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Wow.  That was a crazy episode.  I am so happy in the end that Jason let Megan, Lauren and Shannon go.  I was reading Chris Harrison’s blog just now and realized how hard a decision it was between Stephanie and Nikki. And seeing that Stephanie made it through to top 5, I feel really bad for Nikki because she really should have beat out Megan, Lauren and Shannon then.

So here’s my thoughts…

I think he picked Stephanie over Nikki because of her reveal about her 11 year relationship that started when she was 17 and just ended a year before.  Nikki is an amazing woman but she just couldn’t figure out how to let go with someone else.  And who can blame her? She’d been with someone for 11 years.  I can’t tell you how much I related to her on the not-singing thing.  Her saying I’m just too much of a perfectionist to “just have fun”.  Yeah, not sure I could do that in front of a guy and a bunch of beautiful girls either.  And Scott, who for some reason was watching it with me, was super upset because he thought she was the prettiest of them all.

I just don’t see why he picked Stephanie.  The double date was as awkward as I don’t know what to watch and actually even more awkward once Nikki left.  It almost was like Jason was dancing with his mom.  I just don’t see any romantic connection at all.  The only thing I can figure is she gives him comfort because she is a mother.

I think Megan liked to think she was the most normal out of all of them but I don’t agree.  And that whole coming on strong kiss I think might have scared Jason.

And speaking of scaring Jason…let’s talk Shannon and Lauren.

As Chris mentioned, Lauren came on WAY too strong.  I couldn’t believe she was being so demanding during their one on one time.  I think she thought it was funny but it wasn’t.

And Shannon, oh my word.  She bottom-line became obsessed with Jason.  And then for some awful reason, thought she could build some type of comfort level by picking her nose in front of him. Like, hey, we MUST be meant to be if I feel comfortable enough to pick my nose in front of you (and all of America) and THEN she tries to kiss him.  Ugh.

As I mentioned last week, I really thought Molly came on strong lately and loved her on their date this week.   I could definitely see them together.  But my first favorite was Melissa and I’m still sticking by her.  She’s fun, down to earth, pretty and she honestly seems into him.

As for Naomi and Jillian, unfortunately I think they are going to fall to the wayside.  Home dates can change and everything and DON’T FORGET, DeAnna’s coming back!!!!

No, please don’t actually lie to me.  I hate when people lie to me.  Actually, that’s the name of the newest show added to my DVR schedule!

I heard about it on twitter last week and you know I love me some TV.  I finally checked it out and WOW.  Twitter folk were right!  It was a really good show.  I’m coining it the new House.  It’s like House and CSI combined actually.  But the character Tim Roth plays reminds me a lot of Dr. House.  He’s a master in his field, can be quite manipulative and sarcastic and doesn’t care what people think.  Except guess what?  They didn’t get rid of his English accent!  Yippee!!

I also like it because Kelli Williams plays his right hand woman and played on The Practice and Scott and I used to LOVE that show.

And also? Eli, played by Brendan Hines, works in their office and he always tells the truth.  And it makes for some really funny moments.

Oh and figuring out whether people are lying is mucho fun-o.  And you only have a split second to figure it out before he tells whomever he is talking about.  Plus there’s the big picture of the case to solve.  I’m really hoping the rest of the episodes are as good as the Pilot.

So for reals, you should check it out if you haven’t.  Fox.com has the full episode up for free!

Please make the tryouts stop. I liked the good people and didn’t like the bad people. No stand-outs either way. How many more weeks until Hollywood?

Last night’s episode was a bit boring.  No one that was horrendous to entertain and no one that blew me away to root for.

Puerto Rico girl and Jesus were questionable on whether they should have made it through.

Adam Lambert, the Wicked guy I think could be really good.  Cute and good voice.  Very dramatic but I think he could switch that up.

Kai of course was my favorite for the night.  Very cute, insanely sweet, great backstory and good voice.  I agree he needs to work on his stage presence.  That will kill him past Hollywood.

Here’s a few memorable ones

Kasey with the white/purple dress- I like her look and her voice.  She is American Idol material

Von – I had watched some clips of him beforehand from spoilers.  He has a good voice.  Not a great audition compared to the videos I had seen and I think he knew it.

Jason Castro!  Love that boy!  And love him with his brother.

Michael Castro – not as good as his brother if you ask me.  but not bad.

Matt Breitzke (the welder)- the girls liked him but i wasn’t too impressed

Jessica Furney with the 93 yo gm – i liked her a lot. she has a good story, she’s cute and she sings well

India – I liked her a lot.  I wanted her to keep rapping.  It was rough but I think she could do something.

Jamar- eh.  just off and boring.

Danny, Jamar’s best friend – oh gosh, i love him.  great look, great story, great voice.  oh, he’s one of my favorites so far.  and i just typed that about 3 notes in to his audition.  glad to hear the judges agree.  just for the record, i cried when he dedicated it to his wife.

Anoop – He’s kind of geeky but i think he has a good voice.  Go geeks!

Asa the band director – what a cutie! not sure about his range but it was decent.  he’ll definitely look good on the AI stage.

Dennis – he shouldn’t have gotten through but he had a lot of personality.

Lil Rounds – great, big voice, great story.  She is so cute with her husband.

Danny was by far my all around favorite of the night.

• I like “that new judge”. I love that no one else knew her name.  And I love how Simon refuses to pronounce Cara with an American accent.  It makes it sound like he doesn’t know her name.
• I actually disagreed with a few of those people.  Like the pink hair girl.  Didn’t like her.  The volunteer girl was really good.  I don’t think the Peppy girl towards the end should have gotten through either.
• Bikini girl was better than I thought.  Simon’s face when she walked into the room was priceless.  Ryan’s reaction when she kissed him was great.  Surprised she made it through though.
• I loved Alex Wagner the Clay Aiken-esque kid.  I got his humor and thought he had a good voice.
• Loved Deanna Brown – girl without a family.  Original and sweet.
• The last guy Scott McIntyre almost had me in tears.  And I’m sure that was the point.  I really hope he does well and can’t wait to see him playing as well.  But that high five Ryan tried to give him?  Way to go, Ryan, way to go.  You make AI worth watching.