Thinking about this Matt thing a little more, how insulted should
Scott and Megan feel? They were dismissed only 1-2 weeks earlier than
Matt, yet their fellow contestants stood idly by as they faced the
axe-- a far cry from the weepy cheering section the gang formed to save
Matt last week. Granted Scott and Megan were not good, but Matt has
about as much chance of winning as either of these two. What gives?
Maybe the contestants also knew that the judges would definitely use
the "save" on the last possible week, and would definitely not use it
any earlier. In other words, the whole thing was an empty exercise.
Even less satisfying than the
"Idol-Gives-Back"-no-one-goes-home-this-week ploy.
Whatever happened to "Idol Gives Back," by the way? Don't we need it now, more than ever? If not for the financial aid to those who are hurting, then at least for the feel-good moment of watching David Cook choke back tears as he jams with shoeless African kids.
But I digress. Let's get to the contest:
Lil: Was that Lil or Donna Summer? I'm all for mixing up styles a little but this woman's transformations border on schizophrenic. Who is she?! I'd give her some slack if she had a great voice...but, to put it mildly, she doesn't. Can we finally stop the lie that this woman has talent?!! And can we stop Kara Digigiwhat from making the inane comments like, "You have been every woman on that stage...except you." Ugh. At least Lil had fun. So for Lil, losing her voice,wearing a heavy wig and getting reamed by the judges yet again was fun. I'm feeling more and more confident about my choice not to have a third kid.
Kris: I guess in the disco era, "She Works Hard for the Money," qualifies as a message song. I thought this would be make or break week for me and Kris. But it turned out to be...something in between. I appreciate that he put a different spin on the song. But it wasn't an interesting spin. It was sort of an EZ Listening spin, wasn't it? I feel like I'd hear Kris' song in the speakers while shopping at Pier One Imports. I'm not in love...But I'm definitely not in hate.
Danny: I give him credit for not getting drowned out by the music. Any other contestant would have been humiliated by this song and Danny wasn't. That said, it was pretty awkward watching him move around. And I'm starting to wonder-- what is Danny's deal? He's a highly competent vocalist. But what's his point of view? What energizes this guy? What made him want to be a singer? I can't get a read on him. He could be a great studio musician. But can he be a star?
Alison: I guess I should be worried. I actually agreed with Randy here. I didn't enjoy the song. But I always enjoy her. She's got pipes, people. And a personality. The clothes are never ideal. But I hope she sticks around for awhile.
Adam: Again, I think I should be worried. I actually thought Adam looked sort of handsome tonight. This performance for me was kind of the flip side of Kris. This reworking was completely interesting. But--dare I say it--I didn't like it that much. The emotion was there (as always). The vocals were there (as always). His performance was uncompromising (as always). But, then again, if it ain't broke don't fix it. This song ain't never gonna be broke. I can actually still hear David Cook's reworkings of "Billie Jean" and "Hello" in my head. But I can't hear Adam's version of "Can't Have You" now, twenty minutes after it ended. Adam turned in a great performance. But he didn't remind me why this is a great song.
Matt: Did this guy just wanna go out with a bang? There was energy here. He hit the notes. But this was kind of embarassing. Matt was pretty much drowned out by the song. And the ebullience seemed so forced. This was the kind of performance you dread when you hear it's gonna be disco week. It wasn't quite as bad as Anoop doing Usher. But the fact that I even have to write that speaks volumes. However, I did love Randy, Kara and Paula trying desperately to rationalize their decision to save Matt by praising the performance.
Anoop: I guess the fact that I didn't loathe Anoop tonight means that he did pretty well. Still, I found this somewhat of a snooze. This is a great song. He didn't do it justice. But he didn't embarass himself like Matt.
I'm thinking it's Lil, Matt and Anoop in the bottom three. I think Matt definitely goes, which renders last week meaningless except for the fact that it made the contestants and judges feel good about themselves, and it made "Idol History."
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