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Well, we're at the point now that when James is on camera I have to warn my husband to close his eyes or turn his head until the coast is clear. We both admire his knowledge and will need to repent for being shallow. 😉

I would add Jeremiah to the mix. It could be any of these. Regarding Seacrest, he is constantly traveling from the East to the West coast and is constantly working. It probably caught up with him.

Elle is kind of a wild child, so anything could have gone wrong. Didn't the subtitles show Lionel saying, something along the lines of "He covered for her?" In other words, she came in with the wrong verse or at the wrong time, that was obvious, and he DID wait and come back in at the right time. https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2469933/american-idol-fans-are-unhappy-with-elle-king-for-allegedly-throwing-contestant-under-the-bus OAN, I LOVE Daryl's House. I wish that there were new episodes.

He sounds pretty good if you don't look.

I forgot to mention that I'm glad to see Colin Kaepernick on bass again this season.

My thoughts exactly. Regarding Alejandro, he reminds me of the child savant guitar player in the movie August Rush. How Deep is Your Love was lovely. Here's a good recap: https://tvline.com/2019/04/01/american-idol-recap-season-17-top-20-solo-performances-best-worst/

I don't know if behind the scenes the producers take into consideration diva behavior, and I'm sure they see a lot of it, but ever since Nate Walker went to the hospital, I've felt that he may be somewhat of a diva and I can see that with Myra Tran, too. That being said, I really thought that Myra would make it to the top 20 and some TV websites had her in the Top 10. Regarding Shayy, she was quite pitchy in places on the Adele song. It's bad when you're pulling for the quirky dog walker over Eddie Island. Oh, well.

Pretty sure they were Luke Bryan's boots. 🙂

My point was that NO, lovability should NOT be the criteria - WGWG, Purple Alien, or Asian leprechaun.

Loveable doesn't make you Idol material, though. He's a great guy, but needs to come back next year. Take care of those boots. Kids that age go into the military and have to grow up fast. It's hard to fathom that The Beatles became so well-known in their teens and early twenties, but they went through the same kinds of tough situations (worse, actually). They came out okay financially, for sure.

From the look on Blake's face, it was apparent to me that he already knew what was going on. From what I can tell, it seems that they have computer screens built in to their "desks" and I'm sure the info on each contestant is there, as well as some of their comments. It always looks to me like they're reading some of the comments. Idol judges have information sheets on each contestant because they hold them up now and them during their antics. Remember it's show biz.

He said he went to church once and saw some men in ties there.

Sorry to confuse you. Frankly, I didn't recognize Daniel Dae Kim due to the change in his appearance and it is pertinent to discussion of the episode if discussing the actor. I was simply pointing out that Americans are apparently not the only ones into plastic surgery. I've seen multiple boy bands from S. Korea, as well as read articles regarding their surgeries. I feel sure that Shaun will be placed back in his position, as the show revolves around him as a doctor and his struggles relating to patients.

No one can play pitiful like Freddie Highmore. See August Rush. On a superficial note, the Asians seem to be into facial reconstruction surgery as much as Americans. See BTS. No worries. Shaun will be back in surgery IMO.

I live in N. Central Florida and I can verify the fact that there will be frogs, lizards, albino geckos, armadillos, raccoons, mosquitos, spiders, and worst of all snakes. What a lovely family. They were so sweet!