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‘American Idol’ week eight: Results
Wow, “Idol” was really anxious to get rid of Andrew Garcia.
There was no bottom three this week, since the judges’ previous save of Michael Lynche meant two hopefuls had to be booted Wednesday night. Host Ryan Seacrest didn’t try any goofy fake-outs, he pretty much asked Andrew how he felt and then told him he was going home.
Honestly, it’s about time. Garcia, once a front-runner and with probably the best voice out of this season’s male contestants, was partially thwarted by the judges’ conflicting and inconsistent advice (and their refusal to forget his Hollywood-week performance of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up”) but he never rose above that and turned in week after week of snoozy pop pap.
Joining Garcia at the bus station — finally! — is the smug Katie Stevens. Seacrest tried to fool us by putting Katie and Lynche together and telling us one of them was going home. Even though America voted to send Lynch home last week, Katie has been a consistent bottom dweller and it was pretty obvious that she’d be sent packing. I’m kind of scared of hyper-ambitious Katie, though. I’m pretty sure she’s got a war room set up somewhere and she’s directing legal teams to search for loopholes as we speak.
Meanwhile, did we really have to sit through that horrible song by former contestant Brooke White (really? Brooke White?0 and some Internet guy I’ve never heard of? Adam Lambert fared better, although I’ll admit I fast-forwarded through the second half of his number.
I feel the need to add my voice to the chorus of those who mocked “Idol’s” choice of Lambert as a mentor but was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the practical and sometimes harsh advice he gave the contestants.
Next week’s theme is inspirational songs, so I’ll be brewing an extra pot of coffee before the show. How about you? I had pegged Garcia and Aaron Kelly to go home Wednesday and I’m a little surprised that Aaron made it through. Unfortunately, inspirational songs are right up his vocal alley, so he’ll probably breeze through next week’s contest. The most likely to have trouble with the category are Lee DeWyze, Casey James and Tim Urban (although Urban previously scored high marks with his rendition of “Hallelujah”).
Next week is “Idol Gives Back,” though, and last time they did that nobody got sent home. Who do you think will be in the final two? Add your thoughts below.
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By Barbara Johnson
April 15, 2010 12:45 PM | Link to this
Aaron should have gone home by now -- I guess he must have a pretty big fan base out there, because he's just not that good. While Katie can be annoying, there's no denying she's got a good voice. Next week should be Aaron. BTW, I thought Lambert did great as a mentor.
By John Sutter
April 15, 2010 10:56 AM | Link to this
The only two I like are Crystal Bowersox and Big Mike. Everybody else ranges from boring to unwatchable.