Paul's performance last night was quite possibly the worst performance I've seen on American Idol since the show's inception. He came across as "that drunk guy at the bar doing bad karaoke." I changed the channel as soon as the judges began fawning over him. Apparently they were drinking the same thing he was last night.

Thankfully, I changed it back, and it seemed to get better from there.

Best of the night: Stefano and James, hands down. Stefano is definitely (as Randy would say) in it to win it, and James picked the perfect song to just go bat shit crazy on. Zakk Wylde playing guitar on James's performance just gave that kid a ton of credibility.