idol season 10 – Page 2 – Strangeland

And then there were four

Jacob is gone, taking his purple bow ties and his three octave range to places unknown. I wish he’d come out for his swan song draped in a moo-moo, with…

Final 5 perform

Instead of live blogging like I normally do; I decided to just sit back, relax, and watch the show from stem to stern. The theme was “now and then”, with…

And then there were five

Yarrrrr, mee matey walked the plank….. The Mudville six are now the (Randy)Jackson Five….. Idol lost its harmony singer, its stand-up bass player and it’s most unpredictable contestant; Casey Abrams’…

Final 6 perform

There were three moments tonight, so I embedded a couple of extra videos down below. What a terrific night of performances! The theme tonight is “Songs from Carole King”. I…

And then there were six

Stefano Langone made his last stand on Idol tonight. Jacob was the other bottom 2 contestant, and Haley rounded out the bottom 3 just long enough to let America see…

Final 7 perform

The theme this week is “Songs from the twenty-first century”. This is much more current than the next most recent theme for this group: “Songs from the year you were…

And then there were seven

Paul McDonald got the bus ticket tonight on Idol. This is a slight surprise, maybe, but obviously nothing like last week. Stefano and Haley took the other hard chairs, and…

Final eight perform

The theme tonight is “Songs from the Movies”. It’s a pretty wide open theme; it’s not like they are all going to sing Gershwin. Before I watch the show, a…

Final eight power rankings

Power Rankings- Ok, it’s time to take a look at the post-Pia Idol. I mentioned to Colleen that I would take some time and try and figure out what “tricks”…

Pia, Pia, Pia

Years from now we'll remember where we were when Pia Toscono was eliminated from Idol. Ok, that's a gross exaggeration, but losing the best singer of the season this early…