American Idol S05E40 - Top 2: The Finale

2... 2! It's here! The finale's here!

We are live, if you were wondering. Like we didn't know that, already, and have known that for the past 2 monthes. Randy advises them to leave it all on the line. Paula tells them to pick the right songs. Simon thinks they should pray the other one fumbles the words.

We see Kat AND Taylor's journeys on Idol. We are reminded Simon said no to Tay, and that he thought he won't be put in the top 24. And I remember Simon said Kat was the one that will win it all, all the way back in January-ish. Soul Patrol? McPheever? Just sing well...

Chris is IN DA HOUSE! So is Bucky, but no love for him!

Round 1 - Song Already Performed

1) Katharine - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall. Usually, reprise performances don't hold a candle to the original one. This should be no exception. She's not squatting/sitting on the floor this time. Thankfully. And, as expected, it was good, but not as good as the original. Randy thinks she looked like she had fun. He also thinks she sang it better than her first time around. Paula rambles. Simon gives it a good, with a small g. He says the occasion is bigger than the song. The McPhans and Kat Pack sent her like a 1000 roses. Nice of them.

2) Taylor - "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder. The pink velvet (?) suit top was HIDEOUS! The performance, I think, was actually better than the original performance, amazingly enough. At the very least, it was at the same level the one he did for Stevie week. Paula's screaming and clapping. Randy loves he doesn't care about the song, and lets us know that's a hawt one right there. Paula mumbles, and screams to the audience. Simon jokes the audience hates him. He thought it was a great way to start the show, great performance, worst jacket ever, and round 1 goes to him. I concur.

First Round Winner: Taylor

Round 2 - Another Song Already Performed

1) Katharine - "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland. Her best performance was in the Top 3, singing this, but that was only a week ago, and she's gonna sing it again? Why? And it's an identical copy. Without the surprise effect. It was good. REALLY good. But not as good as when she first sang it. Her dad cries. Obviously. Randy tries to talk, but the audience doesn;t let him. He was worried about doing the song again, but thinks she worked it out and that it was hot. Paula rambles. Simon says, after being slaughtered in round 1, she outperformed herself, and that that was her best performance in the competition. She rambles about not hearing the key n the earpiece, and still being able to start on the right key, in the a capella. CUTE!

2) Taylor - "Levon" by Elton John. PROBABLY his best performance in the competition was the first time he sang this. Probably. Again, not as good as the first time he sang it, but REALLY really good. Randy liked the song, but, to keep it real, it was a little pitchy for him, this time. Paula rambles. She's REALLY stupid. Simon says Paula doesn't make any sense. And he thinks Kat's taken the second round. I dunno. I guess.

Second Round Winner: Katharine

Round 3 - Original Song

COCA COLA! Kat, as a child, heard scales going up and down. And her mom thinks she was born to do this.

1) Katharine - "My Destiny". WOW, that song sucked. BIG TIME. And the choir's back! yay... When she really belted the high notes, she was, as she usually is, screechy. the softer parts were sort of OK, but overall, it's like she ran a marathon, was first, by a mile or so, got to within an inch of the finish line, and then just collapsed/decided to have a couple of hours worth of a nap. No one's sure which. Randy's got 3 things for her. She looks amazing (she does). She sounded really good (maybe, for some...). The song sucked. Paula rambles. Simon thinks she went from brilliant to quite good, with one song. He advises the Kat voters to remember her 2nd song.

COCA COLA! Taylor just picked up a harmonica and started playing. No training whatsoever. DUDE! Awesome!

2) Taylor - "Do I Make You Proud". Wow. These original songs are some of the crappiest shit, EVER. To me, it was just ever so slightly better than Kat's original piece of shit. The song was marginally less sucky too. That's not really fair. Randy thought the song was slightly better, and loves that Taylor knows who he is. I know who I am... Paula Rambles and talks some nonsense. Simon thinks he has just won American Idol. Not Simon. Taylor. We are reminded by Ryan that Simon passed on Taylor n his first audition. LOL. That's GOT to earn him some more votes!

Third Round Winner: Taylor, by about this much.

Overall Winner: Taylor, by about this much.

And Daniel Powter's live! And he does, what else, "Bad Day". I kinda like this song... In the background we see a recap of the season.