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I’m still in shock over Mimi night on Idol. After all the diva drama Mimi has supposedly created over the years, the pop princess in pumps could not have been a better mentor. In fact, she’s probably one of the only mentors worthy of having her own night.

First up was David Archuletta who squealed “I listen to your music all the time” – in pumps. I added that last part for my own amusement. David’s daddy chose this inspirational Mimi tune called “When You Believe.” The judges loved it. I thought it was boring and a bit pitchy until I noticed he was wearing leather pants. Ick. David’s daddy will stop at nothing to win this thing. Daddy don’t go the sexy route with David, please.

Carly Smithson followed the second coming with an OK performance of “Without You.” Am I the only one who remembers the pre-Mimi version of this song? She did a fine job with the original rendition. And she also thanked the band which earns her big props in my house. But then they showed her tattoo-faced husband and ick I think I’d rather see David in leather pants…OK no I wouldn’t but this show is getting weird. Where’s Mimi?

There she is doing fake kisses with Syesha Mercado. She invented this game, Syesha. Sit down, shut up and sing. “Vanishing” was her choice for Mimi night. I’ve never heard of this one. Apparently the judges haven’t either as they engaged in some silly debate about choosing songs the public knows at this point in the competition. I agree with Simon on this one. Recognizable tunes get my attention.

In fact, I’ve been talking about Brooke White’s “Hero” since it ended. Oh my God she would’ve been better off going to her sister’s wedding and phoning in a live version of “Love Shack” from the reception. Poor sweet Brooke hit a couple of wrong chords on the piano, freaked out a bit vocally and, sadly, failed to deliver anything of note (at least the notes that were written) on Mimi night. The good news is she’ll get major props from the audience for blowing off the wedding (though probably not from her sister). Hopefully that’ll keep her here for another week.

Kristy Lee Cook gave Mimi goose bumps. You know the little tartlet loved it. She’ll be telling that story for years to come. And if she keeps showing skin, she just might win this thing. Use what you’ve got, Kristy. She sang something called “Forever.” Vocally it was quite good actually. Now if the dress had been just a bit shorter and a tiny bit tighter in all the right places, she’d be guaranteed a spot in the top three. But even if she makes it into the bottom three, I think Kristy Lee’s gonna rise again.

On an unrelated note, I never before noticed that David Cook isn’t much taller than Seacrest. Hmm. But last night the he-man host was all over the tearful tunesmith after his really original take on “Always Be My Baby.” Nice work, David. The man who should win this thing took a pop song and really did make it his own. The judges loved it. After some big bad karaoke becomes a breath of fresh air analogy, Simon said “this is the sign of a great performing artist, someone who takes risks.” Daddy Archuletta’s already trying to figure out what risks David needs to take next week. In the meantime, David Cook ruled this night.

I forgot about Jason Castro even before he performed. Mimi called his interpretation of “I Don’t Want to Cry” “interesting and different.” Come on, Mims, say it. You hated it. Like Randy, “I didn’t really love it.” He always makes me feel like I’m watching the outtakes from “Dude Where’s My Car.” Seriously. Just a bong and a song to finish off the night. I used to be a huge fan of Jason but now he delivers everything with that stoner grin on his face and you know he’s thinking “I didn’t even practice.” Looks and sounds that way to me, dude.

Simon claimed the boys mopped the floor with girls tonight. David Cook certainly did and the other two will probably round out the top three.

As for the bottom three:

Brooke White

Carly Smithson

Syesha Mercado.

Tonight Syesha will go home. As for the big winner…it was really Mimi. She should buy her agent a Porsche for hooking her up with this gig. Pure PR gold.

Almost makes me want to buy E=MC².

Almost.