Anyone watching Season 10 of American Idol?

Not crazy about Casey, don't know why..........love scotty, although I did not see him tonight, but in the redo at the end I wasn't crazy about the song................I think Jacob missed the mark tonight although I do love that song..............James screamed his usual song, but he is still g;ood even though not my cup of tea..........Would love to hear him sing a real ballad......I think Jacob or Haley tomorrow night.,

Hi girls...missed our show completely...have no clue what went on besides that there is a chance Jacob is going home... I will be back in full force next week. Hope you missed me,

Wow, good photo.  Lucky girl!

I found Lauren very boring last night.  Scotty needed to pick a better song too.  James was rock solid and Haley's song choice was perfect for her.  I am done with Jacob and Stefano, although both were 'okay' last night.  Casey was great but he is all over the map for me.  Is that everyone?  Well, if I missed someone, they obviously didn't leave much of a impression on me. LOL 

  Agree, last night was just an ok night........I don't think anyone stood out.........and yes Casey is all over the place.  I just wish I could see what the judges think is so great about him..........Am I missing something?..........James is very talented, just can't handle the screaming..........Didn't hear Scotty's whole song, just caught the redo, but was not impressed with what I heard.

I do think Jacob is going home based on what was said last night by the judges... As long as I have been watching this, I just realized last night that the judges have a say in who comes back........Tom said "The scores combined with the judges, and America's vote"...........Where have I been all these weeks.  Now I can kind of understand their shock when someone they like gets voted off by America.............

JO-5

You're probably dead on!

I think Stefano will be going tonight. My top 3 are still Lauren, Scotty, and Jacob.

Anne

NaughtyByNature,

Of COURSE we missed you.... Are you going to be around tonight or do you have a date with the vampires?

I thought James was so good last night .. loved the drummers.

I wish Scotty and Jacob would go home .. they get on my last nerve.

It's always such a big surprise who gets sent home.  I missed Paul last night and wish he could have stayed longer!

Bren

Seaside Memories - I just WISH the contestants had picked the songs you chose! It would have a been a great show then, but I think they all picked the WRONG SONG again. Poor, poor Lauren - she even had Jimmy Iovine telling her to her face to just let it all go, girl! She said she was going to do that last night, and I didn't notice a single difference in her performance. She usually gets going towards the end of a song anyway, and that's what she did last night but the poor little thing needs to start seeing herself as the next Kelly Clarkson. I really think she's better than any of them as far as versatility goes - they all, of course, have their strong points - but Lauren can do it all.

Did any one else notice Lauren's brief flicker of, I don't know, like she was going to faint, after Ryan finished talking to her and as he was introducing the final run-through performance montage? It was like a "so scared she was going to throw up" kind of moment. I DVR'd it so I was able to play it back so if any of you ladies still have it recorded, go look at that! You can really see how truly scared she is.

I'm not a huge fan of Jacob's, but when I heard what song he picked I thought he was going to nail that, plus it's such a great song. But maybe it was too hard for him personally to let his feelings show - I know if it had been me I would have been sobbing through the whole song - so I guess he had to hold back, but it wasn't good at all.

Haley is growing on me, but I agree with whoever said that they like to understand the lyrics, for crying out loud. I told my son that about Haley from the very beginning - she slurs and growls so much that you can't make out the words. I don't think she's going home yet, though - at least I hope not.

I also do not see what everybody sees in Casey. He has a great personality - and that's a big plus - but I don't know how much vocal range he has since all of his songs have pretty much been within a few notes. He's very much a niche market, not an AI.

James is cute, and sweet, and has that little boy quality that all mothers love, but I don't like so much screaming in a song. Like my son said - maybe if James had just held the screaming parts for a beat or two, not 10 long seconds, it would have been better. He just overdoes it, IMO. After seeing that youtube, with his capacity for being so loud, I bet HE would be good on Broadway.

Stefano, Stefano, Stefano - please stop with the ballads! He's cute, but very boring. I thought it was cute how he was so proud of himself for strutting around, and I like how earnest he is being in trying to follow the judges' recommendations, but his movements are awkward, like Pia's. But with the young girls voting, I'm sure they love him so he is probably safe tonight.

I was very disappointed in Scotty's song choice. I hope he makes it through, though. It would have been awesome if he did Johnny Cash's "Hurt".

My wild guess for who may be going home tonight - Jacob, based on his performance of a beautiful song. I think he just held back too much.

I am new to this discussion, but I love James and Casey and Scotty. Scotty's song choice was pretty bad last night, the judges were right he needs to step it up a notch! James will probably get a record deal no matter what  ( so will Scotty )!  Casey it just fun to watch and he is a helluva musician, which I admire. Looking forward to the results - Jacob may be leaving............

Seaside, hug!  I sprained my ankle almost 3 weeks ago, slowly improving but it put a damper on my spirits (why??? in the overall scheme of things, no big deal! but it got me down for some reason) and I'm getting tired of hobbling around, so I just haven't felt very chatty on the boards.  I'm so far behind on the dinner thread, it's going to take me forever to catch up with everyone!  But I will be back!  (I haven't been cooking hardly at all, either, to stay off my ankle). 

Last night:  nothing really exciting to me.  

Scotty.  I try very hard to like him each week but I just don't.  I agree with everyone who thinks he has a great voice.  And I liked that he used his more natural voice this week, instead of using the big deep fake voice.  But beyond that... I just see nothing there to like much.  I agree with who ever said he seems fake.  That half-smile and eyebrow wiggling are just plain smarmy.  When he gives a natural, full smile he looks very genuine and real, but the rest of the time I feel like I'm looking at a cheesy guy in a bar or a used car salesman.   And I was glad the contestants poked at the way he holds his mike, because that has seemed artificial to me all along.  Very distracting.

James.  Good control.  Didn't care a lot about the song but I did like what he did with it and thought he was great.  He's going to be in the top this week.

Haley.  I actually liked her this week a lot (I usually do like her but liked her more this week than some).  But I'm thinking bottom 3.  Teenyboppers won't vote for her.

Jacob.  Sweet and powerful.  But, bottom 3 this week.  He's just not an AI.

Casey.  I liked him last week a lot (although many didn't) (I love the song he did but I'm a 40's music fan, along with a lot of other genres).  This week, though, really not my thing.  I do know why the judges like Casey in general but last night I was lost over their praise.  I think his style is too mature for a lot of the younger voters so I'm not sure how much farther he can make it.

Stephano.  I do think he's grown each week, and I think the teenies will find him cute and sexy and he'll get the votes to stay out of the bottom 3.  I think he's getting some good coaching and really using it and does improve.

Lauren.  Like her a lot but this wasn't my favorite week for her.  

So.... my bottom three:  Jacob, Haley, and.... Lauren or Casey.  Not that those are who I want to see in the bottom three (that would be Scotty, Jacob, and Stephano). 

I like one of Katy Perry's songs, but that's it, and there's just something about her that leaves me bored.  So I may be flipping channels tonight   I'll PM you, VickiSam!

Just read this about last night.... lol

Titled : "American Idol - Steve Tyler's F-Bomb -- Talk This Way?   

At this point, no one should be all that surprised. Rock stars curse. But when it happens on American Idol, typically thought of as a bastion of family-friendly programming, and comes out of the mouths of judges Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson, it stops the show.

"Casey, man, you already are a cult hero," Tyler told Casey Abrams, who earned the judges' one and only save a few weeks ago and whose rendition of Maroon 5's "Harder To Breathe" impressed Tyler. "I mean, there's millions of people in America that are really angry because you pissed them off because you're so f---king good. You changed so many people's minds. I love you."

"Steven, Steven," interrupted Jackson, mimicking Tyler, "because he's so f---king good?" Jennifer Lopez was still looking at Tyler in astonishment. "The wheels have fallen off this program," said host Ryan Seacrest.

But here's what you didn't see when they finally cut to commercial: Led by executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, who raised his arms to the heavens, as if to say, "What was that?" a gaggle of nervous producers and network executives descended on the set in five seconds flat.

Then Lythgoe, trying not to laugh, got down on his knees in front of the judges' table, right in front of Tyler, and put his hands together in prayer, begging him to behave. Joining Lythgoe were Fox alternative programming chief Mike Darnell and executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz. They've got the tape-delay technology to deal with language like this. But they also know that it's not that hard to read lips. Even the camera operators were laughing. "Did you hear that?" asked one cameraman. "They're gonna have to bleep him big time." Said another camera operator, "There's a dead man in the control room right now, probably had a heart attack, and they're drawing lines around his body."

For his part, Tyler looked undisturbed, as if he couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. His two assistants arrived with the usual bag full of snacks - Tyler munches on junk food during commercial breaks - and hairspray to control his carefully arranged head of waves. He behaved for the rest of the night.

25 minutes and counting

Lauren looks so pretty with the new hair do♥

(((David Cook)))

He rocks and some more...........