Wednesday, April 15, 2009

And the Person Going Home Is...

9:53 We’re back…Lil and Matt stand with Ryan…Matt smiles. I think he thinks it’s him…Over 36 million votes…Lil…safe…BOO HISS! What does America see in her?...Time for Matt to sing. Danny yells, “Come on, Matt, sing it!” Does Danny think the performance will actually make any difference?...

9:55 Matt sings while the judges “deliberate”…Paula and Kara sway back and forth like idiots…He’s singing it much more straight this time…Randy walks around the ladies to talk to Simon…Matt botches the falsetto in the middle again…He’s got a big smile on his face. I think he thinks it’s goodbye and I think he’s right…

9:57 Ryan stalls as the crowd chants, “Save”…Matt says it was better than last night…Ryan asks for a decision…Simon asks how many times he’s been in the bottom three and he says twice…Simon says he was not as good as he was last night, and that he has no chance of winning this competition…Kara and Paula say, come on, but Randy cuts them off…Simon says we’ve made a decision and Kara yells, “Save him!” making Simon quiet her with his hand…Simon says it’s good news. Matt is saved…He bows his head as Ryan high fives him and Paula and Kara scream…The other Idols attack him in the center of the stage for hugs. Clearly he’s very popular…Ryan declares that “Idol history has been made”…Simon flashes a big smile…Matt wipes away tears as Ryan congratulates him…Simon tells them to not be so quick to congratulate him because two people are going home next week and next week is Disco Week…The Idols dance around the stage continuing to hug…Now they’re all jumping up and down in a hug…Danny is clearly thrilled. I’m betting they’re roommates…And we’re out…

Final thoughts in a few…