We won't always have Paris

Congratulations Paris! You give one of your best Idol performances yet (second only to, or maybe even tied with, "Midnight Train to Georgia" from the semifinals) and you're rewarded with... the bottom three!

It was no surprise to see Ace leave. He wasn't a total disaster like he was in Queen week and (almost) everyone else was at least decent, so what reason was there to vote for him?

It was also no surprise to see Chris in the bottom three. The change of pace may have made Simon proud but it didn't suit him. He sounded fine but for the first time ever he was completely generic. I don't like Chris but he's usually good at what he does. And sappy is not what he does. (I think it also hurt that he went first and everyone else was consistent, being at the top of the bill may have hurt Paris too.)

And it was no surprise that even though she gave the worst performance BY FAR that embarrassment to humanity Kellie was not in the bottom three. She may be dumb as a brick (do you think she even knows what a brick is?) but she somehow figured out that yes, her performance sucked. And she apologized. And her "fans" (whoever they are, these people scare me) probably thought she was cute as ever.

But HOW does Paris make the bottom three after NAILING Ella Fitzgerald's "These Foolish Things"??? ARE PEOPLE STUPID???

Oh wait, of course they are. Kellie and Taylor are now the only contestants to never make the bottom three. Obviously it's not talent that helps you succeed, it's having a big, slightly annoying, personality and never hiding it. (But, on the bright side, before we just assume these fools will be the final two remember that Smeagol/Constantine never made the bottom three until he was eliminated...)

The fact is it gets really interesting from here out. Logic would say Elliott goes next. All of the other remaining contestants have frequently, legitimately been called possible winners. But he and Paris have both been in the bottom three two times now. And even if they both are bottom three again next week they're going to have to be joined by a "fan favorite." And let's remember it was the round of six that did in Smeagol last season...

It's nice that the season is unpredictable, but it's too bad that's not because there's a lot of worthy performers.