Or it’s more dubious subtitle…the “WTF?!?!?! Carly’s in the Bottom 3?!?!?!?!?!” post.

Seriously?! Carly Smithson?! Yeah, I think the wife called it…the voters had a case of “Oh she’ll be fine…she’s so good, surely other people will vote for her…” syndrome. And look what happens. Carly in the Bottom 3 is like putting cream cheese on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich…it just don’t go, babe.

(edit on Thursday - BTW…how’s this for living dangerously…Kristy Lee Cook has now been in the Bottom 2 three weeks in a row…and survived each and every time…)

Of course, when Ryan sent her to “safety” in the final segment of the show, she probably showed a little too much surprise then relief…but hey, maybe if the Idol thing doesn’t work out, she can talk to Syesha about an acting career.

About the show itself…I thought the changes from last week’s results show were evident and much needed. Having the contestants come out one by one was a nice touch. It sort of gave each one a bit of the spotlight to revel in and it gave the show a bit of ‘motion’. Also leaving out the whole Bottom 3 singing each song they did the night before was a nice touch. As I said last week, having each one of them perform their song is anti-climactic to what you want with that Final Song. So good call on the producer’s part to drop that little bit from the show.

I thought Kellie Pickler’s performance was okay, and she still looks hot. Probably more of her success is on how she looks rather than how she sounds, because to me, I don’t think I would ever buy her album, even if I was a country music fan. But she looks great, and hey, it ain’t all about how you sound.

So Amanda is gone…well, I know a handful of folks that will be happy she’s gone, and others that might be a bit sad. I think it was time, and you definitely could see it on her face. Almost relief…right? Well, I think this Top 10 (save one Kristy Lee Cook) is pretty damn strong, so I’ll be interested to see how it all shakes out in the weeks to come.

Oh, and I wasn’t all that blown away with the “mentors” they listed off…Andrew Lloyd Webber? Neil Diamond? Dolly Parton? They haven’t been relevant for years…why would Idol throw their contestants their way at this point? Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, but hey, maybe that’s all they could find.

So next week, our Top 10 kicks it into high gear with some non-Beatles related songs…yay! See you all next week…I’m going to watch Top Chef!