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19 Mar

American Idol Picks It’s Top Ten

Well, this time I was very much wrong on my “predictions” for the bottom three. Not surprising really, since at this point I think that it could be anyone’s game…for the #2 slot. David Archuleta, I suspect, is of course still favored to win. But second place is still very much contested.

In short, the bottom three this week were Kristy Lee Cook, Amanda Overmyer and Carly Smithson.

Kristy - no surprise. She’s been there a lot this season, and it wouldn’t shock me if she continues to be there as long as she sticks around. Amanda - a little bit of a surprise to me, mostly because I thought she had a stronger voter base. Sure, she was one-note, and sure, she didn’t have much range as a performer. But she appealed to a certain crowd, and I thought they’d carry her through another week. Apparently I was wrong. Carly - that was a big surprise to me. She hasn’t been my favorite by any means, but I thought her vocals were generally good enough to give her an automatic shoo-in for the Top10. Perhaps voters are tired of her scowling browline.

The hour was full of the usual time-fills, including another commercial starring the Top11. I have to admit, my mouth turned up at the corners when Michael Johns was driving the car. He’s just so cute/hot, you can’t deny it. My grin grew bigger during the phoned-in question segment, where someone asked Michael Johns whether being on AI was all he thought it would be. Michael’s reply included his own assessment that he seemed to have peaked during Hollywood week, but he hoped to get it back. That pretty much sums up how all his fans are feeling at the moment, and it was kinda cool that he could acknowledge that about himself. Yes, as hard as I’ve been on Michael the past weeks, I still want him to do well. Because, damnit, he’s hot, ok? :)

I fast-forwarded through much of the filler, to get to the end. And who was the person going home? Was it Kristy? No … once again she was safe. Was it Carly? No … which I’m thankful for, since she deserves more chances on stage, even if she hurts my eardrums. So, that meant that Amanda was going home. She took it in stride and good spirit…which finally made it clear to me why I liked her despite the fact she was so limited in performance scope. Out of all the contestants, Amanda seemed the most genuine. She was herself, and damn what anyone else thought she should do. I never had the feeling she was trying to pander to the judges, or to the audience - she was always saying “this is who I am, if you like me, cool, but if you don’t, hey that’s cool too.” Does that make sense? So for that reason, I will miss her, and I wish her success with whatever she undertakes in the future.

P.S. I just had to mention another Michael Johns note - when Ryan said “You’re safe!” Michael crouched on one knee in relief, which was super duper cute. Yeah…he was worried he was going home this week, that’s for sure. So was I, for that matter. Michael, you obviously have a huge fan-base who refuse to let you disappear - I mean, he wasn’t even in the bottom 3 (again). Heh.

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