Have you been wondering all day which of the five remaining Idol wannabes is going home a night after all five sang two songs with the hopes of convincing you to dial numbers assigned to them and keeping them in the show for at least another week? And now that you read that long winded question, did you forget what the question was? Are you re-reading it again? OK, enough questions, let's get on with the elimination show and what went down after all of your votes were totaled. At stake: a spot in the Idol Final Four! Woo-hoo!
Before jumping into the festivities, let me first remind you I predicted that it would be Jacob whose magic carpet ride will likely end tonight. Based on comments read since last night's show, I believe there are many who share that prediction. Now that we have that out of the way, let's start the show.
To kick things off on what has become shameless plug theatre, Ryan spent the first few minutes of the broadcast telling everyone about Steven Tyler's new tell-all book and letting us know that J-Lo would be performing her top hit on the show tonight...and then it was group sing time.
The five finalists performed a relatively underwhelming version of "Happy Together" a fairly tired song...you'd think that with all the crap the Idols have received over the years for song selection, the Idol producers would take a bit of their own advice and choose something a little more interesting. I guess it's the old Cobbler's son story...but with music substituted for shoes.
I'm not even going to waste your time writing about the weekly Ford music video...OK, I guess I did, but now I am going to FF through it.
For a little time wasting fun, the Idols were put on the spot with Chef Gordon Ramsay in the Hell's Kitchen kitchen and told to make an omelet in 10 minutes. None of the Idols seemed too comfortable over a hot burner--thankfully they can sing. Most of the egg dishes found their way into the waste bin; Lauren and Jacob were the only Idols to produce anything nearing edible by Chef Ramsay...and then we got the "to be continued..." What fun could the Idol producers have in store for us? We'll just have to wait...
And to help ease the pain of waiting, we were entertained by Country super group, Lady Antebellum. Now these guys can sing...whether you are a fan of the Country genre or not, their songs are sure to get your toes a-tappin'!
Remember a few paragraphs ago where I was talking about song choice? Well we were treated to a little behind the scenes fun with the Idols where we learned the process they use to select songs...not really, it was just a bit to kill time on Elimination night...
And speaking of Elimination night, it's time to dim the lights and learn some results starting with James. You know the drill--judges comments, a bit of video from super producer Jimmy Ivine, and then the voting results...or maybe not. Instead of safe or danger, James was told to start a group on the other side of the stage.
Lauren was next...and Ryan instructed her to stand on the near side of the stage. BTW: Jimmy predicted that Lauren would be in the B2 because she "pulled back on the melody" of Unchained Melody last night.
Before more results could be learned, Chef Ramsay put Jacob and Lauren through his patented blind taste test test--the same test he gives the wannabe head chefs on his Hell's Kitchen show. The Idols tasted beef (Jacob got it), Tofu (Lauren), and the tie-breaker was Hot Dog which the Southern girl got meaning she won the first ever Idol blind taste test...and a permanent place in the restaurant business...as a customer!
With Randy, Steven, and Ryan snacking on popcorn with the Idol audience, J-Lo performed her dance hit...confession: I didn't watch much of it, but what I saw I didn't like...call me salty!
Back to the results...and Jacob. For the record, Jimmy thought Jacob was off with both songs last night (ergo the reason I predicted he'd be going home), but Jimmy also said that Jacob had lost his confidence. And to add a bit more stress to his already shaky night, Jacob was asked to stand next to Lauren.
Then Ryan and Jimmy turned their attention to Hailey. Jimmy took exception with J-Lo who called him out last night on the advice that he gave Hailey on her first song last night (the Lady Gaga song), but Jimmy said Haiely came back like a Lioness and redeemed herself. Hailey was directed to make the long walk across the stage to be next to James.
Scotty was the final Idol to get the treatment. Jimmy complimented Scotty on a strong night (I half agree) and then Ryan pulled the old final 5 trick by first telling Scotty (the Body) that he was safe and then asking him to pick the other two Idols who were safe. Scotty refused, so Ryan walked him over to James and Hailey meaning that Lauren (by now sobbing) and Jacob (looking like he expected it) made up tonight's B2.
A quick commercial break (aided by the FF button) and then Ryan told Jacob that he was done dealing. But it was Lauren who shed the most tears. Jacob merely flashed a big smile, chatted with Ryan, and watched a video recap of his Idol journey.
And just like that we have our Final Four...James (the favorite), Hailey (the dark horse), Lauren (likely the next to go), and Scotty (the crush--Ryan's and the prime competition--James').
Tune in next week to see how what happens when the Idols chances of winning go up to at least 25%...until then, I will continue watching TV so you don't have to...
Charlie
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