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Double-Elimination cuts the ‘Idol’ field to 5

Posted on April 22, 2009

9:14pm: Let’s dim the lights and get to the results.

Whoa…I was prepared for Lil to go home but I didn’t expect it to happen right here and now. Lil never figured who she was. She can sing – no doubt, but she squandered her opportunity to set herself apart as an artist.  We wish her well.

9:23pm: Time for a Disco medley from some 70’s idols in their own right. Also time for me to check email. Sorry, but this is borderline awkward. I’m waiting for these ladies to either fall off the stage or have some kind of strange wardrobe malfunction. I’m not wishing it, but I’m fully prepared for it to happen.

It’s only KC – no Sunshine Band. What, were they busy? Can you book the Sunshine Band without KC? I wonder how many times this guy has sang “Get Down Tonight” in his life. KC and the Sunshine Band once played at a company meeting of mine…and now they are on IDOL. I can say I knew them when.

9:35pm: We are back at it. It’s time to send someone into the danger zone.

Now that Adam and Kris are safe I can rest easy. Anyone else could go and I’d be ok with it.

9:37 p.m. Danny without glasses is like KC without the Sunshine Band. Ryan quotes “the bloggers” in defending Danny against Simon’s criticisms. But what did Twitter say? Danny is also safe. That leaves three contestants in limbo, but are they the Bottom Three? Ryan sends Anoop over to the stool. Does that mean Lil was also in the Bottom Three? I guess so.

9:39 p.m. So it’s down to Allison and Matt. Matt praises himself for arranging his song last night and praises his own performance. Matt is safe, putting Allison in the Bottom Three/Two with Anoop. Allison sings “Here It Goes Again” as she walks over to Anoop.

9:41 p.m. If Anoop is eliminated, the judges get to go, “See? It was smart of us to use the Save.” If Allison goes home, the look of sadness on Simon’s face will just be funny.

9:46 p.m. It’s not that I don’t love David Archuleta, but I love the Red Sox’s Irish green double-header uniforms even more. The young ladies in the mosh pit reaching out for any centimeter of Li’l’ Archie’s exposed skin might disagree with my preference. The single is more up-tempo and interesting than anything he sang in his ballad-glutted “Idol” run.

9:49 p.m. David runs over and gives Allison a warm hug and Anoop a manly handshake. He admits that even though he was never in their position, he’s proof that you don’t need to win “Idol” to go on tour with Demi Lovato. Anoop takes his advice to heart.

9:54 p.m. The final results are in. The second person going home tonight is… Anoop.

9:55 p.m. The judges let out a collective sigh of relief.

9:56 p.m. This is probably as far as Anoop had any right to go, but given how sick I am of Matt Giraud’s oversinging, this isn’t a result that pleases me.

9:57 p.m. Wow. Anoop just can’t hit that last note.

9:58 p.m. Farewell to Lil and Anoop. Nobody’s really surprised, are they?

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