Hell-O Gleek Out!

Glee is back, I'm watching American Idol again and OMG Sue Sylvester does Vogue! tv life is good again.

Fox made sure everyone knew Glee was back ON! Even if you weren't in the U.S., you can FEEL it returning after its super long hiatus of what felt like a year! The cast of Glee minus Lea Michelle were in the audience for Wednesday night's American Idol (Tuesday if you're the U.S.) and Cory Monteith (sigh Finn!), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester ftw!) and Matthew Morrison (Mr Schuester) were even onstage to close the show with Seacrest.

Considering I haven't watched two weeks worth of AI (seriously had no urge to watch last week's show at all), I tuned in this week because my favourite Idol persona was on - Glambert. And boy, was he worth the 1am - 3am viewing. (I watched Glee from 12am - 1am, more on Glee later).

Thank gawd for Adam who was super honest and constructive unlike the other guest judges so far who have sugarcoated and hemmed and hawed their way through their mentorship duties. Ok, Usher wasn't too bad. But Adam really said it like he saw it. And I just have to say, I loved Tim Urban. Best performance for me last night. Totally deserved not to leave - for last night anyway.

As for Andrew and Katie going, I predicted it (to myself la, since no one was up for me to talk to), everyone's tired of Andrew not hitting that 'Straight Up' stride again and Katie's been on her last legs for a while now. When the two of them stood on stage together at the end watching the 'goodbye package', I felt kinda sad, cos they were first two I followed on Twitter just cos I thought they had the most potential at that point in time.

Big Mike's fans got a huge wake up call, and unlike alum Matt Giraud, Mike's fans got the message and voted like siao to keep him in - he wasn't even in the bottom three.

Elvis night was not bad. Everyone did fairly well. Had no idea what Casey was singin' about. Apart from T'Urban's haunting 'Hallelujah-like' rendition of 'I Can't Help Falling In Love With You', the other performance I enjoyed was Lee's - good call by Glambert to get him to smile more. As Tyra would say...'smize' (smile with your eyes).

The best part of the show for me, wasn't even the performances, it was catching glimpses of the Glee cast when the judges were talking! Every time Simon spoke, I had to listen harder to hear what he was saying cos my eyes would keep straying to see the expressions on Jane Lynch's and Matthew Morrison's faces - to see if they concurred or disagreed with Syco.

And of course seeing Adam in mentor-action was a real treat too. Love that guy. Just LOVE. HIM.

Highlight of the results show for me was of course Adam's lasered up performance of 'Wattaya Want From Me'. Seriously Siobhan this season's Glambert? Not even close. I love the girl, she has loads of potential, but not even an eighth of his personality, and it was even more apparent when they were onscreen together. Adam has always just oozed starpower and presence, even when he was a mere contestant.

Ok, enough Glambert-praise.

So how did Glee's first ep after hiatus hold up? Well lemmetellya-it.was.just.AWESOME!

I loved seeing Cory Monteith sing solo. And it was a pretty strong one too. His rosey cheeks and duh-duh looks sometimes made me wonder how he could be the school's top jock when he was so wimpy everywhere else, but when he takes on songs like that, rowrr. Good job Finn.

Loved Sue's less than savoury tactics to get herself reintstated in the school - drugs, sex (or the illusion of it) and blackmail. Very Cheerio. Would have liked it if they didn't snuff out the Will & Emma romance so quickly though. However, the introduction of a new love interest for Will and Rachel, both from the enemy camp of Vocal Adrenaline, was a great distraction, albeit a little predictable.

Best song of the episode....Rachel's duet with her new 'boyfriend', Jesse St. James. They sang Lionel Richie's 'Hello' accompanied by piano. I've forgotten how beautiful that song was. Thank you Glee. And HELLO! Welcome back!

xoxo, s.

ps. CANNOT WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK'S EPISODE - Sue does Madonna!!!

First, check out the promo for next week's episode.

ROTFLMAO - "Somewhere in a stately manor home, Madonna is weeping!" - Sue Sylvester

Next, watch Glee's music video parody of Vogue, featuring Sue Sylvester. Goode one!

For the latest episodes of Glee, the legal way, ;) do the mio TV season pass. New episodes every week just a day after the US. Hello--- I've just gotta let you know.......

Glee in just 6 days! (for me at least woot!)

GLEE over GG?

Hehe, doesn't this Gossip Girl ad for The Gap look like its part of Glee? Ahh, the melding of my two fave shows. Anyway, I digress...

I thought I was more excited about Gossip Girl's return last month than I would be about Glee, but nope, I am actually MORE excited about Glee coming back. (Check out this new Glee cast promo pic I found, click on image to enlarge ;))

I have SOOOOO missed the breath of fresh air that is the show some people have dubbed 'High School Musical for adults'. What la...who wants to be an adult when you can immerse yourself in music and comedy for a full 42 minutes? (And live the evil double life of arrogance and sharp wit with no regrets vicariously via Sue Sylvester? I'm a big fan of that character, loved how they injected a little smidgen of a heart when they showed her caring for her retarded sister - aww.)

Anyway I have been waiting and waiting for Glee to return and I just got my mioTV catalogue in the mail today and waaah ...super happy that its returning next week, 16th April! Woot! And as I was flipping through it, was salivating cos there are so many shows I wanna watch (where am I gonna find the time people?)

Anyway, here are the shows I'm earmarking to watch this month on mio :

Movies :

• Post Grad (Alexis Bledel!! love her!)
• Did You Hear About The Morgans (heard this bombed, but I missed it at the theatres!)
• (500) Days Of Summer (I've been wanting to watch this for like FOREVER)
• Surrogates (I've always liked Bruce Willis)
• ..and can you believe... 'Where Got Ghost?' (the Jack Neo one...waaat, the pic looks interesting wat - support local!)

TV Series :

• Glee (comin' back April 15th!!!!)
• Romantically Challenged (been following Alyssa Milano's tweets...waiting to watch this!)
• V (cos the lead alien looks hawt!)
• Happy Town (looks very Twin Peaks-ish, shall give it a try)

Your thoughts? Have you guys watched any of the above? Anything to recommend? What you guys are watching on TV these days, apart from American Idol, which btw, I'm so bored of. I didn't even watch the 'Beatles' episode this week cos I read online who got the lowest votes.

I was surprised the judges saved Michael Lynche. He's talented but I don't think he's gonna win. My theory? And its only a theory - its possible it was just too early for the only black guy left standing to go home. The show would lose a large viewer demographic.

Then again, if he WAS out, it would definitely cause a huge uproar too. Especially since Tim's still around :) LOL.

But the 'save'..... I don't know dawg....I mean, what if Siobhan or Lee or Crystal don't make it to Top 5? No more saves....how?

xoxo, s.

Idol Top 12 tackles the Rolling Stones

Its Idol Day! Let's rock and roll!

We're back to the two-night sked for American Idol now as the real competition begins. Its the Spectaculars now and we're a mere 11 weeks away from crowning American Idol #9 (give or take a week or two if they pull stunts or do non-eliminations for an Idol Gives Back special).

Who's it gonna be - Casey, Andrew, Paige (ech!), Siobhan, Didi, Aaron, Lacey, Katie, Lee, Big Mike, Crystal or Tim?

(pic from americon-idol.net)

Controversies on the net abound that the 'worsters' are back in action, thus the reason why Paige (and not Lilly) and Tim (not Alex) are in the Top 12. The 'worsters' are apparently the people who are anti-Idol and vote to keep the worst performers in the running to win, thus making a farce of the show. Apparently they are the reason Taylor Hicks won (the first year the 'worsters' really made an impact on the show).

Well, hopefully the mass vote will out Paige early enough (her performance last week was the worst out of all the girls AND boys), and I'm sure Tim will follow suit somewhere mid-pack, due to his 6-pack. :) Click here to see Tim topless.

So who's poised to win this thing? Crystal - doubt it, but she'll go far. Who knows, maybe off-her-rocker Siobhan will win it? Too early to tell, personalities have yet to unfold enough.

I had the privilege of watching Adam Lambert perform live at the Pantages Theatre at Universal Studios last Friday evening, and I have to say, he definitely rocked it, with just a guitar and some simple percussions for accompaniment. He should have won. He owns every stage he steps on. His impeccable vocals and larger-than-life personality has superseded every contestant we've ever seen on Idol past and present.

Big shoes to fill for this year's hopefuls. As of right now, I can't see ANY of them stepping it up to come even close to Adam. I hope to be proven wrong.

Happy Idol-ing later tonight everyone! Its Rolling Stones night - wonder if anyone's gonna do the Mick Jagger lips. (To be honest I haven't a clue about their repertoire, so I'm gonna be watching his show 'blind'...better be entertaining....)

xoxo, s.

Randy In A Bikini?

Simon Cowell's Promise To Alex Lambert...

..if he manages to stay in the competition after tonight's vote, is that he'll deliver Randy Jackson to him in a bikini in an effort to help 'distract' him so he be less stiff while onstage. If my Top 12 prediction is right, Simon's got a huge (literally) task ahead of him. Then again, Kara donned a bikini for the show last year and flashed it mid-song. (Yea I know, not exactly the same thing, but I never expected her to go through with it!)

Ok bikinis and dawgs aside, how'd you guys find the Top 16? I thought almost all of them stepped up (or tried to up) their game.

Girls Night!

Wednesday night was back to Ladies' night and two girls in particular blew me away - Didi and Siobhan. I was mesmerised throughout both their performances - the type where your mouth hangs open a little and you're frozen mid-action (I was totally unaware that I clutching the remote so tightly until the song ended and I had marks on my palm!) , that was me.

Crystal and Lilly delivered as usual. Although, I thought Lilly could have chosen a more powerful song.

Lacklustre performances came from Katelyn, Katie and Paige. Paige was definitely the worst performer that night, her rendition of 'Smile' felt very introverted and dull. Not a good move to choose a song that moves yourself so much you can't perform it - *fail*. Time to go la.

When Katie opened the show with 'Breakaway', my first thought was, 'Oh no, Syltra opened the show with 'Breakaway'...' and it felt like a sign that things wouldn't go well for Katie. Overall, I didn't think she did as badly the judges said she did. Then again, I doubt she'll be out - she's been sold as the girl-next-door/American sweetheart type, so she should be a shoo-in to the Top 12.

Katelyn totally underdelivered. I think she should stick to playing piano and lose the keyboards - the keyboards are corny.

The big surprise of the night for me was Lacey, she totally put herself back in the running with her very personal and genuine performance. I had predicted she'd be out, but now I think, someone else may be in trouble and I hope its not Didi cos she also totally redeemed herself.

*Just got a msg from @syazaq asking if I had seen the results! She says its 'omg!' ACK! I am not looking until I finish my post! *

Ok, so now that we've seen 'em sing, I think Paige definitely out, and the ones in trouble are Katie and Katelyn.

Boys Night!

I'd like to start by saying Michael Lynche WOW! He closed the show and imo, closed the competition! The dude totally was up there performing like a seasoned artiste, it felt like he was the guest performer he was that comfortable and confident! Kudos kudos kudos.

Lee opened the show and I loved how he amped up 'Fireflies' which is one of my fave songs at the moment. I am totally diggin' Lee. Casey James' version of the Keith Urban hit was also very enjoyable, it felt like the right song, right vibe for him, although, it didn't seem very challenging for him since its 'his genre' in a way, so I can't wait to see him tackle other genres from next week on.

Aaron Kelly was pretty good, he has that good boy appeal and I have to agree that he delivered the song with heart and emotion despite not being an old man singing to his kids as the song had intended.

Alex Lambert has such a gorgeous voice, and I actually think his 'stiffness' or lack of confidence works for him a little. He's that lost soul, that wounded puppy, you want to shelter and save. So he WILL get votes. I see him as a Kris Allen in the making, hopefully as the competition progresses, his confidence will grow, but he needs to keep a little of the insecurity and vulnerability cos imo, thats his hook, whether he knows it or not.

The most unique performance came from Todrick Hall who did Queen. He's surrounded by all these guitar playin' guys who were singing sitting on a stool and so Todrick stood out for his 'dramatic' performance. I think Cowell's right, he IS a broadway type performer, but whats wrong with that right? No doubt that he can sing, and he upped his game last night.

Most disappointing for me was Andrew Garcia. There was absolutely nothing special about his version of 'Genie In A Bottle', well, not the brand of special that made his 'Straight Up' watercooler talk for weeks. Sorry Andrew, I think your journey may just end here.

Biggest surprise...Tim Urban. He looked and sounded like he'd improved. He may actually be worthy of that spot in the Top 12 now. Ellen seems to like him - so cute la that stunt :) Btw, did you guys see his bangs? They were sideswept and carefully layered ala Farrah Fawcett (or Ms Emma in Glee!), I'm guessing they used a ton of hairspray on that one.

So which boys are going home?

Well I think it could be down to Andrew and Todrick. The favourites are clearly Casey, Alex, Aaron and Michael. Tim is in cos he's cute and likeable. And I'm hoping Lee has won over fans too with his fab voice and humble personality. So that leaves us with just Andrew and Todrick unfortunately.

Oh well, its Results tonight (or if you cannot tahan you can already google the answer)....

I'll miss it cos I'm off to watch Glambert in concert at Resorts World woot! The tickets give us entry to Universal Studios too woot! So I'll definitely be twitpiccing, which reminds me, time to charge my phone! Toodles folks!

I'm off 'for 'my' entertainment oh!'

xoxo, s.

AI 9 for the Dawgs?

Do you think this season's American Idol lacks lustre?

Or is it too early to tell? We're kinda only midway through the show - we're at Piano Show rounds now, and this week is the last week we'll be watching Idol 3 days in a row. Next week on, its the Spectaculars and we'll be back to our usual Wednesday performance/Thursday results sked.

I found this poem on one my fave sites BettyConfidential.com and before reading this, had no idea anyone people were THAT disgruntled with this season of Idol.
Take a read and tell me what you think - do you agree its goin' to the dawgs or you're quite happy with this season's talents and changes (Ellen for Paula, Simon leaving, Kara upping the colour bar on her spray tan etc.)

The End of American Idol
Oh what has become of American Idol season nine?
We’d rather watch the drying of paint or turpentine.

We’ve got much to say, but at our argument’s crux
Is that this season is awful, it just straight up sucks.

Ellen, you’re just so awkward and out of place,
Kind of makes us wish we didn’t have to see your face.

We had high hopes and thought as a judge you’d rule,
But all you’ve done is make us miss crazy Paula Abdul.

Embarrassed to be there at all is you, Simon Cowell,
Your face bears no expression other than that scowl.

Kara, you need a break from your daily spray-on tan
You’re now more orange than an Oompa-Loompa man.

Last week’s theme made everything way worse, FYI.
Not much more we can say other but: TMI, TMI, TMI.

We did love to hate the uber cheery Haeley Vaughn,
What will we do now the headband-maker is gone?

She was always too optimistic, smiling and friendly,
She annoyed us just like that Bachelor loser Tenley.

Singing problems have befallen many a contestant
Everyone’s pitchy and off, in need of decongestant.

As for song choices, take our advice, pretty please,
No more Gavin DeGraw, Temptations, or Alicia Keys.

The only reason we keep turning our TV sets to Fox,
Is to watch our favorite indie gal, Crystal Bowersox.

Everybody else, we must say, is so utterly boring,
After Crystal sang we fell asleep and were snoring.

The only performance thus far to really wow and astound,
Was Larry Platt’s rendition of “Pants on the Ground.”

And because the season highlight is a pre-season lark,
We declare, American Idol, that you’ve jumped the shark.
-Betty's Poet Laureate-

summerr's take :

Just knowing Ellen Degeneres was coming on the show was enough to whet my appetite for this season of AI. I sat thru countless weeks of prelim auditions (just as you have), to finally get to Hollywood week where she made her debut. So has she fallen short of expectations? imo, a little. But I don't blame her entirely. A friend and I were discussing this (as we always do in the middle of the night) and we figured, Ellen just doesn't have enough airtime to be 'Ellen'. She seems 'restrained' and also imo, 'strained'. Maybe she's trying to be a credible judge (cracking jokes every two points does not a credible judge make), maybe she can see the producer doing the 'wrap it up' sign from the corner of her eye, maybe she's (highly unlikely but anything's possible) nervous. Whatever it is, Ellen on Idol isn't really ELLEN on Idol. I liked it better when she would critique performances on her lil single sofa on her show.

Still early days yet. Practice makes perfect, maybe she'll up her game at the Spectaculars.
8 girls will be singing their hearts out tonight ... my fingers are crossed for Didi. (I'm assuming Crystal, Lilly, Siobhan, Katelyn and Katie are shoo-ins.)

xoxo, s.
ps. Fyi, the term "jumped the shark" means a show has hit its high already and is now heading downhill.

Tim Urban shirtless *drool*...

Tim Urban has 6-pack abs!

Saw this delish pic on zap2it.com and just HAD to share! Girls (and boys), this is a big part of the reason Timmy-boy is STILL on the show despite less than spectacular performances. He's just eye-candy and very likeable. He's survived two rounds of piano shows, lets see if he can make it to the Top 12.

Speaking of Top 12 - I saw Ellen D's tweet (see screen cap) and she's looking for a 'correspondent' for the upcoming Top 12 party! I waaaaant that job! Wahlao twitpic/ustream video til my phone explodes k!

Why is LA so far away? Sigh, one can dream right?

THE SHOW

Ok, so, I finally got to watch American Idol last night (a whole FOUR days after it aired - so fail right? What to do, Mommy duties go 24hrs when kiddies are sick!) Simon Cowell's trailer is TWO-Frigggin'-STOREYS high? Does he live in Monaco and not get taxed on his income or what?

Ok, so last week, the boys and girls switched nights cos Crystal Bowersox had to be hospitalised (rumours online speculating she had to be treated for Type I Diabetes) and the boys gallantly agreed to switch despite that meaning they have one day less to rehearse. I think it hurt them overall, but since they're all in the same boat, its still fair for the boys. The girls definitely did better this week overall.

Here's a quick lookback at each of the Top 20.

Top 10 Boys

Michael Lynche

Big Mike strikes me as an overachiever - musical theatre/jock. He should guest star on Glee :) His performance was good vocally, but it was so slow, I yawned. I thought he was also a tad drama, but then again, thats his big personality shining through. The guy's a fan fave (and the judges loved it), so he should make it to Top 12.

John Park

Not a good choice of song for the second week in a row. With nary a backstory to back him up in viewers' minds, all I recall is last week sang a super slow song, and was called indulgent. This week, do the same kind of slow song again. Kara says he doesn't connect with the song and isn't letting loose - Asian roots playing a part here? After all, we are known for bein' uptight (kiasu, kiasee etc) right? Die lor.

Casey James

WOOT! LOVED IT! Two great song choices over the past two weeks.

Not only is this Gavin DeGraw song totally recogniseable and liked, (thanks to One Tree Hill, the refrain is part of pop culture history), Casey totally rocked it out with his guitar! Fulemak, loved the ending where he went 'Ey! Ey!' while he channeled some guitar god! Totally disagree with Kara and Simon here, I think he brought it - imo totally frontrunner for me for the boys. Sorry Andrew 'my original fave' Garcia.

Alex Lambert

Looks like a young Paul McCartney? He's adorable and has this 'hurt lil puppy' vibe you just want to take him home and pat him and tell him 'everything'll be ok' :) I like his tone, reminds me of Airi. I liked his performance. Its like the guitar helped 'shield' him from whatever it was that made him nervous - he looked comfortable and into it.

Btw peeps, did you catch Simon subliminally 'plugging' X-factor? He said, 'I wish I was choosing your songs for you at this stage' - a characteristic that isn't on the Idol format, but on X Factor, the judges mentor the contestants and do help with song selection - conspiracy theory? What do you think?

Todrick Hall

Simon called him Tondrick...sigh.

I think REKS were way harsh on him. I like Todrick and I don't think he did that bad a job on that Tina Turner song. Hopefully America sees past that, and he gets to stay one more week.

Jermaine Sellers

I find the way he speaks so endearing. And his onesie! Very memorable :) His personality kinda reminds me of Chris Rock (maybe too many Rush Hour 3 trailers running on Ch5).

The song however, ugh, sorry, but I love Marvin Gaye and I felt he didn't do it justice - it was OTT. I think Simon said it right, 'you water down the songs'.

Andrew Garcia

What can I say? "Straight Up" may have put him through to Top 24, but it may also be the downfall that keeps him from Top 12. Last week and this week, although he sang well, judges and viewers (imo) including myself, are disappointed. James Morrison's 'You Give Me Something' shoulda paid off, but somehow it didn't (maybe its cos he didn't have the guitar, cos he went flat a few times), and next week, he's definitely gotta top "Straight Up" to get into the Top 12. Will his status as a 'Youtube star' help him?

Aaron Kelly

I love this boy's voice :) and he's just so earnest you can't help but love him right? His version of My Girl had me bobbing my head to it, so I think not bad la. I'm pretty sure he's gonna make it to Top 12. He's like Jesse McCartney + David Archuleta + Justin Bieber all rolled into one.

Tim Urban

I agree with Simon on this one - he definitely gets highest marks for improving. But I also have to agree with Ellen, he should be on Glee. He seriously looks like an actor playing the part of a singer - last week and this week - a friend and I recently concurred that he reminded us of a stiff Tom Welling (Smallville) coming out to sing.

Lee Dewyze

He did a great job closing the show. I totally agree with Kara that his voice is radio-ready. I looked away a few times when he was singing and he sounds like The Fray or Hoobastank (said as much last week), and I think he could be the guy to beat this season if he makes the right song choices week after week. Oh, and could someone please get him a belt?

Guys I remember?

Lee, Casey. Yep, thats it.

In trouble imo...

Jermaine Sellers. John Park.

Top 10 Girls

Crystal Bowersox

The one to watch?

Crystal was the judges' favourite that night, and I have to say, I liked her this week more than last week - she looked very 'fresh' - her skin actually glowed (I think this makeup suited her better) and towards the end, she seriously started looking like Jewel (when Jewel first started out). However, I didn't really like her song - maybe country isn't my thing - unless its packaged like Casey James ;) (gotta join Kara's cougar club now...)

Haeley Vaughn

Painful. Just painful.

I think maybe she needs a few more years to grow up and experience life. Kara said there are probably a lot of people rooting for her at home - uh, I don't think so.

Lacey Brown

I likey.

Last week when Kara said Lacey's vibe was Six Pence None The Richer, I totally agreed. And I liked the way she changed up the song here and there - it surprised me, cos I figured she wouldn't have the 'power' and just do it straight.

However, eventhough I enjoyed it, Lacey strikes me more as the lead singer of a band...sorry girl, rootin' for ya tho'!

Katie Stevens

I've always loved 'Put Your Records On'. But imo, 'KayKay's' performance was too laidback and flat (overconfidence maybe?). I thought at the end, she was gonna amp it up, but she didn't. I mean, no doubt, Katie's got a great voice, and I never really expect that voice to come outta that face (yes face, she so cute she looks like she's meant to have a squeaky voice). Kinda agree with Kara, she needs that 'wow' moment.

Didi Benami

:(...

I feel that way cos I kinda see her going the way of Megan Joy (from last season). Hopefully next week she can up her game. Agree with Simon, 'Lean On Me' was too generic a song choice - very very bad song choice for her. For me, her top performance so far was Kara's 'Terrified'.

Michelle Delamor

Creed. Respeck to her for taking the risk, but sorry, not the right song choice though.

Michelle looks like she could play the 'Mimi' character on the musical "Rent" (my fave musical btw, I watched it 3 times when SRT staged it here!). And when she sang the Creed song, it was like she was part of the cast of the musical version of Green Day's '21 Guns'. Maybe she should try Broadway if this doesn't work out.

And wow, Vera Wang for piano show? Happening. (I thought it looked kinda wedding-y!)

Lilly Scott

Like Kara, I was riveted. I was totally transported back in time to the 70s and was just totally still throughout the performance. And Randy hit the mark when he said 'Bjork'! Lilly totally had some 'Bjork'-y references in that performance and I loved it!

I seriously am rooting for her just cos she's so refreshing - way to hit it outta the park girl! Woot!

Katelyn Epperly

She plays the piano? Cool.

'The Scientist' is one of those songs that just gets you right there. And although I agree a little (just a small little bit) with Ellen, that it was a bit snooze-y (s.l.o.w.), I agree a whole lot more with Kara. I don't know why, but I simply love Katelyn - everything about her, from her cute smile, great skin, fabulouso curls, and of course great vocals, even her name...its so starlet can?

I also agree with Simon that this was a really good choice of song, and it made her contemporary, putting her back in the race. Imo, 3rd behind Lilly and Crystal, in front of Michelle.

Btw, if you watched the recent season of The Bachelor (Jake Pavelka), don't you think she looks like she could be Ali Fedotowsky's sister? (see pic).

Paige Miles

Colouring? Seriously? Okay. Its your VT.

I already don't really remember her - all I remember was thinking she shoulda gone home last week. Sorry, no personality. No spark. No backstory. Forgettable.

She definitely needs to have a 'moment' to get her to the Final Top 12.

Siobhan Magnus

RESPECK - takin' on Aretha! And she's such a small, skinny lil' thing.

"You are such a strange person."- Simon Cowell

I have to agree with Simon. She's just so interesting, I can't help but look forward to seeing what she's gonna do from week to week. Plus, although she's a bit of a freak, she's actually quite pretty (and has what seems like a lot of very white teeth!).

Who do I personally remember?

Lilly. Siobhan. Katelyn. Lacey. Crystal.

Going home imo...

Haeley. Paige.

RESULTS SHOW

10 guys + 10 girls singing 'I Gotta Feeling', now THAT'S what I call 'watered-down'. When the girls started singing, I thought I was watching a Miss America pageant lol!

I think I was looking forward more to catching Gokey than I was the actual results. I mean, c'mon its just Piano Shows right? The REAL competition only starts at Top 12 right? Right? So Danny...he's lost some weight and is lookin' hawt! I've so missed him! It was just great seeing him back on the Idol stage and his positivity and just his exuberance for life....its amazing how he's bounced back from the tragic death of his wife.

He's back to also promote his new country album 'My Best Days'. Never really thought he'd go 'country' but I guess it suits him. He may just give Carrie Underwood a run for her country money.

RESULTS :

Over 27 million votes came in (wahlao, thats like SI's Finals x27! LOL!), and I guessed 3 out of 4 right :). I wrote the above predictions before I watched the Results Show (and no, I didn't cheat by googling!).

Out :

John & Jermaine; Michelle & Haeley

Damn, Paige is safe. Ugh, hated that it was down to Didi and Michelle, cos I like Michelle, but her lack of backstory (this is so important), means viewers don't connect as much. So bye bye Michelle. Haeley vs Lacey was also quite predictable - Lacey was waaaay better than Haeley.

My predictions for the Top 12 are :
guys

Lee Dewyze

Michael Lynche

Casey James

Aaron Kelly

Alex Lambert

Tim Urban

Possibly out : Todrick Hall, Andrew Garcia

The first 5 names above are already huge fan favourites. So with only one spot left for boys, I would say it goes to Tim Urban - see shirtless pic at the top to understand why. Andrew's more talented than Tim, but he hasn't been performing the last two weeks, and that one Hollywood Week sparkle may not be enough to keep him in.

girls

Crystal Bowersox

Lilly Scott

Katie Stevens

Siobhan Magnus

Katelyn Epperly

Paige Miles/Didi Benami

In trouble : Lacey Brown, Didi Benami/Paige Miles

I hope Didi makes it through, but as weeks ago by and people get to know Paige more, she has the voice, so she may actually get through. I really wish I could like her more, but I don't know, she just bores me, not Idol material imo. I mean, colouring hippos....power to you for a great and safe hobby (for ages 3 & up)....*yaawwwn*

Who do you think will make up the Top 12?

We'll know this Friday who are the Top 12. Can't wait! Ok back to watching the Oscars now....did you watch?

xoxo, s.

ps. If you haven't been watching Survivor, aiyo its damn good la, please go watch.