Don’t blame these singers for being more interesting than the others.)īut the comment that really set me off was someone’s assertion that one of the aforementioned contestants is “not American Idol material.” Can we unpack that for a second? Perhaps this person’s interpretation of the show’s mission differs from my own, but aren’t we looking for someone to inspire us with killer vocals and a strong sense of self? If that’s not already the goal, maybe it should be the mixed (to put it nicely) success of the show’s more recent winners - all of whom were presumably “ Idol material” - suggests that a change of perspective is in order. Readers have used words like “annoying” and “over-the-top” to describe them, and have regularly whipped out my personal favorite complaint that the show is “shoving them down our throats.” (For the record, Idol has devoted equal time to everyone. I’ve already seen an unhealthy helping of negative sentiments about these singers in TVLine’s own comments. But that all changes on Sunday when the remaining singers go live, vying for the public’s fickle affections. No amount of audience reaction (and there’s been a lot!) could affect the pre-recorded results. The road to the Top 14 - which literally spanned 24 hours, just in case you’re wondering where your life went - has been controlled entirely by the judges. Moving forward, my concern can be boiled down to a single word: America. Never was that more evident than during Jurnee’s rendition of The Greatest Showman‘s “Never Enough,” which Ashley was able to experience in person:īeyond showcasing LGBT contestants, ABC’s Idol maintains a refreshing air of inclusion, encouraging contestants to celebrate their differences, rather than trying to fit them into pre-made boxes. Fired GH Star Ingo Rademacher Loses COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Against ABCįor so many viewers watching from home on Monday night, Ada and Lea Michele’s duet of Wicked‘s “Defying Gravity” was a once-in-a-gay-moon moment:Īnd then there’s Jurnee, 18, who draws inspiration for her powerful performances from her wife Ashley, a soldier in the U.S.
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