Well, well, well.. the powers-that-be at American Idol sure are sadists, huh? As a reality show maven, I should have known something was rotten in Hollywood when the Divas faced off against the Wannabes. Poor George, he probably had some 'splaining to do when he got back to the Idol house picking the wrong "safe" group... probably not though, as the "Group B" contestants seemed as surprised as anyone else that they are back for another week.
Last night's results do not bode well for the future of Idol. While I didn't think Jennifer would make it to the final weeks, she surely deserved to remain for at least a few more weeks (especially after her two recent stellar performances). Given what we have seen in the past, I now suspect that the finals will not include either Fantasia or LaToya. Both have landed outside the top 3 a couple of times now (LaToya a previous bottom 3 finish and Fantasia in the middle grouping, so at least 4th, in the week JPL left).
There is a greater force out there. Teenage girls really attracted to John Stevens or relating to Diana? The state of Hawaii rallying around Jasmine? Love of the underdog? Or dare I even suggest the race card?
I think something can be said of the voting process as well. If households were limited to one vote or if there was a nominal charge for voting (perhaps w/ the proceeds donated to music programs in the schools) I have a feeling we would see different result results. But I don't think Fox/Idol will buy into that as they love bragging about the millions of votes cast each week.
We'll see if things return to normal next week...though I will have to find out after the fact. I am out of town next week, so no Idol (or blog) updates for two weeks. But after last night's results, I think I need a break!
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