Will we see if they ever get to the performances or we get two more hours of drama, fainting, and vomit.

• RE: AI 11 Hollywood #3,Estee, 08:34 PM, 02-15-12
• Pre-show commercial.,Estee, 08:59 PM, 02-15-12
• Group Night, brutal cuts,Snidget, 09:00 PM, 02-15-12
  • 185 enter,Snidget, 09:02 PM, 02-15-12
• The judges enter,Snidget, 09:06 PM, 02-15-12
• First group does not get buckwild.,Estee, 09:07 PM, 02-15-12
• Groove Sauce,Snidget, 09:10 PM, 02-15-12
  • RE: Groove Sauce,Estee, 09:13 PM, 02-15-12
• Stage Parents,Snidget, 09:19 PM, 02-15-12
  • Bored.,Estee, 09:22 PM, 02-15-12
    • RE: Bored.,Snidget, 09:24 PM, 02-15-12
      • RE: Bored.,whimsey, 10:09 PM, 02-15-12
• Make You Believers,Snidget, 09:23 PM, 02-15-12
  • We can't cure the virus,Estee, 09:27 PM, 02-15-12
• Local News,Snidget, 09:27 PM, 02-15-12
  • RE: Local News,Estee, 09:29 PM, 02-15-12
    • Drink of the night ...,whimsey, 10:14 PM, 02-15-12
• "I really blew my shot this time...",Estee, 09:32 PM, 02-15-12
• Full Swing Anxiety,Snidget, 09:34 PM, 02-15-12
  • RE: Full Swing Anxiety,Estee, 09:38 PM, 02-15-12
• Last Minute Touchups,Snidget, 09:42 PM, 02-15-12
• It's the theme song.,Estee, 09:43 PM, 02-15-12
• Area 451,Snidget, 09:46 PM, 02-15-12
  • Replaying the fall,Snidget, 09:52 PM, 02-15-12
    • RE: Replaying the fall,Estee, 09:56 PM, 02-15-12
    • RE: Replaying the fall,mrc, 10:25 PM, 02-15-12
    • RE: Replaying the fall,qwertypie, 04:00 AM, 02-16-12
• More Causualties,Snidget, 09:52 PM, 02-15-12
• Asians vs Cowboys,Snidget, 09:58 PM, 02-15-12
  • RE: Asians vs Cowboys,Estee, 10:01 PM, 02-15-12
    • RE: Asians vs Cowboys,mrc, 10:26 PM, 02-15-12
• About the editing.,Estee, 10:09 PM, 02-15-12
• Performing with the Idol Band,Snidget, 10:12 PM, 02-15-12
  • Ryan keeps talking about 'final cuts'.,Estee, 10:14 PM, 02-15-12
    • RE: Ryan keeps talking about 'final cuts'.,Snidget, 10:28 PM, 02-15-12
• Going well,Snidget, 10:27 PM, 02-15-12
  • RE: Going well,Estee, 10:30 PM, 02-15-12
  • RE: Going well,jbug, 10:30 PM, 02-15-12
• Emotions run high,Snidget, 10:37 PM, 02-15-12
  • Boredom runs higher.,Estee, 10:42 PM, 02-15-12
• Theater empty,Snidget, 10:44 PM, 02-15-12
• Rooms,Snidget, 10:46 PM, 02-15-12
  • Room Three,Snidget, 10:49 PM, 02-15-12
    • RE: Room Three,Estee, 10:52 PM, 02-15-12
• After the Break....Rooms,Snidget, 10:56 PM, 02-15-12
  • Room Four,Snidget, 10:58 PM, 02-15-12
• Trying to talk over the celebration,Snidget, 10:59 PM, 02-15-12
• Ratings drop tomorrow.,Estee, 11:01 PM, 02-15-12

If the episodes maintain their current quality level, I may be able to provide the vomit. I'm dreading this episode. Say what you will about applicants and the talent level thereof, but the editing has been at an all-time low.

"Only American Idol produces real superstars!"

I'll alert Ed Sullivan.

recappage of rehearsals

how many will survive.

42 groups

The Betty's up first

What happened to Randy's jacket?

What is Type-A?

Well all the drama and crying and vomiting did wonders for their voices.

Cuts right away. Jennifer step forward, Cari step forward. You two are going through.

The first group gets a Saaphyri: immediate jail time for fraud.

They avoided the drama and the sickness...will it help?

Seems to. Nice ending on the piece. Standing O from the judges, now for the cuts.

All through to the next round.

But without drama and sickness, how can they ever hope to score a tabloid headline?

I keep waiting for Randy to pull out his favorite uncomprehending "Broadway!" This is where it can be legitimately applied (although his thinking it's a bad thing remains stupid). But so far, nothing. He hasn't even gone Glee on us.

Steven has, but that's just his morning dosage.

*pours white wine*

Brielle's group. 6-7-9

Hit 'em up scale....why do groups seem to like doing this song, because I'm not sure anyone can do it well.

Deliberations.

Individually and past performances.

Shannon, Brielle, Amber, Joshua step forward. Front row through, Kyle it is the end of the row.

Really bored.

Extremely bored.

'I wonder if this whole One World twist might actually work out?' bored.

LOL

Want some snacks with that wine?

Patient Zero's group.

One of the group fainted, not patient zero. So dizzy. Jacquie will not perform, now do it as a trio. Jacquie trying to get well enough to perform.

Going to try it and she's out with the group.

More than a Feeling. First guy lost the lyrics. Patient Zero does as well. Mathnee {?} tries to make up for it with loud as does Jacquie.

Jacquie, Amy, and Dustin step forward. End of the line, Matinee gets through.

so we're just going to quarantine it in the woods. Hey, there's a new TVTrope: Sealed Evil In A Tent.

We have reached the portion of the night where Jennifer begins to daydream about things she would rather be doing. Possibility #1: "I get that a lot."

Buying Breast Milk on-line may not be a good idea.

You may notice most of the ads don't specify which species is doing the lactating.

just sayin'

I'd let her through just for improv value.

Will they pull it together, the pressure to deliver is taking it's toll.

Lyrics, what are those.

Verbal amnesia runs rampant.

Mumbled. Oooh ohs and yea yeahs, or both. Making up your own lyrics.

How many times can the judges suggest helping each other out.

Cop's group, Christian sick. Those girls and that guy. Trying to stir up some fun.

Wow, the audience in there is as bored as the audience out here.

*yawn*

Little rough around the edges. None of you made it through.

I'm not sure Amy's going to live long enough to reach the woods. All those people who will convince themselves she's the reason they went home? Run.

Area 451?

Imani passed out.

Hollywood Five, more stage parents.

Moment of truth, will they get mercy, they do, but we don't, all through to the next round.

*mercy beg*

*release beg*

*abandon begging*

*brutal assault on attacker*

Imani up and back down again.

She makes it back to the group. She's going to push through.

And she's down again and someone in her group has to be told to stop singing.

They aren't going to be happy until someone dies on stage are they?

Because once is not enough.

You gave it your best shot, let her sit on the side. Bryce what was happening to the words.

Deliberations.

Bryce and Christie out, Imani going home. Johnny the only one through.

So how do we eliminate the sick girl without looking like jerks? Too late!

This is a cross between a Biggest Loser edit and an OWN I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant Until The Kid Was Four. Pointless repetitive plotlines, uncaring editing, no characters to care about, and complete idiocy in just giving it airtime.

The only show that produces superficial -- in bulk quantity!

LAST EDITED ON 02-15-12 AT 10:25 PM (EST)

Johnny is a bit of a tool, isn't he? Singing while Imani is flat on her back.

Hasn't anyone heard of giving someone who's fainted some orange juice?

montage

Richie went into confession by himself after the group confession.

Good or bad no in between, one will be taken down and it won't be me.

Has a mouth but no ears.

Based on every time, and some pitch problems, all you guys are through. Need to see your stand out again.

Joining them are people we didn't bother showing their group.

Wonder if we just didn't see the winner.

Cowboys Vs. Asians In 3D! Starring Steven as the Host With No Brain! Jennifer as The Fifty-Foot Diva! And Randy as Doctor Cockroach! (We stepped on him. It did nothing!)

Cowboy was as horrible as Heejun was hilarious.

So group formation/practice/performance couldn't be a single two-hour episode. But group performance/back to solos has to be.

Someone at FOX must love The Finder.

Sound Check with judges and some of the contestants. J. Lo missed it

98 contestants left, can choose to play an instrument, no results until the end of the day.

Flight anxiety nearly took out one guy. Joshua Ledit. Starting off shaky, brings it home in the end.

Colton Dixon who was attacked by a bleach brush plays keyboards with his performance.

Phillip Squared. Plays guitar. Has a funny tone to his voice.

And oh yeah, a girl tried out. Gets a standing O to pretend she has a chance.

And sure, Ryan lies a lot -- but where are The Rooms? Are we going directly from this to the Long Walk?

I think the rooms are after the "no commentary except when the judges scream things out anyway" round.

And then the thunder rolls and people fall to pieces.

Reed Grimm was singing a capella, and word is that he can't do that has 1/2 an hour and wants to do pretty much anything that isn't working with the vocal coach.

Pretending another girl has a chance, she's OMG 16!!11

Reed stunned and 15 minutes to go and gets an assessment.

Key of G and he's on the drums.

Cue the protest letters, may the gawds be with us? by a producer????

Gets some commentary from the judges tossed out. Hoping performed well enough.

Will Parents give a life changing performance, after the break.

I know (or strongly suspect) Reed's through, but that felt like watching a cross between a slow-motion sabotage play -- one of the few times we've seen producer tricks in action at this stage -- and a drama Reed himself was putting on for the show: the two-act play called I Will Survive The Danger Through Not Noticing It.

Meanwhile, Shannon's as safe as anyone, and could even survive a few voting rounds. Beyond that... Talented Teen Seeks Good Storyline.

just me? or does anyone else think Reed could be Jake's brother or cousin? (Jake from Bachelor)

And ambulance bills.

Skylar and 3 liters of saline. And she stays standing, and gets comments.

Rachelle Lamb another country singer. Part of the Jam Session.

I think I just messed up. Starts over.

Brokey (White Chocolate) gets the last spot. What is with the white hankie taillette?

If I was any more bored, I would be twins.

But for the judges.

Not an easy job coming up with all the lines to pretend they are doing anything other than what the producers decided they were going to do awhile ago.

Off to the Rooms.

4 rooms

Contestants divided up and settled, the most brutal cuts of all.

Room One won't wait long.

Where we lose a lot of people we love. Hard day for all of you. Only the strong survive. Have to be great every single time. So much talent in this room it is crazy, crazy.

You guys are all through.

They hear the cheering. Maybe blowing out my voice jamming with Steven Tyler wasn't a good idea. Happy people need to respect those that can't keep it together.

Judges sense tension in the air, who will stay who will go...after the break.

LAST EDITED ON 02-19-12 AT 03:56 PM (EST)

Judges sense tension in the air

I'm just getting desperation. We really are in Extreme Fast Forward mode. They usually manage to waste an entire hour on Rooms. (Hai, victimized viewership!) There must be a real push to get their voting rounds going before The Voice picks up any more steam.

Room 2, you are going through, that was short.

Room 3 stress at an all time high. All over a belch. At the breaking point.

The judges come in.

Tough, best talent ever, not going through. All amazing, hard decision and we will miss all of you.

You all had a shot, just didn't work out this time.

Terrified vs Confident.

Just want the wait to be over.

Steven, you do it quick.

Randy starts talking about how tough it is, put you out of your misery, and you are through.

Going to Las Vegas.

New bonds form, groups are pushed to the breaking point.

Biggest Challenge, Toughest Cuts.

What happens in Vegas, will blow you away.

Yeah, right.

The Vocal Coach From Hell is back? Fine. Bring her back. But I'm out and will stay so until she leaves. I refuse to spend that kind of time in the company of someone I already would have punched in the face.