Bring Out Your Bland!
Only American Idol would celebrate its final episode — the denouement in which we learn who won this glorified talent show — by padding out the run-time with performances by previously ousted contestants who were deemed unworthy to continue vying for Idol’s modest stakes. That’s like a presenter at this year’s Oscars announcing, “Before we reveal tonight’s Best Picture winner, please enjoy these five minute clips from Gigli and The Cat in the Hat.”