Phooey. It looks like my favorite went home already – Melinda, the nudist who wore the long orange dress in her audition.
They showed Blind Guy in the promo for next week. He was at a keyboard.
It looks like Norman Gentle is still alive as well.
Tatiana has a personality disorder.
Why do I keep watching this crap? Why do I subject myself to horrendous, worthless, forgettable (other than in a nightmare of the worst type), completely unredeemable versions of superlative songs by the likes of the Temptations, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, and the Jackson 5?
Contestants, I listened to the Jackson 5 in my youth, I loved the Jackson 5, and you, contestants, are NO Jackson 5!
Was that Nathaniel? I was shocked to learn he was from Malone, NY! I expected a non-ironic trucker cap and a mullet. I didn’t know they made them that gay in Northern New York! 
Sorry for the purposeless rant. I should have posted it to the Pit. Carry on, American Idol fans…
Who is the short woman whose group (the first one they showed) made it all through?
her name?
She was one of the Asia/India sisters. I forget which is which.
She was India. I remember because Asia (the continent) is a hell of a lot bigger than India (the country), just like the sisters.
I already have my favorites: Anoop, dead wife guy, and nerdy 19 year old. I love deadwife guy’s voice.
And I want to punch Nathaniel in his face. There is no reason a guy like that should be that dramatic and crying so much.
Damn! I really felt for Nancy, the black girl with the red hair. After all that effort to cope with the fruitcakes in her group, they get in and she doesn’t. Of course, she did trip over the words at one point.
I’m not a violent or confrontational person, but there were moments last night when I’d have had a hard time restraining myself from leaping on Tatiana or Bikini Bitch and throttling them.
Does she ever! She must have been on the night I missed AI, because I wouldn’t have forgotten that.
Yeah, too bad about Rose, but she did forget the lyrics, and that’s always a major deduction with the judges.
The fact that we haven’t heard blind guy sing again suggests to me that the show is going for a “Wow!” moment. I’m guessing he’s going to be really, really good.
One of the things about Hollywood week is it makes you realize how many of the contestants are messed up, obnoxious, or narcissistic. Yuck.
There was little room for Blind Guy, or most anyone else, for that matter, thanks to the wall-to-wall crying drama.
I have no sympathy for Nancy. The whole group was disfunctional, but the other two crackpots got through- she just didn’t have the chops.
Watching these losers makes it clear to me that some people have never had to deal with any kind of confrontation or adversity before. Your partner is a nutjob? Fuck 'em, move on without them. It will be their loss. But no, the better thing to do is to scream and cry and complain that your back hurt because you have scoliosis and you’ve been on your feet all day- in heels!- and you were tired! And you only had two hours of sleep! Can you believe that, Simon? Two hours!
Yet, I cannot look away. I take such joy in the meltdowns.
Did she wear that red wig in her audition? What a bizarre choice. It’d look awful on anyone, and it really looked awful on her. It reminded me of a Far Side cartoon – When Nature says “Stay away!” She seemed like a grounded kind of person, except for that.
You saw a different show than I did. Empress-of-the-Known-Universe-of-All-Time Nancy was on their throats like a pit bull and WOULD. NOT. LET. GO. Y’know, the blonde girl wanted to step away to de-escalate the tensions. NANCY WOULD HAVE NONE OF THAT. NANCY MUST INSTEAD KEEP THE ESCALATION LEVEL AT 11! And I’m positive she is genetically incapable of seeing that her actions were in any way unconstructive.
I’m so happy they gave c.1991 Rave Dress Girl (formerly Bikini Girl) the boot when they realized Titania was woman enough for three dramatic storylines.
Well, I did think that if Nancy was so concerned maybe she could have done some studying on her own while everyone flaked out, but if I had to work with that crying guy I might have gone into bitch mode myself.
I’m not a huge fan, but between his decent voice and butch background I can see him selling like a motherfucker as a country artist.
Yeah, I never understood how so many people could forget the lyrics to their 15-second solo part. Unbelievable.
On top of that, Rose was way out of her league vocally. I think she realized it pretty early on, which may have been why she was so nervous.
I actually cringed when she started the little Hippy jump thing when she was up on stage. I saw that at too many Widespread Panic/Greatful Dead/Phish shows when I was in college.
I couldn’t help but think that she’d be really pretty if she wasn’t so dirty looking.
I completely agree, as does my wife.
Who does Rose remind me of? It’s some actress, and it was driving me insane last night … oh my gosh, I just got it. It’s Lisa Bonet. It’s something in her voice and her eyes. Or something.
(Yes, I know I said I wasn’t going to watch this year, but I can’t seem to stay away. I guess I can’t break all my bad habits at once. I quit smoking, isn’t that good enough for you people? Stop judging me! ;))