Here we go fellow Idol fans...It's Season 11! It has already been a long wait to get to this point. I was disappointed that a few of my early favorites didn't make it through to the Top 13. I had to root for Chelsea Sorrell but I knew that she was not going to make it when she chose one of the worst Carrie Underwood songs ever to pin her Idol future on. I am also still ticked off that David Leathers was somehow second best to one of the biggest train wrecks in Idol history, Eben frickin' Frankewicz. That kid is absolutely not good. AT ALL. In an attempt to make it all up to me, the stars aligned just so that Reed Grimm would get the boot because there was no way that I was going to be able to sit through 90 seconds of him every week without stabbing myself in the forehead to end my misery. Thank God. Despite all of that, I was feeling pretty confident about the strength of the Top 13 this year. There are not nearly as many bad singers as what usually make it through and the strong singers are really, really strong. Of course, The Powers That Be stuck to the same old, same old singers for the contestants to cover this week. We wouldn't want them to mix it up and keep it fresh or anything. Don't get me wrong, Stevie and Whitney are legends, but we really need some new blood on the themes. The one new twist for the night was that the voters will determine the bottom guy and girl and then the judges will determine who stays and who goes. Not really sure how I feel about this but maybe it will work in our favor and allow the judges to keep the person with the most talent. It might not, knowing how the judges sometimes work, but a girl has to dream, right? Enough of that. On with the show....
Joshua Ledet - "I Wish": I like Joshua but I am not sure what this song really did for him. I was not bad but I was extremely bored and ready for it to be over about 20 seconds in. My one request is that he immediately STOP referring to himself as Mantasia. I am already over that!
Elise Testone - "I'm Your Baby Tonight": Is Jimmy trying to get Elise kicked off prematurely? Maybe he gets a cut of this song or something? Of all the Whitney songs, I definitely wouldn't have picked this for her. She shouldn't have let him pressure her into this. It didn't sound like "Greatest Love of All" would have been much better but at least she would have went down in flames on her own terms in a song that she chose. Hopefully America or the judges will pull her through.
Jermaine Jones - "Knocks Me Off My Feet": Eh. I am not excited yet about anyone. What is the deal? This Top 13 was supposed to be better than this. Jermaine kept singing about not wanting to "bore me with this" and all I could think about was how bored I was and that I couldn't wait for it to end. And was I the only one that kept thinking that Jermaine could use the "Reuben" towel to mop the large amount sweat that he was accumulating?
Erika Van Pelt - "I Believe in You and Me": The first solid performance of the night. I love her husky voice. She took this and made it her own which worked.
Colton Dixon - "Lately": The judges were feeling this but I was not. The snippet of his original song did not sound good and that just carried on for me to his live performance. Luckily for him, not only did Shannon sing right after him but the tweens are sure to be voting hard as well.
Shannon Magrane - "I Have Nothing": Not. Good. At. All. The pageant princess was definitely swallowed up by this song. Her run through with Jimmy and Mary was not bad but all Mary's suggestions went out the window when Shannon hit the stage. She should definitely be in the bottom but who knows.
Deandre Brackensick - "Master Blaster": This was all over the place but it wasn't the worst. I was actually glad that he was singing in his lower register and then he just had to get that falsetto in there at the end which got on my nerves. I want one season of Idol where we don't have a "Maxwell" type. Is that possible? Down with the falsetto!
Skylar Laine - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go": With one exception, this was the big turning point of the show for me (sorry Jeremy!). It started a little rough but once she stood up she really started to get into it. Not sure what to call the "fit" that she has while performing. It is like the equivalent of the Bobo from Season 3. I kept watching her arms and waiting for the "fit" to start but she was able to rein it in. She really is the second coming of Reba.
Heejun Han - "All In Love Is Fair": I love Heejun. He is hilarious, talented and he is not intimidated by anyone. Thanks to the heads up from Ryan I must now follow him on Twitter! :) He had great control through the song and hit all the notes. I still wish that he would finish the ends of the words but I think that is just something that he is not able to do. He was the best male singer of the night.
Hollie Cavanaugh - "All The Man I Need": Damn. This girl can really sing. I don't know where it comes from but she is absolutely awesome. If it wasn't for Jessica (and male contestants), she would run away with this competition.
Jeremy Rosado - "Ribbon In The Sky": Another falsetto-ish singer. Ugh. I was not impressed. I don't know what it is about this kid but he starts singing and my mind starts wandering to other things until it is finally, blessedly, over.
Jessica Sanchez - "I Will Always Love You": Jessica has massive confidence to tackle a song this big and boy does she have the pipes to back it up. Unless she takes some kind of Pia Toscano fall, which shouldn't be possible since she can sing circles around Pia, she should win this competition hands down.
Phillip Phillips - "Superstition": This was very Dave Matthews as I expected. In years past he would have walked through to the finale but I am not sure if the tweens will really get him enough to push him through to the end.
The Best: Jessica, Hollie, Heejun, Erika, Skylar and Phillip
The Worst: Shannon, Jermaine, Jeremy or Colton
Who Should Go Home? Shannon, Jermaine, Jeremy or Colton
Who Will Go Home? I am very afraid for Elise but I hope that it will be Shannon
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