Idol: Top 10 recap
The show opened with a change of scenery: backstage. Ryan walked between two lines of contestants, explaining the importance of the show:
The next two hours mean the world to these ten people. This spot backstage is the final chance they have to collect themselves.
Simon asked, “are we on camera?” as Ryan, still being serious, continued, “you can literally hear a pin drop.” Well, no, we couldn’t, but we could hear Simon tell Ryan that he and Ellen were making out. Sometimes it seems like he’ll say anything to get Ryan’s attention!
Ryan, apparently seeing a perfect opportunity to get Simon focussed on someone else, even his good buddy, encouraged Simon to give her a kiss. And after asking permission (he’s an old fashioned boy), Simon gave Ellen a peck as Kara and Randy got in on the action and the contestants watched on in bemusement.
Ryan said that once the contestants walk through the doors, which was the audience’s cue to scream and cheer, the atmosphere changes. The spotlights came on, Ryan walked out, the crowd went nuts, and Ryan said, “THIS is American Idol!”
Then Ryan must have had to move quickly, because by the time the opening credits had finished, he was at the top of the stairs of doom ready to scare us all half to death with his descent.
