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David, David and Syesha all made the trek back home this week before each sang a song chosen by the judges, the producers and themselves. Unfortunately, the decisions they made for themselves were not the wisest, and every decision made for Syesha was just another nail in her already airtight coffin. It was fun while it lasted, you mysterious beauty.
The judges' table
Simon's harshest slam: “It was a little bit like a Chihuahua trying to be a tiger,” said Simon of Lil’ Archuleta singing his best Chris Brown. It wasn’t as harsh as we’re used to, but it sure was funny.
Randy's most repetitive comment: After giving her flack all season for trying to sound like other artists, Randy made Syesha sing some Alicia Keys song that she really had no choice but to sing like Alicia Keys. Are they casting a replacement for him yet?
Least intelligible Paula-ism: “I’m not sure that showed Syesha as an artist,” Paula offered the lone female contestant after twice commenting on how nice she looked. The statement may have been lucid and unslurred, but the fact that it contained even an ounce of criticism makes us think she didn’t know what she was saying.
The good, the bad and the pitchy
The frontrunner: Good grief! Even having John Ramsey for a father can't keep the Archuleta down. Hearing him sing whatever saccharine winner's song they come up with this year will be as predicable as it will be amazing.
The dark horse: We're going to have to go with David Cook on this one. Never in the illustrious history of "Idol" have two seemingly infallible competitors found themselves at the finale, but there’s only room for one winner. His career will be the same either way.
Eighteen weeks and god knows how many hours later, it’s finale time! Which David will join the pantheon of greats like Kelly, Carrie and Taylor (just kidding!)? We’ll know in less than a week, and you know where to head for the play-by-play.
