It's Raining Men, Part Two

So how bout that group night, huh?? I gotta say, when Brenna sent me a link saying that the producers were going to pick the groups, my first reaction was, that's some bullshit there. But honestly, it was kind of brilliant, especially once they showed the footage of everyone already trying to group up once they found out they were through.

SO! Onto tonight, where I'm assuming we'll be narrowing it down to the top 20 semi finalist guys. Which, have there always been 40 freaking semi finalists? Or what? Ryan says to prepare ourselves for SHOCKING eliminations. Ryan: if Papa Peachez gets cut, we won't be shocked. Also, I guess we're not discussing how Matt Farmer aka Army vet who was sterile but not really is a big giant liar who made all that shit up? According to Perez Hilton.

Solo Day. Let's do this. I want to know more about the dirty looking guy in the gray tanktop. Up first is Paul Jolley and what the actual fuck is Nicki wearing? CRAZY blonde wig and a really stupid looking hat. Paul is very nervous and everyone is begging him to pull it together. I don't know this song he's singing but I think he sounds very good and he's very cute.

Lazaro is up next and sings "Edge of Glory" and I just really freaking love him. He sounds great. He is the first sob story that I think I might actually be rooting for. After Lazaro comes Curtis, who has a super voice but it's not really anything special or different. He sings "Jar of Hearts" which is a song that I love.

We're up to the first set of cuts. Lazaro, Paul and Curtis are all through, and the other five losers we didn't even get to see sing are going home. So yay for Lazaro!

Commercials are over and we're ready for the next group. Up first is Devin Velez who was I think the only one that made it out of one of the train wreck groups last night. He's singing "What a Wonderful World" and he has a nice voice but it kind of seems Broadwayish to me. Or kind of like Justin Guarini maybe. He reminds me of Justin for some reason.

Gurpreet aka The Turbanator sings "Georgia on My Mind" with a guitar and sounds perfectly pleasant. Cortez Shaw also gets some screen time and I don't really think he's all that--I kind of agreed with Nicki after his Whitney Houston audition yesterday. They also show Mattheus Fernadez, who I still can't believe we aren't discussing how he was on The Glee Project. He sings some weird goth/Evanescance version of "Stronger" and it's not great. And Nicki basically tells him to STFU about his height, which I kind of loved. What's up with me agreeing with Nicki all the time now!?

Moment of truth time. Mattheus gets cut. Devin gets through. As does The Turbanator and Cortez. I have no strong feelings about any of these things, lol.

Next group. Nicholas Mathis was in the Couch Potatoes group which was the funniest group of all time. He's singing "Locked Out of Heaven" which is my current new favorite workout song. He does okay, pretty good I guess, which I realize isn't really a ringing endorsement haha. Keith's looking gooood. He doesn't get good reviews and doesn't take it well. Oops.

Oh god, Papa Peachez is still here. Seriously. We're getting split footage between him and Jimmy Smith. Papa's up first singing Gaga's "You and I" and just sounds straight TERRIBLE. These judges better just get it over with and cut his ass, come on. Nicki goes disappointed teacher on him, and it's basically awesome. Jimmy sings "Landslide" and sounds way better than he's sounded in recent footage. Mariah loves him.

So who makes it to the next round? We'll find out after a commercial, of course. Nicki's giving a lecture and they're all just like, STFU already. Nicholas and Papa Peachez are out, and Jimmy and a whole other mess of guys are in. Nicholas freaks the fuck out, which is always fun to watch. Except not.

Nick Boddington is in the next group, and he got cut in Vegas last year, apparently. Is this the first time we're hearing this? He's singing and playing piano and I get a bit of a Matt Giraud vibe from him. I loved Matt. I don't recognize the song but he sounds lovely. All the judges are smiling.

Up next is super awkward Charlie Askew who is telling his life story before he sings his song, which is Gotye's "Somebody I Used To Know"--this is actually the perfect song choice for him. This is kind of awesome, and I love it. But was it ENOUGH? Was that dramatic enough for you guys? Going through, both Charlie and Nick and a couple other dudes.

Sorry, I feel like this recap is getting kind of monotonous but they're sticking with a formula here and I'm just telling you what's happening. BUT THERE IS A TWIST COMING! Burnell Taylor is next also singing "Jar of Hearts" like Curtis. Burnell looks like Steve Urkel. Marvin Calderon, that's a lot of name, is also singing this song. Dudes, there are so many other songs out there, pick some other shit. Marvin sounds better than Burnell. Oh well, they both make it anyway, so whatever.

Micah Johnson of the surgery-induced speech impediment is coming up next. His voice is so smooth and lovely. He really needs a makeover though, his outfit is terrible and ill fitting. I don't know this song he's singing but he sounds okay. Oh wait maybe I know the song, I think it's country but I don't know who sings it. We have to go to a commercial before we can find out what they think of it? Okay then.

Oops, and Micah's eliminated. Aww bummer, he seems like a really nice dude with a great voice. Gabe Brown also gets eliminated, which I'm not sad about. AWWW and Nate with the deaf parents got cut too! Boo, he was so cute.

Now it's time for the TWIST for tonight. Okay, so there are 28 guys left, and they just told them that 8 of them will be cut next week? Why is this a shocker? Didn't they say before that only 20 guys could make the semi finals? LAME, show.

YESSS, previews for next Wednesday's train wreck of the girls in Hollywood. I can't wait to recap the catfights that we're going to see.