LOL! Jonny, maybe I'm just hanging around too many conspiracy theorists, but I can't escape the feeling that the judges knew Pickle was going to bomb last night. So they had her "ahm sah-wee" routine all scripted and ready to go. Randy threw her the cue when he asked if she knew what he was going to say.
Ah, the perils of being too cynical. ;-)
You know.... she bombed with her Patsy Cline song, too. So, what became the focus? Her red shoes. Last night it was her sparkly shoes.
Here's another conspiracy point. Did anyone see what looked like a tear trail down Katharine's cheek just as she finished saying "over" at the end of her song? On closer examination it appears to be a dot of light...maybe a reflection...or maybe something more sinister...maybe something staged. Hehe. I think it was just just pure chance, FWIW.
Nah, that's 100% Gherkin--nobody could write that :)