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Thursday, February 23, 2006
2/23: Kinnik, Paris survive first cut
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The four who are out: Becky O’Donohue, Bobby Bennett, Stevie Scott and Patrick Hall. Three of the four (Becky excepted) got minimal airtime before last week and suffered from relatively poor and/or dull performances. Becky was the biggest surprise of the four, given her back story and looks and a decent “Because the Night.” Oh, well. The only one I missed was Becky, having picked Heather, who I’m certain is a goner next week unless she does something really out of the box.
Kinnik Sky of Duluth was teased as a potential bottomfeeder, then given a reprieve in the first round of cuts. (As Cmaire noted in the comments below, Ryan never stated specifically that she got fewer votes than other contestants though I wouldn’t be surprised if she was among the five or six at the bottom.) Paris Bennett of Fayetteville was among the six who were given an automatic break with the presumption (though again, no specific proof) that they were among the top six votegetters. Based on the comments here, early polling and feedback after the performances, these should be among the top six: Paris, Mandisa, Kellie Pickler, Ayla Brown, Katharine McPhee and Lisa Tucker.
They had placed Brenna down with Becky but Becky got the snub. There are a lot of Brenna haters and she probably won’t make it to the final 12 but it’ll be fun to have her around at least another week.
Now the guys for the first cut:
Ryan tells Gedeon McKinney, David Radford, Taylor Hicks, Will Markar, Bucky Covington, and Patrick Hall(!) that they are all safe — for now. Ace and Elliott are told they are okay. Kevin and Chris are also given a moment’s freedom. The two remaining are Bobby Bennett and Sway Penala. Bobby should be there. I thought Sway would have more sway. Bobby is out. There’s a prediction we all knew would come true. He said, “I know.” He knew his time was short on this show. “You are a showman and a joy,” Paula said. “Musical comedy, you make us laugh.”
Again, the women.
The top row of six are safe. Brenna is, too. Kinnik is in. Melissa is okay. It’s now between Stevie Scott and Heather Cox, the two I thought would go. Quickly, he cut Stevie. She was my bottom pick, like Bobby. So I’m two out of thre so far. “I think you picked the wrong song,” Paula said.
Then the guys:
Ryan gives Ace, Kevin, Sway, Chris and Elliott a break. So now it’s Gedeon, Will, Taylor, Patrick, David & Bucky. After he reads info about Bucky & Patrick, he lets the other four free. Finally, he gives Patrick the goodbye. “You didn’t stand out in the crowd,” Simon said.
Hey! I got three out of four correct. That’s not bad!
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