Idol Lesson #1: If Your Princess Leia Bun Should Fall, Have Grandpa There to Catch It

Here's what happened on this week's American Idol

By Kristin Dos Santos Jan 16, 2008 7:52 AMTags
Christina Tolisano, American IdolMichael Becker/FOX

Holy hell.

American Idol has made its seventh season debut with a fierce and poignant message: There are quite a few fantastic freaks in these here United States.

Who knew?! Oh, right. Randy, Paula, Simon and Ryan.

Tonight, not only did we meet a girl who packed on enough face glitter to register from outer space, we met a chest-waxing Steve Carell wannabe in a Princess Leia getup, a stalker who’d like to put Paula Abdul in a bathtub and "caulk her" (ewww!) and, my favorite, a strangely charming Egyptian guy who appears to be the second coming of Borat—complete with proclamations that he is a "sexy face" and wants to "love a girl from the hair to the nipple."

Don't we all, my friend...don't we all.

Poll

Idol's Best and Worst

So far the best is...
Joey (lost 204 lbs.)
15.3%
Kristy Lee Cook (hot cage fighter)
46.4%
Chris Watson (Milli man)
12.2%
Brooke White (has never seen an R movie)
26.1%
So far the worst is...
Yuka (Borat)
6.8%
Milo (Tobias)
7.9%
Paul (Stalker)
31.3%
James ("Let my people go")
54%

What did you think of Idol's season premiere? Overhyped or übergood? Comment below!

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