Gay: ‘American Idol’ Coming Off Its Best Season Yet

Verne Gay of Newsday weighed in on this week’s ‘American Idol’ finale, calling season four “its best season yet.” Gay writes, “The show seems surer of foot, the contestants surer of voice and the on-screen dramas more dramatic than any in the past three editions. Instead of fans howling when a contestant of such modest gifts as season 3′s John Stevens isn’t voted out, they were howling when a contestant of considerably greater gifts – Constantine Maroulis – was booted this season. In other words, ‘Idol’ has finally become a genuine talent contest, where the Very Good are competing against the Very Good, and not just against the Very Cute. (How else to explain Scott Savol’s tenure?)”