I agree with you both...Jacob is killing me. He should never have gotten this far. He's not commercial and comes off like a self serving diva. Please let him go home tonight.

I think it is Jacob's time also. He has a great voice, he'll have a great career in his genre, but he's not "American Idol" in my view. Any of the rest of them could be but I think it will be between Haley and James, based solely on genre preferences, not talent. That's what it comes down to at this point because every one of these young people has incredible talent.

I believe that the sound was messed up on Wednesday. It just didn't sound like it was mixed right. Even though the singers have ear monitors, I have a sneaking suspicion that the balance and volume (too high) was way off. It just looked like everyone was out of sync with the exception of Hailey on "House" and she sang mostly acapella on the song.

It is anyones game but right now Hailey is moving up and Lauren is slipping.

Rating going into next week.

1. James - still the one everyone wants to hear - slipped last week a bit
2. Hailey - getting a little more daring and it is helping her
3. Scotty - may be too late to take a few chances
4. Lauren - she is just plain boring an refuses to stretch it out. Too busy trying to be Carrie Underwood without the range.

Was I watching American Idol or did my TV mysteriously switch to CMT?

*loving James again*

He had one off night last week, but he's back on track to winning the whole damn thing.

After tonight, I REALLY hope Haley goes home. I haven't been too thrilled with her from the beginning, even though she's definitely gotten better week after week. But her attitude with the judges tonight completely turned me off.

You just don't pull that kind of stuff a couple weeks before the finale.

I disagree. If the judges were saying all of that to me in front of millions of people, basically telling me that I wasn't really in the competition anymore, I would be pretty steamed, too.

Defending yourself is one thing. Talking over the judges and coming incredibly close to rolling your eyes at everything they said throughout the rest of the night, is another.

On top of that, they told her last week to pick a more well-known song. She clearly ignored that. That's her prerogative, but she shouldn't have been surprised when the judges told her the same thing again this week.

Also, she didn't sound as good as the other 3. Plain and simple. I'm just glad that the judges (well, Randy and J Lo, anyway) were finally able to speak the truth and tell someone how they really felt!

They aren't even done with the results show yet and I'm already surprised. I'm sure I'll ETA soon.

ETA: No flippin' way.

What a crappy elim.

W. T. F.

For the first time watching this show, I don't think any of the top three contestants should win.

Hailey has been up and down week after week, and definitely sucked in the beginning.

Lauren has FINALLY (after how many weeks?) started to build her confidence.

Scotty has, for the most part, sounded exactly the same through every single song.

The only person who hasn't been in the bottom 3 and who has sounded, at the very least, good in every performance (last week being the exception) is James.

*hoping that James' career takes off like Daughtry's did*

Daughtry has more talent in his big toe than James has in his whole body!!! These Daughtry/James comparisons are a JOKE!!! Haley is the best singer left, hands down! Even GaGa loved her :) #savethegrowler!!!

When did I compare James to Daughtry? I said I hope his career takes off in the same way Daughtry's did.

I don't even want to watch the results show now. Again, I've never been more disappointed with a Top 3 before.

Ditto! Hailey wins in an upset but nobody cares. Ho Hum!

While I wouldn't have said this 6 weeks ago, I think Haley deserves to win.

She deserves to win only because she's up against two of the most boring contestants in American Idol top 3 history! My mom said to me tonight, "She's not boring.. But she's definitely vanilla." She has (accurately) pointed out to me every week that Haley doesn't play the part. Tonight she sang Led Zeppelin and Alanis Morissette (whose songs I've been waiting for her to tackle all season), and she was dressed too nicely and she looked too refined. She should be rocking out and losing herself in those songs (in something other than a little black dress).

I'm officially bored.

... which is sad, considering this season showcased so much talent.


An interesting question one of my friends asked me earlier today: how do you think this season would have played out if Simon was still a judge..?