
Or listening to J.Lo give a free pass to Lauren Alaina’s junior-miss pageant rendition of “Trouble,” but tell Haley that she and her fellow panelists will “never” go easy on her. ) Or how about having Randy once again cast aspersions on Haley’s artistic identity, then act as if Scotty McCreery’s intensely hokey “Young Blood” cover was the stuff of sold-out concert venues. What’s got my blood boiling, then? For starters, hearing J.Lo act as if Haley’s vocal was subpar in comparison to James Durbin’s listless, uninventive “Don’t Stop Believin'” by declaring “James comes out - he sets the bar.” (Lady, that’s not setting the bar, that’s dropping a piece of pipe on the floor. In fact, I’m more than willing to concede that her rendition of “Earth Song” this week was flawed, and probably her least effective vocal since she stumbled her way through “Call Me” during Top 8 week. But here’s the thing: I’ve never once said that Haley should be above criticism. Could Cecile Frot-Coutaz be to blame?) I mean, is it possible that four months and 34 episodes in to Idol‘s tenth season, I’m as married to my personal narrative (the bus is coming for Haley!) as Nigel Lythgoe is to his (there is no finale without Lauren Alaina)? (Sorry, I just tried something called “Siggi’s Icelandic-style skyr strained non-fat strawberry yogurt” and I’m not sure that’s what it was supposed to taste like.

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I know, I know…I’ve been standing on my soapbox on the corner of Outraged Avenue and Fanboy Lane for three weeks now, and I’m starting to wonder if I’ve become the guy in the tattered cape and tinfoil hat, the one who can spot a conspiracy theory in everything from his favorite TV show to the contents of his refrigerator.

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