Genuinely Shocking Moments on Last Night's Shocking 'American Idol' season 10 - 2011
American Idol has cried wolf so many times, when the show promises "The outcome ... may shock you" we are conditioned to flip over to Family Guy reruns during the results show. But last night Idol did something truly shocking: produced one hour of riveting live television. We were shocked! Shocked! At how many times the show managed to genuinely shock us. Here's a rundown:
Shock 1: Marc Anthony Has a Potty Mouth
Jennifer Lopez's husband came on the show to help the hopefuls master their in-ear monitors and got bleeped two times during a two-and-a-half-minute segment on network TV ("You're going to hear a lot of s---" and "I want no bulls--- excuses, you hear me"). They couldn't find footage of him not cursing? They wanted to make him look like a badass? Either way, it was odd.
Shock 1A: Marc Anthony Was Permitted to Wear Headphones Other Than Beats by Dre
Jimmy Iovine, the studio musicians, the band -- everyone's been forced to shill for Interscope's favorite ear-wear this season, but Anthony brought his own headphones to listen in to the live show backstage this week. We are honestly surprised nobody made him take them off on camera.
Shock 2: Stevie Wonder!
A surprise performer the show actually kept a surprise! Wonder rolled out to sing his 1970 single "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" with the top 11 and stuck around to croon 1981's "Happy Birthday" to a very stunned, "speechless" Steven Tyler.
Shock 3: Ryan Seacrest Actually Successfully Tricked Us - Twice!
Either he's getting better at this, or we're getting rusty, because Seacrest had us baffled when he said, "The judges all had positive things to say about you last night, but because of the outcome of the vote, I'm afraid you'll all be packing your bags... in a few months to go on that summer tour, because you're safe!" (See 4 for the second related results shock.)
Shock 3: Jennifer Nettles' Stylist Approved This Outfit
Shock 4: Hulk. Hogan.
Producers put together a surprisingly amusing segment about the contestants' love of professional wrestling that included footage of their couch-cushion ring in the mansion. And when James Durbin and Paul McDonald were called up for results, Seacrest told them, "Tonight is unbelievable. The nation has spoken, and both of you guys are not safe tonight. I mean, you're really not safe tonight." Because Hulk Hogan was there! And he tore his shirt off! And it was really hilarious and we're 12 years old.
Shock 5: The Big Casey Abrams Finale Was the Most Nerve-Wracking Five Minutes in Idol History
Seacrest announced Abrams had received the fewest votes, the bearded Nirvana butcher started "singing for his life," and got cut off after three growl-heavy lines so the judges could announce they'd used their once-a-season "save" to keep him on the show. Abrams' hands shook, he nearly fell down, he asked if they were kidding, he approached the judges and grabbed Jennifer Lopez's hands, he grabbed Steven Tyler, he collapsed on the stairs, he screamed, he said something that had to be bleeped, he ran to hug his parents, he said Seacrest "Scared the stuff out of me," and he vowed to make the judges proud. Abrams may be an annoying singer with a bit too much confidence, but if he keeps performing like this, the show will find a way to keep him on until the very end.
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