smartcookie:

Too funny we’re all doing the same thing! The whole results episodes are not on YT, but there are clips of David finding out he’s safe (or the whole Archie sit-down thing in the case of Top 7) over there. I was too nervous at the time, too, so this was a cool way to look back and see his Results Show Wardrobe if nothing else. One bad thing is that David seems so worn down and less sparkly by the end, although you can see the makeover in action week by week and relive the beauty of “Always Be My Baby” week, which knocked me off my pins completely. THAT was a “moment” for the AI history books. But by rock week and Neil Diamond week, the poor thing seems exhausted and a little frazzled and much too serious. I think losing Michael Johns may’ve been really hard on his psyche! That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it. I also think maybe he was wondering what the heck he was still doing there with Michael Johns and Carly and Brooke already departed (he seems to have liked them a lot) and maybe that ground him down a little, too. Now he’s got Neal and Andy and the boiz to hang with, plus probably Mom and Dad and his brothers and Kimberly Caldwell at least some of the time, plus the new-album euphoria, so maybe he’s not feeling quite so used up and worn out. Fingers crossed!

But that is one thing I’m kind of surprised they included in the video — the darker mood of the “one moment amid the madness to lie down” part of it. It makes the rock star lifestyle look a little frazzled around the edges.