It was the best night of American Idol so far, with do-or-die performances and drama. Here are my thoughts..
- Idol ratings jumped from an all-time low last week when it was pitted against a country music awards show. Plus the duets part of the series is pretty boring. The live shows bring out the real interest and competition.
- The four who left, Mara, Jonny, Garrette and Marcio deserved to get the ax. I liked the format, which built drama for the entire two hours.
The two guy heart-throbs, Jonny and Garrette, in the end just couldn't sing well enough. Plus they got a case of the nerves. I guess not enough teen-aged girls voted to keep them both in, or they split the teenybopper vote.
Mara proved to be too young, too immature and too blubbery for America. Marcio was just plain blubbery, crying too much. A sad story ( he adopted his sister's baby boy) only gets you so far. it is a singing competition. I think America just got tired of seeing his pouty face. Plus his song choices ( butchering "It's A Miracle" on Sunday night) were awful.
- The internet is bitching this morning about not enough females, people of color and lesbians not getting in. Maybe the people who voted Trump into office are the same people voting for Idol, but I think America has good taste. It was a real turn-off to hear these soft judges repeatedly admonish America for their vote. I couldn't stand their holier-than-thou attitude, like we are the stars and we know better. Give me a break!
If the judges weren't so boring and did evaluate talent better they would've gotten better singers into the final competition.
Anyway, as it turned out, six of the ten finalists are female. Three are of color. One is Latino. Two are self-proclaimed gay. So, what's the problem?
- Ada, the drag queen, was saved by the judges. I just think America knows a gimmick,a con-job when they see it. The judges won't be able to save Ada every week. She can sing, but well enough? And the whole diva, look at me, I'm bigger than the show concept is a drag ( pardon the pun). anymore. Sooner or later Ada will get the boot. There will be more bitching, but life will go on.
We are too sensitive anymore, even with a mindless entertainment vehicle like Idol. Everything must be politically correct. You gotta have so many people of color, or minorities, or people of different religions or sexual orientations. Forget if they can actually sing or not.It's stupid.
- Catie, the awkward, annoying, geeky girl lives on, and she's actually singing better. I can't see her winning, but I can see her sticking til the end.Rocker Cade is still my favorite. Even if he doesn't win I can easily see him with a career similar to Daughtry.
Michelle, the Latino Selena-wannabe may be saved by the young, Latino vote ( the judges advised her to use her ace-card of singing bilingual) but won't win. Maddie Poppie, the sweet, coffee-shop-type crooner, who makes awesome song choices, will stick too. As will blonde gabby, who is striking on-stage and sings well too.
Dennis and Michael J. sort of fall into the same category, although America voted for quirky Michael J. and he seems the more interesting of the two. But can he win? The country guy, Caleb bring a Scottie McCreary quality every time.
Next week the top 10 sings Disney songs. I can't imagine Cade doing "When You Wish Upon A Star." The night does suit someone like Ada, who can dress like a Disney princess and belt out a showtune.
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