Top 9 Results Show: Surprises Ahead?

Will Ryan do his three groups of three trick tonight? Please, please, please…

Let’s find out…

9:00 Dramatic intro video…Showing clips of the behind-the-scenes stuff we saw last night combined with graphics of Beatles lyrics...Clips of performances…Set to “Hey Jude”…Ryan says “prepare yourself for a surprise or two.” That is never good…THIS…

9:02 Ryan reminds us about the save…Ryan says the producers have told him there are shocking results tonight. Uh-oh. Maybe I should’ve voted for Crystal more…Judges intro…“Idol Gives Back” promo…Ryan talks about the auction they’re doing. I’ll have more on that later…No, no, no! A group number. When you have three acts, you’re not supposed to have a group number…

9:05 The guys get individual parts, but they’re still lip synching to auto-tuned versions of their voices…Crystal smiles all the way through her part…So I guess Archie is not singing “Imagine.” Wonder what he’s singing?...If we’re forced to endure this nonsense so Ryan can do the three groups of three I can deal with it. It was actually the best group song of the season. But that’s not saying much…Break…