Top 9 Results Show Wrap Up – Where do the Contestants Stand?
Wednesday’s results show saw the elimination of Megan Joy, who was already past her expiration date. I think the poor thing is a little naive. The judges handed Megan a wildcard spot, despite being the lesser talent to Jesse Langseth and Felicia Barton.
But Megan is a “package artist” doncha know–a blank slate TPTB could mold into something current. Alas, her lack of experience did her in at the end. And I couldn’t help but think, as she got up in the judges faces as she sang out, that she just could not believe the way they suddenly turned on her. That’s the Idol game, baby.
Her results show antics didn’t bug me really. She made for some pretty damn good TV. The kids have so little control over what happens on the show, if they can grab the limelight in their last few minutes on the Idol stage, well go for it! It cost her the judges “pretending” to consider her singout for a Save, but they weren’t gonna save her anyway.
That entire panel must have been seething as Megan flapped, made mocking faces, encouraged others to mock, more or less flipped Simon off, and then delivered a big F.U. with her sing off. Well, it’s Megan’s party, and she’ll caw if she wants to.
I’ve abandoned the idea that a dark horse is going to gallop up and grab the win away from early front runners Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey.
I think those two will battle it out in the final for the Top spot.
The closest we’re gonna come to a dark horse upset in Season 8 will be Kris Allen sneaking into the #3 spot. I would not have guessed it early on, but that boy has found his footing and has been gaining momentum every week. Kris is consistent, has a sense of who he is as an artist, and can re-arrange songs to fit his vibe. He is going to continue to pick up fans as others fall away. The producers will continue to pimp him until he threatens the front runners.
So Anoop Desai makes the bottom 3 for reals this week. Unlike Kris, I don’t think he’s picking up new fans, and his current fan base can only carry him so far. Unless he comes up with some super strong performances in the next couple of weeks, I think he’ll be gone at 8 or 7. Ditto for Matt Giraud who like Anoop, hasn’t found his voice nor has his comfort zone on the Idol stage. And despite avoiding the B3 on Wednesday, he isn’t picking up new fans either. TPTB understand this and are done pimping him.
Plus Anoop, Matt and Kris are splitting votes. If Kris remains strong, he will continue to pick up votes and be the last man standing.
Lil Rounds will fail her way into the Top 5. Despite lackluster performances, Lil has managed to avoid the B3 because she isn’t splitting votes with anyone else. She’s got that staple of American Idol–the female African American big-voiced R&B singer fanbase–all to herself.
Adult contemporary stylist, Scott MacIntyre, isn’t splitting votes either. If he can keep turning in decent performances, he’ll last into the Top 5.  The upcoming birth week theme should provide Scott, born in 1985, with lots of dreck material to suit his special brand of elevator music. He could pull off another crowd pleasing performance that earns him good marks from the judges. Plus, he’s likely to be the VFTW pick, and that will only help Scott out.
Allison Iraheta will continue to sing well, and will continue to struggle. Either Matt or Anoop are probably heading out the door next week, but Allison won’t be far behind, I’m afraid. I’m not sure why, but audiences aren’t connecting to her either. But hey, maybe Miley mobilizing the youth vote will make a difference!
Who I’d like to be in the Top 5: Adam, Kris, Allison, Matt, Anoop
Who will be in the Top 5: Adam, Danny, Lil, Kris, Scott
Seriously. It’s not like I’m in love with my prediction. I would gladly be proven wrong.
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437 Responses to “Top 9 Results Show Wrap Up – Where do the Contestants Stand?”
pj, I think the only time Danny has been “panned” was when Simon called his Motown week performance “amateur and clumsy”. Other than that, the judges have been WAY too kind to him.
The first thing I thought when I saw Lady Gaga was that the judges had a lot of nerve criticizing Allison with her on deck!
I don’t have any purple hair in my past, but part of what I love about Allison is how real she is. I’d rather see her in a few age-appropriate fashion disaster outfits than dressed up like a pageant doll.
MJ, please don’t ban baxter, she was just offering her own opinion about a contestant on the show.
Thanks.
Now I do think the judges should stop with the “what the hell are you wearing”. I understand if they throw that in, but they should not make it the whole critique of the overall contestant’s singing and performance.
lmao at the style critiques — I guess Kris is smart at being stubborn about not letting the stylists touch him…
The constant changes are distracting instead of enhancing her perfomances. She might fare a lot better by just getting up there and being herself. If playing dress-up isn’t helping the confidence, it’s time to put the comfy shoes back on.
For all the pushing of her by the judges, do we know anything at all about her previous music experience…or wasn’t there any and that’s why AI’s dodged the issue entirely?
I pretty much agree with all that you said Mj – my top 5 would be Adam, Kris, Allison, Danny and Matt. I really only care about my first four there but I believe that Matt is the lesser of two evils when it comes to Anoop. To this day I cannot get his evil face out of my head, I know it is crazy but you caught a glimpse into his real side, I think, when he allowed that mean evil stare for a second after Simons critiques last week. I dont know but I also cannot get past his Beat It performance either I guess. I would like the top three to be Kris, Adam and Allison.
“MJ, please donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ban baxter, she was just offering her own opinion about a contestant on the show. ”
I agree with this and it would be a little boring without the mistress of harsh – I imagine her sitting back with a cigarette hanging out the side of her mouth, swilling a whisky sour – why is that? She can be pretty cranky but an interesting read.
Guess I missed the war, just as well. Tess, you are right. It is good that people have different opinions and it does keep the show interesting and the blog interesting. I wish sometimes the comments weren’t quite so mean spirited, including my own at times.
I wanted to comment on the impersonations from the other night. Wasn’t it cool how much they all seemed to like each other and get along? They were having fun, not being mean. Even in their exit interviews on Idol Tonight they have nothing but positive things to say about each other and that includes Danny and Adam. I didn’t find Danny’s impersonation of Matt any more offensive than Matt’s impersonation of Danny on the taped segment or Allison’s impersonation of him during the show. They all seemed to take it in good fun. Anoop’s impersonation of Kris cracked him up. I love the way they all step in to help Scott when he needs to get from point A to point B. I like the way he was included in the fun at the “mansion”. This just seems to be a really nice group of people.
The best dressed discussion above was kind of interesting. I love Adam, can’t stand the way he dresses usually, but loved him in the gray suit singing Tracks of My Tears. Awesome! Same with Allison. Love her, can’t stand her clothes. But I am over 30 so maybe am just not hip enough to appreciate them. Lady Gaga for example to me was Lady Gag-Gag.
Danny has a more casual look. I think people are put off by his glasses, maybe, but as a glasses wearer myself, I think it is cool that he is playing with it and making it a part of who he is. Good for him. I like Matt and Kris’s downhome kind of dressing. Both look comfortable. To be honest I haven’t noticed what Anoop and Scott are wearing, so it is clearly not something that is offensive to me or something that I love. Megan would be hard pressed not to look awesome no matter what she wears because she has that classic Hollywood beauty and doesn’t seem to cover it up with anything too outrageous. The Caws and arm flapping were outrageous enough. I think Lil dresses too old. She always looks elegant and beautiful, but she looks 30 not in her early 20s. I would like to see a younger looking Lil. Maybe it is because she is a mother so young, but wouldn’t it be fun to see her losen up a little bit and act like a young person. I do find her more personable than Syesha and just as talented.
Well, I hope I haven’t offended anyone. There isn’t anyone on the show that I believe shouldn’t be there. I did think there were better singers than Megan that didn’t make the top 12, but of those remaining, all are talented and I wish them all good luck. I believe it will be hard for anyone to knock Adam and Danny out of the top 2 position, but Kris and Lil might have the best shot at it. Allison and Scott don’t seem to have the fanbase and Anoop’s fanbase has kept him in it this far, but I agree there do not appear to be many converts to Anoopdom. Matt just seems to be on a downhill slide the last few weeks. I hope he can turn it around because I like his bluesy sound. It should be a fun and interesting remainder of the season and I am getting some really nice downloads from I-tunes already. So hopefully we can all lighten up a little bit and enjoy the ride.
QCloud and Anoop Fan:
If you can’t handle criticism of Anoop, I suggest you both stop reading.
I’m here to tell you both, that if you don’t calm the fuck down, I’m putting you both in moderation.
MJ, you clearly only want to protect the amount of traffic on your blog. I’m sure you know most of the bloggers on your site are Adam fans, just like last year you knew most were David Cook fans, so you do what you have to do to keep them happy.
No. I want to protect my blog from stupid fan wars and idiotic fantarding.
Stick to your fansites if you can’t handle the conversations here without freaking out.
You are both on notice.
Matt is so great, IMO. I love this guy and anticipate his future whatever musical direction he chooses. Though I do favor his r&b/soul flavor, his voice is butter to my ears. In fact, “You Found Me”, is a song I never cared for, but now love.
He’s a sincere singer/musician, and I feel that. Not so much with the other contestants (Kris perhaps). For those who do listen to the studio versions, I’m sure you can agree Matt is amazing; ready for radio, IMO, and I’m buying.
I haven’t even read any comments I just want to say,
MJ, I sure hope your ideal Top 5 ends up being the real Top 5. (even though there’s not a chance in hell)