I liked Jesse Langseth better than Kris, but he sure is a cutie. Wonder who they will bring back. I also wonder if this new format is in any way an attempt to defeat the "Vote for the worst" clubs that keep people like Sanjaya in the competition for so long. They have their sights set on a guy comming up next week.

I was also very pleasantly surprised that a major star like Mark Anthony would on his own go volunteer to help them with their in ears, that was just awesome of him. Getting used to those things is extremely hard and if they are not set perfectly it can cause the singer to be very off or have a lot of diffucluty. You even see the big stars jerk them out of their ears if they are not set right. The previous years they never helped them and they kids this year said that no one told them anything about how to use them they just said here use these. I think both Mark Anthony and Jennifer are very down to earth nice real people, I have been very impressed. And Stephen is an absolute doll, he rarely ever will say anything hurtful he tries to word it so that it is constructive but not hurtful. Great judging and great tutoring this year. I swear I thought James was going to wet his pants when Hulk Hogan walked out! I can see someone getting hurt though with all the horse play at the mansion!!

Have to admit there are some really good ones this year. They each have their own style. Maybe the twist will be that there will be two winners. I vote for Adam and the 16 yr old, red hair girl. I can't remember her name either. I'm am sure most of them will come away with recording contracts but it is early. Only thing I don't like this year is that I am getting tired of Paula and her antics. I think she and Simon act so childish.

The bottom 4 were Jacob, Lauren, Scotty and Casey. They sent Lauren and Jacob to safety, so it came down to Scotty or Casey. I liked Casey--wasn't surprised, though. Have said all along, there's no way the show's producers were going to pin their next year's profits on the shoulders of someone with his medical issues. It's a shame, but that's the way it is.