That was really cool how they incorporated Kelly into the show without her being able to be there. That was so cool hearing her sing bits and pieces of a lot of her hits.

I am going to watch it again this weekend, thank god for on demand :lol: It was cool seeing how many of the former contestants came, can tell how much being on the show meant to all of them.

-dp- :no:

OK, I'm just bringing over my post from my Reality TV board, so you can see everything I had to say about the finale! :lol:

I didn't get around to watching the finale until Friday night at 10:30. I had gone ALL DAY without ever finding out who won & I am so glad I was able to! I watched the whole finale with baited breath and just knew La'Porsha was gonna win anyway, but I wanted to watch it all the way through. OHMIGOSH!!! I was shocked, SHOCKED when Ryan said Trent's name, but I was HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!! :D I wanted him to win so bad (especially after MacKenzie was eliminated). Of course, I figured people would say it was another upset (like Season 8 & Season 14, to me), but I don't care! Trent came out and did what he had to do and HE DID IT! :clap:

All the finale performances were great! :love: I loved seeing all the former Idols and Kelly's hits medley was great! She does have a lot of hits! :lol: I thought the arrangement was really neat and the a cappella of "Moment..." at the end was beautiful! :love: Speaking of beautiful, Jessica Sanchez' "The Prayer" was absolutely breath-taking! :thud: If Carrie hadn't performed, I would have said Jessica's performance was my favorite of the night, but of course, it was Carrie's! :D I am surprised, but glad, she sang, "Something...Water". I thought she would have done one of her latest singles, but she was incredible and I know that song means a lot to her, as Idol does, so I guess she wanted to tie the two together. :) Her duet with Keith was great & fun, too! :woot:

The "WGWG" medley was great! :love: It was fun seeing them all up there with their guitars! :lol:

Colton singing "Through All Of It" was the best. The best! :love: And Clark's Motown singing made me only see more that he should have won last year, but he's still doing great and playing shows around the country, without the Idol title. :lol:

Bummed to find out there's not going to be an Idol tour this year. :( I guess they want to get the Idols into the studio(s) ASAP. :lol:

Anyway, a few news articles about the finale & what's next for Trent!
And Your Final American Idol Is…
‘American Idol’ Winner Trent Harmon Talks ‘Voice’ Past, Musical Future

Oh, and Brian Dunkleman. :lol:
Original 'American Idol' cohost Brian Dunkleman returned for the finale and admits he never got along with Ryan Seacrest

Also, MacKenzie's song, "Roses" is on iTunes now! :flowers: :love:

Wow long story Jess :lol:
I didn't watch the entire show, but I agree on the Carrie parts ;)

Glad you loved the finale Jessica, I knew you would! I haven't watched idol in years, so a lot of the newer artists that have come from it, I am not familiar with at all. I LOVED seeing a lot of the people that were on it during the first few years though, I kept looking at some of them and going wow, they have really changed. :lol: Especially Bo Bice, I didn't recognize him till I watched it a second time :lol:

Congrats to the guy who won, hope he as a more successful career then the last couple of winners :)

He was there? Carrie was/is friends with him right?
I remember we had a thread for them

Yeah he was on stage for one of the group performances, don't remember which ones. It took me a minute to recognize him :lol: Yeah that thread is still here, it has not been active though for a long time. Not a big fan of his personally, not sure what he has been up too lately.

I don't think I would recognize him, he lost his long hair right? :lol:

Yeah it is really short now. :lol:

Looks better though :lol:

He does look better for sure :nod: Can say the same about Carrie :lol:

http://carrie-photos.com/albums/user...rmhq_28529.jpg

That Carrie looks better than she used to? :lol:
She was always pretty, but the style got better :P (sometimes though....that red carpet AI dress... :shrug:)

She has always been beautiful, but after Idol she gained more confidence in herself and really blossomed into the person she is today. That came across way more cheesier then I meant it too :lol:

That's true! It does show!

Love that pic of Carrie w/ Ryan! :love: