I wanted to know in advance who won. If you caught my post earlier where I said that Simon, Paula and Randy were out on all the entertainment shows saying they thought Carrie would win, that was my tip off that she did, in fact win. I just wanted to come on here and make sure, because I probably won't watch the show tonight. By the time the dogs are fed and I get ready for bed, it will be pretty late.
Thank you SO much for this great thread. It's been a real joy all season even though I couldn't post on it as often as I would have liked to do.
BTW, for the reasons I mentioned early this morning, I am glad Bo lost. Now he's free to do his own music instead of those cheesey songs that were obviously written for Carrie. I only hope she finds her own way to be true to her natural style like Kelly and Clay did before her.
The show isn't rigged. The voting is real, but the producers control so much of how the voters end up voting. They gave Bo crap to work with last night on purpose. Simon was talking about how that Bo looked uncomfortable in front of so many people at the Kodak, like he got stage fright or something. No one believes that. It's Barbra Streisand.
But, Simon says it because he wants to mask the real reason. Bo didn't have a song like "Angels Brought Me Here." That song was a #1 smash hit for the Australian Pop Idol Guy Sebastian. AI knew it was a hit song. Who did they give the hit song to? Why, the person they wanted to win the most votes, of course. And, that's what happened. They look at themselves as the puppetmasters. We dance for their pleasure.
Thank you! Your thoughtful, well written and often funny(!) posts have been a valued addition to this thread, as have you :)
I know just yesterday I said I hoped Bo would win, but seeing Carrie tonight ... She's the right choice. Bo can take care of himself and will be able to take full advantage of what Idol has (and will) offer him.
But Carrie needed this win. She'll be a great Idol.