American Idol 2008

[Zee Bee 61]

I prefer the theme nights to the artist nights.

I can't wait to see David C.

[keltic 1]

we are off to a good start!

david cooks first song choice was a bit surprising to me

syesha is really hitting her stride

[keltic 1]

jason was sloppy... he had fun, but whoa

david a still just looks uncomfortable in his skin... like he is thinking about each and every move hes making... again, technically beautiful, but sounds muffled and forced... the judges just fawn over him as usual tho

[ladybird216 2]

Just can't like David A.....but why do the judges love him so????

[keltic 1]

david cook ROCKED baba o'riley... period

syesha really blew me away... she gave me chillbumps...

[Zee Bee 61]

Jason had better leave tomorrow night.

[keltic 1]

cant believe he lost the line, but then again... could anyone really understand bob when he sang??? anyhow, jason will go tomorrow... that was just too much to overlook

[keltic 1]

ok... david a just used the lyrics to that song... the arrangement was almost unrecognizable... hubby said david a was singing to his teddy bear, lol...

i think that david archuleta could puke all over the stage and the judges would praise him on the texture and color range

[Zee Bee 61]

David C. - loved both performances

Syesha - loved both performances

Jason -

David A - liked the first one, hated the second one

[Jenn! 918]

Well, I'm gonna have to back David A. tonight. I agreed with Simon about crushing the competition.

Jason should go home, though I secretly hope that he will stay.

Edited May 7, 2008 by Jenn!

[Mary Lou 681]

Loved David Cook

Syesha was really good!!

Jason

I cant stomach David A anymore

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

That Jason dude has got to hit the road. It was embarrassing.

David Cook and Sayesha Mercado for the finals.

I like them both. David Cook is the better of the two, IMO.

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Well as much as I like David C. I think tonight he was a bit behind. I think David A. was best, Seysha next, then David C.

Jason was faaar behind. Which doesn´t mean he is gonna leave the competition tomorrow. He seems to have way too many fans for some reason

[Cassie 8]

Loved David Cook

Syesha was really good!!

Jason

I cant stomach David A anymore

Amen to all of that, amen.

[Jenn! 918]

Last week, I thought I had it all figured out. If you're a preteen, you vote for David Archuleta. If you're a teen-age girl, you love Jason Castro. And if you are a full-grown adult, you are all about David Cook.

But tonight, sitting in the live audience at Idol, I came to the realization that no matter who you are or what your age, when you hear David Archuleta in person, it is hard not to admit: He is so undeniably talented—with a voice so flawless and dynamic and pure, it actually resonates in your soul—that he probably most deserves to be the winner of this year's American Idol. (It would explain why he got the only full-audience standing O's of the night—and two of them, at that! He is that good.)

Still, here's the truly ridiculous thing you can clown me for (and I know many of you will): The 13-year-old girl in me weeps for Jason Castro.

Not because he has the strongest voice of the remaining four (he of all people will tell you he does not) and not because he deserves to win (he does not), but because Jason is so much better than that unfortunate catastrophic display we saw tonight, which would be a pretty bad exit. I can tell you that in rehearsal, the guy was good— really good. And so obviously, his nerves got the best of him and now, it will be a huge shock if JC doesn't get the boot tomorrow night.

Archuleta has a huge fan following (see: two standing "O"s). Ditto for Cook and rightfully so. (On the way out tonight, I nearly got run over by a shaking and crying fan who was screaming about David's "blue eyes" that "looked right at me!" as she jumped up and down and called everyone she knew on her cell.) And Syesha Mercado seems to be getting stronger and stronger each and every week—not to mention, the heartfelt tears tonight will certainly win her a few extra votes.

And so, unless Simon's harsh words motivate a surprisingly large number of my fellow 13-year-old-girls-at-heart, it is probably time to say goodbye to this season's resident charming-but-awkward dreadlocked cutie. (In preparation, I will be listening over and over to my favorite Idol downloads so far this season—"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Halellujah"—and prepping for my eighth-grade geography test tomorrow.)

But let's be honest. It has to be David versus David in the end, right? They are both crazy good, and all the more impressive in person.

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