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This brings us closer to an early theory that they are really looking for a male replacement. The voting lag is now getting predictable. The past four weeks have all been pretty much the weakest person who received a chiding from Simon the week before with one exception. Brooke needed a massive week to overcome last time with the lyric failure.

They all but crowned David Cook this week. He has to blow up to lose. Some of the fun is gone for me. The talent pool is really shallow this year. The producers are rigging the game to some degree. Paula's comments from the notes demonstrates that. Simon's demeanor during Brooke's performance was indicative of his desire.