Unlucky number 13

What’s with the lighting? Are they trying to imitate Iron Chef? And was the cameraperson drunk when s/he zoomed on Ryan? Was Paula in rare form or what? Just when you think she can’t get any more wasted or any less articulate – blammo! – she proves you wrong.

Lil – She’s awesome, but I wonder about her range.

Scott – Paula sez: “It’s nice to finally see you with your instrument at your fingertips” – this made beer come out of my nose.

Danny – No mention of the dead wife this time. I’ve heard that it’s having a negative impact on viewer perception of him. He kinda rocked that, though, and that’s what counts.

Michael – His ballad was snoozy and I find him forgettable.

Jasmine – It was better than I thought it’d be. Her little brother is cute.

Kris – I didn’t see the point of him having his guitar. It was completely drowned out by the band. I want to like him more than I do, but I don’t.

Allison – I still dig her and I like her style, but this performance was just a little better than alright. It didn’t wow me.

Anoop – Poor Anoop-Dog. That was kinda suckariffic.

Jorge – That wasn’t as bad as the judges are trying to lead us to believe it is. Plus, he’s adorable.

Megan – I really wanted to like this because I like her, but this didn’t do much for me. It just seemed incongruous and I also hated her outfit.

Adam – Wow! What a pimpfest! The judges like him as much as I do. Are those luggage tags hanging from Paula’s wrist? This way if she wanders off and gets lost, someone can ship her back home?

Matt – This was better than I thought it’d be. Go figure. I find him uninteresting.

Alexis – I love her. She totally rules. I like that she’s got the sultry angle going, although I suspect that that is how she got herself pregnant. Sweet – Kara wants to have some hot girl-on-girl action with Alexis. Why does she have such a jacked up call in number?

Did you all see Paula batting some sort of mic or wire around her right shoulder? WTF? She’s such a tweaker. What do you suppose is the big 'ole surprise for tomorrow? My guess: one person is going home because they have the lowest amount of votes and the other one who is going home is the judges' choice.

Going home: Anoop and Jorge or Megan (if my above prediction is correct, it'll be Jorge)