8 Perform – Who's Going Home Poll Results

Fan Poll Result for Week 8 – Who's Going Home?

Looks like the fans got it wrong as they predicted Haley. Better luck next time.

8 Results Show – The Results

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Haley should in no way have been in the bottom three. This is a travesty. Of these four, I ouwld have picked Casey for certain. America got it wrong.

Stefano was a correct choice for the bottom as was Paul. I would have selected Jacob, however, rather than Haley. Haley waa so much stronger than Lauren.

Not getting voted off could be a turning point for Haley. She's got momentum on her side and experience in the bottom three to motivate her to reach the top three.

Should Paul have been selcted to go home, unfortunately, he has been a fish out of water for too long. He's a super nice guy, but nice doesn't necessarily sell records. He may have gotten too comfortable. He was one fo the most gracious losers ever. You will notice there wasn't a lot of crying. Perhaps Paul knew what to expect.

8 Results Show – Group Performances

Lauren & Scotty
Lauren lacked a bit of focus, but Scotty showed a more playful side. Overall It wasn't terrible.

Haley & Casey
While they played off each other well, their voices didn't get. I didn't get it. Haley was by far the better of the pair.

Paul, James, Jacob, and Stefano
Jacob was off key for half the first song. Everyone, however, shined together well for "Mrs. Robinson". James and Paul, especially stood out.

8 Perform – Paul

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| Intro | Lauren | Stefano | Scotty | Casey | Haley | Jacob | James |

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Are you all asleep? There's no way you were watching what I just saw? If I were in a third-rate Vegas lounge that's not only the type of performance I'd expect, but that outfit's the pattern I'd expect to see on the wall paper. Come on Paul, you're better than this and better than your performance. I'm going to be brutally honest, Paul, but your showmanship has seen better days, and if people lift a finger to vote for you it will be based on previous weeks. That was boring and the commercials up next may be more entertaining.

Afterthoughts
What if Ryan asked Simon, "What does Paul need to do to improve?"
That's a great question. Paul in so many ways doesn't fit with this group. He's the oldest now that Naima's departed, yet he doesn't seem to be capitalizing on experience when it comes to staging his performances. Tonight's was all over the place, erratic, like a child's wind-up toy, a frenetic wind-up toy. This whole performance just reminded me of that old computer game, "Lounge Lizard Larry" was it? Something like that. If it had been me, I would had done something incredibly moving this evening. I would have planted myself on a stool, gotten rid of all the trappings, and done something like the theme from "Evergreen". I would have shown my sensitive side, but also something that really showcased my voice and my ability to command the audience with something just powerful not gimmicky.