Territorial Bloggings

There’s been a slight delay in my writing up some thoughts on this week’s AI:7 results because, well, I wasn’t all that surprised (slightly disappointed, but not surprised) by the results, and, quite frankly, the results shows generally don’t interest me enough to compel quick & voluminous posts.

I much prefer, especially at this stage of the finals, to analyze the performances. While fanbase/voting-bloc analysis can be interesting in hindsight (like positing that Amanda’s votes were split between Carly & David C., thus ensuring Carly’s safety this week, while votes were split between Ramiele & Syesha, with Syesha getting less, and thus falling into danger…), it’s just not interesting enough yet.

The bottom 3 didn’t shock me. I was slightly surprised that Syesha was there. I wasn’t surprised to see Kristy escape. I figured that either Brooke or Jason might could show up in the bottom group, and I just happened to predict the wrong one. I was most disappointed, though, in the fact that Ramiele escaped, as I had her pegged as most deserving of getting sent hope.

That Chikezie was sent home didn’t surprise me. I thought it was a week or two sooner than his talent deserved, but I’m not crushed that I won’t get to hear him again until the Finale’s group number/tour preview.

One thing that is bugging me is the attitude/persona of David Archuleta. It could very well be due to the fact that he’s scared of his über-overbearing stage dad, but he just does not seem prepared/able to handle the pressure of having to do anything but sing. His nervous laugh was grating on my very last nerve. In the long run, I think he’s going to have trouble maintaining enough of a fanbase to win, especially if David Cook keeps improving (Carly, too).

Next week is Country/Western, which means that there should be celebrity mentoring by Dolly Parton. Simon may not have a fun week, but I think that Kristy will. Hopefully we will too…

-ghp