Reality Roll Call

Tonight our six finalists will discover who ends up in the bottom two this week, and which one will eventually go home.  After last night’s performances of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway classics from the likes of Evita and Phantom of the Opera, there should be a few predictable performances slated to be on the chopping block.  Namely, Brooke White, who stopped and started for the second time last night, followed by a very under-whelming performance, and Jason Castro, who whispered his way through yet another performance.  He’s been mediocre at best for the last month or so.  But everyone else, honestly, was pretty good.  The Davids, Archuleta and Cook, did very well, respectively. Syesha and Carly were both phenomenal.  So, we’ll see.

Surprisingly, miraculously, amazingly, Brooke is safe and Syesha is in the bottom two once again.  This season is getting ridiculous; nothing makes sense.  But it’s okay.  Even if Syesha is voted off, as we’ve seen with past AI alumni like Tamyra Gray and Clay Aiken, there is life after American Idol, a good life at that.  She’ll be okay.

Next inducted into the bottom two is, wonder of all wonders: Carly Smithson.  She gave a phenomenal performance last night and has absolutely no business in the bottom two, with Syesha Mercado of all people.  And the one going home is Carly Smithson, our Irish songbird whose voice is ten times better than several of the six finalists left onstage.  But, like several of the alumni from past seasons who also didn’t take the top honors, she too will be fine.  Carly Smithson - you will be missed.