The first hour was pretty awesome, actually. Though I’m not a fan of Blake, he held it down with Doug E. Fresh. His beatboxing talent is undeniable, the singing voice is just a little shakey.

The group numbers with Smokey Robinson, and Gladys Knight were hugely entertaining.

The two old schoolers are still wonderful talents to watch, and though the Idol wannabes are perhaps not the most rhythmically gifted people (the choreography was just funny to watch), vocally they all sounded great.

Except for Sanjaya, of course. I am a HUGE Joe Perry fan. I think maybe he was the first guitar God that I fell in love with, and no matter how old he gets he still looks seriously, seriously hot. But why, American Idol producers did you have to make Sanjaya sing again? It was like watching a drunken frat boy sing karaoke badly. How much better would Gina have been? I love Gina.

Of the old Idols, I still love her the best. Her opening song was a little weird, and she started off with some pitch problems, but by the end I think she proved how good her voice is. And she was feeling that song—there’s no wrath like that of a woman scorned, huh? When she came back to sing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with my lover she sounded amazing. I could have done without her bouncing so much, but what are you gonna do?

Another great moment, I thought, was Melinda singing with BeBe, and CeCe Winans. How could the producers not cash in on the backup singer taking center stage with her old employers? But it was great, and they looked so proud of her. For the first time since the show began, I thought Melinda let loose a little bit. She did not, however, lose the perpetual state of shock. But I would have looked like that too singing with Gladys Knight.

Taylor Hicks—boring. And mediocre. Carrie Underwood—not a huge fan, but she was fine last night. Ruben Studdard—I always wanted him to do better than he has. His voice still sounds like honey, and his number with Jordin was precious (again with her dress in that one too!).

But after an hour, I was ready for the show to be over. I know we were pulling out all the stops, but Bette Midler can’t even really sing (whoa, that was bad), and I could have probably done without seeing the African Boys Choir again. By the end of the show, they had run over so much that announcing the winner seemed really rushed, and anti-climactic.

So Jordin won. What a huge surprise. She deserved it over Blake. If she deserved it over some of the other contestants, I’m not so sure. I can’t comment on her performance of This Is My Now last night cause that song is just so bad I couldn’t listen again, and turned it off.

If you just can’t wait for Jordin’s album to come out, you can order her pre-Idol demo, For Now. If you just haven’t gotten enough of this season’s Idols, you can already get your tickets for the tour.

If you’re like me, you’re just happy it’s over, and hopefully we’ll never hear from some of those contestants again.

I definitely think that Blake is the weakest up there. He sounded better than he normally does, despite some really obvious pitch issues in Roxanne. I did love him singing This Love—I think it was by far his best performance of the season. But I can’t get over his really bad sense of style, and I’m getting tired of looking at that face he makes when he sings. He gets all serious, and looks like he’s trying to seduce the camera and I think it just looks… stupid. Smile, maybe. I don’t know—I’m a hater.

The girls were awesome. Jordin’s last song? My God. I got chills. I know it’s an old song, but I still nearly wept listening to her sing it. And Melinda? I’m a huge fan of old school R&B and she definitely has that vibe. She just owns every song she sings. I wasn’t super impressed with the Whitney Houston song—but the judges were, so what do I know? I just wish they had given her something more youthful because I worry she doesn’t appeal to as much of the audience as she could.

Other thoughts? I would appreciate Randy speaking less. I’m tired of the “check it out, check out, aight yo,” thing he does. And could he be a bigger name dropper? He always manages to slip in that he worked with whomever. And yeah, he’s a pretty talented producer who has worked with a lot of people, but Randy—no one really cares.

And as the weeks go on, my love of Simon gets exponentially bigger. Seriously. I love him! People think he’s mean. I think he’s honest, right on point, and extremely good looking. Yummy.

My fingers are crossed for Jordin and Melinda, but we shall see what happens tonight.

Things I pondered after the show: Who in God’s name let Blake walk out onstage in that shirt? The faux-tuxedo T-shirt thing is like what your embarrassing uncle wears to be funny. Not only would I never allow anyone I know walk out of the house (or possibly even around the living room) in one of those, but I would fire the stylist on the show for letting it happen.

Next—how many years do you need to be on air before you don’t screw up the sound, Idol crew? When the Barry Gibb medley started off you couldn’t hear anyone at all, then you could only hear Melinda, then they all just sounded really bad. Which was not necessarily the sound crew’s fault. I repeat—Worst. Idol. Ever.

Moving swiftly along to Pink being there. Even though she wasn’t there cause that song was recorded for the Idol Gives Back show. Anywho…song was OK, although I do think Pink has an amazing voice. But can I just say girl looked H.O.T. in that dress. Her body is bangin’! She’s always trucking around with her husband, sometimes looking like her thighs could suffocate you in a matter of seconds, but daaaaaamn. She looked good.

Last, but certainly not least—holy-Barry-Gibb-nipple action, Batman! I was scared. They took center stage through his not so good, nobody-really-cares-that-you-can-still-sorta-sing performance. He looks like a nice guy, but I saw way too much of him last night. Keep that at home for the wife, Mr. Gibb.

There’s debate among my crazy Idol pool about who’s going out next. We all think the finals should be Jordin and Melinda, but we wonder if Ms. Doolittle will get aced out because of Blake’s teenage fan club. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Here’s to hoping next week is better. If it’s not—I vow to not watch another season ever again.

Who do you think is gettin voted off next?