FINALLY the Finale: Alice Cooper?!

So I was going to try and not sound so excited that this season is coming to an end. But I decided that was pretty much impossible, so…

WOO-HOO! We’re FINALLY here! Let’s do this!!!

8:00 Dramatic Intro showing Chicago auditions where both Lee and Crystal came from…Man they are really struggling to find good comments for Lee…Lee looks a little ill live…for the final time this season, THIS is American Idol…Credits…

8:02 Carrie Underwood in the house…Ryan says coming into last night, less than 2 percent separated Lee and Crystal…Lee has way more fans in the building. Or at least they’re louder…Judges intro. I’m going to cry…And I think Simon is too…Randy gives him a standing ovation…

8:03 Ryan brings out Crystal and Lee. They’re in school uniforms. I think the Idols are doing “School’s Out for Summer” in a few…Lee says he’s happy…Crystal says it’s been amazing…Hometown check-in. Uh-oh…Toledo first…Someone talks, but they don’t tell us who. Those things never go well…Mount Prospect, Illinois. It doesn’t look quite as festive as Toledo…

8:05 Ryan intros Top 12…Is that Orianthi on the guitar? I think it is…I told ya “School’s Out for Summer”…By the way, Orianthi is one of the opening acts for Adam Lambert…She’s totally blasting them out. But they’re not singing anyway…Casey intros Alice Cooper who’s as scary looking as ever…And what is up with that strange children’s choir backing him up…This is a little dark for “Idol,” no?...Okay, check that. It’s unbelievably lame to see Alice in full makeup in front of the Idols in their lame school uniforms…Why did Orianthi (if that was her) stoop to that? Seriously…Break…

This is going to be a long night, kids…