American Idol Episode Recap: Top 9 Revealed
The Top 10 Idol hopefuls motored through Motown songs with help from mentor Smokey Robinson on Tuesday. After performances from Joss Stone, Smokey and Stevie Wonder, we'll find out if one more contestant will be headed home — aka, whether or not Paula and Simon put down their crayons long enough to help kick another Idol hopeful to the curb.
More bad lip-synching! Actually, Megan's "solo" didn't sound like Megan at all. Interesting. It's a Motown medley, which I think deserves the dignity of real singing! If they have to learn the words, why not just sing the songs?
Adam is back to his emo-rocker look tonight — sorry everyone who thought his Elvis/Kurt Russell/Ricky Nelson look would stick around for a while.
Ford music video plays, set to Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocket Full of Sunshine," and luckily for us, the video is a pocket full of short and sweet.
Ruben Studdard Performs
Season 2 winner — the "Velvet Teddy Bear" — is back to perform his song, "Together." What can I say about Ruben? Where the hell have you been? You look a tad more svelte, but your trademark sweaty head hasn't changed a bit! Dude, now that he's standing next to Ryan, he looks like a freakin' linebacker!
Results — Part One
WTF? Matt Giraud is in the bottom three after his fantastic rendition of "Let's Get It On?" What is wrong with you, America? He better not go home, or things are gonna get ugly at the Fox household tonight. My unborn baby girl just kicked the crap out of me in protest, as well. That's my girl. Joining Matt — and rightly so — in the bottom three is Michael Sarver.
Joss Stone and Smokey Robinson Perform
The hippie-fied Joss and Smokey sing "You're the One for Me" together, and I can't help thinking what an odd pairing these two are. But, hey, who am I? There's just something a little weird about their performance... a little stiff and trying to force a sexy chemistry that just ain't there. But, they sound pretty cool.
Results — Part Two
I'm sorry, before we move on, can we please instruct the camera man to never get such a close shot of Paula in that cleavage-killing shirt. Ever. Again. I literally recoiled with the last close-up. Moving on. Scott MacIntyre gets sent to the bottom three, and then immediately gets sent back to safety. Seriously, if Sarver is safe, they better use that save to bring back Matt G.
Stevie Wonder Performs
Dawgs, how wicked is Stevie? He sings a medley of his greatest hits, and the audience and hopefuls are all rocking out and having a blast. These Idol hopefuls do get some amazing experiences. (What did you do tonight? Oh, just got an up-close and personal concert from Joss Stone, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. No big.)
Results — Part Three
Michael Sarver will sing for his life tonight. We all know what the outcome of this will be. They will never use the one save on Michael. I love how Paula is dancing the whole time instead of fake deliberating (like they did last week). She danced the whole time last night, and then told him his performance was too Vegas. Then why were you dancing?! It's a bit two-faced, no? The decision: Michael is headed home. And, my TiVo cut me off right at that moment.
What did you think of this week's bottom three? Did Michael go home at the right time?
For the latest on American Idol, tune into TV Guide Network's Idol Tonight every Wednesday at 8 pm/ET and Idol Wrap every Friday at 8 pm/ET with co-hosts Kimberly Caldwell and Justin Guarini. Plus get more on your favorite Idols every Friday with American Idol Rewind at 7 pm/ET.
