I’m not sure how I feel about this whole backwards thing they’re doing. Showing us the rooms before the performances? I feel like I missed an episode or something. Is this how they normally do it? I don’t remember.

Angela Martin – Nothing special.

Jermaine Purifory – It was okay, I’ve heard him better. I expect him to make it to the Top 24.

Casey James – I’m still not a huge fan of him. I can’t picture him in the Top 12. Top 24 maybe.

Jermaine Sellers – I liked him better than Jermaine P. Except…he was kind of a jerk to the band. I just went back and discovered that Sellers is the one who auditioned in Boston. I thought I liked the Boston Jermaine better, but I think I’ve leaned towards Orlando Jermaine in Hollywood. Just not in this performance.

Siobhan Magnus – She is very odd looking. I’m not sure what she’s wearing…looks like something from Pretty in Pink. But her singing isn’t awful.

Crystal Bowersox – I really hate that she has dreadlocks. She sounds a lot like Sarah McLachlan in this performance. I can totally picture her at Lillith Fair.

Alex Lambert – This is VERY karaoke. He doesn’t have any stage presence or star power. The only reason people online like him is because his last name is Lambert and his first name begins with an A. Everyone keeps comparing him to Adam. I don’t like Adam at all, but at least he could take charge of the stage.

Mike Lynche – See, now THIS is what I’m talking about. Same song that Alex did, and this is original (but not tooooo original) and well sung. With some presence.

Todrick Hall – Third time on the Jason Mraz song, this one is definitely original…to the point of being a different song. But I really really like it, and I love Todrick. He’s up there with

Thaddeus Johnson – Another Man in the Mirror. Ooo…he’s better than Jermaine. Wow. I don’t remember this guy being this good. Nice job, Thad! I agree with his mother…that performance just put him in the Top 24.

Charity Vance – She sounds old. And boring. I feel like I’ve said this about her before.

Mary Powers – This is actually her worst performance. I thought she was going to make it through, but that one was rough. Very karaoke.

Lloyd Thomas – Another Man in the Mirror. Probably the worst of them.

Hope Johnson – Uh oh. “Home”? Really? Hey, I have a great idea, let me sing a previous Idol farewell song! That can’t possibly have any bad vibes. She wasn’t great, so I think she will be going home…back to the place that she belongs, where your love has always been enough for her. Hehehe.

Shelby Dressel – She has a nice low voice, but her high voice gets a little screamy. Which is strange, because usually Idols have a rough time with the “lower register” as Paula and Randy always say.

Aaron Kelly – Uh oh, forgot his lyrics. But he brought it back, and sang it very well. I’m quite impressed with him actually. Even though he’s young. Forgetting your lyrics isn’t always a nail in your coffin. Carrie forgot her lyrics in Hollywood. It was funny because some girl who got kicked out after that round was like, “I can’t believe that girl made it through…she forgot her words!” Well, “that girl” is doing okay for herself.

Ashley Rodriguez – She has a nice voice. I wasn’t a huge fan of the song/performance, but she has a nice voice.

Lee Dewyze – Hmm..he’s new. He’s good.

Joe Munoz – Another Man in the Mirror. Not good.

Haeley Vaughn – Another I’m Yours. Not good at all. Pretty terrible actually. I hate it. Oh man…the ending was awful.

Janell Wheeler – She has a nice voice. Good performance, good song choice. Stupid Kara…she says “Awesome” after Haeley and “Wrong song” after Janell. I wish she’d go away.

Tori Kelly – I don’t like her.

Lilly Scott – I don’t like her either.

Andrew Garcia – Uh oh…I’m not a fan of this. That’s okay, I think he was good enough all the way through to make it.

Time for some results. I’m interested to see what the other half of the show will include…I hope they aren’t stretching out these results without showing more singing.

Room 1….is through! Including Andrew Garcia, Thad Johnson, Lilly Scott, Mike Lynche, and Katie Stevens.

Room 2…is out. Including Mary Powers, Charity Vance, Lloyd Thomas, and Hope Johnson (I TOLD YOU!).

Room 3…is through (I know, you’re shocked)! Including Aaron Kelly, Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Angela Martin, and Shelby Dressel.

Now the judges will look back at the tapes and whittle that down some more.

Until then…

Wow…look at those first season auditions. Look at Simon’s hair!

Lloyd Thomas – Charles Grigsby sang this song! Aww…I miss Charles. He was so cute. This guy is pretty good. Not as good as Charles of course. And not nearly as cute. But very good.

Kimberly Carver – Aw, she was good until she pulled out the Carly-esque screeching. Hmm…they’re trying to create a Neil/Simon fight like the Kara/Katy fight from last night. I think she seems pretty nice. So I’ll give her a second chance.

Erica Rhodes – Yuck. There was nothing good about that. That was one of the worst things I have ever seen.

Dave Pittman – Another Arkansas boy. He’s certainly not Kris. I’m not sure. He has a nice voice, maybe it was just a bad song for me. I like him, I’ll give him another chance.

14 made it through on Day 1.

Sadly, Neil couldn’t stay for Day 2 (he wasn’t kicked out like Avril Lavigne was). Which means we’re stuck with a stupid Jonas brother. Joe I guess. Bleh.

Todrick Hall – He was in The Color Purple with Fantasia. Which I was initially unimpressed by because Fantasia is among the worst Idol winners. But this guy was good. I was a big fan. Cool song too. His voice was a teensy bit shaky, but it’s tough to not be shaky when you’re auditioning a cappella for the country’s biggest TV show.

Dawntoya Thomason – Meh. Boring.

Stephanie Daulong – Umm…how did she get through? That few seconds was absolutely awful. Maybe worse than Erica.

Maegan Wright – Kris sang this song. Better. I wasn’t a fan. Although it did make me want to start listening to last year’s stuff.

Hahahahaha! Ryan’s stupid thing about how hard Simon has it was in fact stupid, but I enjoyed the fact that when referring to finding someone “special”, they only showed 5 of the 8 winners. Kris and Carrie of course. And Jordin, David, and Kelly. Stupid Ruben, Fantasia, and Taylor. Nobody likes you.

Christian Spear – What is she wearing? Jonas boy looks like he wants her. I didn’t really like her. She was kinda boring.

A total of 31 made it through from Dallas. I liked Lloyd and Todrick. I kinda liked Dave.

Next week, we move to Denver (where apparently Posh Spice returns). Last week of auditions! Hooray!

Until then…