All righty. We are down to the final six. We have survived the ordeal of Mariah Carey week. Idol is back to throwing darts at a board to find their celebrity mentor. Don’t get me wrong, Andrew Lloyd Webber IS a living idol. I love “most” of his stuff (even if I can’t forgive the singing cats). I just can’t shake memories of Season 3 when my ex-boyfriend Bo Bice had to sing Pippin. Ok, anyway. Let’s roll.

Syesha Mercado & Jason Castro - I’m sticking them together for a reason. On Syesha…I am backpedaling. I’ve wanted her gone for weeks, but I’ve got to hand it to the girl tonight. This IS her element. She belongs on Broadway, not my radio. But, I enjoyed this. Jason…polar opposite. Time to go buddy. Syesha should get one more week after tonight. For Jason, Nickelodeon awaits (also..ALW?…you can’t envision a guy in dred locks but you were ok w/ the singin’ cat?)

Brooke White - Ok. No more screwing up. She seemed extremely rattled after last week’s near elimination and I don’t know if she’s going to be able to get over that. The song is desperate,  so is she. So in that respect, she sold it.

David Archuletta - Do I HAVE to watch him? I don’t wanna. Funny, I tend to close my eyes when he sings too. Weird Ok, I hate to use an Idol cliche, but I do like that young David made this song totally his own. That said, is it me or does EVERY song he sings sound just like that?

Carly Smithson - Ok, I’ve got some chills before she even opens her mouth. I’m so glad to see Carly having fun up there. She is a little screechy and I know realize (ok for a couple of weeks now) she’s never going to win this. I just want to see her happy and entertaining. She is that tonight.

David Cook - Singing Music of the Night??? Seriously??? Ok, he said he grew up doing musical theatre. I’m a little afraid. My favorite quote of the night: “It was a little strange having to stare longingly into Lord Andrew’s eyes.” Um…yeah. This is so not DC’s “wheelhouse.” He did ok. (incidentally, my mom doesn’t watch the show, but she knows from singing and she would have hated this, I think). And yet…I’m still in the end haunted by the memory of Bo Bice singing Pippin. 

So there you go. My prediction for bottom 3, Jason Castro, Syesha (though she should stay), and…it’s time for another shocker, I think…David Archuletta.

Dec out.