We are now only two eliminations away from choosing the next American Idol! Who’s excited? This guy! Oh… umm, I’m pointing at myself with my thumbs. Anyway, I’m about to discuss tonight’s elimination, but before I do, let me just say that I was so incredibly happy that the baseball announcer dude came back to introduce the judges… because, you know, it just isn’t as ridiculous of a program without freakin’ Don Pardo letting me know who the incredibly famous judges are… silly. Here we go!
Michael Lynche – I’m pretty sure we had all come to the conclusion, barring an egregious shock elimination, that Casey James or Michael Lynche would be shown the door with a very prestigious fourth place finish. So, the elimination fell to Big Mike who gave it his all last night, but couldn’t best fellow bottom three MVP Casey James. I happened to have been a big fan of Michael Lynche and of his evolution on the show. He was a genuinely nice guy who was a competitor and knew how to play the game fairly well. He has also had a few rather incredible moments on the program that he can be incredibly proud about. So, in the end, Mike did not meet his goal of finishing in the top 3, but he has a relatively strong chance of getting a deal after his stint on American Idol.
Now that we’ve discussed the eliminated contestant let’s move on and make some snide comments and observations about the rest of the episode…
1. Hey, look a little movie introduction to the program. Oh wow, this is really embarrassing… and just awful.
2. 37 million votes last night! It was the highest vote total of the season. So, you know, there’s that.
3. Oh wow, nice touch American Idol. It is funny to have Chris Daughtry return on top 4 elimination night. Irony is always a nice touch.
4. Fantasia Barrino is so much better than the song that went nowhere. You know what wasn’t bittersweet? My joy at the song’s conclusion.
5. Holy $#%@! Did the Idol’s just do a “Chinese Fire Drill” in the middle of Chinatown? That Ford music video was very uncomfortable.
6. We learned that next week the top 3 return to their homes for a homecoming celebration! You know, something you’ve known for years.
7. The families were on the couches! Man, that looked like the worst top 8 in Idol history.
8. I wonder why they announced Casey’s safety first? I mean, it kind of killed the suspense for the rest of the hour.
9. I can’t wait for the day where American’s can actually pronounce the word “karaoke” correctly!
10. Again, was I supposed to be feeling a great amount of suspense when Crystal was standing next to Mike at the end?
11. I hated the Bon Jovi song. Mainly because it had nothing to do with the Last Son of Krypton and I can’t stand blatant false advertising.
12. Aww, see, Big Mike is a sweet guy.
Well, until next week!
NGH
Kinda glad Big Mike is gone… never really cared for him.. I am going to miss seeing his wife in the audience though.. she seemed sweet.
I kind of wanted a Mike/Lee/Crystal final 3.
Will miss Mike.
I have been hoping for weeks that a miracle will occur and Crystal will finally leave. I think she sings good, but after all these weeks has done nothing to improve her presentation. Do something to get those snakes out of your hair woman!
Also what were the producers thinking when they put Mike and Crystal up together at the end? Everyone knows Crystal has been hand picked by the judges for weeks now to make it to the end. There was no suspense at all this week.