What’s up with this??? A mean, one-sided review! The author does nothing to explain Zoe’s perspective. Carolina did many “villainous” things [some very similar to Zoe’s], but reviewers gave her unlimited grace. The group date with Carolina grinding on and kissing Grant couldn’t have been more disgusting than anything Zoe did. Looked much more like Carolina was a producers’ plant orbit.

Emmy deserves to win American Idol — if she wins— because that’s the way it’s set up. The AI production staff and judges highly influence decisions about who makes it to the top. Then audience votes. Right now, the selection is highly biased in favor of “country” singers and in favor of the perceived marketability (as opposed to talent ) of contestants. That seems to be where the market is and — for whatever reasons— the judges and the AI audience prefer. Most people who watch the contestants’ video bios can correctly predict the winner. I, for one, have started watching the show — especially from the final 10 on, just for sport, to test the accuracy of my predictions about the outcomes. For what it’s worth, I think Emmy Russell was least talented of the top 10, but I firmly believe she will win. I sincerely hope I’m wrong, but I accept the outcome because that’s the way it’s set up.