Dancing w/Stars- American Idol finale (Double Post)

It's finale time and these two shows couldn't end soon enough. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed them but it seems like we've been watching both of these shows FOREVER!

Well by now you all know that Derek and Nicole won the coveted mirrored ball - no surprises there. Nicole deserved it but next season

Tonight we will find out who will go home the next American Idol. Lee and Crystal are both great singers but if we're judging solely on last night performances Crystal should leave tonight victorious. More after the jump...
I really can't stand these two-hour saga's but tonight's show is special because it is also Simon Cowell's last time sitting at the judges table on the show that he helped create. The highlight of tonight for me was Barry and Maurice Gibb singing "How deep is your love"- so awesome! I couldn't stop laughing thinking about how dead on Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake imitate the Gibb brothers for the SNL skit "The Barry Gibb show". Michael McDonald performed "Taking it too the streets" and Christina Aguilera performed a single from her new album. Loved the Alanis Morrisette and Crystal duet! And I can't forget Bret Michaels, who has boldly cheated death by winning "The Apprentice" and then actually performing on American Idol. But the piece de resistance was Paula Abdul actually coming to the show tonight, looking amazing and actually making sense (the time released meds actually worked tonight). 

Some of the goodbye's fell flat- Dane Cook wasn't funny AT ALL and Ricky Gervais is usually funny but his taped piece was awkward in my opinion. One of the lowest moments of the show was General Larry Platt and William Hung performing "Pants on the Ground" - so embarrassing. But this is what happens when you drag a show out for two hours.

Simon Cowell will be hugely missed and I honestly can't see the show going on too much longer without him but we'll see. All the idol winners came out and gave him a really touching tribute and one of my favorites, Kelly Clarkson even showed up.

No way! Janet Jackson is on freakin American Idol with her new hair (sans weave) -come on people she didn't cut anything but that weave out! She looks really good and sounds good. She sang a new song that I didn't recognize and then one of my favorites- Nasty Boys. Let me tell you something 40's are the new late 20's-30's- Rihanna who?

But now finally let's get to the winner of American Idol 2010- Lee Dewyze.

Crystal should have won but there you have it America.