Disappointed that the 2 episodes were basically just repeats of the same contestants over both nights. Most of those eliminated were never even shown, just given a "And we say goodbye to...." farewell. Almost felt like the episodes were unnecessary since we only really got to see, for the most part, those in the top 24 anyways.

Since American Idol show, which I love watching, is not available in Europe :( so all I get is youtube videos. Thank you for your amazing observations and kind comments, makes the experience come alive.

The Ziggy debacle had me so HOT! Idek why they did that to Ziggy. I hope they bring him back. He wiped the floor with Mackenzie emotionally and vocally. So many good people. Thanks for this, sir.

The way they treated Ziggy was not only staged but so disrespectful. It was very upsetting to watch.

Clark, thank you for calling out the rigged ending. I completely agree with everything that you said. I think Ziggy should make it, if only for the bullsh*t the judges/producers pulled on him. How blatantly unfair and humiliating. Who cares if MacKenzie "didn't want to sing that song at all". What a load of crap. Ziggy was beyond gracious. It really cast a pall over the show. It was the end of the show, classic build-up for the big fakeout...that they both go through (surprise!). But then they did a reverse fakeout...and dismissed Ziggy like he was just a pawn/joke/invisible. Very mean and dishonest.

I honestly thought after Mackenzie and Ziggy sang, they were going to say they are going to have a top 25. I was pretty upset that didn't happen. So I agree it was toro mierda what they did.

I feel like I don’t know the contestants this season very well.

🙏 Mackenzie/Ziggy thing. AGREE. Producers, judge's don't realize how sophisticated- BS detectors the public has become. We can feel hear and taste genuine and fake situations. I laughed at the judge's decision and the pairing manipulation. Thanks for being real Clark.

I LOVE JACK!!!❤ I love so many this time. I want them all to win😢

I agree, Clark - when I watched the video Idol itself posted I commented that it felt like fake drama at the contestants' expense. There's no excuse for that.

I love Clark's reflections on KB singing the "Shallow" chorus at 10:55 *Theeeaan*

"Moving hips great distances." LOL Thank you for your insights and opinions. You are on point and sometimes extremely funny without probably realizing it.

definite needed another 2 episodes of Hollywood week

You tell’em Clark!

I miss the group songs so much. It was fun to see them rehearse, watch the drama, and most of all see some incredible performances. Years ago they had the groups choreograph and sing Motown songs and I sometimes still go back and watch those. Great entertainment!

They couldn't even be bothered to show us a Hollywood Week performance of some ToP 24 people! I have grown tired of them trying to manipulate audience affection, by highlighting some and shutting out others. Justice for Quintavious!

Clark: I learn so much about music from your reviews. They help me enjoy Idol ! Thank you!

Odell was my fav!!! Stunning.

I so wish I could contribute to your channel but 5dollars means R94 in South Africa and I am a retired police lady. You know I think you are so spot on with your break down. Roman was fantastic. He earned his spot. KB did not choose the right song but I fully agree after the sing off she showed she is magnificent. Jack is absolutely great and I agree from the the audition. ( I think of Philip Phillips that won). Emmy is so sweet but I don't think she is going to get very far. Agree fully with "wanting more". I love Country music but disagree with the 200 , I think you can at least get 1000 guys that sounds like him. It is fair that his vocals are so great they had to give him a chance in the top 24. But as you said last year, we already have Chris Stapleton. Love Ajii. I think he is going to surprise us WITH the right guidance. I think Kblocks may be excellent in playing a character in Broadway? One must love her personality but I doubt she is going to get far. Julia did to much acrobatics but she have outstanding vocal abilities. O and now I AGREE. Ziggy should have been in the top 24 as well as MacKenzie. Why didn't they rather did the sing off between MacKenzie and Blake? Wish they can have a "wild card" to bring Ziggy back. O I could have said agree with you 100persent without the ranting Sorry. Greetings from South Africa

I totally agree. Ziggy was so good. And the feeling he emanated was palaplble. They both should have been in the top 24 and make it 25. I feel so sad for Ziggy as he was robbed of being in the top 25.

I could not agree more on the rigged sing off between Ziggy and McKenzie

I couldn’t agree w you more on the uptempo stuff

Will is great!

Since I never comment I may as well go all in. Your performance of Tennessee Whiskey with Madison Ryann is something I never get tired of listening to.

totally agree on the ziggy mackenzie sing off - this was another one i thought they were going to put them both through because they BOTH should be there.

Oh no no no no no. We are NOT turning on The Voice LOL

Triston absolutely ✝️❤️🙏

Those sing offs were for show more than anything…the results were pre-determined…y’all knew that weren’t gonna let Alyssa into the top 24 again when she already made the top 10 before…

The sing off with Zig and Mac was a farce, Ziggy won by a mile, it was already decided before it happened.

Unfortunately, Clark, you were pretty spot on with the get ready here I come, yeah. Snap groove snap. Now you absolutely have to cover the song... With all the dance and sing and gusto you were showing us. I can't get it out of my head, don't let it be an ear worm for.me lol finish what you started!

I thought they both deserved to be in the top 24. I did like mackenzie's voice better though

Yep.. truth about that sing off with Ziggy. He was freakin amazing. Smh

We all know Idol does some manipulation especially at this point. The Top 24 is usually composed of (around)12 guys/12 girls. So it means that there is some forced cuts to achieve this balance. The same can be said about music genre diversity, since their goal is to have a mix of them.

Thank you for shutting down the Alyssa Raghu hate! It pisses me off that she's dealing with so much straight up harassment thanks to selfish producers setting her up to be a villain.

I agree Ziggy was rigged out. I feel that the producers didn’t want the controversy of the LGBT community in any way political year.

Justice was absolutely robbed! She was also in my personal Top 3 of the season. Such a BEAST!!

Will Mosley is the type of contestant will get voted through straight to the Top 7... bizzarely

I agree about Ziggy, he gave the performance of his life. He should have definitely gone through.

Abi, Mia, KB, Emmy, Jayna, Hailey Mia and Ziggy/Mackenzie were my standouts from last nights episode for sure the montages though ... so incredibly annoying and unfair, all for to include the repeated backstory stuff which is just ridiculous

Mia is the one of the mom / sister trio who carried the group when on the Voice. It is so good to see her getting her solo moment and due respect.

Would love for you to review Colin Stough music since Idol

I pray Ziggy gets a wild card brought back

You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT about Ziggy winning that sing off !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree about Blake. I love his social media performances more than his idol ones besides his audition he should stick to that and ignore the judges asking him to do something that is just hindering his chances on the show. I also kinda believe now that he made it through he's gonna think that because he made it through thats what is gonna make him win when its not.

Over the last couple years I've had to accept the Idol, my longtime favorite show, is not actually trying to produce a music industry star. They are genuinely just trying to make a television show. And if people become stars after the show, I think Idol just provided them the platform to start.

Clark, thank you thank you thank you for helping clear the questioning of my sanity!! 😂 I watched a video of Jayna's showstopper performance, and it was truly making me a little warm people saying "She's gotten so much better than last season"!! NO NO NO, this woman HAS BEEN a VOCAL BEAST for years!! So thank you for letting the people know who they're really dealing with and who they better keep an eye on!! Quintavious is going to be the underdog of the season I believe!! The only thing that truly concerns me is the Black singers usually get widdled down pretty quickly, and that's just an American thing!! ✌️

Ziggy has it and does not need idol! I love the outfits and colours and whole presentation! I hope he starts a channel and gives ‘er!!!!

So what is up with the insta post by will with him and Dawson sitting together in "singoff" setting?

American idol made it so I don't even want to watch it anymore tbh. The hollywood week this year was stupid and only showcased a few singers (basically the top 24 plus a few). It feels rushed and I have zero connection to any singer because I know nothing about them really. This season is already a failure imo.

I feel like if somebody did a deep dive of total screen time per contestant since the beginning of the season, it will ultimately correspond to this seasons top 8-10 contestants. It feels too planned this season, even if it isn’t.

Triston is amazing. That voice and mature presence is beyond incredible for a 15 year old.

I want Kayko to go on a run so bad!

American Idol is soooo desperately in need of 3 New Judges!!!

I feel like we are very similar in our opinions. Most everything you are saying I thought too.

I was so dumbfounded by Ziggy going home.

Great episode. I agree with everything you said about Ziggy and McKenzie! They didn't want to take the risk that viewers would love Ziggy. So they executed him!

For the sing offs I think they were definitely pre determined. For the girls I highly doubt AI would want a former top 8 contestant to go home before the voting even begins. For the guys I’m almost wondering if they couldn’t get Ziggy’s Visa fully sorted out and were hoping he would choke in the sing off. He killed it ins the as and it leaves us wondering why

JAYNA IS MY FAVORITE!!!

Jennifer Jeffries reminds me a lot of Wyatt Pike from a few years back

Usually by this stage in the competition I have a favorite but I couldn't tell you one person's name this year....

I couldn't remember the words in an hour. I think they are going to make Ziggy a Wild Card.

I 💯 agree with you about Ziggy. And there are contestants that were sent through to the top 24 that aren’t HALF as talented as Ziggy is. BS that they had that silly sing off.

Completely agree on Ziggy and Mackenzie. They are both awesome. AI did them both a disservice.

I don't watch Idol as it's playing on TV. I watch it on Hulu. If I did, I'd subscribe.

I don't watch it live. I record it because I can't handle commercials. I fast forward through 90% of the show. I happened to watch the Ziggy/ Mackenzie sing off and regretted it. They have two different styles so putting them together made no sense to me. They pick a song and make sure everyone knows that Mackenzie has an emotional tie too it. They both did deserve to go through. I really believe that Ziggy didn't get in because he was deemed too flamboyant for the idol audience. I only watch you because I like to hear your take on things even if I don't watch the performances. Based on your reviews I may go back and watch them. I wish you were able to do other shows.

How did beasts of singers like Justice and Scarlett (watch her Xfactor performances, she is wildly talented) go home, meanwhile mediocre singers get put through? NFL be sponsoring Idol?

I so agree about Ziggy! I was so shocked at their pick!!!!!!

Whatever happened to Noah Peters,loved his voice.

Absolutely agree both should have moved forward.

I’m hoping Jordan goes the whole way. I like him a lot.

Rigged indeed, they BETTER call a few back..TOP 26

i need to know these contestants more…i feel like I don’t know who any of them are bc we are missing some key fan building elements from past Idol season

Agree that there is no way that McKenzie out sang ziggy

I hate Idol this year . What they did to Scarlett and Michael Rice was very Dirty. Both are incredible singer one of the best voices out there and already have shown the world their incredible talent. And they just throw them both out of the window not even showing their performances during Hollywood rounds. 🤨🙄

Did Jennifer write that song herself?

Unpopular Opinion: I think Mackensie won the sing off. He sung from such an honest and sincere place, that it really connected on an emotional level in a way that Ziggy didn't. Mackensie was singing to someone and Ziggy was singing about someone, if that makes sense. On the other hand, I dont know how KB ended up in the sing off. She was the best person we saw all week. She shouldve been the easiest yes there was.

I think they will bring Ziggy back, actually... maybe a "rigged" surprise!

Have to agree about Blake, he's not a big belting voice singer and they pushed him to do it and many others so far, my feeling is he doesn't last much longer on image alone. Tristan is a gem. Roman is over singing for me just like Odell, dial it back and stop the histrionics. Love KB, my favorite, .. Shallow was her lane, disagree on Simple Man, bad song choice and I have loved those boys from Jax for longer than I care to admit, knew it was a mistake when she herself admitted it was risky... note to KB, your gut was right, listen to it and avoid those kinds of mistakes.

I’m human and Mackenzie is better. ❤

I actually felt sorry for Alyssa having to sit there while KB just blew her away from the first few notes.

Is this the first year the platinum ticket holders all made the top 24?

Blake is not ready he needs more coaching my opinion

Ziggy won! And yes it was rigged. Too quick to dismiss him.😢

It seemed to me that Abbi couldn't access the nasal, Paramore-sounding, upper register thing that she's used in every song I've heard her sing. Without it, it was kind of just pretty and nice. That's a fine approach, but I don't think it's the sound she wanted to produce.

The Alyssa and KB sing off didn't make any sense either. You cannot tell me KB is "fringe" top 24. That was all for views, KB top 5

The judges got it right. Y'all calm down. In the big scheme of it all MacKenzie has more long lasting pop career. Ziggy, like Lambert, is not full time radio hearability. #just spittin'thefacts

I'm so upset Scarlett Lee was let go, when she came SECOND on X Factor UK, and can sing many of the singers that made it. I'm rooting for Jayna, tbh.

I love Odell. Ziggy definitely got gypped 😞 he is a big talent.

We disagree. As skilled as Ziggy is, I would take Mackenzie’s emoting over Ziggy’s polished performance any day. You’re right saying they should both be in the Top 24, but in a contest, I’d take Mackenzie every time.

Agree about ziggy … he is so good … bring him back

Jack good

I thought FOR SURE they were going to send them both and make it a top 25 lol. And second to that it definitely should've been Ziggy. I had chills on chills when he was singing and honestly I felt like Mackenzie was kinda screaming on some parts. I can maybe see that they want him in there because he looks like a cute little boyband popstar but Ziggy looks like a star too so I still don't get it. If they don't bring him back some how or something then I don't even know what to think about that. Like you said, BS!!!

I thought Ziggy sang beautifully, though maybe not Idol material. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Wish he’d made it. I’d like to see what else he can do. 🤔

I thought Zigg was too theatrical and lacked emotions Mackenzie much more likable They put the internationals on just for TV they don't care about them as artists

Odell is the maaaaaaaaan :) 2nd coming of Luther van dross :)

It was clear as day who Showstopper performance was better between Mackenzie and Ziggy. They should’ve been straight up and sent Ziggy home and not string him along for a sing-off.

I really like Julia, but it definitely felt a bit messy here and tbere and like an impression. Hopefully she'll be able to reign it back in next week.

So agree with you about the Ziggy😊 BS🥵🥵🥵, Clark. Do you think there’s a possibility , since they rigged this whole segment anyway, that Ziggy will return and make it a Top 25?

That sing-off between Ziggy and Mac shouldn’t have happened. They both deserve to be in the top 24 and it lead to an unfair comparison between the two. There were others who went through to the top 24 who I don’t think did as well as either of these two men. There really didn’t need to be a sing-off.

Clark, i need you to add a little bit of rb and gospel to your repertoire... It shows in your comments that it's not really your thing. I come here to get the balance across board, that's the only thing i find lacking.