First, Joanna Pacitti is GONE.
Second, I found out from the most trusted news source on the 'net that the selection process for the top 12 goes like this: the top guy, the top girl, and the highest vote-getter of the rest from each semi group moves on. And then the judges choose 3 more people to move on.
I think this is awesome. I understand that the AI producers want to keep some gender parity, but the last couple of seasons of forced equilibrium has made for some lopsided final groups (Haley Scarnato? Kristy Lee Cook?). This system seems to strike a nice balance. Plus, I like it when the judges have continued control. They may not be able to use words longer than two syllables, or applaud like human beings, but they seem to know their stuff.
So this makes things interesting for Round 1, where I thought that the top 3 were all guys. This voting system has to favor Anne Marie Boskovich. Other than Pukiana, she's had the most screen time, and if EW.com is right, she's already got a fanbase (of which I'm a member). This voting method also means Pukiana has less of a chance to make it through. It's wayyyy too early for VFTW and similar naysayers to rally enough support to focus a big vote on her. Maybe if Anne Marie and two or three other popular girls were in the group, the vote would split enough for SadlyDeludedGirl to get through, but as of now, I don't think it'll happen. (Pray?)
I think that the guys will also be an easy call now. Either Danny or Anoop will be the top guy, and then the other one will get the third spot. I think that the stiffest competition would come from Michael or Brent, but Michael and Brent are going to split a fanbase.
And third, Felicia Barton is replacing Barton. Felicia was in the same montage that introduced Kris Allen. You know what that means. Yup, I'm awesome.
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