American Idol 10: Top 3 Results Show

Haley Reinhart. 17 Performances. 4 Standing Ovations. 4 Bottom 3 Appearances. 2 Unjustly Criticized Numbers. Yes, Haley fought hard and she fought good - very good actually! You see, I hated Haley when she entered the Top 24 of this season. I remember that I ranked her dead last after the show revealed the Top 24. Then, when she (shockingly) made it into the Final 13, I even ranked her as the second one to go home. But something happened along the way that people who weren't initially a fan of our Lady Reinhart switched over to her - including me! She became the underdog that NO ONE saw coming. I've never seen a more dramatic growth arc in a contestant in American Idol history!! Plus, I don't remember any American Idol contestant gaining that much steam so late in the competition. She had a HUGE surge of momentum in the past couple of weeks that I honestly saw her as a legitimate successor of Lee DeWyze. Sadly, it all ended tonight. Somehow though, I like that she went home on a night with a stellar performance on the Led Zeppelin song, a classy moment with her Dad ripping on the guitar, her free and breezy style and unaffected confidence, and, of course, the judges not slamming her unfairly for once!

Now, if America likes Scotty McCreery so much and the (unfulfilled) promise of Lauren Alaina, let's punish them and give them an All-Country Snoozefest Finale! No drama, same style of singing, no moments and no risks taken. I'd also get to dole out a huge portion of the snarky "I told you so!". Haha. Truth be told, I wasn't on the anti-country Finale until last night. Even if they sang well, it was all safe and uninspired! How can they be so likable and yet put me to sleep all the time? Oh, and these two contestants who have not had ONE standout performance between the two of them are in the Finale? I. CAN'T. WAIT. :\

Recap after the jump!

Now, as for some observations and comments on the results show..

• 95 million votes! The third highest on American Idol history! That includes online votes, so whatever.
• Yay! Filler time! My favorite part of the show.. NOT!
• I just love watching people watching a movie.. NOT!
• Dakota Fanning’s little sister is gorgeous. Not trying to be creepy.
• Haley's homecoming is getting a really good edit. 
• Wait, doesn’t the third placer usually get shown first? The show likes to save the final two hometown visits for last. Am I right? Or maybe not. Oh no.
• WTF is this? Really? Il Volo? HAHA.
• These guys are like the Italian Opera version of the Jonas Brothers. 
• Best WTF! Random musical moment. Blech!
• Happy edit for Scotty McCreery's homecoming!
• Nicole Scherzinger and 50 Cent. Next!
• Somehow, I think Lauren’s homecoming edit is beautiful.
• Gawd. Lauren’s mom is your run-of-the-mill stage mom! HAHA.
• Haley's going home? Did this foolishness really happen?
• It will be funny if the show get less votes next week. We’ll know if they don’t announce the numbers.

ELIMINATED

Haley Reinhart

TOP 2

Scotty McCreery
Lauren Alaina


DAM NATION's POLL RESULT