FINALLY the Finale: Time for the "Big" Name

9:44 We’re back…Siobhan starts “Again.” I guess the Janet Jackson rumors are true…Katie…Someone should do that one on the show next year…Janet comes out very quietly to finish the song. It actually took the crowd a little while to realize it was her…She’s wearing a headset mic, so I presume she’s going to dance at some point…She comes center stage to sing something I don’t recognize…She sounds good. I think I saw her shaking…It’s a pretty ballad. Very un-Janet. I think it’s “Trust In Me”…I guess that’s why they started with “Again”…She gives the audience a sly smile and we hear “Give me a beat!” from “Nasty”…We see her clothes changing behind a screen…She comes out with lots of dancers in a black jumpsuit that was under her long dress…She looks great...She’s not singing, though…And she’s barely dancing…Why do they feel the need to bring out past-their-prime big names in the pimp spot right before the results?...I know I’ve seen her give more energetic performances than this. She’s just walking around the stage…And what was that lame ending?...The judges give her a standing ovation. Why?...Ryan tells us “Nothing,” the song that she did is the theme from her new movie. Huh? What’s the movie?...And he says her #1s CD has produced 34 #1s. Huh?...

9:53 Ryan intros video showing Lee and Crystal’s Idol journeys…We’re getting closer now, kids…Lee and Crystal take the mini-stage to do “A Little Help From Our Friends”…Yes, Joe Cocker will join them…Crystal intros him calling him a living legend…He is alone on the stage…Did he just forget the words to his own song, or did he think one of them were going to sing…Lee and Crystal join him…Crystal is loving it…He can still scream…Ok, this is not exactly last year’s Queen, but it’s okay…Crystal can barely contain herself…Wonder if they’re even going to mention that Rickey Minor is leaving?...Break…