FINALLY the Finale: Simon's Final Tribute

9:27 We’re back…Tour plug…Live Nation is offering discounted tickets. Big shock that they need to discount them…Simon video…Paula talking about him…Lots of clips of them all arguing…Love that they made time for her…I hope she shows up now…She gets very serious…She says “To sir with love”…Simon tears up…And there she is…Simon stands for her and then all the judges stand…She says something to all of the judges. It’s a little awkward…She tells Ryan she wants her lip gloss back…She gets to Simon and the crowd starts cheering…She jokes that she left the show because she had Simon’s baby. It takes the crowd a little while to get the joke…She’s totally over-memorized this…He smiles slyly at her…I’m sorry her joining him on “The X Factor” didn’t work out. Rumor has it she was making too many diva demands…She says that she knows all too well that the show will go on without him. It’s a very awkward joke, but Simon thought it was funny…Another montage to Sinatra’s “My Way”…They show his Carrie Underwood prediction…I think they might have cut Paula off a little because she was starting to ramble. I love that she’s here, but it was a little uncomfortable…That was a good montage…He says “thank you but I’m going to miss you.” But not half as much as we’ll miss you, hon…

9:35 Kelly comes out. Not sure what she’s singing…Ruben…Fantasia…Carrie…That outfit is better than the last…Jordin…Taylor…Kris…Where’s David?...It’s “Together We Are One”…I thought we were finally going to get all of them together…Paula is down with Simon now…Lots of past Idols come out to sing with them. More than I can name…But it’s a lot…The song says “See what we’ve all become”…This is where I lose it…The winners are in black and the rest are in white…Paula is on Simon’s lap. He’s trying to hold it together. I’m giving up trying…Ryan calls Simon to the stage…

9:38 Paula walks him to the stage and he joins Ryan…Ryan gives him the microphone…He says he didn’t think he would be this emotional. He says it’s great to have Paula back…He says thank you to everyone…He says everyone’s sense of humor has been the best part…He says the audience is the judge and they’ve done an incredible job over the years…He says he’ll miss Ryan and it’s been a blast…They hug…I think Paula milked that just a tad too much as she hugs him again. It’s his moment, Paula. Not yours…Break

Seriously, does anyone care who wins now?...