Quick thoughts on YOUR final twelve on American Idol

1. This should be obvious to everyone who's been following the show -- unlike the other seasons, the guys are completely outclassing the girls this season. It's not even close. Nikko Smith, who was sadly booted this week (how can you not root for Ozzie Smith's son? You can't. Oh well) was better than half the girls who are left.
   
2. If I didn't know better, I could swear that Scott doesn't want to be there. He can certainly sing, but he looks sullen and grumpy ALL of the time. That's why I give him another two, three weeks at most.
   
3. Part of me really wants Bo or Constantine to win so that their debut (rock) single goes to number one in the US and ends Nickelback's reign of terror as the band that has the last (to date) #1 rock song in US chart history.
4. From this point forward, I'm incapable of commenting objectively about Jessica and Carrie's performances. This is because I'm in love with both of them. Mustering up my reserve ... for the last couple of weeks, Carrie hasn't the shown the sparkle that blew me away in the beginning. If this continues, and she turns out to be the female George Huff (great personality, winning smile, occasional flashes of brilliance, can't pull out the big performance when the chips are down), then expect her -- just like George did -- to finish fifth or sixth.
5. Half of the finalists are 25 or older, including five of the guys.
   
6. Now that Janay is gone, the new cat with nine lives is Lindsey.
7. Vonzell should have been expelled from the show immediately following her performance this week for her crimes against fashion humanity.
   
8. Anwar and Mario never seem to have a bad day. They're dangerous.
   
9. I'll go out on a limb and predict the final five: Bo, Jessica, Carrie, Mario, Anwar. If that comes to be, all five of them would be serious threats to win.
10. For further reading, the unoffical AI4 running blog is here.