Just as I predicted, Chikezie got the boot Wednesday from "American Idol."

We found this out after sitting through the weekly ad for a Ford car (those cheesy, faux music videos always flatline) and a lengthy ad, oh, excuse me, story, involving Apple's iTunes. That one under the premise of how the finalists' songs can be bought weekly off the company's Internet music list -- I lost count of how many times they blurted the word "iTunes" and held up the products. Tacky.

Anyway, Chikezie is gone. At least he'll be on the Top 10 tour. But now we're down to 9.

Will Jason Castro stop leaning on his cute looks and get serious? Will Kristy Lee Cook run out of luck? And what about Syesha Mercado? I thought she was great Tuesday, but she was in the Bottom 2. Not a good sign.

Can Carly Smithson loosen up? Will America realize that Michael Johns isn't as good as they think he is?Will one-time front-runner David Archuleta return to winning form? Can David Cook top his dynamic performance from this week? Will Brooke White ditch the piano? Will Ramiele Malubay get over her cold?

I'm still waiting for this season to heat up. What did you think of this week's shows?