Curse you, Seacrest! I’ve been patiently waiting to use that tag line for 4 weeks and you just had to use it before me.
Idol lost the last of its dead weight tonight with the elimination of Kristy Lee Cook, the unofficial ambassador of the country vote.
On the menu tonight, as usual, were the judges, contestants being emotional (for both legitimate and ridiculous reasons), and both a past contestant and mentor performance.
Of Note in This Elimination:
Paula makes a statement to the scientific and horticultural communities this week with a huge white flower growing out of her neck. That statement? Flowers can grow, and actually flourish, with the aid of an alcoholic and chemical environment.
The final 7’s group sing was the Mariah/Boyz to Men hit “One Sweet Day.” I wonder how many people, if any, will be as “offended” by the song choice as they were last week with the group singing “Shout to the Lord.” In the double standard against Christians, it seems you can sing a secular song that specifically mentions “heaven” and implies that it’s real and will be a place where we’ll see our loved ones again (something based on Biblical principles).
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I have to admit, I went into tonight’s Top 7 Mariah Carey-infused episode fully expecting a suckfest. We’ve had some great examples this season of how bad things can go when song choices don’t work out, and I have always found Mariah to be a little too cliche for my (distinguished, I don’t care if I DO like Rock of Love a little too much) tastes. But thanks to some pretty-dang-solid performances, it was a good night, and definitely interesting. Here’s how it wizent dizown:
We start off this week with Brooke White and “Jolene.” It’s a nice start to the evening, as once again Brooke has picked a song that her sultritude (NAW) can shine on. Aside from one jerky, somewhat awkward number, of all the contestants Brooke has been the most reliable. Her stylist should get some kudos, ‘cause she’s managed to transform her from frumpy, Mary Poppins wannabe to frumpy hot rock star. Randy says it was alright. Paula rambles about something-something….consistent…emotional connection…something-something…you are Brooke White. Simon totally disagrees with Paula (apparently he speaks Paulanese), and thinks she was lacking emotion, and then says the violin player was weird.
David Cook does “Little Sparrow”, which is not one of the Boobied One’s biggest hits, but once again he rocks it.
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