Oh Flipit, you poor baby...how will you ever make it thru 2 hrs Wednesday night? Maybe you need a bottle of Jim Beam and a shot glass instead of that frosty and mustard dog. Just aim that amber liquid at the back of your throat instead of at the tv - and there ya go. All I know is I sat here and clapped and squealed like a 12 yr old girl when I found out Blake was safe.
Funny recap Flipit.
Go Blake!!!!!!!

Aaaaa, once again my complete and total happiness has made you sad. One more time, and my work here will be done.

Thanks much for the screencap of my in my sexy new ARMY t-shirt! Don't I look hot?

GO BLAKE!!!!

Anybody else think that Elliot looks exactly like Jonny Fairplay?

"I Who Have Scoliosis"

Fuck me I just peed.

And BTW, who the hell sings that boring depressing song for 10,000 people??? That felt really awkward to me.

Flipit,
Never mind making Blake sound great in comparison, Adam Levine made Sanjaya,
Alaina, Antonella, etc. all seem like f-cking great singers! I saw about 15 seconds of them on SNL before fast-forwarding, and I swear he is absolutely unlistenable live.

Even the Idol contestants we rank on are superior to 90% of the visiting established talents. If most of the people on the pop or rock charts had to get through the Idol crucible, most of them would be out of the music business.

Melinda's a good, technically proficient singer without a unique style and without any real star quality. Her profile has certainly been raised and she should be able to make a living making CDs for our parents, or maybe join other Idol alums on Broadway. Could see her playing Maureen in "Rent"?

I don't see any suspense this week, which will be Jordin's coronation, but both finalists should have lots of commercial success.

GO BLAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do I think he'll win? No, Spanx has that in the bag. However, it'll be fun to see what he's got up his sleeve for the final showdown. Yay!

I was really rooting for a Blake-Melinda finale, and I thought that Spanx's less-than-stellar performance on Tuesday made that a possibility. I wasn't surprised, though. I love Melinda, but I've always wondered who exactly her fan base is.

I agree about her doing Broadway...she or LaKisha could pull a Frenchie Davis and do Rent. Maybe not Joanne, but how about the soloist in Seasons of Love? Perfect!

I wish they'd have done a "modern Broadway" night...I'd love to have heard some of the contestants rock The Color Purple, Spring Awakening, Rent, etc.

maybeimamazed02, you're right, I meant to say she would be good to play Joanne, not Maureen.
-JR

The screen cap for "This bitch acts like she knows me" is one of the top 5 screencaps of all time. If you don't beleive me, ask the burrito a spit all of my monitor when I read it.

And I agree with the Maroon 5 posters - that dude is the opposite of entertaining. Give me dancing, give me attitiude, give me on-key vocals, give me something! As if SNL weren't unentertaining enough already.

Okay - you are spot on about Elliot's looks - not quite there - but I LOVE HIM!!!

And like you said - he was ten times better than any of the males we had this year.

His voice is amazing.

And seriously - is it really shocking that Melinda is gone? I can't believe she lasted this long. Of course she can "blow" as Randy would say, but she is BORING. Snoozeville...sorry to see ya go!

Over the course of the past three weeks i have become a blaker girl {who might i add is NOT over 25 y.o. and 250 lbs. :)} because, yes he is semi-attractive, but also because i CAN'T have Spanx win. She is so damn annoying. I just turned 18 but i'm still in h.s., and let me tell ya-anyone with her personality is absolutely ridiculed here. I say that because didn't it seem like when she went back to her school that she may have been unpopular before idol? the things she said, who she hung out with (not the prettiest or best-kept), etc.

I guess what i'm trying to say is-VOTE FOR BLAKE!! :)

Elliot looks like the far end of the evolutionary chart. His big fake chiclet teeth frighten me.

Poor Melinda. Jordin stinks. Blake isn't much better. Lame season all around.

KH

hey Bro.... I am with ya... this makes no sense but... did we really screw Melinda out of anything... or will she do incredible better not having won the title?

AND

You know how you hate, hate, hate people who eye F*** the camera, well Elliot closing his eyes... for the whole song... peeping them open every 20 seconds.... creeped me out.... what was up with the boy that he could not sing with his eyes open??

Yes, an exceedingly lame season, crammed-full of weirdos (like Melinda).

Yep, I know Melinda has the pipes, mad skillz and versatility -- please just stay away from centre stage, with the other backup singers, so I don't have to look at you!

And all you rampant Blake fanatics are just so sad. Could Blake be any gayer? Why are you women in love with him? Bc he's non-threatening??

Indeed, when Blake sings the Nat Anthem, the terrorists HAVE won! :HURL:

If Sanjaya had won this season it would have been so wonderfully appropriate, not to forget a massive FU to how crappy this show has become. At least he had good looks and -- most importantly -- charisma!
Pitch control, anyone? If they can make a wailing hyena like Madonna sound great on CD (ever heard her live? it's pretty dire!) then Sanjaya has a major career ahead of him.

Nice recap, Flipit. Loved the captions.

It kind of sucks for Melinda, but this is a singing competition... Damn, someone used that joke before I could. She probably would do better without winning though as long as she gets good songs.

GIFFORDSAZ (#12), I noticed the same thing. To be fair, I think Elliott was a blinker when he was on the show. He probably hasn't performed in front of a big crowd in a while, too. I felt bad.

Donna Martin Graduates! (#13), only someone who thinks Sanjaya looked good and had charisma could say things like that. O_o

^ Well, that's exactly what I am saying. And Sanj certainly had ample fans to see him through most of the way through this comp.

Sometimes that's all you need to get ahead / have a singing career!

Jason R and maybeimamazed- have you guys ever seen THe Lion King on Broadway? I think Melinda would make a really good Rafiki.