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'American Idol' Top 3 results: Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery - who went home?

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And then there were two.

"American Idol" said Auf Wiedersehen -- oops, wrong reality show! -- to another contestant on Thursday, May 19. Who do you think is going home? We're going with Lauren Alaina -- the eternal prom dress-wearer.

In case you forgot that "Idol" was the single most important show in the history of television shows ever, host Ryan Seacrest tells us over 95 millions votes were cast last night. Here's hoping 94,999,999 of those were for Haley Reinhart. Scotty McCreery can have the other one. And none for Lauren Alaina. Bye! We're just kidding! We love everyone... except Jacob "Look In The Mirror" Lusk and his hip thrusts. So not in it to win it. Oh, snap!

Well, kids, Nigel Lythgoe got his wish -- Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery -- the youngest final two ever -- in the finale. Our little engine that could Haley was sent growlin' home and we were not pleased. At. All. We may have thrown things off our desk. And didn't even pick them up after! We were that upset. (Sorry cleaning lady on the night shift!)

Haley has had some of the most memorable performances this season -- "Rolling In The Deep," "House of The Rising Sun" and "I Who Have Nothing" to name a few -- and she brought something new to the table. We're really going to miss this little spitfire.

Consider us dreamers, but we really thought our Scream Queen was going to pull off the upset. At least our girl went out like the little bad*ss that she is, saying, "I rocked it out." That you did, girl. That you did. Pity party at our place tonight. BYODC -- Bring Your Own Diet Coke.

Here are some highlights before the elimination:

-- "I have a very clear prediction for the finale: There will be a guy in it." So says Jimmy Iovine a.k.a. the man who has a black hat seemingly glued to his head. We have to agree with Jimmy. Scotty is a force to be reckoned with.
-- We're so jealous. The Top 4 got to meet J.J. Freakin' Abrams! And they got to see scenes from "Super 8"! Which stars Kyle Chandler who is the most perfect man ever! We're so trying out next season. As McCreery so astutely pointed out, "J.J. is in it to win it!"
-- Elle Fanning may be the single most awkward person to ever grace the "Idol" audience... which recently housed a man wearing a dog suit (to promote FX's "Wilfred.") We guess it was kind of adorable? #TeamDakota
-- We're obsessed with Haley's potty mouth. She's just so laid-back and chill. She's like that cool girl in school who knows she's cool and knows you know she's cool, but she doesn't really care.
-- We wouldn't be mad if Haley and her bodyguard Aaron became the inspiration for a buddy comedy interpretation of "The Bodyguard." Just putting that out there. Your move, J.J. Abrams!
-- Ford Music Video Tiempo! All this beach visit makes us feel -- besides uncontrollable secondhand embarrassment -- is a totally irrational desire for Scotty and Haley to date. Judge us good. Sorry Casey Abrams, you're so Top 7.
-- Il Lovo performed. So there's that. They sang in Italian which is kind of an odd choice for "American Idol," but whatever, we're rolling with the Italian homies.
-- A couple things occurred to us during Scotty's hometown visit:
1. He's going to get so much a** for the rest of his life.
2. His room was SO plain and boring.
3. He's the cutest ugly-crier ever.
4. We're 90% sure he took a bagel from a random fan. Clearly he never learned to never take carbs from a stranger.
5. Scotty handing the mic over to Josh Turner was just plain adorable.
-- New "X Factor" host (Curiously, there was no mention of the new show. Hm...) Nicole Scherzinger "performed" with 50 Cent. We say "performed" because it was pre-taped. It was aight. It kind of seemed like Nicole was trying to emulate Rihanna, which whatever, everyone's copying everyone these days.
-- Why, yes Ryan! We would love to be in this position "nest" year!
-- Lauren's hometown visit was extremely emotional and touching, especially when she visited an 11-year-old (What up Tyler!) who saved his family during the May 4 tornadoes. We really can't say anything snarky here; We were definitely crying throughout most of Lauren's hometown visit. But before we get too emotional and sappy on you...
-- ... Here's a text message our mother sent us right after the clip finished: "Her mother's hair is a frizzball!" That's our mommy, always noticing the important things in life... and on "American Idol!" And now back to your regularly scheduled snark!

Just kidding. The End! So, do you think the right person went home, Zappers? Who do you think is really "in it to win it"?
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Thank god Haley is finally gone!!!! Can't believe she lasted nearly this long. No more of her screaming & screeching.

I would rather had Scotty go home.

Bummed that Haley got eliminated...but happy in a way because I knew the numbers made it impossible for her to win. The
Danny Gokey affect would have gone into effect. If Lauren or Scotty were eliminated, their fans would vote for the other, not for Haley. I'm not worried... Haley will have an amazing career. She is the pride of her hometown and Wheeling High School!

Gosh, what a boring finale this will be. Neither Scotty nor Lauren has ever had a "moment" on the show, while Haley has gotten multiple standing ovations even though the judges were so harsh with her most of the time. Between the two bumpkins, even with his limited range, Scotty is more ready for the music world because Lauren is so immature, but Scotty also has those annoying facial tics (eyebrow raises, sideways microphone, head tilting). They're both too young. Haley was ready. And with an all-country finale, way to isolate half of the country. The most common answers to "Favorite music?" are "anything but rap" or "anything but country." Rant complete. Rock on, Haley and James. Snooze on, Lauren and Scotty.

Haley, i love you and you are amazing with or without idol. your album will be killer and I wanted her and Lauren to be in the end. Scotty I have no idea how he lasted this long

I don't know how Haley survived those first few weeks of the Top 13, but finally we are rid of that screeching.

I, for one, am THRILLED that Haley went bye-bye. She was SO full of herself that she was painful to watch!

There's part of me that's disappointded since I'm more of a clasic rock fan, and I liked Haley's song choice last night, bt there were too many mistakes and she just wasn't good enough. she'll be in the finale and in the tour this summer so Haley fans, not all is lost.

I, for one, am THRILLED that Haley went bye-bye. She is so full of herself that she was hard to watch. At least Scotty and Lauren are REAL!

scotty shoulda been in the final 12, not final 2

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