Instead of studying for step 2 ck, I got sucked into the behemoth known as American Idol.

Group day is one of the most stressful things I have ever lived through vicariously. The emotions are frightening and the amount of needless dramatics is very whelming.

But you always have that one cute kid/heartbreaking story that the producers want you to root for. On this episode, that kid was JC Badoo.

(i could not find a better picture. picture above with a sweet smile and a good voice.)

He's a 15 year old kid with a talented voice, but with his size and general niceness, he undoubtedly had a rough history of bullying and being the odd one out. ie He got kicked off his original team for not being "the right fit" aka "you will bring us down" aka "you don't act like us/are not the same age as us/are not the same ethnicity" (pretty much the only types of groups formed). I was outraged. How can a group of individuals gang up against a poor defenseless kid like that? and the worse part was JC just accepted it and moved on. He didn't rale against the injustice of it or even shed one tear. He was so used to rejection that this latest incident was just one of many.

He eventually found a new team and they welcomed him with open arms. But it was already so late into the night, I wondered if he was going to do well.

JC's 2nd team performed well and they all passed and JC finally broke down. He had finally received the affirmation that he deserved. He WAS good enough. He IS talented. He really could become a star.

And then the absolute evilness that was JC's 1st team was called to the stage. I was ready for blood. But, after their own dazzling performance, filled with suave moves and even stronger voices, I had to admit, maybe they were right. If soft singing JC had performed with his first team, he would not have made the cut.

I'm still glad he made it this far. Even if it was through unfortunate circumstances and serendipitous chances. But who cares? Luck is about taking advantage of opportunities no matter how they come by. Good luck JC! I'll be rooting for you until the cameras give me a new cause to fight for next week.