It’s so refreshing and endearing how Adam and Kris come from complete different walks of life and have formed such a strong bond. This is my favorite post-Idol quote from Adam:

“And if there’s anything that could come from this experience that I hope all the fans out there can pick up is that even if you’re really different, there’s a way to get along with each other. It’s not about, “Oh, you beat me because of this” or “You’re different.” It’s about finding the common stuff that makes it work. We got up there and did the Queen duet, and we made it work, because we found a common ground with each other.”

I too was surprised (and thrilled) that Adam made it as far as he did. He’s so far out there but people really got on board. One cool thing I’ve noticed from reading around is that his fans are really passionate. He’s really inspired them in positive ways, which is awesome.

I liked Adam because he managed to hit a bunch of my sweet spots. He’s a musical theater geek (shout out to Brigadoon!). Any time he slowed it down, it was so obvious in his vocals; and it was clear in all of his performances. He understands stagecraft and selling a song with choreography, lighting, facial expressions and vocals. That doesn’t work in country music, but it works everywhere else for me.

He is also a huge glam rock fan, which I am as well. Queen happens to be one of my favorite bands of all time. I’ve seen them twice in concert (sans Freddie unfortunately) and “We Will Rock You” (the Queen-based musical) in the West End three times. I wanted Kris to step aside last night when Queen appeared. My favorite moment of the night by far.

And finally, he grew up in San Diego, went to one of my rival high schools (I saw him on stage growing up); and he seems like a sweetheart (even if he does have the ability to terrify 10-13 year old girls…lol!).

Don’t even get me started on Gokey…

I’m with you on Gokey, Kevin. EW’s coverage of Idol this year was hilariously biased against him, too.

The one I really couldn’t stand this year was Danny Gokey. His mere presence, along with the judges shamelessly promoting him over better acts, really turned me off this year.

I think people are reading way too much into the reasons for Kris winning. Given that Adam made it all the way to the final, it’s hard to make the case that America was against him. They’re both going to be stars anyway.