Booted! Carly goes home

Will it be Brooke's second stop-start of a song this season that sends the curtain down on her Idol dreams? Or has Jason whimpered his last ballad? The polls predict doom for one of these Top Sixers. Stay tuned ...

• Funny moment, Ryan kisses Simon on the head in the introduction. Awwww! And Simon immediately moves over to put his arm around Paula lest anyone think he enjoyed the little gesture. A sugary moment follows, the cast sings Lord Webber's All I Ask of You.
• I enjoyed Andrew Lloyd Webber's repartee with Ryan. Given that Webber's not a performer we were spared the usual performance shilling of a new album with typically poor results (Mariah, Dolly etc.). Webber proved witty and insightful. Ryan asks what song he would write for a love story betwixt Simon and Paula: Time to Say Goodbye, he responds.
• This time, after 38 million votes, we're just going to find out who the Bottom Two are. The two Davids are safe, naturally. Camera pans to the remaining four and Jason is spotted yawning. The pot must be particularly potent.
• Idol plays catchup with two alums, Clay Aiken and Tamyra Gray, who both wound up on Broadway (Spamalot and Rent, respectively). Nice to see Tamyra again. As for Clay, which gravesite did he raid to get that gnarly old man sweater he's taken to wearing?
• Speaking of gnarly, this Leona Lewis is the most overrated artist I think I've had to endure in the nearly 20 years I've had this job. Her songs are so formulaic, forgettable I refuse to believe actual human beings composed them. Total complete product. Her voice is soulless. No personality. She's given us the year's worst album and one of the most tuneless singles (Bleeding Love). The relentless hype is baffling.
• SHOCKER!! Brooke is not in the bottom two and Syesha is! Talk about unpredictable! But not unprecedented. Sometimes when you give your best performance it's not enough and you are voted off. It happened last year to Phil Stacey. After three fine performances, culminating in Blaze of Glory, Phil got the boot. Syesha was, far and away, best last night (with David C second best). But she must not have a large enough fan base, and Brooke must have earned plenty of sympathy votes. I'm not worried about Syesha tho, she'll have a Broadway career. She's very pretty, she can sing the material, and she's very poised and can act.
• Jason reminds me of Barbarino from Welcome Back, Kotter. Goofy. And he's safe! What is America thinking? I believe with this result, American Idol has jumped the proverbial shark.
• This leaves Syesha and Carly in the bottom two. I'm no fan of Carly and her tattoos. She and Jason should both go home. There is a blessing to Jason not going bottom two, tho. We didn't have to hear his Memory again. Pity we had to suffer through Carly's screechy off-key attempts at singing tho. I sure hope she, not Syesha, gets sent back to her tattoo parlour back home.
• Divine intervention! After messing with Jesus Christ Superstar, Carly's booted!

Comments

[Lesley]

That was awful...Babs Streisand sings it best..what show was All I Ask of You from?

[Lesley]

American Idol stamps? are you kidding me?

[Lesley]

How cool, they got robots that resemble the prez and first lady!

[Lesley]

David Archuleta makes Melinda Doolittle seem cocky.

[HoCo]

All I Ask of You is from Phantom of the Opera (and Babs' Til I Loved You album!)

[Lesley]

I laughed out loud when Jason was busted yawning...I dont think he'll care either way if he gets booted!! He's (s)toked!!!

[Lesley]

My, has Simon aged! Wow. And Clay Aiken...I just have no words for him...

[Lesley]

I love this Leona Lewis song..and Simon can thank her for his million dollar Bugatti....

[Lesley]

No wonder Simon likes Leona..she's a cross between Jodie Watley and his ex girlfriend Terry whatever from Extra..

[Lesley]

Wow, HoCo, I like Leona!!! She has a nice voice and that song is good!

[Lesley]

Un-effing-believable re: Brooke...you were so right, HoCo, sympathy votes...uggggggggggh

[HoCo]

That Leona song makes Mariah's latest seem like classical music!!

[Lesley]

HoCo: ha! but it's top forty pop we're talking about, not carmina burana!!! leona is good for radio! I like 'er. No way a Mariah, but good!

[Lesley]

Jason is safe????? I think Vote the Worst is working..are you kidding me??!!!!

[Lesley]

I LOVE BARBARINO!! Vinnie Barbarino! Mr. Kot-tare...

[Lane]

if Carly goes at least it was during one of her best performances

if she goes and Brooke and Jason stay, such a shonda

[Lesley]

Beyond a shonda...it's ridiculous....

[HoCo]

I loved Kotter too! And actually, Jason's goofy "Yeahs" tonight in response to simple questions were kinda, I dunno, not too annoying. Barbarino-ish!
What was annoying was Carly screeching Jesus Christ Superstar again and flying off key on every chorus. Could we call this sacrilegious?

[Lane]

I'll be sad when Carly goes

[Lesley]

Carly is gonna scratch off her tattoos if she goes home tonight....and I kinda love Jason's stoner flippancy..it's refreshing from all these tense, intense, nervous wrecks (ie. Brooke)

[HoCo]

I'll be thrilled when Carly and her godawful off-key screeching goes home!

[Lesley]

Hugh Laurie is MY (un)American Idol.

[Lane]

you know what, Syesha and Carly both had shining moments last night and tonight, I think they opened up opportunities for themselves BASED on last night either way

[HoCo]

I agree Lesley, I think that's why Jason didn't bug me tonight (except for the yawn). Kinda endearing puzzled demeanor.

[Lesley]

random. carly so wasn't the worst...brooke should have volunteered to go in her place...

[Lane]

Brooke's going to come out next week pulling her hair out and eating it

[Lane]

is next week Neil Diamond?

[Lesley]

What a class act Carly was..she didn't cry like a baby or anything...and Lane: ha! Brooke will come out with razor blades next week!

[HoCo]

Brooke sang her song very well and has never screeched and isn't offkey. She was, like Simon said, human. She deserves to stay in the top 5. Carly was not a star in 2001 when she put out her album and she's just not a star now. Sorry. She just doesn't have it and her voice on rock songs is screechy. If we were going by pure lack of performance, Jason would have gone home. But if someone else had to go, Carly was the second worst.

[Lane]

song predictions for next week

David C: Girl, you'll be a woman soon
David A: Holly Holy (he'll think it's about something else)
Brooke: Song Sung Blue
Syesha: I'm a Believer
Jason: Red, Red Wine (ala UB40)

[HoCo]

Astute song predictions, Lane. I wouldn't be surprised if you aren't correct. I can see Cook doing that song (that's the one Michael would have wowed us on had he stayed). Jason seems a natural for the stoner song. Brooke would probably do a sing-songy Song Sung Blue. Smart picks!!

[ana]

I was worried about Syesha for a minute there...didn't mind hearing her sing again. (thanks for the parethesis, HoCo)

Loved that Jason got caught yawning.

[Elaine J]

I think that this has become a personality contest for all the teenie boppers to call. It is no longer a talent contest. They should only allow one vote
Have watched American Idol since the beginning. This is the most talented ever and they are not voting on talent.

[ana]

If people were voting on talent, our top 5 would be: David C., David A., Chikezie, Carly, Syesha (not necesarily in that order).

However, this is not a singing competition (no matter what they say). If it was only about vocal talent there would be no interviews or makeovers, no stories of what the contestants were doing before auditioning, no multiple camera angles or questions from the audience. Personality plays a large role in this competition.

[Squiddo]

Divine intervention. LOL. Love the song but the performance not. Don't mess with Sly!