I am so sad that Melinda was sent home last night that I don’t even feel like posting today.
I don’t think I agree entirely with your analysis. Yes, we do like to see someone who improves from week to week, and there is always the charm of the ugly duckling who turns into a beautifu swan at the end of the story.
I think Melinda just wasn’t flashy enough. She is modest and understated. She wouldn’t let her boobs bounce around (like LaKisha), or try outlandish hairdos (Sanjaya), or sing songs with dirty lyrics (like Blake).
Melinda would not compromise her Christian beliefs.
She is already a real winner in many other ways. She doesn’t need AI.
Why does one's Christian beliefs need to be used as an alibi for her being voted off?
The reason for her going home has nothing to do with her voice OR her stage persona...as they are top-notch.
It's because she couldn't and/or wouldn't connect with her fans.
Put another way, they felt she would be difficult to market as an Idol sensation.
Flashing boobs is a strawman...although you must admit she is scary looking. To me, she is like that character in Awakening when Robert DiNero came out of a vegetable state and eventually returned.
Melinda's stage persona is an phony act. As soon as the music stops she reverts back to a mute.
I can’t say I agree with your analysis either. My analysis however, is impeccable. Melinda wasn’t “flashy enough”????HUH??? The way she came across to me, she was the flashiest from DAY ONE. She is certainly the most experienced, accomplished, and she moved around on the stage like she owned it. In that she was WAY ahead of the competition. She didn’t “bounce around her boobs”like Lakisha? That’s because she doesn’t have any boobs to speak of. When you have boobs like Lakisha, you have NO CHOICE but to let them bounce around-—either that or wear some kind of Ultra-Bra, which would be very distracting for the audience. And not compromising Christian beliefs????That trait belongs to Jordin, who is every bit the Christian, by experience and committment , as Melinda is. Jordin will win, and my analysis stands as the most insightful ever offered in the annals of human thought. Although I admit the great philosophers have never weighed in on American Idol.