American Idol 9 Orlando Auditions Recap Roundup

Here are some recaps for the Orlando Auditions:

American Idol Season 9 – Orlando FL Auditions (MJ Santilli) - "OMG I love shots of the crowd, and the pretending that the stadium full of peeps are waiting for them as they vacation in Miami."

Orlando show fails to impress, as well (Rodney Ho) - "The show begins with the suggestion that maybe Simon, Randy and Ryan partied just a little too much in Miami and are a bit hung over. And it goes downhill from there."

The final audition: A shot at redemption (Brian Mansfield) - from USA Today

Idol squeezes the life out of Orlando (Joey Guerra) - "OK, it's just getting ugly now."

'American Idol' in Orlando: When talented singers attack! (Michael Slezak) - "The good singers (handsome fella belting “Smile,” gorgeous chick trilling “House of the Rising Sun,” just to name two) were very, very good..."

“American Idol” Season 9 Orlando Auditions (With Guest Judge Kristin Chenoweth): TV Recap (WSJ Speakeasy) - "The poor showing in Chicago had one WSJ reader ask: Who prescreens these hucksters?"

'American Idol' Orlando Auditions: Not The Happiest Place On Earth (Lindsey Parker) - "I considered most of them to be just Mickey Mouse also-rans."

Orlando Audition Recap - Weakest Sob Stories Ever (Vote for the Worst) - "It’s like American Idol 9 is the search for the world’s lamest hard-luck story."

'Idol' Orlando auditions: So-so (Shirley Halperin) - "... when it comes to talent, golden tickets were few and far between in O-Town. Or, should we call it, So-so Town."

My dog ran over my truck and other stories (TopIdol) - "Ah, Orlando…cess pool of Central Florida."