Scott McIntyre, I've Got a Deal For You

Here are the terms: You agree to bow out this week before you displace Kris or Allison or Matt or anyone good. And in return, you get to write and perform next season's "You're going home" song. It's pretty much the height of your ambition in music anyway. Why not just cut to the chase? Deal? (P.S.: If you get actually voted off tomorrow, this deal is off the table.)

I don't think I have time to do a full write-up of tonight's performances, but Mark did, so please hit up The Critical Condition for his thoughts. As for me, briefly:

Danny cheated the theme and sang a crappy arrangement of a good (if overplayed) song. Kris was wildly overcriticized in the same way Matt was wildly overcriticized last week, making me think there is a curse on that spot in the middle of the crowd. This was the first week that Kris paired real artistry with his usual hot-ass excellence, so of course the judges hated it. Lil sounded good for the first time in weeks, and while she did give a copycat performance, I think the judges really missed the boat that mission 1 at this point was for Lil to STOP SUCKING and she did. Anoop was completely smarmy and gross from stem to stern, including that fake-ass apology. His "True Colors" was wildly insincere, which isn't always a problem for me, but on this particular song it's death. Scott was ass and should by all rights go home tomorrow. Allison sounded very, very good on a song that I find very, very boring, and I worry that she could be in trouble again (though the judges did praise her, so who knows?). Matt was great, though the song trended towards the obnoxious side of his personality. The judges went completely over the top in their praise, but since they completely fucked him over last week, it evens out. And finally, I finally get to agree with the consensus: I really liked Adam's performance. Better than "Tracks of My Tears" for several reasons, but one being that the song fits his image a hell of a lot better. This felt like an Adam performance and not a Motown cover. And how cute were his parents??

More important than any of that, however? Matt Giraud was in Angels Aware in grade school! I was in Angels Aware in grade school! Yeah!

POINTS THIS WEEK:
Danny +2 (sang first)
Adam +3 (sang last)
Stevie Wonder +2 ("Part-Time Lover")