AMERICAN IDOL HOLY SHIT

I was busy with GTC stuff so I didn't get to REALLY sit down and watch the show (that's what YouTube the next day is for!) but I do have these things to say:

1) HOLY SHIT DAVID ARCHULETA? THINK OF ME? SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY?  I NEED TO SEE IT BEFORE I CAN COMMENT ON WHAT I THOUGHT OF IT THOUGH I CAN ALREADY SAY HE PROBABLY OVER-RIFFED IT BECAUSE HE DOES THAT A LOT BUT REGARDLESS: I WAS SURE THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE STRANGEST SONG CHOICE OF THE NIGHT AND THEN:

2) HOLY SHIT DAVID COOK. WHAT. THE. HELL. THAT WAS... SO TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. SO. TOTALLY. I MEAN. WOAH. AND THEN... HE DIDN'T BUTCHER IT, AS FAR AS I COULD TELL. THAT LAST NOTE WAS A BAD CHOICE BUT... OVERALL, IT WASN'T A DISASTER OR ANYTHING AND... I'M JUST AWESTRUCK THAT HE SANG THAT SONG. THE LAST THING I EXPECTED FROM HIM.

3) GOING BACKWARDS, JASON CASTRO -- I WAS SURE HE'D BUTCHER THAT SONG BUT THEN IT WAS KIND OF AMAZING AND I'M GLAD HE DIDN'T DO LIKE, ANY DREAM WILL DO.

4) LOLOL WHATEVER THE GIRLS

Will have more thoughts after I see the performances again.

5) I CAN'T. WAIT. TO SEE. WHAT JEFFERY SELF SAYS ABOUT THIS. SERIOUSLY. WOW.

More thoughts on the Davids...

Upon further review on YouTube:

David Archuleta: Now, I love David A. He's young and adorkable and part of me sort of wants him to win because I love his humility and all. But. That Think of Me performance was... a mess. Bad choice, really bad choice. There were a billion better things he could've done. And, he messed up his lyrics. Twice.

1: Lyric (OLCR): Think of all the things we've shared and seen
David: Think of all the things we've said and seen

Now, I'm pretty sure, correct me if I'm wrong, that the only variants of that lyric are "Think of August when the trees were green" (Most places) and "Think of August when the world was green" (Vegas). So, David is, well, WRONG.

2: Lyric: Imagine me, trying too hard to put you from my mind.
David: Imagine me *mumblemumblesomethinglikesoftlyhaveyouonmy* mind.

At least the judges didn't seem to notice? Guess they're not PotO fans XD

David Cook: WOAH. Now, it was a little too rocker Gerry-esque for my taste... but he nailed the "be" and overall it was... way better than I EVER could have expected from him. For the win.