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American Idol Season 10 Recap: Top 8

American Idol Top 8
Precious.

Every week, another contestant goes home. Isn’t it beautiful?

But this week (and probably every coming week for the rest of the season) is a real nail-biter. WHO WILL LEAVE US? It’s such a tough call, everyone left is really good. However, some of them – err, one of them is not someone anyone should like. Guess who?

Here we go…

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American Idol Season 10 Recap: Top 9

American Idol Top 9

Oh, what a week. The worst singers in the world were finally voted off American Idol last week, and the whole of humanity in possession of functioning ears could not be happier.

Now that we’re down to the Top 9, we have a little predicament: the remaining contestants are all pretty good. No one induced ear bleeding during last night’s performance… So who will go home? Nobody knows.

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American Idol Season 10 Recap: Top 11, The Remix

American Idol Season 10
REEEEEMIX!

After last week’s emotional results show, I cannot wait for tonight’s eliminations. It’s my birthday, so I positively DEMAND that things go my way tonight. There will be TWO contestants going home, and I’m so nervous, I could puke.

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American Idol Season 10 Recap: Top 11

American Idol Top 11
Fwends?

This show is torturous. Every week, viewers die a little more inside. At least we have J.Lo’s gorgeous-ness to comfort us as we lay dying.

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American Idol Season 10 Recap: Top 12 Time to Trim the Fat

American Idol Top 12
Casey Abrams ain’t got no body, no body got him

This show is starting to annoy the crap outta me. I wish there was a way to speed things along, but we’re moving at a glacial pace here, and we still have 12 of these morons left. Some of them aren’t as moronic as others, but that’s beside the point.

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