Now we have a competition, folks. After agonizing weeks of anonymous warbling, we have enough kids to start remembering names… let the games begin.
The ‘cut’ episodes of the last two nights were kind of awkward and lame, simply because it was watching the same death row walk, over and over again…and again…and again. They would get J.Lo’s “sadsies” face if they were out, and her seal claps of joy when they were in.
Scotty LeAwkward Cowboy got in, while John Wayne Beltbuckle got the silver spur on outta there.
Jacee Badeaux and best name ever Colton Dixon were sent away…along with a bunch of other nobodies we never saw anyway.
Forgive me for what I’m about to say but the two supposed “Stand Outs” of last night were Jacob Lusk and Rachel Zevita. Randy called Jacob’s rendition of “God Bless the Child” the greatest thing ever, dawg. And Rachel’s rendition of “Speechless” made Steven Tyler remember that he once had tear ducts… but to me they were noisy. Noise, noise, noise. Remember Siobhan from last season when she was all cute and quirky with her lil’ weird goth outfits and the screeching? Yeah…it was cute, but quickly became Punky Brewster and her Bag O’ Cats in Heat. So we’ll have to see what happens there. I do love infinity that Jacob freaks the eff out all the time, and he can out run Spritely Ryan Seacrest.
The Chicago contingent was 2/3rds strong at the end of the day. Oak Forest’s Chris Medina, whom I loved, but he does really only have a five note range…was sent packing introducing the world to Jennifer Lopez’s “Ugly Cry Face”… Paletine’s ugly step sister, Wheeling’s very own Haley Reinhart made it through, and never measure up to Naperville, Aurora native, Tatynisa Wilson went through as well…go burbs!
The scary eyes because I’m burying the crazies award of the night goes to Jackie Wilson. She was fantastical in the first round of auditions, but fizzled as soon as the plane landed in LA. When she was kindly told it wasn’t her time, her eyeballs got all rolly in her head, and she’s all “Why?” and smoke started puffing out of her ears. Poor Jackie. It’s going to be ok. Just hide the sharp objects.
So that’s basically my highlights of the night. Like I’ve said, I can’t get into this show until it becomes and actual competition. Next week we get the three night slug-out extravaganza and now I’m excited!
Here’s your American Idol Top 24…thoughts?
Naima Adedapo
Clint Jun Gamboa
Haley Reinhart
Paul McDonald
Ashthon Jones
Karen Rodriguez
Robbie Rosen
Tatynisa Wilson
Tim Halperin
Julie Zarrilla
Scotty McCreery
Jovany Barreto
Lauren Turner
Rachel Zevita
Kendra Chantelle
Jordan Dorsey
Lauren Alaina
Stefano Langone
Jacob Lusk
Pia Toscano
James Durbin
Casey Abrams
Thia Megia
Brett Loewenstern
