[Strangler Lewis]

I think Melinda deserves to win, but I'm not sure I buy the constant "You like me, you really like me" shtick. Remember, during dedication week, when everyone else was appealing to the red states by dedicating songs to their harelipped grandmother, Melinda dedicated her song to her two best friends, who, she elaborated, were her vocal coach and personal stylist.

I liked Phil a lot initially. He seemed smooth and at ease with himself. Now that's degenerated into cockiness, and he should go. But not before Haley.