We both found what we were looking for …

If I don't do this in sort-of chronological order, things will get out of hand. I'm only cutting the actual results—they did one in the middle and one at the end, but I'll talk about them both at the end of the post.

• I love me some group songs, as you all know, and this one was pretty good though I thought Kris would do better with choreography, and the little Danny dance was unnecessary. I'm not surprised that they found a way to get Scott around the stage, but I am surprised that they actually went there. Ford ad was kinda lame, though.
  
• I like that the new rule is very specific to Idol, rather than borrowed from someplace else, and is really limited. As Simon said, it really isn't invalidating the vote, since we don't actually vote someone off, but vote for our favorites. Given that they can only use it once per season, I don't think anyone thought a singer would be saved tonight. The one thing that isn't great: instead of the singout being wistful and sort of teary, it's sing-for-your-life. (Which cannot compare to the lipsync-for-your-life on RuPaul's Drag Race, but then, what could?)
  
• I love that the singout this season is Carrie's cover of a Motley Crüe song; the original is one of my favorite "the road is really hard for a music man like me" videos:

Mötley Crüe - New Music - More Music Videos

• Kanye was Kanye but what I want to know is, when did they tape this? Why are there fangirls at the judge's desk? I didn't even think Ryan was there until the end. What the hell was that backup singer wearing? Why did one of the singers sound like my phone vibrating?
  
• I'm excited that they're going to have an Idol alum on every week, too. Kelly was completely adorable wasn't she? I'm not sure who was dressing her, though, because her clothes didn't suit her at all. She has such a cute figure, but she was dressed like she has curves, which she doesn't, so it just made her look dumpy. She sounded great, though, and I'm glad she sang live.
  
• So I'm watching Ryan talking about how he played "My Life Would Suck Without You" three times on the radio and sang along, and I'm thinking, "yeah, Ryan, we all know why you love that song" and then he said it, that he had a relationship like that, and he smiled at Simon and Simon winked and seriously, I have no idea what to do with them anymore.

This is when we miss Nigel: the elimination fakeouts. ( You Can't Win )