Canadian Idol: D Is For Defeated

Another Canadian Idol elimination episode, another unfortunate reunion between the words "What" and "The Fucking Fuckity Fuck."

Of the show's five remaining competitors on Tuesday, 19-year-old Eva Avila and 17-year-old Steffi D unjustly received the fewest votes. Of course, it wasn't a huge surprise. This season, the men have repeatedly outlasted their more talented female competitors. Hell, D has been in the bottom two or three for four out of the past five weeks.

But that doesn't make it right. When host Ben Mulroney asked judge Zack Werner if he would have voted for the three remaining guys — Craig Sharpe, Tyler Lewis and Chad Doucette — over Avila and D, the judge responded "Yes" and then added, "If I'd banged my head against the wall for half-an-hour until my brain stopped working, that's how I would have voted."

Similarly, visibly frustrated judge Jake Gold noted that Avila and D have the most personality and charisma of all the competitors.

Indeed, over the past two weeks, the strong-voiced Avila has gained an unparalleled confidence and charm. Meanwhile, D has been one of the most unique and unpredictable performers from the get-go. Following a particularly creative performance a few weeks ago, Werner even went so far as to predict that she'd be the most famous singer ever associated with the show.

Unfortunately, that didn't stop the Canadian public from voting D's ass off the program last night. That's right, after the high-school student's cool and cute Monday night rendition of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin,'" the voting audience walked all over her. Undeterred, D gave her best Stepford wife smile and promised, "This isn't the end. Thank you, Canada. Thank you so much."

Meanwhile, judge Farley Flex and Werner lifted her on to their shoulders as the crowd chanted her name like a bunch of overzealous Rudy extras.

As Werner predicted, and the audience's overwhelming show of support suggested, we probably haven't seen the last of the lovable D. After all, Michael Jordan didn't make his high-school basketball team on the first try. And David Silver didn't bang Donna Martin for years. But initial failures like these only fuel later successes.

D might not be the next Ryan Malcolm, but is that really a bad thing?