Chikezie better go home next week

I'm 2 for 2 so far. Not bad for the first results show.

Wait... did Ryan just say that Paula was going to dance after the commercial break? I know she has that new song out, but would they really let her promote it on the show? Well, why not? I suppose any kind of attention to the show is good news for them.

Well, they're taking a break from the eliminations in order to show Paula Abdul's new video for "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow." I'm not crazy about the song, but the video is not bad at all. That's one thing you can't take away from Paula - she can certainly dance and she's a great choreographer.

OK, so we're back to the girls now. He asks Joanne Borgella and Amanda Overmyer to come over. Oh, they fixed Amanda's hair - they put extensions or something. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. It looks great, just not sure it suits her.

Anyway, he tells the girls sitting on the couch that they are all safe, so it's between Amanda and Joanne. After going through their performances, he tells Amanda that she is safe.


Joanne Borgella is the second girl to go home tonight.

OK, so now we're back to the guys. Ryan calls up Chikezie Eze and Colton Berry, the guy who took my adorable dork's spot on the show. I won't mind seeing either one go, but I guessed that it would be Chikezie, so I'm hoping it's him so I can be 4 for 4.


But it's not. Colton Berry is the second guy to go home. I'm a little surprised - his performance was pretty good, I thought. And Chikezie has such an attitude - I hope he goes next week.

No big surprises

So it looks like this season of "American Idol" is not as popular as it used to be. It may be too early to say, but Ryan says 28 million people voted this week - I could be wrong, but I remember more than 30 million people voting last season.

Anyway, the show kicks off with the first group song of the season. They sing a medley of songs from the 1960s and it's OK, but the best part was watching Luke Menard redeem himself. He only sang alone for a second or two, but it was enough to see that he can sing in tune. The outfits were a bit cheesy, especially Joanne Borgella, who looked like she was wearing an outfit out of the 1920s, not the 60s. Overall, it was cute, but not terribly exciting.

So, we're starting off the guys tonight. After showing clips from last night and allowing me to fall a little deeper in love with Jason Castro, Ryan calls up Garrett Haley. He talks to him for a quick minute, but tells him that tonight he has to say goodbye to him.

So, first one to go is Garrett Haley - no big surprise there. And they make him sing again - I've always hated that. After dashing someone's hopes and dreams, you make them perform live? Seems kind of cruel.

Anyway, let's keep it moving. Next up are the girls. Ryan calls up Kristy Lee Cook first and for a second, I wonder if maybe she's the one who's going, but then I think that they can't let them go in the same way, which they don't. Kristy Lee is safe for tonight.


He says the girl leaving tonight is Amy Davis. Again, no big surprise.