And then there were 3—American Idol results
(aired 3/7/08)
Every possible ending to tonight’s elimination show has been discussed at length on the Internet, almost to the point where I almost feel like I don’t need to watch it unfold live. But of course I will be glued to the TV.
“Reelin’ In the Years” is the song chosen for the group number. The choreography seems even more awkward now than it was before, possibly because there are fewer people to watch so I am more likely to notice the missteps. They sound pretty good, though. I love that Paul Jackson, Jr. got a cool guitar solo.
After the recap, David Archuleta is called to center stage. The “competition-crusher” prattles nervously until Ryan sends him to the couch.
The Idols were flown to Las Vegas last weekend on a 737 to see the Beatles Love Cirque Du Soleil, kiss dolphins, and to be crushed by adoring, maniacal, seriously-in-need-of-a-life-of-their-own fans. And to get red carpet makeovers. Which doesn’t seem to help a couple of them much.
Now David Cook is called to the stage to receive the news … that he is safe. So there will be no real shocker elimination tonight. Syesha and Jason walk out together. Ryan manages to make Jason think he’s actually going to announce who’s going home RIGHT NOW! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Commercial.
Love the latest Ford music video, done to “Ring of Fire.” David Cook in the matador costume is hysterical. Almost as hysterical as David Archuleta in the same costume.
So we’re still doing the call-in segment. Yay…yawn…
Maroon 5 performs “If I Never See Your Face Again.” I’m not crazy about the song. Actually, that’s overstating it. I don’t really like it at all. But Adam Levine has some good advice for the Idols.
Then Bo Bice rocks the stage. I wonder if Simon likes the vocoder this time. (Wasn’t it Simon who didn’t like when David C. used it?) I was never a huge Bo Bice fan but he kind of makes you like him. He’s a pro. He reminds the contestants to practice, practice, practice.
So now we’re down to the wire. Ryan recaps the performances of Jason and Syesha. Jason reveals that he has already packed his bags, and then laughs because someone told him that last night he shot the tambourine man. He feels his inexperience is coming through. Syesha again compares her journey to the civil rights movement.
America has voted. Syesha is … safe. No one is as happy as Jason. I’m sorry to see him go, but on the plus side, we do get to watch him sing an Avril Lavigne song with Reynaldo Lapuz in the funeral clip. He had an Idol journey that won’t soon be forgotten. It was nice to see someone come into the top 24 with no previous airtime and captivate the country, thereby reaching the top 4. Nothing wrong with that.
So Jason Castro joins Tamyra Gray, Joshua Gracin, Latoya London, Anthony Fedorov, Chris Daughtry, and Lakisha Jones as an Idol 4th-place finisher.
SCORES
Bunny: 0 out of 1
Wrong about Syesha Mercado
(Bunny’s Bomb: 1 out of 1)
Burke: 1 out of 1
Right about Jason Castro
(Burke’s Turkey: 1 out of 1)
Prognosticats: 1 out of 1
Right about Jason Castro
(Prognosticats’ Hairball: 0 out of 1)
Bunny: Our guest commenters did very well, both also correctly predicting that Jason would be “celebrated home.” Congrats to them.