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American Idol 17: Top 20 (Celebrity Duets--Part 2)
Air Date: Monday, April 8, 2019 (8-10pm)
It's Night 2 of the Top 20 celebrity duets for American Idol season 17!
Here is my Twitter recap with my thoughts on all the performances...
[More: American Idol 17 Twitter Recap: The Top 20 Perform (Celebrity Duets--Part 1)]
It's Night 2 of the #AmericanIdol Top 20 celebrity #IdolDuets! This thread will chronicle my thoughts on all the performances... #Idol #IdolTop20— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
For the first time in #AmericanIdol history, #RyanSeacrest isn't hosting the show--they're saying he was under the weather, but I'm pretty sure this was a planned absence that we knew about before he actually did get sick, so I'm not sure about this narrative. #Idol #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Alyssa Raghu & Julia Michaels ("Issues"): I'm pretty sure this arrangement is different from the original, & I'm not sure about it in terms of creating excitement on stage. But what was great is their voices blended together very well--they sounded beautiful! #AmericanIdol #Idol— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Eddie Island & Lukas Graham ("7 Years"): I have to say, this performance was really enjoyable. Lukas' voice is obviously very unique. And Eddie had some strong moments, even though he's still not anywhere close to being my favorite. #AmericanIdol #Idol #IdolTop20 #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
I meant to mention this earlier, but in-house mentor #BobbyBones is filling in as guest host tonight. #AmericanIdol #Idol #IdolTop20 #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Wade Cota & lovelytheband ("Broken"): I'm not sure about this. At times, he seemed awkward on stage. Other times, he kept stepping forward to be in the spotlight; I get that he's the contestant but this is still a duet. I'm seeing more of his personality which is good. #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Ryan Hammond & Cynthia Erivo ("Hold On, I'm Comin'"): I look forward to Ryan's performances whenever they come on. They worked perfectly as duet partners, their energy radiated off each other, and they just plain had fun--and I had fun watching. They were on fire! #AmericanIdol— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Evelyn Cormier & Chris Isaak ("Wicked Game"): This is one of my favorite songs ever! However, I don't think this worked as a duet w/ these 2 together. Not really any chemistry, and the age difference made the lyrics kinda creepy. Also, it was boring at times. #AmericanIdol #Idol— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Logan Johnson & Julia Michaels ("What a Time"): Julia sounded fantastic. The way she looked deep into his eyes was deliberate, part of the story (maybe trying to put him at ease). Logan improved upon his very weak performance last week, but was it enough? I don't know. #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Raquel Trinidad & lovelytheband ("Tiny Dancer"): She had one of the weakest performances last week. This most certainly improved upon that. It wasn't bad or anything, but I don't think it'll be very memorable once we look back on all the duets (maybe a little karaoke). #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Alejandro Aranda & Ben Harper ("There Will Be a Light"): I wonder why he decided to do two super low-tempo songs back-to-back. He needs to change it up and go more mid-tempo maybe. But the overall quality of tonight's performance was probably better than last time. #AmericanIdol— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Dimitrius Graham & Lukas Graham ("Love Someone"): This duet really worked--because their harmonies were fantastic. And Lukas' voice was, once again, great--I think I focused more on him a lot, though. But when they were together, it was magic. #AmericanIdol #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon & Cynthia Erivo ("Time After Time"): I absolutely LOVE this song; with the right voices on it, it can be exquisite--their voices together were beautiful. He's 1 of my favorites in the competition. I had a smile on my face at the end. #AmericanIdol #IdolDuets— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
My favorites of the night: Ryan Hammond, Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon & Dimitrius Graham.— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
The weakest of the night: Evelyn Cormier & Wade Cota.#AmericanIdol #Idol #IdolTop20 #IdolDuets
Results:— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Staying: Evelyn (what?), Dimitrius, Jeremiah (yay), Alyssa (phew!), Wade, Eddie (eh), Alejandro (um, so this means...)
Eliminated: Ryan (WTF?!?!), Logan & Raquel.
I am PISSED that Ryan was cut--he's one of the best this year!#AmericanIdol #Idol #IdolTop20 #IdolDuets
In the final seconds, I was waiting for the judges to say, hold on, we've decided to keep one more contestant--Ryan Hammond!— Jeff Dodge (@TheJeffDodge) April 9, 2019
Please tell me there's some surprise wildcard spot coming and we'll find out on Sunday that he's still in the competition?#AmericanIdol @ryanjonhammond
As you can see, I'm not happy about one of the results. But the Top 14 is set, which means us viewers get to start voting for the first time this season. After the next two episodes, the Top 10 will be finalized. See ya then...
