AmIdol "Live" Blogging

• Yay, the Indian dude made it--Asian pride! Whoo hoo! ("What can a slumdog possibly know?")
• I miss that dramatic elevator ride with the ceiling camera that shows people losing their mind on the uprise and completely melting down on the descent. Walking around a mansion doesn't quite have the same zing.
• This whole sing-off duel is cruel. It would have been more humane to have these kids do a written essay instead. Or maybe that would have been crueler.
• Kara: "I think your relationship with your instrument..." Huh uh huh uh... Relationship with your instrument. Get it, get it? Oh nevermind.
• Oh snap, they kicked off the best friend of the guy whose wife died! How could they resist milking more drama out of that one?! Oh well, at least I'll never have to see all that crap in that guy's face again.
• Norman Gentle... Why do I have a feeling his shtick is gonna get old fast?
• Can I be the first to head up the local chapter of the I Hate Tatiana club? Please? I really fucking hate her.
• Nathaniel Marshall... Apparently I am still going to see crap in someone's face. I think the kids call people like this a hot mess. Red pants? Who would've thunk the head gear would be the least offensive article of clothing?
• Kai Kalama! Whoo hoo! Hawaiian!
• This is so rigged. And I let them do this to me annually. I'm such a television sucker.
• My favorite part of these early episodes is when you finally see them dancing at the end. It's like the credits of Slumdog Millionaire. With white people.