I am going to miss Joey. The Idol Tour is going to miss her entertaining self too!
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tvline.com/2015/04/15/american-idol-recap-joey-eliminated-harry-connick-quentin-alexander-fight/American Idol Recap: Bad Harry DayBy Michael Slezak / April 15 2015, 7:22 PM PDT
Over the course of 14 seasons, American Idol has had its fair share of uncomfortable moments.
Chris Daughtry serving up a “Wait, I got eliminated?” grimace. Paula Abdul critiquing a song Jason Castro was about 45 minutes away from covering. (Fret not, old girl will be back in a judging capacity this summer on Fox!)
Danny Gokey trying to out-Adam Adam Lambert — and failing like a 5-year-old in AP Physics class — on “Dream On.”Tonight, however, The House That Spawned Two Terrible Movies: From Justin to Kelly and That Fantasia Barrino Mess on Lifetime, reached a new level of awkward with a very unfortunate, very unnecessary showdown between sensitive artiste Quentin Alexander and the judgiest judge that ever passed too-hasty judgment, Harry Connick Jr.
If you missed it, here’s a quick primer: When Quentin’s name was called to perform, it left his BFF Joey Cook (whose wedding he’ll officiate later this year) and pal Rayvon Owen in jeopardy. When he’d finished singing, the New Orleans retail worker looked sad, some might even say sulky, prompting the following conversation:
Ryan Seacrest: Tell me what’s on your mind.
Quentin: This sucks.
Ryan: OK, what sucks? Tell me what sucks?
Quentin (gesturing to Joey and Rayvon): We have two of the best vocalists… my best friend is sitting over there. This whole thing is wack. But I’m gonna shut up right now.
Harry (after making sure the cameras were still running): Quentin! Quentin! If it’s that wack, then you can always go home. Because Idol is paying a lot of money to give you this experience, and for you to say that to this hand that is feeding you right now — I think it’s highly disrespectful.
I’ll pause here to note that Quentin didn’t speak until prompted by someone with an immeasurably greater degree of live TV experience. And I’ll also add that it was pretty clear that Quentin wasn’t “disrespecting” the Idol process, but offering his authentic, unfiltered emotions about the reality that one of his friends (and fellow artists) was about to see his or her dream come to an end.
Quentin, who’d already left the stage when Harry began speaking, actually strolled back out to the judges’ table to explain to Harry that he wasn’t lashing out at the Idol process, but rather trying to say that “it sucks to see two people who I’ve grown to love going home.” (Come on, this was obvious to 90 percent of Idol viewers already, no?)
“That wasn’t clear,” continued Harry. At which point Quentin, clearly exasperated, read Harry for filth: “And I’m glad that I got to clarify it for you.”
Whether you’re #TeamHarry or #TeamQuentin, though, the judge-contestant dustup sat as comfortably as a trip to an all-you-can-eat burrito bar in one’s stomach for the rest of the episode. And that’s a damn shame, seeing how an entertainment pro like Harry shoulda known better the Season 14 Top 7 offered up some good-to-fantastic performances (with only one or two stinkers in the mix)!
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