[Lady Heron]

She can sing and is pretty but she was boring week after week. They are looking for a pop star not a ballad crooner.

[Psycho_Bunny]

American Idol is the perfect illustration of how pathetic our nation has become.

The mere fact that any cares is...ridiculous...at best.

[Will88]

Not surprised. Have only watched the last two AI shows this year, but last week I thought she did a poor job of interpreting the song,. i.e., she was just hitting the notes and using too much volume. Last night was better on the R&R song, but something about her voice is a little off and usually too loud.

[ex-snook]

Nothing new from week to week.

[faucetman]

Pia, best voice this year. She let the judges talk her into changing her on stage presence and off she goes. BIG mistake. All you need to do is stand at the mike and sing while looking amazing. You don't have to set the piano on fire or dance around with your shirt off.

As someone else said, Carrie Underwood's shuckin & jivin (my description) wasn't very good either. In fact, I find it embarrassing to watch. When she just stands there and sings from her heart while looking amazing, I melt.

Pia will have a GREAT career, COUNT ON IT.

[McGruff]

I stooped watching American Idol years ago because not the best performer won. The black girl who does the Weightwatcher’s Commercials was far above the one who actually won.

[faucetman]

To all of you who don’t like AI or don’t watch AI

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING READING A THREAD ABOUT AI?

and THEN posting comments? Your favorite group must be

****************MAROON 5*****************

[Paradox]

As someone once told Simon on the show a few seasons ago, American Idol is not a singing competition, it is a VOTING competition. My guess is that the large majority simply figured Pia would make it to the top three, so they spend all their time voting for their other, quirky favorite. Rockers for rockerboy, Gospelers for gospelboy, country lovers for countryboy and girl. Etc.

This is by far the most talent left at this stage of the show, so each week, a lot of people will be sorely disappointed. I thought Pia was simply the best singer, based on singing talent alone, but there is much more to being the Idol than that.

I'll tell you who upped his game the other night, and while always good, I thought he lacked the star quality needed to win this show, it was Scotty McCreery. He was very, very good the other night and I'm not a Country Music fan. That kid has gotten slick, and his vocals in his higher range have gotten better. His coach deserves much praise.

[dfwgator]

I wouldn’t worry. Most of the Idol winners have flopped, while the ones who didn’t win have done better.

[Nea Wood]

Good grief. I haven’t seen this much hysteria since Chris Daughtry was voted off. American Idol tells their viewers that they get to decide who stays and who goes. Then, when the viewers do just that, the show tells them they’re stupid and wrong.

[Will88]

Many are shocked that Pia was voted off, but not everyone. I wasn’t shocked, and here is a review that anyone still around this thread might get a kick of out. This reviewer called it correctly before the fact. Something I stumbled across:

http://www.youtube.com/user/StephenC98#p/u/1/dC4WDLKQNzc

[Popman]

How will cope ever again as a nation ?

Who is she again?