American Idol 10: Top 4 Results Show

James Durbin. Yes, I called it! In a night of hostility and vote saving, with now a clear front runner in tact in Scotty McCreery, James was bound to get screwed. True, he makes good TV with his theatrics and whatnot, but he's an inconsistent vocalist - he couldn't stay on pitch to save his life - and the judges NEVER criticized him for that. As I've said, most people can see the blatant bias towards James and America may be slow sometimes, but they aren’t stupid. That being said, I think James will be just fine. His sing out was gut wrenchingly sad, his story painted him in a hugely sympathetic light, and he's now an "unfair shock boot" a la Pia Toscano. Plus, he has now a fighting chance of getting signed by Jimmy Iovine. He has tremendous sympathy for hi, now that I think he wouldn't have had before. So, it is what it is.

Recap after the jump!

Now, as for some observations and comments on the results show..
  • 72 million votes! Highest number votes for a Top 4 week EVER! 
  • So, let’s show the bussing of Haley again, because we all missed it so clearly last night. Great! Haha.
  • Oh dear. James and Scotty together. Just no.
  • I can't take this anymore! James and Scotty tenderly approaching each other is too much.
  • This proves once again that James Durbin has no lower register! 
  • One thing's for sure, Haley and Lauren can’t do worse than that.
  • Wow. The girls just demolished the boys! Yes, Lauren and Haley would actually make a fantastic Finale. Don't you think?
  • But wait, both duets are country song. Hmm. Can you make it any less obvious who you want as final two, producers?
  • Haley’s Windows package consisted of Hi and Bye, while everyone else gets a conversation or two. Haha. Seriously? 
  • Lauren is safe? James or Haley is toast!
  • Is this really the Gaga performance? A rerun of the HBO special? Oh well.
  • Not a fan of Enrique Iglesias' performance. Even an autotune couldn’t elevate Enrique to anything above mediocre. Blech!
  • Jordin Sparks is a murderer! She killed it! 
  • This is like the 2nd era that they unveiled the newer, fiercer Jordin Sparks on American Idol debuting her new single. Her stage moves are solid!
  • Too many fillers! Now, it's Steven Tyler's music video! Zzzz..
  • HOLY CRAP! Haley did it!! Top 3, baby!!
  • WOW. James Durbin just got Daughtry’d, but Haley just got Reinharted into next week! Haha.
  • One last thing to say: If Randy will pick the song for Haley next week, I have not doubt it will be Rebecca Black's Friday or The Alphabet Song and she’s going to growl that QRS part and Randy’s going to be all “Yo dawg, what’s the matter with you for me for you I want you dead”, and Haley’s going to come back with Jar Of Hearts and Randy will say “YO DAWG I WANTED YOU TO DIE SO YOU COULD BE REBORN AS SOME SORT OF COOL SINGING ANGEL, DAWG YOU’RE IN IT TO WIN IT!” Haha. It's silly.
ELIMINATED
James Durbin

TOP 3
Lauren Alaina
Haley Reinhart
Scotty McCreery

DAM NATION's POLL RESULT
The poll I created was gone! Blogger removed it, I guess. But I remember that the results were the closest ever on this blog, with James Durbin having the lowest number of votes. Interesting no?
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