Recap: American Idol: Make a Run for the Border

tinkcrushedpicante.gifLatin Night on American Idol is traditionally one of the biggest televised disasters of the year. Katrina beat it back in 2005, but just barely. Each Spring, a new batch of contestants smiles big, puts on their tightest, tackiest outfits and does their darndest, but they always overwhelmingly suck it when it's time to spice it up. Latin Night is doomed to bomb. Oooh! Look! The cast of Drive! An omen? It stars the guy from Firefly. This is just getting uglier and uglier.

My instincts told me to sit this one out and avoid the headache, but my drunk inner bitch ass intervened and reminded me the path to the headache's what I live for. Especially when the path is laden with mojitos and homegrown Spanish Fly. I'm not missing my chance to watch a bunch of gordas get ground into a bunch of gorditas! This ain't Pace Picante Sauce! THIS. Is American Idol! Get a rope!

Holy shit! J-LO! NO WAY. I thought she was under house arrest after following up Gigli with that telenovela Grammy duet she did with her gargoyle husband. Hey, I can't blame the girl for hiding out. When all else fails, marry a rich ugly dude and retire. That's my plan. Tink flies in wearing another dark, sad suit and shows us clips to remind us how gorgeous J-Lo is and how many eardrum pillaging songs she was responsible for not too long ago. "Waiting For Tonight" came on and jabbed my soul so hard I fell out of bed. When I come back to it, she's singing gibberish. Wait! That's Spanish! She hasn't been missing, she's been chillin' on the Latin Billboard Charts! My bad. After flashes of photos that remind us why she's a star...

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jlojello.gif...her new hit on the Latin Charts morphs into a live set in the practice studio, where J-Lo is making the most off key exercise video I've ever seen. Jennifer Lopez is beautiful, sexy, and not fat, but she's always been there with some extra Jell-o to feed the people. She tells the contestants that she watches the show at home while not walking on the treadmill and wonders every time who's gonna give her goose bumps. Not who's the best singer, mind you, but the one who makes people feel good. Haley Ho takes off her shirt and bows down right there in the studio. She is facing her Idol, and she's like a star-struck little girl. Except really slutty.

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movinonup.gifJel-Lo's advice to Doolittle is to be as sexy as possible. That's what she did when she sang this song in Spanish. Man, I wish she'd sing along with Melinda just to see if she could make her head explode. Where's Lulu when you need her? J-Lo is determined to bring out the slut in Melinda, who pulls her face cutely to the camera. "I'm so not sexy!" Aw. No, but you're only a couple of shots and a line away from doable. Get crackin'. I'll go first.

weezygraduates.gifShe's chosen "Sway" which is way old school Latin music. Like 1954 old school. Cuz the fifties was such a sexy decade. Way to sizzle, Doolittle. I imagine her curled up fetal style in bed later, wondering where she went wrong with the "sex it up" advice. The Weezy Jefferson Graduates from Women's College Look never got anyone laid, and it's not gonna start to tonight. As usual, she's got a voice, but the extra sizzle and passion Jel-Lo was trying to explain isn't showing it's face. She sticks strictly to the melody of the verse, which repeats about a thousand times, all the while struggling to move her hips a little without falling down. Poor thing. Good singer, but if she's gonna take this thing, Doolittle's gonna have to make us poo a little. She belts out her last note to the rafters as I wipe the drool from my chin. Totally not pooing.

Randy loved it. He says she reminded him of Celia Cruz a little, which sounds nice unless you know who Celia Cruz is.

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bootytwins.gifIn her time with Jel-Lo, Lakisha doesn't waste any time asking her sister in booty for vocal advice (thank you). She wants to know how to pronounce "conga" and shake her ass. Yes, she's singing "Conga", the Gloria Estefan tongue twister that's been a huge dud on this show in the past. Why in the world would she choose this song? Her moves looked good in practice, but the whole idea of a dancing LaKisha could go terribly wrong. I'm a big believer in signs, so when she comes out dressed like a storm warning, I worry for her safety. And ours.

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deedeetv:

An episode of American Idol is not complete without my Flipit recap. Love it, as usual. The Sanjaya caption made me laugh and spray juice out of my nose. Was I the only one that thought the facial hair was pasted on and not actual home-grown Sanjaya?

Flipit [TypeKey Profile Page]:

^^^^ :)

sorry that was not tyler from the amazing race, just bj.

JasonR [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Flipit, great recap. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt molested by Sanjaya's leering into the camera. Never mind his sit-down with J-Lo, I think he must have had a "master class" with Mr. Eye-Rape himself, Constantine.

TheEmancipationofGigi [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Flipit, you are a genius. I love your mocking of Haley and Powder. And I was dying when I saw that Shirley Temple picture.

Please tell us you're going to recap the new Inferno that started last night!

kapowski [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Flipit, thank you, thank you, thank you for being so freakin' hilarious, and for getting these recaps done SO FAST.

Simon's assessment of Haley's "strategy" was priceless. The fact that she didn't seem offended says it all.

And I wish someone could explain what was so great about Blake's performance, cuz I missed it. I thought Chris was better, but no one really stood out last night.

juddfan:

Bless you, Flipit!!! OMG I am howling at this one!!!! I'm gonna be so sad when Ho-ley leaves the show, you recaps are making her my favorite!!!

Ping-pong balls . . . OMG again . . .

JTContinental [TypeKey Profile Page]:

The other guy was the British gay guy that tried out in Seattle, but then it was revealed that he had been in a boy band formed by Simon Cowell in the past. Tom something...

soflat:

I thought it would get better after last week's old folks theme.

Did you notice Shrek Doolittle didn't put on her "Who me? I'm good?" routine this week. Instead she blew off Simon's critique.

They all stunk except maybe Sanjaya.

Personally I think it is time for ho-bag Lakisha to go home. What corner did they find her working on?

JasonR [TypeKey Profile Page]:

soflat (#15), in comments to a recent recap, weren't you just totally going off on a recapper (maybe it was Flipit?) for being too mean/insulting recently? What did Lakisha do to deserve being called a ho-bag? Is she a big girl who makes some unfortunate wardrobe choices? Yes. Is she trying to use her looks as a means to get votes and distract from her defecit of talent? No, that would be Haley. She seems to me like a very nice young single mom with a hell of a voice trying to take advantage of the chance of a lifetime and get out of the teller window and into a music career. In light of what's going on with Imus and his sick comments about the Rutgers womens' b-ball team, you would think people would more careful about throwing the "ho" word around, especially at someone who doesn't deserve it.

PixieGal [TypeKey Profile Page]:

OMG, Sanjaya's eyeliner mustache and soul patch had me rolling on the floor and seriously, I felt violated after his performance. He cannot do sexy eyes...his eyes felt like a child molester's only he was the child and molester all in one.

Haley needs to just fuck off as does Powder. My GOD, get them away from television.

Justine [TypeKey Profile Page]:

The two best were 1) Blake because he was dressed like an old Dominican man and 2) Sanjaya because with the curls and the pencil 'stache he looked hella Mexican. Bravo latino men!

Justine [TypeKey Profile Page]:

P.S. Sanjaya eye-fucked that camera like no one since Constantine!

MrsC:

I want you all to know what my 2 year old said when Sanjaya came on:

"Is that a boy?"

(Mommy) "Yes"

"What's wrong with his HAIR?!"

katieshole:

One of the idols should of told that no talent skank-ho, they were going to sing 'taco flavored kisses'. That would of been hysterical to see J-Sluts reaction! (South Park fans will get it - and if you haven't seen the episode, you must: "just cuz I gotta lot of body doesn't mean you'll get my taco flavored kisses honey...").

Now, who does J-Trash think she is? She can't sing, she can't act, yet she is mentoring. The only way she could mentor these idols is by telling them who to do to get a record contract, and what type depraved sex acts they enjoy and how to perform them. That she could mentor.

I mean, really, she has no gag reflex, a trick pelvis and is double jointed. She's a sexual DisneyLand and the Center for Disease Control's public enemy number one.

KH
Just go away J-Ho!

Mary:

^ wow! was this j-lo rant really warranted? I didn't get it...anyway---i know this is weird, but sanjaya was actually just a little bit sexy last night! (OMG I CANT BELEIVE I JUST TYPED THAT!) I think he would be really cute if he cut all his curly hair off short. He can eye-bang me anytime!

zoobabe:

I loved it Flip!

thanks for noticing Jordin's atrocious fashion fug. Blake's dumb hat REALLY made him look like Mike Boogie, and that alone makes it hard to cheer for him. Chris should have sang Phil's song. It suited his R&B voice better.

BunkitaSarita:

RE: #11- I totally thought Sanjaya was going to do "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin. THAT would have been classic!

And RE: #19- as soon as I saw that, I told my husband, "Looks like someone has been to the Constantine School of Eye Fuckery" lol

Totally agree though, this episode sucked, and the Ho needs to go!

roleepolee [TypeKey Profile Page]:

You're awesome Flipit. But I think AI has finally jumped the shark...

Please do something about the screen caps covering the words! = )

shia0bundan:

Flipit you are awesome.

Err.. I know others don't mind but I feel like the pictures are covering up too much writing. I think it happens because you weave the pictures into your paragraphs, while other writers put them after the paragraphs. I love all ur screencaps, but if you formatted it a little differently, the words probably wouldn't get covered up. :)

flipit:

Man you guys had me crackin up. Thanks for the giggles. She Bangs? Lol.

I will work on the pic bs. HEART

Smoke_Rulz [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Oh my god this is the funniest recap you've done so far, Flipit. XD Absolutely awesome. I am thoroughly entertained. And I love the picture captions as always. Oh my GOD.

My individual thoughts:

Melinda Doolittle - Once again not hitting a home run, but still sounds better than anyone else on the show. God damn.

LaKisha Jones - God I hate this song. Just because she sang it, it makes me hope that it's time for her sudden shocker elimination. But I want Haley and Phil gone really badly. And really, I didn't think she did it that well.

Chris Richardson - Horrible as always. Go away.

Haley Scarnato - Even worse than usual. Go away.

Phil Stacey - Boring as usual. Nice cracking those two notes, too, haha. Go away.

Jordin Sparks - Not as good as usual. :( But still three times as better as the previous three. I miss Season 5's cast.

Blake Lewis - I figured he'd actually pick a good song this week, and he did. Oh well.

Sanjaya Malakar - Holy crap. A rather pleasant and above average performance from Sanjaya? You knew it had to happen. He finally picked a good song. Weee. :D

So yeah. Haley, Phil, and LaKisha bottom 3? I'm going to find out in about a minute since the show is currently airing.

Leslie:

I know it's mean, but I was completely grossed out by Lakisha's back fat hanging over the back of her dress. I have no problem if you're a big girl, but come on, wear something in the next size up. Whoever chose that sausage casing for her should be fired.

Page:

I agree with the show jumping the shark. It was bound to happen. I started watching last season. And I rooted for at least 4 of them and the others I did not mind seeing perform each week.
This year is just dull and I could care less about seeing any of them perform.

I am on the fence about Sanjaya getting this far, due to the websites, Howard Stern pushing for his votes.

Perhaps in the future the judges will pick contestants that they would not mind winning. Not to mention contestants who have talent, rather than picking them to make the show interesting.
Have we officially run out of talented,young adults who have the desire to try out for AI? I just hope that Rockstar Supernova runs again this summer.

Oh, is anyone going to recap Sheer Genius? That show is hilarious. I loved the fist episode, plenty of snark.

tulip618 [TypeKey Profile Page]:

i'm surprised you didn't mention ho-ley's cellulite. NOT that there is anything wrong or unnatural about it and NOT that i have anything to boast about, being a bit fluffy myself, but i am also not about to put on some hoochie shorts and shake it for america. anyways, it made me feel a little better about myself which is clearly totally mean and wrong, but also felt really good. :)

p.s. thanks for the laughs!

sharo:

I really liked Sanjaya this week! And that was a first. But give the kid a break; He is only a teenager! And the eye rape was wonderful--wait 10 years

DonnaMartinGraduates!:

Flipit -- I've only read the first page, but you are on fire, man!

Gargoyle husband -- Yes!

Jel-Lo -- YES!

more l8r...........

Flipit [TypeKey Profile Page]:

DMG i have missed you baby.

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