James Durbin, to me, is possibly one of the most consistent contestants this season, but somehow I've never really bought into any of his "moments" on the show. Heck, I just realized recently that I've NEVER ranked him first on ANY of my reviews - despite getting some of the best critiques from the judges every single week. I don't know.
Maybe it's because all season long, James has had problems finding and staying on pitch - with a handful of exceptions, of course - and the judges never called him out on it. So, a trip - not necessarily an elimination - to the Bottom 2 would actually be beneficial for him to re-assess his performances. The same way Casey Abrams bounced back with Your Song after he almost got eliminated.
The only thing that's working against him this week is the fact that he performed first and his twinset weren't entirely great performances. So yeah, we'll see how things will pan out for him this week. Besides, Adam Lambert landed on the Bottom 2 this same exact week. Just saying.
Now, I wouldn't be surprised if Lauren Alaina or even Haley Reinhart be part of the Bottom group. Haley is obviously the Syesha Mercado of Season 10 and Lauren Alaina, though very good, wasn't exactly memorable last night.
As for Jacob Lusk? He just turned in 2 of the worst Idol performances of the entire season. Frankly, he should have gone home weeks ago. It seriously mystifies me who is voting for Jacob. I mean, at least Tim Urban and Andrew Garcia last season had obvious selling points. What does Jacob have? Maybe I’m just not ready to look myself in the mirror no? Haha.
I'd say Jacob Lusk should be eliminated this week. If Haley Reinhart gets voted off instead of him, I'll punch someone in the face! Really. But if for some reason Lauren Alaina goes home, I’m putting that squarely on the judges for their lack of criticism.
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