I’m just going to pretty much cut to the chase tonight. There was a lot of filler, including the trips home for each of the contestants (it was nice to see Jordin looking 17 and Blake with his family) and performances by Elliott Yamin and Maroon 5, but I know you really just want to know who is in the finale??

Jordin was the first one passed through, leaving Blake and Melinda. My husband was pretty sure this meant that it was going to be an all girl finale, but I wasn’t so sure. I was RIGHT!! Melinda was sent home tonight, and the finale will be Blake and Jordin.

I’m pretty happy about that. I think Melinda is fantastic, but she didn’t really need a win to have a career. It’s probably better for her to just move on to getting an album recorded. I imagine she’ll put out a gospel album, but I could be wrong.

(Oh, and in case you were wondering, the Ford commercial tonight was “Everybody Wants You”.)