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American Idol 5: Which Idol Will is the next to go 3-21-06
 
If Idol history has told us anything, the first week of the Top 12 is full of surprises. All that you believed to be true is suddenly challenged… unless, you are hip to the game. See why Ace and Lisa shouldn’t “worry ‘bout a thing.” And, see which Idol will fall next!

David Bloomberg is still trying to figure out how to aim a house at Omarosa. So, while he’s working that out, I’ll be flying solo this week.

The emails I get are shocked – shocked, I say – at the bottom three. Not so much about Melissa McGhee, who just didn’t measure up to the others (even though her performance on Tuesday was pretty good, despite flubbing the lyrics to a Stevie Wonder song that has been performed umpteen times on American Idol alone!). Ordinarily, I’d be calling for her head, but there was that almost eye-roll the first time she stammered “recognition” instead of “premonition.” I felt downright sorry for her. I knew America wouldn’t forgive her, though.

No, Melissa’s fate was sealed as soon as she sighed that huge relieved breath while a stunned Ayla fought back tears. Had Ayla Brown rightfully made the top 12, things would be entirely different. Alas, we all saw Melissa’s demise coming as surely as Winter will fade into Spring. Sadly, as she confided to Ryan Seacrest, so did Melissa.

But, what was surprising was to see Ace Young and Lisa Tucker standing there next to her. The answer for Ace is simple – stop trying to dance and sing at the same time. There are seasoned, veteran performers who can’t do it. Ace tries to do it while singing challenging songs, to boot! To make matters worse, he sang first. In four of the last five weeks, the male who sang first was sent home! For the record, he nailed Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies.” The bitching I’ve been hearing is from people who begrudgingly have to admit they don’t know the song. So, how are they judging it? Beyond me. Ace has talent. A lot of it. I think he just got a wake-up call. Ace, if you can hear me, stand still.

Lisa makes no sense to me at all. She performed as well as she ever has. Yet, she was in the bottom three. This is a quandary for her, for sure. She gave up the diva tunes, which kept her safe, but had the judges grimacing at her. Then, she spices it up, nails it, and ends up in the bottom three? She must be tempted to go back to the diva tunes. That would be a mistake. Maybe she could get away with it, if next week’s theme is really ‘50s songs. But, she should remember Kimberley Locke who dang near made a home in the bottom three until the world woke up and realized she’s spectacular! Stay the course, Lisa. Don’t change the plan you set before Tuesday. It will be okay, I promise.

So, how did Ace and Lisa get there? The best I can think is that their fanbases got a bit lazy. Ace looked like a million bucks. He didn’t sing entirely on key, but he does have performance quality. Selling it like that can make up for a few bum notes. Say he already had an album and that performance was on the Grammys – no one would have batted a lash. Lisa looked like a young star on stage, not a note out of place. Her choreography got a wee bit clumsy, but that’s not criminal (like, snapping at Simon, for example, Kevin). Lisa’s fans, I think, were basking in the glory of their girl stepping it up and figuring she was safe.

Never. Ever. Assume your favorite is safe. Ever. This week, I think the fanbases will wake up and rescue Ace and Lisa, and they won’t be anywhere near the bottom three.

I still see trouble ahead for Kevin Covais. He had to sit next to Ace, and have Ryan basically smirk that Kevin was better than Ace! There will be bitterness for that. And, the whole sex symbol thing has gotten a bit tiresome. As tiresome as that chicken-y dancing he did to the rhythm of the great Stevie Wonder.

Bucky got by on moxie. Bucky singing “Superstition” was one of those moments that left you slack-jawed thinking, “I can’t believe he is actually pulling this off!” He won’t always be so lucky. Can he survive until Country Week? I wonder. No pun.

Then there is the case of Kellie Pickler. Kellie, Kellie, Kellie. I will be the first to say it – I think she’s pulling the wool over our eyes. The evidence seems to be mounting that the wide-eyed hayseed thing is nothing but a routine. I even said the girl doesn’t seem capable of guile. She may have fooled us all. More importantly, she’s not been singing all that well. She’s been okay, even good, but when you have the likes of Paris, Katharine, Taylor and Chris around, good is not good enough! They are special. She is talented. She’d better find the spark quickly, and now may be the time to tone down the “gawlly jeez” routine. Act like you deserve to be there.

So, I’m saying bottom three will be Kevin, Bucky, and Kellie. And, to the surprise of many, I think Kellie will be the one leaving. The other girls are leaving her in the dust. No amount of mispronounced sal-mon will save her. And, if she truly is pulling a routine, I’m disgusted. She can’t leave fast enough.

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