After the judges used their save privilege last week, two "American Idol" contestants were sent home this week. Voters chose Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds for elimination. Here are our reactions to the results:
Angie
Is it just me or are all the guest performers really bad? Granted, the disco-ers are 30 years older now. But Archie fell flat or sang flat. Blah. And what is KC without his Sunshine Band?
Paula can dance. She gets props for that, definitely. I think she should choreograph all the group performances. This one was energetic, but you could tell they were lip syncing big time.
Does anyone else think it's funny that Matt downloaded a ringtone of himself? Or that Anoop looks like Fez from "That 70's Show" in his disco getup?
I predicted the bottom three. I knew it was time to bid Lil and Anoop farewell. Was I hoping for a huge upset with Allison leaving? Heck to the yes. But alas, it didn't happen. Anoop looked PO'd. Then he got cocky. Then my strong like went back to love. That's really all I have to say about that. It was predictable.
Did Archie not say exactly what I was trying to say in my post about Adam Lambert? He said that "American Idol" can be a launching pad for contestants even after they have been eliminated. Thank you, Archie. You gain a million points. Did he read the blog post? Hmm, I wonder.
My rankings:
1. Matt Giraud
2. Kris Allen
3. Adam Lambert
4. Danny Gokey
5. Allison Iraheta
Emma
If there's one lesson we learned from "American Idol" last night, it's this: Time is a cruel, cruel mistress. Watching KC stagger around the stage, draped in scantily clad dancers, was like watching that scene from "Young Frankenstein" where the monster sings "Puttin' On The Ritz."
Anyway, I was surprised to see Anoop go home last night. I guess the judges' save is more all-powerful than I thought it would be. Matt Giraud will continue to bring sexy back for another week. And I will have to stalk Anoop for the rest of his life...you know, just to make sure he doesn't end up in porno. (The new beard makes him one step closer, though.)
My rankings:
1. Kris Allen
2. Adam Lambert
3. Allison Iraheta
4. Matt Giraud
5. Danny Gokey (I'm hatin' on him lately for no reason.)
Anthony
So Lil Rounds is gone. I had hoped for a defining moment for her Tuesday, since the judges -- especially Simon -- have been pummeling her for weeks. But it didn't happen, so she had to go. As for Anoop Desai, everyone knows I think his exit was long overdue. So now he is going back to Chapel Hill and all is right in the "Idol" universe. Let the real competition begin.
Here are my rankings based on this week's performances:
1. Adam Lambert
2. Danny Gokey
3. Kris Allen
4. Matt Giraud
5. Allison Iraheta
Ryan
What a great way to show the Idols their futures than to roll out four hacks.
Freda Payne, Thelma Houston and KC were just TERRIBLE! Legends? Hardly. It was embarrassing watching the ladies do their best (worst?) Lil Rounds impression with two terrible versions of their '70s classics. And how sad was it to watch a balding, Danny DeVito-looking KC from KC and the Sunshine Band struggle through one of his classics with a bunch of ladies who I can only assume were his nurses.
I also loved seeing America's favorite "Monchhichi" David Archuleta. "Yes, you final 7 contestants, someday you will be blip in everyone's memory and you, too, can put out an album everyone will ignore and start a mall tour!"
OK, back to bizness. Lil and Anoop, LATER LOSERS! Finally, the voters got it right and sacked the two worst contestants. And, honestly, there is no one missing from the final five. There is no one who I would want back (excluding Norman Gentile). Now, it is still a very mediocre five, but at least it is the right five.
Here is how I rank 'em ...
1. Okely Gokely
2. Black-haired blechy dude
3. Young Kim Carnes
4. Jason Castro Jr. minus the dreds
5. Hanging by a thread soul man
