Come on, he was totally adorable tonight.

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Ryan first can't find Paula, then flounces off to the upstairs lair as if he had a cape, then announces, oddly, that Simon didn't realize the show was live last night. (?) I should say here that I really like a man in a turtleneck. That said, I think black turtleneck + Diesel jeans + grey on grey pinstriped blazer = really, really, really gay. Also, anyone who doesn't understand why anyone would think Ryan is adorable should just watch him with LaKisha before and after she sang. That pillow fight thing, though, was just sort of silly.

I love that everyone was in a good mood just because it was the girls and the girls are awesome. I was out having a drink with a pal so I didn't get home in time to vote unfortunately.

1. Jordin opens with an awesome version of "Heartbreaker." Good choice to go rock. She had a few odd moments, but I thought she sounded great and she's soooooooo adorable.
   
2. Sabrina, I wish I'd been home earlier and could have voted for you, because I'm worried that you're in trouble. I know "Don't Let Go" and I could barely recognize it for the odd arrangement and the editing that took out the verse entirely for the sake of the bridge and the runs, etc. As Randy said, I wanted a little more melody.
   
3. Antonella sings "Put Your Records On" and I just can't even deal with her.
   
4. Haley remains so fucking boring, that she sings a boring Faith Hill song ("If My Heart Had Wings").
   
5. Stephanie sounds great on "Sweet Thing" but brings absolutely nothing to the song that is her own, vacillating between sounding like Beyonce and sounding like Chaka. Enough with the R&B mid-tempo, sweetie.
   
6. I thought LaKisha actually made that song her own, and how many times have we heard "I Have Nothing."
   
7. Gina rocks out "Call Me When You're Sober" and looks awesome and I wish I'd been home in time to vote for her!
   
8. Melinda sings "I'm a Woman" and I just can't even deal with her because she is made of awesome.

Okay, so Melinda, LaKisha, Stephanie and Jordin are in. Haley is out. After that, I have no idea.

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I am worried that America will switch out Sabrina for Antonella, and with the boys so weak, she'll be around for a few weeks. Yuck. But possibly her back talking to Simon will fuck her shit up.

Melinda is just, there are no words. I think at this point, between her and LaKisha and Blake and Chris S and Chris R it's really about how the theme weeks go down, and picking good songs. Because looking at that list of guests, she won't be able to bring the jazz-inflected R&B every week. I have every confidence that she's more than smart enough to pick the right song in the pile, but so is Blake, so we'll see what happens.