Final Two!
Three rounds: contestant's choice from songs performed earlier this season; Simon Fuller's choice; and the single.
Crystal won the coin toss last week, and has sensibly opted to go second.
Lee, "The Boxer"
S'okay.
Crystal, "Me and Bobby McGee"
Much better, and also SUCH a safe choice. But it's been that sort of season.
Round 1 goes to Crystal.
Lee, "Everybody Hurts"
Yeah, okay. Is this season over yet?
When a Ford Fiesta commercial is the highlight of the show, something's not right.
Crystal, "Black Velvet"
It being a safe bet that the single will be crap, this probably should have been the night's best performance. But the arrangement sucked, she was shaky, and that attempted wail at the end just went to show that she should leave that to Siobhan.
Round 2... I'm going to give a slight edge to Lee, as his performance didn't have any actual painful moments, but neither was finale-worthy.
Lee, "Beautiful Day":
Y'know, as Idol singles go, this actually isn't bad.
...turns out that this is because it's a U2 song.
Crystal, "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" (Patty Griffin):
S'okay.
Final round goes to... oh, who cares. For the first time all season, I'm not even gonna bother voting.
Will Young (the first Pop Idol from the original U.K. show) sings "Leave Right Now" over a montage of the season.
So, hey, what do you think we're in for tomorrow night? General Larry Platt seems a safe bet. Anything else? (Perchance, Paula?)
Posted by Shmuel at May 25, 2010 8:59 PM