From Joel Rubinoff of the Waterloo Record:

• Idol fading as it loses its sense of irony
  “After hearing for weeks how exciting and original the current lineup of Canadian Idol (9 p.m. on CTV) is, I tuned into last week’s top 10 performance show, and what did I see? I saw Mark Day, a life-sized cross between the Michelin Man and the dancing baby from Ally McBeal, croaking his way through Motown’s Dancing In The Streets on what was purported to be David Bowie night. David Bowie night?” Read more.

From the National Post:

• Canadian Idol Recap: The Top Nine Perform
  “Welcome to dead rock star week on Canadian Idol (or as Ben polished it up from last week, rock ‘n’ roll heaven week). Is it just me or was it rude of him to say they double checked to make sure the artists of the songs that were chosen were actually dead? Where is the tact this week?” Read more.