Gordon: Hellooooo!
Rachel: Here I am (dressed as el Zorro!)
Chico:  Doing the sword thing?
Gordon: hola La Zorra!
Chico:  Do the sword thing real quick.
Rachel: -/_
Chico:  Very nice there.
Rachel: *thanks* <-- not Bat Man
Gordon: This is Gordon Pepper, and it's apparent that we are here for the superhero version of American Idol. State your name and what hero you are.
Rachel: Umm... I'm Rachel Rachel, and I write and publish comic books... and am secretly Helena Wayne the earth 2 Huntress...
Anthony:  I'm Anthony Rojas, and I'm speedracer
Chico:  Chico Alexander => Kamen Rider.
Gordon: Who's Kamen Rider?
Anthony:  lol
Chico:  You don't know who Kamen Rider is? You ever see Masked Rider in '95?
Gordon: Uh....no.
Chico:  Basic story: man becomes cyborg, rebels against cyborg makers as bug-eyed motorcycle-riding henshin hero. Created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori (RIP). Run a Google search.
Gordon: Who are you, Michelle?
Michelle:  Michelle-Mystique. I change to who and what I want. Holla!
Rachel: are you nekkid Mystique or toga-wearing Mystique?
Gordon: And I am Dr. Who, as I have been regenerated by the British public (yay, Brits!)
Gordon: Well, we are going to go right into our first game of the night...WE THE JURY!
Rachel: ooh, explain!
Gordon: Simple game here - we bring up people on charges, you say if they are guilty or not guilty. Ready?
Michelle: Ready.
Gordon: First up...

Scott Savol

Chico/Michelle:  Guilty.
Chico:  Whatever it is, he's guilty.
Gordon: hey - I didn't bring up the charge.
Rachel: wait, what is the charge?

The charge is...being the worst singer ever who will make the Top 5.

Gordon: Note the wording - that means you all think he's safe tonight?
Michelle:Guilty lol
Anthony:  I defer from choosing.
Gordon: NO DEFERS HERE.
Chico:  I told you already. Guilty.
Rachel: Not guilty.
Gordon: Next Charge.
Rachel: Ah, here's the thing ... if Anthony is safe than that means Scott will be in trouble or out.

Carrie Underwood - Accused of - Song mangling without a poetic license

Chico:  Guilty, Guilty, Guilty as sin.  She's so guilty, I'll say it again.
Gordon: Did anyone understand what she was singing this week?
Rachel: I didn't know the source song - but she was cruise-ship worthy.
Chico:  Ouch.
Gordon: Next up.....

Paula Abdul - Charges - Sleeping with Corey Clark, which is what Corey, a
finalist who got kicked out of American Idol 2, says. Do you buy it?

Michelle:No way.
Chico:  Not guilty. Who's going to believe him? The word of a deposed Idol contestant?
Anthony:Publicity stunt.. not Guilty
Rachel: Not guilty. If she didn't sleep with Arsenio Hall, then she didn't sleep with Corey Clark. (slaps hand - bad Rachel)
Chico:  Wait... So she DIDN'T sleep with Arsenio Hall?
Anthony:  That's right - cause she slept with Gordon.
Gordon: (waiting for Joe to make some sort of joke abut Amanda Avila here)
Chico:  Umm... Gordon, I don't know how to tell you this but... Joe ain't here yet.
Gordon: Maybe he's out sleeping with Pau....naaah.
Chico:  This is getting ugly. Can we please...
Gordon: Next up.
Chico: Thank you.

Simon Cowell - Accused of....manipulating the media.

Rachel: Guilty, of course -- that's his job!
Chico:  Hell yeah, he's guilty. And how!
Michelle:Guilty.
Chico:  If anything, he should get a commendation for it.
Rachel: You have a specific anecdote in mind, though?

Simon has been accused of using his 'pull' to influence who wins American Idol. Is he that powerfull?
 
Rachel: Well, obviously, he wishes, but no.
Michelle: Nah.
Chico:  No one's THAT powerful save the participants themselves. Like, if I was on stage, and I knew I was in trouble, I'd pull the highest falsetto and the funkiest beat I've ever pulled before. I wouldn't wait for Simon to force his "pull".
Gordon: Would we hear Chico raps?
Chico:  Uhh.. no. I'm just a singer.
Gordon: Ok - enough of that. Time to move into...SAFE OR TROUBLE??!!?!?!?!?
Anthony:  whoooooo
Gordon: Jason Block will not be with us, but he left this...Trouble - Scott and Anthony OUT - CONSTANTINE.
Chico:  If I can say something... I move to defer Safe or Trouble this week... because after seeing last night's show, THEY'RE ALL IN TROUBLE...
Gordon: lol
Chico:  No, dude, I'm serious!
Anthony: Yeah, I agree all 6 are not safe.
Gordon: Sorry, Chico - they should all be in trouble, but you have to play along.
Chico:  No way! This is a stand! I'm making a stand, dammit!
Gordon: Well, I do agree that any of them could be in the bottom three after this week.
Rachel: Well, I have two safe picks. I keep changing my mind on the third one.
Anthony: I second that stand - they're all guilty and in trouble.
Rachel: I say that Vonzell and Bo are safe.
Chico:  Oh yeah. Forgot those two. Seriously, though, everyone was so bad (except Bo and Vonzell), that I don't think that the game even warrants a play this week.
Gordon: But this is what makes it FUN =)
Rachel: It's Joe!
Chico:  Hey Joe, I'm mutinying. You with me?
Joe:  Impatient, ain't he, folks? *pulls back the arming bolt on his Thompson* Please believe, Chico.
Gordon: You don't know who's going to win or lose - so you take the wimps way out and not pick.
Joe:  ROFL
Chico:  And you're taking the jerk's way out and controlling the situation!
Rachel: oy!
Joe:  Okay, okay, okay.  Stop it.
Rachel: ??
Joe:  I believe Rachel has summed up the situation.
Gordon: So with a mutiny on the deck, here we go....

Carrie Underwood

Rachel: Trouble!
Joe:  Safe.
Chico:  Trouble.
Michelle:  Safe.
Gordon: Safe.
Anthony:  I defer.
Gordon: NO DEFER!
Anthony:  They're all in trouble.
Gordon: (takes out bowling Ball) Don't make me use this, Rojas.
Anthony:  Oh no! - the bowling ball! da da dummm.
Joe:  (Points the Thompson at Gordon) Don't make ME use THIS, Gordon. :D
Anthony:  lol.
Gordon: Point it at Rojas - he's the one not playing.
Joe:  (Points the Thompson at Anthony)
Anthony:  safe for Carrie.
Gordon: good boy.
Anthony:  BARK

Bo Bice

Joe:  Trouble.
Rachel: safe.
Anthony:  safe.
Gordon: safe.
Michelle:  safe.
Chico:  Safe.
Joe:  O_o
Gordon: Interesting - Joe, how come you think he's in trouble?
Joe:  Am I the only person who didn't like his performance? Evidently so.
Gordon: I didn't like it, but I thought that there were people who were worse.
Joe:  Huh?

Scott Savol

Anthony:  OUT
Rachel: safe (going on on a limb)
Joe:  Out.
Michelle:  out.
Chico:  Gone.
Gordon: I'm going to agree with....Rachel. I think he's in trouble, but not out.
Anthony:  Whoever voted for him sucks.
Rachel: Oooh, I suck!!
Joe:  You must understand.  Scott's my favorite of the finalists.  But this week is his week to go bye-bye.
Gordon: Rachel - explain why you voted for Scott.
Chico:  I agree. Simon.. completely right.
Rachel: I think that Anthony showed Broadway potential this week, but he isn't lovable. Scott is still "loveable"
Gordon: I think there will be a huge Simon backlash and Scott will be safe.
Chico:  I don't know...I think Scott was THAT bad. You want to talk about THAT bad? He was THAT bad.
Anthony:  Scott was awful.
Gordon: Next....

Vonzell Solomon

Chico:  Safe.
Rachel: safe.
Joe:  Vonzell is SAFE.
Gordon: I disagree - She is in trouble
Anthony:  trouble
Michelle:  trouble
Gordon: split decision
Joe:  WRONG, Gordon.  (X gets the square.) :-D
Gordon: Unfortunately, I'm agreeing with Anthony, so I'm probably wrong.
Rachel: (and the elf gets shot the food).
Joe:  ROFL.
Gordon: Players - don't shoot your food.
Anthony:  Where's the potatoes?

Anthony Fedorov

Chico:  Trouble.
Joe:  Safe for once.
Gordon: OUT.
Rachel: yeah... out and broadway bound.
Michelle:  trouble.
Gordon: Rachel and I both agree.
Rachel: Pop Idol doesn't equal Broadway star.
Chico:  Still showing promise.
Anthony:  Trouble.
Chico:  Then explain how Clay got so far.
Gordon: He's showing promise. what he isn't showing is an audience base, which is what Clay had.
Anthony:  Anthony was good and not worse than Scott.
Chico:  Explain how he avoided the bottom three for two weeks? That takes audience numbers.
Gordon: He didn't avoid the bottom three last week. He probably was the best last night - but I don't think it's going to be enough
Chico:  I didn't say last week. I said two weeks. There were two weeks where he was abysmal.
Gordon: The departing Anwar's vote will go to Scott, meaning bye-bye, Anthony.
Anthony:  Nope.
Chico:  No, it'll go to Vonzell.
Joe:  And Anthony.
Anthony:  Anthony and Anwar were the same type of singer - high notes.
Chico:  And Vonzell is a soul singer, just like Anwar.
Joe:  Precisely.  They'll both get Anwar's votes.
Rachel: I didn't understand Vonzell's song, but Randy said she did it right.
Gordon: The problem is that she didn't do it right - she mangled the pitch and forgot words. Once again, a bad performance will screw up a perfectly good chaos theory.
Anthony:  But it won't be enough to knock her out.
Gordon: Agreed.
Joe:  Why you hatin' Gordon? :-D
Gordon: I hate people who just go off ad sing rifts when they should be singing the chorus. Sorry.
Chico:  Gordon seems to forget this is a singing competition, not a popularity contest.
Gordon: It is a SINGING competition, not a 'lets hit some nice high notes when I forget my words so I can bail myself out' competition.
Rachel: well, it is both.
Chico:  They have a show about "popularity contests." It's called, appropriately enough, "Popularity Contest."
Gordon: Last one....

Constantine Maroulis

Rachel: trouble.
Joe:  Trouble.
Chico:  Safe.
Gordon: It wouldn't surprise me if he's in trouble, but he probably gets bailed out this time. He can't afford any more of those, though.
Rachel: As much as I loved the performance thing with the back up singers -- the song was unimpressive.
Michelle:  safe.
Anthony:  safe, but could fall into bottom 3 with his lack of singing with his strong dancing
Gordon: What's up with the kung fu?
Chico:  That was, and I used this in my write up, a "Clay Aiken's Butt" performance.
Anthony:  lol
Rachel: Oh, I can answer that - when you do kung fu, you can't stop!
Chico:  Ask Vonzell.
Rachel: Nah, her stuff is more regimental. She can separate.
Chico:  A "Clay Aiken's Butt" performance is when a singer does something that they know they really shouldn't, just to score some votes.
Gordon: Jason Block says he's gone.
Rachel: Hmmm.
Chico:  From Clay Aiken's performance of Grease where he's shaking his butt.
Gordon: ok - lets sum this up...

mouse over pictures for corresponding panelist	TROUBLE	OUT
	Vonzell & Scott	Anthony
	Constantine & Carrie	Anthony
	Carrie & Anthony	Scott
	Bo & Constantine	Scott
	Carrie & Scott	Constantine
	Vonzell & Anthony	Scott
	Vonzell & Anthony	Scott

Gordon: Wow we're all over the place tonight.
Joe:  Yep.
Rachel: I'll say this for Scott -- if he's in the bottom three then he's out, but I think he'll be safe.
Chico:  And now that we made it uneasy for Gordon, we can continue..
Joe:  lol
Gordon: I feel no uneasyness
Chico:  Then you're lying to yourself.
Gordon: And here's why I'm not uneasy...

Gordon: Gordon - 20.5,  Chico - 18.5,  Jason - 18,  Anthony - 15.5,  Joe - 14,  Michelle - 8,  Rachel - 7.5

Gordon: No consensus anywhere.
Rachel: oh. I should know that, I watched with him (over the phone).
Joe:  The consensus is...this is gonna suck...but for WHO?
Chico:  We haven't agreed on anything all night, but we all agree on one thing. It's SHOWTIME!!!
Gordon: No it's not.
Chico:  Yes it is.
Rachel: So it is all about the snarky judge remarks and come back this week? One minute.
Gordon: NOW it's Showtime
Chico:  No it's not!  :)
Gordon: Roll credits and someone give Chico some prozac.
Michelle:And we're on .
Gordon: None of them should be looking very happy right now.
Anthony:  Except Ryan
Chico:  But Ryan is paid to be happy, so can you blame him?
Anthony:  And Simon?
Gordon: We get the recap. Bo...good. Constantine...Bad. Carrie....bad. Vonzell....good. Anthony....good...Scott....bad.
Chico:  Very simplistic.
Gordon: Is that your bottom three?
Michelle:  Eww Pamela Anderson.
Gordon: We see Pamela Anderson's...stack.
Chico:  Audience tour.
Gordon: Pamela says that the likes Blonde Rock Stars, but they are all great.
Chico:  Another group number!
Gordon: Too bad there are no Blonde Rockers up there as we listen to the song 'Emotions'
Michelle:  I actually like this song - please do it justice .
Chico:  Carrie... a mite pitchy, though.
Gordon: I like this song. I hate the first group chorus. ARGH!
Chico:  Oh god... No harmonies... again.
Gordon: And Bo forgot his solo. Nice job, Bo.
Joe:  I'm glad I can't see it OR hear it.
Gordon: You can see it in California in 3 hours - can't you wait?
Chico:  No, Joe! Don't go! Save yourself!
Gordon: And Scott gets the words right - but destroys the melody line.
Anthony:  And Scott shows why he's out.
Chico:  It says something that Constantine is doing the best now.
Gordon: Vonzell gets the melody line...sort of right, but sort of wrong. Ouch - there was a bad pitch run by Vonzell. That hurt.
Chico:  Nice Beyonce impersonation.. No, really.
Michelle:  She screamed that note.
Chico:  Hence, the comparison to Beyonce.
Gordon: So Michelle. You say you like that song. How do you like it now?
Michelle:  Beegees - good,  Destiny's Child - good. American Idol people - bad.
Rachel: Well, she did the same thing last night. She has a certain bluesy sense of dissonance.
Gordon: How do you like the American Idol version of the song?
Michelle:It sucked.
Chico:  I give it a 2.
Rachel: Scott also did well in this song... they were selling the summer tour with this song.
Michelle: I give it a -2
Gordon: You're being too generous. -10.
Chico:  Did we mention that you can get tour dates for that at idolonfox.com?
Gordon: I was waiting for William Hung and Edgar to run in and do a duet at the end.
Joe:  I give it two middle fingers up.
Chico:  I'm with Joe.
Gordon: (Roger Dobkowitz raises two middle fingers up)
Anthony:  That was lovely.
Gordon: Can we say that none of the idols will use this week's song for their tour show?
Joe:  Jeez I hope so. (based on your reactions)
Chico:  "20th Century Boy" is your Idol video this week, as the Idols play Metal Gear Solid. Okay, so only Anthony plays MGS.
Gordon: We get this week's Ford commercial, as we get a model car running past everyone - except Anthony being dressed up as a potted plant controlling the car.
Gordon: What? Was? That?
Chico:  Anthony = Snake. Continuing on the heroes theme.
Gordon: American Idol's Charity Single is now #1 - you, the public, made that happen. Any thoughts?
Joe:  Ack
Chico:  Umm... yeah?
Gordon: The person leaving has picked up 35 million votes over the course of the season. That's a lot of votes. Uh-oh...
Chico:  Two groups.
Gordon: We have 2 groups again.
Gordon: Vonzell is in the Far Side. Carrie is on...the near side
Chico:  I think I know which group is the happy group.
Anthony:  hmm.
Gordon: Bo joins.... Carrie.
Chico:  Hmm... Okay, this complicates things.
Gordon: Anthony joins....Vonzell.
Chico:  And it's break time again.
Gordon: Scott and Constantine are on the couch - which probably means that they are in different groups.
Joe:  Oh brother.
Rachel: Dang -- Bo's group is the safe one.
Chico:  Man... Why won't Carrie go away?
Rachel: That means Carrie's gonna be safe.
Joe:  Why won't Bo and Constantine go away?  They suck!
Chico:  She's in a subgroup with Vonzell now and she's clearly inferior to her.
Rachel: well... unless Bo's rock fans were all stoned last night...hmmm.
Gordon: Bo and Carrie?
Chico:  No, Carrie and Vonzell.
Rachel: Well, they sent the women out first so people wouldn't turn the channel.
Anthony:The real question is will Scott be in the right group?
Gordon: And which group is the right group?
Joe:  Scott should be with Bo and Carrie and be safe, even though I called him out.
Rachel: at this point, because the split went different than I thought it would.
Gordon: Wait if that happens, then I have all three right, and so does...Anthony??!?!
Joe:  ROFL
Chico:  Are you scared yet?
Joe:  Yes, I think he is.
Gordon: Terrified right now.
Joe:  ROFL
Gordon: Ryan tells both people to stand where they think they should be.
Chico:  Not Pick-a-Group again..
Gordon: Scott and Constantine BOTH stand next to...Bo and Carrie - and Carrie and Bo are in the top group
Chico:  Well damn again. Vonzell's in the bottom.
Gordon: Ryan tells Constantine that... he's in the wrong group.
Anthony:  wow
Chico:  What?!
Joe:  WOW
Anthony:  The Rojas curse lives.
Gordon: Damnit, Rojas.
Chico:  Sum up -  Constantine, Vonzell, and Anthony are all in the bottom.
Gordon: I have Block on the Phone - and he's going nuts
Joe:  ROFL.  That's normal for Jason.
Chico:  Randy's shocked.
Joe:  Two out of three for me.
Gordon: Simon says that Scott deserves to be in the Top 3.
Michelle:  Anytime Simon gives a bad comment to someone people feel bad and vote.
Gordon: Ryan has good news for....Vonzell. That leaves us with Anthony and Constantine.
Chico:  That's not how it's supposed to be, and damn it, someone should tell America that.
Michelle:  Yeah but what are you going to do, go to everyone's house and say don't vote like that.
Joe:  Bye, Constantine...I hope.
Anthony:Yep me too
Chico:  I can't. I don't have the skills.... But you do...you and Anthony both.
Michelle: OK let me start hitting people's houses and say don't vote for pity on American Idol. Let me get some comfortable shoes.
Rachel: They're both Broadway and cruise ship guys, I'd say... though. Constantine has a better chance as a soloist.
Chico:  I know my sister's always saying "don't forget to vote for your favorite".
Gordon: Jason Block says hi and that hopes that  Constantine loses.
Joe:  Me too, Jason.
Anthony:  Well I'm hoping its Constantine just so Gordon doesn't get the bonus point.
Rachel: My gut still says that Anthony is out.
Joe:  Die Rocker! Die!
Gordon: ok - Rachel and Me both of course say that Anthony is still out.
Rachel: Anthony needed to show off his long inseam more often. Constantine needed more genuine expressions.
Michelle:  We are back.
Gordon: Ryan reminds them all that America has to do is to vote, and their vote is.... Constantine is eliminated.
Michelle:  Bye bye,  Constantine.
Chico:  Wha?
Michelle:  It shouldn't bug him cuz his band signed a deal anyways.
Chico:  And somewhere, Jason is smiling.
Gordon: Jason is thrilled, Paula is stunned - she says that she was stunned and she's speechless.
Chico:  "This seems to happen every season *tear tear*"
Joe:  Constantine SUCKS!  Na-na-na-na! Na-na-na-na! Hey-hey-hey! Goodbyyyyyyyyyyye!
Gordon: Constantine looks stunned. Everyone looks stunned.
Joe:  Finally, America makes a good decision. The Era of Bad Rock Singers is OVER.
Gordon: Joe and Jason are rejoicing.
Chico:  Well, all my favorites seem to be picked off one by one, it's like, at this point, I hope "anyone but Carrie."
Joe:  Na-na-na-na! Na-na-na-na! Hey-hey-hey! Goodbyyyyyyyyyyye!
Chico:  I'm resigned to the fact that Americans don't know how to vote. See, this is why the first season of Big Brother didn't work either.
Gordon: Well, it was simple as to why - you had 5 people who didn't sing well, and with everyone knowing that Scott was in trouble, it boiled down to who was the most safe and the most forgettable song. As you've heard from most of us, that was Constantine, so the public didn't vote for him - simple chaos theory.
Anthony:  People don't vote for the people they think are safe sometimes, hence the chaos theory.
Chico:  So you're saying next week, the balance-to-the-force round?
Anthony:  yep
Gordon: Yep - we go back to order next week - and Scott needs to be VERY concerned.
Joe:  Na-na-na-na! Na-na-na-na! Hey-hey-hey! Goodbyyyyyyyyyyye!
Gordon: Constantine does a reprise, and does it very well - now if he only did THAT performance last night.
Rachel: My goodness, if he had sung like that last night he wouldn't have been out.
Chico:  Agreed.
Rachel: He was trying too much control and technique last night compared to less control and more spirit tonight. And in the end, Constantine went out to the audience platform and then hugged his mom.
Gordon: We see how this affects the points...

Gordon - 22.5,  Jason - 21,  Chico - 19.5,  Anthony - 17.5,  Joe - 16, Rachel - 10.5, Michelle - 10

Joe: Go Jason!
Gordon: Here comes Jason. For the not-here Mr. Block and for everyone else, this is Gordon Pepper, wishing you all a good night.
Rachel: Nightie!
Michelle:  later
Joe:  Spread the love, children.