#225 - wildcards

wildcard show, here we go.. i'll be writing as i watch so all comments will be live! (and mostly before judges comments too, so you get my real gut reactions, lucky you huh?):

1. jesse langford - EPIC FAIL! i actually kinda liked her initial performance (bette davis eyes), but this one was absolutely horrid. she can't sing those low notes at all and she should've totally stayed away from that. she looked pretty confident and i think if she could've sang it two levels better it could have been a pretty good performance, but i didn't like it. by the way... i wonder who the judges originally had in her spot until that "last minute change" they talked about...

2. matt giraud - i think this guy definately deserves to be in the top 12, but why is he so in love justin timberlake? way over the top. haha. nah, it was good, though, it was a performance worth watching at least (very unlike most of all the other weekly performances so far).

ps - best line of the week:
paula - "simon, i'm still speaking..."
simon - "unfortunately."

3. megan joy corkrey - barf. so i guess she's gonna do that washing machine dance every single time huh? and doesn't it sound like she's just talking the whole song? if that's her "style" and her "range," no thank you. megan... is not the one for ME!!!

4. von smith - simon was right, he should've worn a hat. he looks like one of those little japanese cartoon boys that get embarrassed and have sweat drops drawn on their faces. either that or a monkichi. again, he can sing the chorus but not the verses, and that ain't good enough.

ps - man, paula realized she's got dial back the craziness with her future replacement sitting right next to her huh? she "studied" the way he sings? maybe a little creepy, but at least she's paying attention (*ahem* "your first song you were a little bit off, for your second song..." remember that?).

5. jasmine murray - so much better song choice, sung well enough (not great though). but i think she can go through, i think she should go through, i don't know why i want to root for her because i actually don't like her that much, but i think she would fit in well with this top 12 group. also... i realized why i didn't really like her from the beginning... she looks like one of my students! a very creepy little girl who has rhetts syndrome so all she does is stare and only babble and laugh creepily all day.

ps - simon just SLAP paula already!! damn!

6. ricky braddy - doesn't he look like a duck? again, so yes, he can sing very well, but do i want to listen to it? NO! too bad, so sad. oh well, guy, tough luck for you.

-commercial break-
HOLY CRAP WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THAT COMCAST COMMERCIAL!?!? THAT'S LIKE WHAT MY NIGHT TERRORS WOULD CONSIST OF COMPLETELY IF I HAD NIGHT TERRORS. SERIOUSLY, NEVERENDING TORTURE! THE HORRIFICNESS KEPT GOING AND GOING AND GOING! ARGH!

7. tatiana del toro - how can you not love tatiana? she's fantastic! just that opening clip. oh, but why is she singing the same song? so... i guess it's not an act and she really IS that crazy huh? poor girl, they're absolutely just playing around with her... i feel SO sorry for her now. oh man, these producers are evil. i really feel bad for her. aww, and she thinks she did good too.

ps - second greatest line of the week:
simon - "oh it doesn't matter."

8. anoop desai - yup, you gotta put him through, right? right.

i would've picked anoop, matt, and jasmine... let's see if i'm right.

-commercial break
THANK THE HEAVENS THERE WAS NO COMCAST COMMERCIAL DURING THAT BREAK.

wow, that was quick judging! i'm impressed actually. okay, they went with jasmine, fine. oh, wtf? megan AND jasmine? no way. and leave matt and anoop for the "who's it gonna be?" *drama pair* at the end? man, they should've picked BOTH matt and anoop. i would've picked pretty much everyone over megan, geez! i guess they needed more girls in the top 12. BOO to american idol for that stupid choice. also, BOO to american idol for going over time, poor everyone with their dvrs set to record they miss like the whole end.

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OH OOPS!!! haha, okay TOTALLY had me fooled! wow, for the very first time in idol history the fake-out worked on me (y'know, very much unlike paula's "i'm so sorry... that you have to see more of us, you made it!"). but, i'm very glad they did because man this season most of all needs an anoop in it right? no one else to like. so... here's my ranking for the top 13:

1. kris allen
2. danny gokey
3. lil rounds
4. matt giraud
5. allison iraheta
6. anoop desai
7. adam lambert
8. scott macintyre
9. jasmine murray
10. jorge nunez
11. alexis grace
12. danny sarver
13. megan joy corkrey

of course, if i was a smart man (which i am) i would know that my own personal preferences absolutely will NOT be the way this really goes so let's not put too much stock in this list. but we'll see what happens...