<p>Hey Dude-icle,</p><p> </p><p>I agree with you.  What is the point of this episode?  And what is the point of the stupid 2 hours elevator episode?  Where one by FREAKING one, the people go into the big room and get told "Yes, or no."  And that's the EPISODE.  No singing.  Just an elevator ride and lots of "Who are these people?" discussions during my Idol viewing party.</p><p> </p><p>The only answer I have is that it's 3 hours of maximum pimpage to the Idol favorites.  And it's also dirt cheap programming.  They didn't even spring for chairs.</p><p> </p><p>I also noted the lack of furniture in the rooms.  It looks like they were sitting in the rooms for for an awful long time, too.  My joke was going to be: "You know it's a bad recession when Idol can't afford folding chairs for contestants."  </p><p>But how awesome would it be if only the people that MADE it get chairs.  You could tell when you're going home when you go into a barren room with no furniture.  The ponderous VO would say, "Thanks for selling your soul for 30 seconds of screen time.  The Idol producers have deemed you not worthy of a chair.  Buh-bye."</p><p>--Chan</p>