I like Michael Sarver just like most of you do, but I'm sorry, he just wasn't that good. Danny and Alexis deserve to be up there for sure, but I really thought Anoop-Dawg should have taken that 2nd seat, and Sarver gets brought back for the Wildcard.

BF's bummed that Ann Marie Boskovich didn't make it. Get over it, honey.

When I found out that the first 12 was doing Jason Mraz for the group number, I was terrified. Even more scared when the first three guys started singing. Jason Mraz, wherever he was, was probably cringing too. They nailed that ending, though, and they sounded very good.

I'm definitely surprised that Anoop didn't make it. He's definitely one of my favorites.

And random, but... when he was in his first audition, I thought he told Randy to call him "Noop-dawg" .. but Randy still said it with the A. I could be wrong, though. But whatever. :)

I agree that Anoop should have been the 3rd based on the performance Tuesday night.

And, both Anoop and Michael have tremendouse likeability factor, so I would have been fine if Michael had been dinged.

But, for me, there's just something about a big ole Texas guy with the "Yes Maam" and "Yes Sir"'s that just makes me want him to succeed.

Remember that boys - good manners and charm goes a long way ;)

I wasn't loving her

I've been thinking the same thing!
And when they played that part Tuesday, I rewound it and watched it again, and he DID say Noop-Dawg!

Why is Idol on Wednesday/Thursday next week?

^^^
State of the Union is Tuesday.

And another random thing.. On Tuesday night, I thought I remember Paula wearing a bracelet, and possibly a necklace, with a big, shiny star on them. And last night, Tatiana was definitely wearing a bracelet with a big shiny star.

That girl needs to disappear.

That's was jewelry from Paula's collection.

I agree, but I doubt she'll go away. At the very least, she'll be back for the finale. Chances are she'll get a wild card slot, though.

Ah, I see. But still, probably wouldn't have worn the same jewelry the night after Paula did.

She's just so emotional and over the top. Did you see Danny's face last night when she was freaking out, right before they announced who was moving on? Priceless.

I remember him laughing. I would have laughed her off the stage lol

I want to see out the other crazy guy (Norman?) acts now. He's not as bad as Tatiana, but I'm sure his novelty will fade soon.

One word for tonight: snore.

What is with these people? I don't sing, but even I know for round 1 you need to sing a high energy song that is appropriate for your range and has more than 5 notes.

And if one more contestant says "I am singing this because I love this song" I think I may hurl my shoe at the TV.

Thank goodness for the red headed 16 yr old. She is smarter than the rest of them combined.

I've gotta agree. It was pretty boring.

Did anyone else wonder what on earth the judges were thinking when they were fawning over Megan? Sure, she's pretty but who cares. I thought she was awful. I'm hoping for Allison (red head) and Mishavonna. Don't really care who else.

I kind of enjoyed Jasmine Murray. Everyone else was very boring.

I liked red-head and Adam. Other than that, VERY boring. You would think that after 8 seasons, people would get the hint and sing high energy songs for the first few rounds.

I don't know their names yet (I'll wait til Top 12 to learn them), but I liked the girl who sang Alone (Heart is really hard to sing), I can't believe I liked the guy who sang Man in the Mirror, but I did, and I liked the girl who sang Bette Davis Eyes. I thought everyone else was nothing special, and most of them were actually terrible.

I am just now getting to watch AI dvr'd. I LOVE Allison!!! I could NOT believe she's 16!

I like Megan, too. But, I am hoping she ends up as a wild card and Allison gets the top vote tomorrow night.

I also really enjoyed Jesse's performance. Her bro is guitar god, Jonny Lang.

I WISH AI would stop trying to make things equal for both genders. Seriously, if there are a ton of great guys one year, it'd be better to have a guy-heavy show than to put in girls who suck simply because they have boobs and a vagina. Same thing if there are tons more great girls (like tonight's show)...

Like last week, last night's show was painful...tons of sucky performances. Just because you "love" the song doesn't mean you should be singing it. Seriously, haven't these people seen previous seasons?

Adam and Allison will be the top guy and girl. I think Nick/Norman could actually make it through. If not, Lorne Michaels should phone him up and get this guy on SNL. If it's not Nick/Norman, then I think it should be Matt Giraud (piano bar guy)...otherwise he'll get a wildcard spot.

My 16 year old son said, "NO way she's only 16." too! haha

I love Norman too, I thought his schtick was hysterical!! He should definitely do SNL - I threw a few votes his way just because, but I don't think he has a chance. I agree with your pics and so does DialIdol

I personally can't stand Norman. I think he's making a mockery of the competition and just wants to be seen as the 'funny guy'. I think of the people who got cut who probably love singing and being on Idol was their dream, and this guy gets through. His voice is decent at best. I'm praying he gets kicked off!

allison won a different competition prior to american idol. she is all over youtube and can sing in another language.

I really can't believe that Kris kid got through over Nick/Normal and both of the Matts (piano guy and baldy). He had almost no screen time and his song wasn't very good.

I would have GREATLY preferred Nick to make top 12.

Is it completely heartless to say I don't care for the blind guy's voice?


ETA: love, love love Lil Rounds!!!

Um, I'm not crazy about it either. It's very...choir-y?

And Lil was definitely the best of the night.

He's a snooze. And they need to stop patronizing him. It's fine to acknowledge that he has faced challenges, but not every time he performs.

I think he's terribly boring and has no personality. His music isn't "relevant". Even less personality than Clay Aiken (and I really hated Clay when he was on the show). To be even a little more catty - he jaw is really weird, just like his dad's, which looks even scarier.

I thought the opposite. Although I didn't LOVE Scott, I think he's ok. I don't think he'll make it too far in this competition, though. Unless of course everyone just votes for him because he's blind.

And I'm not so much a fan of Lil Rounds. Don't know why. I was surprised to hear all the judges praise her the way they did.

On the other hand, I didn't really like any of the girls tonight.

Love Jorge, though. I think he's adorable.

I liked Von, Ju'not, Jorge, and Lil Rounds.

The girls who sang "No One" and "Give Me One Reason" were alright. The rest were kind of bland. I agree about them needing to stop jocking the blind guy -- he's good, but not THAT good.

ETA: Listening to the recaps, the blind guy sounds like David Archuleta on a sick day.

Nathaniel is the one who was crying all the time in Hollywood, right? I couldn't stand him. He can't sing that well and has a strange stage presence.

Yes! He is extremely annoying. And I'm sorry, but Meatloaf? Very random song choice. And it's sad to think that half of the people competing probably don't even know who Meatloaf is.

And another note about Scott... I went back and listened to him again, but I didn't watch him.. I just listened. As weird as this might seem, he sounds better when you don't watch him sing.

Last night's show was pretty good. I even watched more than half of the performances in their entirity, which hasn't happened the previous two weeks.

I think Lil and Jorge will be on top, with Junot in the third spot. I dunno, maybe Von could be a spoiler.

I feel bad for the girls this week because it seems like all the decent ones got clumped together. I thought they were way too harsh on Arianna and I think Felicia would have sailed through to the Top 12 if she had performed on either of the other nights. I hope they both come back as potential wild cards.

And although I agree that Nathaniel needs to get beat down with his headband, if you didn't look at him and only listened to his voice, he was actually quite good. Sorry, I can't say the same for Scott..."not feelin' it, dawg."

Anyone else feel like the judges are REALLY giving extra ass-kissing to their favorites to make sure they go through...?

I agree that Jorge, Lil and Junot were the best, but I thought quite a few were pretty good, like I was surprised I liked Von. He didn't shout at me through the tv like before and it was okay. I also liked that girl that sand No One. Too bad she's up agains Lil, cuz it aint going to happen!!

I'm sorry, but Scott is just not that good of a singer when you compare ONLY his singing against the others. I know he's been through a lot, and it is wonderful that he has overcome and flourished in a sometimes cruel world, but to be "pimped" over others is just not right!! But, we are talking about Idol here....

I do! And I don't know if this has been addressed here yet, but how does everyone feel about having a 4th judge? Personally, I find it annoying and redundant. I usually fast-forward through half of the judges comments because it takes so long (but I always make sure to listen to Simon's). Most of the time I'm passing over Kara's, and it's not just because she's the new judge, but because half the time, I don't think that she has a decent thought of her own. I feel like she just reiterates what other people have already said.

But that's just my opinion :)

Vote for the Worst has some pics up of Adam kissing some other dude.

It's not that I'm not used to gay PDA, but something about Adam Lambert just creeps me out. Everytime he's on TV I feel like he's molesting me with his eyes.

Y'all, Dial Idol has Scott winning the men's slot by a mile!

He is not that good!! Jorge and Ju Not were better, but due to the immense pimping by TPTB, Scott will be in our top 12!

tatiana made it through to the wild card round. you've got to be kidding me.

For once we agree on something.

Though I had a feeling she'd be back, I don't know how much more of her I can take.

I can't stand that they're bringing Tatiana back. Anoop HAS to make the final 12!!

I completely forgot about Anoop until they said his name. I didn't even see him sitting there in the corner. They were down to the last person and said it was an easy decision, I looked at the people left, and I was confused. :p Definitely excited he has a second chance.

The sad thing about Tatiana is that Simon said all of the judges wanted her back. Really?! Why? That decision had to be for entertainment purposes only.

It must be purely for ratings....they are probably looking for another Sanaja!

I did not think Scott was that great....In fact he was maybe in the top 5 of the night IMO.

I am so freaking happy Anoop is back in....

I had an idea that Jasmine would be...but she seems to stuck up for me!