In the end, Megan Joy offered a parody of Megan Joy.
She danced her silly dance. She sang badly. She weaved and bobbed and lost her place in the lyrics. Then she headed back to Utah. She seemed glad she was going there; I shared the feeling.
Here are a few of my comments; please add yours:
1) Yes, Megan Joy is immensely beautiful. Still, facial and vocal beauty don't automatically match. That fact is known by anyone who heard Pierce Brosnan sing in "Mamma Mia."
2) Wasn't that in Utah that a town once passed a local ordinance against dancing? In retrospect, I'm not entirely against the idea.
3) I wasn't surprised to see Anoop Desai in the bottom two. After two straight terrific ballads, he had diverted to a so-so rock number. It may seem logical to show your range, but it can get you voted out.
4) I was, however, surprised to see Allison Iraheta in the bottom three. I had predicted the same thing Simon did -- Megan, Anoop and Matt Giraud. Allison drew some criticism for her Wilma Flintstone hairdo and offbeat dress, but she sang terrifically, as usual.
5) Then Lady Gaga stepped onstage and people roared. Allison must have been thinking: "They thought MY hair look was weird? And I didn't even have a zipper over one eye."
6) Speaking of clothes, who told Lil Rounds to wear her prom dress tonight?
7) I did like Gaga, though. And David Cook is a true star. The way he can take control of a song is matched this year by Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.
8) The group number was better than previous ones, for a basic reason: It left lots of room for individual voices, instead of so-so harmonies.
9) Next week, each person sings a song from his or her birth year, which is hardly fair. Allison almost gets to sing a current hit.
10) I think these lists should total 10, don't you?
I thought Megan came off really badly Wednesday night. Telling Simon you don't care what he has to say isn't probably the best move on a night when they're going to decide your fate. You better care what he has to say -- it's the reason for the show. (Yes, America votes, blah, blah, whatever, it's really Simon they're listening to, despite the booing.)
The lip-synching of the group number is getting quite bad. I realize they're doing it so the contestants don't strain their voices rehearsing it all week, but they're just not proficient lip-synchers. And whose idea was it to put microphone in front of Scott for him to "sing" into, when he can't see where the mic is?