***The Official Top 6 to 4 Elimination Thread***

[TheVegan]

OK everyone, I know you have all written off Lakisha. Well I am still dreaming that she will survive. I know it's a long shot. Hey I'm a dreamer, and I think I'm the only one.
Anyway I am on the west coast so I will be looking to this thread for blow by blow updates. Thanks in advance!!!

[LKJ]

According to MJ's Blog, Nigel Lythgoe has given his weekly interview saying, "I’m not that shocked tonight, and I don’t think our viewers will be shocked tonight."

Translation? Unless he's putting up smokescreen (unlikely, since this kind of comment can hurt ratings), this means Melinda/Jordin/Blake are safe. Two of the Chris/LaKisha/Phil trio will be headed home.

[easternbloc]

all I can say is good luck vegan. personally, I expect lakisha to leave tonight despite her performance last night, but it certainly wouldn't be the first time I was wrong about who was leaving.

[brendanb438]

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According to MJ's Blog, Nigel Lythgoe has given his weekly interview saying, "I’m not that shocked tonight, and I don’t think our viewers will be shocked tonight."

Translation? Unless he's putting up smokescreen (unlikely, since this kind of comment can hurt ratings), this means Melinda/Jordin/Blake are safe. Two of the Chris/LaKisha/Phil trio will be headed home.

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[thing85]

Wait Brendan, you forgot Lakisha.


O RLY?

(The smaller spider is Ryan Seacrest.)

[thing85]

I didn't think this deserved its own thread, but FOX.com's description of tonight's show reads:

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“AMERICAN IDOL”
Visit the AMERICAN IDOL web site

ONE MUST GO HOME TONIGHT! 4 FINALISTS REMAIN WHEN THE VOTING RESULTS ARE REVEALED AND BON JOVI PERFORMS LIVE
ON AN ALL-NEW “AMERICAN IDOL”
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, ON FOX

Last night, the Top 5 finalists sang their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight who will be in the Final 4 and who will go home, and enjoy a special LIVE performance by Bon Jovi on the AMERICAN IDOL results show, “1 of 5 Voted Off,” Wednesday, May 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. (ID2-630A) (TV-PG) CC-HDTV-In Stereo

Judges: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson

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On a TV Guide type website, I would expect a mistaken description like this, but on FOX's website? This makes me think that they didn't originally plan on not booting anyone last week and then booting 2 this week. Not sure why they would have this screwed up.

[TheVegan]

I think what they did last week was outrageous! Making people(not me) sit through 2 hours and then not eliminate anyone. What an unethical joke!! It definitely gave Jordin buy week and it doomed either Lakisha, or Phil because I think Chris was gone last week anyway. It changed the natural order of things and just wasn't right.

[pokerplayer28]

there are rumors that the lines were so conjested that they couldnt get completely accurate vote counts, plus Chris and Lakisha were so close they couldnt fairly elliminate one over the other.

Thinking about that It would have actually been more fair to just flip a coin so whoever gets lucky has hope of surviving this week, as it stands they are both going home now.

[pokerplayer28]

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[4Tay]

Top row: Chris is seated last
Bottom row: Lakisha is seated last