# American Idol 5/11 to 5/12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071 "2010-05-11T17:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/41 "2010-05-12T14:46:38Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I thought it was a great night. > > Lee was the weakest one on the show. His pitch was all over the place in his solo performance. > > This was also my favorite performance by Big Mike. I thought he did great on that song. I’d buy that song. > > The duet on ‘Falling Slowly’ was amazing. I think that might be the best duet the show ever had. I could be wrong though - I can’t really remember them. > > Casey’s take on Mrs. Robinson was very cool. He did some subtle things with the melody that really changed the entire tone of the song and gave it a groove the original didn’t have. Listen to it again, and try to put the memory of the original song out of your mind and just listen to this song as a standalone piece. It’s pretty cool. > > Loved Crystal’s performance. It was nice to see her in a more in-your-face kind of performance, because she’s got the swagger and the voice to really pull that off. She can attack with the best of them. > > I thought the judges were on crack. When they trashed Big Mike after that performance I thought they were nuts. Then to be lukewarm to Casey and Crystal’s solo performances? I just don’t get it. I pretty much agree with you. It annoyed me that the judges seemed to basically hate on all the solo performances equally, when to me Lee’s was clearly the worst. He just wasn’t in tune. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/42 "2010-05-12T16:27:14Z")
Lee was awful, Mike was okay, Casey did a nice arrangement, and Crystal was great. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/43 "2010-05-12T16:37:43Z")
Who leaves? And who performs tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/44 "2010-05-12T18:01:40Z")
I’ve got 15 points on Michael, and 5 points on Lee in my Idol Pool. We shall see. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/45 "2010-05-12T18:08:38Z")
This is probably nitpicky, but my issue with the Casey/Big Mike duet was that Big Mike came in way early in his part. I suspect that is a failing on his part overall - he doesn’t have a _feel_ for the music. ETA: It’s one thing to joke about Mrs. Robinson on a message board, but I agree that the judges were acting like idiots over that - a wink is all that was needed there, not belaboring the point. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/46 "2010-05-12T18:57:21Z")
> [@BigBertha](#): > > Who leaves? And who performs tonight? Daughtry performs tonight, and someone else I can’t recall right now. DialIdol predicts that Casey is at the bottom, but it could be Lee. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/47 "2010-05-12T19:14:56Z")
Horrible night. There’s nothing left to this horrible season. ---
**Author:** ![Pliny\_the\_younger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@Pliny\_the\_younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pliny_the_younger)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/48 "2010-05-12T19:28:37Z")
yeah, I have no idea who is leaving tonight out of Casey and Mike. Personally, I can’t stand Mike although he sings on key a good portion of the time which is more than I can say for Lee’s live performances. This has been, unquestionably, the worst season of AI ever. Just horrific. I don’t even know why I’m watching. Wondering if I’m a closet masochist. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/49 "2010-05-12T19:54:00Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Daughtry performs tonight, and someone else I can’t recall right now. Bon Jovi. Doing _Blaze Of Glory_, I would expect. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/50 "2010-05-12T22:00:19Z")
> [@Pliny\_the\_younger](#): > > This has been, unquestionably, the worst season of AI ever. Just horrific. I don’t even know why I’m watching. Wondering if I’m a closet masochist. I thought it was the worst two years ago, then David Cook magic happened. No magic will happen this year. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/51 "2010-05-12T23:03:42Z")
> [@Pliny\_the\_younger](#): > > This has been, unquestionably, the worst season of AI ever. Absolutely. Well, except for seasons 3, 5 and 6. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/52 "2010-05-13T01:09:20Z")
Fantasia sucked. Maybe her helmet was too tight. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/53 "2010-05-13T01:55:58Z")
Oh, good. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/54 "2010-05-13T01:57:14Z")
There wasn’t much suspense in that. I am surprised though. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/55 "2010-05-13T01:58:32Z")
Not me. He was already voted off once. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/56 "2010-05-13T02:06:19Z")
Think Casey probably should have gone first, but it was a race for third and fourth, really, unless Lee really screws the pooch next week. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/57 "2010-05-13T02:16:18Z")
So…whats the theme for next week? ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/58 "2010-05-13T02:19:25Z")
> [@BigBertha](#): > > There wasn’t much suspense in that. I am surprised though. Even once it got down to Crystal and Mike? It would have been a huge shock if she left, I figure Mike knew as soon as they sent Lee back he was going home. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/59 "2010-05-13T02:41:17Z")
> [@BigBertha](#): > > So…whats the theme for next week? They don’t do themes any more. For the top 3 I think they do the three songs each (contestant picks one, judges pick one, and some d-bag producer picks one). But it is only scheduled for an hour so the might have dropped the d-bag producer. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/60 "2010-05-13T03:06:50Z")
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