It’s time for someone to go home on American Idol. And with only 30 minutes, you would think that they would have to cut right to the chase. If only…

First, we get to see them going to a premiere of a Fox movie (wait, what network are we watching?), getting made up in a photo shoot, and singing in a really horrible Ford commercial. Then a performance by Shakira and Wyclef, which, for what it’s worth was really good, but not sure why it was there. I did love the look on the judges faces as one of the rappers came a bit too close. Paula loved it, but Simon wasn’t so amused. It was a great look. And why are they having guest stars sing on results night this season instead of the big group songs? Not that I’m complaining…just wondering.

Of course, when we finally get to some results, we’ve wasted so much time that Ryan just tells us straight up that the front row is all safe. No surprise with Chris, Taylor, and Paris, but I am a little surprised that Kellie is safe. And I guess that Mandisa’s voice trumped her song choice.

So we get to the top row, and no surprises at first – Elliott is safe, Lisa is back in the bottom three. And not really surprising that Ace is in the bottom three either…he’s cute, but he didn’t sound great last night. Then we get to Bucky and Katharine, and somehow, Katharine is in the bottom three. And when someone gets sent “back to safety,” it’s Ace that gets sent back, not Katharine. Very strange. Although I was a little bit pleased that Simon talked about the fact that watching the show back, Katharine didn’t sound nearly as good as she did in person (so it wasn’t me…).

Finally, we get to the result, and Lisa is going home. She seemed like she knew it, and she took it really well – it’s nice to see someone her age act so much more mature than her age. And next week’s theme is country…maybe Lisa is glad she’s going home now.