Just playing devil's advocate here. Paris Bennett is overrated. Last night she started flat and ended sharp. She can belt out notes but she doesn't have great control. When you compare her with Katherine, who has remarkable control and is on pitch 99.9% of the time, Paris falls short. Same thing with Kevin (who I refer to as Harry Potter). Paula needs to stop saying "people love you" when contestants sing poorly because that fuels the popularity contest that is not based on vocal talent. Yes the American Idol needs to have "the whole package" yet there are maybe two or three contestants who I feel really do have it. And they probably won't make it to the top three because they aren't as "popular" as Harry Potter or Paris or even Taylor Hicks. People do love them, but they are loved for the wrong reasons. I didn't watch Idol last year because I hated the Fantasia season. I thought this year would be different, but it is not turning out to be so. This is probably going to be the very last Idol I watch. And that's too bad because this show used to be so good and it used to be about talent. I'm not so sure that Kelly would have won or even been in the top 2 if she were to compete now. The way people vote has changed since then.
