Okay, so...this isn't DaVinci's original mess-on-a-wall-you-can't-really-even-see-anymore version. But, it's close enough. Also, it's far more vibrant.

Obviously, I'd need a picture of the Top 12 if I wanted to include all groupings of apostles. I've left out some of the guys, including James the Lesser and Andrew...and heavy hitters Simon Peter and Judas Iscariot. No biggie. Historical/Biblical accuracy is not my point.

Good blog fodder is what I'm looking for, and I think you'll enjoy it.

At the head of the table, you've got Archie. Kind of a bookend, could be a clue that he'll be the last one standing at the end of the season. The disciple shown at the Last Supper is, reportedly, "Simon the Zealot."

Everyone keeps telling Archie he's talented and brilliant beyond his years...and it's hard to match his zeal. I mean, he's got zeal spilling out his ears. Just listen to that dopey giggle he gives whenever anyone looks at him or speaks to him. He's loving life, blissfully unaware of how big of a goon he is. True Zeal (TM) is bringing John Farnham to the American viewing audience and expecting no one to care. Simon the Zealot was, supposedly, put to death by being hacked apart with a saw. Ironically, whenever David Archuleta performs, I can be heard sawing a little wood, too.

(Because he's boring and I fall asleep when he sings. Get it?)

Symbolic of Idol Contestant Fate (1-10): 8, because I have an awful feeling we'll be forced to hear a lot about David Archuleta, whether he wins this season or not. The best symbolism is that, in this image, Archie makes it to the end of the line. He could very well stick around to the bitter end of Season 7.

At the OTHER end of the table, you've got the lovely Syesha Mercado, standing all alone. Just look at the body language going on, here. She's the only one not cuddling up with the rest of the group.

The cheese is standing alone, and you have to wonder what she did or ate that caused everyone to slowly back away.

In the painting, Bartholomew is standing a bit apart from the other closely-grouped disciples. He just wants a little love, maybe a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

His reward for hanging out through all this? Flayed and crucified upside-down.

I'm pretty sure Syesha's departure from the show will be a bit less violent...but WAY more dramatic. We'll all have to pretend we're shocked and disappointed, and she'll be all sad...then, a week later, we'll realize that she really didn't bring much of anything to the show and was just kind of filling a seat.

Ol' Saint Bart is best known for being boys with fellow apostle Philip. Wowee. I hope, thousands of years after I'm gone, I'm not best-known for being friends with someone. That's like being remembered as a President's brother, or one of the Flavor of Love girls.

Symbolic of Idol Contestant Fate (1-10): 9, because no one's going to care about Syesha years from now. She's just going to be one of those obscure names in history, a person who happened, but didn't make a big enough splash to be known as anything other than a contestant at the same time as the person who wins. Sorry, 'Yeesh. You're headed home.

This one I love. Notice the two foreigners are standing together? Yep. And at the Last Supper, Matthew and Jude are the only ones not looking at Jesus.

Clearly, they're the odd men out.

Michael Johns is standing in the Matthew Position (TM), and, by all accounts, Matthew is only really interesting or noteworthy if he happens to be another person, known as "Levi." Some people have said that he wrote the Gospel of Matthew...highly unlikely. Matthew is pretty much just another pretty face taking up space.

Hello, Michael Johns. You're the wallpaper of this season's Top 10.

Carly Smithson, in the Jude Position (TM), however, is perfect. "Why?" you ask, setting me up perfectly. Because he's the Patron Saint of Lost Causes and Desperate Situations. Carly pretty much fits that bill, having bombed once with a professional singing career...and, at this point, it looks like she's slowly going down in flames.

Anyone else see that happening? She's taking damage left and right, and it's only a matter of time before the mighty falls. And, hey, she may stick around for a while...it took an axe to take out ol' St. Jude. If Simon continues his "you look disgusting" hatchet-job, however...it may just count as enough of a beheading to send her on her merry, Irish way.

Symbolic of Idol Contestant Fate (1-10): 10, because aimless Johns is just filling a seat, and stop trying to make Carly happen. Carly isn't GOING to happen.

Check out this trio, where Thomas, James the Great and Bartholomew's homie, Philip, are hanging out in the painting.

This is just such a neat, little group...of doomed singers. The Idol contestants include two ladies who have been walking around with targets on them for WEEKS, and poor, talented, smooth-sounding Jason...who probably won't win, either. He doesn't belong with these two, talent-wise. So, why is he with them? Let's see if we can figure that out.

Thomas, of Doubting fame, is best remembered for questioning Jesus after he appeared before them after...you know, all that messy stuff. He's also known as the "Twin," and, let's face it, Ramiele is Danny Noriega without the Y chromosome...or personality.

What makes James so "Great?" Um...well, I don't know. Funny thing is, there were TWO Jamses in Jesus' personal Top 12, so that whole "Greater" thing may just have been to tell him apart from the other guy (sometimes called James the Lesser, which totally bites for that guy). He preached in Spain, supposedly, and was one of the "Sons of Thunder" in the Gospel of Mark. No word on whether or not everyone kept wondering when he'd go home, or if he sang "God Bless the U.S.A." to keep his undeserved place among the disciples safe. Good for him, though. Just look at him, at the table, arms all spread out like, "Tah-dah! Love me!"

Philip, in Castro's spot, has long hair. Also, he's totally dreamy. Get this. Not only was Philip totally cool with a bunch of the other guys, he spoke Greek AND actually had a speaking role at the Last Supper, showing he's willing to accept criticism or advice from superiors. Castro's taken suggestions from the judges willingly, and they so infrequently get what he's trying to say with his performances, he might as well be speaking Greek.

Everybody kind of LIKES Jason, but no one's ready to annoint him Season 7 Savior, just yet. I think we all kind of know that, as neat as it might be to have him come from behind and stick around to the end...he'll probably just end up going home and leaving someone far less interesting to become Top Guy.

Symbolic of Idol Contestant Fate (1-10): 1, because I have no idea what I was getting at with any of this. It's just all over the place. All three are going home, though. I think I peaked with the Patron Saint of Lost Causes/Carly bit. Oh, well...let's finish this!

And, in the end...we come to the "cup" symbol. Much like in Dan Brown's story, the trianular shape between my favorite, Brooke, and Julie Heart's favorite, Cook, is no accident. It hints that he's the Jesus of this group. Depending upon which version you believe...she's either the Mary Magdeline or John the Beloved.

(Given her G-rated backstory, I'm leaning toward the latter.)

Do you believe in David Cook? What would David Cook do...with a record contract? When he finally leaves the show in disgrace, are we going to have wailing and gnashing of teeth? Is his best material even HIS, or "divinely" inspired by a far more intelligent author?

Personally, I like the idea of Brooke as the Most-Loved Guy. I mean, she's feminine and adorable. She's got a prominent position in the image above, and in the overall cast of characters, this season. John the Apostle was a fisherman, and she's got an uncanny ability to hook and reel you in with her bright, relaxing vocals.

According to the research, he was a pretty big deal, went on to be an awesome part of the whole thing that crew was trying to put together.

If Brooke wins, she'll have tons of potential to build a long and fruitful career. She's not overrated. She's humble and down-to-earth enough to be the Anti-Britney I thought the show might be looking for, this season.

Her Last Supper counterpart didn't have some huge, awful, gory death scene, either. If she can outlast the other ladies and stick around to the end...she just might glide gracefully into the title of American Idol, and the world will be right, again.

Or, David Cook or David Archuleta will win, and the world will be plunged into darkness for millenia.

Symbolic of Idol Contestant Fate (1-10): 7, because Cook and White both DEFINITELY have a chance at becoming The One this season. Will it come down to the two of them, Top Guy and Top Gal? I won't give that a big 100% yes, because, as we've seen, anything can happen. And that Archie guy isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Sadly.

Battle of the Davids could be your finale...and, man, what a good night that would be to spend camping outdoors, without any means of watching.

All of my fact-finding on the identities and histories of the apostles was done on Wikipedia, so...take it with a grain of salt. Obviously.

If you feel this is somehow blasphemous, well...it's just a blog, baby. Get some sleep, you'll be over it in the morning. And if you aren't, hit yourself in the head with a hammer. For me.

Just thought that ordering of Idol contestants looked comically familiar...and, you have to admit, there could be plenty of hidden meaning in that image. What else do YOU find in there? Feel free to leave your analysis in a comment.

We're down to the Top 8, and favorites are going to start falling.

If the voters don't keep you around, it doesn't matter WHAT I wrote in here or in what order you're standing - you're out of the picture!

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