Well, It has begun!! The Final 24 have all taken the stage. And I have this to say - why did they ever change the rules to have 6 guys and 6 girls. Last year, the guys were superior. This year, the girls are kicking butt and taking names.

With the exception of Blake and Chris (the one who looks like Justin Timberlake), the boys were boooooooring or off-key enough to make me think, you people heard 100,000 people in how many cities, and THIS was the best you could come up with.

The girls were just amazing, with a few exceptions. They chose difficult songs, the rocked it out and they BROUGHT it. I liked the two bookends, first and last. Great performances, as well as # 4, 6, 9 and 11 (sorry, I just don't know their names yet). I agree. Lakisha is in a class by herself. I just hope she didn't just blow everything in one night, but I doubt it.

Btw, the beautiful NJ girl brought some major suckage. Has anyone else seen the picture of her on the toilet??