Recap: 'American Idol' Charleston Auditions

If I heard correctly, Ryan Seacrest's voice-over said that 23 contestants made it to Hollywood out of the Charleston auditions for American Idol. Of those 23, though, only four had any significant screentime on Wednesday's (Jan. 23) episode and each of the ones we saw were highly suspect. That is not a good sign.

The strangest thing about Wednesday's show was that the allegedly strong performers we saw were almost indistinguishable from the allegedly weak performers, both in terms of talent and on-screen presentation.

Here's one group of four:

1) Dangerously Overweight Flamboyant Belter With a Tie on His Head
2) Less Talented Sister to Dangerously Overweight Flamboyant Belter With a Tie on His Head
3) Pouty Virgin Dance Captain Prone to Back-Talk
4) Generic Blonde With a Family Tragedy

Here's a second group of four:

1) Insurance Salesman-Looking Guy Whose Wife Went Into Labor
2) Surprisingly Beautiful Air Force Pilot With the Support of Her Colleagues
3) Sassy Big-Voiced Waitress From a Small Town
4) 1970s Sitcom Reject With A 'Fro and Clay Aiken Mannerisms

Which of those two groups went through to Hollywood and which got sent home grumbling, swearing or facing late-night feedings?

For the rest of the recap, head over to the full post on our It Happened Last Night blog...

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