A night after raising over $60M during the special “Idol Gives Back” event, it was time to get back to business and say good-bye to one of the remaining Elite 8 Idol wannabes.
The show kicked off with the Idols singing a song of inspiration as a group with the help of two choirs bookending them.
After a few left over celebrity call outs for donations to raise more “Idol Gives Back” money, we were ready to find out which of our Idols were safe and which ones were in trouble.
- Brooke White was first and found out she is not going to be able to attend her sister’s wedding this weekend because she is safe.
- David Cooke came out next and Ryan sent him to the sofa of safety.
- David Archuleta met Ryan center stage and then joined Brooke and David C. on the couch.
So with three Idols safe and only five more to go, the odds of those still waiting to learn their fate weren’t looking good.
But when we returned from commercial and were shown more of a video from Forrest Whitaker and his wife’s trip to Africa, I was beginning to wonder if Idol was going to give all of our Idols another week on the show—that would be the kind thing to do since it would be quite heartless to send someone home during a week of charity.
Before finding out what was to happen to the remaining five Idols, we were treated to a performance by the reigning American Idol, Jordin Sparks, and Chris Brown. The duo sang “No Air” which sounded over produced to me—which is a bit disappointing as I liked Jordin’s sound when she won the crown last year. But to show you what I know about the music industry, after the song Ryan brought out a number of awards for Jordin based on the many, many downloads of not only this song, but a couple of others. Oh well, I guess Simon’s job is safe—from me at least.
After the requisite Ford commercial featuring our Idols, we joined Ryan back on stage to learn more results of your votes.
- Jason Castro ambled out to hear how the audience liked his version of “Over the Rainbow”…they did and he’s safe for another week...something’s up tonight
- KLC was tricked into thinking she was in trouble only to be spun around and sent to the couches with the rest of the Idols before her—now I’m pretty sure something is in the air.
- So with five Idols safe and three Idols back stage, Ryan told us that Syesha, Carly, and Michael Johns were this week’s bottom three—which was not well-received by the stunned Idols. I guess my theory about no one going home was just that—a theory, not reality.
Before we found out whose run on Idol has ran out, Bono was given the opportunity to talk with America about making the world a better place—followed by Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama who all extended their pleas for America to donate to Idol Gives Back.
With confusion reigning supreme, it was time to learn whose journey has ended.
When asked about their thoughts on the bottom three, Randy expressed surprise, Paula thought America got it right and got it wrong (WHAT?!), but Simon said America is finally listening to him and was right on the mark—not a good sign for any of the bottom three.
Ryan then sent Carly and Syesha to safety and told us that Michael Johns received the fewest votes—a shocking revelation for Michael, the audience, and just about anyone who recognizes talent. This elimination has to be ranked as one of the most surprising since Chris Daughtry was given the boot during Season 5.
But just as the news was sinking in, Ryan reminded us that last year during the “Idol Gives Back” results show, no one was sent home—which turned out to be a cruel trick as that wasn’t the case on this night. Michael was going home and no amount of wishful thinking on anyone's part was going to change the results. In my humble opinion, I think America got it wrong.
But regardless of the voting results, I predict that Michael is going to become a big recording star—he has wonderful stage presence, a big voice, and talent beyond what the votes showed this week.
Oh, just in case you are keeping track at home, I did quite well on my prediction of this week’s bottom three—correctly naming two of the three, but missing totally on the Idol going home. I don’t know if anyone would have predicted Michael’s fate, but I guess not enough people felt he deserved to wear an ascot on next week’s show…
Tune in next Tuesday to see how the post-Michael Johns Idols do with Mariah Carey as their mentor and they vie for your votes.
Until then, I will continue watching TV so you don’t have to…
Charlie
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