Over 30 million votes. And the results *MAY* shock us.
The girls are in sparkly white, and the guys are in black suiting…Is this a results show or a group wedding? Also, Haley should know that the 80s called and would like its hair syling back. Save that for next week, honey. (rumored 80s night…yay!).
Marc Anthony drops in to give kids pointers on the in ear things. In previous seasons, they didn’t whip out these puppies until top 5 or 4…top 11 is hardcore!
The always wonderful group song is up next – Aint No Mountain High Enough! Remember when Kelly dueted with Will Young, the Pop Idol winner, in the Season 1 finale? Yeah, that was much better than this, but at least we get a nice pointy finger pose in the end with some almost in sync “step, touch” moves.
However, this is simply the introduction to the second group number wherein the kids dueted with STEVIE WONDER. Stevie was there for his good friend Steven Tyler’s Birthday…so much excitement! Glad S Ty wore his leopard print pirate blouse for the occasion…
Ford Music Vid with a nice public awareness message about recycling. Yay. Now onto the killings…
Lauren, Pia, and Scotty are up first. And they are all safe. Lauren cussed and they had to silence her…oops! That 16-year-old comes with a potty mouth…hahaha.
And with the random performace of the evening is Sugarland. I like them enough…I much prefer this kind of country than the stuff that Scotty sings.
In place of the random interview segment, we learn a little insight into James in that he loves pro-wrestling…extremely random. He and Paul have bonded over this. They also wrestle in the house. yiiiikes…
James and Paul are up next for results. They are declared safe by Hulk Hogan…James needs to pick his jaw up off the floor. He totally just geeked out in a major way on stage…Stefano as well! Also, note the hulk, please don’t rip off your shirt on national television. Also, note to the hulk, please keep your daughter from being in any more reality shows. kthx.
Jacob, Thia, and Stefano are up after the break. Jacob is safe, but Stefano and Thia are in the bottom 3.
Casey, Haley, and Naima are up next. Naima is safe. Haley is (finally) safe, making Casey a part of the bottom 3.
J Hud is up after the break…with fog machine, a snooki-esque poof, and GEORGE HUFF! J Hud, feel free to do a duet with that one. As far as the single goes, it is pretty good – it will appeal to the R&B charts, probably.
Thia is sent back to the couches, leaving two guys in the bottom. And Stefano is safe, leaving Casey in danger of being booted. There was some 7-second-delay-muting going on, with some probable muffled profanity exchanged between the guys…
Casey begins to sing “I don’t Need No Doctor” and Ryan cuts him off after 2 lines because the judges already unanimously decided to use the save. I kind of wished he got a chance to sing the whole thing, because that was already on a much better track than his last two performances.
OUT TONIGHT SAVED TONIGHT:
CASEY ABRAMS
Casey appears to have a few heart palpitations while mouthing oh my effing god…and seems uncharictaristically overwhelmed.
Whelp, the judges have vetoed America. As a result we will have a double elimination next week, but all 11 get to go on tour.
The lovely thing about watching this show via illegal download is the ability to do quick screenshots. (This episode may get the award for best contestant faces ever!)
James sees his hero!
Casey’s gonna vom!
Screenshots are especially necessary when things like this happen:
Family programming at its finest, folks!
But seriously though, I’m glad Jen kept it real, and told him no more antics and to put screamy away. I hope he plays some crazy instrument next week. And I hope he takes a minute to review some of his predecessors (David, Kris, etc.) for some tips on how to play the song rearrangement card. He needs to do his homework for next week. If he does, he may see a rebound that lasts for weeks. If not…well we won’t even go there.
In other disappointing news, all my gut instinct told me to put my pool points towards Casey this week. Follow the dialidol.com–they don’t lie! But there wasn’t even the slightest inkling of buzz for him on the internets, so I went with Thia instead. Boo. While I find comfort in most everyone else screwed up this week, too, I could have been in first place. Gah I hate losing!
Thanks for dealing with me and my crazy class schedule. Next week I will be back to live blogging. Until then…
