderful weekend!
