This week’s episode of Idolatry (of course)! Watch for yourself, then weigh in on whether American Idol voters got it right this week by sending home the lovely and talented Carly Smithson. (Of course they didn’t!)
Apr 27
2008
03:04 PM ET
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that was the best episode of idolatry i have every seen. i couldn’t agree with you more on every aspect and it was hilarious!!
The “bong” comment was totally rude and offensive!
Good news, Carly’s fat a** has gotten big enough that the whole EW staff will fit comfortably in it.
Ha, loved the bong comment. I was in complete shock when Carly was sent home–I literally didn’t speak for five minutes after. But this was a really good episode of Idolatry. Props Slezak.
*nod nod nod* this episode was on the money :p will miss the irish smithson. david cook should be the next american idol. if not …
Lovely and talented? having a big voice is not enough. You have to be able to use it, and Carly couldn’t use it. She always ended up screeching and screaming and falling off key at some point in every song.
She had great potential, and still may go places, but lets not fool ourselves into thinking that she is a great singer.
And running offstage and screaming like a little girl when the judges were trying to complement her on the last night was just the icing on the idiot cake.
Good riddance, Carly, good riddance.
I loved, loved this episode of Idolatry. (so right in everything)
Carly was my favorite and I’m so pissed with America… I mean, brooke is still in the show??? Brooke, can I started over, White???
And that comment of Archuleta, is so true, I mean stop pimping the kid! We know that half of America love the kid before the pimping (remember Imagine) but now he just opens his mouth and is Amaizing, the bomb and wherever acording to the judges.
America has bad taste, know I totally know it.. I hope that Carly could have a album after this, if is not I will flight to San Diego to see her perform in the Irish Bar.
Yeah i agree I thought that bong commentary was offensive to Jason and us Jason fans. I just always thought that maybe contestants shouldnt take this competition soooo seriously and i applaud jason for that you know AI is so rigged anyways that he’s just letting everything flow, that’s why he gets my vote every week no matter what. With Carly even though she sounded so well she was trying so hard to please simon and sounded so desperate like she was drowning and needed to be rescued.. She should have more confidence she’s talented and now with all the exposure she has who cares about 19? There are so many talented good singers out there who havent have the need to be backed up by a huge label to be famous and they are doing great! She’ll find a label that fits and finally a sound that suits her and she’ll make a great album and so will Michael Johns! Also, I cant stand Archuleta just because of the blunt way the producers are pimping him.. so you guys are right!
BOOOOO!! To Idol. How could they dump Carly & keep pitiful mousy little Brooke? Is no one voting for singing talent any more?? Idol has really gone to pot. It gets worse every week.
Give it up already EW. She wasn’t THAT great. She failed many times before, so her getting voted off doesn’t surprise me. And no the voters did NOT choose Brooke over Carly. There are five people in the competition. Your sickening love of Carly has got to stop.
Surprised that Michael and Kristin didn’t mention that Carly didn’t get the votes because her song used the word “Jesus” without “Our Lord and Savior.” It was a great performance–it was the irreverance of the song.
I agree that the cut away for David A was wrong. they should have just shown him mess up the lyrics. So I agree–that was unfair to him and the audience. (Kind of a good arrangement of his song though, I thought.)
I’m also surprised that M & K–the Idolaters–still think that the show producers want David A to win it. I don’t think so, despite the cut away. I think they’re behind Cook now.
And Jason–come on! dreadful last week. He’ll be excellent this week though, so I’m glad he’s still in it. I don’t mind missing Carly singing Sweet Caroline.
It would be nice if people would realise that Idol is a SINGING contest. If that ever happens then maybe we will really get to hear some real talent, also I don’t think the people should vote anyway, it should be up to the judges most people are tone deaf anyway and would not know talent if it slapped them in the face.
Wow, America was all wet this past week. Brook and Jason should have been in the bottom with Jason leaving. Carly had her best night ever. What’s wrong with you people…. Vote for talent……..
Maybe people will just think I’m naive, but it seemed to me that the camera panned away from David Archuleta a second or two before he flubbed the lyrics, so who’s to say he didn’t just benefit from the fact that Idol likes to show different angles?
I realise that Carly was Mr Slezak’s favourite but I do think that the reactions shown by this episode of Idolatry were just a tad extreme! As for whether 19 will sign her, they turned down Melinda didn’t they? I read somewhere that Jason was sick this week so that might explain the yawning, etc. so I, for one, am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Oh, and South Park clips just aren’t a good replacement for Godzilla IMHO.
Now to see what this week brings. I think that Syesha could well have problems with the theme. Having said that, several of the contestants could struggle with the need to learn two songs this week so look for more flubbed lyrics on Tuesday …