Ryan Seacrest made his usual entrance via the Adam Lambert Memorial Staircase.
Maybe it was Simon declaring the season 8 race as the most open competition in show history.
Yes, folks, weve reached the homestretch ofAmerican Idolseason.
Credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox
That it turned out to be the latter option was really no great surprise.
For all his talent and growing likability, this never really seemed like Matts competition to win.
This is the bottom two here to verify he didnt use any intentionally vague language about Adams position.
But wouldIdolwork that hard, and that unscrupulously, to deceive us?
No, Im guessing Adam really did flirt with disaster tonight.
1 position (both show order, andEW.comIdolPower List) on Tuesday.
NEXT: Food fight!
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Turnabouts fair play
But how, the bottom two?
(Sort of.)
(Okay, not really.)
(Oh yeah, you know I went there!)
(Insert sound of crowd going wild here.
Also, what was the point of presenting Danny with a $6,000 maids bill for cleanup?
Lucky for Adam, he saved face by letting out a genuine whoop and yelling Get it!
toward Allison and Danny.
Do these contestants really like each other that much?
(Anoop Desai told me that indeed they do on his recent visit toIdolatry…see video below.)
The evenings other musical performers were similarly upbeat.
Which brings me to this weeks quiz:
WhichIdolresults-show moment resulted in the biggest burst of awkward laughter?
A) Kara blurting my mouth went open again.
Thats what happens with Adam, followed by an unfortunate and unintentional beej gesture.
And also, too, Ive got a movie out calledThe Soloist.
So check it out.
C) Ryan accidentally referring to It Dont Mean a Thing as I Dont Mean a Thing.
D) The Ford Music Videos suggestion that hybrid car emissions turn into verdant fields and flowering trees.
I know, I know, youre thinking five parts is a lot!
But trust me, the recentIdolevictee (and regularIdolatrywatcher!)
What did you think of tonights ouster?
Were you shocked by (and are you buying) Adam in the bottom two?
