I know this is coming in a little late, but here's what I really meant to write yesterday, after the Tuesday night performances:
Wow, another incredible night of performances last night... Here's who I think is 100% safe this week:
1.) Brooke White - like all professionals, she can handle the pressure. Even if it's too much, she just stops the song and starts it again. Just amazing! We see real pros do this all the time...well, maybe not wannabe stars like Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood...but, just think about all those times you see people sing the Star Spangled Banner at sporting events. They always take a couple of tries to get going. Or, every concert you've ever been to, symphony, or recital... Just ask any performer, especially those being judged, it's all about starting and stopping and getting a second chance to do your best. So, no problem for Brooke. She's brave and she's real, and we like that. She's going nowhere.
2) David Archuleta - another solid performance. He's either one or two at the end of this...next to David Cooke or Brooke.
3) David Cook - another great performance, this time he was unpredictable by being predictable. He'll sail through!
4) Jason Castro - perfect song choice for his voice, and he just doesn't need to try too hard...just a few whispers and we're hooked. He just seems like such a nice guy, I have to vote for him. No way he's going home tonight.
In the bottom two:
2) Syesha - problem: she was the first performer of the night...and as we all know now, not even her amazing vocals could keep her out of the bottom two, with that dreaded first spot. Sorry, Syesha, maybe you'll get to sing last next week.
And going home this week:
1) Carly Smithson - she hasn't been in the bottom three much, but she probably should have been there every time. She's not connecting with the viewers, not picking the right songs, and her half-way decent performance last night was really (still) just a bunch of shouting. Plus, she got the "kiss of death" from Simon -- he liked her this week...and what does he know? She's gone.