The Results Show - Five Becomes Four
May 5, 2011
Doug Maynard
Well, it's time to find out what happens and who is going home as the elite final five American Idol contestants for this season get cut down to a fantastic foursome. Just a few weeks left to go. We had over sixty million votes last night and it's going to be very, very close. Let's get right to it.
We start off with the Fab Five doing a slightly corny, but still entertaining group rendition of "So Happy Together", by The Turtles, I believe. The girls seem to be slightly drowning out the guys in the group parts, but it's all good. They're having fun and sound great and it's a fun way to start the show.
Next up is the Ford Music Video as the Idol Five show off magical skills and acting skills to the sounds of "Just Be Yourself".
And then it's off to Hell's Kitchen where the Idol gang is instructed to make an omlet. We learn that Lauren and Jacob know their way around a kitchen, while Scotty, Haley and James show that they should stick to eating instead of cooking. Lauren's omlet is considered the best of the final two.
Lady Antebellum is up next and do a great performance of their song "Just A Kiss". It's a good song. It's not "Need You Now", but I still liked it.
And then we see a video clip where the Idolettes talk about the process of making decisions, be it song choices, wardrobes, and so many other factors. I love Scotty's way to decide upon what song to sing...lol.
And now, Ryan starts to build the tensions and pressure as he has the lights dimmed. He calls out James first and we hear from Jimmy Iovine, who calls James' performances from last night "really great", but says that James "must control his emotions" and that he was only an "8" last night, as compared to his usual "9" or "10" performances. Ryan sends James over to the far end of the stage.
And he calls out Lauren. Jimmy Iovine chimes in and says that Lauren did great, but pulled back on the high note in Unchained Melody and will probably be in the Bottom 3. He also commented on that she needs to work on her fears and not let them overcome her performances. Ryan sends Lauren to the other side of the stage to stand and wait.
And then we get Jennifer Lopez with a live performance of her song, "On The Floor". I'll give J-Lo credit in that she's a great entertainer and really works that stage hard. And she has some extremely sexy and hot back-up singers. Yum! The song is okay. It sounds kind of generic and blah to me, but admittingly, I'm not a big fan of J-Lo's style of music anyhow. The song was okay, but J-Lo definitely knows how to work that stage and put on a great performance.
We go back to the Hell's Kitchen and since Jacob and Lauren were the top 2 cooks earlier, they get to compete in a blind taste test. First up, they're fed beef, which Jacob easily recognizes. I keep expecting to see a Clara Beller look-a-like come in and scream out "Where's The Beef" right now. Up next is Tofu, which both do not like at all. Jacob compares it to lard, but Lauren gets the points for correctly identifying it, even as she spit it out. And finally, it was a hot dog that Lauren correctly identified (and Jacob called a sausage) that gave Lauren the win over Jacob two to one. Lauren wins the American Idol Blind Taste Test.
We come back and get a sneak peek of J-Lo's upcoming new video, "I'm Into You". It's hot and sexy. J-Lo has another hit on her hands.
And then Ryan says to dim the lights once more. It's elimination time.
Ryan calls over Jacob. We see the comments from Jimmy Iovine who says that Jacob had a rough night and both songs were a little bit off. Ryan sends Jacob over to stand next to Lauren.
Haley is next. Jimmy Iovine takes a bit of offense at J-Lo's comments from last night that doing an unreleased track was a good idea. He felt that Haley needed to take a big risk and he's proud how she stood her ground from criticism. Jimmy says that Haley gets a "10" for her cover of "The House of The Rising Sun" and won the night. Ryan sends Haley over to stand next to James.
And then it's Scotty's turn. Jimmy remarked that Scotty had an incredible, stellar performance and is just a great natural talent. Ryan tells Scotty that he is SAFE! And then, just to put the Garner, NC native on the spot, Ryan tells Scotty that he should go stand with the two that he feels are also safe. Scotty doesn't want to do this, but eventually moves over next to James and Haley.
And Ryan says that Scotty is right. James and Haley are safe. James falls to his knees in relief. So the Bottom Two are Jacob and Lauren. Ryan brings the two close to him and announces, that after sixty million votes being cast, Lauren is safe and Jacob Lusk is going home.
YES! I predicted it right. Major kudos to me!
Jacob isn't happy, but he puts on a smile and is thankful for the opportunities and having made it that far. Jacob gets the mic and sings the song "A House Is Not A Home", by Luther Vandross, to close the show. And there you go..
America FINALLY got it right. In my opinion, Jacob should have been eliminated many weeks ago. He's got a great voice, but he's one dimensional and a one-trick pony. Maybe he'll one day find his true niche, as the judges talked about last night, and go on to major success. I hope he does. But compared to the others in this elite grouping, he was definitely the odd man out and it was his time to go.
And that's the show. Jacob is gone. That leaves four. Who is next? We'll find out next week. It's getting tighter and tighter and the pressure on these kids has got to be phenomenal. And the songs are getting harder and harder. These final few weeks are going to be amazing.
On that, I'm out of here. Idol was great. The right person got sent home this week. And dat' is all de' people need to know. I'm Doug and I am out of here. Ubuntu!
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