Allison Cut: American Idol Now A Boys' Club
Last night on American Idol, Simon Cowell predicted that Allison Iraheta's smokin' "Slow Ride" duet with Adam Lambert would save her in this competition. Usually, Simon is right. But sadly, this time he got it wrong.
Yes, Allison was axed tonight, ironically during Rock 'N' Roll Week, which should have been her strongest week yet. Since I'm an Allison fan who until this evening was still dreaming of an Adam/Allison finale in just two weeks' time, this news, of course, did not rock my world.
Tonight's Rock 'N' Roll results show actually kicked off quite rockingly, with perhaps the only group singalong number that I didn't find unbearably cruise-shippy this entire season, because a) it featured Slash!!!!; b) it featured an Alice Cooper song!!!!; and c) it offered some more Adam-on-Allison duet action!!!! (in the G-rated sense, of course).
But then, when my predicted eliminated contestant, Kris Allen, was the first to be sent to safety by Ryan Seacrest (the look on his face indicated that he was as shocked as I was), my heart sank for the little redheaded girl.
And then, when Adam made it through, I was filled with mixed emotions: I was absolutely elated, naturally, that there'd be no near-elimination scare for Adam like there was last week, but fearful that it was just down to Allison and Danny Gokey in the bottom two.
Danny of course deserved to go home based on last night's laughably shrieky mangling of a perfectly good Aerosmith song and his narcolepsy-inducingly boring Styx duet with Kris. But since he'd never been in the bottom before, while Allison had landed there more times than anyone in the remaining final four, it didn't look so good for her. Still, I clung to my rock 'n' roll fantasy that she would once again be safe.
Well, after 64 million votes--the highest vote tally outside of an Idol finale--Allison was cut, despite her solid "Crybaby" performance last night. I guess 64 million people CAN be wrong. And I was the one who was the crybaby upon learning these results. I will truly miss her girl power in this competition. American Idol is now officially a boys' club, as this is the first season in which the final three have all been male. Boo!
I honestly don't know why the Idol audience never really connected with Allison. She had the vocal chops, that was undeniable. And being the only teenager in the top 10, she should have had the tween demographic all sewn up. Just being the sole female in the top four should have been enough to give her some edge over Danny and Kris. She was the only person of color in the final four, too. That should have helped as well, but it did not.
So what was it? Was it her Manic-Panic'd hair? Because her tresses looked better than ever last night, thanks to her sleek new extensions. Was it her shy demeanor? Because she sure wasn't shy when she sassed back to Simon last night. I just don't know. All I know is, America got it wrong here. I truly believe that.
I only hope that Allison follows in the platinum-plated footsteps of fellow fourth-placer Chris Daughtry. Daughtry, one of the most successful AmIdol alums ever, performed his new single "No Surprise" on tonight's results show, and he proved once again that sometimes when a contestant comes in fourth, that contestant actually wins.
So I am rooting that Allison has a Daughtry-esque career path ahead of her, because she's still a winner in my book.
I am so happy Kris made it through another week... in spite of Simon (and the producers) throwing him under the bus on Tuesday, when is was clearly Danny who should have received that negative treatment for the worst-ever performance on AI.
The fact is that at this point, it is sad to see any of the Idols get the boot.... But on the flip-side,,,, since the final 4 (last night) had made it this far,,,, it won't be the last time we will hear any of them, no matter which ones get the boot from here on out... They are all winners to everyone!!!!!!
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Kris is so boring he should have gone and I think he will be next.
I don't understand the Danny hate, this is not a dance competition. He is a good singer. Allison and Adam are too someone has to go everyweek. If you don't like the results vote more!
Having said that, this result show was assinine.
Why was Kris even in the top ten? The guy may be cute and all, but watch him sing....painful for us to watch. Added to that, he has a very limited vocal range, and is just an average singer at best. Even if he were to win and pull off a miracle, he will have no career in music.
Danny, Im sick of you, you just cant sing at all. Growling is NOT singing....and sidenote, the goatee with no mustache look is ridiculous, especially with your dumb glasses.
Adam will and should rightfully win. He is the only one left with even a chance at selling music.
Allison leaving robs viewers of pairing the two biggest talents of this season from competing until the end. WHAT A COLOLSAL RIPPOFF! (not to Paula, Allison doesnt lip synch)
Why? Because the karokee king will be in the finals with Adam, and Gokey will somehow get more votes and win. Looking back, you can see the fix has been in since day-one.
All seson the judges have been easy on Danny instead of telling the truth, that his performances were pure karokee, they instead kept using the sympathy card by saying 'we feel his pain,' 'we know where your coming from,' etc. (even Simon did this).
It's also obvious that Kris is a treat to their beloved Danny. They hoped throwing him under the bus this week would do the trick, but they were wrong. To get Danny in the finals next week they'll slaughter Kris, and make Danny out to be the come-back kid.
For some reason, they want hokey Dokey as their new Idol and don't want Adam because he's just too over the top (and gay). They won't mind him being a runner up (like Clay) so they can still take credit for his success, but not have him represent the show.
I like Alison better than Danny, but he's got the sympathy vote going for him. There's only been one time that he really impressed me & that was last week during the Rat Pack week.
I'm truly glad that Kris is still in because he is very talented & seems more of a serious musician than performer. Danny seems to be riding the wave his friend set him on and he just is going along. Adam is a kick-ass performer & an amazing vocalist, but sometimes too over the top for conservative America.