American Idol

[JERSoapsFan]

EDIT: I have to add this.

Beware of a very odd and perhaps inappropriate comment coming up.

But tonight, on AI, when Katherine McPhee made all those funny, excited faces during "Freedom," I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like having sex with her. Seeing her "O" face. I don't know.

[Emily]

[King]

I can't believe Simon said that about Melissa McGhee! I thought she was great!

Lisa and Paris...eh. Paris is my fav, but step it up, girl!

I liked Kinnik too. Wow. Talk about being in the minority tonight.

[King]

Love McPhee and Ayla, as well.

[King]

Mandisa brought the house down.

Kelly - I like her voice. Randy's right. She has been very consistent. But she is just so god awfully annoying I can't stand it.

I think he means that Carrie and Kelly are both blonde, countryish, Southerny, shy, whatever. And Carrie's a better singer. But Kelly is clearly more likeable and has a better personality....basically, I think Simon was saying what I said all last year which is that Carrie had no personality.

I can't say for sure whom I think is going home Thursday, but I can say that:

Mandisa

Paris

Kelly

Lisa

and Ayla

will be five of the six girls who make it.

[alwaysAMC]

LOVE Mandisa - I think Kinnik (sp?) and Ayla are going home.

[DaysnPassionsFan]

Katharine was flawless tonight... I thought she was so natural and just perfect

And I loved Ayla before, but I loved her even more tonight, especially singing Natasha Bedingfield. I don't care about anyone else, as long as Katharine and Ayla are in the 12, I'll be fine

[mr. sweet]

Why the hell did Ayla chose that Natasha Bedingfield song? I love that song but it was not a good song choice. She butchered it. Ayla has been so good and then she does this. Best of the night were Lisa, Mandisa and Kelly (who I'm growing to like). I'm not a country fan but the girl did good tonight. I think all the girls did good jobs except for Kinnik and Ayla (who was the worse). I think it will end up being Kinnik and Melissa leaving, even though I don't think Melissa should be going.

[DaysnPassionsFan]

Paris knows how to work the crowd, but nothing else. She did not sing well tonight. Lisa doesn't add anything new either, she is boring and is probably better suited back on Broadway.

[KMan101]

Lisa - Has good vocals and range but gave a boring performance. She'll sail through, as Simon said, but she has got to step it up and quit playing it safe.

Paris - It was an energizing performance and her vocals are flawless, but again, she was not stepping up and it was lacking something. I miss the Paris from the first week.

Ayla - She did well with a Natasha Bedingfield song, but it didn't come across well. I like her, but the song was disjointed and I think she could come close to going home.

Melissa - I really do like her. Screw Simon. She sang well, and has that sexy raspy voice. I actually want her to make it over Ayla just to say screw you to Simon, but I think she's going home.

Mandisa - The STAR. She owned it and was perfect. And if Simon wants to yell at someone for shouting, yell at Mandisa. LOL. But she was really good.

Katharine - She picked a good song for her again. She sang very well, but she also has to start stepping it up a bit. I'm gonna steal from Simon and say she was actually average. But on a shallow level, I loved her performance. LOL.

Kinnik - Chose the wrong song. She was sharp and she has gone downhill each week. I love her though and wish she could have owned it tonight. She didn't. I definitely think she's going.

Kellie - OMG. I crack up everytime she talks. She is so adorable. That said, she isn't the best vocalist in the group. She sang good, but it wasn't like "wow". She'll sail through, IMO. I think she could start slipping if she doesn't do well with all the theme nights (motown, disco, etc.) And I TOTALLY disagree with Simon about prefering her to Carrie. Simon's just an old horndog. Carrie is loads better than Kellie, but I have to admit, Kellie has a little more personality, LOL. Carrie was very vanilla (although last week she was more open and personable).

GOING HOME?

Melissa

Kinnik

(although if Ayla goes over Melissa, that wouldn't surprise me)

[RogerNewcomb]

I thought Melissa was great. Before I even watched, I told my friends that Simon was going to trash who he didn't like and didn't want in the Top 12 no matter what they sang. I thought Melissa did a better job than Paris, but she got trashed because Simon and even the other judges want Paris in the Top 12 and not Melissa.

Simon made a point of telling 6 girls they would make it through and 2 girls they wouldn't before he even heard them all sing. I hope he is wrong, but I like Melissa. Her smoky voice is unique and I think she's getting better. Based on performance I would send Kinnik and Paris home, but I know it won't be Paris this week.

I don't think Simon meant that Kellie could outsince Carrie, but that he prefered her personality. I don't believe there has been an Idol contestant with a better voice than Carrie's, but he was referring to the total package.

[alwaysAMC]

I bet Carrie Underwood feels like crap after last night...Simon should not have said that...and if he was going to - he needs to say that much later in the season - not right now.

[RogerNewcomb]

Especially after Carrie came back last week and performed on the results show and said how much she appreciates the show and the judges.

[alwaysAMC]

Exactly!!! Shame on Simon - I really can't believe he said that.

[KMan101]

Yeah, Roger. You're probably right in that Simon preferred Kellie's personality over Carrie's. I have to admit I do too, LOL. I love Carrie, definitely but... heh. Carrie can definitely outsing Kellie, so I don't think Simon meant that, but you'd never know it unless he clarified what he meant, so it can be taken a hundred ways. Poor Carrie.

But you are also right, Roger, that Simon had his mind made up who he wants in the top 12 and acted accordingly. Let's see how he handles the guys tonight.