Last batch:

I wouldn’t put it past Steven Tyler to be going through menopause and really need that fan.

Stefano Langone/Lately/Stevie Wonder – Polow Da Don. Again, I say wow. Big producers. Big names. Love this song. Five dollars this is more Jodeci than Stevie. He’s such a cute mini-person. He doesn’t have a round enough tone to carry this song off. Great decision to bring the song uptempo because now he can hide the fact that his voice is a little thin and just groove on it and on the fact that he’s really on key. Polow Da Don gave him a genius arrangement of that song. He avoided getting compared to Stevie or Jodeci who are obviously bettern singers than he is. He definitely justified his wildcard. I don’t think he has the voice to go all the way in this competition, but he certainly has enough to make the tour which would be a really good result for him.

Karen Rodriguez/I Could Fall In Love/Selena – I get and believe that she loves her, but wow, I think this is a horrible song choice for her. Way too much opportunity to take it to the pageant place. And right out the box, she is off. So so pitchy. She is searching for the right note and just not finding it at all. Is she sick? Because she was much, much better than this last week. The low notes are painful and she is just under the pitch in general. Crazy vibrato all over the place. And no. No power in the part of the song that needed power. And she had not breath support so it got all screechy. And JLo takes it to the you look beautiful place. And then basically tells her she sang like ass. Off on the low notes and off on the high notes, too. So that’s just off then? Everybody knows she’s going home tomorrow, right?

Scotty McCreery/The River/Garth Brooks – Great song choice! Oh, my word, do I love this song. And I think he will destroy it. He doesn’t even need the pimp-terview. Hmmm. He did an OK job with this song. I thought he’d actually crush it more than he did. He definitely got into more when the band dropped out, but his voice lacked a little support. He couldn’t really get up there and power it through. It was good but not great. And without a ton of producer manipulation, this is going to be the last week he can kind of rest in his comfort zone like he’s been doing. He’s going to have to do something different, so Randy’s whole don’t change it rant is ridiculous. I don’t even know what Steven Tyler said. It must’ve been stupid because it got a “Yeah, yeah, yeah” from the Dawg. And JLo is correct that he did have a little more showmanship this time.

Naima Adedapo/Umbrella/Rhianna – I do not get this as a song choice for her and ain’t no way in hell I buy that Rhianna is her musical Idol. What producer is up Rhianna’s ass? For real. Did she just sign with Interscope or something? Is Randy getting’ it in or something? Becaues they have been on her jock this season and I just . . . I’m struggling with it. Autotune Idol? Maybe. Tricky Stewart. Again, I say wow. Huge benefit to bringing in Jimmy IV. OK, the reggae break was weird. And she is just trying to do a little too much with all the dance breaks. She doesn’t have the breath control for all that just yet. I appreciate what she was going for, but she has yet to establish herself as a good enough singer for all that. The crowd booed him, but Steven Tyler was right, she had pitch problems. And JLo might want to discount that, but this is still a singing competition. You have to sing well to win. She has an adorable personality and her interveiw with Ryan was super cute. She can overstand y’all. But this was not a pimp slot worthy performance.

These folks are totally safe:

Lauren, Casey, Pia, James, Jacob, Scotty

These people are likely safe, but Ryan will fuck with them tomorrow:

Haley, Stefano Naima

These People should be in more trouble than I think they will be:

Paul, Thia

One of these people will likely be going home tomorrow:

Karen, Ashthon

Best Guess who will go:

Asththon

I couldn't believe that all three women were in the bottom three: that was just. . . grrr.

And yeah, I'm all for anyone but Mike. I'm hoping that this was the kick in the pants that Antonia needs to pull it together for the final challenge.

Yeah, Mike would really irk. I'm mentally preparing myself for his win though because hardly ever does anything work out for me on reality tv.

And Mike looked so giddy in his talking-head interviews, maybe beyond just having won that challenge? I'm scared. Although Richard seems to be setting himself up to "choke" "again," so at least there's that?

Has the person who won the challenge at the finale place that was just before the finale ever won the finale?

Sam Talbot (season 2) in the fashion section of the New York Times.

Survivor: So, Russell is really gone. I have to admit, I was kinda touched that he cried, even if he is a deeply damaged guy.

I loved Boston Rob making up a game just so he could find the idol. "Royal Treatment," my ass. He is one smart cookie.

I was severly underwhelmed by the ANTM make over episode. Nobody even cried all that much. Also, Tyra tried to re-brand the Louise Brooks bob as a Dutch Boy, but I'm not buying. Still, that was one of her best make overs ever.

The models continue to be dull and uninteresting. But ALT wore a scrub brush on his head, so there was that.

Nobody even cried all that much

I know! I kept expecting at least one of them to lose it, but no...even that bad weave didn't get a tear, just a little anger. They all seem so blah this cycle. ALT's hat has got to go, it's distracting to see it bobbing away when he's talking. What was up with Miss Jay's hair when they got to the salon!?

Oh, we cannot speak on Miss Jay's hair. That was a travesty.

These girls are all dull as dishwater. Even the one girl that they are trying to play up as the bitch of the house is only mostly kind of annoying.

The only thing I'm looking forward to at this point is the clue stick being applied to Alexandria by Mr. Jay or Nigel. If that doesn't happen, I may find another use of my time at 8 on Wednesdays. Although Sara pulling out the LotR ref last night made the episode for me.