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I agree, I wanted Ju'not back with his smooth R&B vibe. I even prefer him more than Lil at this point, because when they get into the real world, I would probably buy Ju'not than Lil, but we will see; I am still waiting for Lil to truly overwhelm me.
I am emotionally attached to Anoop, so I was no more happier than when they announced him. At last.
I am actually glad they got Jesse to come back, she has an amazing and different tone to her voice; and Matt, since I think he can knock it out of the park if he chooses wisely. Honestly, I don't remember Megan, and I wish neither Jasmine nor Von were back. Ricky, don't know you, but goodluck. I would have traded any of these last few to have Jamar back. As for Tatiana, the other seven wild cards need only sing their butts off and over "The Drama," and if they cannot, they deserve to lose, and we... deserve to be punished by seeing her for more weeks....

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I was screaming at my tv too, but I began earlier than you when they announced that Von Smith was a wild card pick. Really? I'd rather have my eardrums pierced by red hot metal skewers than listen to him sing one more song. Ever.

But I really had a fit when Tatiana's name was called. True, she can sing, but she also brings the wrong type of crazy to the show. I don't find her antics entertaining, I find them worrysome, as in bring on the straitjacket crazy. Seriously, I worry that if she doesn't make it this time around, she'll either take her life of somebody else's.

If Idol wanted a controversial singer back, they should have picked Norman Gentile/Nick Mitchell instead. Underneath the sparkly shirt and Sybil-like demeanor, he could really sing, and brought a huge dose of comedy to the show, which I found refreshing. I would have loved to have seen him sing even once as Nick Mitchell so I could have seen what he was truly capable of.

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So many thoughts ... where to begin?

First of all, Felicia got screwed. Her performance on Tuesday should have put her through to the finals -- especially in light of how she was brought back, which pretty much eliminated her from wildcard contention. (She knew it too -- you could see it all over her face.)

On a related note, when Ju'Not didn't make it, I figured he was a lock for a wildcard. Sadly, the spots all went to singers from the first two rounds. Sorry, Ju'Not! Simon would probably console him by saying he doesn't have a shot to win it, but using that logic, does Jorge? Or Michael? Or Jesse? (Really, Jesse was a last-minute change? Why?)

Without hearing them sing, my only lock for tonight is Matt. (Assuming he picks a good song!) I'd like to think Anoop will make it, and Ricky is probably the best pure singer in the group, but I think there is a shortage of women in the final, so my other two picks are Jasmine and -- much as I hate to say it -- Tatiana.

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Ah, yes, let's bring crazy Tatiana back so we can see her break down, again, when she doesn't advance. I'd feel sorry for her if she wasn't such a delusional famewhore.

The blind guy seems like a sweetie, but doesn't have the chops for the top 12. This is becoming The Surreal Life AI

Very glad about Anoop, though.

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Except for Anoop, I think every guy they picked for the wildcard was the same guy. I have no idea who they are and they all looked the same to me.

I would put JuKnot in there.

And I think the girl they brought back (from Virginia Beach) deserved a shot in the wild card as well.

Some of the people on the stage waiting to be called for Wild Card looked PISSED OFF.

I've enjoyed AI so far (for the most part) but I am definately ready to move on to the top singers.

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I was ticked when JuNot wasn't picked.

Like Karen said above me, I could not differentiate between the bland white guys they picked, except for Vonn Smith who, as brooke wrote above, I'd rather stab my out than listen to or watch. (I did, however, laugh out loud when Simon started muttering, "wear a hat" during Paula's "here's what you need to do to get better, sweetie" speech. Seriously funny stuff.)

I was happily surprised they picked Jesse to bring back. I liked her voice. I'm also glad Jasmine got a chance to get into the top 12.

Finally, I was really happy Anoop got back in. He has.. image problems ... and until he fixes them, I think he has no shot to win any phone votes. So this works out well for him, because the judges seem to be the ones picking who will survive tonight, and they're clearly going to be voting Anoop through (because the "dawg" can sing). Once he's in the Top 12, he gets another shot to remake his image and try and win America's votes. (He won't, I know, but hey, give the guy a shot, imho.)

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I think the judges already know who they are going to put in the top 12 -- I would guess that Anoop and Matt are locks, don't know about the third one -- and how the contestants perform in the wild card round won't make any difference. That's why they put in Tatiana. I mean, really. There's ZERO chance that she will actually be selected by the judges. The producers of the show know that everyone will be watching to see her singing and her reaction when she's stiffed.

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blind dude vs dead wife dude.

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Those wildcard picks were ridiculous. Out of ALL the group 3 talent, you bring back Shouty McShouterson?

It sucks that Mishavonna wasn't even in the running, but not unexpected since the judges ripped her performance for seemingly no reason (sang a song from a band? sings songs that are too serious?)

Tatiana was a waste a of wildcard slot. She was good in her group, but the female talent in Group 2 were much stronger (Kristen, Felicia, even Kendall)

I feel the same way with Jasmine. I don't mind if you select a wildcard because they chose the wrong song, but not when you overlook singers that chose the RIGHT song and sang it well, and just happened not to be pimped enough to make it through..

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Guys, don't worry about Tatiana. There's no chance in hell (haha knock on wood) that she would be the three that the judges choose.

They love Anoop. So he's a lock. And I'm thinking another guy will make it in (probably Ricky Braddy). So now there's three others girls to choose from that's not named Tatiana and I have hope that they would pick Jasmine.

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The competition this year is aw-ful.Face it,who wants to tell a blind guy he's just OK but not good enough for a record contract? He's getting the pity vote. Did anyone think he was NOT going on further last night? NO! Granted some of them are GOOD,but no one has stepped it up,we'll see.

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Do we actually know that these are the only 8 in the Wild Card? It seems like it'd make more sense to pick 4 from each of the three rounds, make it 12, and the Judges just wanted a chance to talk about the current round after seeing who was through. It wouldn't surprise me to see them bring back four more at the start of tonight's show, and I'd be shocked if Ju'Not isn't one of them.

Doesn't make sense for this not to be true, since group 3 didn't seem particularly weaker than the first two. Why wouldn't they play by the same rules?

I am surprised, if I'm right, that Ryan didn't tell us this, though.

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Tatiana? Gotta be a producer pick. She's a blooming idiot.

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