Idol gave back last night and while the show definitely had it’s fair share of awkward moments (George Lopez and his whole tired “comedy” bit, Alicia Keys’ off-key-ness), in the spirit of the show, we’ll charitably overlook those and just say that Idol Gives Back certainly seems like a worthy cause. More than that though, the show also meant the elimination of someone we’ve grown so fond of making fun of, the gloriously be-banged Tim Urban, and in an extra charitable move, they didn’t not make him sing an exit song. Vote for the worst, your reign is over.
There were some highlights to the star-studded show though – Russell Brand and Jonah Hill successfully convinced Octomom and one of her “Octos” to participate in manning the phones, Joss Stone showed the world how to work a real set of pipes, and some actual emotional pleas to help people in need (damn, you Annie Lennox and Jennifer Garner). Of course, Tim getting kicked off was the moment we were all waiting for, so with that, here’s our latest ranking:
6. Aaron Kelly (-2 from last week)
5. Casey James (-2)
4. Siobhan Magnus (+1)
3. Michael Lynche (+4)
2. Lee DeWyze (No Change)
1. Crystal Bowersox (No Change)
Stray thoughts:
- What was the deal with Carrie Underwood‘s lyrics? It was like someone took a Sally Struthers commercial and set it to music.
- What was also the deal with the Idol contestants’ all-white ensembles? They looked like futuristic astronauts from A Clockwork Orange.
- Simon Cowell is more charitable than we give him credit for for laughing through the entire George Lopez bit directed at him. Yeeeesh *collar tug*.
- That wasn’t a figment of your imagination, President Barack Obama did indeed say “You’re all my dogs”. Only slightly less awkward that Sean Connery‘s immortal “You’re the man now, dog!”, but still.
[Photo: AmericanIdol.com]
