American Idol 7: Finale Recap

oscardahl · 05-21-2008, 02:55 PM

It was the war of the Davids. For almost the entire season, we had all assumed that David Archuleta was going to win American Idol. He was the chosen one, the teenage wonder boy who American Idol had shamelessly pimped all season. He acquired a phalanx of teenage fans across the nation, the text messaging crew. He slowly found an ever increasing number of American Idol viewers turn against him, after performance after performance that sounded exactly the same. It's not like he didn't deserve to be where he ended up, in the final two of American Idol. It was that the too-much credit, the undue judges' praise, that angered the masses. Still, the early season momentum of Archuleta seemed impossible to overcome for the other David. It wasn't until the last few weeks when a noticeable shift occurred. All of a sudden, it seemed like, yeah, maybe David Cook could win this thing. Tonight, on the two hour American Idol finale, it actually happened. David Cook won American Idol.

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dream316 · 05-22-2008, 01:26 AM

What a great show tonight! I'm so sad it's over, but absolutely thrilled that my guy won it! He didn't win because of some conspiracy (though Simon's comments certainly made me vote harder). He won because from about week 3 of semifinals onward, it has been clear every week that he was the most talented person in the competition (with Michael and Carly just behind him). He certainly didn't need to win to have a great career ahead of him, but he deserved it 100%. Well done, America!
And thank you Oscar and John. I've enjoyed reading your recaps and predictions every week and I'll miss them too.

GarnageHall · 05-22-2008, 03:20 AM

That George Michael song was absolytely phenomenal. Nice to see Michael shine again.

catmonster · 05-22-2008, 05:10 AM

It was a great show and the best man won. DC is so gracious... even when he won he asked the crowd to give it up for DA. What a great guy!

CanadaCrosby2 · 05-22-2008, 05:16 AM

DAVID COOK WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! David Cook BOOOO DA!!!!!

CanadaCrosby2 · 05-22-2008, 05:20 AM

YAHOO DAVID COOK, He is now making his7th record! He already was in a small band and made 3 records, joined a new band and made 2 more and then did a solo. Now he is making #7!!

buddytvgina · 05-22-2008, 06:08 AM

Fun little story. Did this happen to anyone else? I started Idol late last night. So I'm at the end & after fast forwarding through commercials, I'm like, 2 minutes behind. Ryan goes, "And the winner is..." and MY DVR STOPPED! I started screaming. Totally missed DC's reaction. Why doesn't my DVR KNOW THAT MY STUPID SHOW ISN'T OVER?!

rankzero · 05-22-2008, 06:13 AM

Yeah, my DVR did the same thing. I was going crazy! At least it got the name in. I would throw things if they didn't have the winner's name. I missed the whole celebration part of it.

KatheRM2 · 05-22-2008, 06:20 AM

I havent seen the finale cause Im not from USA, and Im a fan of Jason Castro too bad they didnt comment anything on him. How was he?

BervenPamire2 · 05-22-2008, 08:03 AM

Good for you guyz but what about us here in Africa? American channels are not here but anyway we will keep in touch with buddy tv thanks.

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05-21-2008, 02:55 PM	#1
oscardahl Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 1,449,703	It was the war of the Davids. For almost the entire season, we had all assumed that David Archuleta was going to win American Idol. He was the chosen one, the teenage wonder boy who American Idol had shamelessly pimped all season. He acquired a phalanx of teenage fans across the nation, the text messaging crew. He slowly found an ever increasing number of American Idol viewers turn against him, after performance after performance that sounded exactly the same. It's not like he didn't deserve to be where he ended up, in the final two of American Idol. It was that the too-much credit, the undue judges' praise, that angered the masses. Still, the early season momentum of Archuleta seemed impossible to overcome for the other David. It wasn't until the last few weeks when a noticeable shift occurred. All of a sudden, it seemed like, yeah, maybe David Cook could win this thing. Tonight, on the two hour American Idol finale, it actually happened. David Cook won American Idol. To read the rest, click here.

05-22-2008, 01:26 AM	#2
dream316 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 33	What a great show tonight! I'm so sad it's over, but absolutely thrilled that my guy won it! He didn't win because of some conspiracy (though Simon's comments certainly made me vote harder). He won because from about week 3 of semifinals onward, it has been clear every week that he was the most talented person in the competition (with Michael and Carly just behind him). He certainly didn't need to win to have a great career ahead of him, but he deserved it 100%. Well done, America! And thank you Oscar and John. I've enjoyed reading your recaps and predictions every week and I'll miss them too.

05-22-2008, 03:20 AM	#3
GarnageHall Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 81	That George Michael song was absolytely phenomenal. Nice to see Michael shine again.

05-22-2008, 05:10 AM	#4
catmonster Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31	It was a great show and the best man won. DC is so gracious... even when he won he asked the crowd to give it up for DA. What a great guy!

05-22-2008, 05:16 AM	#5
CanadaCrosby2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 17	DAVID COOK WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! David Cook BOOOO DA!!!!!

05-22-2008, 05:20 AM	#6
CanadaCrosby2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 17	YAHOO DAVID COOK, He is now making his7th record! He already was in a small band and made 3 records, joined a new band and made 2 more and then did a solo. Now he is making #7!!

05-22-2008, 06:08 AM	#7
buddytvgina Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,321,387	Fun little story. Did this happen to anyone else? I started Idol late last night. So I'm at the end & after fast forwarding through commercials, I'm like, 2 minutes behind. Ryan goes, "And the winner is..." and MY DVR STOPPED! I started screaming. Totally missed DC's reaction. Why doesn't my DVR KNOW THAT MY STUPID SHOW ISN'T OVER?!

05-22-2008, 06:13 AM	#8
rankzero Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 27	Yeah, my DVR did the same thing. I was going crazy! At least it got the name in. I would throw things if they didn't have the winner's name. I missed the whole celebration part of it.

05-22-2008, 06:20 AM	#9
KatheRM2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 35	I havent seen the finale cause Im not from USA, and Im a fan of Jason Castro too bad they didnt comment anything on him. How was he?

05-22-2008, 08:03 AM	#10
BervenPamire2 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	Good for you guyz but what about us here in Africa? American channels are not here but anyway we will keep in touch with buddy tv thanks.