American Idol Recap – Thursday, January 28, 2010

American Idol was in Dallas last night.  I just want to say something quite unnecessary--this has no professional reference at all, but Kara Dioguardi is looking mighty good thee days.  Does she have a new stylist? Neil Patrick Harris who also looks smoking and trim was the celebrity judge the first day and some Jonas Brother-I haven’t a clue which one, nor do I care – it was the one with moppy? Moppish? moplike? Hair- was the guest judge second day.

Altogether this was a very tepid episode.  The first day auditions, judged by Harris and not Jonas du jour, was better.  However, there were no major meltdowns, security escorts and pants on the floor fiascos.  A girl, Julie Kevelighan, who actually auditioned for season one, was back.  The fact that she is still in the age group eligibility implies she must have been a child when she first auditioned.  The passing years have not seasoned her or infused her with any more class or singing ability. She kind of sucked, although I have heard and seen worse.  Her get-up had gotten up and gone.  The heavily sparkled eye lashes and poorly written idiotic sign she carried didn’t help her case any.  The amount of time the show concentrated on this might indicate that the freak level was much lower in Dallas than other cities.  Surely, they could find someone more ridiculously untalented than Kevelighan.

A tiny bit of controversy occurred when contestant Kimberly Carven got three votes from the judges, but not one from Simon (never) says yes. The producers tried to create a feud between Cowell and Harris by using silly effects and askance looks that resemble a silent film western when two adversaries square off.  It was sophomoric and didn’t work at all.  There was no tension or bad blood.   Cowell was outvoted 3-1 and Carven got the golden ticket.

Does there always have to be a big lovable lug? Yes.  This time it was Lloyd Thomas, who was both big and lovable—I guess?  Anyway he is a dock worker from Dallas, and I am wondering where the docks are in Dallas?  I mean it’s not anywhere near the ocean or gulf. 

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the show was that a girl bearing a whip – Erica someone- can’t recall last name, easily won approval from Simon.  Well, maybe it isn’t such a big surprise after all, he seems like he enjoys discipline. It does seem like if she wasn’t a sexy vixen and just had a weird outfit instead of leather and a whip that he would have made fun of her costume and dismissed her.  Erica with a whip used to be on Barney when she was a kid, which would have made me, if I were a judge, barf or vote no, but all four judges ate this up faster than the free snacks on the craft services table!