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[Indigo Horrible]

So... who's watching? I always start at the semifinals of each season now so everyone's on the same playing field with me. And I was happy with the past two winners (I love Kris Allen and David Cook), so I'm hoping we get another one in their wheelhouse this week.

Anyway... I'm watching the semifinals right now... good god. Ashley sounded like a whale giving birth, and Paige (I think her name was Paige?) sounded sick half the time... I hope the other girls are better than this.

[Indigo Horrible]

Voting problems have plagued the series since season 1. I take them with a grain of salt now. Then again, I don't vote, personally. I figure that half the time, I was working during voting hours, so if I couldn't vote when I worked, I wouldn't vote when I was off... may as well be consistent, I figured.

Kara still comes off a bit snotty. I definitely agree that what she said was way out-of-line - I just hope she doesn't go overboard like she did last year with "I know your identity better than you do, now get back in your box".

Sausage fest night, now! Nice-looking bunch. So, Todrick... I appreciate changing up a song, scoring originality points... but he came off really cheesy and smarmy, and I hate when they soak a song in runs to try and distract the audience. Just sing the friggin song.

EDIT: I liked Aaron... very nervous, but he has the raw talent. He'll definitely get better as he becomes more confident, I think, but he also needs to grow into his voice and gain better control. If only he were 18.

Also, good lord. Jermaine reminded me of Adam... that's not a compliment, by the way. He sounded like he was screaming off-key. Ellen was right, Kara was right - he tried way too hard to show off what he could do and didn't connect emotionally. And Tim was maybe worse. His falsetto was awful. it was pitiful... he sounded like a dying mouse, and then he was shouting.