In case you somehow managed to get to this writeup and still don't know who won and STILL want it to be a surprise I…

I had a weird feeling today. It was actual anticipation, if not excitement, for tonight's final performance show. All…

I was worried that I'd be emotionally wiped out after watching the finale of America's Next Top Model but even for a…

I'm not going to try to be impartial in tonight's evaluation of the top three. After all, I do honestly think Adam,…

Well, I did not get the top three I had hoped for. I don't know if there is a single singer left on Idol who I really…

I was kind of excited about rock week. I looked forward to finding out how tonight's contestants interpreted "rock” and…

I silently mocked Jamie Foxx for calling the current Idol contestants "five that shocked the world" but I did realize…

I really didn't intend to lead with a lame swine flu joke tonight, but I think I have it. What else could explain the…

Those of you with DVRs, be thankful:  for a double-elimination, the Idol producers squandered an opportunity to make it…

Tonight's Idol felt a little off tonight, maybe because one less contestant should have been on the stage, or maybe…

Wow, really? 

I love how much Quentin Tarantino loves American Idol. It reminds me of how much I love that my similarly tall,…

Hi again, Idol recap readers!  As always, it's an honor and a pleasure sitting in for Claire Zulkey, the best damn…

Howdy, Idol watchers and non-watchers alike!  While our beloved Claire is soaking up some sunshine on vacation, it…

Maybe to compensate for how crabby I was last night, I felt strangely into tonight's Idol results show, or maybe it was…

Maybe I was in a crabby mood tonight, since in retrospect it seemed like I had some complaint about every Idol…

My first evil thought of the night was, "Are Scott and Stevie Wonder going to have a powwow over what it's like to be a…

There are actually a lot of pretty good singers on Idol this season. I think I'm going to declare my favorite of the…

Pardon me, Mr. Seacrest, but you promised results that may shock me tonight, not results that I 2/3 of the way totally…

So it's country week on Idol, and finally we got to see a guest mentor working with the singers: good old Randy Travis,…