Wow, I’m way behind!

American Idol 2008 has been over for several weeks now and everything I have to say now is stale-dated, but I still have to say it:

Top 5

Brooke White was eliminated here. That comes as no huge surprise… she just wasn’t talented enough here. She was good, and she became a sweetheart to many (me included), but she was ready to go.

Top 4

Unlike Brooke this wasn’t an upsetting elimination week. Jason Castro simply didn’t perform well during the rock n’ roll week, forgetting some lyrics and just not giving great performances. In himself he was just too laid back this time – for me, and I suspect for many of the voters.

Top 3

While she did outperform the two people I just mentioned, I never thought that with her weird personality that Sayesha Mercado would be here. Especially after her obnoxious smile during the group performance of One Sweet Day that I’ve mentioned before (not that the group performed it well anyway) I wanted her gone. Well, it was later than sooner I guess.

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American Idol Results Show, April 2nd, 2008

I haven’t posted here in a few weeks. A shame, since some of the eliminations were noteworthy: David Hernandez as the first one cut wasn’t a surprise; after the reveal of his past career as a male stripper, I didn’t think America would tolerate him any more. Amanda Overmeyer being cut so soon wasn’t a surprise either; about her, I had to agree with Simon: she really didn’t seem to have any variety in her performance.

I was surprised and disappointed about Chickezie last week though. I expected him to be cut at some point, but after he showed inventiveness on the first Beatles week, I thought he could go a lot further. Unfortunately Kristie Lee Cook played the patriotism card that week, so even though she’s not terribly good overall, she saved herself.

I have to agree with other pundits on one thing: Sayesha just seems very freaky and phony. What has saved her the past few weeks is that she’s an excellent singer, but in interview she just doesn’t seem genuine. She’s just… off.

This week: Kristy, Ramielle Malubay and one of my favorites Brooke White ended up in the bottom three. Brooke was safe, meaning that Kristy and Ramielle were left. Neither one was a surprise. As I’ve said I don’t think Kristy is that good, and while Ramielle showed talent in Hollywood, but she’s been underwhelming ever since. Ultimately she was cut this week.

Let me reiterate: while I don’t know her, others have said she’s a sweet little lady. I make no criticism of her character. As a performer though I’ve found her lacking.