American Idol 9: Top 5 Results Show

Aaron Kelly. Well, this wasn’t much of a surprise. Aaron has been turning in mediocre performances from the beginning of the competition with only a precious few standouts. He is simply not ready for this type of competition and should be extremely proud for ending as this seasons’ 5th place finisher. Aaron should have tried a little harder to lock up the country vote, but he never seemed to truly do so. There is a possibility that he could be a marketable artist after a lot of work, but right now, he’ll have to settle on a national tour and the money that goes along with it. Oh, how sad.

I hate the filler results episode and this show was full of so much filler! Seriously. The producers need to stuff these shows with more entertainment. Couldn’t they find an Idol alum or two willing to perform? Jason Castro and Anoop Desai just released albums, why not have them on to sing their new singles? Geez. Oh, and how weird was it for Lady Gaga to perform on this night of all nights? Nothing about her screams “crooner” at all. Haha. Go Figure!

Anyway, here are some observations and comments about this week's painful results show:

• 32 million votes! Wow
• I usually enjoy the group medley cheese fest but there's no excuse for them to lip sync at this stage of the competition. NO EXCUSE!!
• Wait, in the beginning of that medley, did they call Crystal a tramp? Haha. Too funny.
• Aaron Kelly said “When I was 17, it was a very good year..” Yeah. Because it just started like a few months ago and you’ve been on American Idol the entire time. I’m sure it has been a good year.
• I don’t want to even comment on the Ford music video because it felt incredibly lazy. Seriously, do they film these things on the same back lot every week? I feel like I’ve seen that same street and buildings used in every Idol shoot.
• Hm.. Interesting. A “Tuesday” segment.
• I knew it! With only two performers announced this week, we are forced to listen to Ryan Seacrest and his awkward questions to kill time. Ugh.
• I'm more than convinced, Lee has a charisma of an oyster. Haha.
• Lee, you know, can you please, you know, stop saying “you know,” you know, every three words, you know, because it's really, you know, annoying, you know?
• I love some Lady Gaga but this one was a bit weird - not in a Gaga way. 
• Alejandro is not a song that translates well in the big stage. I don't know.
• Harry Connick Jr. is freaking hysterical.
• "Pitchy is not a word judges." Right on. Haha. 
• Can we please have Harry as Simon’s replacement? He knows music, he’s a professional artist with big record sales, he knows the industry, and he has no problem giving serious criticism to the contestants. Plus, he has an accent and people love him. Make it happen, Idol.
• Lee is the Huff!!
• FYI: The Huff is named after George Huff, the first contestant forced to choose between two groups. It’s something the producers use at least once every season to create drama.

BOTTOM 2:

Michael Lynche safe

Aaron Kelly

SAFE:

Lee Dewyze

Crystal Bowersox

Casey James