Finally Someone That Doesn’t Suck Wins American Idol! Congrats Lee Dewyze!

First and foremost American Idol is fun. If you aren’t down with that, Bumble has three words for you. Death to you! Now on to the finale. No matter who won tonight at least the winner wouldn’t suck this year. Crystal Bowersox was probably better throughout the season, but Lee managed to win by a slim margin. What happened?

Yeah she probably deserved it a little more... they have a phrase for that person... runner up.

Bumble thinks it has a lot to do with being the underdog/dark horse. It is really, really difficult to win that show as the favorite. Just last year Adam Lambert was the clear standout most of the season and lost to Kris Allen. Both Kris and Lee showed steady improvement all season long. Adam and Crystal were polished from the start. Frankly it gets boring voting for the same person.

Daughtry got knocked out before Eliot Yamin, Katherine McPhee and eventual winner Taylor Hicks. America loves an underdog almost as much as trying to knock someone down a peg. How many votes were cast for Lee because people thought Crystal expected to win?

At least Lee has talent.

This was clearly an upset, but Bumble didn’t realize how much he wanted Lee to win until they announced it. Then Bumble “girl screamed” like a tween at a Justin Beaver concert. Do not judge Bumble! What’s wrong with wanting a guy that clearly didn’t believe in himself to win an election? Some of you voted for “W”… twice!

While the season finale had some highs and lows,  one thing is certain. This show has come light years in respectability from the early years (with guest mentors like Burt Baccarat and Barry Manilow). This season featured songs of Lennon and McCartney, Elvis and the Beatles. The finale included some really big current (Christina Aguilera) and past stars  (Alanis Morissette) as well.

Here is a brief synopsis of the highlights and low lights of the 2 hour fluff show. Incidentally the season finale of American Idol will surpass the series finale of Lost in terms of ratings. What that says about TV audiences is fodder for another Bumble rant.

American Idol Season 9 Finale

The highs:

• Janet Jackson made an appearance AND managed to keep both girls under wraps.
• Lee will release a U2 song.
• Bret Michaels showed up for a duet with Casey James!
• Joe Cocker, Crystal and Lee teamed up for a rendition of Help From My Friends. Very cool.

The Lows:

DAMNIT!

• Janet Jackson made an appearance and kept both girls under wraps.
• The U2 song is Beautiful Day… bleah…
• Chicago… Really??? Chicago? Listen Bumble can understand older artists wanting to reintroduce themselves to new listeners. Bumble was even ok with Hall and Oates and Michael McDonald. But come on Chicago? Was Chicago ever cool?!?
• The 2 remaining Bee gees? Maybe on Glee, not on American Idol. Bumble would rather have seen Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake pretend to be Barry and Maurice. Now that was entertaining.

Talkin bout politics...

Overall the finale was a pretty entertaining hour and fifty nine minutes of filler. Whether or not you think Crystal or Lee should have won, I think we can all agree on one thing. If you aren’t old enough to vote in political elections, you shouldn’t be allowed to vote for important things like American Idol!