Wanda and I watched Idol this week. It was very good, as the top three singers were all very talented:

• David Cook – Even though Simon picked a strange song for him, I thought he did pretty well considering. He second and third songs weren’t that good in my opinion. Wanda theorized he might be throwing his performance a bit to avoid the terms of 19 Management in favor of his own deal.
• David Archuleta – I thought “And So It Goes” was his best song of the three, though I also enjoyed “With You.” His performance of “Longer” wasn’t impressive to me. Overall, I thought it was one of his weaker days, however, I put him above Cook on Tuesday.
• Sayesha Mercado – She’s had some good ones in the past, but I thought she was historically the weakest of the three. On Tuesday, however, I thought she was fantastic. I thought she performed all three songs very well despite criticism from the judges. Even though I’ve always been a huge fan of the two Davids, she was my top pick for Tuesday night. It seems that America did not agree with me, however.

In the end, it will be the two David’s next week. It should be a good show. I think David Cook may end up being the victor.