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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Latest update: The voters speak clearly
Your opinion came through loud and clear in our online poll: Ramiele Malubay should go home by a longshot with 46 percent of the total. You also wouldn’t be too surprised if Kristy Lee Cook or Jason Castro was sent packing. Will you be right? Read on.
First up to find out if he is safe is Michael Johns, which really was a no-brainer. Of course he is.
Next to make the walk is David Archuleta, who also finds out he’s made the top 8.
Carly Smithson comes to the stage as the third contestant, and Ryan makes her sweat it out before telling her she too is safe.
Brief interruption for the fan questions. (Are those awkward at times, or what?)
David Cook comes up next, and he has to explain his trip to the hospital after Tuesday’s show. He said it was no big deal, just a bout with high blood pressure. His blood pressure improves after Ryan tells him he is safe.
Ramiele is out next, and, as predicted, she is the first to be put into the bottom three.
Kristy Lee makes the walk to the stage and comes prepared with a note that says “Kristy’s Seat.” She felt she would be in the bottom three. She was right, and she joins Ramiele. One more to go before we find out who will leave us.
Syesha Mercado is called to the stage to find out her fate. She’s safe, which figures because they still have two people backstage.
Brooke White and Jason walk out together to see which one will join Ramiele and Kristy Lee. It’s Brooke who is in the bottom three, and that means America got it wrong. Jason deserved to be there more than Brooke.
Three women find themselves waiting to find out who goes home. Simon disagrees with me and says it’s the right bottom three.
(Side note: It’s possible to watch Idol and a Reds game at the same time. The Reds need to work on the fundamentals.)
Dolly Parton, the mentor Tuesday night, takes the stage next to show her students how it’s done. She delivers a high-energy performance that seemed odd for the AI audience, but she’s so likeable that it just doesn’t matter.
Now, back to the real reason we are all here: who gets to sing their swan song. Ramiele is still the one I think goes. Randy agrees with me, and Simon says Brooke should be safe. Simon is right, and Ryan sends Brooke into the final eight.
Without much drama — wow, wasn’t that unusually quick — Ryan tells Kristy Lee she is safe and that Ramiele is going home.
(Side note No. 2: Not much drama at the end of Idol, but the Reds win on a walk-off home run.)
Back on Idol, tears flow, and they put us through the terrible ritual of making the loser sing her way out, but the result certainly wasn’t a surprise to all of you who predicted it overwhelmingly.
So, let’s look forward instead of back and talk about who are the favorites now? What has changed for you, and what are you looking forward to?
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