Wow. What a train wreck of a week on Idol.
I held off a bit tonight on writing this, and I'm not sure there is as much to write as there has been in weeks past because it was pretty clear who was good, who struggled, and who was downright awful.
Melinda
She was rock-solid as usual tonight. However, I was not impressed. Both of her songs very seriously lacked any semblance of star power, and if she goes in the final against a foe like Jordin, that lack of energy could do her in. Both performances were a bit dry, even if they were technically good, I was left wanting something more -- not once, but twice.
Combined phone-in votes: 17.0
Blake
Wow. By the way, that "wow" is the complete opposite of last week's "wow." That was awful, not once, but twice. Last week was the one week where he really took it to the next level with the beatboxing and it dominated his performance last week. Because of that, it would have been nice to see him follow that up with a performance that was centered around actually singing. Between his creepy falsetto throughout the entire first number and the entirely inexplicable nature of the whole second one, I don't really have much to say. The first was terrible, and in hoping for a better performance on the second song I was very dissappointed. One was terrible, two was terrible. Terrible night all around. Thank goodness for him Lakisha was equally awful.
Combined phone-in votes: 13.0
Lakisha
It's as if these two middle performers are actually trying to see who can perform worse tonight. The first song was completely random and ugly from beginning to end, and the second song was no better. These are the types of performances that have had the potential to do her in throughout this competition, but she would be blessed if she could survive after delivering two atrocious performances on the same evening. I wish I could be more articulate about it, but what a waste of vocal talent and what a waste of minutes from my night.
Combined phone-in votes: 13.5
Jordin
Finally a light at the end of the tunnel. I was not a huge fan of her second performance, as the whole thing seemed a little stiff from the get-go. The fact remains, however, that she absolutely nailed her first song and did so in such a way that she deserves the title of best performance of the night. Her lackluster second performance will likely be excused because of the terribly flawed performances that preceded her in each round tonight. I loved her first performance, and could easily tolerate her second one. She comes out of tonight the winner, but with Melinda hot on her heels. These two once again separated themselves from the group and will continue to do so unless Blake delivers another blockbuster performance like last week.
Combined phone-in votes: 18.5
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