A lot can happen in 40 years

[jlh]

For those of you who have been here the past two years: Polls start with the top 12, mostly because it's too difficult to force people to only vote for two people and I hate it when people are like, "I want all of them" because you CAN'T. No contestant icons because I'm too superstitious.

Right, let's start the show.

David Hernandez, "In the Midnight Hour." You know, he does interesting things musically, like the CSN cover he did in Hollywood (was that someone else's cover btw? or his?) but personally he is dull as damn dishwater, not as cute as he apparently thinks he is, and needs some wardrobe help because that shirt sucked.

Chikezie, "More Today Than Yesterday": Oh how I want to like you, baby, but you can't talk back to Simon. You just can't. And the suit would have been better if you were taller and hadn't worn a white shirt.

David Cook, "Happy Together": adorable, but your stubble should match your hair, for reals. Good job, but you haven't clicked with me quite yet.

Jason Yeager, "Moon River": He's Donny Osmond. He had all the bullshit variety show body language; he smiled pointlessly in all the right places. If he were a girl, Simon would have said it was pageanty.

Robbie Carrico, "One": I kept thinking, haven't I seen him before? Then I was like, oh, yeah, he's like a defanged Bo. I mean, he's cute and all, whatever. Get a band, dude. Play a rustbelt tour from Pittsburgh to Flint in a crappy Ford Econoline van, sleeping on people's floors, then you can talk to me about how rock n roll you are.

David Archuleta, "Shop Around": What can I say that hasn't been said? Even Ryan is charmed, and not in a "may I take your virginity?" sort of way. The elbow thing was TOO MUCH. I think this competition is his to lose, right now.

Danny Noriega, "Jailhouse Rock": Okay, girls, I know you're liking him, but yuck. First, as Ryan implied, you can't out-queen Simon. Second, Simon was right about covering Elvis songs. Third, don't pout, because you ain't that cute.

Luke Menard, "Everybody's Talkin'": Your bad luck was being in between the two gay boys I think, but also you were kind of boring. I like how you tried to youth it up with your hoodie, and jesus but you are a hottie. I hope you get the pass this week and come back next week and are actually, you know, good?

Colton Berry, "Suspicious Minds": I'm not feeling the magic, ladies. Too much bang. (And I mean the hair kind.) I'm very whatever about this one. And Simon's right, he reeks of showchoir! Now, I love me some showchoir—I was in showchoir—but American Idol ain't showchoir.

Garrett Haley, "Breakin' Up Is Hard to Do": Shave. Cut your hair. (Regular readers of this journal will know how very rarely I say these things.) Find a key and stick to it.

Jason Castro, "Daydream": Now he is adorable. And I hate white boys in dreads as a general rule. However, I love drummers—something about their essence, I don't know what it is, but they're the best, and he proves it.

Michael Johns, "Light My Fire": Okay, I know there's a whole thing about this guy and his professional past, but to that I say whatever, because this competition is pretty fake anyway. That said, I wish he'd stop singing Doors songs because he has the movements down a little too well—he reminds me of Val Kilmer in the movie.

I didn't vote for anyone because I wasn't home last night, but I think I would have voted for Luke because I want to see more of him, and David and Jason C because I genuinely liked their performances.

On the songs: I predict the whole Danny and Colton both sing Elvis will just get the slashers into a frenzy. (However I continue not to care about them.) I got excited that Garrett sang the slow version of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" because of course I gave that song to Chris in Radio Friendly, so *squee*. I found it funny that Luke managed to make "Everybody's Talkin'" completely boring, when it's the theme to the only X-rated movie to win Best Picture. I love that you can now sing "girl we couldn't get much higher" on a family show on network television.

As for Rymon, that was a surfeit of riches so extreme that I don't really have anything to say about it anymore. On Tuesday's E!News Ryan said that he not only cried while watching "Definitely, Maybe" but was thinking this weekend about having kids so he can get all that loot. I just, does anyone really think they aren't fucking?

Also, why did Randy say "Rymon" instead of "Ryan" at the very end of the show?

Comments

[cricketnyc.livejournal.com]

I watched with my mom last night. I can't recall the exact moment that prompted it, but she turned to me and said, "They are fucking, right? They have to be. No other explanation for... that." Now, my mom's a smart woman, but clueless about a lot of things. If she caught it, I don't see it being anything but f'reals.

[jlh.livejournal.com]

You know, they used to be more clandestine but in the last two years it's like they just don't care. I'm not sure why they'd have to care, even Ryan, but yeah, they just sit around flirting on national television. It's crazy. It's also easily my favorite thing about the show.

[honestys-easy.livejournal.com]

Also, why did Randy say "Rymon" instead of "Ryan" at the very end of the show?
*flail* (Seriously, this whole "looking for Rymon" thing is all your fault.) I don't remember the context at all to it but he distinctly said Rymon and no one really said anything or noticed - then they panned out to the three judges again and Simon did a "wipe of the forehead" relieved motion and it freaked me out even more - like he heard it too, but thank God no one else was picking up on it and saying anything. But THANK YOU, I thought I was going insane.

I can already see the gears turning in slashers' minds about Danny and Colton; I honestly won't touch that because 1) they're too young, 2) it's just not Cake (and despite what anyone says it's not "new Cake" or any semblance of it and I refuse to touch it out of principle) and 3) I don't particularly like either of them. Danny's personality is initially infectious but the little diva's gonna have to show me he can back up that attitude with some talent. And Colton...just, stop talking about theater. America doesn't care.

My entire flist's consensus about Luke is that he's so pretty and we wish he could just sing, lol. I hope he's not the one voted off tomorrow. (And yes I'm aware two men will be voted off but I'm reserving one definite spot for Chekezie. Boy did nothing for me.)

[jlh.livejournal.com]

Dude, you don't even need to look for it. It's RIGHT THERE.

ITA with everything you say about Danny and Colton. If that ship were on fictionalley, where ships got cute little nicknames instead of portmanteaus, it would be called the SS Swept Bangs.

*fingers crossed for Luke*

[honestys-easy.livejournal.com]

If both Danny and Colton get into the Top 10 (which I doubt anyway), I feel for them. They're going to get yogurt from silly fangirls every tour stop, I just know it.

Seriously word to the Rymon - it's not about looking for it, it's about completely seeing it and wondering if my mother is silently picking up on it as well, hahaha. (My mom is eerily cool with AI slash - she read Helter Skelter, though without the sex scenes, and her biggest criticism was that I made Jordin out to look really dumb.)

Sometimes I wish other fandoms created shipping names like the HP fandom - what would Ryan and Simon be?

[consumedbywords.livejournal.com]

Also, why did Randy say "Rymon" instead of "Ryan" at the very end of the show?

Randy's totally sending out code words to alert us that Rymon is real and he knows that we know. If he randomly blurts out "flaming potato," I will DIE.

[jlh.livejournal.com]

ha!

[best-of-five.livejournal.com]

w0t surfeit of riches?? i wanna know! plz plz plz? -makes puppeh dog eyes- i was catching up on summin else and only watched snippets of the show last nite. GUH. cannot believe i missed rymony goodness.

[dana-kujan.livejournal.com]

Over halfway through the Top 12 Girls and I continue not to care about any contestant this year, and I still don't know anyone's name. I hate this format because there's no R/S touching. Wake me up when we get to the big stage. Oh, and I have a fever.

/fevered babbling

[jlh.livejournal.com]

blah blah most talented blah blah blah, I think it's hard to really care about any of them at this stage. I don't think Blake or Chris broke through until the second week of the semis and that happens pretty often.

They touch more on the big stage? Why, because Ryan keeps standing next to Simon at the judge's table? (The fist bump moment is still one of my favorites, so adorable.)

[dana-kujan.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, I've always been able to pick out three of the top five during audition week. I'm no talent scout, I just connected with them. I picked Chris Daughtry out the minute he opened his mouth, and there was something I liked about Blake from the very start. (On the other hand, I never warmed up to Chris Richardson, which is why I don't care for Cake. (But, oh, mama, I wish you wrote Blake/Jordin!)) Anyway, that's why I feel so out of synch this year.

Yeah, the lap-sitting, the ear-pulling... all in the big stage arena. ::sigh::

[zorb]

My favorites last night were David Archuleta (holy crap), Jason Castro, Michael Johns, and Robbie Carrico. I voted for Luke, too, just because I love his voice and want him to have another try. I really wish we'd gotten to hear his auditions. We'll see!

[jlh.livejournal.com]

I want to see what he did during Hollywood week to get them to keep him, because his audition was fine, but not interesting, at least what they showed of it last night.

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Am I missing something? Was everyone required to sing a 60s song? I missed the guys last night and only managed to see a few of the girls, and for some reason most of them seemed a bit ridiculous (IMO) singing 60s songs. I did like Amanda, the rockin' nurse, and whoever the girl was who sang Piece of My Heart.

[jlh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, unlike previous years, they have a loose theme for the semis, and I think it's lame, because in previous years a lot of them sang very current songs and were able to not only show some personality, but also the sort of thing they might do if they were on the radio, which is what Simon wants. I'm over Nigel picking themes stuffed with songs he knows Simon won't understand.

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of these kids would do better to really mess up their songs and cover them in a way that shows off their personalities. As Simon kept saying, "This sounds like a typical cabaret song." *snooze*

[evil-erato.livejournal.com]

Man - I really need to get my sister to start recording AI for me. I feel so left out!

[jlh.livejournal.com]

Awww! You could see if you could dl it? Are you often out on Tuesday nights though? As soon Wednesdays will just be results and whatever with that.

[amyamy.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is reassuring. You've gotten me hooked, babe.

[jlh.livejournal.com]

This week, next week and the week after Idol will be T/W/R, with T boys W girls R results and four people going each week. Once we're in the finals, where one person goes each week, it will be T performance W results, and the results are often only a half hour until close to the end. Even then they're stuffed with filler.