After all that begging, I sit here, typing through the tears (OK, maybe that’s a bit melodramatic), hoping for a miracle to save Jason Castro. Except maybe I don’t want him to be saved. After last night’s unwarranted beating by the judges, maybe he deserves to be done with this show and the horrible people who run it; the brutality will be even worse if he survives this week, and the public will hate him for not being voted off after his roughest night to date.
Except it really wasn’t that bad. Jason’s rendition of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” was awkward and kind of weird, and it made me hide my head in my hands — but only because I knew the judges simply would not get it. And — surprise! — they all hated it. But it wasn’t the fact that they hated it. It was the fact that they attacked him with such anger that you would think Jason had killed Randy Jackson’s puppy (I refuse to say “dawg”) or something. For a contestant who has never once talked back to the judges and has been nothing but respectful, it was a sickening scene. It crossed the line from constructive criticism into something truly personal. And then he forgot a line in Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Naturally, the judges jumped all over his mistake in what would have been an otherwise good performance — Simon even told him to pack his bags.
So what does this mean? Is this finally the end of the road for our beloved Dreadhead or were his fans so scared by the judges’ comments that they spent all night voting for him? I am admittedly sick with nerves, because I want with all my heart for him to go back to Texas A&M for a hometown concert — he deserves the love — but I kind of want him to be spared another week of this nonsense.
For your own judgment, I have posted the videos of his two performances. No need to post the other contestants’ videos, because it was all the same: David Cook was predictably good, Syesha was great but fake (even producing orchestrated Vote For Me tears!) and David Archuleta was all but crowned the winner.
… I really need a new hobby.
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Yeah, maybe he actually wants to go home. He sure bombed and I have to say Syesha & David deserve it more anyway. I really just wanted him to win so I would be sure to see his cuteness again.
I thought David Cook was weak, my mom was not pleased about his rendition of that Who song. She said he didn’t really pull it off. And Syesha is no Tina, that’s all I’m going to say. Then as for Archuleta, I wish he would just sing a song instead of dragging it out with all his boy band hand gestures.
Jason was at least entertaining.
Okay, sorry. I have no life.
two losers
Dreadhead already said he was ready to go home. So perhaps he botched it so that he would get sent home? And here we are all calling in like a bunch of maniacs hoping to keep him here!
I sort of hate Syesha. I can’t help it. She bothers me for some inexplicable reason. She’s got a great instrument but her personality kind of sucks and she has not real emotion when she sings. Proud Mary needs to have some stank put on it and there was no stank to be found.
I like David Cook the best, predictably, but he sort of phoned it in last night.
The Archuleta kid bothers me because I cannot stand watching him sing. When he sang Stand By Me last night I closed my eyes and it made the song much more tolerable.
Jason might live to see another day, but it really matters naught because the top 2 will be the David’s. Although it was interesting that Seacrest mentioned that final four was when the competition lost Tamyra Gray and Daughtry in years past.
Castro looks EXACTLY like John Travolta with dreadloocks and it freeaks me out every time I see him. Good riddance. And when I hear Archuleta all I think of is hearing his annoying voice for the next 30 years when I go to the Dentist and they have some crappy “Adult Contemporary” station on the radio. He makes me want to kill myself. Cook sounds the same every week, “hipster emo rocker” is old and tired already, and Syesha just bugs the sht out of me. I liked it when she lost her voice way back in the beginning of the show…
All we can do now is wait.
Wait a minute, Whitney - you’re serious, aren’t you? Wow.
I agree word for word with SnackySmores. At least Jason was interesting. David Cook is such a douche; he is fake overly humble. David Archuleta’s annoying because he is real OVERLY humble (which I think bugs Ryan-”Stand up straight for once!”) Ha! Don’t care about Syesha.
It might be better for Jason’s career if he goes home though… That way he won’t be a product of the Man.
Unwarranted beating? Were you watching the same show as everyone else? He sucked. BIG TIME.
Unwarranted beating? Um… honey, he sucked. He took sucking to a whole new level of sucking.
I don’t think I like anybody in the top 4, and I actively dislike two (Syesha and Archuleta).
Love is blind like that people. I’d like to know if maybe Whitney has a little shrine in her closet? Just a little one?
I agree, last night wasn’t his best performance, but he was getting thrown under the bus no matter what he sang.
And if (okay, okay, when)he goes, what am I supposed to look at?
I’ve seen Whitney’s closet and the shrine wouldn’t even fit in there. Trust me.
It’s still not over when they get voted off. They have that top 10 tour right? Sell your Souls.
Jinx Kitchy. You owe me a coke.
Nobody seems to have gaydar. Go figure
Love is blind
His song choices were awful. Why did he do Marley? To legitimize his ridiculous dregs??? Holy cow - it was just embarassing to watch. Couldnt watch another minute after that.
I’m a Jason fan but I really, REALLY missed Michael Johns last week (and every weeks since he was booted). I was sure that the top four would be the two davids, jason and Michael. Michael was my favorite since his first audition. Syesha jut bugs. really ahte her shrieky voice. And taking on not only Sam Cooke but the greatest Sam Cooke song ever…. was arrogant and lame. She shreiked through half the song. People jsut won’t admit it b/c of what the song means. But to me it makes it even worse that she would butcher such a meanful song. I voted for Jason just to help her go.
What really bugged me about Jason’s performance was the specific song he choose. I think he would have done a beautiful rendition of “redemption song”. It would fit his voice better.
SO WHAT IF HE FORGOT THE LYRICS,
DAVID ARCHULETA FORGOT THEM TOO,
& FOR ALL THE PEOPLE SAYING ARCHULETA
DOESNT KNOW HOW TO SING..
CAUSE HE CAN
..
fetus archuleta will sell records regardless; david cook is talented but looks like he’s forty; syesha is boring; Jason Castro -slightly braindead but gorgeous and when he does bring it, it’s awesome! They are ALL talented. Don’t you find it interesting though, that three out of the four finalists play an instrument? Syesha only has her voice, which is fantastic but that’s it. I mean, we ALREADY have a Daughtry(David Cook) and a Fantasia(Syesha). We’ll see. I voted for Jason. LOVE HIM! Then again, in my opinion, many of the idol winners suck. Ruben Studdard? Taylor Hicks? Jordin Sparks? Lame. GO CASTRO!
by the way, why does D.A. always look like he’s taking a dump when he’s belting it out? He has to stop with the jazz hands, squinty eyes and squating up and down. Seriously. I like the kid but he needs to stop acting like a nerd. So what if he’s “only 17″ - stop being such a weenie! That being said, I know he has the whole velvety “Josh Groban” thing going on and of course he’s got lots of talent. I just wouldn’t buy an album full of melancholy ballads about saving tree squirrels or whatever other message he’s trying to send. Lighten up D! Sing something happy and up beat!
Eh. He’s not Paul Potts.
Argh! He’s NO Paul Potts.
Now I have Holiday In Cambodia stuck in my head.
DreadHead, a.k.a., Jason, has finally left the building! Should have happened long ago.