YAY!!!!!

Well, that's it....another season has come to an end. I do believe America got it right tonight. Scotty was just a stun ALL season long. And I think it really stuck out tonight when he sang with super star Tim McGraw and held his own. He did not pale in comparison. And I am sorry, Lauren sounded and looked soo bad compared to super star Carrie. Just IS NOT in the same league. She "MIGHT" be there someday, but personally I doubt it. She didn't look good tonight either which is kind of weird as she has been looking like a stun recently.

Now having said all that I just have to say...."What in the world was up with the whole Lady GAGA thing?? I found that VERY offensive and not appropriate at all for American Idol. I also found JLo offensive. With a close up on her rear end gyrating....WHY and I repeat WHY is that necessary??? They could have cut the show down to an hour and elimiated most of those uneccesary and ridiculous performances. I just don't get it. Steven Tyler's voice is a STUN, but he has grown old for me too. Why must he ALWAYS be out there and shocking...Is he incapable of a normal feel EVER??? I did enjoy his performance tonight though.

Oh well, I will now eliminate Lauren from the side and let Scotty take his first place.

ANNOYED

I am soo afraid now that Lauren is going to take it all....it just annoys me to no end for some reason. The judges set it up for her to win. A girl hasn't won in a while, and a song for the moms? Come on....it will reel them in. I just wanted to slap Steve Tyler for some reason. What in the world was that? I felt like he was just an ass to Scotty....For the first time he has a DEFINITE opinion, and it is in the final and hands down for Lauren. Never mind that Scotty has consistently beat her all season, suddenly she has arrived and is the queen of the whole thing. Never mind that she is immature and just not really ready for the whole thing, and stands there and grins somewhat goffy most of the time. Never mind that there has been MANY songs she just didn't pull it off and could have easily been eliminated. Never mind that she was actually in the bottom 3 2 different times. Scotty was REALLY GOOD every single time. I guess the bottom line is he will do sooo well rather or not he wins. The win will really help her. But it doesn't make it more fair. These things annoy me, and it annoys me that it does even more. How ridiculous. I did like her final song, but I loved his....I would buy his and listen to it over and over, and hers, while I did like it, it did not grab me the way his did. Oh well, guess that is it....I think Lauren has locked it up.

Yay!

Love Lauren and Scotty in the finale! Bye Bye Haley!

Mom, totally agree on her face. It took her a GOOD five seconds to recover, and Lauren had to practically beg for a hug. She was truly shocked. Lol. I'm obviously twisted, because I loved it.

I really don't even care who wins now, although I'm still Team Scotty.

AMERICA GOT IT RIGHT!

Can ya stand it?? I was almost giddy, haha....Did you see her face?? It took her a few minutes to recover. She could hardly believe it. And then when she was singing her final song and she was out in the auidence, she says sooo smartly, "You haven't seen the last of this, for sure!" She is just so full of herself. Even when they were all 3 standing there waiting, Scotty and Lauren looked hysterical, nervous, and serious. She was smiling and acting sooo confidenct. It was soo annoying. Wheeeeeee doogggies!! lol Welp, I am off to REMOVE Haley from the side. FINALLY America got it right!!! It is what I said, "It's NOT all about singing, America has got to LIKE you too!"

Team Scotty!!

Scotty sealed it up for me tonight.. as our pal Randy Jackson loves to say, he's in it to win it! He is so adorable, and a stun. He has the charm, talent, and overall charisma it takes to win.

Although, I wouldn't be disappointed if Lauren wins.. she's got such a pretty voice and in my opinion she rocked I Hope You Dance. However, I think I agree with everyone else that she just has some growing up and maturing to do. But she is extremely likeable. Scotty will record and we'll hear him on the radio either way, so it doesn't really matter if he technically wins or not. And I wouldn't mind seeing Lauren win.

If Haley makes it, however, I'll be mad. She does have a good voice, but her attitude is so annoying. I'm over her. I thought her first song was good, her second was poop, and her third was great. But, while she hit the notes perfectly, I don't think she sang You Oughta Know with the passionate anger that the song called for. She was practically smiling. She just bugs me and I hope she goes.

Nothing would shock me at this point.

Is Scotty a King or What?????????

I LOVED the show tonight!  Sooooooo entertaining!!!!  Everything I have said and thought about Haley culminated in tonight's performance.  She is a brat who thinks she is great.  Her last song was flat out NOT good.  She was so out of sync on it that it wasn't even funny.  Her first song was pretty good, but on the second....no.  She is no Stevie Nicks.  She is so full of herself that she ruins the whole feel.  Greg summed it up perfectly.  She doesn't have the heart the other two do.  He has barely watched the show this year, but he watched most of it last night and that was his feel.  Totally agree with you on Lauren, Deb.  She keeps getting better and better each week.  She will be an entertainer no doubt.  I just don't think she is quite ready.  She is just not consistent enough.  Obviously, in my book, Scotty is an orbital stun.  Nothing would surprise me on the show tonight.  I HOPE  Haley is off, but I don't feel too confident that it will happen.  I had actually thought that the finale would be Pia and Scotty. 

COULD BE ANYONE!!!!

Well I can honestly say I have NO IDEA what might happen after tonight. They can ALL sing....they were all good....and they could ALL go home. It really is a roll of the dice. But for me, Scotty is still hands down my favorite all the way around. I love his voice, I love his feel, I love the way he sings a song and tells a story. He is just sooo good. Personally, I still feel, while she has drastically improved, Lauren is just not there. She has a good voice, but I just don't think she is it. Her first song in my opinion paled to Faith Hill's version. The one that Steven had as the best of the round was a NO WAY she beat Scotty in that round, and her final one was really good, but again not the best. Haley was really good too. REALLY good. But I dislike her so it doesn't really matter. I just want to slap her. I don't like the way she acts AT ALL....I am really hoping I am not the only one. America needs to vote her off. OK, IF I was pressed to the wall and had to venture a guess I would say, Haley and Scotty in the finale. But I really want it to be Lauren and Scotty, with Scotty winning. One more week!!

POOR JAMES

Well I think everyone has already chewed this, but I just still can't believe it!! What in the world was that??!? How on earth Haley is in (or even Lauren) and James is out is just sooo ridiculous I can hardly stand it. I do believe again if they called America for an immediate re vote it wouldn't be the case. It is just soo weird. EVERYONE I talked to and everything I read had Haley as a hated dog. How did she get in? I just wanted to smack her for some reason. Her swirling head was sooo annoying. And poor James. I felt soo bad for him. I think he would have appreciated it the most getting to go back to his town in style. I just wanted to cry. Oh well, it is what it is I guess and now I feel like SURELY Scotty is a complete shoe TO WIN it all now. I guess I will SADLY remove James from the side.... : (

Haley cooked herself.

Well, Haley took a wild, bloody bite out of the hand that's been feeding her. She's going home. Bottom line, her first song sucked. Not only was the song choice bad, she just didn't sing it that well. She was definitely screaming at the end. Her second song was awesome. In fact, it could have redeemed her. But her indignant, annoying attitude is what slammed the nail in the coffin. Was she dead serious? I wanted to smack her. Quit arguing, rolling your eyes, and making borderline sarcastic comments. It is not going to go over well with America. I also didn't like the way the judges handled it.. have some back bone and stick to what you're saying. "Sorry we were so hard on you.." Really? Ridiculous. It's moments like that where I miss Simon the most. He would have wiped that annoying look right off her face with just the right scathing quip. And them having to give her a standing ovation and act like she was the greatest performer of all time on her second one was mildly repulsive.

So how was that?? And you KNOW I've been a huge Haley fan from day one. If she lost me for a fan, I have a feeling she lost countless others as well.

Scotty's song choice on his first one was so perfect I almost couldn't stand it. LOVED it. I didn't love his second one, but it doesn't matter. That's how good his first one was.

James really redeemed himself tonight. Liked both of his performances.

I also really liked Lauren's performances, but she hasn't WOW'ed me in awhile. She needs to step it up.

As for Lady Gaga... I have such mixed feelings about her. I love her songs, I must admit. I listened to her first CD exclusively for months on end. However, I find her constant political messages annoying (She is extremely liberal and loud)... Not just because I disagree with her, but because she's a pop star, not a politician. Plus, she's just not smart. Stick to singing Bad Romance and Poker Face and shut up. I really don't care one way or another about her crazy, freak costumes. It doesn't shock me at all anymore. I agree she was way too much for Scotty and James, lol. The rest of her advice was ok, and really not any worse than any of the other "mentors" they have. Personally, 98% of the time the mentors are pointless anyway. At least Lady Gaga was somewhat entertaining.

Final prediction - Haley cooked herself and will be sent galloping home with a swift kick.

WHO KNOWS??

Well this is it...THE biggest night before the final...Going to their home towns is BIG....Here is what I thought. They all did pretty well....HOWEVER Scotty AGAIN was just orbital. I LOVED LOVED LOVED his first song....sooo good. And the perfect song to sing right now. And the second was also very good. Not orbital like the first, but entertaining and good. Next would be James. Both of his were REALLY REALLY good. Thoroughly entertained me. Lauren was good. Some of her better ones. Connected much better to the music. However, her first one sooo paled in comparison to the mighty Martina McBride that it was somewhat ruined for me. I enjoyed her second one more if for no other reason than she FINALLY got into the song pretty well. She continues to be just immature to me. And Haley??? First song, bottom line she WAS screaming. It wasn't good. But more importantly I didn't like the way she took the criticism....like a BIG baby. Angry and pissed. It didn't do her any favors to come off this way. America has to LIKE you in addition to liking your voice. She can off like a big old B _ _ _ _!! Her second song was REALLY good, but I think she could of done it better, but she was too pissed off. It definitely was NOT the standing ovation they gave her. I think she has a bad need to be "fluffed" and they were trying to give it to her. If she can't be the big cheese of the night she is annoyed. And finally, WHAT in the name of heaven was that Lady GAGA....It is not just that she looks like a freak (which of course she does) she was just trashy I thought. She totally truly embarrassed Scotty you could tell. I think she kind of embarrassed James too. Sooo, WHO goes home tonight?? I honestly have no idea....I think if it were me based on last night it would be Haley. I think she just chopped off her own foot with her temper tantrum. But I think it might be Lauren too. It is hard to say, and truthfully I can't wait to find out!

it was about time.

I'm glad Jacob is gone. Well over due.

I also thought the cooking thing was dumb. Really? Who cares. And of course the southern, borderline chubby one would win. Lol. I do love her though!

I liked JLOs performance.. very high energy, sort of Britney Spears- esque. No one does that kind of a performance quite like Brit though. But it was good. Very entertaining. Also enjoyed Lady Antebellums performance... haven't heard that song yet, and I liked it. But then, I like all their songs! I heard a rumor that Lady Gaga is the mentor next week?? Should be interesting if nothing else.

It's a wild card for me from here on out. I have no idea who will go next! I think it will depend 100% on their performances next week. Whoever has an off week will go. I'm finally to the point where I like everybody, and will be sad to see any of them go.

FINALLY!!

Well FINALLY.....I thought tonights show was good, but truthfully what was that cooking thing? Pointless, stupid, and boring come to mind. I thought JLo was a stun. What is she, Miss Everything???

I wasn't surprised at anything. It was pretty much how I had seen it the night before too. Lauren just flat out blew it in Unchained Melody. And Jacob was a big NOOOOO!!

So another bites the dust. I don't want Haley to win. She is pretty good, but I just don't see her as the idol. Don't think I see James as it either. And personally, unless something major happens, Lauren will go next.

OK, FINALLY removing Jacob from the side. At least he didn't go out bawlin!!

My take.

Jacob - I just don't get it. I thought he was an asinine idiot on the first one. Horrid. The second one was sort of better. In my opinion he sticks out like a glaring, sore, red, inflamed thumb as the worst one. I don't know what I'll do if he doesn't go home tonight.

Scotty - Stun. Especially the second one.

Lauren - I thought she did the first one really well. The second one however... was iffy. I was excited for her to do Unchained Melody, because she has the kind of voice that should be able to pull it off. But she just fell short. I wanted so much more. She didn't even do the big "I NEEEEEEEEED your love" note that could have been really good. Hello? It's the most famous/best part of the song! She just blew it off like it didn't exist! Kind of a fail. She did look cute though. I really, really wish I could pull off that hair color. It's my fave. Sadly, it just makes me look washed out and horrid.

James - I didn't really like either of his songs. Such a shocker after last weeks stuns. I practically wanted to fast forward him.

Haley - LOVED. She was the best of the night, in my opinion. I thought the judges were way harsh on her first one.. The song wasn't the best, and it was kind of weird to pick an unknown song, but she sang it really well. But it wouldn't have mattered if she had completely sucked at that one, because she NAILED the second one. Best performance of the night, easily. Loved the song, loved how she sang it. She shot herself above James with that number.

If Scotty wants to win, he's got to do something other than country next week. He's already won over the country fans. I was talking to a girl last week and she was talking about how she doesn't want Scotty to win and doesn't think he's that great. She said, "He has a good voice, but it's SO country, and I'm not into country at all." I'm afraid if he doesn't at least try to appeal to the non-country lovers, he'll lose. Lauren is country, but she's branched out more times than Scotty has, and has more of a country/pop feel.

The night......

My take on the night.

James - I didn't really think the first song was anything great and certainly not on the soaring level the judges had it on.  The second song was OK.  He was obviously very emotional on it and it showed.   There were parts of it where you could tell how truly good his voice really is.

Jacob - I thought doing a duet as a solo was just plain weird.  It was a very bizarre choice.  The second song was  really pretty good .

Lauren - Nothing great on the first song.  I really didn't like her on the second one at all. There were some parts of the song she did well, but there were other parts that were just not good.  I really think a big part of it was that she was just too young for the song. She just had a feeling of being detached.  It is the feel I always have on her that she is just not ready.  She did look like a stun on the night. I LOVED her dress on the second song.

Scotty - I loved everything about him on both of the songs.  He should win in my opinion. 

Haley - I actually did agree with the judges on the first song.  I think there is a reason that Lady GaGa has never released it.  The second song was REALLY  good.  I would definitely say I thought it was the second best performance of the night

I think Jacob will be going home, but the way things are going it is hard to say.

STUN NIGHT

Well another amazing night!! I was very entertained...VERY!

Here is my take....

James...first song REALLY good, but not nearly as orbital as the judges had it. Second...ORBITAL....It was really good. Even though I too heard when he was off here and there, it didn't really matter. I think for me I LIKE him as a person the best for some reason. Soooo likeable. But I don't know if he is the American Idol for me.


Jacob....first song while sang well, WAY too weird for him. Too much of a different feel. Agreed with Randy. He actually had a mild hand to crotch thing going like some of those guys do. It was a big NOOOOOO in my book. However his second song was actually really good. He sang it well. One of his best. I still think he should go next though.

Scotty.....what is there to say. The guy is orbital. I LOVE LOVE LOVE his voice. Sooo good. Sooo sexy (his voice, not him, he is a newborn) Sooo entertaining. He is the american idol to me.

Lauren.....first song was good, but nothing great in my opinion. She is NOT Carrie and paled in comparison to how she does that song. And the second was butchered literally in my opinion. Some of the notes and places she did REALLY REALLY well, and others she almost ruined. She DID NOT connect with the song. Notice how Scotty is always telling the story of what he is singing, and she rarely if ever does. She did LOOK like a complete STUN tonight in both of her performances. A COMPLETE STUN!! Sooo pretty.

Haley....first song...I felt like the judges were weird on it. I actually kind of liked it. And the second was literally spinning in orbit. She did it REALLY REALLY well and I full on loved it.

Soooo, my opinion is IF they do bottom 3 (which they didn't last week) it woud be Jacob, Lauren and Haley...with the one going home....Jacob. SURELY it is finally over for him. I think on just this night though (not overall) the lineup for me of who entertained me best would be....
1. Scotty
2. Haley (I know ~ shocker!)
3. James
4. Jacob
5. Lauren

So best of the night, again was Scotty. And going home...Jacob

What a Night!

Unreal. Even Jacob pulled it off. I wouldn't be stunned if James goes home and last week I thought he could win it all!

Jacob - Not thrilled with either song, but he sang them both REALLY well.

James - Could have been just me but the first song wasn't that great. Could have fast forwarded if I wasn't watching it live. Second, stun. I just plain love the guy.

Lauren - Always love her. Though I thought she sang Unchained Melody well, I felt like there was a part of the song she left out and I wanted to hear it if that makes sense....

Scotty - Stun. Stun. STUN!

Haley - Love her too. I thought she did the first song well. Was annoyed with the judges. Rising Sun...UNBELIEVEABLE!!