We came back from the break, and as Danny power-growled his way through “Come Rain or Come Shine,” it dawned on me that I had not once that night seen the judges commiserate with each other during the performances, save the occasional “can you believe this?” look that Kara kept vainly throwing at any judge who would make eye-contact with her. Their restraint was quite refreshing to see, dear readers. It was also incredibly boring, but who ever said life was fair? The audience, by the by, was far too keyed into Gokey to even care about the judges’ absence of shenanigans — they were at a full STANDING O!! (yes, all caps, two exclamation points) well before Gokey was done with the song. As the judges heaped praise on him as a way to thank him for finally delivering a routine that validated their relentless hyping of him, Adam entered the studio and stood next to a row filled with his relatives, trying the best he could to greet them without distracting from Gokey’s still unfinished segment. Alas, his relatives didn’t quite catch on and were so emphatically happy to see him, I think they were responsible for Simon’s rare “uh, uh” stammer in the middle of his comments to Gokey.
via ‘American Idol’: On the scene at the Top 5 performance night | PopWatch Blog | EW.com.
