Aired 5/6/09
Bunny: Tonight we find out who will win the not-so-coveted “Tamyra-LaToya-Daughtry” fourth-place slot. Which of these four lovely contestants will it be?
We begin with the Ford music video, set to “Move Along” by the All-American Rejects. Our paper “I-dolls” come to life by means of computer animation. Not terribly exciting.
Then we move along into the group number, which the contestants perform with some weird guitarist guy with a silly top hat and a totally '80s 'do. Just kidding, people-who-think-all-I-listen-to-is-John-Denver. It's Slash, of course. The song is “School's Out” by some lady named Alice Cooper. (I think she was one of the Barenaked Ladies.) I didn't love it musically but it was fun otherwise.
Ryan has a little chat with the top 4. Kris says he didn't expect to make it this far. Simon thinks humility is out. Adam loved the rock theme and the fact that he could sing Led Zeppelin. Plus he liked his outfit. Danny makes fun of the scream heard 'round the world in his performance last night. That's about the only way to deal with something like that. Allison talks about her backtalk to Simon last night, saying he was asking for it.
Then Miz Abdul herself takes the stage, dancing “I'm Just Here for the Music.” The song begins with her making her way down the stairs among a bevy of male dancers. I'm not sure why she needs both the Britney mic and the one on the stand, especially since she's lip-syncing anyway. Near the end she gets spun like a ZZ top guitar. Then the dancers play the role of adoring fans, asking her if she's returning next season. Her reply: “I'm just here for the music.” Miz Mysterious.
After the break we're immediately on to the next act, “I'm Just a Girl” by No Doubt. Gwen is definitely not lip-syncing. It's a very physical performance that even includes push-ups. She also forces the cameraman to chase her through the sway-pit, pushing unsuspecting bots out of the way. And how can you go wrong when there's a guy in a tutu in your band?
We see a clip of previous top-3 finishers going back to their hometowns for the parades in their honor. Three of tonight's Idols will get to do that too. Well, all four of them will, actually. But one will not retuuurrrrn. [insert creepy voice]
Finally, Ryan's going to start doling out results. He makes a point of telling us that finalists will be announced in random order tonight. He recaps the songs starting with Allison, then Danny, Adam, and Kris. The first one sent to safety is Kris Allen. YESSS! Isn't he just cute as a little ol' button?
Now we see a clip about Chris Daughtry and his Season 5 journey to a 4th-place finish. The band talks about their upcoming album “Leave This Town.” They perform “No Surprise” from that CD. His voice sounds a bit strained at times, but still, he's pretty awesome. Afterwards, this year's Kris presents them with a plaque commemorating the sale of five million albums.
The second one to be declared safe is ... Adam Lambert.
Please, please, please, let it be Allison next ... [insert sounds of shattering glass, splintering tables, feline and human wailing and howling]. It's Danny Gokey. Oh my gosh, Allison Iraheta is going home. They didn't save the rocker ...
So Allison Iraheta joins Tamyra Gray, Joshua Gracin, LaToya London, Anthony Fedorov, Chris Daughtry, LaKisha Jones, and Jason Castro from Seasons 1 through 7, respectively, as a 4th-place finisher.
SCORES
Bunny: 0/1
Wrong about Danny Gokey
(Bunny's Bomb: 0/1)
Burke: 0/1
Wrong about Danny Gokey
(Burke's Turkey: 0/1)
Prognosticats: 0/1
Wrong about Kris Allen
(Hairball: 0/1)
Bunny: Season 8 now boasts the first ever all-male top 3. See you next week. Hopefully we'll have recovered by then from this travesty of justice. We will take comfort in the fact that at least Kris made it. See you later!
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I’m very disappointed that Allison was eliminated…….she was better than 4th place!