Watched American Idol yesterday. I have to say that this year's top twelve beats last year's top twelve by leaps and bounds. Almost everybody sang well. But the word is almost. My favourite contestant, Leah LaBelle, sang like crap. She looked ultra-nervous, and it showed in her singing. She still looked beautiful, and i still hope she goes through, because i know she can sing better than this. I've seen her sing much better than this. But, by the looks of it, either she or amy adams will be going home tonight.

If you notice the faces of the contestants, you'll see that even with all the talk about how evil Simon Cowell is, he is the one they look to for approval. When Randy and Paula give comments, no one really cares. The contestants do get a little glad or unhappy when they give comments. But when it comes to Simon Cowell... notice the look of pure delight when he says it was good. Because they know, better than anybody, that is Simon says its good, its REALLY good. Randy and Paula's standards are just way lower than his, cos Simon really knows his stuff. When Randy criticised John Stevens, sure he looked a little down. But when Simon praised him, woah, his face just lit up. When Paula and Randy praise them and Simon criticises them, like in the case of Amy Adams, she looked unhappy at the end of it. There is a reason they put Simon last, because what he says really hold water, unlike the other two.