Thursday night elimination of Angie Miller on American Idol (AI) caused heartaches and shocked the twitterverse and most idol fans. Media comments and twitter trend questions the shows integrity, credibility, and how it appeared to have manipulated the song choices to affect the American votes.

Well, this is a reality show..it's their investment...it's their show...and American Idol can be as real or reel as they want it to be...ever watch "The Hunger Games"? Yep, this is what it is--American Idol executives are playing god, the viewers and contestants are just puppets. Sad but "it is what it is".

In reality, Angie Miller has a slim chance of going to the finals, not because she's not the rightful winner but because of the turn up of voters at the latter phase of the competion.

Ever wonder why Ryan Seacrest always say "in no particular order" when calling the top two? Because all the while Kree Harrison (most likely) was leading and Angie is second. After Amber Holcomb's elimination, Candice Glover's spot on the finals was secured. Kree Harrison spot was boosted by Janelle Arthur's elimination, therefore, Dreamers and Angie's fans cannot compensate for the surge of voters that came to Candice and Kree's way.

What AI did to viewers that shows lack of credibility are the song choices they gave for the top three, they didn't give Angie a fighting chance. They gave Angie mediocre songs, songs that cannot have a moment..Jimmy Iovine's choice of "Sorry is the Hardest word" by Elton John, could've been her moment but that's unfair.. why? because there's not much time to prepare. Three songs in three days, and you expect Angie to have a piano too for Elton John, that's "Elton John", you dont mess with that!

If Jimmy chose a piano song for Angie, he should've chosen a piano songs for Candice and Kree and expect them to play the piano too to be fair. Playing a piano should be a contestant's choice not someone else's choice, and I bet, if Angie had an opportunity to choose a piano song, it's not gonna be that song.

On Angie's clip, AI showed how happy, positive, cute, no adversities, just a regular teenager, and she's actually okay. AI didnt even mentioned that Angie had to have two surgeries for her ear before AI, she has 40% hearing loss on left ear and 20% on right. When Randy Jackson asked Angie during her "Shop Around" song, Randy asked "is there something going on with your ear?" Nice, Randy, nice, yet, Angie didnt use her hearing problem as an excuse. I can't blame Angie for not exploiting her hearing loss, for a teenager, it's actually not something to be proud of, but it is something to be proud of inspite of, look at what she accomplished. A partial hearing loss in a singing competition, whoa! that's a major accomplishment. Many teenagers, parents, and majority of people could've relate to that and could've swayed some votes.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyjcy4_angie-miller-shop-around-american-idol-12-top-8_music

Candice's and Kree's homecoming clip was moving plus each one had a "moment". Candice has "Somewhere" and Kree has "Here comes goodbye" (after her homecoming clip, every viewers felt it--Keith Urban was crying!), and Angie has nothing, no moment, what? the 'Try"of Pink? no singer or performer can have a moment with that song, it's not a "moment" song.

The shows integrity was questioned when AI removed the "contestant's choice" of the three song choices for top three and left the contestants future at the show's mercy... Angie can have a moment with her own song "You Set Me Free" and maybe have a fighting chance to the voting surge that went to Kree and Candice camp. But the show wants Candice to be at the finals that's why they give Kree and Angie with mediocre songs, no "moment". Fortunately for Kree, backed by country voters surge (compliments of Janelle), had a perfect background story prior to "Here Comes Goodbye", which if sang alone could not have that "moment" effect.

The vying for second spot for the finals was between Kree and Angie. Kree, the least favorite (because she didn't have much to offer, what you see is "that's it", it'll be the same at the finals) advanced, and Angie eliminated.

Angie Miller could've been as big as Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and Miley Cyrus (not just a doppelganger)..the offers, the products, the #AngieFever...she could've been the best the American Idol show produced  because she can sing, write her songs, model, act, commercial, and much much more!

Now, Angie Miller's marketability diminished greatly, she will be okay and have offers but instead of the immediate front line, she has to struggle like many post idol and reality contestants who, seldom, have really established careers. The good thing of being on AI not The Voice (although the latter have more credibility and integrity), AI top ten contestants have been more successful that The Voice's contestants (but for sure The Voice will catch up).

American Idol's executives obvious manipulation of the song choices and judges favoritism, just tarnished its credibility and integrity furthermore. Randy Jackson's exit will not affect AI, nevertheless, the shows dowfall is forseable. The more AI execs play with viewers' emotion the more they will lose viewers to a more credible show like The Voice.

Disappointed fans swore not to watch wednesday AI telecast (I'm sure they can find a way to lure back Angie's fans by tweets or brief tribute) but will watch the finale on thursday (dreamers will write "dream big" on their bodies-that's the buzz) in support of Angie Miller, the true STAR of American Idol season 12.


PS:
Goodluck Angela Kristine Miller, you have inspired and loved by millions of people, please continue to be "Who You Are" and light the world like a Seraphim.