American Idol - What the hell just happened?

I'm really not sure how tonight's results show is going to go. Sure, I know it's going to run over an hour because the producers are trying to cram too much garbage into an hour but who will stay, who will go and will the judges use the coveted save? With any luck, Anoop will be gone tonight and we can continue watching the show with a little less boredom.

There's a whole host of special guests tonight: Quentin Tarantino returns, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will be performing and that chick from Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus will be there too. But irregardless to all that, who is going home tonight and will the save be used. It's too close to call over on Dial Idol this week so I don't really have any idea who will be in the bottom three tonight but I think it will be Anoop, Lil and maybe Kris or Matt. Did you know after Kris' performance of that song from Once, the movie's soundtrack has just made leaps and bounds on the Top Download Charts on iTunes. The power of American Idol is, indeed, in full force.

Allison and Adam are quickly told they are safe. At least, they aren't creating pathetic dramatic suspense by keeping them until the end. It's pretty obvious these two aren't going anywhere any time soon. Anoop is the first to go to the dreaded silver chair which he is all too familiar with. I'm thinking an unfortunate camerman or producer might just get the axe after panning over to Randy yawning when Anoop's performance was being critiqued. Look Randy, you guys brought him back so don't go blaming the ennui that Anoop creates on us, the viewing public!

After the return of Jennifer Hudson to the Idol stage, it's between Kris and Lil. And sure enough, it's Lil in the bottom three. I still maintain that she hasn't shown us what she really has and needs to step it up and fast! Last but not least, it's a showdown between Danny and Matt. This could go either way and I would love to see Danny in the bottom three but I don't think that is ever going to happen. And I am right, Matt is in the bottom.

Ryan just sent Anoop back to the couch. WTF!!!!! This has to be a mistake, right? He can't really be better than Matt??? I was so not expecting this. Wow! Well, I guess it has to be Lil going home but then again she has Vote for the Worst campaigning to keep her and Matt has been in the bottom before. Of course, we won't find out for another twenty minutes or more thanks to Miley Cyrus' performance.

The moment of reckoning is upon us. Will it be Matt or Lil? And Ryan informs us that Matt is going home but apparently the judges have other plans and are going to institute the save. WOW! First, Anoop is pronounced safe and then Simon tells us that Matt is receiving the judges' save. Not sure if producers had a hand in making it look like the judges were not all in agreement with this grandiose gesture but nonetheless, this season's twist is over. I'm not sure I really liked that it was used tonight. Ryan tells us that next week is Disco Week so I can kind of see how the judges might think that Matt will leave a soulful mark on next week's show. Of course, this now means that next Wednesday, two people will be going home. Hopefully, Anoop's time will be over soon.

So as we sit and analyze all of this, we would love to hear what you thought of tonight's eventful show. Were they right to use the save? How was Anoop spared? Should Lil have gone home instead??? So many questions....