My take.

Jacob - I just don't get it. I thought he was an asinine idiot on the first one. Horrid. The second one was sort of better. In my opinion he sticks out like a glaring, sore, red, inflamed thumb as the worst one. I don't know what I'll do if he doesn't go home tonight.

Scotty - Stun. Especially the second one.

Lauren - I thought she did the first one really well. The second one however... was iffy. I was excited for her to do Unchained Melody, because she has the kind of voice that should be able to pull it off. But she just fell short. I wanted so much more. She didn't even do the big "I NEEEEEEEEED your love" note that could have been really good. Hello? It's the most famous/best part of the song! She just blew it off like it didn't exist! Kind of a fail. She did look cute though. I really, really wish I could pull off that hair color. It's my fave. Sadly, it just makes me look washed out and horrid.

James - I didn't really like either of his songs. Such a shocker after last weeks stuns. I practically wanted to fast forward him.

Haley - LOVED. She was the best of the night, in my opinion. I thought the judges were way harsh on her first one.. The song wasn't the best, and it was kind of weird to pick an unknown song, but she sang it really well. But it wouldn't have mattered if she had completely sucked at that one, because she NAILED the second one. Best performance of the night, easily. Loved the song, loved how she sang it. She shot herself above James with that number.

If Scotty wants to win, he's got to do something other than country next week. He's already won over the country fans. I was talking to a girl last week and she was talking about how she doesn't want Scotty to win and doesn't think he's that great. She said, "He has a good voice, but it's SO country, and I'm not into country at all." I'm afraid if he doesn't at least try to appeal to the non-country lovers, he'll lose. Lauren is country, but she's branched out more times than Scotty has, and has more of a country/pop feel.