American Idol Shocker, Take II: Carly Smithson Eliminated!
It wasn't as shocking as the elimination of Michael Johns, but we didn't imagine anyone except Brooke White would get ousted from American Idol this week.
Instead, Carly Smithson was shown the door.
We're flabbergasted. It's nice viewers felt bad for Brooke after she forgot the lyrics Tuesday night and all, but come on - it was her time to go. Smithson's performance of "Jesus Christ Superstar" was inspired in our view.
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It was the end of the line for Carly Smithson tonight. Do you think she deserved to go?
April 23rd, 2008 10:35 PM
No! That is ridiculous! Now, I wonder if the show is rigged. Carly and David Cook should have been the finalists! Brooke is awful... this is not "American Pity" it is American Idol.... for her to not even be int he bottom three is insane and leads me to think this show is rigged and maybe not worth watching any more!
April 23rd, 2008 10:45 PM
April 23rd, 2008 11:08 PM
Poetic justice! A "professional" who didn't make it and tried AI as a last chance... She is not that bad, but she never won me over either. Good choice to go.
April 23rd, 2008 11:11 PM
This week was awful! Someone needs to crack down on the show once and for all! How do the two people who did the absolute best last night, be in the bottom 2? Carly was the best vocalist in the whole competition..this crap needs to stop! Carly an inspiration and that voice brings chills to the body. American Idol lost a viewer tonight!
April 23rd, 2008 11:53 PM
I definitely think there were/is weaker contestants on the show that should have gone. I feel Carly is actually the strongest female on the show!!! Cmon seriously America, you liked Brook white over her!!!!?
April 24th, 2008 12:04 AM
In consideration of Brook's performance last night, versus Carly's - yes its a shocker; but truth be told, America got it right on this one - maybe not their timing, but... Like Simon has said, Carly is a beautiful woman, and has a beautiful voice, but she is forgetable, whereas Brook is the next Carly Simon.If Idol were based on talent, and not popularity, then the top five would be David C at number one, David A, Michael Johns, Jason Castro and Brook White..with maybe a switch between David A and MJ..but American Idol being what it is, and not being based on talent as was clearer than cristal after Michael Johns's elimination,who knows what may come!? I sure have my fingers crossed for David C though...'cos although David A has a beautiful voice and is a 'cutie-pie', David C is the star here.
April 24th, 2008 12:17 AM
No way jose, Carly has fallen and annother victim of the American Popularity...ooops I mean American Idol machine has been lost. It's too bad "America" has no ability to judge anything.......at all...ever..Maybe if the tweens stop clogging up the phone lines with the bubblegum votes we might find another real Idol, like the 1st season. I always thought we were a little slow, and 36 million idiots just proved me right.
April 24th, 2008 12:18 AM
No. She deserves to stay. But we can't do anything about it anymore. Tsk!
April 24th, 2008 12:35 AM
OMG!!! NOOOOOOO
This is rigged!!! WHO VOTES??? geeeesh!!!
April 24th, 2008 12:38 AM
Anyone who watched knows who was best!!!
Brook messed up a Madonna song for pete's sake!!
April 24th, 2008 1:25 AM
no!! i really don't think she deserved to go!... but i guess its all about being blonde and cute now!!.. honestly!! castro and white shud have been the real bottom2! with white going home!! i am not watching the show again this season! and if they send david cook home during top4/3 then i am not watchin the next seeason!...
April 24th, 2008 3:37 AM
No, she's not deserved to go... she's one of the best last night and this girl is really can sing!
Sometimes I wonder if American Idol is really a singing competition...
Wonder why they always made the most improved one in the show leaves the next days... :(
April 24th, 2008 3:46 AM
Carly is so much more talented than Brooke its not even funny!! Brooke is simply an overrated coffee shop singer...she should have gone!!
April 24th, 2008 4:07 AM
Carly was the only female that could really sing and did not desrve to be eliminated. \it should have been syesah who screeches rather than sings. Shame on those who voted carly off too soon.
April 24th, 2008 10:01 AM
She was my favorite from the beginning; If you have seen all her performances, she deserved to be in the top 2 with David Cook.
April 24th, 2008 11:02 AM
Of course she didn't deserve to go, she gave one of the most entertaining performances of the night. She has a great voice and I will miss seeing her on the show. She is a very talented and beautiful girl. Good luck to you Carly!
April 24th, 2008 11:16 AM
Hi there. I am a faithful Canadian viewer of American Idol. I do not want to bad-mouth the American public who vote. But, what in the hell are you people thinking? It was bad enough that Michael was voted off a couple of weeks ago, but this is turning out to be a "who's the cutest and has the bigger fan base" contest. It so damaged the credibility of what Idol is trying to do and that is to leave the best talent standing at the end. In a lot of people's opinions, Carly should have been in the top 3 fighting it out with the two Davids. But, NO, can't have that happen? I truly do NOT get the logic of this year's outcomes so far. thank you for letting me vent. Cheers to all. Roger
April 27th, 2008 5:41 PM
Obviously no, she didn't deserve to go. But I can't say I'm surprised. Carly never seemed to get a real fan base behind her. And with the speed dialers happily behind the Davids, the preteens and their sympathy votes to keep Brooke in, and Jason Castro's girlie fans, me and my 20 calls just don't have a chance for someone like Carly.
April 29th, 2008 11:11 PM
Carly did great with Jesus Christ Superstar as recommended by Sir Andrew. I sure hope it had nothing to do with the controversy stirred up in the late 60's, early 70's when it first came out. Andrew L Webber is the Mozart of our generation. rh
April 30th, 2008 3:37 PM
yes, she had a tattoo that covered her arm and distracted from her song. Her husband looks like a snake! Can you imagine an American Idol that looks like a snake. Yes she could sing ok but Brooke did better on other weeks and does present more of an image of an American Idol and her family does not look like snakes. Sad but true. She did not cover up the tattoo and it did her in. Sad for her. She had a good voice but damaged the package from the previous year by tattooing her body