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We have finally reached the top twelve in American Idol and one thought is running through our minds, “it’s about time!” Honestly it seems that this year of American Idol is boring and the talent is not the best that it could be. The show that once brought us talented and bright stars like Kelly Clarkson doesn’t seem to be able to do that this year.

We are hoping now that the final twelve have been chosen things will start to pick up. All be it the performances weren’t as bad as they could have been. The results show began, first with Horton and friends gathered around a television watching Idol, and then with Jim Carrey in the audience dressed as his character from the soon to be released movie Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who.

Afterward, things moved into high gear as the Top Twelve performed a medley of songs from the Lennon and McCartney songbook. While I enjoy these team performances, I’m also somehow reminded of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour — anyone remember that? Luckily, this déjà vu feeling tends to fade later in the season as the contestants dwindle down in number.

Ryan announced that next week would have the same song choices as this week, so more Lennon/McCartney music coming our way. I’m hoping to hear some of my favorites next week! Katherine McPhee was there and performed with David Foster on the piano. Also, tonight’s episode gave us our first Ford commercial of the year. The group sang “The Distance”. We also saw them get a taste of the high life as they attended the Horton premiere.

The final drum roll left these three contestants standing middle stage:
1. Syesha Mercado
2. Kristy Lee Cook
3. David Hernandez

Syesha is safe and so is Kristy. This means that David Hernandez’s time on American Idol has come to an end. It was a bit of a shock to some of us who felt that he truly had something to offer to the show. Ruben Studdard’s recording of “Celebrate Me Home” is this season’s goodbye song, and it played as we were reminded of David Hernandez’s American Idol journey.