I have never seen American Idol any until a couple of shows this year. Just a few observations from someone "new" to the show; Simon, although blunt, is generally correct. Paula is rather, um, strange. Randy, well, what is it with his "dawg" in every other sentence?!
For the performers, I totally don't get the dread head kid. He looks like he is trying hard to not pass gas based on his facial expressions during each performance. Whoever told him that he looks good in nasty, filthy looking dreads must secretly hate him! At first I didn't care for David Cook, but lately I think I have changed my mind. I liked the Let It Be version by Brooke White so well I bought it on iTunes. I think she is very sincere. I think that girl who sounds like Whitney Houston has a great voice. The Irish girl with the totally freak of a husband also has a great voice. She needs to cover up her ghastly looking ink and make sure her side show freak of a husband never goes to another show if she wants to win. I don't really get the young kid that all the girls really like. He is okay, but nothing great. The dude from Australia seems to be really inconsistent. Sometimes he sounds great and other times he would be "gonged" on the gong show.
YUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I wonder if they could have pushed or shoved a tad bit more in Paula's dress. They are flopping out and look like they are just smashed in there. It is not a typical nice cleavage setting. I mean they just have to sit in there nice like they were meant to be there. 
.....Will she be replaced for next season ??
Blondie, I agree, Paula is getting on my nerves too. She wore "whatever" it was the other night. Looked like one of those lace up girdles the women had to wear centuries ago to "tuck" it in and push it out...ugh.. gross
