I think Scotty's better than Lauren, overall. He never had a bad week, while she has. She looks the part more, though. I'm rooting for Scotty (meaning Lauren will win).
Still true.
Final 2The 2 youngest (16/17) finalists ever.
Lauren had vocal chord issues during practice, but is "good to go"
Three songs each: 1) Contestant's favorite; 2) Idols' idols choice (Carrie Underwood for Lauren, George Strait for Scotty); 3) Their potential first single
Judges didn't comment until after the second round
B+ Lauren "Like My Mother Does" (3)
B Scotty "Check Yes or No" (2)
B Lauren "Maybe It Was Memphis" (2)
B- Scotty "Gone" (1)
B- Lauren "Flat On The Floor" (1)
C Scotty "I Love You This Big" (3)
The repeat songs were compared to previous versions
SCOTTY
"Gone" wasn't as good as the first time
"Check Yes or No" was good, but not very original
LAUREN
"Flat On The Floor" was a bit better than first time
"Maybe It Was Memphis" was okay, raspy okay, but not 100%
After Second Round:
Randy: Fine choice America, Round 1 slight edge to Scotty, Round 2 to Lauren
J-Lo: Explosive start, R1 Scotty, R2 Lauren
Steven Pig: Both rounds to Lauren "cuz she's prettier than you" (wtf?!)
Tyler Cruise sings the winning Coca-Cola competition songs, "Positive"
Round Three:
SCOTTY
"I Love You This Big" wasn't great, should've been faster tempo to end it
R: Great range, in it to win it, not sure about song;
J: Great story teller, amazing job;
S: Nailed it again
LAUREN
"Like My Mother Does" was a better original - emotional, so points there, shaky, but good
R: Wow (x3), amazing song, Lauren has arrived, amazing (Standing-O);
J: You may have just won with that song;
S: You are in [as American Idol] in my eyes
So basically, Lauren gets a better song to end the competition. Wonder if it's fixed??
After Third Round:
R: Round 3 to Lauren
J: Tough to choose, tight race [but you already did choose]
S: Lauren hands down
David Cook performs the go-home song "Don't You Forget About Me"
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Lauren B+/B/B- (1,3,5)
Scotty B/B/C (2,4,6)
Lauren, to me, wins the night. And as I said, she looks the part and can improve to be a star. Scotty was more consistently good, though. I gave my 20 votes to Scotty, but, Lauren will probably win this. Tho I'm always wrong anyway. But AI won't lose either way -- they made sure of that.
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