American Idol 2011

[Laura's Babies]

That Naima caught my eye from the very first! There is something so special about her and last night she blew me away... I don't think she has what it takes to win but she has something so special about her.... she dares to be different and not care what people think about her being different.. Reminds me of someone I knew a long time ago when I worked at school... All the kids laughed at her but I admired her for daring to be different and being proud of who she was.. Win or loose, Naima is a special person in my book!

I couldn't have voted last night if I had wanted to, EVERYBODY was so darn GOOD.... it would have been impossible to have picked just ONE!

[Taz_Zoee]

I agree with both of you, Karen and Laura. They were all sooo good. Even Jacob, who I seriously considered fast forwarding through.
It is already getting so tough to see people go home. Usually I have a few that I wouldn't mind leaving. Well, Jacob is on that list. But he did so good last night!

I think my favorite performances last night were James and Lauren.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I also enjoyed all of the performances last night. If I had to choose who to send home though it would probably be Stefano because like the judges have already said he doesn't connect with the audience and he keeps on closing his eyes. I'm also not a big Paul fan but I thought he really did a great job last night. My favorites are still Casey, James, Pia, and Naima though. I do agree that Pia needs to sing songs other than ballads and I hope she'll make it through so we can see her do this. Thia was much better since she didn't sing another ballad. I agree that Haley needs to dress better. This isn't a contest for the most sexy legs.LOL

[Taz_Zoee]

OMG, is all I have to say......for now. I'll give people a chance to see it if they had to record it.

But I can talk about the performers tonight. I like Sugarland, but WTH was Jennifer Nettles wearing??? That was hideous!!! And then she was practically rapping in a country song.............

Sorry, but I had to fast forward through Jennifer Hudson too.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Yes,tonight sure was a big surprise to me about the person that had the least amount of votes. I'm glad that it ended the way that it did though. No, I didn't care for Sugarland at all. I thought Jennifer Hudson was much better and I'm not a fan of her either. Since I got home early enough to watch the whole show, I was hoping that they'd have some one really good on that I actually liked. Next week should also be interesting.

[Karen]

I thought it was fun and silly that they had Hulk Hogan on, and that James appeared genuinely stunned. Sugarland and Jennifer Hudson were fine, I had no idea Jennifer Hudson was that tall, heels not withstanding!

I was not surprised that they saved Casey, I think many voters probably assumed he was fine, so gave their votes to other candidates they thought might be in danger. Casey did seem truly stunned by the save, he did look like he was gonna pass out or vomit or something ... and am glad he didn't!

Also, did you think, during the Steven Tyler birthday thing, they were going to say who did the painted portrait Naima was obviously told to hold so the audience could see it? That was a bit weird, and Steven Tyler didn't seem to react to it much at all ...

[Taz_Zoee]

I just have to say the entire "production" at the end of the show was definitely planned. There wasn't enough time left in the show for Casey to sing, the judges to deliberate and then give their decision. They usually go to commercial while the judges discuss it. PLUS, earlier in the show Ryan made a comment about making sure you stay tuned to the very end of the show. Why would he say that???
Regardless if it was planned or not, I'm glad they kept him and I'm glad there will be 11 going on tour. Not that I'll go see them, probably. But you never know. I went the year Taylor Hicks won (mainly just to see Chris Daughtry).