American Idol Recap: Survival of the Fetus

4. Alex Lambert

Mumbles the Mullet kept down his lunch this afternoon, which is apparently a feat for the nervous little sea-monkey on performance day. His version of John Legend's "Everybody Knows" didn't feature as much quivering and sighing, and for that I'm grateful. Still, I don't like watching a performer and wondering if he's about to yank at his tie, sweat himself into hysterics, and fall to the ground. Once he settles in and realizes that American Idol is as worth getting nervous about as a First Communion, he'll number among the top three gentlemen.

3. Michael Lynche

I don't want Michael Lynche to win. He's too one-dimensional and jocular, frankly, but his version of "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" was mostly on-key and undoubtedly soulful. For now, he wins the bronze.

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