Top 5 Results - Loving The Drama Edition

Bottom 3 Prediction: Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta, Matt Giraud
Elimination Prediction: Allison (with a heavy heart)

Actual Bottom 3: Kris Allen, Matt Giraud, Adam Lambert
Actual Elimination: Matt Timberfake with a fake gracious Adam hugging (and kissing) him away.

Question 1: Adam's close call - wasn't it just a matter of inevitability he would see the Bottom 3 at least once?

Answer1: Adam, more that any other contestants in years is getting wide national mention. It was seeming like that this was only a forgone conclusion of his eventual victory. But, funny things happen on the road to destiny, right? You wear a bad outfit; you don't have your best singing voice for a crucial night; and, most importantly, a competing backlash-against-hollywood movement grows and becomes loud (and/or stealthy). Now, this could form as a rallying of other contestants' base to defeat Adam or just plain Adam-haters using another contestant as their "stop-Adam" vesell (my choice would be Allison, but it is a true-crap shoot to predict this scenario). Anyways, just as Allison base rallied to her this week, after her repeated close call last week, i will anticipate cell towers in West Hollywood and NYC's theatre district will get some extra work this Tuesday night. One more thing: didn't Adam just looked like he LOVED being in this position of the Bottom 2? Loving every minute of drama that he strives to create.

Q2: Was anyone else just as impreessed by the Group medley ("I've Got Rhythm/Don't Mean a Thing)?

A2: Not that I usually watched this fluff (thank goodnees, again, for DVR technology), but i held-up forwarding and found little (if any) moment to be cringeworthy. Maybe the best they have ever done. Good job, Top 5 (even you, Phoney Adam).

Q3: With Simon trick of manipulating complacent Allison voters to the "booth", can she keep them active enough to the finale?

A3: I hate to be generic, but is now solely about song choices for her. Next week is pivotal since Ryan Seacrest already announced that we will have a "Rock-n-Roll" theme, which is seemingly right down her alley. If she stumbles with a wrong song choice, Simon will not kind. If she nails both songs (i think this is the week the performers sings two songs), everyone else will be trouble because the rest of the guys are the splitting the remaining votes.

Q4: Did Matt deserve to go?

A4: Yes, but that still doesn't mean it was an easy call. He has shown moments of talent. It's just he hasn't figured out himself to consistently go his own path. I will contend that, if Matt had sang a song this week where he smoothly paid the piano, he would not be going home. Thems the breaks.

One final thing: Jamie Foxx, Blame It - I do not care where it is ranked on the Billboard charts, but i am definitely slipping it into my mental category of worst mainstream songs I have ever heard. Yes, i'm old, but so are you, Jamie! You never want to be that pathetic older guy working the dance floor to show young you are in spirit. People just laugh at you. Believe me, I know.

Oh, Danny, I am sure you were watching your personal idol Taylor Hicks very closely. And, i fully expect you to pull the harmonica solo next or the following week.

Get ready for Rock-n-Roll Week (confirmed). This could be a REALLY good because these four can be very, very interesting.

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