Time to turn the Paige

Raise your hand if you were surprised by Paige getting the boot last night?  Okay Shannon, you can put your hand down now.  I jest of course.  The way that things have been playing out on American Idol this season this should have come as a surprise to everyone.  I say this because for the first time in Season 9, the worst singer on Tuesday night was voted out on Wednesday.  Shocking!  The reality of the situation is that Paige probably shouldn't have even made the Top 12 and at the very least she should have been voted out last week instead of Lacey.  Of all the girls (with Katie running a very close second) Paige has been consistantly bad vocally, on stage and with her song selection over the past three to four weeks.  But since America votes for their favorite singer and not for the most talented singer each week Paige made it as far as she did and the likes of Andrew, Tim and Katie are now in the Top 10 and will be disgracing a local arena near you this summer.  Yeah......

As I am severly pressed for time today I will just hit a few highlights of the show:

1. The producers amped up the drama and production value of the results show opening in an effort to distract from the fact that this season is a total stinker and that Tuesday night's show was the worst ever.  And because the singing is so freakin absymal.
2. Yes, we get it.  The Top 10 get to go on tour.  The contestants might not be able to process the information that is constantly thrown at them but the viewing public can.  Stop beating us over the head with "the top 10 make the tour!"  Nobody wants to see or hear 6 of the people in the damn Top 10 anyway!
3. Ryan doesn't reveal how many votes were cast. Probably because it is a dismal number.
4. Katie begs the public to vote for her so she can go on tour.
5. George Michael will most likely be going on another drug bender if he witnessed the group lip-sync defiling of his (WHAM's) seminal hit "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go."  I don't blame him.
6. Lee continue's to morph into Fonzie.  Aaaaaaaaaaa!
7. Didi trips during the group number, stops singing and just laughs.  Sadly, that was the best part of the whole thing.
8. Glee is back on April 13th!  I'd love to see a Sue's Corner about Idol!  I think I'll e-mail her and suggest it.
9. ''Siobhan-bies''!
10. Katie's dad drinks as a result of her being on the show and as a coping mechanism on results night.  Is that the real reason?  It couldn't be her song choices and singing prowess could it?
11. Mike sporting a Baby Bjorn!  He probably should have worn it during the group number.  It would have brought something interesting to the debacle.
12. Miley proves once again how utterly useless she is by proclaiming that Tim's slide was awesome.  
13. Simon tells Kara to shut up and stop booing him!
14. Ryan discussing the differing points of view of the Judges (Simon and Kara specifically) and then asking Crystal who she will listen to is she gets through.  Crystal quickly responds, "Me"!
15. Andrew not being in the bottom 3?  How is this possible?  Oh right.  Katie's still here.
16. Katie being in the bottom 3 but quickly being sent to safety.  Katie's dad falls off his stool but doesn't spill his 7th Scotch and Soda.
17. Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato make a cute couple.  They don't make sweet sweet music together though.  That song was vile!!!!
18. Paige and Tim are the bottom 2.  Ironic that their singing and song choices are more like #2.
19. Simon tells Paige that no matter what she does on stage she not going to be saved.  Ryan unnecessarily asks Simon if it is a unanimous decision.  Simon says 100%. 
20. Next weeks theme is Soul/R&B with musical guest/mentor Usher.  Not exactly a highlight though.

I highly recommend reading Michael Slezak's recap: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20312226_20354530,00.html

Also, please feel free to comment on the posts as your insights and views are also welcomed and appreciated!

Current Standings (with who we picked to go home)


Eric -- 9 (Paige)
David -- 8 (Paige)
Yolanda -- 8 (Paige)
Scott -- 7 (Paige)
Emily -- 7 (Paige)
Kristen -- 6 (Paige)
Mary M. -- 6 (Paige)
Lois -- 6 (Paige)
Betty -- 5 (Paige)
April -- 4 (Paige)
Mary W. -- 4(Paige)
Jon -- 4 (No Vote)
Jeff -- 3 (No Vote)
Shannon -- 2 (Andrew)
Margret -- 0 (No Vote)