Hello out there in American Idol world. Tonight is a two-hour episode, and as EPIC as I'm sure it will be *rolls eyes*, I happen to have a life outside of VFTW. Shocking, isn't it? I bet you thought we were all teenage nerds living in our parents' basements, didn't you? Thus, tonight's blog entry will be a relatively short one, but hopefully more entertaining than this season has been so far.

Now that Hollywood week is over, there are 70 contestants left, and they're going to LAS VEGAS!!!!eleventy!!! This is a fine place to send 70 karaoke singers, as between 65 and 70 of these people will probably wind up working here eventually. For this segment of the competition, the singers split into groups, get into costume, and sing hits of the 50s and 60s on the Elvis stage at the Aria hotel. What a theme - this ought to get Meemaw in a tizzy, huh? At least AI is catering to it's core fan base.

When we left American Idol last week, we were mired in group drama. Not the awesome kind of group drama brought in earlier seasons by the likes of Brenna Gethers, The Brittenums, and the Jersey Girls. No one calling the judges gay or incompetent. But at least we have Heejun Han about to kill a cowboy. Let's see how that went.

It's the morning of group rounds, and everyone is tired and nervous. Fantastic! I'm ready for the train wrecks.

We're back in Hollywood again, and that only means one thing: GAH-ROOPS. In eleven years, this round is the only one which has consistently been entertaining, unless you count Season 9, which I consider completely void and invalid. Then again, I've said before that I think Season 11 is going to make Season 9 look like Season 5, so while I'm hopeful, I'm not exactly holding my breath for an epic garoop episode. Here we go...

We left off last night with Symone Black, who fell off the stage while singing Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay. Symone is a genius. By falling, she has made the song more interesting than many former AI contestants have. As she falls, Ryan and many members of the crew gather around Symone and call for medical attention, while the judges stare on cluelessly. Steven and J Lo can't even be bothered to stand up, and they talk about her like she's not laying just a few feet in front of them. Class act, J Lo and Steven. Class act. J Lo realizes she looks like a major twat and jumps up to help, while the other contestants play up to the Bible Belt by starting a prayer circle.

We're back in Hollywood again, and that only means one thing: GAH-ROOPS. In eleven years, this round is the only one which has consistently been entertaining, unless you count Season 9, which I consider completely void and invalid. Then again, I've said before that I think Season 11 is going to make Season 9 look live Season 5, so while I'm hopeful, I'm not exactly holding my breath for an epic garoop episode. Here we go...

We left off last night with Symone Black, who fell off the stage while singing Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay. Symone is a genius. By falling, she has made the song more interesting than many former AI contestants have. As she falls, Ryan and many members of the crew gather around Symone and call for medical attention, while the judges stare on cluelessly. teven and J Lo can't even be bothered to stand up, and they talk about her like she's not laying just a few feet in front of them. Class act, J Lo and Steven. Class act. J Lo realizes she looks like a major twat and jumps up to help, while the other contestants play up to the Bible Belt by starting a prayer circle.