Top 12, cont.

Jesse gets it right for most of the Top 12, I just have a few additional comments:

Brooke: Don't give her too much clout, just yet. Two weeks of folksy/acoustic performances does not an Idol make. Expect Simon to say in the weeks to follow: "You've been out-sung tonight."
Carly: Don't count her out, just yet. If David A. may have peaked too soon, Carly might be playing this competition just right by saving her best performances for when it counts.
Chickezie: Why so tight-lipped and polite lately? Realize that talking back to the judges didn't quite work as well as you'd like? I agree with Jesse, blandy-McBoring.
Michael: Well, I really just wanted an excuse to think about him again. DREAMY. I'm hoping he is also playing this show strategically (a la Carly) and saving his knockout performances for later.
Ramiele: Something is keeping me from getting behind her completely. She IS better than Jasmine and knowing the Phillopino community they will vote her into at least the Top 6 but her voice just seems forced/affected...
Seyesha: Girl, you're not Whitney Houston (who is slated to release a new album before Christmas 2008!) and you don't have the attitude of some of the other divas of Idol past. She's another one that I think has a false sense of her talent. Good but not great.

Good luck to everyone else. The race officially begins tonight. Tune it to see who is a sprinter and who has been training for the marathon that is AMERICAN IDOL!