A little more than 24 hours after singing in front of millions of TV viewers, one of our 13 Idol finalists is going to be booted from the show. In the span of 60 minutes of mostly TV filler, one Idol's dreams will be dashed and then we'll be down to an even 12 Idols trying to become the 10th American Idol in the history of the world! Are you ready to spend the next hour with Ryan, Randy, J-Lo, Steven, and the special guests (Diddy-whatever, Adam Lambert)? Well, as usual, you don't have to because I'm giving you the night off...that's right, I'm watching TV so you don't have to...
So here's how the first Elimination night went...
Usual lame banter between Ryan and the judges; the re-unveiling of the Idols to the howls of the studio audience; a look behind the scenes at the Idol mansion; and, of course, the dreaded Idol group sing...this time brought to you by by music of Michael Jackson and some pretty awkward dance moves. The Michael Medley included "Gotta Be Startin' Something", "Rock with You", "Black or White", "Man in the Mirror". Normally I'm not a fan of the group sing, but I must admit these Idols (minus Casey who is in the hospital sick!), were actually pretty good! Well color me surprised!
First star in the audience sighting...Amanda Seyfried, star of the to be released "Red Riding Hood", was interviewed by Ryan and then we were treated to a video recap of the Idols attending a Red Carpet event at the movie's premier.
At the 18 minute mark, Ryan asked to have the lights dimmed and then invited Jacob, Stefano, and Karen to center stage to learn their fate--safe or in the bottom three? That was and will continue to be the question...in case you are confused about what an elimination night is all about.
After Ryan ran through last night's judges comments and got thoughts from the Idols on the spot, he sent Jacob and Stefano to the safety couch and Karen to those danger stools--so named because it looks like they are going to tip over when an Idol sits on one.
With the other 9 Idols plus Casey still wondering how they did capturing votes from last night, Ryan welcomed an old friend to the stage...Adam Lambert. On first glance it looked like a young Elvis had risen from the grave, but the multiple piercings confirmed that it was in fact Adam and not Elvis...
Old Idol gave way to current Idols when Lauren, Ashton, and Hailey were ushered to center stage to go through the psychoanalysis that Sigmung Seacrest practices...but before Ryan could get past Lauren who was starting to break down, he sent her back to the couch leaving Ashton and Hailey to run the traps of the elimination process. And then the strangest thing happened...Ryan sent both girls to the stools meaning the rest of the Idols, including convalescing Casey, are safe. Very odd indeed.
While Karen, Ashton, and Hailey awaited their fate--who would be the one with the lowest vote total, would the judges use their judge's save on the first elimination night, or would their Idol dreams die so quickly after it was born? So many questions and all that stands between them and their future on the Idol stage is some dude named Diddy Dirty something or other...will this guy ever settle on one name? He was born Sean John and at various time went by P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, J-Lo's boy toy...oops! That's a little awkward!
At long last and 54 minutes after the show started, Ryan went through the drill...first sending Karen to safety and then dropping the bomb telling Ashton that she is going home (or as Diddy just said she's "Coming Home") unless she can convince the judges that they need to save her thereby sealing the fate of every Idol for the rest of the season who get the fewest votes.
To try to convince the judges that she deserves to stay at least another week, she sang the same song that landed her in the B3 and on the brink of elimination, the little known Diana Ross song...and upon finishing her song, she sobbed while the judges deliberated, and then told Ashton that her Idol journey ends tonight.
And so goes the first elimination night of Season 10. We're down to 12 Idol finalists. Tune in next Tuesday to see what songs the Idols sing and to vote for your favorites to continue their quest to become the American Idol.
Until then, I will continue watching TV so you don't have to...
Charlie
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