Work of Art

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Last night's show was one of those that makes me question the whole setup. it was clearly a manufactured drama. I presume that the loser was informed ahead of time that he had been selected to go (maybe he was told this well in advance, like near the beginning of the whole process.) The whole teamwork set-up provides a perfect opportunity for the producers to interject phony conflict and create "spontaneous" outbursts. I didn't buy a moment of it. This makes me wonder about all that has come before and will transpire hence. It's still very enjoyable, but this ep was naked BS.

(This squares with what I learned from a local girl who made it to LA on American Idol a few years back. She was offered a chance to appear for three or four weeks, take on a manufactured obnoxious persona and then be sent home. She declined the exposure and money that would have represented, and I don't blame her a bit.)