Tonight, they are eliminating nine, count them, NINE contestants. It isn’t my place to say if that was a smart decision or not, seeing the fact that almost all 12 have more potential then they have shown, though it was certainly a risk. There are several people I don’t want to see gone, but this is life.
After the judges and contestant’s introductions, we were shown a brief recap video which really just felt like filler, than of course all 12 idols sang a group song, maybe you’ve heard of it? “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. I thought it was very entertaining, and got me in the mood for the rest of the episode.
After commercial break, Ryan annoyed us with last night’s episode recap. After this recap, he had a chat with the contestants. At this point I am still awaiting the results. Finally, here we go with the results.
First, Ryan pulled up Casey Carlson, she sang “Every Little She Does is Magic,” After telling her she basically sucked last night, she was kicked off.
Next up was Stephen Fowler who sang “Rock With You,” Because he chose the wrong song choice, he was also booted.
Alexis Grace took the stage next. “I Never Loved A Man” was the song she sang, Alexis made it to the Top 12, and got to sit in one of the three chairs. One down, two to go. She even got to sing a victory song.
Ricky Braddy and Jackie Tohn than took the stage together. Ricky sang “A Song For You” While Jackie sang “A Little Less Conversation.” Ricky was booted off first, then Jackie followed closely behind.
Anoop Desai and Michael Sarver shared the stage next. Anoop sang “Angel of Mine,” while Michael sang “I Don’t Wanna Be.” Michael went through while Anoop then was sent home. I was all but positive Michael was going to get through. 2 out of the 3 stools are now occupied, my guess? Danny has to be the final man that gets the seat. I’d be pretty angry if Tatiana got it over him.
We then got a special treat as two former contestants from last year made a guest appearance and sang. It was Michael Johns and Carly Smithson. Now I understood that these two were pretty popular last season, but my opinions on them? Well let’s just say I understand why they got kicked off. I never really liked Michael. I always thought he was pretty annoying the way he performed. I did, however like Carly, but I always knew she was never good enough to win.
Ann Marie Boskavich stood in her seat after the commercial. She sang “Natural Woman.” Brent Keith stood up next, he sang “Hicktown” Stevie Wright then stood, she sang “You Belong With Me” last week. Though none of them went through.
The two remaining contestants, as expected were Danny Gokey and Tatiana Del Toro. I feared this would happen, but it did. They were both good, but come on, Tatiana is a pain in the butt. Yet somehow, there is ten minutes left in this episode.
With only five minutes remaining, the show returned from commercial to decide the fate of Danny and Tatiana. Who’s going through to the top 12? DANNY! Cry all you want Tatiana, you shall annoy me no more! Congratulations, Danny, you did a great job last week, and I look forward to hearing more from you!
The 3 people going through tonight are DANNY, MICHAEL, AND ALEXIS!
All judges other than Simon actually thought Jackie did a good job. However, even though I usually don’t, I have to agree with Simon. I couldn’t get into that song at all. I don’t think she is a terrible singer really, but this song didn’t fit her style. Perhaps other viewers will love her, and that’s their opinion as this is mine.
Randy told him it was an unbelievable performance starting off the eighth season. Kara said he killed the song, which was a good thing, because it was amazing to watch. Paula said she was proud that America gets to see how talented he is. Simon said it was very good, but he wasn’t jumping out of his chair because he doesn’t think Ricky has star quality.
Randy is loving her right now, Kara told her she is like a genie emerging from it’s bottle. Paula thinks there is something inside of her that is large, and she is small, and Simon thinks Alexis is the best contestant so far.
Randy really enjoyed Brent’s personal style for country music and thinks he could be a great country singer. Kara thought Brent chose a safe song, Paula agreed, but Simon thought it was forgettable.
Randy thought it was not hot, Kara said Stevie has an identity crisis, Paula agreed with Randy and Kara, while Simon said it was terrible. I have to agree with them, it really wasn’t that great at all. The song itself wasn’t that bad, but she sang it really shakingly, like she was super nervous, which is understandable. I gave it a three out of five because of the song choice.
Randy said he was a huge fan, but it wasn’t the best performance. Kara agreed with Randy, Simon said it was too grown up, and everyone agreed with him. I actually liked it a lot. I thought it was the best performance of the night so far. I think he did an amazing job, and what came out of him was really strong, taking in the fact he was nervous.
Randy said “The dog was lost.” It wasn’t good for him, it was weird, and a weird karaoke song choice. Kara said nobody tries for those kind of songs. Paula said it was the wrong choice, and Simon said it was atrocious.
Randy said the beginning started off weird. Kara said she didn’t think it was Michael’s best performance. Paula gave him praise saying he did a “real good” job. Simon hopes America votes for him and gives him another chance.
Randy once again said it was the wrong song choice, while Kara said in order for her to win, she has to kill it. Paula said compared to Hollywood week, Ann Marie actually was better. Simon compared her as the best hotel singer, but not good enough to be the American Idol. Once again, I really enjoyed a song, while the judges did not.
Randy once again said he made a wrong song choice. Kara thought he did a lot better on the piano when he forgot the words. Paula said it was the kiss of death, because Rock With You belongs to one artist, Michael Jackson. Simon wanted him to forget the lyrics, because it was terrible.
Randy said he was impressed with Tatiana’s performance. Kara compared Tatiana to a roller coaster ride, but this was a very reserved version of Tatiana. Paula said Tatiana was probably the most talked about contestant this season. She also said the song was beautiful. Simon straight up called her a drama queen, and it was better than expected.
Randy said it was blazing hot, Kara said it was incredible, Paula said it was stellar, with the phrase “sold out arenas” Simon said it was good, but not fantastic.
