Welcome to elimination night! The judges only have these next 2 weeks to use their save, so it is highly possible we will see them use it tonight (if anyone but Hollie is the eliminated singer). Tonight we also look forward to former Idol contestants James Durbin and J-Hud performing….but first, our Top 7 perform Pink’s “Raise Your Glass.” For the most part, this is terrible, but watching Phillip stroke Colton’s hair makes me laugh out loud. Wait. Did Joshua fall down on purpose? That did not seem choreographed. Perhaps this is as painful for him as it is for the rest of us.
Results! Hollie and Jessica are called to the center of the stage. Oh right – we’re at that point where the contestants are separated into groups, and the 7th person will have to choose which group they think is safe. This always works out so well each year. So, Hollie goes to one side of the stage and Jessica goes to the other. No thrills and chills there.
James Durbin has a new album and a new song entitled “Higher than Heaven,” and the title alone should spark Steven’s interest. James is sporting new spikey blonde hair, and his drummer is sporting…Colton’s hair style. Awesome. Even though James is really loud, his performance is pretty toned down for him. His “vote for me” antics last year included pyrotechnics and setting fire to a piano.
Results! Elise and Phillip take center stage now, and Phillip joins Hollie, while Elise joins Jessica. Elise looks pretty relieved, but I hope her confidence isn’t premature.
Jennifer Hudson and Ne-Yo perform “Think Like A Man” now, and wow, J-Hud looks good. She is strutting and dancing with attitude and even gives Ne-Yo the old “talk to the hand” motion when he takes the stage. Sassy. I love her confidence, and I’m very happy for her and all of her success. No one mentions that Ne-Yo was a guest mentor on The Voice this season. Odd.
Results! Colton and Joshua are up and Joshua joins Jessica and Elise, sending Colton with Phillip and Hollie. Poor Skylar gets the “go stand with the group you think is safe,” and she’s having none of that. She walks back over to the couches and sits down. Ryan places her with Phillip, Colton and Hollie. Oh snap! Poor Elise looks devastated. Randy is shocked, but the sparkly smiley-face-with-a-tongue-sticking-out button on his jacket is giving me mixed emotions.
We take another commercial break and find out that Joshua is safe, and it’s down to Jessica and Elise. Whoa – Elise is safe! I might as well turn off the TV now though, because I know the judges will save Jessica. And sure enough, I might be a fortune teller because J.Lo and company rush the stage to save Jessica before she can get more than 10 seconds into the song. Randy then calls Jessica “one of the best singers in America ever.” Take it easy, dawg. As I recall, you were also a big fan of Justin Guarini.
So two contestants will go home next week, and the judges no longer have the power to save anyone. I hope Hollie refrains from packing her bags just yet, and that Elise doesn’t break too many things when she gets back to the Idol mansion tonight, because with Jessica getting the lowest number of votes this week, it’s still anybody’s game. Until next week!
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