After a shocking results show that found Syesha Mercado and Carly Smithson (above) -- two of last night's strongest performers -- in the bottom two, Carly was sent home on the American Idol results show tonight. Too bad -- I actually really, really liked her sassy rendition of "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar. She seemed to have so much fun with it, and it suited her powerhouse voice. Maybe she'll get a second shot at fame after this ... now onto my gripes.
How in the HAY-ELL do last night's suckiest performers -- I'm lookin' at you, Jason Castro and Brooke White -- manage to avoid the Stools of Suckitude altogether?!?! So wrong! I actually like both performers quite a bit, but they both paled in comparison to Syesha and Carly. Just don't understand the voting patterns of Idol fans ... I guess I'll wallow in the injustice of it all until next week when we'll be treated to mentoring help from Neil Diamond. No, I'm not kidding. Turn on your heart light.