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Predictions for tonight

April 15th, 2009

Well, this post is really about my lack of predictions for tonight. I can’t decide who to choose for my various idol pools , so I thought I would walk through my dilemma:

Danny and Adam are going to be safe. Danny is the only one that dialidol predicts is statistically out of harm’s way. And Adam is a given. This leaves five contestants that could be eliminated.

Many are predicting Lil to go tonight, and although she deserves it, she has a solid core of voters. Additionally, her backing by VFTW, for what it is worth, will give her a little boost. Being the only diva contestant coupled with singing in the Pimp Spot last night, I think she will hold out a bit longer.

Allison had her worst performance last night, and also sang in the Dead Man’s spot. However, she was pimped by Simon in her critique, and from what I hear, she is gaining momentum. I could see her going bottom 3, but probably won’t be eliminated.

This leaves these boys: Matt, Kris, and Anoop. I think they all have an equal shot of getting the boot. All of these guys plus Danny are kind of the same singer and somewhat interchangeable. Kris and Matt are especially interchangeable and have been grouped since their “White Chocolate” days in Hollywood week. One of them will eventually have to be purged a la Jennifer Hudson during “season of the divas.”

Anoop has the fact that he has been doing better the last few weeks on his side. However, he has not had any sort of breakout performance. Solid, yes. But not breakout. He has been in the bottom 3 recently and might be heading out .

I thought Kris’s performance was simply above average yesterday, though after trolling the Idol blogosphere, most people think he was the best of the night. He also got mixed reviews from the abbreviated judges comments. Additionally, Kris is at the bottom of the dialidol rankings, for what it’s worth.

Matt, who has previously made an appearance in the bottom 3, had a weird night, too. His performance was great through the first half, and horrible through the second. I mean it went from me getting chills, to me wanting to mute the tv, and all in 90 seconds! Matt came in at a close second-to-last in the dialidol rankings, as well.

The next question is, of course, who is worthy of the judges’ save?  Time is beginning to tick on its expiration (Can they use it up to the top 5, or through the top 5?  Not sure if Ryan was clear about this).  Knowing that Adam and Danny appear to be safe without the aid of the judges, and Allison is gaining momentum, I could see them using it on either Matt or Kris.  I wouldn’t think they would use it on Anoop or Lil.  They might, however, want to save this to ensure Allison gets as far as she can.

And finally, who is getting Georged tonight?  If you don’t know what this means, this horrid Top 7 tradition was pioneered by George Huff in season 3. Six of the Idols are divided into two groups of three. The last, (the George-ee?) is told they are safe, and asked by Ryan (the George-er?) to choose which group of three is also safe, therefore leaving the other group as the bottom 3. Awkward, and completely unnecessary, if you ask me.  But I think Ryan secretly likes this.  Jennifer thinks it will be Adam, and I agree, though I sort of hope it is Allison, just to see what her reaction would be.

So, Anoop, Matt, or Kris, who is heading home?  And will the save be used on any of them? And who is getting Georged?

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