AMERICAN IDOL 4/12/12: Top 7 Results SHOCKER!

Wow, what a night!  SHOCKING B3!  THE SAVE!

Just a few comments:

  • Best part of the group song?  Colton lying on the couch with his head on Phillip’s lap…and Phil stroking Colton’s forehead.  LOL!  Loved that!
  • James Durbin:  UGH.  You know how much I did NOT like him last season.  Things haven’t changed.  AT ALL.  STOP.  SCREAMING.
  • Every time they do the group thing for the results, you KNOW it’s going to be shocking.  And it DEFINITELY WAS.  When they announced Elise was to be put in Jessica’s group, you could tell ELISE was relieved…but JESSICA looked worried.  And rightfully so. :)
  • Jennifer Hudson:  Man, gotta say her body looks quite good.  Has she lost a LOT of weight or what?!  And Ne-Yo…how short is he?!  JHud was towering over him! :-P
  • BOTTOM 3:  Joshua/Jessica/Elise — WOW.  When I knew it was probably a shocker, I figured Jessica would be one of the shockers.  But YAY…Hollie was SAFE!  She must be getting TONS of sympathy votes.  Not the best reason to be voting for someone, but hopefully being safe two weeks in a row gives her more confidence!  That’s basically all she needs.  Her voice is there.  As usual, once the B3 was announce, Elise’s face just DROPS.  Jessica surprisingly didn’t look THAT mad/shocked.
  • With Josh/Jess/Elise standing there as the B3, when Steven said that DEFINITELY they’ll be using their save tonight…did you see Elise?  Nodding in agreement with Steven?  Like yeah, you better save whoEVER has the lowest votes.  Like she felt like she DESERVES and has EARNED the save herself.  Ugh.
  • Elise LAUGHING when Ryan said to explain this B3?  STOP.  Yeah, you might be nervous, but that’s just adding to her “unappeal” for me.
  • I WISH they showed Elise’s reaction when they announced Jessica as the lowest vote getter.  Dang…they moved straight to Jess instead!
  • BOTTOM 2:  I think once it was down to Elise & Jessica, I’m quite sure Elise thought she was goner.
  • THE SAVE:  Was there ANY doubt Jessica would be saved?!  OF COURSE NOT.  While I do think Jessica was worthy of the save, the judges storming the stage to stop her from having to sing for her life was a bit…MUCH.  I think she should’ve had to sing…Everyone else has to do it.  Jessica looked so confused when JLo came up and stole that mic from her.
  • Ryan to Jess:  Did you think you would be standing here with this result?  Jess:  “No, not at all.  I don’t expect anything.”  HUH?  That doesn’t make sense.  You JUST SAID that you didn’t expect anything!
  • Somehow I felt like Jessica should’ve had a more emotional reaction to this save.  But she probably was just SO SHOCKED about what was happening.

Wow.  Jessica Sanchez had the LOWEST amount of votes out of SEVEN PEOPLE?!  That’s SAD.  She was pegged as practically the WINNER up until now.  The main reason for this results is (probably complacency.  And she sang a VERY OBSCURE song last night.  But really…if you have a STRONG fan base, no matter WHAT you sing, those fans will VOTE.  NO MATTER WHAT.  Obviously that didn’t happen.  I always said…and I still feel…that while she has a great voice, Jessica isn’t American Idol winner material.  I’m hoping America sees that too…and based on tonight, I have hope.

Now more than ever…it seems as tho one of those boys – Phillip or Colton – will WIN AMERICAN IDOL.  You CAN’T win American Idol if you’re in the B3….not to mention the fact that you had to BE SAVED.  Sorry.

Now the question is — how much time is the save going to bide Jessica?

THE X FACTOR 11/30/11: Top 7 Performances + *POLLS*

Michael Jackson night…

JOSH KRAJCIK  Dirty Diana:

  • I have to say this was probably my least favorite of Josh’s performances.  Although they changed the arrangement to make it a bit more “rocker,” it still didn’t quite match him.  I liked that he had the guitar solo, but that was about it.  Wasn’t very impressive.

ASTRO  Black or White:

  • I’m sorry, but RAPPING one of Michael Jackson’s songs?!  That’s NOT Michael Jackson.  It ruined that song for me, and I LOVE that song!

DREW  Billie Jean:

  • Hey!  Drew’s version was the same as David Cook’s version he did on Idol!  That version definitely matched Drew more than the MJ version.  But it really did seem like Drew WANTED to shake things up and do a different version from what she usually does.  I understand why Simon advised her to do the version she did, but…might’ve been nice to spice things up a bit.

RACHEL CROWE  Can You Feel It:

  • Why THAT song for Rachel?!  I don’t even KNOW it…was it one Michael’s singles?!  Not to mention it was SO REPETITIVE.  It really didn’t do anything/go anyway.  Rachel didn’t seem the most comfortable either.

MARCUS CANTY  PYT (Pretty Young Thing):

  • I always feel like Marcus tries too hard.  He really tries to MAKE like he’s a big star…like Usher or something.  But to me, altho he’s a nice guy and likable, he’s just NOT THAT good.  I felt like he was slightly off-key the whole song!  Altho the song choice seemed to have been a good one, don’t feel like he totally pulled it off.

CHRIS RENE  I’ll Be There:

  • Once again, what Chris lacks in vocal ability, he makes up for in heart (and as Nicole says, spirit).  There’s always a truthfulness and genuineness in every Chris performance.  His vocals definitely needs work, but for someone who is mainly a rapper, at least he tries to sing.  I do think Chris is starting to run out of time on the show tho.  Genuineness can only take you so far…

MELANIE AMARO  Earth Song:

  • Wow.  What can I say about Melanie?!  Great song choice.  I’m loving the “real Melanie”…accent and all!  You can tell that she feels more comfortable in herself now too.  Vocally tho…Mel can hit CRAZY notes!  And as Simon said, they “saved the best for last.”  Very appropriate song to end with…with a performance to back it up.  I didn’t necessarily love Melanie’s hair (a bit too bushy for my tastes), but other than that — FLAWLESS.

 

DANCING WITH THE STARS 4/25/11: Top 7 Performances + *POLL*

Guilty Pleasure week on DWTS!  Altho it was a pretty fun night, I only had two favorites:

KIRSTIE ALLEY & Maks:

  • I’m still so impressed with Kirstie and how well she can move.  She sure can shake those hips!  Altho he’s not my favorite, I have to say Maks has been a lot more likable this season…and I think Kirstie has a lot to do with that.

RALPH MACCHIO & Karina:

  • Poor Karina!  That was a pretty big spill she took!  Ralph was great in how he picked her up and kept going.  I thought they did a great job…I kinda even forgot about the fall!  Ralph is so sweet…you could tell he felt so bad and was worried about Karina.  Love watching Ralph because he’s so dorky but tries so hard! :)

Just a couple other thoughts:

  • TWO TENS! – Wow, Chelsie & Romeo each got a 10 as part of their score!  Pretty impressive.  Were they both well-deserved?  I’m not sure.
  • Altho I wanted her out, I have to say I thought Kendra did quite well this week.  Shaking her hips was definitely the way to go…she seemed to be a lot more into this week’s dance.

Who was YOUR favorite?

Who’s going home?

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