So this week's group of American Idol semifinalists was much better than last week's. But I see an eerie similarity on the horizon, as there was:

1. A contestant who clearly outperformed the others (Latoya London)
2. A young and pretty contestant in who the judges see some sort of "potential," even though her actual performance was OK at best (Leah LaBelle, she of the Bulgarian pop star parents)
3. A guy who gives an OK performance buy may get by for other reasons (Eric Yoder, who is compared to Clay Aiken due to looks and a vague Southern accent)

Even with this, I can't see Latoya not making it. The gap between her and the other contestants was too big. Leah and Eric weren't all that different from anyone else, though I could see Amy Allen (and her purple hair) or Elizabeth Letendre (who is from Sturbridge - woo!) going through as well. But I'll say Leah for now and see how well my predictive powers match the whims of a nation of 14 year old girls tonight.

On America's Next Top Model there was a lot of dancing. The connection between modeling and dancing is a little tenuous - until you realize that the task this week is related to the burgeoning music career of Tyra Banks. All the girls appear in her video and get judged on that and other dance/movement related stuff. If you ever wondered what synergy looked like, you needed to see this episode.

Anyway, when the fog machine cleared Sara was sent packing, which was too bad. She was a fave in the Coen household, and not just for name purposes.

They also premiered Tyra's video after the episode, and it's pretty much the usual music video nonsense. Tyra already sings better than J. Lo. or Britney, though that's not exactly a high bar to cross.