Matt Giraud had the night of his life. He got voted off by America on American Idol only to have the judges vote him back into the competition.
It was okay night. The reasons for which seem to be self-evident even to the thickest of heads. Still need me to itemize them? Okay, for one Quentin Tarantino didn’t sing, dance, do anything utterly stupid or even show up. Jennifer Hudson convinced me that I should waste any money downloading her CD. Miley Cirus had half of the judging panel trying to look like her performance wasn’t pre-recorded and the other half trying to look enthusiastic about a girl that’s half of her age whose net worth was more than all the judges combined. For a second, we all thought that we were going to have to watch the judges grant amnesty to Lil Rounds, only to see them give to somebody more deserving of such an act of charity. Phew. Oh, I almost forgot, we also got to hear yet another group performance that convinced me that I will never waste my money on the Idol Summer Tour.
I don’t think that it would be American Idol without Ryan Seacrest playing with the contestants by springing little words games upon them all just to get a little gleam of emotion out. Has anybody ever told Ryan that these people were waitresses, music teachers and oil rig workers ten weeks earlier and that he doesn’t need to play idiotic mind games with them? I mean, honestly, is it to get a rise from them or really a game that Ryan plays to see how many people he can have hanging on his every word, all the while trying to fool them. Get over yourself Seacrest and give us the news straight for once, damn it.
Some things fell into the “OMG! What a surprise!” category. The biggest shockers of the night were Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta getting to sit ont he couch early in the show. Come on, who really thought tat thye were in trouble?
Surprise of the night? That would definitely be Lil Rounds wardrobe choice. What that heck was that thing anyway? It looked like it was a garbage bag dyed with bug guts and lime juice. I’ve heard of going green but give us a break Lil and try to wear colors that don’t look like they can be worn at night to keep from being struck by a car.
I really cannot say that I was happy about Lil Rounds not getting handed her walking papers. She really has been the blessed one this year. I somehow felt that even if she was dropped, the judges would have saved her. Good for Matt though. You bounes was that you got to “high five” with Ryan Seacrest. Mmmm, the memories. Take them in brother.
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