Final performer I liked and then summary judgement!

Casey Abrams – I Put a Spell on You. Wow. I kind of love this kid in every way that one can love. He just makes me smile. This is not his best vocal ever, but I just don’t care. Who would pick this song? This kid, that's who. I am in love with this nerdy white kid doing this funky voodoo soul classic. And the “You’re mine” at the end? Stop it. Just stop it. He had pitch problems all up, down, over and around that song. Vocally, it wasn’t all that good. But man, was it entertaining. Good use of the pimp slot. I would vote for this kids if I voted.

Loved:

Paul – Best of the night, both vocally and performance wise

Casey – Great performance, only so-so vocal

Liked:

Brett – Clean vocal, really uncomfortable performance

Scotty – Great vocal, good performance, too one dimensional to win this show

Meh:

Junbug – Went first, vocal was only so-so, kind of bland peformance. All over forgettable

Tim – Absolutely dreadful song choice and bad vocal but he’s likeable so I think he’ll make it through

Stefano – Decent but not great vocal (which is kind of his thing) but again he’s likeable and cute as a button which at this stage should be enough

Hated:

Jovany – Boring, (not even all that) pretty boy who can’t sing well

Jordan – Terrible song choice, terrible vocal, laughably bad performance and the dancing. Also, he’s come off as a bitch this whole time, so yeah. He’s toast.

James - Vocally, he was good but I just straight up hate him

Robbie – Again, not the worst vocally. But far from the best. And I just straight up don’t like him

Jacob – So many missed notes, so much oversinging, so much ado about nothing

Going Home

Jordan will definitely go home. If god loved me, James would go home but ain’t no way he’s leaving this week. Could be Junbug for going first and being boring about it or Jovany for being boring and singing a tired ass song tiredly. Might be Tim in a shocker for singing the absolute worst song for him that he possibly could have and then being awkward throughout the entire performance and then trying to piss on America’s leg and tell us it’s raining. I would also take Jacob, but after the judge pimping, ain’t no way. They will get their contractually obligated Chikeze Eze Memorial Pumpkin Pimp slot (also known as the black man’s spot) filled.

ETA: So I totally was not knowing how this show worked this season. They're cutting down to top 10 this week? Woah, harsh. Well, in that case, I'll go with Paul, Casey, James (bleagh), Scotty and probably Brett. And the judges will put Jacob through due to the aforementioned Chikeze Eze Memorial Pumpkin Pimp clause.

Okay, while Paul McDonald can sing, and actually seems to be a musician, which is a huge advantage on this show, the whole mega-tooth-whitened hipster thing is annoying me. Also he sort of reminds me of Joe Cocker, and not in a good way.

Thank you! I think that was the thing that was bugging me. It wasn't that he was overtanned, it was the teeth. So white that they actually made his complexion look darker. Now I can't get that episode of Friends out of my mind where Ross over-whitens his teeth. "Demon! Demon!" Oh, man. That's funny.

I still like Paul McDonald quite a bit and think he was by far the best of the night.

I have had Top Chef dreams two nights in a row! Both featuring Carla! (And one in which Jimmy Carter was a guest contestant!)

So, the big deal chef from my town is gonna be on Top Chef Masters. [link] We happen to share a name, and his daughters go to school with my kids, so everyone from my state representative to the dry cleaner keeps asking me if I'm his wife. Great guy, great family, and he has a huge tattoo of a radish on his forearm. What's not to love?

BTW, Kat, I looked him up and Scotty McCreary is only 17. He may have a grown ass man voice, but he's still a baby!

Tonight I watched on Tivo delay. Singers I allowed to do the whole song: Karen, Pia, Haley (I feel like such a terrible snob for thinking she's so trashy, but she's so trashy, right?), Lauren Turner (she needs to learn to dress so she looks like she has a neck), Naima, Lauren Alaina (but just barely, and partly I let her sing because I was mystified at how a 16 year old girl can look so much like she's 35), Thia. Karen is adorable and is my pick to go far.

Lauren Alaina is 16?? I thought she was on the older end of the age range. That kinda makes the pink Toddlers and Tiaras dress she wore the other week a wee bit more understandable.

I had to miss it due to a last minute temp job assignment.

Well, that was an excellent TC - but I imagine we're going to have two eliminations prior to the actual final judging, aren't we.

Mike I. is still an asshole, but damn his dish did look awfully good.

I'll be real curious to read in the blogs about this one. I can't imagine that they were set for all 5 to go from the start. I wonder if there is a "perfect storm" option in the rules in case everyone knocks it out of the park.

I was terrified for Carla because Tom kept mentioning things about the vegetables lacking, despite way praising the broth.