American Idol 8 - Episode 7... and then some.

Tonight's the night we finally saw some action. This is the American Idol I was looking for. Of course, these fantabulous auditioners were residents of New York and Puerto Rico. Yes, American Idol went outside of our fifty states and ventured to PR - but it's basically a state, so it's nothing to get crazy over.
I'm not sure why FOX decided it was a good idea to give boring Pheonix two hours in the season premiere, and give BOTH New York and PR just one for the combined. This was theeee best episode this season.
Let's get into it:

• Adeola Adegoke - aka Resignation Day: The notion that anyone would quit their job with the hopes and dreams of becoming an American Idol is just plain whack. She performs heinously and ends her segment with Simon calling her boss to kindly ask for her job back.
  
• Jorge Nunez - aka Ramon Broza: He's really good. I liked his spanish singing but wasn't sure how it would translate when he sang in english. Must not have been too bad since he made it to Hollywood.
• It was right after this audition, that we get introduced to the next girl up. In the footage of the family running up the stairs, one of her relatives wipes out and trips. It was AMAYYZZING and I rewound a total of three times.
  
• Jessika Beier - aka Lanye Bryant Model: This girl is extremely confident in herself, especially since she won the trip to New York for auditions through a singing competition. Once she started singing, I was in shock. She was completely embarrassing herself and I felt uncomfortable for her. It was during this scene, that Simon had one of his best lines yet: "Look, I'm going to swim, but that doesn't mean I'm going to win Olympic medals."
• Melinda Camille - aka Happy Go Lucky: I'm really uncomfortable to know that you dance around your room naked, but whatever makes your heart twirl. She has one goal, and that's to "Uplift humanity with love and humanity." This girl really has an amazing voice and I was kind of faked out, because I thought her pre-audition scenes were almost patronizing. You finally got me, FOX. And what a job well, done. Man, after I realized she wasn't halfbad, I actually LIKED her. Weird.
• It was after this audition that I almost lost it. My roommate turned to me and said, "If I was black, I'd totally shave my head." This struck me as absolutely hilarious. I like her.
  
• Jackie Tohn - aka Pretty but not and people can't figure it out: First song as rocker Jason Mraz...survey says: NO. She gets a chance at a second song and does a much better job. Off to Hollywood you go [said in Simon's accent.]
• Joel Contra - aka CrazyMan: I truly like this guy. He really won me over. I know it's really weird, but I want to be his friend. Did you happen to notice the song he was singing to the ice cream man? First, he slowly sang, "You are selling ice cream," you know, almost ballad-like. Then, he breaks out into KORN-style "YOU ARE SELLING ICE CREAM!!!" - hysterical. I was cracking up. He comes into the audition room with an IPOD cutout taller than he is, as if he's the video portion. With perfectly timed sound effects, he navigates the IPOD to his song of choice, and presses play. His voice isn't THAT bad, but the judges aren't impressed. I sure as shit was. He's great! After getting his no, he ran out the door, celebrating it. Classic.
• Norman Mitchell - aka Gay Dwight Shrute: Although he's completely unable to be serious for more than 30 seconds, he's actually not that bad and gets through. Since he was such a joke, Ryan was really perplexed when he came out with a golden ticket. I'm serious. All you people with DVR -- look at Ryan's face when he comes out.
• Monique Torres - aka Her brother looks like my nephew: Very soothing voice. I was surprised she almost didn't get in. Thank god for Christopher Torres.
• Alexis Cohen - aka Transformer: This girl is cuh-rayzeee! She tried out last season and is now the complete opposite of what she used to look like. She sang, didn't make it through and flipped off Simon on her way out.
• Patricia Lewis Roman - aka Dugan Family: She sings something by Whitney Houston and of course, now I miss that WhitWhit again. Damn it. She's really not bad, but she's realllly not that good. FOX plays with our minds again as we...wait...outside...in...anticipation...and...here...she...comes...does...she...have...it........YES!!!!! SHE'S GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!! PARTYTIME!!! Her whole families comes back to the aution room and congalines around and around.

I really just sighed. What a fabulous way to end the auditions episodes. Next week, we'll be going to Hollywood. I may actually try a new style of writing where I'm more "live blogging" my thoughts and then posting. What do you think? Yes/No - Circle One.

In any event, as a tribute to auditions passed...here are some of my favorite classics:











Then again, I guess anything is possible when you just have a hope, a dream and William Hung leading the way...